Romantic comedies are often lighthearted and fun, but there are also many serious films that explore relationships in all their complexity. Here are 15 great movies to watch this weekend.
Beyond The Lights [2014]
Beyond The Lights is a romantic drama starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Nate Parker. The film follows a young woman who is trying to make it in the music industry. She falls in love with a man who is not her type, but she soon realizes that he may be exactly what she needs.
The Proposal [2009]
After discovering that she is to be deported to Canada, high-powered book editor Margaret Tate (Sandra Bullock) announces her engagement to Andy Paxton, her dim-witted assistant. Andrew accepts the ruse, but has a few conditions of his own. He requires that they meet in Alaska so he can meet his strange family.
The Wedding Planner [2001]
Mary (Jennifer Lopez) is saved from a near-fatal accident by handsome pediatrician Steve Edison (Matthew McConaughey) after she celebrates the wedding of Internet tycoon Fran Donelly (Bridgette Wilson-Sampras). Mary thinks she’s finally discovered a reason to believe in love after spending the most beautiful evening of her life.
Friends with Benefits [2011]
Jamie (Mila Kunis) and Dylan (Justin Timberlake) decide it would be nice if they could share some casual sex with no strings attached (not counting actual relationships), things get tricky real quick–especially when feelings get involved.
Crazy, Stupid, Love [2011]
Cal Weaver (Steve Carell) has achieved the American dream. He works a lucrative job, lives in a lovely home with his beautiful wife, Emily (Julianne Moore), and adorable children. Cal’s seemingly ideal existence comes to an end when he learns that his wife has been unfaithful and desires a divorce.
Everything, Everything [2017]
Maddy (Amandla Stenberg) is a brilliant, curious, and creative 18-year-old who is confined to her home by an illness. Nick Robinson plays Olly, the boy next door who will not be denied. Maddy and Olly form a strong connection using blinds as windows and text messaging only.
Midnight Sun [2018]
Katie Price, a 17-year-old girl who lives with a life-threatening sensitivity to sunlight, has grown up in isolation. When she goes out after dark to perform her guitar for passing travelers, her world expands. One night, Katie happens upon Charlie, a young guy she’s admired for years but never had the courage to approach.
Love, Rosie [2014]
When Alex and his family move from Dublin to America, his best friend Rosie is left behind. Will their relationship survive years of separation?
Crazy Rich Asians [2018]
Rachel is delighted to go to her longtime companion Nick’s wedding in Singapore with him. She’s also surprised to learn that Nick has a lavish family and is regarded one of Singapore’s most eligible bachelors. Rachel must now deal with envious socialites, odd relatives, and something far, far worse: Nick’s ridiculous mother.
10 Things I Hate About You [1999]
Kat Stratford (Julia Stiles) is gorgeous, brilliant, and acerbic to most of her schoolmates, which means she doesn’t receive many suitors. Unfortunately for Bianca (Larisa Oleynik), household rules prohibit her from dating until Kat gets a boyfriend.
After [2019]
Tessa Young is a hardworking high school student who is devoted to her sweetheart. When Tessa enters her first semester of college, she finds herself confronted with Hardin Scott, a mysterious and introspective rebel who challenges everything she thought she knew about herself.
Maid in Manhattan [2002]
Marisa Ventura (Jennifer Lopez) is a single mother who was born and bred in the New York City boroughs, works as a maid at a first-class Manhattan hotel, and struggles to make ends meet. By coincidence and mistake of identity, Marisa meets Christopher Marshall (Ralph Fiennes), a prospective politician.
How To Lose A Guy in 10 Days [2003]
In the film, Andie (Kate Hudson) is a popular advice columnist who tries to go over the line in her new piece on how to persuade a man to leave you in 10 days. Her editor, Lana (Bebe Neuwirth), loves it, and Andie goes off to find a male subject for her experiment.
The Notebook [2004]
A young couple (Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams) become involved with each other despite the girl’s upcoming marriage. Based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks.
Fifty Shades of Grey [2015]
Anastasia Steele (Dakota Johnson), an inexperienced college student, meets a wealthy businessman, Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan), who introduces her to a new world.
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