Based on the classic film THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER, this tale of pen-pal romance has been updated for the internet age. Tom Hanks plays a book mega-store owner who falls in love over e-mail with the owner of a struggling children's bookstore, played by Meg Ryan.

Tom Hanks: Oscar winning actor, CAST AWAY (2000)
Meg Ryan: American Actress, SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE (1993)
Parker Posey: Actress
Greg Kinnear: American Actor/Host
Jean Stapleton: American Actress, ALL IN THE FAMILY
Dave Chappelle: Comic Actor
Steve Zahn: Actor
Dabney Coleman: American Actor
Michael Badalucco: American Actor/"Mac"

Nora Ephron: American Director/Screenwriter

Lauren Shuler Donner: Producer
Nora Ephron: American Director/Screenwriter

Nora Ephron: American Director/Screenwriter
Delia Ephron: Screenwriter/director - Sister of Nora Ephron

George Fenton: Composer

Richard Marks: Editor

"...[An] ultimately seductive romantic comedy..." -- Rating: B
"...[The film] speaks volumes about the disturbing lack of intimacy in our megaeverything times..." -- 3 out of 4 stars
"...An inviting love story....[Hanks] continues to amaze. Once again, he fully inhabits a new role without any obvious actorly behavior....[He] also makes fine use of the film's comic opportunities..."
"...Hanks and Ryan certainly have chemistry....Warm and funny..."
"...The New York locations are superbly used..."