Sweet Home Alabama

Sweet Home Alabama

Sometimes what you're looking for is right where you left it.

2002108 min6.4 / 10

A warm, playful romantic comedy about a woman caught between her ambitious new life and the pull of her small-town past, ultimately discovering that home and love are intertwined.

New York fashion designer Melanie Carmichael suddenly finds herself engaged to the city's most eligible bachelor. But her past holds many secrets—including Jake, the redneck husband she married in high school, who refuses to divorce her. Bound and determined to end their contentious relationship once and for all, Melanie sneaks back home to Alabama to confront her past.

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