By Anna Velichko (’20)
Rom Coms/ Romance
He’s Just Not That Into You
Watch it on: Netflix, iTunes, YouTube Movies
Cast: Scarlett Johansson, Jennifer Aniston, Ginnifer Goodwin, Drew Barrymore, Ben Affleck, Bradley Cooper.
Description: Multiple storylines about the romantic problems of different characters, mostly following Gigi and her inability to pick up on hints. This movie is cute and at times funny and features a cast of excellent actors.
Hitch
Watch it on: Netflix, iTunes, Hulu, YouTube Movies
Cast: Will Smith, Eva Mendes
Description: Alex (Will Smith) is a dating coach who helps regular guys charm beautiful women. The film mainly follows Alex helping his client Albert get the woman of his dreams Allegra, while Alex himself pursues Sara (Eva Mendes) using the techniques he gives his clients.
Set it Up
Watch it on: Netflix
Cast: Zoey Deutch, Glen Powell, Taye Diggs, Lucy Liu, Pete Davidson
Description: This Netflix original is about two overworked assistants who set their bosses up to get them off their backs.
No Strings Attached
Watch it on: iTunes, Hulu, YouTube Movies
Cast: Natalie Portman, Ashton Kutcher
Description: Two friends start a “benefits only” relationship but feelings get in the way.
My Best Friend’s Wedding (1997)
Watch it on: iTunes, Hulu, YouTube Movies
Cast: Julia Roberts, Dermot Mulroney, Cameron Diaz
Description: Julianne (Julia Roberts) and Michael (Dermot Mulroney) are best friends. When Michael proposes to Kimberly (Cameron Diaz), Julianne realizes she’s in love with him and tries to stop the wedding.
The Proposal
Watch it on: iTunes, YouTube Movies
Cast: Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds
Description: Margaret (Sandra Bullock) is a successful book publisher and Andrew (Ryan Reynolds) is her assistant. When Margaret realizes she is about to get deported, she persuades Andrew to marry her so that she can become a citizen and stay in the country. As Margaret visits Andrew’s family in Alaska, she realizes she may like him more than she thought.
Crazy, Stupid Love
Watch it on: iTunes, YouTube Movies, Hulu (with HBO add-on)
Cast: Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Steve Carrell, Julianne Moore
Description: An ensemble comedy following the storylines of various characters and their romantic problems.
The Holiday
Watch it on: iTunes, YouTube Movies, Hulu (with SHOWTIME add-on)
Cast: Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law Jack Black
Description: Iris (Kate Winslet) is a newspaper editor in London and Amana (Cameron Diaz) makes trailers in LA. When the two face romantic problems, they find each other online and do a home exchange for the holidays. Classic rom-com stuff ensues.
Call Me By Your Name
Watch it on: iTunes, YouTube Movies
Cast: Armie Hammer, Timothee Chalamet
Description: 17-year-old Elio Perlman is spending the days with his family at their villa in Italy. He soon meets Oliver, a handsome doctoral student who’s working as an intern for Elio’s father. Amid the sun-drenched splendor of their surroundings, Elio and Oliver discover the heady beauty of awakening desire over the course of a summer that will alter their lives forever.
You’ve Got Mail
Watch it on: iTunes, YouTube Movies
Cast: Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan
Description: Struggling boutique bookseller Kathleen (Meg Ryan) hates Joe Fox (Tom Hanks), the owner of a corporate chain store that just moved in across the street. When they meet online, however, they begin an intense and anonymous Internet romance, oblivious of each other’s true identity
Titanic
Watch it on: iTunes, YouTube Movies
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet
Description: The classic tragic story of Jack and Rose who fall in love aboard the Titanic
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Watch it on: iTunes, YouTube Movies, Prime Video
Cast: Marilyn Monroe, Jane Russel
Description: Lorelei Lee (Marilyn Monroe) is a beautiful showgirl engaged to be married to the wealthy Gus Esmond (Tommy Noonan), much to the disapproval of Gus’ rich father, Esmond Sr., who thinks that Lorelei is just after his money. When Lorelei goes on a cruise accompanied only by her best friend, Dorothy Shaw (Jane Russell), Esmond Sr. hires Ernie Malone (Elliott Reid), a private detective, to follow her and report any questionable behavior that would disqualify her from the marriage.
10 Things I Hate About You
Watch it on: iTunes, YouTube Movies, Prime Video
Cast: Julia Stiles, Heath Ledger, Joseph Gordon Levitt
Description: In this modern-day retelling of the taming of the shrew, Patrick (Heath Ledger) tries to seduce the frigid Kat (Julia Stiles) while Cameron (Joseph Gordon Levitt) pursues Bianca (Larissa Oleynik)
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
Watch it on: iTunes, YouTube Movies, Prime Video, HBO GO, HBO NOW
Cast: Kate Hudson, Matthew McConaughey
Description: An advice columnist, Andie Anderson (Kate Hudson), tries pushing the boundaries of what she can write about in her new piece about how to get a man to leave you in 10 days. Her editor, Lana (Bebe Neuwirth), loves it, and Andie goes off to find a man she can use for the experiment. Enter executive Ben Berry (Matthew McConaughey), who is so confident in his romantic prowess that he thinks he can make any woman fall in love with him in 10 days. When Andie and Ben meet, their plans backfire.
The Seven Year Itch
Watch it on: iTunes, YouTube Movies, Prime Video,
Cast: Marilyn Monroe
Description: In the midst of a summer heat wave, New Yorker Richard Sherman (Tom Ewell) ships his wife, Helen (Evelyn Keyes), and their son off to Maine for vacation. Left alone to work back in Manhattan, Richard encounters a gorgeous blonde model (Marilyn Monroe) who has moved into the apartment upstairs, and becomes immediately infatuated.
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