Underplayed Gems

Sweet November (2001)

Sweet November poster
Directed by
Pat O'Connor
Genre
drama film, comedy film, romance film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 33m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 1,457 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man meets a woman in San Francisco who offers him a month-long relationship with no strings attached. As they grow closer, she hides a personal secret that will change their time together.

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What happens

Sweet November is a 2001 American romantic drama film based in San Francisco directed by Pat O'Connor and starring Keanu Reeves and Charlize Theron. The film is loosely based on the 1968 film written by Herman Raucher, which starred Anthony Newley and Sandy Dennis; with some differences in plot. The film reunites Reeves and Theron, who starred in Devil’s Advocate. Sweet November was released on February 16, 2001 by Warner Bros. Pictures, and was panned by critics, who called it "schmaltzy and manipulative", while the plot and the lack of chemistry between Reeves and Theron were also criticized. The film was also a box office disappointment, grossing only $65.8 million worldwide against a budget of $40 million. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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