Forces of Nature

1999
PG-13
1h 45m

IMDb RATING

5.5/10

36K

YOUR RATING

Sandra Bullock and Ben Affleck in Forces of Nature (1999)

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Romantic Comedy Comedy Romance

A soon-to-be-married man encounters an exciting stranger after his plane suffers an accident on takeoff.A soon-to-be-married man encounters an exciting stranger after his plane suffers an accident on takeoff.A soon-to-be-married man encounters an exciting stranger after his plane suffers an accident on takeoff.

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IMDb RATING

5.5/10

36K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins & 5 nominations total

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Forces of Nature

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What Roles Was Ben Affleck Considered For?

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What Roles Was Ben Affleck Considered For?

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Trivia
About a year after the release of the movie, Sandra Bullock actually did survive a plane crash when the corporate jet she was a passenger in skidded off the runway at the Jackson Hole, Wyoming airport. She was not injured in the crash.

Goofs
When Ben and Sarah get off the train they leave all their personal belongings (Ben's laptop, and Sarah's purse and luggage). Later, in the laundromat, Sarah's wallet gets stolen from her handbag, but she'd left all that on the train.

Quotes
Ben Holmes: Quoting Bishop Jeremy Taylor, "Marriage hath in it less of beauty but more of safety, than the single life; it hath more care, but less danger, it is more merry, and more sad; it is fuller of sorrows, and fuller of joys; it lies under more burdens, but it is supported by all the strengths of love and charity, and those burdens are delightful."

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: The Deep End of the Ocean/Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels/Cruel Intentions/Analyze This/Wing Commander (1999)

Soundtracks
Take California
Written by Alex Gifford
Performed by Propellerheads
Courtesy of DreamWorks Records, Wall of Sound and Propellerheads

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Featured review

7/10

Sometimes the people we meet change us forever.

I cannot imagine anything that would be more fun than taking a road-trip with Sarah Lewis (Sandra Bullock). That is why I really think this film is worth watching. Ben Holmes (Ben Affleck) got something that very few of us ever get to experience - a couple of days with someone who will truly liberate us from our staid conventions and open our eyes to a world that we never knew even existed.

Working with the developmentally disabled, I have to constantly remember that I cannot say they don't want to live or work or do something until I have exposed them to that opportunity and let them make an informed choice.

How many times have we made choices without knowing all the opens - or even that there are options. Ben got the opportunity to make an informed choice. I am not saying I would have made his choice, but he knew what he was doing.

Don't watch this movie looking for a comedy, even though it is funny; don't watch it looking for romance, even though there is plenty to see; but watch it to open your eyes to another world and ask yourself if your world is really what you want.