Category Archives: Romance
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
Release 2007
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Director: Dennis Dugan
Writers: Barry Fanaro, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor, Lew Gallo
Stars: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Jessica Biel, Dan Aykroyd, Ving Rhames
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0762107/
Two straight, single Brooklyn firefighters pretend to be a gay couple in order to receive domestic partner benefits.
Date Night
Release 2010
Genre Comedy, Crime, Romance, Thriller
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Director: Shawn Levy
Writers: Josh Klausner
Stars: Steve Carell, Tina Fey, Mark Wahlberg, Taraji P. Henson, Jimmi Simpson
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1279935/
In New York City, a case of mistaken identity turns a bored married couple's attempt at a glamorous and romantic evening into something more thrilling and dangerous.
Juno
Release 2007
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Director: Jason Reitman
Writers: Diablo Cody
Stars: Ellen Page, Michael Cera, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman, Allison Janney
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0467406/
Faced with an unplanned pregnancy, an offbeat young woman makes an unusual decision regarding her unborn child.
The Captive
Release 2014
Genre Drama, Romance, Thriller
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Director: Atom Egoyan
Writers: Atom Egoyan, David Fraser
Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Scott Speedman, Rosario Dawson, Mireille Enos, Kevin Durand
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2326612/
Eight years after the disappearance of Cassandra, some disturbing indications seem to indicate that she's still alive. Police, parents and Cassandra herself, will try to unravel the mystery of her disappearance.
Aquamarine
Release 2006
Genre Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance
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Director: Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum
Writers: John Quaintance, Jessica Bendinger, Alice Hoffman
Stars: Emma Roberts, Joanna 'JoJo' Levesque, Sara Paxton, Jake McDorman, Arielle Kebbel
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0429591/
Two teenage girls discover a mermaid in their beach club's swimming pool.
The Fault in Our Stars
Release 2014
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Director: Josh Boone
Writers: Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber, John Green
Stars: Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgort, Nat Wolff, Laura Dern, Sam Trammell
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2582846/
Hazel and Gus are two teenagers who share an acerbic wit, a disdain for the conventional, and a love that sweeps them on a journey. Their relationship is all the more miraculous given that Hazel's other constant companion is an oxygen tank, Gus jokes about his prosthetic leg, and they met and fell in love at a cancer support group.
Maleficent
Release 2014
Genre Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Romance
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Director: Robert Stromberg
Writers: Linda Woolverton, Charles Perrault, Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm, Erdman Penner, Joe Rinaldi, Winston Hibler, Bill Peet, Ted Sears, Ralph Wright, Milt Banta
Stars: Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Sharlto Copley, Lesley Manville, Imelda Staunton
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1587310/
A vengeful fairy is driven to curse an infant princess, only to discover that the child may be the one person who can restore peace to their troubled land.
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
Release 2004
Genre Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance, Thriller
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Director: Garry Marshall
Writers: Meg Cabot, Gina Wendkos, Shonda Rhimes
Stars: Anne Hathaway, Julie Andrews, Hector Elizondo, John Rhys-Davies, Heather Matarazzo
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0368933/
Now settled in Genovia, Princess Mia faces a new revelation: she's being primed for an arranged marriage to a English suitor.
The Princess Diaries
Release 2001
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Director: Garry Marshall
Writers: Meg Cabot, Gina Wendkos
Stars: Julie Andrews, Anne Hathaway, Hector Elizondo, Heather Matarazzo, Mandy Moore
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0247638/
Mia Thermopolis has just found out that she is the heir apparent to the throne of Genovia. With her friends Lilly and Michael Moscovitz in tow, she tries to navigate through the rest of her 15th year.
She's the Man
Release 2006
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Director: Andy Fickman
Writers: Ewan Leslie, Karen McCullah, Kirsten Smith
Stars: Amanda Bynes, Channing Tatum, Laura Ramsey, Vinnie Jones, David Cross
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0454945/
When her brother decides to ditch for a couple weeks in London, Viola heads over to his elite boarding school, disguises herself as him, and proceeds to fall for one of her soccer teammates. Little does she realize she's not the only one with romantic troubles, as she, as he, gets in the middle of a series of intermingled love affairs.