Synopsis

Over the course of several years, Emily and Oliver repeatedly cross paths after meeting on a flight from Los Angeles to New York. Though their lives, relationships, and ambitions take them in different directions, a persistent attraction keeps bringing them back together. As they mature and confront the choices that shaped their lives, they begin to question whether their connection has always been something deeper than friendship.

Factoids & Trivia

• The film was released in the United States on April 22, 2005.

• Although much of the story takes place in New York and Los Angeles, filming also used locations in Antelope Valley, Riverside County, and Joshua Tree National Park.

• The movie's soundtrack album was released by Columbia Records on April 12, 2005. Its pop-heavy selection helps mark the changing periods of Emily and Oliver's lives.

• The brief subway appearance by an elderly woman echoes a similar matchmaking moment in Coming to America (1988), where an older passenger also encourages the romantic leads to sit together.

• The male voice heard on Emily's audition tape is the voice of the film's director.

• Meghan Markle made her film debut in a small role in the movie.

• A scene in which Emily and Oliver stand naked behind a car reportedly grew out of an unscripted moment between the two leads that was incorporated into the finished film.

• The film earned approximately $42.9 million worldwide against its reported production budget, making back its costs despite receiving mixed reviews.