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Plot: Inspired by an actual incident, this unassuming, wonderfully good-natured romantic comedy tells the story of a New York City street cop named Charlie (Nicolas Cage) who makes a promise to a coffee-sho...( read more read more... )p waitress named Yvonne (Bridget Fonda) that will change both their lives. One day after coffee, Charlie is embarrassed to discover he doesn't have money for a tip, so he tells Yvonne that he'll share half of his winnings if the lottery ticket he's holding comes up a winner. Sure enough, he wins the jackpot--a whopping $4 million payoff--and Charlie's wife, Muriel (Rosie Perez), goes ballistic when he tells her about his deal with Yvonne. From this point, It Could Happen to You follows Charlie's dilemma as he is forced to decide the proper course of action, and director Andrew Bergman smoothly incorporates a gentle love story into this amusing crisis of conscience. Fonda and Cage have an easygoing chemistry that adds a pleasant touch to the movie's fairy-tale plot, and the story's kindhearted sentiment is never so thick that it becomes sticky-sweet or artificial. As feel-good comedies go, this one's a class act. --Jeff Shannon

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  • 2.5 Stars
    MCT:
    September 26, 2008
    cute/rosie perez is not a nice person in this/bad acting on her part/she needs to lose some of that loud mouth
  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    August 10, 2008
    Quite unusual movie for Nicaos Cage. Highly recommend seeing it sometime if you haven't yet. Could It Really Happen To Me?
  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    July 11, 2008
    based of true events ,,I enjoy the movies that are ,,and this really was a good movie :) it was funny ,touching,and sad all in one .
  • 2.0 Stars
    MCT:
    June 23, 2008
    Another crappy fast food cheseburger of a movie from hollywood. Lots of mayo and pickles, no lettuce or tomatoes.
  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    May 28, 2008
    It's a pretty decent movie about justice of doing 'the right thing'. I can totally feel with this one and wish the world was a better place overall. :)
  • 3.0 Stars
    MCT:
    May 15, 2008
    Another awesome chick flick starring Nicolas Cage. Everyone wants to believe that they are just one lottery ticket away from rolling in the money. This movie makes you think that for just one second... it could happen to you :)
  • 4.5 Stars
    MCT:
    April 30, 2008
    This is ONE OF THE BEST ROMANCE films EVER!!!! So beautiful about two people who are reallly GOOD and no matter how bad things get, never blame each other for what's gone wrong. Beautiful is the only word to describe it.
  • 3.5 Stars
    MCT:
    April 26, 2008
    What a great story about honesty and priorities, if only it could happen to me lol. Apparently this movie is based on a true story, a cop can't tip a waitress for coffee so promises her if he wins he will split the winnings. He did win, and does split the winnings which costs him dearly in many ways. It's a feel-good rom com that is easy to watch.
  • 4.5 Stars
    MCT:
    March 25, 2008
    Loved this film about a cop who shared a lottery ticket with a waitress after he couldn't tip her but soon he finds out that he has a winning the lottery ticket.
  • 3.0 Stars
    MCT:
    January 13, 2008
    Nicolas Cage is a really GOOD GUY in this movie, with a BIG BIG Heart....and full of honestly.

    It's refreshing to see a movie like this in our century so superficial.
  • 1.0 Star
    MCT:
    December 31, 2007
    Trite, irritating and predictable, and that's just Nicolas Cage's actiong. And Rosie Perez can't help how horrible she is. I hated this movie so much. Boo.
  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    December 6, 2007
    Great feel good story of luck & love & surprise encounters... Money can change some people very quickly for the worst while others remain unmoved... Cage & Fonda are terrific together...
  • 2.5 Stars
    MCT:
    September 7, 2007
    I liked it. It was a nice story and it was a pretty honest one. The characters who you are supposed to like, you like. The ones you are supposed to hate, you hate. It was well made and cast perfectly. A nice one to watch with the lady in your life.
  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    August 30, 2007
    I recently just watched this movie again and loved it!!! I am a waitress so I wish this would happen to me!! This has a happy ending which I love-too many movies today don't have happy endings.
  • 3.5 Stars
    MCT:
    August 30, 2007
    This is cute. I thought Id watch it cause it was on, and it was better than I thought it would be. Yes it was boring at parts, but the whole story was cute. It had a fantastic moral to it being that there are many ways to take approach to getting huge sums of money, and you see 2 different parts in this. Nicely done.
  • 4.5 Stars
    MCT:
    August 29, 2007
    It had been a LOOONG time since I first saw this, and it just happened to be on tv the other day. Before long I had my husband and his hard rock music, anti-sweet-and-all-things-touching movie friend even watching it. This is a heartwarming movie to the extreme. Don't say you're not interested, because this is a little gem of a movie that really is worth watching.
  • 3.5 Stars
    MCT:
    August 17, 2007
    Despite being a little unrealistic, this movie is surprisingly good. You gotta love Nicholas Cage's character. He's so sympathetic and good hearted.
  • 3.5 Stars
    MCT:
    August 4, 2007
    Based on a true story. A cop agrees to share his lottery ticket with a waitress. When he wins the lottery what does he do with the money?
  • 4.5 Stars
    MCT:
    August 2, 2007
    One of the few Nicolas Cage movies I've ever watched, but definitely a good one for romantic comedy fans.
  • 3.5 Stars
    MCT:
    August 2, 2007
    Cute film that is a great feel-good movie. It Could Happen to You is a romantic comedy that shines.
  • 4.5 Stars
    MCT:
    August 1, 2007
    Make a wish and it will come true, believe it, and see what happens. You won't imagine what's next... Recommended.
  • Want To See
    MCT:
    July 30, 2007
    OH WOW I can;t believe i didnt see this Nichloas Cage movie I LOVE Nicholas Cage :) OK time to see it hehe
  • 4.5 Stars
    MCT:
    July 29, 2007
    i really enjoyed this movie, reminds me of early romance films and you want a happy ending because you fall in love with the characters
  • 5.0 Stars
    MCT:
    July 10, 2007
    this movie is one of the sweetest things you can see. Its a definite chick flick, but it still rocks!!!!
  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    June 8, 2007
    Not really my kind of movie normally, but I did enjoy this one. Kept me wondering what I would have done (probably wouldn't be as noble as Charlie ...

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  • 1HotGrandma
    A SIMPLE UPLIFTING FEEL GOOD MOVIE. AND OF COURSE GOTTA LOVE NICHOLAS CAGE. ACTUALLY SAW THIS TWICE, AND WAS JUST AS GOOD IF NOT BETTER THE SECOND TIME VIEWING.
    posted 433 days ago

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  • Rated: (PG)
  • Directed by: Andrew Bergman
  • Genres: Romance, Drama, Comedy
  • Released: July 29, 1994
  • DVD Released: October 30, 2001

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