4.8 Score

2010 • 1h 48min • PG-13 • Drama, Romance, War

Dear John

"Love brought them together. Will fate tear them apart?"

While Sergeant John Tyree is home on two weeks leave from Germany, he meets Savannah after he dives into the ocean to retrieve Savannah's purse that had fallen off a pier. John eventually falls in love with Savannah, who promises to write to him until he returns from overseas.

IMDb 6.3

RT 29%

MC 43

Director

Lasse Hallström

Writers

Jamie Linden

Nicholas Sparks

Composer

Deborah Lurie

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Amanda Seyfried

Savannah Lynn Curtis

Channing Tatum

John Tyree

Richard Jenkins

Mr. Tyree

Henry Thomas

Tim Wheddon

D.J. Cotrona

Noodles

Cullen Moss

Rooster

Gavin McCulley

Starks

Jose Lucena Jr.

Berry

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Amanda Seyfried Savannah Lynn Curtis

Channing Tatum John Tyree

Richard Jenkins Mr. Tyree

Henry Thomas Tim Wheddon

D.J. Cotrona Noodles

Cullen Moss Rooster

Gavin McCulley Starks

Jose Lucena Jr. Berry

Keith D. Robinson Captain Stone

Scott Porter Randy

Leslea Fisher Susan

David Andrews Mr. Curtis

Mary Rachel Quinn Mrs. Curtis

Bryce Hayes Yellow Shirt

R. Braeden Reed 6 Years Old Alan

Luke Benward 14 Years Old Alan

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