Before co-starring in their own popular rom-coms in the 1990s, Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan nearly played the leads in the classic film When Harry Met Sally. Released in 1989, When Harry Met Sally was directed by Rob Reiner and written by Nora Ephron. The rom-com stars Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan as two people who finally come together romantically after years of chance encounters and failed relationships with other people.