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Sweet Home Alabama

6.4/10

Rating

108 min

Runtime

2002

Release Year

Andy Tennant

Director

Cast

Reese Witherspoon, Josh Lucas, Patrick Dempsey, Candice Bergen, Mary Kay Place

Quick Synopsis

Melanie Carmichael, a successful fashion designer living in New York City, becomes engaged to a prominent bachelor. However, her past complicates her future because she is still legally married to Jake, her husband from high school in Alabama, who does not want to grant her a divorce. To resolve this, Melanie returns to her hometown in Alabama to face Jake and address the unresolved issues between them.

Detailed Synopsis of Sweet Home Alabama

New York fashion designer, Melanie Carmichael suddenly finds herself engaged to the city's most eligible bachelor. But her past holds many secrets—including Jake, the redneck husband she married in high school, who refuses to divorce her. Bound and determined to end their contentious relationship once and for all, Melanie sneaks back home to Alabama to confront her past.

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