A Walk to Remember (2002)
It all comes down to who's by your side.
When the popular, restless Landon Carter is forced to participate in the school drama production, he falls in love with Jamie Sullivan, the daughter of the town's minister. Jamie has a "to-do" list for her life, as well as a very big secret she must keep from Landon.
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| Type | Movie |
|---|---|
| Released | 25 January 2002 |
| Genre | Drama, Romance |
| Director | Adam Shankman |
| Starring | Mandy Moore, Shane West and Peter Coyote |
| Runtime | 102 min |
| Rated | PG |
| Scores | Rotten Tomatoes (average) 4.1/10 · Rotten Tomatoes 29% · Metacritic 35/100 · TMDB users 7.7/10 |
| Budget | $12 million |
Where to watch A Walk to Remember
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| Antigua & Barbuda | In Antigua & Barbuda, A Walk to Remember is available on Netflix for about a month. |
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| Australia | In Australia, A Walk to Remember is available on Prime Video for $12.99 AUD a month and ARD/ZDF. |
| Bahamas | In the Bahamas, A Walk to Remember is available on Netflix for about a month. |
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| Belize | In Belize, A Walk to Remember is available on Netflix for about a month and Prime Video. |
| Bermuda | In Bermuda, A Walk to Remember is available on Netflix for about a month. |
| Bolivia | In Bolivia, A Walk to Remember is available on Netflix for about a month, Prime Video and Paramount+. |
| Brazil | In Brazil, A Walk to Remember is available on Netflix for R$51.90 a month, Prime Video for R$19.90 a month and Paramount+. |
| Canada | In Canada, A Walk to Remember is available on Paramount+. |
| Chile | In Chile, A Walk to Remember is available on Netflix for $7190 CLP a month, Prime Video for $6490 CLP a month and Paramount+. |
| Colombia | In Colombia, A Walk to Remember is available on Netflix for $18900 COP a month, Prime Video for $24900 COP a month and Paramount+. |
| Costa Rica | In Costa Rica, A Walk to Remember is available on Netflix for about a month, Prime Video and Paramount+. |
| Cuba | In Cuba, A Walk to Remember is available on Netflix for about a month. |
| Denmark | In Denmark, A Walk to Remember is available on Prime Video for 69 kr DKK a month and Viaplay for 159 kr DKK a month. |
| Dominican Republic | In the Dominican Republic, A Walk to Remember is available on Netflix for about a month, Prime Video and Paramount+. |
| Ecuador | In Ecuador, A Walk to Remember is available on Netflix for $5.99 a month, Prime Video for $5.99 a month and Paramount+. |
| El Salvador | In El Salvador, A Walk to Remember is available on Netflix for a month, Prime Video and Paramount+. |
| Finland | In Finland, A Walk to Remember is available on Prime Video for €6.99 a month and Viaplay for €13.99 a month. |
| French Guiana | In French Guiana, A Walk to Remember is available on Netflix for a month. |
| Guatemala | In Guatemala, A Walk to Remember is available on Netflix for about a month, Prime Video and Paramount+. |
| Honduras | In Honduras, A Walk to Remember is available on Netflix for about a month and Prime Video. |
| India | In India, A Walk to Remember is available on Prime Video for ₹299 a month. |
| Jamaica | In Jamaica, A Walk to Remember is available on Netflix for about a month. |
| Japan | In Japan, A Walk to Remember is available on U-NEXT for ¥2189 JPY a month. |
| Mexico | In Mexico, A Walk to Remember is available on Netflix for $269 MXN a month, Prime Video for $99 MXN a month and Paramount+. |
| Netherlands | In the Netherlands, A Walk to Remember is available on Prime Video for €4.99 a month. |
| New Zealand | In New Zealand, A Walk to Remember is available on Prime Video for $8.99 NZD a month. |
| Nicaragua | In Nicaragua, A Walk to Remember is available on Netflix for about a month, Prime Video and Paramount+. |
| Norway | In Norway, A Walk to Remember is available on Prime Video for 79 kr NOK a month and Viaplay for 169 kr NOK a month. |
| Panama | In Panama, A Walk to Remember is available on Netflix for $5.99 a month, Prime Video for $5.99 a month and Paramount+. |
| Paraguay | In Paraguay, A Walk to Remember is available on Netflix for about a month, Prime Video and Paramount+. |
| Peru | In Peru, A Walk to Remember is available on Netflix for S/28.90 a month, Prime Video for S/25.90 a month and Paramount+. |
| South Korea | In South Korea, A Walk to Remember is available on Netflix for ₩13500 a month. |
| St. Lucia | In St. Lucia, A Walk to Remember is available on Netflix for about a month. |
| Sweden | In Sweden, A Walk to Remember is available on Prime Video for 69 kr SEK a month and Viaplay for 169 kr SEK a month. |
| Trinidad & Tobago | In Trinidad & Tobago, A Walk to Remember is available on Netflix for about a month. |
| Turks & Caicos Islands | In Turks & Caicos Islands, A Walk to Remember is available on Netflix for a month. |
| Uruguay | In Uruguay, A Walk to Remember is available on Netflix for about $U482 a month, Prime Video for $U249 a month and Paramount+. |
| Venezuela | In Venezuela, A Walk to Remember is available on Netflix for about a month, Prime Video and Paramount+. |
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What kind of watch this is
A Walk to Remember is a 2002 romance that relies on a single, heavy secret to drive its emotional weight. Directed by Adam Shankman, it pairs Mandy Moore and Shane West in a story where a popular boy meets the minister’s daughter, who is keeping a life-altering truth from him. The film runs 102 minutes. It is not a subtle piece of cinema, but it commits fully to the idea that love can be both a comfort and a burden. The tagline suggests it all comes down to who is by your side, which is a fair summary of the movie’s central tension. It asks you to sit with the pain of a secret that changes everything.
What the critics said
Critics were not kind. Rotten Tomatoes sits at 29% as of August 2024, with an average score of 4.1/10 from October 2021. Metacritic, equally unimpressed, gives it 35 out of 100. The consensus leans on words like bland and syrupy. Entertainment Weekly retitled it "A Walk to Forget," which is a cleverer verdict than most. Stephanie Zacharek of Salon.com called it "an Edsel" as a vehicle for Mandy Moore. Not everyone hated it. Roger Ebert found the acting "quietly convincing," and the Chicago Reader saw "nuance and charm." The film is a polarizing mess, but at least it is honest about being a mess.
How it did with audiences
A $12 million budget turned into $47 million worldwide, a margin that studios usually call a win and accountants call a Tuesday. It opened strong, pulling in $12.2 million on its first weekend to land in third place. TMDB users rate it 7.7, which suggests the romance aged better than the marketing materials.
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Sources
- A Walk to Remember on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q219442 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
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