Inspired by the 1957 film An Affair to Remember, Sleepless in Seattle is a light romantic comedy about a recently-engaged journalist named Annie (Meg Ryan) who sets out on a cross-country trip to meet Sam (Tom Hanks) after hearing his son's phone call to a radio talk show. Though she has never met Sam, Annie is convinced by his son's plea, for his father to find a new wife, that she is destined to be his lover. Nora Ephron's script is light and engaging, full of fine, gentle jokes, while both Ryan and Hanks give thoroughly winning performances, as does Rosie O'Donnell as Ryan's best friend, Becky.