- Release Date: 2001
- Runtime: 90 min
- Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
- Starring: John Cusack, Kate Beckinsale, Lilli Lavine, Michael Guarino Jr. ... see all
- Director: Peter Chelsom
- Plot: Jonathan Trager and Sara Thomas met while shopping for gloves in New York. Though buying for their respective lovers, the magic was right and a night of Christmas shopping turned... Read more
User Reviews
a good dateing movie
Dec 20, 2008
ady_ghe - yahoo.com
Dec 20, 2008ady_ghe - yahoo.com
I had heard many good things about this movie and indeed, the story line is very interesting until the end and keeps you focus and John Cusack & Kate Beckinsale make a great pair.... Full review
GOOD FILM
Aug 28, 2008
ashkanbat24 - yahoo.com
Aug 28, 2008ashkanbat24 - yahoo.com
this film have a good romantic story i like that.this movie show how two lovers making a good romance love to making life.i really like this filmand i like to thinking about this.... Full review
A classic love story
Jul 06, 2008
dogorangetexas - yahoo.com
Jul 06, 2008dogorangetexas - yahoo.com
Although Serendipity's storyline is a little too hard to believe, it surprisingly comes out being unbelievably romantic and emotionally sweet.... Full review
I wish there were a lower grade
Feb 23, 2008
orphan_2 - yahoo.com
Feb 23, 2008orphan_2 - yahoo.com
F really isn't a low enough grade for this unromantic stink fest, I wish there were a lower grade, like F to infinity. Actually I think farting on a first date is much more romantic than this ham fisted attempt at... Full review
yen riptides
Feb 17, 2008
circuit_bug - yahoo.com
Feb 17, 2008circuit_bug - yahoo.com
Serendipity is discovering things you were not looking for. Well I wasn't looking for such a bad movie. I don't get why this movie ever got recommended? I just couldn't connect with the story and only saw 3/4 of this movie.... Full review
loved it
Dec 28, 2007
rsaclolo8 - yahoo.com
Dec 28, 2007rsaclolo8 - yahoo.com
I swear, I'm not into a lot of romantic movie, but this was clever and loving in an uncheesy way. I loved how this movie questions coincidences and make them all come together in the end. Also, most movies with John... Full review
love it
Aug 13, 2007
a_t_roy - yahoo.com
Aug 13, 2007a_t_roy - yahoo.com
It's a bit cliche but it works in it's favor, not against it. He meets her. She meets him. Thye hang out for a night and the fall in love. They already have signigicant others though and don't want to part... Full review
Pretty good movie not 1 of those lame ones
Aug 13, 2007
dod05pat - yahoo.com
Aug 13, 2007dod05pat - yahoo.com
Many romantice movies are like this: They meet, they go out, they have sex they fight and they go together again and the end. but this one is much better. I like how the director made it evrhitn quencidience. Kate is... Full review
Signs
Aug 13, 2007
hp2007bc - yahoo.com
Aug 13, 2007hp2007bc - yahoo.com
If you believe in fate and signs, you will love this movie. This movie is very romantic. It is the love story that every woman wishes they can be in.... Full review
One of the better romantic movies
Aug 13, 2007
altintas2 - yahoo.com
Aug 13, 2007altintas2 - yahoo.com
The movie was good in his genre. It didn't take too long: so i wasn't bored at all. The climax at the end was sublime I think, because you didn't expect that it would end like that all. Greetings..... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Jan 01, 2004Hollywood Report Card
So if you don't like "Serendipity" blame it on Dana.
Serendipity" isn't about the lines these two good-looking people share together - it's what they share apart.
especially by Jeremy Piven as Cusack's loyal best bud.
... Full Review
| Apr 07, 2002Slant Magazine
More importantly, these scenes egregiously ruminate on the film's obsession with fate before such talk is even necessary.....While the film's DVD is incredibly handsome to look at, the disc's opening scenes are noticeably riddled with blemishes.....The film's infamous five-note and Marquez's Love in the Time of Cholera become clever backdrops for the disc's interactive menus.....As for the track's most interesting factoid:.... ... Full Review
| Dec 26, 2001BBC Films
If he had not enjoyed directing Serendipity, the romantic comedy which hits UK cinemas on Boxing Day
Relief The film's title, Serendipity, refers to its central theme of destiny and the famous New York café in which much of the action takes place.
... Full Review
| Nov 14, 2001ViewLondon
Ultimately, this is just about watchable thanks to its two leads and it is at least mercifully short, but you cant help feeling it could have been a much better film.
Coincidence can work brilliantly when handled correctly, but here its overdone to the point of ridiculousness the sort of film where not only do both the book and the five dollars make a reappearance, but it also turns out that Jonathans fiance Bridget Moynahan is an old classmate of Sarahs best friend.
... Full Review
| Oct 16, 2001Palo Alto Online
The script sparkles with wit, and the leads sport a natural, comfortable chemistry that should be bottled for future use.
Days from the altar, Jonathan panics and, enlisting the help of best buddy Dean Kansky (Jeremy Piven), he sets out on an emergency quest to locate his lost love.
... Full Review
News
Imagine a city full of thousands of people and you are just one of them. The crowded streets, the hustle and bustle of business everywhere you turn, and then on a average day, a twist of fate, completely shapes your... ... Full Article
People
independent.co.uk –
2008-12-17
Serendipity - Film Review
totalfilm.com –
2001-12-26
If implausibility and predictability were the marks of a very bad film, then Serendipity would stink. The plot hinges on outrageous coincidence/fate/divine providence (delete according to belief system), for when Jonathan (John Cusack) and Sara (Kate Beckinsale) first meet they... ... Full Article
Serendipity
abc.net.au –
2001-12-21
Serendipity might sound a bit too "Sleepless In Seattle icky" for some: a couple meet in New York, fall instantly in love and decide to toy with their destinies to find out whether or not they should be together. ... Full Article
'Serendipity': It's a keeper
jsonline.com –
2001-10-14
If you don't mind me saying so, John Cusack is emerging as the Jimmy Stewart of romantic comedies. Sure, all of the Hollywood hullabaloo will tell you that Tom Hanks is the next Stewart - and that very well might... ... Full Article
Interview: John Cusack for "Serendipity"
darkhorizons.com –
2001-10-05

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