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2,697 Ratings

DESPERATELY SEEKING SUSAN

Directed by Susan Seidelman
United States, 1985
Comedy, Thriller, Drama, Romance
  • 104104 minutes

Synopsis

Bored New Jersey housewife Roberta fills her days by reading the personals, following a romance between “Jim” and “Susan”, who lead the kind of free-spirited lives she can only dream about. And dream she does—until, one day, she actually shows up at the couple’s prearranged rendezvous in New York.

Synopsis

Bored New Jersey housewife Roberta fills her days by reading the personals, following a romance between “Jim” and “Susan”, who lead the kind of free-spirited lives she can only dream about. And dream she does—until, one day, she actually shows up at the couple’s prearranged rendezvous in New York.