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The Notebook (2004)

Adapted from Nicholas Sparks' novel of the same name, The Notebook is a romantic drama film that follows a couple who fall in love during the 1940s. Duke, an older man, recounts the story of two young lovers whose lives never lined up quite right to a fellow patient in his nursing home. Reading from the notebook pages, the movie keeps flashing from the present into the past to tell the story of the one that got away.

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The Notebook
PG-13
Drama
Romance

Director
Nick Cassavetes
Release Date
June 25, 2004
Distributor(s)
New Line Cinema
Cast
Ryan Gosling , Rachel McAdams , James Garner , Gena Rowlands , James Marsden , Kevin Connolly , Sam Shepard , Joan Allen
Runtime
124 Minutes
Budget
$29 Million
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