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Dear John is a 2010 American romantic war drama film directed by Lasse Hallström, based on the 2006 novel of the same name by Nicholas Sparks. It follows the story of Sergeant John Tyree, who meets and falls in love with Savannah while on leave from the military in Charleston, South Carolina. The two vow to maintain a long-distance relationship through letters as John gets deployed overseas.

Safe Haven is a 2013 American romantic drama fantasy thriller film directed by Lasse Hallström and based on Nicholas Sparks' novel. Starring Julianne Hough, Josh Duhamel and Cobie Smulders, the film follows a young woman who arrives in Southport, North Carolina, and forms a connection with a widowed father, leading her to confront a troubling past.