Anthony Michael Hall, Bronson Dudley, Cara Buono
This unusual but strikingly affecting movie stars Marisa Tomei as Ruby, a young woman with a string of bad relationships behind her, who falls in love with a guy named Sam (Vincent D'Onofrio, Ful...( read more
), The Whole Wide World). Initially, Sam just seems quirky, but eventually he tells her his secret: he's a time traveler from 400 years in the future. Happy Accidents walks a delicate line between genres, never making it clear whether Sam is delusional or telling the truth until the end. The strange blend of genres (which plays like romantic comedy, not like science fiction) may make some viewers balk, but writer-director Brad Anderson (Next Stop Wonderland) has a gift for both revealing psychological insights and sensual moments--like when Sam explains principals of time travel by running his hands up Ruby's leg--that, combined with the superb cast, are constantly engaging and sincerely touching. --Bret Fetzer
DVD Release Date: December 17, 2002
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April 19, 2008I really loved this a lot. It made me feel like a kid again with the playful nature that makes you believe every word that a man from the future tells you. Although it's a silly concept, it never once insults your intelligence - it remains well constructed and charming until the ...( read more)
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November 14, 2009Time travel love story. Good acting. Kept me guessing. Can he save her from the accident the future records she had? Is he off his rocker? Is he using an unusual line to seduce women?
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November 12, 2009A romantic comedy... by the maker of "The Machinist"?! And indeed, this is a romantic comedy with some very unexpected sci-fi elements. Entertaining, although I was very disappointed by the ending.
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July 26, 2009One of my all-time favourite movies. Although it does include moments of comedy I wouldn't feel comfortably calling Happy Accidents a 'romantic comedy'. To me, a 'romantic comedy' is a light-hearted story, a couple get together, then split up, then get back together again and it ...( read more)
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June 9, 2009ĦĦĦĦSUPER ROMANTIC POSSIBLE SCI-FI!!!!
"Time isn't one of us, time isn't after us." - David Byrne
Connection of colors and what is deep? Like the water. Beaches one and only? YES
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May 25, 2009This movie was soooo boring, I stopped watching it in the middle, just because it was too miserable.
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April 20, 2009Slow, but worth sticking with. Very original idea for a romantic movie. Wasn't sure I liked it to start with, but it did end up being worth a watch.
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April 5, 2009A really good and diferent love story....( read more)
Before Brad Anderson created his masterpiece The Machinist, he directed two comedies "Next Stop Wonderland" and this film "Happy Accidents", the story is well written and the edition and direction are great. Vincent D'O
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September 14, 2001
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
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May 25, 2009This movie was soooo boring, I stopped watching it in the middle, just because it was too miserable.
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