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when harry met sally (1989)

when harry met sally
When Harry Met Sally
R
Comedy
Documentary
Drama
Romance

Release Date
January 12, 1989
Director
Rob Reiner
Cast
Billy Crystal , Meg Ryan , Carrie Fisher , Bruno Kirby , Steven Ford , Lisa Jane Persky
Runtime
96
Main Genre
Comedy
Studio
Castle Rock Entertainment
Writers
Nora Ephron
Tagline
Can two friends sleep together and still love each other in the morning?

Summary

Harry and Sally meet when she gives him a ride to New York after they both graduate from the University of Chicago. The film jumps through their lives as they both search for love, but fail, bumping into each other time and time again. Finally a close friendship blooms between them, and they both like having a friend of the opposite sex. But then they are confronted with the problem: "Can a man and a woman be friends, without sex getting in the way?"

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