You've Got Mail

You've Got Mail (1998)

  • 69% of critics liked it
    (83 reviews)

  • 70% of users liked it
    (435,395 ratings)

Sleepless in Seattle director Nora Ephron originally made a name for herself as the writer of romantic comedies such as Heartburn and When Harry Met Sally. She continues the genre with You've Got Mail, marking her second collaboration with actors Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. The story brings romance… More

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PG,
Directed By
Written By
Nora Ephron, Delia Ephron
Genres
Drama, Comedy
In Theaters
Dec 18, 1998 Wide
On DVD
May 4, 1999
Warner Bros. Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Lisa Alspector, Chicago Reader

    The coincidences that make the destined lovers' paths cross aren't contrived with much finesse, but the characters get in some decidedly clever lines.

  • Geoff Andrew, Time Out

    The clumsily loaded characterisation not only treats almost every other figure as dispensable, but doesn't even bother to make Meg and Tom properly sympathetic.

  • Jeff Millar, Houston Chronicle

    Mail may not be as romantic as Sleepless, but it's wittier.

  • Jeff Strickler, Minneapolis Star Tribune

    A love story destined to be remembered as one of the best of the decade.

  • Rick Groen, Globe and Mail

    Fully-stocked, well-oiled and soulless, You've Got Mail sure feels like a franchise operation -- all that's missing is a greeter and a discount card.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Candy R


    Very predictable storyline, similar to Sleepless in Seattle - the characters don't know each other but are destined to meet. They chat via email, but don't realise they loathe each other in real life. Good cast. Modern adaptation of shop around the corner.

  • Lady D


    I am tackling my demons and attempting a few Rom Coms, this would usually be the type of film I would side step, but I will admit to liking this a little and finding the two sides of the relationship interesting.

  • Lucas M


    Dispite, Nora Ephron's You've Got Mail, looks like a weak and odd version of Sleepless in Seattle and that don't present some finals elements of the plot, this movie show a good chemistry between Ms. Ryan and Mr. Hanks characters and in a skilful way, Ms. Ephron make… More

  • Alexander D


    Parts of this were funny, but it wasn't some hysterical romcom.

  • AJ V


    At the time I saw this I couldn't stand Meg Ryan anymore, and I just hated romantic comedies as well. But then I saw the movie that this was a sort of remake of, The Shop Around the Corner, and I loved that movie. Anyway, only watch this if you like Meg Ryan.

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