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Grief-stricken widower Sam Baldwin (Hanks) moves to Seattle with his young son, Jonah, after losing his wife to cancer. As the two are settling down in the new area, Jonah calls a local radio station to find a companion for his dad, to which Sam reluctantly agrees. After Sam opens up about his complicated feelings, a listener named Annie Reed (Meg Ryan) falls for him, despite living across the country in Baltimore and being engaged. Going out on a whim, Annie sends Sam a letter and goes out to Seattle to find her potential true love.