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  • 23 titles
  • Watching the Detectives (2007)

    1. Watching the Detectives

    20071h 31mNot Rated
    6.2 (8.1K)
    A film noir buff to the extreme is given a taste of his own medicine and has his life turned upside down by a kooky femme fatale with a big adventure in mind. Sometimes love is stranger than fiction.
    DirectorPaul SoterStarsCillian MurphyLucy LiuJason Sudeikis
  • Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

    2. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    20041h 48mR89Metascore
    8.3 (1.1M)
    When their relationship turns sour, a couple undergoes a medical procedure to have each other erased from their memories forever.
    DirectorMichel GondryStarsJim CarreyKate WinsletTom Wilkinson
  • Natalie Portman, Zach Braff, and Peter Sarsgaard in Garden State (2004)

    3. 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
  • Bud Cort, Ruth Gordon, Cyril Cusack, Judy Engles, Ellen Geer, Vivian Pickles, Shari Summers, and Charles Tyner in Harold and Maude (1971)

    4. Harold and Maude

    19711h 31mPG62Metascore
    7.9 (84K)
    Young, rich, and obsessed with death, Harold finds himself changed forever when he meets lively septuagenarian Maude at a funeral.
    DirectorHal AshbyStarsRuth GordonBud CortVivian Pickles
  • Robin Tunney and Henry Thomas in Niagara, Niagara (1997)

    5. Niagara, Niagara

    19971h 33mR
    6.8 (1.8K)
    An outsider and a young woman plagued by Tourette's syndrome meet and together journey to Canada.
    DirectorBob GosseStarsRobin TunneyHenry ThomasMichael Parks
  • Melanie Griffith and Jeff Daniels in Something Wild (1986)

    6. Something Wild

    19861h 54mR73Metascore
    6.9 (23K)
    A free-spirited woman "kidnaps" a yuppie for a weekend of adventure. But the fun quickly takes a dangerous turn when her ex-convict husband shows up.
    DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsJeff DanielsMelanie GriffithGeorge 'Red' Schwartz
  • Jeff Daniels and Ryan Reynolds in Paper Man (2009)

    7. Paper Man

    20091h 50mR37Metascore
    6.5 (21K)
    A washed-up writer forms an unlikely friendship with a teenager from Long Island.
    DirectorsKieran MulroneyMichele MulroneyStarsJeff DanielsEmma StoneRyan Reynolds
  • Melanie Griffith, Ed Harris, Michael Patrick Carter, Brian Christopher, and Adam LaVorgna in Milk Money (1994)

    8. Milk Money

    19941h 50mPG-13
    5.7 (14K)
    A group of young boys befriend a prostitute named V.
    DirectorRichard BenjaminStarsMelanie GriffithEd HarrisMichael Patrick Carter
  • Michael Cera and Elliot Page in Juno (2007)

    9. Juno

    20071h 36mPG-1381Metascore
    7.4 (565K)
    Faced with an unplanned pregnancy, an offbeat young woman makes a selfless decision regarding the unborn child.
    DirectorJason ReitmanStarsElliot PageMichael CeraJennifer Garner
  • Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in 500 Days of Summer (2009)

    10. 500 Days of Summer

    20091h 35mPG-1376Metascore
    7.6 (596K)
    After being dumped by the girl he believes to be his soulmate, hopeless romantic Tom Hansen reflects on their relationship to try and figure out where things went wrong and how he can win her back.
    DirectorMarc WebbStarsZooey DeschanelJoseph Gordon-LevittGeoffrey Arend
  • Jennifer Aniston and Ben Stiller in Along Came Polly (2004)

    11. Along Came Polly

    20041h 30mPG-1344Metascore
    6.0 (148K)
    A buttoned-up newlywed finds his strictly organized life descend into chaos when he falls in love with an old classmate.
    DirectorJohn HamburgStarsBen StillerJennifer AnistonDebra Messing
  • Kate Hudson in Almost Famous (2000)

    12. Almost Famous

    20002h 2mR90Metascore
    7.9 (306K)
    A high-school boy in the early 1970s is given the chance to write a story for Rolling Stone magazine about an up-and-coming rock band as he accompanies them on their concert tour.
    DirectorCameron CroweStarsBilly CrudupPatrick FugitKate Hudson
  • Audrey Hepburn and George Peppard in Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)

    13. Breakfast at Tiffany's

    19611h 55mApproved77Metascore
    7.5 (200K)
    A 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.
    DirectorBlake EdwardsStarsAudrey HepburnGeorge PeppardPatricia Neal
  • Kirsten Dunst and Orlando Bloom in Elizabethtown (2005)

    14. Elizabethtown

    20052h 3mPG-1345Metascore
    6.3 (74K)
    During a hometown memorial for his Kentucky-born father, a young man begins an unexpected romance with a too-good-to-be-true stewardess.
    DirectorCameron CroweStarsOrlando BloomKirsten DunstSusan Sarandon
  • Barbra Streisand and Ryan O'Neal in What's Up, Doc? (1972)

    15. What's Up, Doc?

    19721h 34mG73Metascore
    7.7 (29K)
    The accidental mix-up of four identical plaid overnight bags leads to a series of increasingly wild and wacky situations.
    DirectorPeter BogdanovichStarsBarbra StreisandRyan O'NealMadeline Kahn
  • Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort in The Fault in Our Stars (2014)

    16. The Fault in Our Stars

    20142h 6mPG-1369Metascore
    7.6 (417K)
    Hazel and Gus are teenagers who meet at a cancer support group and fall in love. They both share the same acerbic wit and a love of books, especially "An Imperial Affliction", so they embark on a journey to visit an author in Amsterdam.
    DirectorJosh BooneStarsShailene WoodleyAnsel ElgortNat Wolff
  • Keira Knightley and Mark Ruffalo in Begin Again (2013)

    17. Begin Again

    20131h 44mR62Metascore
    7.4 (173K)
    A chance encounter between a down-and-out music business executive, and a young singer songwriter new to Manhattan, turns into a promising collaboration between the two talents.
    DirectorJohn CarneyStarsKeira KnightleyMark RuffaloAdam Levine
  • Hello, My Name Is Doris (2015)

    18. Hello, My Name Is Doris

    20151h 30mR63Metascore
    6.6 (23K)
    A self-help seminar inspires a sixty-something woman to romantically pursue her younger co-worker.
    DirectorMichael ShowalterStarsSally FieldMax GreenfieldTyne Daly
  • Jason Segel in Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)

    19. Forgetting Sarah Marshall

    20081h 51mR67Metascore
    7.1 (313K)
    Devastated Peter takes a Hawaiian vacation in order to deal with the recent break-up with his TV star girlfriend, Sarah. Little does he know, Sarah's traveling to the same resort as her ex - and she's bringing along her new boyfriend.
    DirectorNicholas StollerStarsKristen BellJason SegelPaul Rudd
  • Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Seberg in Breathless (1960)

    20. Breathless

    19601h 30mNot Rated96Metascore
    7.7 (92K)
    A small-time crook, hunted by the authorities for a car theft and the murder of a police officer, attempts to persuade a hip American journalism student to run away with him to Italy.
    DirectorJean-Luc GodardStarsJean-Paul BelmondoJean SebergRichard Balducci
  • Jules and Jim (1962)

    21. Jules and Jim

    19621h 45mNot Rated97Metascore
    7.7 (46K)
    Decades of a love triangle concerning two friends and an impulsive woman.
    DirectorFrançois TruffautStarsJeanne MoreauOskar WernerHenri Serre
  • Drew Barrymore and Chris O'Donnell in Mad Love (1995)

    22. Mad Love

    19951h 33mPG-13
    5.4 (7.3K)
    The wild and sexy story of two passionate young people who take to the road for the incredible adventure of their lives.
    DirectorAntonia BirdStarsChris O'DonnellDrew BarrymoreMatthew Lillard
  • Johnny Depp and Juliette Binoche in Chocolat (2000)

    23. Chocolat

    20002h 1mPG-1364Metascore
    7.2 (207K)
    Single mother Vianne Rocher and her young daughter arrive in a rural French town in the winter of 1959, and open an unusual chocolate shop that disrupts the moral fiber of the strictly Catholic townsfolk and mayor.
    DirectorLasse HallströmStarsJuliette BinocheJohnny DeppJudi Dench

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