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The Notebook( 2004)

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Behind every great love is a great story.

Overview

An epic love story centered around an older man who reads aloud to a woman with Alzheimer's. From a faded notebook, the old man's words bring to life the story about a couple who is separated by World War II, and is then passionately reunited, seven years later, after they have taken different paths.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Ryan Gosling

      Noah Calhoun

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      Rachel McAdams

      Allie Hamilton

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      Gena Rowlands

      Older Allie

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      James Garner

      Duke

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      Joan Allen

      Anne Hamilton

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      David Thornton

      John Hamilton

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      James Marsden

      Lon Hammond

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      Kevin Connolly

      Fin

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      Sam Shepard

      Frank Calhoun

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      Starletta DuPois

      Nurse Esther

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      Ed Grady

      Harry

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      Jennifer Echols

      Nurse Selma

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      Heather Wahlquist

      Sara Tuffington

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      Cullen Moss

      Bodee

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      Thunderbird Dinwiddie

      Veronica

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      James Middleton

      Aaron

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      Peter Rosenfeld

      Professor

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      Obba Babatundé

      Band Leader

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      Chuck Pacheco

      Bus Driver

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      Todd Lewis

      Reporter

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      Mark Johnson

      Photographer

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      Robert Fraisse

      Buyer #1

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      Barbara Weetman

      Buyer #2

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      Daniel Chamblin

      Buyer #3

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      Sasha Azevedo

      Wife of Buyer #3

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      Jamie Anne Allman

      Martha Shaw

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      Rebecca Koon

      Aunt Georgia

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      Sandra Elise Williams

      Aunt Jeanette

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      Deborah Hobart

      Aunt Kitty

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      Sylvia Jefferies

      Rosemary

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      Mark Garner

      Lon's Employee

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      Scott Ritenour

      Lon's Employee

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      Milton Buras

      Lon's Employee

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      Elizabeth Bond

      Lon's Secretary

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      Matthew Barry

      Dr. Barnwell

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      Nancy De Mayo

      Mary Allen

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      Renée Amber

      Nurse at Counter

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      Tim O'Brien

      Mr. Tuffington

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      Meredith O'Brien

      Mrs. Tuffington

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      Geoffrey Knight

      Barker

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      Andrew Schaff

      Matthew Jamison III

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      Tim Ivey

      Rower

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      Anthony-Michael Q. Thomas

      Nurse Keith

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      Matt Shelly

      Seabrook Boy

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      Michael D. Fuller

      Seabrook Boy

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      Jonathan Parks Jordan

      Seabrook Boy

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      Leslea Fisher

      Seabrook Girl

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      Jude Kitchens

      Tommy the Ferris Wheel Operator

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      Pat Leonard

      Lieutenant Davis

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      Kweli Leapart

      Willa

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      Frederick Bingham

      Postman

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      Daniel Czekalski

      Recruitment Officer

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      Bradley D. Capshaw

      Injured Soldier

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      James Scott Deaton

      Injured Soldier

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      Eve Kagan

      Sarah Lawrence Girl

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      Stephanie Wheeler

      Sarah Lawrence Girl

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      Erin Guzowski

      Sarah Lawrence Girl

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      John Cundari

      Maitre D'

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      Hugh Robertson

      Pastor

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      Robert Washington

      Elgin

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      Robert Ivey

      Dressmaker

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      Sherril M. Turner

      Linda Jean

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      Meredith Zealy

      Maggie

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      Julianne Keller Lewis

      Davanee

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      Madison Wayne Ellis

      Noah, Jr.

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      Riley Novak

      Edmond

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      Ronald Betts

      Male Nurse

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      Paul Johansson

      Allie's Mom's Ex Boyfriend (uncredited)

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      David Abrams

      Recruit (uncredited)

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      Bruce Williamson

      Carnival Patron (uncredited)

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      Bob Forrest

      Man Having Dinner in Retirement Home (uncredited)

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      Taylor Engel

      Guy in Movie Theatre (uncredited)

    Social

    Review 2Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Sep 04 2023
    A gently touching look at an elderly couple who must deal with present day mental illness told through a retrospective of their not uneventful lives. Rachel McAdams is "Allie", a young girl from a wealthy family who falls for "Noah" (Ryan Gosling) but her mother wants much better for her, so takes her away to their city home and keeps all of his (365) letters. He joins the Army and fights in WWII and, after time, she meets the handsome, wealthy James Marsden ("Lon") but before she marries, she returns to their old stomping ground and... To be fair, the young love/boy from the wrong side of the ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    29000000.00

    Revenue

    115600000.00

    Keywords

    • secret love
    • based on novel or book
    • love of one's life
    • fight
    • poem
    • river
    • sadness
    • class
    • dementia
    • melancholy
    • tears
    • candle
    • mailbox
    • valentine's day
    • romantic