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When Harry Met Sally...
1989
· Movie
· 95 min
A
MEANRANK
80/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #621
- IMDb #694
- Google retired #771
- Rotten Tomatoes #574
- Metacritic #728
- Letterboxd #466
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1021
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #601
- Metacritic Critics #979
- Metacritic Audience #523
- Criticker #774
- Douban #413
- Kinopoisk #752
- AlloCiné #1136
- Trakt #446
Every rating
60–92
out of 100
Two recent university graduates share a long car ride from Chicago to New York and debate whether men and women can ever truly be just friends. The film follows their lives over the next twelve years, as they cross paths in New York City, forming a deep friendship that is continually tested by their fear of romance.
Details
- Director
- Rob Reiner
- Writer
- Nora Ephron
- Released
- 12 July 1989
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $16.0M
- Box office
- $92.8M
- Awards
- 4 wins, 15 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 19 →4 wins from 19 nominations across 11 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1989 | Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen | Nora Ephron | Nominee |
| Directors Guild of America Awards 1989 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Rob Reiner | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 1989 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Meg Ryan | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 1989 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Billy Crystal | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 1989 | Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | When Harry Met Sally... | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 1989 | Best Director – Motion Picture | Rob Reiner | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 1989 | Best Screenplay – Motion Picture | Nora Ephron | Nominee |
| Writers Guild of America Awards 1989 | Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen | Nora Ephron | Nominee |
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Golden Globe Awards
5 nominations
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Billy Crystal | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Meg Ryan | Nominee |
| Best Director – Motion Picture | Rob Reiner | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | When Harry Met Sally... | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay – Motion Picture | Nora Ephron | Nominee |
Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen | Nora Ephron | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Rob Reiner | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen | Nora Ephron | Nominee |
American Comedy Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role) | Billy Crystal | Winner |
| Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture (Leading Role) | Meg Ryan | Winner |
| Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Carrie Fisher | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Original Screenplay | Nora Ephron | Winner |
| Best Film | Rob Reiner | Nominee |
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Box Office Films | Marc Shaiman | Winner |
David di Donatello Awards
2 nominations
| Best Foreign Actress | Meg Ryan | Nominee |
| Best Foreign Director | Rob Reiner | Nominee |
Artios Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Big Budget Feature (Comedy) | Jane Jenkins and Janet Hirshenson | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Meg Ryan | Nominee |
DVD Exclusive Awards
1 nomination
| Best Audio Commentary | Rob Reiner | Nominee |