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Falling in Love

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6.7/10 • 356

1984-11-211h 42m

DramaRomance

Sometimes magic is the only thing that's real.

During shopping for Christmas, Frank and Molly run into each other. This fleeting short moment will start to change their lives, when they recognize each other months later in the train home and have a good time together. Although both are married and Frank has two little kids, they meet more and more often, their friendship becoming the most precious thing in their lives.

Directors
Ulu Grosbard
Writters
Michael Cristofer
Editors
Michael Cristofer, Michael Kahn

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Robert De Niro

    Robert De Niro

    Frank Raftis

  2. Meryl Streep

    Meryl Streep

    Molly Gilmore

  3. Harvey Keitel

    Harvey Keitel

    Ed Lasky

  4. Jane Kaczmarek

    Jane Kaczmarek

    Ann Raftis

  5. George Martin

    George Martin

    John Trainer

  6. David Clennon

    David Clennon

    Brian Gilmore

  7. Dianne Wiest

    Dianne Wiest

    Isabelle

  8. Victor Argo

    Victor Argo

    Victor Rawlins

  9. Wiley Earl

    Wiley Earl

    Mike Raftis

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Peter McGinn

Dec 15, 2020

7/10

Considering the star power of this movie, I think the story could have been a bit stronger. I don’t mind a juicy coincidence to get a movie ignited, but this story depended upon them so much, perhaps it should have been called It Must be Fate. Netflix categorized this as a Christmas movie, because it begins and ends a year apart during the holiday season. But in between it is a romance. Nothing against Meryl Streep’s character, but Frank (De Niro’s character) lost interest in his attractive, supportive, and funny wife and good mom to their kids in favor of an attractive, funny woman who could lead to his losing his kids. That’s true love, I guess. As for Streep’s Molly, her husband didn’t seem like a prize. But I think the story should have shown those spouses a bit more. More depth. Still, it was fine. Okay, move along, nothing more to see here.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$12,000,000.00
Revenue
$11,129,057.00
Keywords
manhattan, new york citychristmas