Sweet Home Alabama Sometimes What You're Looking For Is Right Where You Left It. Release date: 2002-09-26 Genres: Comedy, Romance Actors: Jean Smart, Mary Kay Place, Ethan Embry, Fred Ward, Eddy Donno, Kevin Hagan, Sharon Blackwood, Ted Manson, Courtney Gains, Sean Bridgers, Patrick Dempsey, Rhona Mitra, Josh Lucas, Dakota Fanning, Colin Ford, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Katharine Towne, Melanie Lynskey, Thomas Curtis, Deborah Duke, Michelle Krusiec, Reese Witherspoon, Bob Penny, Jody Thompson, Sarah Baker, Kevin Sussman, Candice Bergen, Leslie Hendrix, Tony Rizzoli, Afemo Omilami, Mark Matkevich, Nathan Lee Graham, Traci Ann Wolfe, Michael Snow, Dennis Ryan, Dionne Gipson, Jen Apgar, Jim O'Connor, Bob Seel, Suzi Bass, Doug Killen, Kelly Franklin, Kelsey Lowenthal, Lee Roy Giles, Keni Thomas, Emily Furman, Phil Cater, Fleet Cooper, Jeanne Arnold, Charlotte Pierrepont, Pete Talton, Jana Lynn Schoep, Mark Skinner, Osjha Anderson Budget: $30,000,000Revenue: $180,622,424 Runtime: 1 h. 48 min. Score: 6.4/10 Votes: 1,585 Countries: United States of America Companies: Touchstone Pictures, Original Film, D&D Films, Pigeon Creek Films Available* : Overview: 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.