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100 Romances I enjoyed

by lymullen • Created 12 years ago • Modified 1 year ago
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  • Anthony LaPaglia and Gia Carides in Paperback Romance (1994)

    1. Paperback Romance

    19941h 28mR
    6.1 (419)
    Putting your best foot forward has never been so sexy - or so deliciously funny - as in this entertaining, oddball comedy that proves that it's worth it to go to outrageous lengths for the one you love.
    DirectorBen LewinStarsGia CaridesAnthony LaPagliaRebecca Gibney
  • Darin Brooks, Ryan Doom, and Natalie Hall in The Seven Year Hitch (2012)

    2. The Seven Year Hitch

    20121h 28mTV-PGTV Movie
    6.0 (1.6K)
    Two best friends accidentally take their relationship to the next level and suddenly find themselves saying 'I do.'
    DirectorBradford MayStarsNatalie HallDarin BrooksFrances Fisher
  • Perfect Romance (2004)

    3. Perfect Romance

    20041h 30mTV-14TV Movie
    6.0 (744)
    The mother of a young divorcee places an ad on her daughter's behalf on a lonely hearts internet website but the person who responds fits her own ideal of a suitable partner. The daughter is still hung up on her musician ex-husband.
    DirectorDouglas BarrStarsKathleen QuinlanLori HeuringHenry Ian Cusick
  • Philip Seymour Hoffman and Amy Ryan in Jack Goes Boating (2010)

    4. Jack Goes Boating

    20101h 29mR64Metascore
    6.3 (9K)
    A limo driver's blind date sparks a tale of love, betrayal, friendship, and grace centered around two working-class New York City couples.
    DirectorPhilip Seymour HoffmanStarsPhilip Seymour HoffmanAmy RyanJohn Ortiz
  • Elizabeth Banks, Michael Showalter, Justin Theroux, and Michelle Williams in The Baxter (2005)

    5. The Baxter

    20051h 31mPG-1351Metascore
    6.4 (5.1K)
    In the style of a Howard Hawks comedy, Baxter follows the twists and turns of a young man's life during the two weeks before his wedding.
    DirectorMichael ShowalterStarsMichael ShowalterElizabeth BanksPeter Dinklage
  • Judy Marte and Victor Rasuk in Raising Victor Vargas (2002)

    6. Raising Victor Vargas

    20021h 28mR83Metascore
    7.2 (5.9K)
    A Lower East Side teen-ager struggles to find some sanity while surrounded by an eccentric grandmother, a crazy new girlfriend, and a longing younger brother.
    DirectorPeter SollettStarsVictor RasukDonna MaldonadoKevin Rivera
  • Laura Linney, Rob Morrow, and Craig Sheffer in Maze (2000)

    7. Maze

    20001h 37mR48Metascore
    6.3 (966)
    An artist with Tourette Syndrome falls in love with his best friend's pregnant girlfriend.
    DirectorRob MorrowStarsRob MorrowLaura LinneyCraig Sheffer
  • Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg and Chris Eigeman in The Perfect You (2002)

    8. The Perfect You

    20021h 30mR
    5.3 (819)
    A waiter/writer living with his dad and a neat freak who's just landed a job as a reporter in New York, meet by colliding on the Brooklyn Bridge, and romance ensues.
    DirectorMatthew MillerStarsJenny McCarthy-WahlbergChris EigemanPaul Dooley
  • Wayne Brady and Sydney Tamiia Poitier in The List (2007)

    9. The List

    20071h 32mPG-13
    5.0 (310)
    Tired of the dating scene, an ad executive compiles a list of his perfect woman's attributes, and then sets out to find her.
    DirectorBrandon SonnierStarsWayne BradySydney Tamiia PoitierFlex Alexander
  • Four Eyed Monsters (2005)

    10. Four Eyed Monsters

    20051h 25m72Metascore
    6.2 (1.2K)
    A shy videographer (Arin) and an uninspired artist working as a waitress (Susan) meet on the Internet and spark a relationship. Fed up with the usual dating game, the two decide to communicate non-verbally, through only artistic endeavors.
    DirectorsSusan BuiceArin CrumleyStarsSusan BuiceArin CrumleyJulia Ann Ames
  • Jill Clayburgh and Jeffrey Tambor in Never Again (2001)

    11. Never Again

    20011h 38mR30Metascore
    6.1 (989)
    Two people who have pledged never to fall in love again then discover each other in a gay bar.
    DirectorEric SchaefferStarsJeffrey TamborJill ClayburghCaroline Aaron
  • Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton in Something's Gotta Give (2003)

    12. Something's Gotta Give

    20032h 8mPG-1366Metascore
    6.7 (134K)
    A swinger on the cusp of being a senior citizen with a taste for young women falls in love with an accomplished woman closer to his age.
    DirectorNancy MeyersStarsJack NicholsonDiane KeatonKeanu Reeves
  • Babycakes (1989)

    13. Babycakes

    19891h 40mTV Movie
    6.7 (1K)
    Grace, an overweight girl, spends her Christmas trying to start up a romance with a guy who controls the subway she boards for work each day.
    DirectorPaul SchneiderStarsRicki LakeCraig ShefferNada Despotovich
  • Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine in The Apartment (1960)

    14. The Apartment

    19602h 5mApproved94Metascore
    8.3 (211K)
    A Manhattan insurance clerk tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, but office politics and his own romantic hopes complicate matters.
    DirectorBilly WilderStarsJack LemmonShirley MacLaineFred MacMurray
  • Natalie Portman, Zach Braff, and Peter Sarsgaard in Garden State (2004)

    15. Garden State

    20041h 42mR67Metascore
    7.4 (227K)
    A quietly troubled young man returns home for his mother's funeral after being estranged from his family for a decade.
    DirectorZach BraffStarsZach BraffPeter SarsgaardNatalie Portman
  • James Coburn and Lee Remick in Hard Contract (1969)

    16. Hard Contract

    19691h 46mR
    5.7 (643)
    A cold hearted American hit man goes to Europe for 'one last score'. His encounter with a beautiful young woman casts self doubt on his lifeblood, and influences him to resist carrying out the contract
    DirectorS. Lee PogostinStarsJames CoburnLee RemickLilli Palmer
  • Ingrid Bergman, Anthony Perkins, and Yves Montand in Goodbye Again (1961)

    17. Goodbye Again

    19612hNot Rated
    7.0 (3.3K)
    A successful business woman, dissatisfied with her current, philandering lover, starts an affair with a much younger man.
    DirectorAnatole LitvakStarsIngrid BergmanYves MontandAnthony Perkins
  • Franciska Gaal, Rita Johnson, and Franchot Tone in The Girl Downstairs (1938)

    18. The Girl Downstairs

    19381h 17mApproved
    6.2 (296)
    A wealthy playboy surreptitiously romances a scullery maid to gain access to her mistress with whom he is in love, but doesn't count on the maid falling in love with him.
    DirectorNorman TaurogStarsFranciska GaalFranchot ToneWalter Connolly
  • Chilly Scenes of Winter (1979)

    19. Chilly Scenes of Winter

    19791h 35mPG
    7.0 (2K)
    Charles, a bored civil servant struggling through a harsh Utah winter, spends most of his time reflecting on his romance with Laura, a coworker who left him to return to her husband, an A-Frame salesman.
    DirectorJoan Micklin SilverStarsJohn HeardMary Beth HurtPeter Riegert
  • Top Secret Affair (1957)

    20. Top Secret Affair

    19571h 40mApproved
    6.2 (625)
    Unhappy about the appointment of an army general to the chairmanship of an atomic energy committee, a publishing empire female tycoon invites the general to her country estate in an effort to entrap him and ruin his reputation.
    DirectorH.C. PotterStarsSusan HaywardKirk DouglasPaul Stewart
  • The Americanization of Emily (1964)

    21. The Americanization of Emily

    19641h 55mApproved68Metascore
    7.3 (6K)
    An American Naval Officer's talent for living the good life in wartime is challenged when he falls in love and is sent on a dangerous mission.
    DirectorArthur HillerStarsJames GarnerJulie AndrewsMelvyn Douglas
  • Lacey Chabert in Matchmaker Santa (2012)

    22. Matchmaker Santa

    20121h 15mTV-GTV Movie
    6.6 (2.7K)
    A young baker discovers the magic of Christmas and love.
    DirectorDavid S. Cass Sr.StarsLacey ChabertFlorence HendersonJohn Ratzenberger
  • Cloud 9 (2008)

    23. Cloud 9

    20081h 38mR64Metascore
    6.6 (1.6K)
    The groundbreaking story of a 67-year-old married woman who rediscovers her passion and sexuality when she falls in love with a 76-year-old man.
    DirectorAndreas DresenStarsUrsula WernerHorst RehbergHorst Westphal
  • Jennifer Love Hewitt in Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber (2005)

    24. Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber

    20051h 36mRTV Movie
    4.7 (3.1K)
    A 28-year-old ad sales exec stops at nothing to climb her way to the top of the San Francisco social ladder.
    DirectorDana LustigStarsJennifer Love HewittColin FergusonNatassia Malthe
  • Annie Claus Is Coming to Town (2011)

    25. Annie Claus Is Coming to Town

    20111h 27mTV-PGTV Movie
    6.1 (1.9K)
    This year, Santa's daughter (Maria Thayer) takes her first trip away from the North Pole during the Christmas season hoping to find adventure and love in sunny California. While Santa watches his daughter through a magic snow globe, Annie arrives in L.A. and becomes friends with the owner of Candy Cane Inn, Lucy (Vivica A. Fox), and her daughter, Mia (Nay Nay Kirby). She also quickly lands a job at Wonderland Toys. Wonderland Toys' owner, Ted (Sam Page) is struggling to stay in business selling old-fashioned toys in a digital world. Annie soon realizes that she wants Ted's business to thrive because she has feelings for this Christmas traditionalist.
    DirectorKevin ConnorStarsMaria ThayerSam PageRandy J. Goodwin

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