Meg Ryan
Also Known As: 梅格·瑞恩, 맥 라이언, メグ・ライアン, Margaret Mary Emily Anne Hyra, مگ رایان
Biography: Meg Ryan (born November 19, 1961) is an American actress, producer and director. She began her acting career in 1981 when she made her acting debut in the drama film Rich and Famous. She later joined the cast of the CBS soap opera As the World Turns in 1982. She began to appear in supporting roles in films during the mid-1980s like box office hit Top Gun, achieving recognition in independent films such as Promised Land (1987) before her performance in the Rob Reiner-directed romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally... (1989) brought her widespread attention and her first Golden Globe nomination. She subsequently established herself, both nationally and internationally, as one of the most successful actresses in the 1990s and early 2000s, particularly in romantic comedy films such as When Harry Met Sally (1989), Joe Versus the Volcano (1990), Prelude to a Kiss (1992), Sleepless in Seattle (1993), French Kiss (1995), You've Got Mail (1998), and Kate & Leopold (2001). Her other films include Top Gun (1986), Innerspace (1987), The Doors (1991), Anastasia (1997), When a Man Loves a Woman (1994), Courage Under Fire (1996), Addicted to Love (1997), City of Angels (1998), Proof of Life (2000), Against the Ropes (2004), and The Women (2008). In 2015, she made her directorial debut with Ithaca, in which she also starred. In 1995, critic Richard Corliss called her "the current soul of romantic comedy." Multiple film critics and media outlets have cited Ryan as one of the best actors never to have received an Academy Award nomination. She was married to actor Dennis Quaid (1991-2001), and they have a son, Jack. In 2000, Ryan became romantically involved with actor Russell Crowe while working on their film Proof of Life. In January 2006, Ryan adopted a 14-month-old girl from China whom she named Daisy True. She was in a relationship with American singer-songwriter John Mellencamp (2010-2014). They reunited in 2017, and announced their engagement on November 8, 2018. In October 2019, it was reported that Ryan had ended their engagement.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Birthday: November 19, 1961
Age: 63 years old
Gender: Female
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Sleepless in Seattle
Overview: After the death of his mother, a young boy calls a radio station in an attempt to set his father up on a date. Talking about his father’s loneliness soon leads to a meeting with a young female journalist, who has flown to Seattle to write a story about the boy and his father.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-06-24
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French Kiss
Overview: After her fiancee admits to infidelity while on a business trip in France, a woman attempts to get her lover back and marry him by traveling to Paris despite her crippling fear of flying. On the way she unwittingly smuggles something of value that has a charming crook chasing her across France as she chases after her future husband.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-05-05
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Addicted to Love
Overview: Good-natured astronomer Sam is devastated when the love of his life leaves him for a suave Frenchman. He therefore does what every other normal dumpee would do — go to New York and set up home in the abandoned building opposite his ex-girlfriend's apartment, wait until she decides to leave her current lover, and then win her back.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-05-23
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When Harry Met Sally...
Overview: During their travel from Chicago to New York, Harry and Sally debate whether or not sex ruins a friendship between a man and a woman. Eleven years later, and they're still no closer to finding the answer.
Genres: Comedy Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-07-21
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Top Gun
Overview: For Lieutenant Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell and his friend and co-pilot Nick 'Goose' Bradshaw, being accepted into an elite training school for fighter pilots is a dream come true. But a tragedy, as well as personal demons, will threaten Pete's dreams of becoming an ace pilot.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-05-16
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City of Angels
Overview: When a guardian angel – who invisibly watches over the citizens of Los Angeles – becomes captivated by a strong-willed heart surgeon, he ponders trading in his pure, otherworldly existence for a mortal life with his beloved. The couple embarks on a tender but forbidden romance spanning heaven and Earth.
Genres: Romance Drama Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-04-10
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The Doors
Overview: The story of the famous and influential 1960s rock band and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morrison.
Genres: Music Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-03-01
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Joe Versus the Volcano
Overview: Hypochondriac Joe Banks finds out he has six months to live, quits his dead end job, musters the courage to ask his co-worker out on a date, and is then hired to jump into a volcano by a mysterious visitor.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-03-09
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Innerspace
Overview: Test pilot Tuck Pendleton volunteers to test a special vessel for a miniaturization experiment. Accidentally injected into a neurotic hypochondriac, Jack Putter, Tuck must convince Jack to find his ex-girlfriend, Lydia Maxwell, to help him extract Tuck and his ship and re-enlarge them before his oxygen runs out.
Genres: Action Comedy Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-07-01
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Armed and Dangerous
Overview: After policeman Frank Dooley is framed for theft and loses his job on the force, he joins a security guard agency and teams up with inept former defense lawyer Norman Kane. When the two botch a job guarding a local warehouse, they begin to uncover corruption within the company and their union.
Genres: Action Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-08-15
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Prelude to a Kiss
Overview: A couple fall in love despite the girl's pessimistic outlook. As they struggle to come to terms with their relationship, something supernatural happens that tests it.
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-07-10
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Courage Under Fire
Overview: A US Army officer, who made a "friendly fire" mistake that was covered up, has been reassigned to a desk job. He is tasked to investigate a female chopper commander's worthiness to be awarded the Medal of Honor. At first all seems in order. But then he begins to notice inconsistencies between the testimonies of the witnesses...
Genres: Drama Thriller Mystery War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-07-04
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Hanging Up
Overview: Three sisters - Georgia, Eve, and Maddy - do what they do best with life, love, and lunacy on the telephone lines that bind - when their curmudgeonly father, Lou, is admitted to a Los Angeles Hospital. After years of wild living, intermittent affection, and constant phoning, he is finally threatening to die.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-02-16
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When a Man Loves a Woman
Overview: An airline pilot and his wife are forced to face the consequences of her alcoholism when her addictions threaten her life and their daughter's safety. While the woman enters detox, her husband must face the truth of his enabling behavior.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-04-29
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Amy and the Angel
Overview: Amy, a depressed seventeen year old high school girl, is visited by her guardian angel Oliver after wishing she had never been born. Oliver shows Amy how important she is to the people in her life.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-09-22
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In the Cut
Overview: Following the gruesome murder of a young woman in her neighborhood, an English teacher living in New York City — as if to test the limits of her own safety —propels herself into an impossibly risky sexual liaison with a police detective.
Genres: Drama Mystery Thriller Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-10-22
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Kate & Leopold
Overview: When her scientist ex-boyfriend discovers a portal to travel through time -- and brings back a 19th-century nobleman named Leopold to prove it -- a skeptical Kate reluctantly takes responsibility for showing Leopold the 21st century. The more time Kate spends with Leopold, the harder she falls for him. But if he doesn't return to his own time, his absence will forever alter history.
Genres: Romance Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-12-25
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I.Q.
Overview: Albert Einstein helps a young man who's in love with Einstein's niece to catch her attention by pretending temporarily to be a great physicist.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-12-24
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The Presidio
Overview: Jay Austin is now a civilian police detective. Colonel Caldwell was his commanding officer years before when he left the military police over a disagreement over the handling of a drunk driver. Now a series of murders that cross jurisdictions force them to work together again. That Austin is now dating Caldwell's daughter is not helping their relationship.
Genres: Action Crime Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-06-10
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Proof of Life
Overview: Alice hires a professional negotiator to obtain the release of her engineer husband, who has been kidnapped by anti-government guerrillas in South America.
Genres: Thriller Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-12-08
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Hurlyburly
Overview: A group of actors and their casting agents try to find a direction in their lives whilst coming to terms with their personal problems and relationship conflicts.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-12-25
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Against the Ropes
Overview: A fictional story inspired by North America's most famous female boxing promoter, Jackie Kallen. Her struggle to survive and succeed in a male dominated sport.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-02-20
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Anastasia
Overview: Ten years after she was separated from her family, an eighteen-year-old orphan with vague memories of the past sets out to Paris in hopes of reuniting with her grandmother. She is accompanied by two con men, who intend to pass her off as the Grand Duchess Anastasia to the Dowager Empress for a reward.
Genres: Animation Family Fantasy Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-11-20
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How Harry Met Sally…
Overview: Documentary about "When Harry Met Sally" featuring director Rob Reiner, screenwriter Nora Ephron, stars Billy Crystal and Carrie Fisher and composer Marc Shaiman.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-01-09
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You've Got Mail
Overview: Book superstore magnate, Joe Fox and independent book shop owner, Kathleen Kelly fall in love in the anonymity of the Internet—both blissfully unaware that he's trying to put her out of business.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-12-18
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My Mom's New Boyfriend
Overview: After several years away, FBI agent Henry Durand returns to find his mother, Marty, a much different person: Having long mourned for Henry's father, she is now embracing single life. One day, while Marty, Henry and his new fiancée, Emily, are out for a walk, they meet Tommy, a mysterious stranger with whom Marty then becomes involved. However, through his FBI contacts, Henry learns that Tommy is suspected of being an art thief. As a young federal agent, Henry is given a difficult assignment: spy on his mother and her boyfriend who is suspected of leading a gang of art thieves.
Genres: Action Comedy Crime Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-04-30
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D.O.A.
Overview: Dexter Cornell, an English Professor becomes embroiled in a series of murders involving people around him. Dexter has good reason to want to find the murderer but hasn't much time. He finds help and comfort from one of his student, Sydney Fuller.
Genres: Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-03-18
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Amityville 3-D
Overview: To debunk the Amityville house's infamous reputation and take advantage of a rock-bottom asking price, skeptical journalist John Baxter buys the place and settles in to write his first novel.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-11-18
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In the Land of Women
Overview: After a bad breakup with his girlfriend leaves him heartbroken, Carter Webb moves to Michigan to take care of his ailing grandmother. Once there, he gets mixed up in the lives of the mother and daughters who live across the street.
Genres: Romance Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-04-20
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Serious Moonlight
Overview: A high-powered attorney duct tapes her adulterous husband to the toilet ... right before their home is invaded by burglars.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-12-04
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Restoration
Overview: An aspiring young physician, Robert Merivel found himself in the service of King Charles II and saves the life of someone close to the King. Merivel joins the King's court and lives the high life provided to someone of his position. Merivel is ordered to marry his King's mistress in order to divert the queens suspicions. He is given one order by the king and that is not to fall in love. The situation worsens when Merivel finds himself in love with his new wife. Eventually, the King finds out and relieves Merivel of his position and wealth. His fall from grace leaves Merivel where he first started. And through his travels and reunions with an old friend, he rediscovers his love for true medicine and what it really means to be a physician.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-12-29
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The Women
Overview: The story centers on a group of gossipy, high-society women who spend their days at the beauty salon and haunting fashion shows. The sweet, happily-wedded Mary Haines finds her marriage in trouble when shop girl Crystal Allen gets her hooks into Mary's man.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-09-12
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Promised Land
Overview: Three recent high school grads - star athlete Hancock, his cheerleader girlfriend, Mary, and the awkward Senator - aim to leave their small town behind and realize big dreams, but their idealistic plans collide with life's harsh realities.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-01-22
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The Deal
Overview: Charlie Berns is a veteran Hollywood movie producer who has given up on his career and life. That is until his idealistic screenwriter nephew comes bearing the script of a lifetime and Charlie decides to give his career one final shot. The only thing standing in his way is Diedre Hearn, a sharp-witted studio executive brought in to keep Charlie in line.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-11-20
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Flesh and Bone
Overview: Haunted by memories of his father murdering a family, Arlis Sweeney prefers to keep to himself, focusing his energy on his work. One day, the traumatic past that eats away at him returns when he meets Kay Davies, a woman connected to the bloody event. Against all odds, Arlis and Kay fall in love; however, when his father, Roy, reappears in his life -- with the coldhearted Ginnie in tow -- Arlis must deal with his past demons.
Genres: Drama Romance Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-11-05
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There's Something About Romcoms
Overview: The inside story of the best modern romcoms with Meg Ryan, Hugh Grant, Richard Curtis, Dermot Mulrooney, Rupert Everett, Jason Alexander, Stephen Merchant, Tim Bevan, Bobby Farrelly and Simon Callow. Narrated by Julie Walters.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-08-20
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Rich and Famous
Overview: Two literary women compete for 20 years: one writes for the critics; the other one, to get rich.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-09-23
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Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
Overview: PBS series documentary based on a book of the same name that argues the oppression of women worldwide is the "paramount moral challenge" of our time.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-10-03
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Parkinson at 50
Overview: Sir Michael Parkinson looks back over his 50 years as a broadcaster, revealing some tricks of the interview trade and remembering some of his favourite encounters.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-08-28
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What Happens Later
Overview: Two ex-lovers get snowed in at a regional airport overnight. Indefinitely delayed, Willa, a magical thinker, and Bill, a catastrophic one, find themselves just as attracted to and annoyed by one another as they did decades earlier. But as they unpack the riddle of their mutual past and compare their lives to the dreams they once shared, they begin to wonder if their reunion is mere coincidence, or something more enchanted.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-11-02
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Ithaca
Overview: In a small town in California's San Joaquin Valley, 14-year-old Homer Macauley is determined to be the best and fastest bicycle telegraph messenger anyone has ever seen. His older brother has gone to war, leaving Homer to look after his widowed mother, his older sister and his 4-year-old brother, Ulysses. And so it is that as spring turns to summer, 1942, Homer Macauley delivers messages of love, hope, pain... and death... to the good people of Ithaca. And Homer Macauley will grapple with one message that will change him forever - from a boy into a man. Based on Pulitzer Prize-winning author William Saroyan's 1943 novel, The Human Comedy, ITHACA is the quintessential wartime tale of the Home Front. It is a coming-of-age story about the exuberance of youth, the sweetness of life, the sting of death and the modesty and sheer goodness that lives in each and every one of us.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-10-29
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Fan Girl
Overview: A 15-year-old girl decides to bring her two passions together for her final film project: making movies and her favorite band.
Genres: Music Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-12-31
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Everything Is Copy
Overview: A candid portrait of writer/director Nora Ephron, directed by her son, journalist Jacob Bernstein.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-09-29
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The Concert for New York City
Overview: The Concert for New York City took place on October 20, 2001 at Madison Square Garden. It was a celebration of the strength of New York and a thank-you to the heroic firefighters, police officers and rescue workers who saved tens of thousands of lives on September 11th. More than 6000 firefighters, police officers and rescue workers attended as guests.
Genres: Music Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-10-20
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Searching for Debra Winger
Overview: Rosanna Arquette talks to various actresses about the pressures they face as women working in the entertainment industry.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-07-13
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Rabbit Ears - Little Red Riding Hood/Goldilocks
Overview: Little Red Riding Hood: When a young girl with a red cape encounters a wolf in the woods, she learns the hard way that nothing good comes out of talking to strangers. Goldilocks: When a spoiled little girl goes to the house of the three bears without permission, she will soon get a surprise of her life when the bears come home from their walk.
Genres: Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-09-01
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