The Notebook
Behind every great love is a great story.
Genres
Overview
An epic love story centered around an older man who reads aloud to a woman with Alzheimer's. From a faded notebook, the old man's words bring to life the story about a couple who is separated by World War II, and is then passionately reunited, seven years later, after they have taken different paths.
Details
Budget
$29000000
Revenue
$115600000
Runtime
123 min
Release Date
2004-05-25
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
11923
Vote Average
7.891
Ryan Gosling
Noah Calhoun
Rachel McAdams
Allie Hamilton
Gena Rowlands
Older Allie
James Garner
Duke
Joan Allen
Anne Hamilton
David Thornton
John Hamilton
James Marsden
Lon Hammond
Kevin Connolly
Fin
Sam Shepard
Frank Calhoun
Starletta DuPois
Nurse Esther
Ed Grady
Harry
Jennifer Echols
Nurse Selma
Heather Wahlquist
Sara Tuffington
Cullen Moss
Bodee
Thunderbird Dinwiddie
Veronica
James Middleton
Aaron
Peter Rosenfeld
Professor
Obba Babatundé
Band Leader
Chuck Pacheco
Bus Driver
Todd Lewis
Reporter
Mark Johnson
Photographer
Robert Fraisse
Buyer #1
Barbara Weetman
Buyer #2
Daniel Chamblin
Buyer #3
Sasha Azevedo
Wife of Buyer #3
Jamie Anne Allman
Martha Shaw
Rebecca Koon
Aunt Georgia
Sandra Elise Williams
Aunt Jeanette
Deborah Hobart
Aunt Kitty
Sylvia Jefferies
Rosemary
Mark Garner
Lon's Employee
Scott Ritenour
Lon's Employee
Milton Buras
Lon's Employee
Elizabeth Bond
Lon's Secretary
Matthew Barry
Dr. Barnwell
Nancy De Mayo
Mary Allen
Renée Amber
Nurse at Counter
Tim O'Brien
Mr. Tuffington
Meredith O'Brien
Mrs. Tuffington
Geoffrey Knight
Barker
Andrew Schaff
Matthew Jamison III
Tim Ivey
Rower
Anthony-Michael Q. Thomas
Nurse Keith
Matt Shelly
Seabrook Boy
Michael D. Fuller
Seabrook Boy
Jonathan Parks Jordan
Seabrook Boy
Leslea Fisher
Seabrook Girl
Jude Kitchens
Tommy the Ferris Wheel Operator
Pat Leonard
Lieutenant Davis
Kweli Leapart
Willa
Frederick Bingham
Postman
Daniel Czekalski
Recruitment Officer
Bradley D. Capshaw
Injured Soldier
James Scott Deaton
Injured Soldier
Eve Kagan
Sarah Lawrence Girl
Stephanie Wheeler
Sarah Lawrence Girl
Erin Guzowski
Sarah Lawrence Girl
John Cundari
Maitre D'
Hugh Robertson
Pastor
Robert Washington
Elgin
Robert Ivey
Dressmaker
Sherril M. Turner
Linda Jean
Meredith Zealy
Maggie
Julianne Keller Lewis
Davanee
Madison Wayne Ellis
Noah, Jr.
Riley Novak
Edmond
Ronald Betts
Male Nurse
Paul Johansson
Allie's Mom's Ex Boyfriend (uncredited)
David Abrams
Recruit (uncredited)
Bruce Williamson
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Bob Forrest
Man Having Dinner in Retirement Home (uncredited)
Taylor Engel
Guy in Movie Theatre (uncredited)
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