Although strangers Sara and Jonathan are both already in relationships, they realize they have genuine chemistry after a chance encounter – but part company soon after. Years later, they each yearn to reunite, despite being destined for the altar. But to give true love a chance, they have to find one another again.
Directed by Peter Chelsom
new york city
new love
soulmates
chance
love at first sight
department store
dollar
fate
destiny
shopping
canceled wedding
meet cute
chance meeting
true love
wedding day
christmas
finding love
wedding rehearsal
imminent wedding
cold feet
serendipity
black gloves
happy ending
christmas romance
missed connection
air travel
second chance romance
Rank
#71 in 2001·#4438 overall
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3.3 / 5
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Cast
John Cusack
Jonathan Trager
Kate Beckinsale
Sara Thomas
Jeremy Piven
Dean Kansky
Bridget Moynahan
Halley Buchanan
John Corbett
Lars Hammond
Molly Shannon
Eve
Eugene Levy
Bloomingdale's Salesman
Lilli Lavine
Bloomingdale's Stock Girl
Abdul Alshawish
Customer at Bloomingdale's
Stephen Bruce
Host at Serendipity
David Sparrow
Josh's Dad
Gary Gerbrandt
Josh
Crew
Peter Chelsom
Director
Alan Silvestri
Original Music Composer
John de Borman
Director of Photography
Robert L. Levy
Executive Producer
Julie Goldstein
Executive Producer
Jordan Samuel
Makeup Artist
Peter Bucossi
Stunt Coordinator
David Copeland
Stunts
Rick Parker
Stunt Coordinator
Jodi Michelle Pynn
Stunt Double
Kristie Sills
Second Assistant Director
Joanna Shelmidine
Stunt Double
Popular Reviews
1504 reviews
Hunter
8.4★ · 12/14/25
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Tate Green
8.0★ · 01/21/26
Watching this in a state of yearning
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Watching this in a state of yearning
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kaitlin b
9.0★ · 12/20/25
two victims of carrie bradshaw are done dirty by their significant others in new york AGAIN.
i love this movie with all of my heart!! you know are jon and sara problematic… absolutely BUT true love thoooooo! i love the concept of serendipity and i relate to so much of this movie. like the scene before his wedding where he keeps getting reminders of sara and he starts freaking out like YEAH THATS ME!! i swear it’s like the frequency illusion but i just love how they found their way back to eachother and i mean the single tear COME ONNNNN… i love the soundtrack too and the christmas new york vibes mmmmm im truly obsessed! my favorite romcom perchance
two victims of carrie bradshaw are done dirty by their significant others in new york AGAIN.
i love this movie with all of my heart!! you know are jon and sara problematic… absolutely BUT true love thoooooo! i love the concept of serendipity and i relate to so much of this movie. like the scene before his wedding where he keeps getting reminders of sara and he starts freaking out like YEAH THATS ME!! i swear it’s like the frequency illusion but i just love how they found their way back to eachother and i mean the single tear COME ONNNNN… i love the soundtrack too and the christmas new york vibes mmmmm im truly obsessed! my favorite romcom perchance
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Blake
3.0★ · 12/18/25
All for that organic encounter pero with emotional cheating got it
All for that organic encounter pero with emotional cheating got it
