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Falling in Love

1984 • 1h 46m •
Drama Romance
MOVIEVIBE Rating
★ 6.6/10
415 reviews
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Falling in Love

During shopping for Christmas, Frank and Molly run into each other. This fleeting short moment will start to change their lives, when they recognize each other months later in the train home and have a good time together. Although both are married and Frank has two little kids, they meet more and more often, their friendship becoming the most precious thing in their lives.

"Sometimes magic is the only thing that's real."

Top Billed Cast

Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro
Frank Raftis
Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep
Molly Gilmore
Harvey Keitel
Harvey Keitel
Ed Lasky
Jane Kaczmarek
Jane Kaczmarek
Ann Raftis
George Martin
George Martin
John Trainer
David Clennon
David Clennon
Brian Gilmore
Dianne Wiest
Dianne Wiest
Isabelle
Victor Argo
Victor Argo
Victor Rawlins

Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews

P Peter McGinn Verified TMDB Critic
2020-12-15

Considering the star power of this movie, I think the story could have been a bit stronger. I don’t mind a juicy coincidence to get a movie ignited, but this story depended upon them so much, perhaps it should have been called It Must be Fate.

Netflix categorized this as a Christmas movie, because it begins and ends a year apart during the holiday season. But in between it is a romance. Nothing against Meryl Streep’s character, but Frank (De Niro’s character) lost interest in his attractive, supportive, and funny wife and good mom to their kids in favor of an attractive, funny woman w...