Serendipity (2001)


John Cusack             Jonathan Trager
Kate Beckinsale         Sara Thomas
Jeremy Piven            Dean Kansky
Molly Shannon           Eve
Bridget Moynahan        Halley Buchanan
John Corbett            Lars Hammond
Eugene Levy             Bloomingdale's Salesman
Lucy Gordon             Caroline Mitchell
Kate Blumberg           Courtney
Mike Benitez            Superintendent
Pamela Redfern          Flight Attendant
Brenda Logan            Hairstylist
Colleen Williams        Hippie Woman
Stephen Bruce           Host at Serendipity

Directed by:            Peter Chelsom
Produced by:            Bob Osher, Julie Goldstein, Amy Slotnick


It's a bustling day in New York City, and amidst the usual mad rush, the paths of two strangers collide as they 
fall victim to a mutual, all-consuming attraction. Despite the fact that each is involved in another relationship, 
Jonathan and Sara bide their time, staying connected by wandering through Manhattan and talking until the wee 
hours, while never mentioning each other's names. But, when the night reaches an inevitable end, the two are 
forced to determine the next step. When the smitten Jonathan suggests an exchange of phone numbers, Sara has a 
different idea in mind that will allow fate to take control of the future. If they are meant to be together, she 
convinces him, the universe will reveal its telltale signs. At least that's the plan...

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Jonathan Trager and Sara Thomas met while shopping for gloves in New York. Though buying for their respective 
lovers, the magic was right and a night of Christmas shopping turned into romance. Jon wanted to explore things 
further but Sara wasn't sure their love was meant to be. They decided to test fate by splitting up and seeing if 
destiny brought them back together... Many years later, having lost each other that night, both are engaged to 
be married. Still, neither can shake the need to give fate one last chance to reunite them. Jon enlists the help 
of his best man to track down the girl he can't forget starting at the store where they met. Sara asks her new 
age musician fiance for a break before the wedding and, with her best friend in tow, flies from California to 
New York hoping destiny will bring her soulmate back. Near-misses and classic Shakespearean confusion bring the 
two close to meeting a number of times but fate will have the final word on whether it was meant to be.

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While each grabbing for the last pair of black cashmere gloves at Bloomingdale's in New York, Sara Thomas and 
Jonathan Trager meet. Despite each being in a relationship with other people at the time, they spend an amazing 
afternoon together. Jonathan wants her contact information "just in case", but Sara, a fatalist, plays games of 
fate with Jonathan to determine if they are indeed meant to be together now or in the future. At the end of the 
day, the two only have a few pieces of information about the other, which does not include the other's last name 
or telephone number as they part company. One of Sara's last games of fate that day has each leaving a identifier 
to the other (Jonathan and Sara scrawl their full name and telephone number on a $5 bill and a used book, 
respectively), which if each comes into the possession of the other by happenstance, Sara believes they are meant 
to be together. A few years later, Jonathan is engaged and soon to be married to a woman named Halley. 
Concurrently, Sara, now living in San Francisco, has too just gotten engaged to Lars, a new ageist musician. 
However, the thought of Sara is foremost in Jonathan's mind. Sara too is thinking about Jonathan rather than Lars. 
As Jonathan's wedding day approaches, Jonathan, with his best friend Dean at his side, uses a methodical approach 
to locate Sara. On the other hand, Sara, with her best friend Eve at her side, uses a more fatalistic approach to 
finding Jonathan. Will either of their search efforts result in success, especially before Jonathan's scheduled 
wedding?

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Jonathan Tragger meets Sara Thomas by chance in the Christmas eve, in Bloomingdale's, both trying to buy the unique 
pair of black gloves available for sale. They decide to go to the cafeteria Serendipity and Jonathan asks for her 
name and phone. Sara decides to write it in a book, and his on a five dollars bill. She gives the bill to a 
newspaperman and she says that she would sell the book in a New York used books store. She states that if destiny 
wants them two together, Jonathan will get that book back. Or she will receive that bill again. From this day on, 
Jonathan will 'chase' Sara's book trying to reach his lost love.