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I’m Crying At Mandy Moore & Shane West Celebrating the 16th Anniversary of ‘A Walk to Remember’

Erica Kam

I can’t believe it’s been so long, but A Walk to Remember is officially 16 years old! Based on a Nicholas Sparks novel, the story of Jamie and Landon slowly falling in love in a small town before encountering tragedy has made countless people smile (and cry).

Lead actors Mandy Moore and Shane West obviously haven’t forgotten how special the film is, because they each tweeted out super-cute throwback pics this morning:

Of course, fans of the movie (AKA all of us) were getting a bit emotional on Twitter.

There was crying.

And comparisons to This Is Us, in which Moore plays mother Rebecca Pearson.

There were even a couple of wonderful personal anecdotes.

In short, I think I’m not the only one considering doing a re-watch tonight — tissue box in hand, of course!

Erica Kam is the Life Editor at Her Campus. She oversees the life, career, and news verticals on the site, including academics, experience, high school, money, work, and Her20s coverage. Over her six years at Her Campus, Erica has served in various editorial roles on the national team, including as the previous Culture Editor and as an editorial intern. She has also interned at Bustle Digital Group, where she covered entertainment news for Bustle and Elite Daily. She graduated in 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in English and creative writing from Barnard College, where she was the senior editor of Columbia and Barnard’s Her Campus chapter and a deputy copy editor for The Columbia Spectator. When she's not writing or editing, you can find her dissecting K-pop music videos for easter eggs and rereading Jane Austen novels. She also loves exploring her home, the best city in the world — and if you think that's not NYC, she's willing to fight you on it.