The Notebook Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Dec. 20, 2008

The Notebook

Release Date: Friday, June 25, 2004

Director: Nick Cassavetes

Starring: James Garner • Joan Allen • Sam Shepard • Ryan Gosling • Rachel McAdams

PG-13 Drama 2 hrs, 1 m

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Plot

What's the story about?

Plot: Based on the acclaimed best seller by Nicholas Sparks and directed by Nick Cassavetes ("John Q")," The Notebook" is a sweeping love story starring Academy Award nominees James Garner, Gena Rowlands and Joan Allen opposite newcomers Ryan Gosling ("Murder by Numbers") and Rachel McAdams. As a man (Garner) reads from a faded notebook to the woman (Rowlands) he regularly visits at a nursing home, his words bring to life the story of a young couple (Gosling and McAdams) who are separated by World War II, then passionately reunited 14 years later after their lives have taken different paths. Adapted by Jan Sardi with a screenplay by Jeremy Leven (Don Juan DeMarco), "The Notebook" reveals an epic story of love lost and found, of new beginnings and second chances.

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Notebook.

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James Garner
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Joan Allen
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Sam Shepard
Out of the Furnace, Safe House
Ryan Gosling
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Rachel McAdams
About Time, Aloha

Crew Behind the Film

The The Notebook behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Nick Cassavetes last directed God is a Bullet and Yellow. The film's writer Mark Andrus last wrote Otherhood and And So It Goes.

Director: Nick Cassavetes
Screenwriters: Mark Andrus
Madeline Leven
Lowell Ganz
Producers: Jeremy Leven
Jan Sardi

Studio: New Line Cinema
Production Companies: —

Production Details

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for some sexuality
Runtime: 2 hrs, 1 m
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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Release Dates

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The Notebook was released in on Friday, June 25, 2004. There were 4 other movies released on the same date, including White Chicks, Kaena: The Prophecy and Two Brothers.

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