Synopsis
Although strangers Sara and Jonathan are both already in relationships, they realize they have genuine chemistry after a chance encounter – but part company soon after. Years later, they each yearn to reunite, despite being destined for the altar. But to give true love a chance, they have to find one another again.
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Cast
- John CusackJonathan Trager
- Kate BeckinsaleSara Thomas
- Jeremy PivenDean Kansky
- Bridget MoynahanHalley Buchanan
- John CorbettLars Hammond
- Molly ShannonEve
- Eugene LevyBloomingdale's Salesman
- Lilli LavineBloomingdale's Stock Girl
- Michael Guarino, Jr.Customer at Bloomingdale's
- Abdul AlshawishCustomer at Bloomingdale's
Recommendations
- 88
Boston Globe
Serendipity returns us, if only for a couple of hours, to the Manhattan of our dreams. - 80
Salon
Airy and enchanting, this romantic comedy works overtime to sprinkle moonlight and stardust over itself. - 75
San Francisco Chronicle
Serendipity is a throwback to a more innocent era in American life, 25 days ago. - 75
New York Post
Honestly, it's still pretty hard to resist as a guilty pleasure: A fluffy date-night movie that wrung a tear or two from more than one hardened male critic's eyes, chick flick or no. - 63
Chicago Tribune
There is a thrill in seeing them wooing and pursuing each other through the streets of New York, a city that here again, for a while, becomes a movie isle of joy. - 50
New Times (L.A.)
Serendipity already feels archaic, like some dusty relic that's been unearthed from an antique store's attic and polished off for display. - 50
New York Magazine (Vulture)
I've never understood why filmmakers construct romances in which the leads hardly spend any time together. - 50
The New York Times
The cinematic equivalent of a plate made of spun sugar.
