WHEN HARRY MET SALLY...

Espousing the theory that “no man can be friends with a woman that he finds attractive” because “he always wants to have sex with her,” Billy Crystal’s committed bachelor Harry Burns puts his assumption to the test with Meg Ryan’s prim and particular Sally Albright. After a period of antagonism after graduating college, the two have become pals, living and working in New York, but their friendship is threatened when Harry discovers that he has, in fact, fallen in love. Ryan’s how-to-fake-an-orgasm performance in Katz’s Deli features director Rob Reiner’s mother, Estelle, delivering the climactic zinger (#33 on AFI’s 100 Years ...100 Movie Quotes). The Oscar®-nominated screenplay is by Nora Ephron. DIR/PROD Rob Reiner; SCR Nora Ephron; PROD Andrew Scheinman. U.S., 1989, color, 96 min. RATED R

In Memoriam: Rob Reiner (1947–2025)

Run Time: 96 Minutes

Opening Date: Friday, May 22, 2026

Genre: Romantic comedy

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