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Return to Me

Return to Me

A comedy straight from the heart

20006.61h 56m

Overview

It took a lot of cajoling to get Bob, a recently widowed architect, to go on a blind date at a quirky Irish-Italian eatery. Once there, he's smitten instantly not with his date but with the sharp-witted waitress. Everything seems to be going great until an unbelievable truth is revealed, one that could easily break both of their hearts for good.

Directed by Bonnie Hunt
Written by Bonnie Hunt, Don Lake
Produced by Jennie Lew Tugend
Box OfficeBudget: $24.0MRevenue: $36.6M

Top Cast

David Duchovny

David Duchovny

Bob Rueland

Minnie Driver

Minnie Driver

Grace Briggs

Carroll O'Connor

Carroll O'Connor

Marty O'Reilly

Robert Loggia

Robert Loggia

Angelo Pardipillo

Jim Belushi

Jim Belushi

Joe Dayton

Bonnie Hunt

Bonnie Hunt

Megan Dayton

David Alan Grier

David Alan Grier

Charlie Johnson

Joely Richardson

Joely Richardson

Elizabeth Rueland

Eddie Jones

Eddie Jones

Emmett McFadden

Marianne Muellerleile

Marianne Muellerleile

Sophie

Themes & Keywords

love of one's lifetransplantationveterinarianwoman director

About Return to Me

Return to Me is a romance, comedy film released in 2000 exploring themes of love of one's life, transplantation, veterinarian, woman director. Directed by Bonnie Hunt, it stars David Duchovny, Minnie Driver, Carroll O'Connor. It took a lot of cajoling to get Bob, a recently widowed architect, to go on a blind date at a quirky Irish-Italian eatery. Once there, he's smitten instantly not with his date but with the sharp-witted waitress. Everything seems to be going great until an unbelievable truth is revealed, one that could easily break both of their hearts for good.

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