Sweet Home Alabama

Name: Sweet Home Alabama
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: 2002-09-26
Duration: 1 h 48 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Reese Witherspoon, Josh Lucas, Patrick Dempsey, Candice Bergen, Mary Kay Place

2002·Movie·PG-13·108 min·★ 6.4(1,709)

Comedy Romance More English titles

“Sometimes What You're Looking For Is Right Where You Left It.”

New York fashion designer, Melanie Carmichael suddenly finds herself engaged to the city's most eligible bachelor. But her past holds many secrets—including Jake, the redneck husband she married in high school, who refuses to divorce her. Bound and determined to end their contentious relationship once and for all, Melanie sneaks back home to Alabama to confront her past.

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About Sweet Home Alabama

Sweet Home Alabama is a 2002 English-language comedy and romance film directed by Andy Tennant. The cast is led by Reese Witherspoon, Josh Lucas, Patrick Dempsey. It has a runtime of 1h 48m. Viewers rate it 6.4/10 across 1700 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on fuboTV, YouTube TV, FXNow.

Sweet Home Alabama was produced by Touchstone Pictures, Original Film, and D&D Films and made in United States of America. It was released on September 26, 2002, and carries a PG-13 certification. Made on a budget of about $30 million, it went on to gross $181 million worldwide.

Director: Andy Tennant
Writers: C. Jay Cox, Douglas J. Eboch
Release date: September 26, 2002
Original language: English
Age rating: PG-13
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Budget: $30 million
Box office: $181 million
Production: Touchstone Pictures, Original Film, D&D Films

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Sweet Home Alabama cast & crew

Sweet Home Alabama was directed by Andy Tennant and written by C. Jay Cox and Douglas J. Eboch.

The cast features Reese Witherspoon as Melanie Smooter, Josh Lucas as Jake Perry, Patrick Dempsey as Andrew Hennings, Candice Bergen as Mayor Kate Hennings, Mary Kay Place as Pearl Smooter, and Fred Ward as Earl Smooter.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by George Fenton, cinematography is by Andrew Dunn, and it was produced by Wink Mordaunt and Jon Jashni.

Is Sweet Home Alabama worth watching?

Sweet Home Alabama holds an audience score of 6.4/10 from 1,709 ratings, a solidly received comedy films.

At 1h 48m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy comedy and romance, Sweet Home Alabama is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Sweet Home Alabama

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