The Shop Around the Corner

4.2

(867)

Comedy

Drama

Romance

1940

99 min

Two employees at a gift shop can barely stand one another, without realising that they are falling in love through the post as each other's anonymous pen pal.

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Comedy

Drama

Romance

Romantic Comedy

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"I've always found Jimmy Stewart to be swoon worthy. So this is very enjoyable. Recommended. "

TheGingerGirl455

"Other than the fact that the setting of thos film is supposed to be Budapest, and two actors are European, everything else about it is American. The setting only makes sense because this movie is based on the Hungarian play written in 1937. I enjoyed seeing a very young James Stewart as an earnest man trying to succeed in life. This is a sweet, funny, and romantic film about two shop clerks that don't realize that they have been writing each other as pen pals. They really don't know each other well, since their persona in each letter is very different from that at work. The conflicts are very funny and sometimes very frustrating. Overall, this is a clean film the entire family can enjoy. (This film was the basis for "You've Got Mail," starring Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks.)"

Errika Mason

"This movie made my heart flutter. I love how it inspired “You’ve Got Mail” but this film has a charm that the remake just doesn’t. The characters are so likable (especially Pepi) and it’s such an enjoyable watch. Not to mention that James Stewart is just plain nice to look at!"