When Harry Met Sally...

"Can two friends sleep together and still love each other in the morning?"

1989 1h 36m EN

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7.4

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★7.4TMDB · 4,766

ComedyRomanceDrama

Synopsis

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Sex always gets in the way of friendships between men and women. At least, that's what Harry Burns believes. So when Harry meets Sally Albright and a deep friendship blossoms between them, Harry's determined not to let his attraction to Sally destroy it. But when a night of weakness ends in a morning of panic, can the pair avoid succumbing to Harry's fears by remaining friends and admitting they just might be the perfect match for each other?

“Can two friends sleep together and still love each other in the morning?”

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Cast

Billy Crystal
Harry Burns
Meg Ryan
Sally Albright
Carrie Fisher
Marie
Bruno Kirby
Jess
Steven Ford
Joe
Lisa Jane Persky
Alice
Michelle Nicastro
Amanda
Gretchen Palmer
Stewardess

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Rob Reiner
Writers: Nora Ephron
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 5.8× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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37 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Rob Reiner, shot by Barry Sonnenfeld. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Marc Shaiman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Robert Leighton shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan and Carrie Fisher carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Can two friends sleep together and still love each other in the morning?".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0098635 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Rob Reiner directs. Barry Sonnenfeld behind the camera. Marc Shaiman scores. Robert Leighton cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 5.8× over at the box office.
237 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Rob Reiner, shot by Barry Sonnenfeld. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Marc Shaiman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Robert Leighton shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan and Carrie Fisher carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Can two friends sleep together and still love each other in the morning?".
8IMDB entry: tt0098635 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 12 themes, including "new year's eve", "new york city", "friendship", "diner".
10Released under 54 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Barry Sonnenfeld
Original score: Marc Shaiman
Editing: Robert Leighton
Production design: Jane Musky
Costume design: Gloria Gresham
Makeup / hair: Stephen Abrums
Sound: Mel Metcalfe
Runtime: 96 min · 1h 36m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.78:1 (16:9)
Status: Released
Budget: $16,000,000
Box office: $92,823,546
Return: 580% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: When Harry Met Sally... (1989)

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Peter89Spencer2021-02-14
★ 8/10
A timeless classic!
r96sk2024-01-03
★ 8/10
Well worth a watch, as anticipated. <em>'When Harry Met Sally…'</em> is one of those films that I've heard a tonne about but without finding out anything tangible about the plot, the only thing in that regard that I knew was the Katz's Delicatessen location - not even the full scene, just the famous quote (out of context) from Estelle Reiner. Of course as a romcom drama you know mostly what you're gonna get, but this does have more to it in fairness; big fan of the time jumps, e.g. Billy Crystal is great value throughout, amusing and even touching at moments. Same goes for Meg Ryan, naturally, who I know of only by name; I never remember her face for some odd reason. Carrie Fisher and Bruno Kirby, meanwhile, make for strong supports to the two leads.
CinemaSerf2024-03-27
★ 6/10
Were it not for the now legendary scene in the diner - and, for me, the lovely follow-up from the observing woman at the next table to the waitress, this would just be another quickly-paced, run-of-the-mill, romantic comedy that's exceedingly heavy on the dialogue. It's all about the evolution of the relationship between "Harry" (Billy Crystal) and "Sally" (Meg Ryan). They've been friends since God was a boy, but always preferred to date other people. Now clearly, as we progress through this feast of relationship mishaps, that isn't really working and they come back to their perennial question. Would them having sex ruin a beautiful friendship? The story is set across quite an extended timeframe, and that allows Rob Reiner to reset the episodic nature of the comedy and introduce new partners for us to appreciate, like and loathe as the punchline to the story becomes as obvious as the sun in the sky. The writing is witty and pithy at times, yes, but there's just way too much of it and even though there's a semblance of chemistry between Ryan and Crystal on screen, I just found the whole thing just a bit too obvious. It's not a bad watch, and I know I'm very much in the minority of opinion here, but this is really only a standard vehicle for two averagely talented stars, one of whom can "yes, yes, yes..." with the best of them.