Happy Accidents |  | Director: Brad Anderson (II)
Actors: Marisa Tomei, Marty Davey, Vincent D'Onofrio, Nadia Dajani, Holland Taylor
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Category: DVD
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Rating:  69 reviews
Sales Rank: 16924
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 110 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: MGMD1003884D
ISBN: 0792853962
UPC: 027616880048
EAN: 9780792853961
ASIN: B00006SFKM
Theatrical Release Date: 2000
Release Date: December 17, 2002
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This unusual but strikingly affecting movie stars Marisa Tomei as Ruby, a young woman with a string of bad relationships behind her, who falls in love with a guy named Sam (Vincent D'Onofrio, Full Metal Jacket, The Whole Wide World). Initially, Sam just seems quirky, but eventually he tells her his secret: he's a time traveler from 400 years in the future. Happy Accidents walks a delicate line between genres, never making it clear whether Sam is delusional or telling the truth until the end. The strange blend of genres (which plays like romantic comedy, not like science fiction) may make some viewers balk, but writer-director Brad Anderson (Next Stop Wonderland) has a gift for both revealing psychological insights and sensual moments--like when Sam explains principals of time travel by running his hands up Ruby's leg--that, combined with the superb cast, are constantly engaging and sincerely touching. --Bret Fetzer
Product Description
Ruby meets and falls in love with Sam, a quirky hospice worker who claims to have traveled from the future.
Genre: Feature Film-Comedy
Rating: R
Release Date: 2-SEP-2003
Media Type: DVD
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 69
 One god-awful movie...a waste of time August 30, 2009
RadMan (St Pete, FL)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
We had never heard of this movie before, and we thought, 'Marisa Tomei, Vincent D'Onofrio, in what appears to be a romance story....might be pretty good.'
Nothing could be further from the truth. This is without a doubt one of the worst movies we have *ever* seen. Incoherent story line, nothing in it to hook your interest, *bad* acting (especially from these two usually great actors -- what were they thinking when they agreed to make this pile of *&%$#@%?).
Our only conclusion was that (1) they did it just for the money, or (2) whoever edited the thing left the coherent, good acting/scenes on the cutting room floor, and spliced together this mess with the leftovers.
DON'T waste your time on this --- you've been warned!! :-)
 I loved this movie July 10, 2009
Sandra Jordan (OH USA)
I really loved this movie.It was very well acted and kept me interested throughout the film.
 Good actors---weak story line December 24, 2008
M. Brennan (USA)
The acting was superb but the story line was pretty weak. The movie would have been a lot better if it were a lot shorter. It seemed to go on and on and I guessed some of the surprises before they happened. Watch it if you're curious. I don't think it deserves all the rave reviews.
Very romantic, sweet time-travel love story October 31, 2008
Ms. Darcy (Los Angeles, CA USA)
Wow! I loved this movie! I never would have guessed that a romantic-comedy could double as a sci-fi flick, but Happy Accidents does just that beautifully. I've always been a fan of Marisa Tomei's so it's no surprise that I thought she was great in this -- all of the actors were terrific.
The story is romantic and sweet, but with substance. It's a thinking girl's (or guy's) romantic-comedy. I found myself rooting for the main characters, no matter how implausible their plight because that's what good movies are supposed to be able to do: move the audience into suspended belief.
If you want a romantic, feel-good movie about the power of love, you can't do better than this.
If You See Even One Bad Rating- IGNORE IT! October 11, 2008
Solaris Moon (Seattle, WA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a beautiful story and completly unexpected. I had no idea from the opening couple of minutes that this movie would turn out to be so wonderful. It left a real impact on me, one of those movies that makes you think about life and feel good about everything. Do not miss this movie. The acting was great, the story was fantastic, lots of familiar faces to add a real legitimacy to it. Unbelievable in every way. I can say without hesitation this is THE best movie I have seen in years.
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