

Sleepless in Seattle
What if someone you never met, someone you never saw, someone you never knew was the only someone for you?
After the death of his mother, a young boy calls a radio station in an attempt to set his father up on a date. Across the country, an engaged woman becomes convinced that they belong together, despite their never having met. Will their paths collide despite the odds?
TMDB
6.7/10
2,730 votes
IMDb
Not rated yet
View on IMDb
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $21M
- Box office
- $227.8M
- Language
- English
- new year's eve
- new york city
- journalist
- friendship
- lovesickness
- airplane
- love of one's life
- unsociability
- parent child relationship
- loss of loved one
- radio station
- radio presenter
Top billed cast
















Behind the camera
Director
Music
Produced in
United States of America
Where to watch
All optionsAvailability for India. Provided by JustWatch through the TMDB API.
Gallery












Videos
Release dates
IndiaIN
- Theatrical30 Sept 1994
United StatesUS
- TheatricalPG24 Jun 1993
United KingdomGB
- TheatricalPG24 Sept 1993
- TheatricalRe-release14 Feb 2014
United Arab EmiratesAE
- PhysicalBlu-ray6 Jun 2013
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalPG24 Nov 1993
CanadaCA
- Theatrical25 Jun 1993
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical21 Oct 1993
BrazilBR
- TheatricalLIMDB26 Nov 1993
- Physical10 mj.gov.br - Sony Pictures Home BR15 Jun 2012
CzechiaCZ
- Theatrical12+12 Nov 1993
DenmarkDK
- TheatricalA24 Sept 1993
EgyptEG
- PhysicalDVD28 Apr 2021
EstoniaEE
- Theatrical25 Dec 1993
Frequently asked questions
Sleepless in Seattle was released on 24 June 1993.
Audience reviews
3- F5/10
Filipe Manuel Neto
12/10/2022
**Effective, functional and elegant, it has a script that I didn't like very much, and it has aged a little badly, but it remains an endearing film.** This is surely one of the most famous romantic comedies that came out during the 90's, and one of the films that helped to popularize Tom Hanks, showing the world that he could be a serious actor and do more interesting things besides comedy. The film begins with a …
- R6/10
r96sk
1/14/2024
I can't say I had a fun time with <em>'Sleepless in Seattle'</em>. Post-watching, I was unsure how I felt about it. The whole set-up and how the story is portrayed is weird, the fact that the two characters in what supposed to be a romcom don't even properly meet until the final act is an odd choice, like don't get me wrong I can see it working but here it didn't for me... especially with one side giving stalker v…
- C6/10
CinemaSerf
6/21/2025
“It’s easier to get killed by a terrorist than to get married at over forty!” Maybe a bit of an overstatement, but it’s the sentiment here as recently widowed “Sam” (Tom Hanks) moves to Seattle with his son “Jonah” (Ross Malinger) to start again. Unable to shake off the effects of his grief, it falls to the young lad to galvanise his dad into meeting someone new, and so he arranges a late night radio catharsis which …
Member reviews
Sign in to rate and review. Browsing stays free and open.
Sign inMember comments
0Sign in to post a comment. Browsing stays free and open.
Sign in











