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Kate & Leopold (2001)

Kate & Leopold poster
Directed by
James Mangold
Genre
fantasy film, comedy film, science fiction film, romantic comedy, melodrama, time-travel film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 54m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 1,493 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A physicist accidentally pulls his great-great-grandfather through a time portal from the 1800s to modern day New York. The displaced nobleman then falls in love with the physicist's ex-girlfriend, creating a romance across centuries.

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What happens

Kate & Leopold is a 2001 American romantic comedy film that tells a story of a physicist by the name of Stuart (Liev Schreiber), who accidentally pulls his great‑great‑grandfather, Leopold (Hugh Jackman), through a time portal from 19th‑century New York to the present, where Leopold and Stuart's ex‑girlfriend, Kate (Meg Ryan), fall in love with each other. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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