When Harry Met Sally...

The 1989 movie was directed by Rob Reiner. Starring Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal.

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Brief Summary

The movie, When Harry Met Sally..., is from the perspectives of Harry Burns, played by Billy Crystal, and Sally Albright, played by Meg Ryan. This captivating movie shows how fate brings people together and how people struggle to communicate in relationships. This film focuses mainly on Sally's and Harry's relationship and how their characteristics and feelings for eachother change as they keep meeting serendipitously.

This feature seamlessly combines Romance, Drama, and Comedy through the complex themes of love, relationships, free will, fate, the heart, the head, communication, the perfect timing, and passion. When Harry Met Sally... is a powerful movie that allows viewers to connect deeply with and root for characters who have a clear connection but are blinded by differences and timing.

Bill Gold. When Harry Met Sally.... TMDB. (1989). Dir. Rob Reiner. Castle Rock Entertainment. (July 14, 1989). Accessed November 18, 2025.

Age Range

When Harry Met Sally... is a movie that has some mature content. This film contains some suggestive language, adult language, mature content, substance use, and sexual content. Although, there are several mature situations, in general this movie is moderate. This movie is good for some ages: I would recommend 16 and up.

SA! There are various uses of suggestive language or sexual innuendos, various moderate curse words, topics like dysfunctional relationships and infidelity, depictions of drinking, depictions of smoking, kissing, and caressing with partial nudity.

Final Impression

When Harry Met Sally... is an excellent movie that clearly encompasses Romance, Drama, and Comedy concepts. The plot of the film combines the ups and downs of Harry and Sally's lives and their continuous random meeting. The movie was very captivation and the music, sets, and scenes only made it more interesting. The actors were amazing in their roles by giving very enchanting on screen performances. When Harry Met Sally is a magnificent movie that shows the ups and downs of life, the importance of following your heart, and the meaning of perfect timing.

4½ Stars