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You've Got Mail (1998)

Directed by Nora Ephron, You've Got Mail follows Joe and Kathleen, two strangers who meet in an AOL chatroom and begin a relationship over email, unaware that they are actually a lot more connected to one another than they think. Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan star as Joe and Kathleen, with a further cast that includes Parker Posey, Jean Stapleton, Dave Chappelle, and Greg Kinnear. 

You've Got Mail
PG
Romance
Comedy
Drama

Director
Nora Ephron
Release Date
December 18, 1998
Studio(s)
Lauren Shuler Donner Productions
Distributor(s)
Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast
Dave Chappelle , Tom Hanks , Greg Kinnear , Jean Stapleton , Parker Posey , Meg Ryan
Writers
Delia Ephron , Nora Ephron
Runtime
119 minutes
Budget
$65 million
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