4.9 Score

1999 • 1h 56min • PG • Comedy, Romance

Runaway Bride

"Catch her if you can."

Having already left three grooms at the altar, Maggie Carpenter is branded "the runaway bride" by jaded New York journalist Ike Graham. But, after his facts are called into question, Ike races to Maggie's hometown to save his reputation and report on her upcoming fourth trip down the aisle – during which he's convinced she'll run again. Though he's there on a muckraking mission, Ike can't help but fall for this breathtaking heartbreaker.

IMDb 5.6

RT 46%

MC 39

Director

Garry Marshall

Composer

James Newton Howard

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Julia Roberts

Maggie Carpenter

Richard Gere

Ike Graham

Joan Cusack

Peggy Flemming

Héctor Elizondo

Fisher

Rita Wilson

Ellie Graham

Paul Dooley

Walter Carpenter

Christopher Meloni

Coach Bob Kelly

Donal Logue

Priest Brian Norris

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Joan Cusack Peggy Flemming

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Rita Wilson Ellie Graham

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Christopher Meloni Coach Bob Kelly

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