Kate & Leopold is a 2001 English-language Comedy Fantasy motion picture written by Steven Rogers and James Mangold. The movie is directed by James Mangold and produced by Cathy Konrad under the banner of Konrad Pictures. Kate & Leopold is a 2001 American romantic-comedy fantasy film that tells a story of a physicist by the name of Stuart , who accidentally pulls his great?great?grandfather, Leopold , through a time portal from 19th?century New York to the present, where Leopold and Stuart's ex?girlfriend, Kate , fall in love with each other. Kate & leopold features Meg Ryan, Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Breckin Meyer, Natasha Lyonne, Bradley Whitford and Ty Copeman. The screenplay is written by James Mangold and Steven Rogers. The music was composed by Rolfe Kent. Cinematography was done by Stuart Dryburgh and editing by David Brenner. The film has a running time of 123 minutes. It was released on 20th December 2001. The Film was successful at box office. Kate & Leopold was made on a budget of $48 million and it was a hit at box office gross of $76 million. Distribution rights for the movie were acquired by Miramax Films. Kate & Leopold is a 2001 American romantic-comedy fantasy film that tells a story of a physicist by the name of Stuart , who accidentally pulls his great?great?grandfather, Leopold , through a time portal from 19th?century New York to the present, where Leopold and Stuart's ex?girlfriend, Kate , fall in love with each other.