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{{short description|1993 film by Nora Ephron}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = Sleepless in Seattle
| image          = Sleepless in seattle.jpg
| alt            =
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [[Nora Ephron]]
| producer       = Gary Foster
| screenplay     = {{Plainlist|
* Nora Ephron
* [[David S. Ward]]
* Jeff Arch
}}
| story          = Jeff Arch
| starring       = {{Plainlist|<!-- per billing block on poster -->
* [[Tom Hanks]]
* [[Meg Ryan]]
* [[Bill Pullman]]
* [[Ross Malinger]]
* [[Rob Reiner]]
}}
| music          = [[Marc Shaiman]]
| cinematography = [[Sven Nykvist]]
| editing        = Robert Reitano
| distributor    = [[TriStar Pictures]]
| released       = {{Film date|1993|06|25|United States}}
| runtime        = 105 minutes<!-- Theatrical runtime: 104:56 --><ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/sleepless-in-seattle-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0yota5ntq | title=''Sleepless in Seattle'' (PG) | work=[[British Board of Film Classification]] | date=June 17, 1993 | access-date=December 11, 2015 | archive-date=December 22, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222144745/http://bbfc.co.uk/releases/sleepless-seattle-film | url-status=live }}</ref>
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         = $21 million<ref name="mojo">{{Cite Box Office Mojo|id=0108160|title=Sleepless in Seattle|access-date=October 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203065741/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0108160/|archive-date=February 3, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>
| gross          = $227.9 million<ref name="mojo"/>
}}
'''''Sleepless in Seattle''''' is a 1993 American [[romantic comedy]] film directed by [[Nora Ephron]], from a screenplay she wrote with [[David S. Ward]] and Jeff Arch. Starring [[Tom Hanks]] and [[Meg Ryan]], the film follows a journalist (Ryan) who becomes enamored with a widowed architect (Hanks), when the latter's son calls in to a [[talk radio]] program requesting a new partner for his grieving father. In addition to [[Bill Pullman]], [[Ross Malinger]], and [[Rob Reiner]], the film also features [[Rosie O'Donnell]], [[Gaby Hoffmann]], [[Victor Garber]], [[Rita Wilson]], [[Barbara Garrick]], and [[Carey Lowell]].

Inspired by director [[Leo McCarey]]'s ''[[An Affair to Remember]]'' (1957), which itself was a same-script remake of McCarey's ''[[Love Affair (1939 film)|Love Affair]]'' (1939), ''Sleepless in Seattle'' was conceived as a [[Romantic Drama|romantic drama]] by Arch in 1989. Several studios rejected his script, deterred by the idea that its main couple does not meet for nearly the entire film. Ward and Ephron were among several writers hired to re-write the script into a funnier film, with Ephron eventually being promoted to director. Although both Hanks and Ryan had been favored for the lead roles from the beginning, several other actors expressed interest in both parts. The film was shot mostly in Seattle during the summer of 1992. Several of its most pivotal scenes were filmed on a former naval base due to the city's lack of sound stages, including a recreation of the Empire State Building's observation deck when the New York skyscraper was not available.

''Sleepless in Seattle'' was released on June 25, 1993, to positive reviews, receiving praise for Ephron's writing and direction, as well as Hanks and Ryan's performances. The film received 2 nominations at the [[66th Academy Awards]]: [[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Original Screenplay]] and [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]]. Despite competition from several blockbusters released around that same summer, the film was a surprise commercial success, earning $17 million during its opening weekend (the highest opening for a romantic comedy at the time), and ultimately grossing over $227.9 million worldwide. It was one of the [[1993 in film#Highest-grossing films|highest-grossing films of 1993]], and remains one of the most successful romantic comedies in box-office history. Its success extended to the [[home video]] market, and was the top rental of 1994 in the United States. The soundtrack was also successful, peaking at number one on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].

Several critics and media publications agree that ''Sleepless in Seattle'' is one of the greatest romantic comedy films of all time. The film is also credited with establishing Ephron as a celebrated romantic comedy filmmaker.