Favourite Romances
Hollywood's Best of Old and New Romantic Movies!!! I've selected a mixture of what I consider the best romantic movies ever made, I choose from all genres and my only rule is that romance is extremely vital to the film!
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- DirectorNora EphronStarsTom HanksMeg RyanRoss MalingerA recently widowed man's son calls a radio talk-show in an attempt to find his father a partner.Newly engaged journalist Annie Reed (Meg Ryan) becomes infatuated with a Seattle widower Sam Baldwin (Tom Hanks), after his young son Jonah announces via radio that his dad needs a new wife, which results in Annie, and many other women, reaching out to the still mourning single dad hoping to fill the void in his heart.
- DirectorJon TurteltaubStarsSandra BullockBill PullmanPeter GallagherA hopelessly romantic Chicago Transit Authority ticket booth operator is mistaken for the fiancée of a comatose patient.Lucy (Sandra Bullock) a lonely, single token collector, is enamored with an attractive man named Peter. After saving his life Peter's loving family accidentally believe they are engaged and Lucy falls in love with them, and Peter's handsome brother Jack (Bill Pullman), who is suspicious of Lucy but falls for her as well.
- DirectorBlake EdwardsStarsAudrey HepburnGeorge PeppardPatricia NealA young New York socialite becomes interested in a young man who has moved into her apartment building, but her past threatens to get in the way.The classic story of Holly Golightly (Audrey Hepburn) who roams New York City searching for an eligible, wealthy man to marry, and dreaming of jewelry from Tiffany's. When she meets her new neighbor, a "writer" named Paul (George Peppard) all her ideas on love are tested.
- DirectorSydney PollackStarsHarrison FordJulia OrmondGreg KinnearAn ugly duckling having undergone a remarkable change, still harbors feelings for her crush: a carefree playboy, but not before his business-focused brother has something to say about it.A remake of the 1950s classic, Sabrina Fairchild (Julia Ormond), the shy chauffeur's daughter is hopelessly in love with younger, playboy son David (Greg Kinnear). Departing for Paris, she returns a mature and elegant lady, which turns David's head, which makes older, more serious brother Linus (Harrison Ford) step in and court her himself in order to save a merger, but loses his heart in the process.
- DirectorNora EphronStarsTom HanksMeg RyanGreg KinnearBook superstore magnate Joe Fox and independent book shop owner Kathleen Kelly fall in love in the anonymity of the Internet, both blissfully unaware that he's trying to put her out of business.Kathleen Kelly (Meg Ryan) runs a charming children's bookstore, while Joe Fox (Tom Hanks) owns a large chain of bookstores and his latest is creating competition with Kathleen's little store. While the two detest each other in real life, they have no idea that they have fallen in love online.
- DirectorMichael GordonStarsDoris DayJames GarnerPolly BergenAfter being lost at sea for several years, a missing wife thought long dead returns just after her husband has remarried.Five years after a plane crash separated lawyer Nick Arden (James Garner) from his wife Ellen (Doris Day) he is ready to move on with his new girlfriend Bianca (Polly Bergen) and have her declared legally dead. But on the same day he remarries, Ellen turns up alive and is determined to win back her husband.
- DirectorMichael GordonStarsRock HudsonDoris DayTony RandallAn interior decorator and a playboy songwriter share a telephone party line and size each other up.A classic battle of the sexes romance, single interior decorator Jan Morrow (Doris Day) must share a party line with playboy composer Brad Allen (Rock Hudson) who romances different women on the phone which disgusts Jan. After a chance meeting the two begin a relationship and genuinely fall in love, with Jan not knowing she's actually dating her worst nightmare.
- DirectorTaylor HackfordStarsRichard GereDebra WingerDavid KeithA young man must complete his work at a Navy Officer Candidate School to become an aviator, with the help of a tough Gunnery Sergeant and his new girlfriend.Zack Mayo (Richard Gere) dreams of becoming a Navy officer and flying jets, but years of discouragement from his cynical father has made it difficult for him to get close to people and during his training he remains detached from his fellow candidates. His views change after making a true friend and meeting a local girl, Paula (Debra Winger), who dreams of leaving her small town and marrying a naval aviator. With their support and the "support" of his training commander, Mayo might just achieve his dreams.
- DirectorJoe WrightStarsKeira KnightleyMatthew MacfadyenBrenda BlethynSparks fly when spirited Elizabeth Bennet meets single, rich, and proud Mr. Darcy. But Mr. Darcy reluctantly finds himself falling in love with a woman beneath his class. Can each overcome their own pride and prejudice?Jane Austen's timeless tale of Elizabeth Bennet (Keira Knightley), a young women who would rather marry for love than wealth and finds her heart's desire with the "last possible man she could ever marry", wealthy, arrogant Mr. Darcy (Matthew Macfadyen).
- DirectorVictor FlemingGeorge CukorSam WoodStarsClark GableVivien LeighThomas MitchellA sheltered and manipulative Southern belle and a roguish profiteer face off in a turbulent romance as the society around them crumbles with the end of slavery and is rebuilt during the Civil War and Reconstruction periods.Hollywood's masterpiece film about the Civil War and the fiery, iron willed southern beauty, Scarlett O'Hara (Vivien Leigh), who sees her girlish dreams shattered during the war and the harsh realities she must face and overcome once the war is over. In doing so she is torn by her infatuation with Ashley Wilkes (Leslie Howard) an honorable man married to the compassionate and selfless Melanie (Olivia de Havilland). Ashley is attracted to Scarlett, but can never truly return her feelings due to his devotion to his wife. Meanwhile the devilish Rhett Butler (Clark Gable), the only man who can understand and love Scarlett the way she deserves, continually enters her life, challenges and understands her better than anyone else ever could.
- DirectorJames CameronStarsLeonardo DiCaprioKate WinsletBilly ZaneA seventeen-year-old aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic.Jack Dawson (Leonardo DiCaprio) a penniless artist and Rose Bukater (Kate Winslet) an innocent and engaged society girl find genuine love and heartache aboard the doomed luxury liner, Titanic.
- DirectorLasse HallströmStarsJuliette BinocheJohnny DeppJudi DenchA French woman and her young daughter open up a chocolate shop in a small remote village that shakes up the rigid morality of the community.A non-traditionalist chocolatier named Vianne Rocher (Juliette Binoche) and her young daughter, Anouk, arrive in a quiet French town and stirs up mischief and magic with her chocolate delicacies, just in time for Lent. Vianne's chocolate helps change the residents lives for the better, while finding a passionate romance with a sexy river gypsy named Roux (Johnny Depp).
- DirectorJohn MaddenStarsGwyneth PaltrowJoseph FiennesGeoffrey RushThe world's greatest ever playwright, William Shakespeare, is young, out of ideas and short of cash, but meets his ideal woman and is inspired to write one of his most famous plays.A fictional account of how young William Shakespeare (Joseph Fiennes) was inspired to write the classic play "Romeo and Juliet" by the lovely Viola (Gwyneth Paltrow), the unhappily engaged daughter of a wealthy merchant.
- DirectorSharon MaguireStarsRenée ZellwegerColin FirthHugh GrantBridget Jones is determined to improve herself while she looks for love in a year in which she keeps a personal diary.Bridget Jones (Renee Zellweger) is a single career woman, who keeps a record in her diary about her weight, job and romances. After a painful breakup with her womanizing boss Daniel Cleaver (Hugh Grant), she takes notice of Mark Darcy (Colin Firth), a decent but snooty man who keeps popping up in her life and may just be her true love.
- DirectorMarc LawrenceStarsSandra BullockHugh GrantAlicia WittA lawyer decides that she's used too much like a nanny by her boss, so she walks out on him.Hard-working lawyer/activist Lucy Kelson (Sandra Bullock) begins working for wealthy and sarcastic George Wade (Hugh Grant). When Lucy finally can't take his selfish, non-work demands any longer she gives her two weeks notice and their feelings for each other soon become undeniable.
- DirectorNancy MeyersStarsMeryl StreepSteve MartinAlec BaldwinWhen attending their son's college graduation, a couple reignite the spark in their relationship. But the complicated fact is they're divorced and he's remarried.Divorced bakery owner Jane (Meryl Streep) and her ex-husband Jake (Alec Baldwin) begin an affair years after their divorce and things become more complicated when Jane begins dating her architect Adam (Steve Martin) and they try and keep the affair from their kids.
- DirectorJames MangoldStarsMeg RyanHugh JackmanLiev SchreiberAn English Duke from 1876 is inadvertently dragged to modern day New York where he falls for a plucky advertising executive.Leopold, Duke of Albany (Hugh Jackman), accidentally follows Stuart, a scientist, through a time portal, bringing him to modern day Manhattan. With time to kill before the portal opens again and he can return home, he begins romancing Stuart's ex-girlfriend Kate (Meg Ryan), a cynical workaholic who is aiming for a promotion and charmed by Leopold's old fashioned chivalry and attentive behaviour.
- DirectorGary TrousdaleKirk WiseStarsPaige O'HaraRobby BensonJesse CortiA prince cursed to spend his days as a hideous monster sets out to regain his humanity by earning a young woman's love.Disney's most beautiful love story tells the tale of Belle (Paige O'Hara), a young girl feeling trapped in her quaint French village and dreams of a life of adventure. When her eccentric father goes missing she finds him held captive in a spooky, enchanted castle by a brutal beast (Robbie Benson) who is under a spell that can only be broken by true love.
- DirectorAnthony MinghellaStarsRalph FiennesJuliette BinocheWillem DafoeAt the close of World War II, a young nurse tends to a badly burned plane crash victim. His past is shown in flashbacks, revealing an involvement in a fateful love affair.
- DirectorLasse HallströmStarsEwan McGregorEmily BluntAmr WakedA fisheries expert is approached by a consultant to help realize a sheik's vision of bringing the sport of fly-fishing to the desert and embarks on an upstream journey of faith and fish to prove the impossible possible.A sheikh wishes to bring the sport of salmon fishing to Yemen and contracts a fisheries expert named Alfred Jones (Ewan McGregor) and a financial consultant named Harriet (Emily Blunt) to make his dream a reality. At first Alfred does not believe in the project but soon forms a romantic bond with Harriet and works even harder to bring the sheikhs dream a reality.
- DirectorNicholas StollerStarsJason SegelEmily BluntChris PrattOne year after meeting, Tom proposes to his girlfriend, Violet, but unexpected events keep tripping them up as they look to walk down the aisle together.Tom (Jason Segel) is a sous chef in a loving and committed relationship with Violet (Emily Blunt) a British psychology graduate, and the two become engaged early in the film. However many obstacles interfere with their impending wedding, including career opportunities and family issues, leading to a five-year engagement.
- DirectorNancy MeyersStarsKate WinsletCameron DiazJude LawTwo women troubled with guy-problems swap homes in each other's countries, where they each meet a local guy and fall in love.Amanda (Cameron Diaz) and Iris (Kate Winslet) have both recently been burned by love and are looking to get away for the holidays and agree to swap houses. While Amanda finds a passionate romance with Iris' brother Graham (Jude Law) a widowed father of two girls, Iris slowly opens her heart to Miles (Jack Black), a sweet composer, with some help from Arthur, a screenwriter from the Golden Age of Hollywood.
- DirectorRandal KleiserStarsJohn TravoltaOlivia Newton-JohnStockard ChanningGood girl Sandy Olsson and greaser Danny Zuko fell in love over the summer. When they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance?In this movie musical favorite set in the 1950s, Sandy, (Olivia Newton-John) a goody two shoes from Australia falls in love with local boy Danny (John Travolta), who unbeknownst to her is the leader of a group of greasers.
- DirectorGeorge CukorStarsAudrey HepburnRex HarrisonStanley HollowayIn 1910s London, snobbish phonetics professor Henry Higgins agrees to a wager that he can make crude flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, presentable in high society.In this award winning musical, cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle (Audrey Hepburn) wants to learn to speak like a lady so she can advance in life. After hearing the cold and arrogant Prof. Henry Higgins (Rex Harrison) boast he can teach anybody how to speak properly Eliza decides to apply for lessons and becomes a bet between Higgins and a colleague that he can't turn her into a true lady.
- DirectorAri SandelStarsMae WhitmanBella ThorneRobbie AmellA high school senior instigates a social pecking order revolution after finding out that she has been labeled the DUFF - Designated Ugly Fat Friend - by her prettier, more popular counterparts.Bianca Piper (Mae Whitman) is a high school senior who marches to the beat of her own drum and is supported by her two more popular friends and divorced mother. When her former childhood friend and neighbor, who is now a popular football player, Wesley (Robbie Amell) informs her she is considered a "Duff": Designated Ugly Fat Friend or the "approachable" one in her group she becomes determined to lose the title, while still remaining true to herself.
- DirectorGil JungerStarsHeath LedgerJulia StilesJoseph Gordon-LevittA high-school boy, Cameron, cannot date Bianca until her anti-social older sister, Kat, has a boyfriend. So, Cameron pays a mysterious boy, Patrick, to charm Kat.Katarina Stratford (Julia Stiles) is a moody and opinionated senior in high school and avoids any attempts to fit in, while her younger sister Bianca craves popularity. The girls father, a paranoid OBGYN, refuses to let his youngest daughter date until Kat does, which she has no interest in, so Bianca enlists the help of Cameron, a new boy who likes her, to find a suitable boyfriend for Kat. Enter Patrick Verona (Heath Ledger) a bad boy who manages to win Kat over while hiding the real reason for dating her.
- DirectorPeyton ReedStarsEwan McGregorRenée ZellwegerDavid Hyde PierceIn 1962 New York City, love blossoms between a playboy journalist and a feminist advice author.A throwback of the 1960s sex comedies, this romantic comedy centers on feminist author Barbara Novak (Renee Zellweger) who writes a book called "Down with Love" to help woman discover their true potential outside of marriage. Barbara gains an enemy in Catcher Block (Ewan McGregor), a womanizing writer for a men's magazine whose relationships have cooled since the release of her book. Faking a chance encounter and creating a false identity, Catch begins dating Barbara to prove that even she wants love and marriage, with the right sort of man, but is Catch playing Barbara or the other way around.
- DirectorNorman JewisonStarsMarisa TomeiRobert Downey Jr.Bonnie HuntAs a teen, Faith was told that her destiny is a man named Damon Bradley. Years later - Faith is about to marry another man - a Damon Bradley calls to wish them all the best. Faith blows off the wedding and follows Damon to Italy.Faith Corvatch (Marisa Tomei) believes in destiny, so when a chance phone call leads her to finally meeting her "soulmate", she jumps on a plane and follows him to Italy, despite being engaged. She meets Peter (Robert Downey Jr.) along the way, a romantic shoe salesman, and must rethink her views on true love and fate.
- DirectorAndrew BergmanStarsNicolas CageBridget FondaRosie PerezA police officer promises to share his lottery ticket with a waitress in lieu of a tip.A generous and kind cop named Charlie Lang (Nicolas Cage), married to a selfish hairdresser named Rosie, promises a down on her luck waitress named Yvonne (Bridget Fonda) half of his winnings from a lottery ticket after he is unable to tip her. Charlie wins $4 million dollars and keeps his promise to Yvonne, much to the horror of his greedy wife.
- DirectorAnne FletcherStarsSandra BullockRyan ReynoldsMary SteenburgenA pushy boss forces her young assistant to marry her in order to keep her visa status in the U.S. and avoid deportation to Canada.Margaret Tate (Sandra Bullock) is a tough and demanding book editor who terrorizes her staff, especially her young assistant Andrew Paxton (Ryan Reynolds) who is working his way up to becoming an editor. When Margaret learns she is to be deported, she blackmails Andrew into marrying her and both contemplate making their fake engagement a real one after developing genuine feelings for each other.
- DirectorJoshua LoganStarsRossano BrazziMitzi GaynorJohn KerrOn a South Pacific island during World War II, love blooms between a young nurse and a secretive Frenchman who's being courted for a dangerous military mission.Set in WWII on a South Pacific island, a naive U.S. Navy nurse named Nellie (Mitzi Gaynor) falls deeply in love with an older French plantation owner, Emile (Rossano Brazzi) who returns her feelings but is afraid of how she'll react when she finds out he has two half-Polynesian children from his first marriage and may have to leave on a dangerous mission.
- DirectorWalter LangStarsJeanne CrainDana AndrewsDick HaymesEach member of the Frake clan has his/her own reason for attending the annual Iowa State Fair.The Frake family is heading to the annual Iowa State Fair, determined to win their prospective competitions, especially the parents. Daughter Margy (Jeanne Crain) is looking for new experiences at the fair and meets a news reporter named Pat (Dana Andrews) and the two spend all their extra time together and contemplate a future together after the fair. Meanwhile her brother Wayne (Dick Haymes), finds romance of his own with a beautiful singer named Emily (Vivian Blaine), despite having a serious girlfriend back home.
- DirectorWalter LangStarsYul BrynnerDeborah KerrRita MorenoA widow accepts a job as a live-in governess to the King of Siam's children.In the 1860s, Anna Leonowens (Deborah Kerr) a strong-willed, widowed schoolteacher with a young son, Louis, travels from England to Siam to tutor the children of King Mongkut (Yul Brynner). Throughout her stay she brings culture and new ideas to the kingdom, which pleases the modern thinking King and they become close, though he does not believe in loving only one woman and she has trouble accepting the laws and traditions of Siam.
- DirectorFred ZinnemannStarsGordon MacRaeGloria GrahameGene NelsonIn Oklahoma, several farmers, cowboys and a traveling salesman compete for the romantic favors of various local ladies.Cowboy Curly (Gordon MacRae) is in love with farm girl Laurey (Shirley Jones), who despite returning his feelings, is pursued by her hired hand, boorish Jud. Their best friends Will Parker (Gene Nelson), another cowboy, and Ado Annie (Gloria Grahame), a flirty girl, try to make their relationship work, even though Annie's farmer father hates Will and a traveling merchant is vying for Annie.
- DirectorStanley DonenGene KellyStarsGene KellyDonald O'ConnorDebbie ReynoldsA silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his delusionally jealous screen partner are trying to make the difficult transition to talking pictures in 1920s Hollywood.Set in 1920s Hollywood, a successful silent film actor named Don Lockwood (Gene Kelly), a former stuntman and dancer, must prove he is a real actor by making a talking picture. With help from his long time best friend and composer Cosmo (Donald O'Connor) and a pretty, young rising star named Kathy (Debbie Reynolds), they make a musical film, but when his resentful, talent-less costar Lina Lamont (Jean Hagen) learns of this she becomes determined to ruin their work out of spite for replacing her in the film.
- DirectorWilliam WylerStarsAudrey HepburnPeter O'TooleEli WallachThe daughter of an art forger teams up with a burglar to steal one of her father's forgeries and protect his secret.In this hilarious romantic caper, Nicole (Audrey Hepburn) the daughter of a professional art forger, is terrified when a museum wants to test an "original" Cellini Venus for authenticity, when in reality it is just another fake created by her family. Knowing what this will do to her family's reputation she enlists the help of a "thief" she had caught in the act and let get away, Simon Dermott (Peter O'Toole).
- DirectorStanley DonenStarsCary GrantAudrey HepburnWalter MatthauRomance and suspense ensue in Paris as a woman is pursued by several men who want a fortune her murdered husband had stolen. Whom can she trust?Regina Lampert (Audrey Hepburn) discovers her husband has been murdered and learns he, and several other men, stole money from the U.S. government during the war and now these men believe she has the missing money. Coming to her aid is a charming older man (Cary Grant), who seems to be after the money.
- DirectorDelbert MannStarsCary GrantDoris DayGig YoungA rich businessman and a young woman are attracted to each other, but he only wants an affair while she wants to save herself for marriage.Cathy Timberlake (Doris Day) is a young career woman who by chance meets older and wealthy Philip Shayne (Cary Grant). While he wines and dines Cathy hoping for a brief affair, she is determined to wait for marriage and it becomes a game of who will hold out the longest, especially with a tempting trip to Bermuda and plenty of humorous mix-ups for the couple.
- DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsMichael DouglasKathleen TurnerDanny DeVitoA mousy romance novelist sets off for Colombia to ransom her kidnapped sister, and soon finds herself in the middle of a dangerous adventure hunting for treasure with a mercenary rogue.Joan Wilder (Kathleen Turner) is a talented but lonely romance novelist who seems to be waiting for a man just like the one she writes about in her books. When her sister is kidnapped in Colombia by antiquity smugglers, Joan must fly down there and trade an old treasure map for her return. En route she meets Jack Colton (Michael Douglas), a man trying to raise enough money to buy his dream boat and appears to be the hero right out from one of Joan's novels.
- DirectorVincente MinnelliStarsGene KellyLeslie CaronOscar LevantThree friends struggle to find work in Paris. Things become more complicated when two of them fall in love with the same woman.
- DirectorVincente MinnelliCharles WaltersStarsLeslie CaronMaurice ChevalierLouis JourdanWeary of the conventions of Parisian society, a rich playboy and a youthful courtesan-in-training enjoy a platonic friendship which may not stay platonic for long.Gigi (Leslie Caron) is a fun loving, spirited girl who lives with her loving grandmother in turn-of-the-20th century Paris and is being educated by her stern aunt to become a courtesan, a family tradition. Gaston (Louis Jourdan) an older, wealthy family friend who adores and dotes on Gigi falls in love with her and her aunt insists she become Gaston's new mistress, despite wanting a different way of life.
- DirectorDonald PetrieStarsKate HudsonMatthew McConaugheyAdam GoldbergBenjamin Barry is an advertising executive and ladies' man who, to win a big campaign, bets that he can make a woman fall in love with him in 10 days.Benjamin Barry (Matthew McConaughey) is a talented advertising man while Andie Anderson (Kate Hudson) strives to be a serious journalist but is stuck at a women's magazine as the "How to" girl. Both are promised their dream promotions and jobs if they can simultaneously win and lose each other over the course of ten days.
- DirectorLuke GreenfieldStarsGinnifer GoodwinKate HudsonColin EgglesfieldFriendships are tested and secrets come to the surface when terminally single Rachel falls for Dex, her best friend Darcy's fiancé.Rachel (Ginnifer Goodwin) is a kind, hard working lawyer who is secretly in love with her best friend Darcy's (Kate Hudson) handsome fiance Dex (Colin Egglesfield), who has known Rachel since law school. After a depressing birthday party the two share a passionate night which then continues throughout the summer without Darcy ever suspecting and soon Rachel must decide between her friendship or future happiness.
- DirectorMatthew VaughnStarsCharlie CoxClaire DanesSienna MillerIn a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he'll retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the magical realm.Tristan (Charlie Cox) lives in a small village and is leading an ordinary life and hopelessly in love with Victoria, the town beauty. Tristan decides to venture across the wall that separates his town from an enchanted kingdom in order to retrieve a fallen star and present it to Victoria as an engagement gift. Instead of a piece of rock, Tristan discovers a beauty named Yvaine (Claire Danes), the form of a star on her side of the wall. Tristan and Yvaine travel home together, avoiding evil witches, and learn all about the power of true love.
- DirectorRob ReinerStarsCary ElwesMandy PatinkinRobin WrightA bedridden boy's grandfather reads him the story of a farmboy-turned-pirate who encounters numerous obstacles, enemies and allies in his quest to be reunited with his true love.A young boy sick in bed is read a fantasy story by his grandfather, "The Princess Bride". It tells the story of Westley (Cary Elwes), his unrelenting love for the pretty Buttercup (Robin Wright), trapped in a loveless engagement to the cruel Prince Humperdinck. With help from giants, magicians and swordsmen, they will stop at nothing in the name of true love.
- DirectorJames CameronStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerJamie Lee CurtisTom ArnoldA fearless, globe-trotting, terrorist-battling secret agent has his life turned upside down when he discovers his wife might be having an affair with a used-car salesman while terrorists smuggle nuclear war heads into the United States.Harry Tasker (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is a U.S. spy for a counter-terrorism government task force, and leads a double life with a wife Helen (Jamie Lee Curtis) and daughter Dana, both of whom think he is a boring and neglectful computer salesman. Helen longs for excitement and begins a friendship with a "spy" Simon (Bill Paxton) who is really a car salesman hoping to seduce Helen. When Harry learns of this, he puts his spy work on hold to try and win Helen back.
- DirectorCharles WaltersStarsJune AllysonPeter LawfordPatricia MarshallGolden Globe winner June Allyson and Peter Lawford star in this enjoyable musical about a football hero who falls in love with his French tutor.This musical set in 1927, focuses on the fictional Tait College and the school's beloved football team. The star of the team Tommy Marlowe (Peter Lawford) has a crush on new sorority girl Pat, who is on the prowl for the wealthiest boy at Tait. He meets Connie Lane (June Allyson), a poor but optimistic and bright student who works in the library and she agrees to tutor him in french. Both develop genuine feelings for each other, just as Pat has finally taken an interest in Tommy.
- DirectorGeorge SidneyBusby BerkeleyStarsBetty HuttonHoward KeelLouis CalhernThe story of the great sharpshooter Annie Oakley, who rose to fame while dealing with her love/professional rival, Frank Butler.Based on the life of sharpshooter Annie Oakley (Betty Hutton), this musical follows Annie's early years as she joins Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show and her professional rivalry with Frank Butler (Howard Keel), the arrogant star of the show, despite their feelings for each other.
- DirectorGeorge SidneyStarsKathryn GraysonHoward KeelAnn MillerAn ex-husband and wife team star in a musical version of 'The Taming of the Shrew'; off-stage, the production is troublesome with ex-lovers' quarrels and two gangsters looking for some money owed to them.This musical focuses on a divorced couple, Fred Graham (Howard Keel) and Lilli Vanessi (Kathryn Grayson) whose rise in fame ultimately ended their marriage. Fred is starring in and directing a musical adaptation of Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew", known as "Kiss Me Kate" and wants Lilli to play opposite him as his shrew. Unresolved feelings between the stars unleash themselves on and off the stage.
- DirectorJoseph L. MankiewiczStarsMarlon BrandoJean SimmonsFrank SinatraIn New York, a gambler is challenged to take a cold female missionary to Havana, but they fall for each other, and the bet has a hidden motive to finance a crap game.This musical set in 1950s New York focuses on Nathan Detroit (Frank Sinatra)a gambler trying to organize his illegal floating crap game, but is lacking funds and being hounded by a Lieutenant. He is also having difficulties with his long-time fiance Adelaide (Vivian Blaine) a neurotic nightclub singer. In order to secure funds Nathan bets big time gambler Sky Masterson (Marlon Brando) that he cannot seduce a pretty missionary, Sarah Brown (Jean Simmons) and take her away to Cuba. Sky convinces her to accompany him for the good of her mission, as he promises to provide her with sinners for her mission, and while there the two fall deeply in love, despite their very different outlooks on life.
- DirectorTommy O'HaverStarsAnne HathawayHugh DancyCary ElwesElla is under a spell to be constantly obedient, a fact she must hide from her new stepfamily in order to protect the prince of the land, her friend for whom she's falling.In this different take on the Cinderella fairy tale, on the day she was born Ella (Anne Hathaway) was cursed with the gift of obedience by her obnoxious fairy godmother, who refuses to take back the gift. After years of obedience Ella sets out to find her fairy godmother and take back her curse once and for all. Along the way she meets a sarcastic elf, faces off with ogres and falls in love with the handsome Prince Charmont (Hugh Dancy).
- DirectorFrank CoraciStarsAdam SandlerDrew BarrymoreChristine TaylorRobbie, a singer, and Julia, a waitress, are both engaged, but to the wrong people. Fortune intervenes to help them discover each other.Set in 1985, Robbie Hart (Adam Sandler) is a talented and popular wedding singer who plans on marrying his own fiancee Linda very soon. He meets a waitress by the name of Julia (Drew Barrymore) one night during a break and they develop a friendship. On his wedding day Linda never shows up, so to help him recover, Julia asks him to help prepare her own wedding and the two fall in love.
- DirectorMike NicholsStarsMelanie GriffithHarrison FordSigourney WeaverWhen a secretary's idea is stolen by her boss, she seizes an opportunity to steal it back by pretending she has her boss' job.Tess McGill (Melanie Griffith) is a working class secretary with dreams of achieving an executive position. When her new boss Katharine Parker (Sigourney Weaver), steals an idea Tess came up with, Tess approaches the clients herself and impresses them with her ideas. She also catches the eye of Jack Trainer (Harrison Ford) a successful executive and Katharine's boyfriend who helps her with her merger and the two fall for each other without ever knowing she is a secretary.
- DirectorJerusha HessStarsKeri RussellJJ FeildJennifer CoolidgeObsessed with Pride and Prejudice (1995), a woman travels to a Jane Austen theme park in search for her perfect gentleman.Jane Hayes (Keri Russell) a huge Pride & Prejudice fan, decides to take a chance and uses her savings to splurges on a trip to Austenland, a Jane Austen type retreat where the visitors live life just like an Austen heroine and are each given a memorable romance. Determined to have her romance she clashes with Henry Nobley (JJ Feild), the resident "Mr. Darcy" who takes a liking to Jane.
- DirectorAng LeeStarsEmma ThompsonKate WinsletJames FleetRich Mr. Dashwood dies, leaving his second wife and her three daughters poor by the rules of inheritance. The two eldest daughters are the title opposites.Jane Austen's romantic tale of the Dashwood sisters, sensible Elinor (Emma Thompson) and passionate Marianne (Kate Winslet). Both sisters are met with several suitors, for Elinor it is Edward (Hugh Grant), a kind and honorable man. Meanwhile Marianne is torn between the much older Colonel Brandon (Alan Rickman), and the attractive, mischievous John Willoughby (Greg Wise).
- DirectorGary WinickStarsJennifer GarnerMark RuffaloJudy GreerUnpopular schoolgirl Jenna Rink makes an unusual wish on her birthday. Miraculously, her wish comes true and the 13-year-old Jenna wakes up the next day as a 30-year-old woman.In the 1980s, 13 year-old Jenna Rink wishes to be gorgeous and popular, but when her classmates play a cruel joke at her birthday party, she wishes to be 30 years old. Her wish comes true and she awakens to find herself a glamorous, successful 30 year-old version of herself (Jennifer Garner). But having missed her whole life she re-connects with childhood best friend Matt (Mark Ruffalo), who in turn may help save her job at a magazine, and the two re-discover old feelings in their grown up bodies.
- DirectorJean NegulescoStarsMarilyn MonroeBetty GrableLauren BacallThree women set out to find eligible millionaires to marry, but find true love in the process.Three models, proud Schatze (Lauren Bacall), ditzy Pola (Marilyn Monroe) and neurotic Lola (Betty Grable) rent a beautiful New York City penthouse in order to attract wealthy men and find husbands. While each seems to have found their target, circumstances constantly lead them to other men, each considerably less wealthy, except for Schatze's beau who is purposely hiding his wealth. All three girls must decide if wealth is more important in the long run than love.
- DirectorAdam ShankmanStarsMandy MooreShane WestPeter CoyoteTwo North Carolina teens, Landon Carter and Jamie Sullivan, are thrown together after Landon gets into trouble and is sentenced to perform community service.Landon Carter (Shane West) is a bad boy going no where in life, but finds his life changing for the better when be begins spending time with Jamie Sullivan (Mandy Moore), a quiet, compassionate and unpopular reverend's daughter. With Jamie's influence Landon turns his life around and the two fall in love, though circumstances may make the lovers question their belief in miracles.
- DirectorMichael HoffmanStarsMichelle PfeifferGeorge ClooneyMae WhitmanThe lives of two strangers and their young children unexpectedly intersect on one hectic, stressful day in New York City.On one of the busiest days of their careers, single parents Jack Taylor (George Clooney), a talented, but immature newspaperman, who sees very little of his daughter Maggie, and Melanie Parker (Michelle Pfeiffer), a stressed out architect with a mischievous son Sammy, must coordinate their schedules after their kids miss a school boat trip. While each takes turns watching the kids and juggling meetings and deadlines, an attraction develops between these busy parents.
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsDaniel Day-LewisMichelle PfeifferWinona RyderA tale of nineteenth-century New York high society in which a young lawyer falls in love with a woman separated from her husband, while he is engaged to the woman's cousin.Set in New York in the late 1800s, Newland Archer (Daniel Day-Lewis) is a content gentleman lawyer happily engaged to the innocent and proper socialite May Welland (Winona Ryder). When May's beautiful older cousin Countess Ellen Olenska (Michelle Pfeiffer) returns to New York to escape her abusive husband, Newland's world views are changed forever.
- DirectorHoward HawksStarsCary GrantRosalind RussellRalph BellamyA newspaper editor uses every trick in the book to keep his ace reporter ex-wife from remarrying.Devoted newspaper editor Walter Burns (Cary Grant) is determined to win back his best reporter Hildy (Rosalind Russell), who happens to be his ex-wife, with a scoop on a big story, just as she is ready to re-marry and settle down with a boring businessman.
- DirectorAdam BrooksStarsRyan ReynoldsRachel WeiszAbigail BreslinA political consultant tries to explain his impending divorce and past relationships to his 11-year-old daughter.
- DirectorWilliam WylerStarsBarbra StreisandOmar SharifKay MedfordThe life of Fanny Brice, famed comedienne and entertainer of the early 1900s. We see her rise to fame as a Ziegfeld girl, subsequent career, and her personal life, particularly her relationship with Nick Arnstein.A semi-biographical film about Ziegfeld Follies star Fanny Brice (Barbra Streisand), who rose to fame despite her plain features, lack of support from neighbors and directors and her unique comedy acts. The film chronicles her early attempts at stardom and how her marriage to the suave and handsome gambler Nicky Arnstein (Omar Sharif) brought her much joy and heartache.
- DirectorBonnie HuntStarsDavid DuchovnyMinnie DriverCarroll O'ConnorA man who falls in love with the woman who received his wife's heart must decide which woman it is who holds his heart.Bob Rueland (David Duchovny) is an architect who a year prior lost his beloved wife Elizabeth (Joely Richardson) in a car accident. Meanwhile artist Grace (Minnie Driver) has recently been given a second chance at life, having finally received a much needed heart transplant. When the two meet by chance at her grandfather's restaurant they feel a connection and begin dating. Both are in for a huge shock when Grace discovers that the new heart beating inside of her belonged to none other than Bob's late wife.
- DirectorMatt WilliamsStarsNatalie PortmanJames FrainAshley JuddA pregnant seventeen-year-old rebuilds her life after being abandoned by her boyfriend at a Walmart in Sequoyah, Oklahoma.Novalee Nation (Natalie Portman) is abandoned by her trailer trash boyfriend at a Wal-Mart. Pregnant and broke she learns to live in Wal-Mart and makes many friends in the small town, especially Forney (James Frain), an intelligent man who runs the library for his ill sister, who secretly falls in love with Novalee. After Novalee gives birth she creates a new life for herself and her daughter, and realizes she must follow her heart to have a truly happy life.
- DirectorJoe WrightStarsKeira KnightleyJude LawAaron Taylor-JohnsonIn late-19th-century Russian high society, St. Petersburg aristocrat Anna Karenina enters into a life-changing affair with the dashing Count Alexei Vronsky.
- DirectorFrancis LawrenceStarsRobert PattinsonReese WitherspoonChristoph WaltzJacob takes a job as an animal caretaker in a traveling circus. There he meets Marlena, a beautiful circus performer. Their shared compassion for a special elephant Rosie leads to love, but Marlena's cruel husband stands in their way.In 1931 veterinary student Jacob (Robert Pattinson) hops a moving train which happened to belong to the Benzini Bros. After diagnosing a wounded horse he is given a job as circus vet by August (Christoph Waltz) the ringmaster and animal trainer. Jacob falls in love with August's beautiful wife Marlena (Reese Witherspoon), who returns his feelings but cannot leave the jealous and possessive August, for fear he'll hurt someone or worse.
- DirectorKevin LimaStarsAmy AdamsSusan SarandonJames MarsdenA young maiden in a land called Andalasia, who is prepared to be wed, is sent away to New York City by an evil Queen, where she falls in love with a lawyer.Based on classic Disney fairy tale films, a young girl named Giselle (Amy Adams) yearns for true love's kiss and may have found her happy ever after with the handsome Prince Edward (James Marsden). But Edward's stepmother the evil Narissa, convinces Giselle to make a wish at a "wishing well", and is transported to modern day New York. Giselle, lost and scared is found by cynical divorce attorney Robert (Patrick Dempsey) and his sweet daughter Morgan. Robert helps Giselle find her way home, but not before true love takes over.
- DirectorSydney PollackStarsBarbra StreisandRobert RedfordBradford DillmanDuring post-WWII McCarthyism, a diametrically opposed couple come together only to find out that genuine friendship and physical attraction is not enough to overcome fundamental societal beliefs.This classic romance of opposites truly do attract focuses on Katie Morosky (Barbra Streisand) a plain, vocal Marxist Jew who protests everything, and Hubbell Gardiner (Robert Redford), a golden boy with a carefree attitude. Despite doubt from Hubbell the two begin a passionate relationship and seem to bring out the best in each other, but also the worst.
- DirectorMichael CurtizStarsHumphrey BogartIngrid BergmanPaul HenreidA cynical expatriate American cafe owner struggles to decide whether or not to help his former lover and her fugitive husband escape the Nazis in French Morocco.This iconic, treasured film focuses on American Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart) who runs a bar in Casablanca during WWII and keeps a neutral opinion throughout the war. After a patron is killed by the corrupt law enforcement he entrusts Rick with letters of transit, which are then sought out by the very reason for Rick's bitter attitude, his former lover Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman), who he met in Paris and disappeared without a word to Rick after deciding to flee to Casablanca together.
- DirectorWilliam WylerStarsGregory PeckAudrey HepburnEddie AlbertA bored and sheltered princess escapes her guardians and falls in love with an American newsman in Rome.
- DirectorLeo McCareyStarsCary GrantDeborah KerrRichard DenningA couple falls in love and agrees to meet in six months at the Empire State Building - but will it happen?In this timeless romantic film, Nickie (Cary Grant), a former painter and playboy, and Terry (Deborah Kerr), a singer, meet on a cruise and, despite being involved with others, fall deeply in love. Not wanting to miss a chance at real happiness, they agree to meet in six months time on top of the Empire State Building and end their current romances and marry.
- DirectorJohn CurranStarsNaomi WattsEdward NortonLiev SchreiberDr Walter gets married to the beautiful Kitty but soon finds out that she is cheating on him. Battling his way through problems, he heads to China to fight a dreaded disease spread in a small village.
- DirectorAng LeeStarsJake GyllenhaalHeath LedgerMichelle WilliamsEnnis and Jack are two shepherds who develop a sexual and emotional relationship. Their relationship becomes complicated when both of them get married to their respective girlfriends.
- DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsTom HanksRobin WrightGary SiniseThe history of the United States from the 1950s to the '70s unfolds from the perspective of an Alabama man with an IQ of 75, who yearns to be reunited with his childhood sweetheart.
- DirectorNancy MeyersStarsMel GibsonHelen HuntMarisa TomeiA cocky, chauvinistic advertising executive magically acquires the ability to hear what women are thinking.
- DirectorJohn HughesStarsMolly RingwaldAnthony Michael HallJustin HenryA girl's "sweet" sixteenth birthday is anything but special: her family forgets about it, and she suffers from every embarrassment possible.Samantha Baker (Molly Ringwald) has been waiting for her sweet sixteen for years and now that it's finally here she is very disappointed as her entire family have completely forgotten her birthday on account of her sister's wedding the next day. On top of which a geeky freshman (Anthony Michael Hall) is pursuing her constantly and her crush on gorgeous senior Jake Ryan (Michael Schoeffling) has become known to him, much to her embarrassment, though Jake is actually intrigued by Sam.
- DirectorEmile ArdolinoStarsPatrick SwayzeJennifer GreyJerry OrbachSpending the summer at a Catskills resort with her family, Frances "Baby" Houseman falls in love with the camp's dance instructor, Johnny Castle.
- DirectorRoger MichellStarsHugh GrantJulia RobertsRichard McCabeA set of circumstances makes Anna Scott, a famous actress, fall in love with William Thacker, owner of a bookstore in Notting Hill. But the paparazzi's fascination with her complicates their bond.
- DirectorStanley DonenStarsJane PowellHoward KeelJeff RichardsWhen a backwoodsman in 1850s Oregon brings a wife home to his farm, his six brothers decide that they want to get married too.
- DirectorGeorge SidneyStarsKathryn GraysonAva GardnerHoward KeelThe daughter of a riverboat captain falls in love with a charming gambler, but their fairy tale romance is threatened after his luck turns sour.Magnolia Hawks (Kathryn Grayson) has lived her whole life on her parents popular show boat the "Cotton Blossom" and is best friends with their leading lady Julie (Ava Gardner). When it is discovered that Julie is half-black and married to a white man, they must both leave the show boat and Magnolia is given the lead female role. Her new leading man is charming gambler Gaylord Ravenal (Howard Keel) and they strike up a passionate romance.
- DirectorRichard CurtisStarsDomhnall GleesonRachel McAdamsBill NighyAt the age of 21, Tim discovers he can travel in time and change what happens and has happened in his own life. His decision to make his world a better place by getting a girlfriend turns out not to be as easy as you might think.Tim Lake (Domhnall Gleeson) is told by his father (Bill Nighy) on his 21st birthday that the men in their family have the ability to travel through time, with some limitations. Tim decides to use his gift to improve his love life. While out with his best friend one night he meets Mary (Rachel McAdams) an attractive book publisher and the two hit it off, though a Tim loses her and must use his gift to track down the love of his life.
- DirectorJoe WrightStarsKeira KnightleyJames McAvoyBrenda BlethynThirteen-year-old fledgling writer Briony Tallis irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit.
- DirectorKen KwapisStarsGinnifer GoodwinJennifer AnistonJennifer ConnellyThis Baltimore-set movie of interconnecting story arcs deals with the challenges of reading or misreading human behavior.
- DirectorAndy TennantStarsDrew BarrymoreAnjelica HustonDougray ScottThe Brothers Grimm arrive at the home of a wealthy Grande Dame who speaks of the many legends surrounding the fable of the cinder girl before telling the "true" story of her ancestor.
- DirectorCary Joji FukunagaStarsMia WasikowskaMichael FassbenderJamie BellA mousy governess who softens the heart of her employer soon discovers that he's hiding a terrible secret.Jane Eyre (Mia Wasikowska) has lived a life of loneliness and misery and when she is old enough, she becomes a governess to the ward of brooding Edward Rochester (Michael Fassbender), at a gloomy mansion, Thornfield Hall. With strange occurrences happening at the manor, Jane is caught off guard by her feelings for her employer and even more so when he seems to return her feelings.
- DirectorJohn HustonStarsHumphrey BogartKatharine HepburnRobert MorleyIn WWI East Africa, a gin-swilling Canadian riverboat captain is persuaded by a strait-laced English missionary to undertake a trip up a treacherous river and use his boat to attack a German gunship.Set in Africa during WWI, spinster missionary Rose Sayer (Katherine Hepburn) and her brother Samuel's mission village is destroyed by German troops, her brother dies soon after. She is rescued by rough Canadian boat captain Charlie Allnut (Humphrey Bogart), who operates the African Queen steamer. Seeking revenge against the Germans, Rose convinces Charlie to turn the boat into a torpedo, using mining supplies on the boat, and sail down the dangerous river to attack their gunboat while striking up a loving relationship.
- DirectorGene SaksStarsRobert RedfordJane FondaCharles BoyerPaul, a conservative young lawyer, marries the vivacious Corie. Their highly passionate relationship descends into comical discord in a five-flight New York City walk-up apartment.
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsCary GrantGrace KellyJessie Royce LandisA retired jewel thief sets out to prove his innocence after being suspected of returning to his former occupation.Former jewel thief John Robie "The Cat" (Cary Grant) is being framed for jewel thefts in France. With reluctant help from an insurance salesman and even more assistance from enthusiastic, beautiful heiress Francie (Grace Kelly), Robie is determined to find the real cat burglar and clear his name.
- DirectorStanley DonenGene KellyStarsGene KellyFrank SinatraBetty GarrettThree sailors wreak havoc as they search for love during a whirlwind 24-hour leave in New York City.Three sailors on a 24 hour leave in New York are determined to have a memorable day and find adventure and romance. Ozzie (Jules Munshin) is captivated by Claire (Ann Miller) a beautiful anthropologist. Gabey (Gene Kelly) the most amorous of the three is infatuated with Ivy (Vera-Ellen) an aspiring actress and dancer. Finally Chip (Frank Sinatra) the most naive, is pursued by Hildy (Betty Garrett) an amorous taxi driver. The three couples spend a passionate night together on the town.
- DirectorAnne FletcherStarsKatherine HeiglJames MarsdenMalin AkermanAfter serving as a bridesmaid 27 times, a young woman wrestles with the idea of standing by her sister's side as her sibling marries the man she's secretly in love with.Jane (Katherine Heigl) is a self-less woman, who has been a bridesmaid 27 times and must now face the difficult task of planning her younger, spoiled sister Tess' wedding to her boss, the man she secretly loves. She receives inspiration and an outsiders take on her helpful nature from Kevin Doyle (James Marsden), a handsome writer, who wants to make Jane's always a bridesmaid status into his breakthrough story.
- DirectorHerbert RossStarsKevin BaconLori SingerJohn LithgowA city teenager moves to a small town where rock music and dancing have been banned, and his rebellious spirit shakes up the populace.New kid in town Ren (Kevin Bacon) is shocked to discover that the small town he has moved to has a strict law on dancing. Branded a troublemaker for his rebellious ways, Ren recruits his fellow classmates to hold a dance. But he must get approval from the strict, though fair Rev. Shaw (John Lithgow), whose willful and beautiful daughter Ariel (Lori Singer) has caught Ren's eye and is determined to take her to the senior prom.
- DirectorMike NewellStarsHugh GrantAndie MacDowellJames FleetOver the course of five social occasions, a committed bachelor must consider the notion that he may have discovered love.
- DirectorAmy HeckerlingStarsAlicia SilverstoneStacey DashBrittany MurphyShallow, rich and socially successful Cher is at the top of her Beverly Hills high school's pecking scale. Seeing herself as a matchmaker, Cher first coaxes two teachers into dating each other.
- DirectorMarc LawrenceStarsHugh GrantDrew BarrymoreScott PorterA washed up singer is given a couple days to compose a chart-topping hit for an aspiring teen sensation. Though he's never written a decent lyric in his life, he sparks with an offbeat younger woman with a flair for words.Former 80s pop star Alex Fletcher (Hugh Grant) is given a chance for a comeback when asked to write a song for a rising pop diva. Alex can write music, but needs a lyricist. Enter Sophie, a neurotic woman with a gift for words, they collaborate to write the hit song and form a romantic connection.
- DirectorLee Toland KriegerStarsBlake LivelyMichiel HuismanHarrison FordA young woman, born at the turn of the 20th century, is rendered ageless after an accident. After many solitary years, she meets a man who complicates the eternal life she has settled into.
- DirectorPeter HowittStarsPierce BrosnanJulianne MooreParker PoseyAmidst a sea of litigation, two New York City divorce lawyers find love.Divorce attorneys Audrey Woods (Julianne Moore) and Daniel Rafferty (Pierce Brosnan) are rivals in the courtroom, but secretly fight an attraction to one another. After accidentally getting married in Ireland, they must put on a winning facade to save their reputations and find a passion in their "marriage".
- DirectorDavid MirkinStarsSigourney WeaverJennifer Love HewittGene HackmanA mother and daughter con team seduce and scam wealthy men.
- DirectorTony GoldwynStarsAshley JuddGreg KinnearHugh JackmanAfter being jilted by her boyfriend, a talk show talent scout writes a column on the relationship habits of men which gains her national fame.
- DirectorAndy TennantStarsReese WitherspoonPatrick DempseyJosh LucasA young woman who has reinvented herself as a New York City socialite must return home to Alabama to obtain a divorce from her husband after seven years of separation.