Serendipity (film) Serendipity (film) Serendipity is a 2001 American romantic comedy film directed by Peter Chelsom, written by Marc Klein, and starring John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale. The music score was composed by Alan Silvestri. During the Christmas season in New York City, Jonathan Trager encounters Sara Thomas at Bloomingdale's while they attempt to buy the same pair of black cashmere gloves. While they are both in relationships, a mutual attraction leads to sharing dessert at Serendipity 3. Sara reveals her opinion that fate determines many of her decisions in life. They encounter each other again when they both have to return
Serendipity (film) a profit. After some of the biggest commercial failures of all time ("Town & Country"), "Serendipity" marked the first of several box-office successes for Chelsom, peaking in 2009 with "". The film grossed $50,294,317 in the domestic box office and $27,221,987 internationally for a worldwide total of $77,516,304. Based on 130 reviews, the film holds a 59% approval rating on review aggregaion website Rotten Tomatoes. The site's consensus states: "Light and charming, "Serendipity" could benefit from less contrivances." On Metacritic, the film has a 52/100 rating, signifying "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average