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When Harry Met Sally

1989

Rob Reiner

Meg Ryan, Billy Crystal, Carrie Fisher, Bruno Kirby ...

6.9

51,351

Romance. Comedy Does sex make it impossible for men and women to be true friends? The film chronicles this dilemma through the eleven year relationship between Harry Burns (Billy Cristal) and Sally Albright (Meg Ryan) who meet in college, then pursue their own lives until they reconnect ten years later.

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"As well as the movies’ best fake-orgasm scene, Nora Ephron’s sharp script brought emotional literacy to relationship comedies (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"What makes it special, apart from the Ephron screenplay, is the chemistry between Crystal and Ryan. (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Rita Kempley The Washington Post	"a sweet, embraceable comedy"	POS
United States	James Berardinelli ReelViews	"Offers an often humorous, occasionally poignant view of men, women, sex, love, and friendship (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United Kingdom	William Gallagher BBC	"Much of the movie is inevitable, it's even predictable because it sticks closely to the romantic comedy format and yet it does it so well that you don't care (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Sheila Benson Los Angeles Times	"The summer's uncorseted, unqualified delight."	POS
United Kingdom	Kate Muir The Times	"Quite possibly the greatest romantic comedy since 'Some Like It Hot'."	POS

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