Sweet Home Alabama

"Sometimes What You're Looking For Is Right Where You Left It."

Sep 27 2002 PG-13 1h 48m
Comedy, Romance

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.

Plot

Melanie Carmichael, an up and rising fashion designer in New York, has gotten almost everything she wished for since she was little. She has a great career and the JFK-like fiancée of New York City. But when he proposes to her, she doesn't forget about her family back down South. More importantly, her husband back there, who refuses to divorce her ever since she sent divorce papers seven years ago. To set matters straight, she decides to go to the south quick and make him sign the papers. When things don't turn out the way she planned them, she realizes that what she had before in the south was far more perfect than the life she had in New York City.

Written by

Douglas J. Eboch, C. Jay Cox

Directed by

Andy Tennant

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Pigeon Creek Films, D&D Films, Original Film, Touchstone Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

3 wins & 6 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
127,605
Average Rating
6.2 out of 10
Metascore
45
Popularity
NA