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You've Got Mail

1998
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6.7/10

Release Date

18/12/1998

Popularity

🍅 Rotten Tomatoes
69%
🎬 Internet Movie Database
68%
Ⓜ️ Metacritic
58%

Worlds Apart in Life... In Love Online.

Kathleen Kelly runs an independent children's bookstore on New York's Upper West Side, a business she inherited from her mother. Her love life unfolds alongside Frank Navasky, a left-leaning columnist for the New York Observer who pours himself into his typewriter, while she prefers her laptop. Online, Kathleen goes by "Shopgirl" and writes emails to a stranger she met in a chat room. Her peace of mind crumbles when a large bookstore chain decides to open a branch right next to hers. Heading the chain is Joe Fox, the owner's son, whose way of doing business rubs her the wrong way. The film is directed by Nora Ephron and stars Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan.

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Facts about You've Got Mail

Releases, age ratings, box office, post-credit scenes and more.

Post-credits sceneNone
Recommended ageSuitable for all audiences
Spain releaseFebruary 12, 1999
Worldwide premiereDecember 18, 1998
Runtime2 h 10 min
Original languageEnglish
Original titleYou've Got Mail
CountryUnited States
Production companiesWarner Bros. Pictures, The Donners' Company
Budget$65.0M
Worldwide box office$250.8M
Box office in the U.S.$115.8M
Return on investmentx3.9 Box office hit
Based onParfumerie by Miklós László
Trailer views58K

More ratings

3.6/5Letterboxd71/100Trakt6.7/10Metacritic (público)3.0/4Roger Ebert

Awards for You've Got Mail

6total awards
8total nominations

You've Got Mail Cast

Heather Burns
Heather BurnsChristina Plutzker
Jean Stapleton
Jean StapletonBirdie Conrad
Dabney Coleman
Dabney ColemanNelson Fox
John Randolph
John RandolphSchulyer Fox
Hallee Hirsh
Hallee HirshAnnabelle Fox
Jeffrey Scaperrotta
Jeffrey ScaperrottaMatt Fox
Cara Seymour
Cara SeymourGillian Quinn
Katie Finneran
Katie FinneranMaureen, the Nanny
Michael Badalucco
Michael BadaluccoCharlie
Deborah Rush
Deborah RushVeronica Cash
Veanne Cox
Veanne CoxMiranda Margulies
Bruce Jay Friedman
Bruce Jay FriedmanVince Mancini
Sara Ramirez
Sara RamirezRose, Zabars Cashier
Howard Spiegel
Howard SpiegelHenry, Zabars Shopper
Diane Sokolow
Diane SokolowZabars Shopper
Julie Kass
Julie KassZabars Shopper
Katie Sagona
Katie SagonaYoung Kathleen Kelly
Kathryn Meisle
Kathryn MeisleCecilia Kelly
Nina Zoie Lam
Nina Zoie LamT.V. Reporter
Maggie Murphy
Maggie MurphyTheater Patron
Michelle Blakely
Michelle BlakelyShopper
Meredith White
Meredith WhiteShopper
Dianne Dreyer
Dianne DreyerShopper
Julie Galdieri
Julie GaldieriShopper
Leila Nichols
Leila NicholsShopper
Mary A. Kelly
Mary A. KellyFox Books Shopper
Chris Messina
Chris MessinaFox Salesperson
Ronobir Lahiri
Ronobir LahiriMan at Cafe Lalo
André Sogliuzzo
André SogliuzzoWaiter at Lalo
Peter A. Mian
Peter A. MianCapeman
Richard Cohen
Richard CohenStarbucks Customer
Enzo Angileri
Enzo AngileriStarbucks Customer
Nick Brown
Nick BrownJuggler
Ann Fleuchaus
Ann FleuchausSarah Mancini
Neil Bonin
Neil BoninParty Guest
Bill McHugh
Bill McHughParty Guest
Santiago Quinones
Santiago QuinonesDecorator
Lynn Grossman
Lynn GrossmanYvette Fox
Dolores Sirianni
Dolores SirianniMother of Twins
Nicole Bernadette
Nicole BernadetteFlorist
Cecelia Antoinette
Cecelia AntoinetteRestaurant Patron (uncredited)
Elwood Edwards
Elwood EdwardsOnline 'You've Got Mail' Voice (voice) (uncredited)
Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
Alfonso Gomez-RejonParty Guest (uncredited)
Gideon Jacobs
Gideon JacobsYoung Joe Fox (uncredited)
Brick Mason
Brick MasonMan Letting Joe Fox in (uncredited)
Scott Mullin
Scott MullinMale Runner (uncredited)
Logan Steinhardt
Logan SteinhardtKid in Bookstore (uncredited)
Anthony Welch
Anthony WelchBusiness Executive (uncredited)

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Cast of You've Got Mail by the numbers

45average cast age in years
5years of age gap between the leads
61%women in the cast
30%women in the crew

The youngest in the main cast: Heather Burns, age 23 at release. The oldest: John Randolph, at 83.

Cast ages at release

Cast heights

Crew

  • AddressNora Ephron
  • WritingNora Ephron, Delia Ephron
  • MusicGeorge Fenton
  • PhotographyJohn Lindley
  • EditingRichard Marks
  • Production designDan Davis
  • Costume designAlbert Wolsky
  • CastingFrancine Maisler
  • ProductionNora Ephron, Lauren Shuler Donner

Trivia about You've Got Mail

Michael Palin was at one point cast to play a surly novelist inspired by Thomas Pynchon, but his scenes ended up cut from the final edit.
Julia Roberts turned down the role of Kathleen Kelly because they didn't trust the quality of the romantic comedy scripts of the era.
The film debuted at number one at the North American box office, ahead of The Prince of Egypt, with 18.4 million dollars in its opening weekend.
The shop where the protagonist works is called The Shop Around the Corner, a tribute to the 1940 film based on the same Hungarian play.

Sources: Wikipedia (English)

What it's about You've Got Mail

bookshopbusinessmananonymous letterromcomfalling in lovemanhattan, new york cityclass conflictonline datingchristmasonline relationshipinternet romanceparfumerie

Main theme: computing

What You've Got Mail is called in other countries

It was released in 39 countries, each in its own language.

  • SpainTienes un e-mail
  • FranceVous avez un mess@ge
  • GermanyEmail für Dich
  • ItalyC'è Posta Per Te
  • BrazilMensagem Para Você
  • PortugalVocê Tem Uma Mensagem
  • Japanユー・ガット・メール
  • South Korea유브 갓 메일
  • China电子情书
  • Indiaयू हैव गोट मेल
  • RussiaВам письмо
  • Austriae-m@il für Dich
See the remaining 27 countries
  • AzerbaijanSizə Məktub Var
  • BulgariaИмате поща
  • CanadaVous avez un message
  • CroatiaImaš poštu
  • CzechiaLáska přes internet
  • EstoniaSulle on sõnum
  • FinlandSinulle on postia
  • Georgiaთქვენთვის წერილია
  • GreeceΈχετε μήνυμα στον υπολογιστή σας
  • Hong Kong網上情緣
  • HungaryA szerelem hálójában
  • Iranشما نامه داری
  • Israelיש לך הודעה
  • LatviaTev pienācis pasts
  • LithuaniaJums žinute
  • NorwayDu har m@il
  • PolandMasz wiadomość
  • RomaniaMesaj pentru tine
  • SerbiaСтигла вам је пошта
  • SlovakiaLáska cez internet
  • SloveniaČaka te pošta
  • SwedenDu har mail
  • Taiwan電子情書
  • Thailandเชื่อมใจรักทางอินเตอร์เน็ท
  • TurkeyMesajınız Var
  • UkraineВам лист
  • VietnamBạn Có Thư

Where it was filmed You've Got Mail

FilmingWhere the story takes place

Filming locations

Where the Story Takes Place

Source: Wikidata. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Quotes by You've Got Mail

  • [to Kathleen Kelly] I would have asked for your number… and I wouldn't have been able to wait 24 hours before calling and asking, "How about coffee, drinks, dinner, a movie, for as long as we both shall live?"
  • [to Joe Fox] You were spying on me, weren't you? You probably rented those children.
  • [to Kathleen Kelly]The Olympia Report deluxe Electric. Report…as in gunshot.
  • [to Frank Navasky, at dinner party] You know, what's always fascinated me about Julius and Ethel Rosenberg is how old they looked when they were really just our age.
  • [to Christina and Kathleen Kelly] As far as I'm concerned, the Internet is just another way to be rejected by a woman.
  • [to Kathleen Kelly about her internet friend NY152] Maybe he is fat. Yup. He's fat. He's a fatty.

Source: Wikiquote (CC BY-SA)

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Soundtrack from You've Got Mail

Original music by George Fenton

You've Got Mail (Original Motion Picture Score)
SoundtrackYou've Got Mail (Original Motion Picture Score)George Fenton · 1999 · 19 songs

Songs

  1. 1
    Butterflies In The Subway
    2:09
  2. 2
    Kathleen Computer Sneak
    1:22
  3. 3
    What A Beautiful Day!
    1:15
  4. 4
    Goodnight Dear Void
    1:07
  5. 5
    Books Are Cocktails
    1:10
  6. 6
    To The Mattresses
    1:58
  7. 7
    Meet Me At Cafe Lalo
    1:52
  8. 8
    You Weren't There
    1:40
  9. 9
    I Was In Vancouver
    1:44
  10. 10
    Dear Friend
    1:26

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