Serendipity (2001)
6.8 IMDb
58 Rotten Tomatoes

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Serendipity follows Jonathan Trager (John Cusack) and Sara Thomas (Kate Beckinsale), two strangers who meet by chance while reaching for the same pair of gloves at Bloomingdale's in New York. Although both are already involved in relationships, an unexpected connection develops between them during one magical winter evening. Jonathan believes they should pursue their feelings, while Sara believes that true love should be guided by fate and destiny. She proposes a series of unusual tests to determine whether they are genuinely meant to be together. Years later, Jonathan and Sara are living separate lives and are engaged to other people—Jonathan to Halley Buchanan (Bridget Moynahan) and Sara to Lars Hammond (John Corbett). Yet neither can completely forget their extraordinary first meeting. With the help of their friends Dean Kansky (Jeremy Piven) and Eve (Molly Shannon), they begin trying to find one another again. The movie turns an ordinary chance encounter into a charming story about coincidence, destiny, missed opportunities and whether people can really trust fate.

  • Release Date: October 5, 2001
  • Director: Peter Chelsom
  • Genre: Romance, Comedy
  • Duration: 90 minutes
  • Language: English
  • Starring: Kate Beckinsale
  • Box Office: Approximately $77.5 million
  • Where To Watch: Amazon Video , Apple TV , Netflix

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One of the film’s most interesting production facts is that John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale filmed only a few days together, which is surprisingly appropriate for a story about two people whose relationship exists around a brief but unforgettable encounter. The movie was also filmed around recognizable New York locations, helping give its winter romance a distinctly Manhattan atmosphere.

Another interesting detail is that the film’s famous gloves become much more than a simple plot device: the entire story begins because Jonathan and Sara reach for the same pair at Bloomingdale’s. That ordinary shopping accident becomes the “chance” event around which the entire fate-versus-free-will theme is built.

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The title Serendipity refers to the idea of making a fortunate discovery completely by accident. That meaning perfectly mirrors Jonathan and Sara’s first meeting: neither is looking for the other, yet their accidental encounter changes both of their lives.