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A young woman with a mysterious past lands in Southport, North Carolina where her bond with a widower forces her to confront the dark secret that haunts her.

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Katie
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Mrs. Feldman
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Bus Station Clerk
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Bus Station Worker
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Tierney
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Alex
Giulia Pagano ...
Pushy Bus Woman
Juan Piedrahita ...
Jr. Detective Ramirez (as Juan Carlos Piedrahita)
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Roger
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Josh
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Lexie
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Maddie
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Bus Boy
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Ivan's Waitress
Wendy Wilmot ...
Realtor
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Police Chief Mulligan
Cullen Moss ...
Police Officer Bass
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Jo
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Impatient Bus Customer
Mary DeFlavio ...
Female Bus Customer (as Mary Delflavio)
James Nalitz ...
Boston Neighbor (as James S. Nalitz)
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Female Boston Neighbor (as Jan T. Hartsell)
Martin Coleman Bowen ...
Popcorn Customer
Cameron Penrose ...
Customer on Dock
Ora Ogden ...
Man on Dock
David McKethan ...
Man on Dock #2
Jody Harker ...
Boat Customer
Daniel Cochran Donovan ...
Mr. Feldman (as Dan Donovan)
Jerad Swain ...
Store Customer
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Lieutenant Robinson
Ryan T. Boldt ...
Band Leader
Dyer Scott Lumpkin ...
Boston Bus Kid (as Dyer Lumpkin)
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Helicopter Pilot
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Helicopter Pilot
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
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Diner Patron (uncredited)
Del Baron ...
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Alyssa Bauman ...
Neighborhood Driver (uncredited)
Christine Bear ...
Dancer, Ivan's Patron (uncredited)
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Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Frederick Carpenter ...
Ivan's / Coffee Shop Patron (uncredited)
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Sneezing Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Christopher Cozort ...
Customer (uncredited)
George Dawe ...
Lt. Blakely (uncredited)
Kristopher Dennis ...
Bar Tender (uncredited)
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Southport Local (uncredited)
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Dance Attendee (uncredited)
Beth Gosnell ...
Sightseeing Girlfriend / Couple caught in the Rain (uncredited)
Joseph Milton Hodges Jr. ...
Ferry Riders (uncredited)
Joseph Milton Hodges Sr. ...
Ferry Riders (uncredited)
Nancy Rouse Hodges ...
Ferry Riders (uncredited)
Gerald Jackson ...
Customer (uncredited)
Scott Jecha ...
Commercial Fisherman (uncredited)
T. Alloy Langenfeld ...
Boston Detective (uncredited)
Charles Laughon ...
Luther / Police Station (uncredited)
Jamie Loafman ...
Parade Attendee (uncredited)
Cody Lowe ...
Southport Local (uncredited)
Lily Lumpkin ...
Girl in General Store (uncredited)
Kenneth Manos ...
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Daniel Martindale ...
Patron (uncredited)
Megan McIver ...
Parade Attendee (uncredited)
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Party Guest (uncredited)
Brian Patrick Moize ...
Ferry Passenger (uncredited)
Joe Montanti ...
Cincinnati Bus Passenger (uncredited)
J.D. Morgan Jr. ...
Boston Detective (uncredited)
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Ivan's Patron, Customer (uncredited)
Kevie Penny ...
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Caitlin Piedmont ...
Parade Attendee (uncredited)
Shannon Plummer-White ...
Diner Patron (uncredited)
Darrell Rackley ...
Customer (uncredited)
Olivia Rosewood ...
Hiccuping Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Bellamy Saville ...
Diner Waitress (uncredited)
Paul Shaplin ...
(uncredited)
Nathan Marcus Smith ...
Bus Patron (uncredited)
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Dunkin Donuts Girl (uncredited)
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Ferry Passenger (uncredited)
Patricia Thomas ...
Drenched Pedestrian (uncredited)
Robert Thompson ...
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Shane Thompson ...
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Phillip Underwood ...
Customer (uncredited)
Kathy Walton ...
Customer (uncredited)

Directed by

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Lasse Hallström

Written by

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Dana Stevens ... (screenplay) and
Gage Lansky ... (screenplay)
 
Nicholas Sparks ... (based upon the novel by)

Produced by

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Marty Bowen ... producer
Robbie Brenner ... executive producer
Ron Burkle ... executive producer
Jason Colbeck ... executive producer
Adam Fields ... co-producer
Shannon Gaulding ... executive producer
Wyck Godfrey ... producer
Ken Halsband ... co-producer (as Kenneth Halsband)
Ryan Kavanaugh ... producer
D. Scott Lumpkin ... line producer
Tracey Nyberg ... executive producer
Nicholas Sparks ... producer
Tucker Tooley ... executive producer

Music by

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Deborah Lurie

Cinematography by

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Terry Stacey

Editing by

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Andrew Mondshein

Editorial Department

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Ernest Leif Boyd ... assistant editor
Pete Conlin ... post production (uncredited)
Tony Dustin ... digital intermediate colorist: Technicolor
Robert Ellison ... editing room assistant
Jonathan Hoffman ... post production (uncredited)
Jeremy-Voissem ... colorist: dailies
Julian McDougald ... digital intermediate producer
Carl S.G. Moore ... digital intermediate producer
Mathieu Reid ... color timer
Chris Van Duyn ... dailies operations: Technicolor
Michael J. Wechsler ... associate editor
Matthew Wells ... post-production assistant
Denise Woodgerd ... dailies producer: Technicolor
Darin Wooldridge ... home video mastering colorist
Heather Goodwillie ... post production (uncredited)

Casting By

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Rich Mento ... (as Richard Mento)

Production Design by

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Kara Lindstrom

Art Direction by

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RA Arancio-Parrain
Rosa Palomo

Set Decoration by

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Patrick Cassidy

Costume Design by

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Leigh Leverett

Makeup Department

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Coni Andress ... hair stylist
Garnett Burk ... hair department head
Tonya Johnson ... makeup artist
Erin Keith ... key makeup artist: additional photography
Clariss Morgan ... hair department head
Bryan David Moss ... additional makeup artist / hair stylist
Stacey Panepinto ... makeup department head
Jennifer Santiago ... key hair stylist (as Jennifer A. Santiago)
Cristy Vespie ... key hair stylist: additional photography
Nicole Wodowski ... key makeup artist

Production Management

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S.J. 'JoJo' Fieger ... production supervisor
Ken Halsband ... executive in charge of production
Bass Hampton ... production supervisor
Christopher Kulikowski ... post-production supervisor
Pascal Vaguelsy ... post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Stephen P. Dunn ... first assistant director
Chad Graves ... first assistant director: reshoots
Aaron Hartley ... second assistant director: second unit
Michael G. Jefferson ... first assistant director: second unit
Dan Majkut ... second second assistant director: second unit
Katarzyna 'Kait' Malec ... key second assistant director: reshoots
Paul Byrne Prenderville ... second assistant director
Chad Wheeler ... second second assistant director

Art Department

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E. Paul Anderson ... carpenter
Amber Axelton ... props
Elizabeth Boller ... art department coordinator
Joyce Carter ... head greensman
Robert Gregory Cole ... set dresser
D. Tobias Denney ... assistant property master
Jeremy A. Gibbs ... construction gangboss
Joe Golz ... propmaker
Matt Halladay ... set dresser
Scott Christopher Harmon ... set dresser
Frank J. Hart ... general forman
Raymond Henri ... set dresser
Camden Maxine Hillman ... art department production assistant
Andy Krish ... leadman
Rebecca Leonard ... signwriter
Jimmy Lombardo ... contributing artist
John S. Parson ... set dresser
Tim Pope ... buyer
Michael S. Porter ... set dresser
John Pundt ... graphic designer
Nathalie Rhodes ... set dresser
Mike Scherschel ... property master: additional photography
Barbara Seinfeld ... standby painter (as Barbara S. Shelton)
Flynn Thomas Smith ... on set dresser
Jennifer Wang ... set decoration coordinator
Scott D. Warner ... construction coordinator
Michael Wells Jr. ... propmaker
Mary Anna 'M.A.' Woodbury ... production buyer

Sound Department

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Henry Auerbach ... additional dialog editor
Wade Barnett ... adr recordist
Michael Barry ... re-recording mixer
David A. Cohen ... supervising dialogue editor
Colette D. Dahanne ... re-recording mixer (as Colette Dahanne)
Brian Dunlop ... foley editor
Jesse Ehredt ... sound recordist
Ronald Eng ... adr editor
Randy Freeman ... boom operator
Albert Hedgepeth ... second boom / sound utility
Justin Herman ... sound engineer
Ellen Heuer ... foley artist
Chris Isaac ... sound utility
Peter Johnston ... a.d.r recordist
Sang Jun Kim ... assistant sound editor (as Sang Kim)
Tim Limer ... sound recordist
Chris Main ... boom operator
Damiano Marchese ... dialogue editor
John Morris ... sound designer / supervising sound editor
Tin Nino Ninkovic ... re-recording engineer (as Nino Ninkovic)
A. Josh Reinhardt ... foley mixer
Carl Rudisill ... sound mixer
Sarah Vorhees Wendel ... adr mixer (as Sarah Vorhees)
Michael Magill ... additional sound editing (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Paul Causey ... special effects technician
Peter Damien ... special effects foreman
David Fletcher ... special effects coordinator
Ken Gorrell ... on set foreman
Thomas Kittle ... special effects foreman
Brendan McHale ... special effects
Greg Oliver ... special effects technician
James L. Roberts ... special effects technician
Randy Southerland ... special effects technician

Visual Effects by

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Peter Allendale ... compositor: Comen VFX
Kenneth Armstrong ... compositor/graphics artist: Comen VFX
Tim Carras ... visual effects supervisor
Joshua D. Comen ... visual effects producer
Brandon Criswell ... compositor: Comen VFX
Jonathan Cronk ... visual effects coordinator: Comen VFX
Brian Cuartero ... compositor: Comen VFX
David Hochstadter ... digital compositor: ComenVFX
Young Joon Mok ... digital compositor
Tylen Orton ... accounting: Comen VFX
Michael Phan ... digital compositor: Comen VFX
Chonnanit Na Thalang ... compositor: Comen VFX
Michael J. Wechsler ... visual effects editor
Jerry Weil ... 3d artist: Comen VFX

Stunts

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Jennifer Badger ... stunt double
John Copeman ... stunt coordinator
Brenda Lorena Garcia ... stunt double: Mimi Kirkland (as Brenda Garcia)
John Gilbert ... stunts
Jessica Merideth ... stunt double: Julianne Hough
Dino Muccio ... stunt performer
Devin Sanchez ... stunt double: Noah Lomax

Camera and Electrical Department

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Brian Adams ... lighting technician
Andy Bader ... second assistant camera: re-shoots
Ken W. Ballantine ... best boy electric
Jim Bridges ... still photographer
Oliver Cary ... camera operator "a" camera
Scott Copeland ... grip
Pedro Corcega ... second assistant camera
Glen Crowley ... electrician
Eric Damazio ... key grip
Tony Damazio ... grip
Rick Davidson ... camera operator: "b" camera / steadicam operator
Larry Gianneschi IV ... first assistant camera: "c" camera
Mike Gipson ... balloon light technician
William Hand ... second assistant camera: additional
Scott Johnson ... aerial camera operator
Roy Knauf ... second assistant camera
Buddy Knotts ... helicopter pilot: camera helicopter
Gabriel Kolodny ... digital imaging technician
Charles Laughon ... hd video assist operator
Greg Lomas ... "a" camera dolly grip
Terry D. Long ... electrician
Chris Lumpkin ... best boy grip
Mike Moyer ... gaffer
Cristiano Palermi ... gaffer: reshoots
Craig Pressgrove ... "a" camera first assistant
Justin Seyb ... additional dolly grip / grip
John Slade ... grip
Michael Tackett ... still photographer
Dan Turek ... first assistant: "b" camera
Richard Cameron White ... epk camera operator
John Wruck ... electrician
Matthew C. Brookman ... rigging gaffer (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Caitlin McKenna ... adr voice casting (as Caitlin McKenna-Wilkinson)
Vanessa Neimeyer ... extras casting director
Dana Salerno ... location casting assistant / location casting associate
Bellamy Saville ... extras casting assistant
Robyn Owen Silvestri ... associate casting director (as Robyn Owen)
Kendall Stetson ... extras casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Robin Dean ... costume supervisor
Whitney Delaney ... Costume Buyer / costumer
Victor M. Giarrusso ... costumer

Location Management

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Christopher W. Allen ... assistant location manager
Brooke Barnhill ... location manager
Christopher C. Courter ... locations coordinator
Brandon Goertz ... location assistant
Thomas Parris ... location manager: reshoots
Jeramiah Snyder ... location assistant: reshoots
Ben Stolte ... assistant location manager

Music Department

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Ashley Alexander ... score coordinator
Miles Bergsma ... additional arranging / composer: additional music / score technical producer
Bob Bowen ... executive in charge of music / music supervisor
Ian Broucek ... music coordinator
Jason Markey ... music supervisor
Phil McGowan ... score mix assistant
Kevin McKeever ... additional scoring mixer
Zack Ryan ... conductor / orchestrator
Katrina Schiller ... supervising music editor
Scott Michael Smith ... score recorded by
Casey Stone ... music scoring mixer
Tina Tamura ... music preparation
Thanh Tran ... music preparation supervisor
Jeremy Underwood ... assistant score engineer
Aleks von Korff ... score recording engineer
Happy Walters ... music supervisor
E. Gedney Webb ... music editor
Ed Woolley ... score recording engineer

Script and Continuity Department

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Melinda Taksen ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Donna Brower ... transportation dispatcher
Ricky Damazio ... transportation coordinator
Justin Masters ... driver
Randall Milazzo ... driver: cast
George Mills ... transportation
Kevin Sieve ... driver: honeywagon
Scott Siler ... transportation captain

Additional Crew

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Nichole Amerson ... stand in: Irene Ziegler
Catie Andrus ... production assistant
Jeffon Avin ... assistant: Ms. Hough
Stefany Baclaan ... production staff
Laura Bartlett ... studio teacher
T. Julian Bell ... production secretary
Linda Benjamin ... EVP of Business and Legal Affairs: Relativity Media
David C. Bryant ... production assistant
Amanda Cheng ... set production assistant
Zoe Clarke ... stand-in: Mimi Kirkland
Tanja Crouch ... post-production facilities manager
Dawn Darfus ... production finance executive
Eric Lee Davis ... production assistant
Reid Doyle ... stand-in: David Lyons
Katherine Dudley ... stand in: Julianne Hough
Megan M. Edwards ... finance assistant
S.J. 'JoJo' Fieger ... production supervisor
Charlton Fitch ... stand-in
Jenny Fitzgibbons ... production accountant
David A. Flores ... media coordinator
Sean Furey ... production assistant
Mairead Gaffney ... set production assistant
Philippe Gallichet ... chef
Shannon Hamed ... travel coordinator
Hannah Hoover ... set production assistant
Jaclyn Huntling ... assistant: Mr. Bowen
Lieve Jansen ... completion guarantor
Kevin Knotts ... helicopter pilot
Ashley Kravitz ... legal clearance
Meg Lansaw ... set production assistant
Kacie Lehner ... assistant: Mr. Tooley
Chris Lemos ... assistant: Mr. Tooley
Dan Majkut ... key set production assistant
Rachel S. Mangum ... production assistant (as Rachel Mangum) / production assistant
Skylar Mathey ... technical coordinator
Greg Maxwell ... digital security
Kevin McKeon ... assistant: Ms. Brenner
Tina Mirfarsi ... executive assistant: Mr. Kavanaugh
Melissa Morkus ... assistant: Mr. Halsband
Charlie Morrison ... assistant: Mr. Bowen
Brandon Mullins ... stand-in: josh duhamel
Rebecca Orsak ... assistant: Mr. Hallström
Kenneth Porter Jr. ... production office assistant
Carrie Ringler ... assistant: Mr. Duhamel
Brenden Roberts ... production assistant (as Brenden Wedner)
Alexandre Roullet de la Bouillerie ... assistant: line producer
Nick Ruff ... assistant: Mr. Bowen
J.C. Salter ... utility production assistant
Becky Sanderman ... assistant: Ms. Brenner
David Schifter ... stand-in: Cullen Moss
Brett P. Smith ... key second assistant accountant
Sarah Sobel ... production legal
Justin Soponis ... assistant production coordinator
Kristy Sowin ... set production assistant
Bryan Staerkel ... production assistant
Daisy Gonzales Stall ... production financing
Sari Stewart ... assistant: Ms. Gaulding
Adam M. Stone ... product placement coordinator
Cat Stone ... product placement coordinator
Patricia Story ... unit publicist
Ryan Sweeney ... set production assistant
Steve Swisher ... set production assistant
Sharon B. Taksel ... first assistant accountant
Birdie Talanca ... payroll accountant
Jeremy Vause ... stand-in (as Jeremiah Scott)
Michelle Warf ... stand-in
Mary Katherine White ... production assistant / stand-in
Joel Winstead ... set production assistant
Ashley Wright ... production assistant
Elijah Yetter-Bowman ... assistant to property manager
Christiana Connor ... photo double: Cobie Smulders (uncredited)
Owen Kelly ... tax credit administration (uncredited)
Jeff Maynard ... consultant (uncredited)
Jay L. Spencer ... digital cinema consultant: Relativity Media (uncredited)

Thanks

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Robert D. Howard ... thanks (as Mayor Robert D. Howard)
Lena Olin ... thanks
Bill Rabon ... thanks (as Senator Bill Rabon)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

When a mysterious young woman named Katie appears in the small North Carolina town of Southport, her sudden arrival raises questions about her past. Beautiful, self-effacing Katie seems determined to avoid forming personal ties until a series of events draws her into two reluctant relationships: one with Alex, a widowed store owner with a kind heart and two young children; and another with her plainspoken single neighbor Jo. Despite her reservations, Katie begins to let down her guard, putting down roots in the close-knit community and becoming increasingly attached to Alex and his family. But even as Katie begins to fall in love, she struggles with the dark, haunting, terrifying secret that set her on a shattering journey across the country to the sheltered oasis of Southport. With Jo's empathetic, stubborn support, Katie eventually realizes that she must choose between a life of transient safety and one of riskier rewards . . . and that in the darkest hour, love is the only true safe haven. Written by Nicholas Sparks

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Taglines You know it when you find it. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Un havre de paix (France)
  • Safe Haven - Wie ein Licht in der Nacht (Germany)
  • Un lugar donde refugiarse (Spain)
  • 爱情避风港 (China, Mandarin title)
  • Utočište (Croatia)
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Runtime
  • 115 min
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Box Office

Budget $28,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $21,401,594, 17 Feb 2013
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $97,594,140

Did You Know?

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Trivia This is the first Nicholas Sparks film adaptation to have an actual antagonist. See more »
Goofs Katie calls and leaves a message on her neighbor's answering machine while at work at Ivan's on a Monday (according to the answering machine). When Kevin calls Ivan's and listens to the recording, it states that Ivan's is open Tuesday to Sunday, meaning it is closed on Monday. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Episode #21.87 (2013). See more »
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Quotes Jo: To the woman my husband loves: If you're reading this, then it must be true, he loves you without a shadow of a doubt or else he wouldn't have given this to you. I can only hope that you feel the same way about him that he does about you. I wanted to write this letter because I wanted you to know one very important thing: I'm so glad he's found you. I only wish I could be there somehow to meet you, and maybe in some ways I am. Outside of my husband and my two beautiful children, you are the most important person in the world to me because I am gone and they are yours now. You need to take care of them: make them laugh, hold them when they cry, stand up for them, and teach them wrong from right. The thought of you gives me hope; hope that Alex remembers what it feels like to be young and in love, hope that Josh finds someone to fish with again, hope that Lexie has someone to help her on her wedding day. I hope that one day my family will be whole again. And most of all hope that somehow I'm there with all of you, watching over all of you.
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