Sweet Home Alabama
“Sometimes what you're looking for is right where you left it.”
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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Cast
56 people
Reese Witherspoon
Melanie Smooter
Known for
Monsters vs Aliens
Sing
Josh Lucas
Jake Perry
Known for
American Psycho
Poseidon
Patrick Dempsey
Andrew Hennings
Known for
Grey's Anatomy
Enchanted
Candice Bergen
Mayor Kate Hennings
Known for
Gandhi
Miss Congeniality
Mary Kay Place
Pearl Smooter
Known for
Being John Malkovich
Big Love
Fred Ward
Earl Smooter
Known for
Tremors
Escape from Alcatraz
Jean Smart
Stella Kay Perry
Known for
Mare of Easttown
Watchmen
Ethan Embry
Bobby Ray
Known for
Grace and Frankie
The Devil's Candy
Melanie Lynskey
Lurlynn
Known for
Two and a Half Men
Over the Garden Wall
Courtney Gains
Sheriff Wade
Known for
Can't Buy Me Love
Children of the Corn
Mary Lynn Rajskub
Dorothea
Known for
24
The Dropout
Rhona Mitra
Tabatha Wadmore-Smith
Known for
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
The Last Ship
Andy Tennant Director · C. Jay Cox Screenplay Douglas J. Eboch Story
Worldwide gross $181M · Budget $30M · United States release September 27, 2002
Box office
Budget
$30,000,000
Worldwide gross
$180,622,424
Gross vs. budget
6.0×
Production
Touchstone Pictures
Production · Studio
Original Film
Production
D&D Films
Production
Pigeon Creek Films
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · September 26, 2002
Theatrical
United States · September 27, 2002
Theatrical
Australia
December 19, 2002 · Theatrical
Austria
December 19, 2002 · Digital
Czechia
January 9, 2003 · Theatrical
France
December 11, 2002 · Theatrical
October 21, 2003 · Physical · DVD
September 5, 2012 · Physical · Blu-Ray
March 26, 2014 · Digital · VOD
February 23, 2021 · Digital · Disney+
Germany
December 18, 2002 · Theatrical
Hungary
December 26, 2002 · Digital
Ireland
December 20, 2002 · Digital
Italy
December 20, 2002 · Theatrical
Japan
June 14, 2003 · Digital
Lithuania
January 20, 2009 · Theatrical
Netherlands
December 5, 2002 · Theatrical
September 21, 2005 · TV · Talpa
November 1, 2013 · Physical · DVD
Poland
January 24, 2003 · Digital
Portugal
January 17, 2003 · Theatrical
South Korea
November 15, 2002 · Theatrical
Sweden
December 25, 2002 · Theatrical
Switzerland
December 12, 2002 · Digital
United Kingdom
December 19, 2002 · Theatrical
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