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An Affair to Remember

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An Affair to Remember (1957)

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Reviews Counted:25

Fresh:16

Rotten:9

Average Rating:6.3/10

Runtime: 1 hr 59 mins

Genre: Dramas

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: In this legendary tearjerker, the world's most eligible bachelor (Cary Grant) is set to marry an heiress. But unfortunately for his bride-to-be, while he's traveling alone on a luxury liner he... In this legendary tearjerker, the world's most eligible bachelor (Cary Grant) is set to marry an heiress. But unfortunately for his bride-to-be, while he's traveling alone on a luxury liner he meets Terry McKay (Deborah Kerr) and realizes he's engaged to the wrong woman--and she's engaged to the wrong man. They finally agree to spend six months apart; if they still love each other at the end of that time, they will reunite at the top of the Empire State Building. But the path of true love does not always run smooth, and tragedy threatens to tear the couple apart. Leo McCarey directed both the original (LOVE AFFAIR) and this remake, and viewers often amiably battle over which film is the more touching. This much-loved film features the Academy Award-nominated title song and a splendid supporting cast. [More]

Starring: Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, Cathleen Nesbitt, Neva Patterson

Starring: Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, Cathleen Nesbitt, Neva Patterson, Richard Denning, Fortunio Bonanova

Director: Leo McCarey

Director: Leo McCarey
Producer: Jerry Wald
Story: Mildred Cram
Composer: Hugo Friedhofer

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10/18/08
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surprisingly tedious

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
01/28/08
Chris Barsanti
Chris Barsanti
Filmcritic.com

Often regarded (or dreaded) as the ultimate chick flick, due in no small amount to its fetish-object role in Sleepless in Seattle, An Affair to Remember deserves better than to be the receptor of Meg Ryan's crocodile tears.

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01/20/08
Fernando F. Croce
Fernando F. Croce
Slant Magazine

Cheapened by the many references in Sleepless in Seattle, An Affair to Remember plays much better than you might imagine.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
10/19/07
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

No review available.

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04/24/06
Susan Granger
Susan Granger
www.susangranger.com

Mr. McCarey's direction is unpropitiously and unaccountably slow.

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03/25/06
Bosley Crowther
Bosley Crowther
New York Times
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N/R

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02/09/06
Geoff Andrew
Geoff Andrew
Time Out

Not much to remember.

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01/27/06
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

No review available.

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07/01/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

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05/27/05
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

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05/19/05
Thomas Delapa
Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly

No review available.

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02/04/05
Alex Sandell
Alex Sandell
Juicy Cerebellum

Soap opera-ish Cary Grant/Deborah Kerr starrer still tugs at heart.

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01/04/05
Steve Crum
Steve Crum
Kansas City Kansan

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07/23/04
Jon Niccum
Jon Niccum
Lawrence Journal-World

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03/12/04
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

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01/12/04
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

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12/23/03
Frank Swietek
Frank Swietek
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10/15/03
Jurgen Fauth
Jurgen Fauth
About.com

Romantic and over the top, but Cary Grant excels in these situations and it almost saves a movie that seemed to lose its way.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
09/24/03
Jamie Gillies
Jamie Gillies
Apollo Guide

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09/05/03
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal
 
 
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