Overview
A love story that transcends time and circumstance, where fate plays a cruel hand.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- glamorous
- wistful
- date night
- classic movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly recognize the film's appealing lead performances, crisp early banter, and powerful romantic sentiment while finding its later misunderstandings overly contrived and maudlin.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Nickie and Terry agree to separate from their existing partners and reunite six months later at the Empire State Building.
The cruise, New York landmarks, nightclub settings, elegant costumes, and heightened emotional set pieces create a distinctly polished studio-romance atmosphere.
An accident and resulting communication failure separate the lovers and sustain the film's heartbreak.
The leads' brisk humorous conversation gradually gives way to tearful longing and a highly emotional reconciliation.
Films like An Affair to Remember, and why
Love Affair
glossy romantic drama built around separated lovers, fate, and emotional misunderstanding
The Philadelphia Story
classic hollywood romance blending witty banter, social obstacles, and a tearful emotional payoff
The Way We Were
sweeping old-hollywood romance centered on longing, missed connection, and destiny
Movie Details
- Director
- Leo McCarey
- Release Date
- 1957-07-11
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Rating
- 7.4 / 10 (529)
Cast
- Cary Grant
- Deborah Kerr
- Richard Denning
- Neva Patterson
- Cathleen Nesbitt
- Robert Q. Lewis
- Charles Watts
- Fortunio Bonanova
- Dorothy Adams
- Al Bain
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, YouTube TV
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is An Affair to Remember about?
- Two glamorous strangers wager that love can survive six months apart, only to be tested by chance and a painful misunderstanding.
- What is An Affair to Remember like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of An Affair to Remember as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is An Affair to Remember violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in An Affair to Remember.
- What did critics think of An Affair to Remember?
- Critics broadly recognize the film's appealing lead performances, crisp early banter, and powerful romantic sentiment while finding its later misunderstandings overly contrived and maudlin.
- Which films are like An Affair to Remember?
- Films with a similar feel include Love Affair, The Philadelphia Story, and The Way We Were.
- How long is An Affair to Remember?
- An Affair to Remember runs 111 minutes.
- Where can I watch An Affair to Remember?
- In United States, An Affair to Remember streams on Philo, YouTube TV.
