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Dear John

Dear John

Love brought them together. Will fate tear them apart?

20106.81h 48m

Overview

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.

Directed by Lasse Hallström
Written by Jamie Linden, Nicholas Sparks
Produced by Marty Bowen, Ryan Kavanaugh, Wyck Godfrey
Box OfficeBudget: $25.0MRevenue: $115.0M

Top Cast

Amanda Seyfried

Amanda Seyfried

Savannah Lynn Curtis

Channing Tatum

Channing Tatum

John Tyree

Richard Jenkins

Richard Jenkins

Mr. Tyree

Henry Thomas

Henry Thomas

Tim Wheddon

D.J. Cotrona

D.J. Cotrona

Noodles

Cullen Moss

Cullen Moss

Rooster

Gavin McCulley

Gavin McCulley

Starks

Jose Lucena Jr.

Jose Lucena Jr.

Berry

Keith D. Robinson

Keith D. Robinson

Captain Stone

Scott Porter

Scott Porter

Randy

Themes & Keywords

armybased on novel or bookromanceloveu.s. soldier9/11

About Dear John

Dear John is a drama, romance, war film released in 2010 exploring themes of army, based on novel or book, romance, love, u.s. soldier, 9/11. Directed by Lasse Hallström, it stars Amanda Seyfried, Channing Tatum, Richard Jenkins. 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.

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