* Michael Douglas as Peter Thornton
* Meg Ryan as Kathleen Kelly
* Alan Alda as Larry Mellon
* Brenda Blethyn as Mary
* Stanley Tucci as Danny
* David Hyde Pierce as Alex
* Marisa Tomei as Katherine
* Rebecca De Mornay as Diane
This film is a romantic comedy that tells the story of a powerful publishing tycoon who falls in love with a bookstore owner who is trying to save her small shop from being bought out by his company.