Dear John
“Love brought them together. Will fate tear them apart?”
While Sergeant John Tyree is home on two weeks leave from Germany, he meets Savannah after he dives into the ocean to retrieve Savannah's purse that had fallen off a pier. John eventually falls in love with Savannah, who promises to write to him until he returns from overseas.
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Cast
40 people
Amanda Seyfried
Savannah Lynn Curtis
Known for
In Time
Mamma Mia!
Channing Tatum
John Tyree
Known for
Jupiter Ascending
21 Jump Street
Richard Jenkins
Mr. Tyree
Known for
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
The Shape of Water
Henry Thomas
Tim Wheddon
Known for
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
The Haunting of Hill House
D.J. Cotrona
Noodles
Known for
From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
Cullen Moss
Rooster
Known for
Your Honor
Outer Banks
Keith Robinson
Captain Stone
Gavin McCulley
Starks
Also in
Army Wives
Jose Lucena Jr.
Berry
Also in
Accidental Activist
Army Wives
Keith D. Robinson
Captain Stone
Known for
Power Rangers
Dreamgirls
Scott Porter
Randy
Known for
Ginny & Georgia
Friday Night Lights
Leslea Fisher
Susan
Known for
Surface
Lasse Hallström Director · Jamie Linden Screenplay Nicholas Sparks Author
Worldwide gross $115M · Budget $25M · United States release February 4, 2010
Box office
Budget
$25,000,000
Worldwide gross
$114,977,104
Gross vs. budget
4.6×
Production
Screen Gems
Production · Studio
Relativity Media
Production
Temple Hill Entertainment
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · February 4, 2010
Theatrical
Argentina
April 15, 2010 · Theatrical
Australia
March 4, 2010 · Theatrical
Austria
May 6, 2010 · Theatrical
Belgium
January 14, 2012 · Theatrical
Brazil
May 7, 2010 · Theatrical
Canada
February 5, 2010 · Theatrical
Czechia
April 1, 2010 · Theatrical
Denmark
May 6, 2010 · Theatrical
Finland
April 23, 2010 · Theatrical
France
March 31, 2010 · Theatrical
Germany
May 5, 2010 · Theatrical
Greece
May 6, 2010 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
May 7, 2010 · Theatrical
Hungary
April 8, 2010 · Theatrical
Iceland
March 31, 2010 · Theatrical
Indonesia
February 24, 2010 · Theatrical
Ireland
April 14, 2010 · Theatrical
Italy
May 7, 2010 · Theatrical
Japan
September 23, 2011 · Theatrical
Kazakhstan
February 26, 2010 · Theatrical
Kuwait
April 29, 2010 · Theatrical
Lithuania
April 16, 2010 · Theatrical
Mexico
April 1, 2010 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 11, 2010 · Theatrical
July 15, 2010 · Physical · DVD, Blu ray
April 25, 2012 · TV · Net 5
New Zealand
April 22, 2010 · Theatrical
Norway
May 21, 2010 · Theatrical
Peru
April 22, 2010 · Theatrical
Philippines
February 5, 2010 · Theatrical
Poland
February 12, 2010 · Theatrical
Portugal
March 25, 2010 · Theatrical
Russia
February 25, 2010 · Theatrical
Singapore
February 25, 2010 · Theatrical
South Korea
March 4, 2010 · Theatrical
Spain
April 23, 2010 · Theatrical
Sweden
June 4, 2010 · Theatrical
Switzerland
June 9, 2010 · Theatrical
Taiwan
April 9, 2010 · Theatrical
Türkiye
March 19, 2010 · Theatrical
Ukraine
February 18, 2010 · Theatrical
February 24, 2010 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
April 14, 2010 · Theatrical
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