The Way We Were
“Everything seemed so important then... even love!”
1973 · 1 h 58 min
Sydney PollackCast
Barbra Streisand 
Robert Redford 
Bradford Dillman 
Lois Chiles 
Patrick O'Neal 
Viveca Lindfors
Credits
Written by: 
Arthur Laurents
Plot
Opposites attract when a politically active Jewish woman and a carefree WASP meet in college, and again after World War II.
Sinekatalog’s take
Sydney Pollack's romantic drama is wistful and memorable, with Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford at their best.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.0 / 10 (31,325 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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