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Critic William Thomas
rated 6

The only romantic comedy out there which spans two lifetimes...

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klimt2020
rated 10

My all time favorite movie. So sweet and romantic, and I love Cybill Shepherd and Robert Downey Jr together. Their chemistry is amazing.

3 months ago
muzik1
rated 8

Hyggelig romantisk komedie

6 months ago

Cast & Crew

Emile Ardolino
Director
Christopher McDonald
As Louie Jeffries
Kathleen Freeman
As Mrs. Handy
Robert Downey Jr.
As Alex Finch
Josef Sommer
As Judge Fenwick
Joe Grifasi
As Omar
Cybill Shepherd
As Corinne Jeffries

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CHANCES ARE is a romantic comedy that follows the story of Louie Jeffries, a young district attorney who dies in a car accident in 1964, but is given a second chance at life when he is reborn as Alex Finch in 1987. Twenty-three years later, Louie's widow Corinne still misses him, while his best friend Phillip Train has taken on the role of raising Louie's daughter Miranda as his own. When Miranda meets Alex, who works in the library at Yale University, she starts to develop feelings for him, unaware of their connection through her father. As Alex and Miranda grow closer, he begins to experience flashbacks of his past life as Louie and struggles to reconcile his new identity with his old memories. Meanwhile, Phillip finds himself caught between his love for Corinne and his loyalty to Louie's memory. Will Alex be able to navigate this complicated love triangle and find happiness with Miranda?

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Chances Are include Dream a Little Dream, Teen Wolf, The Mask, Splash, Heavenly Kid, Big.

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Chances Are was released in theaters on March 10, 1989.