Nights in Rodanthe

Nights in Rodanthe
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	George C. Wolfe
Produced by	Denise Di Novi
Screenplay by	Ann Peacock John Romano
Based on	Nights in Rodanthe by Nicholas Sparks
Starring	Richard Gere Diane Lane James Franco
Music by	Jeanine Tesori
Cinematography	Alfonso Beato
Edited by	Brian A. Kates
Production company	Village Roadshow Pictures
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	September 26, 2008
Running time	97 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$84,375,061

Nights in Rodanthe is a 2008 American romantic drama film. It is an adaptation of Nicholas Sparks' 2002 novel of the same name. The film stars Richard Gere and Diane Lane in their third screen collaboration after Unfaithful (2002) and The Cotton Club (1984). The film is rated PG-13 by the MPAA for "some sensuality" and was released on September 26, 2008. It was filmed in the small seaside village of Rodanthe, the northernmost village of the inhabited areas of Hatteras Island as well as North Topsail Beach, North Carolina. The film's soundtrack features "Love Remains the Same", a song written by Gavin Rossdale for his 2008 debut solo album, despite the fact that it does not appear in the film.

While picking up his son and daughter for a weekend visit, Jack (Christopher Meloni) tells his estranged wife Adrienne (Diane Lane) that he still "loves her" and wants to move back home. (It is made clear that Jack left his family for another woman.) Adrienne suggests that his remorse is due to his falling out with the other woman, but in any event says she needs time and space to think. The rift that this causes between the daughter and her mother is palpable. Typical teenage angst and rebellion follow and Adrienne is sure she is losing her daughter over the events that are unfolding in her marriage.