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Every once in a while, Netflix releases a genuinely solid romantic comedy with a strong cast, funny jokes, and a couple with actual chemistry. Like Set It Up and Always Be My Maybe before it, Players—the new Netflix romantic comedy that began streaming on Valentine's Day—checks all of those boxes. Gina Rodriguez and Damon Wayans Jr. star as...
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Valentine's Day may be in the (not so distant) rearview mirror, but Amy Schumer's 2015 rom-com Trainwreck is always worth the watch. Schumer and Bill Hader teamed up for the raunchy and hilarious release, which follows Schumer as a magazine journalist who falls in love with her subject (Hader). Featuring a splashy finale dance routine, plus some...
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What's Valentine's Day without watching The Notebook? Starring Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams, this Nicholas Sparks romance follows Noah and Allie's passionate summer romance, which ultimately comes to an end when her disapproving parents interfere. Years later, the two come back together and pick up where things left off — the only problem is ...
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Back in September, I went to bat for Valentine's Day as an underrated rom-com, and there's no better day than today — actual Valentine's Day — to watch it. Valentine's Day (directed by the late, great Garry Marshall) is basically the Avengers: Endgame of rom-coms, with 19 (!!!) named main characters (played by A-listers and rom-com vets like ...
In the mood to get emotionally wrecked this Valentine's Day? There's a Netflix series for that! One Day, a 14-episode adaptation of the 2011 Anne Hathaway film (based on David Nicholls' 2009 novel) is a decades-spanning story of love and friendship that will have you sweating, swooning, and sobbing. The British series follows unlikely best friends ...
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Upgraded follows struggling intern and aspiring art gallery owner Ana Santos (Camila Mendes), who is granted the opportunity to travel to London to assist her workaholic boss Claire Dupont (Marisa Tomei). Upon receiving a chance first class upgrade on the flight across the pond, she meets Will Laroche (Archie Renaux), a charming man on his way...
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Starring Jennifer Garner and (now) four-time Oscar nominee Mark Ruffalo, 13 Going on 30 remains one of my all-time favorite movies. For those who have somehow never seen this gem, the film follows Jenna Rink, who on the night of her 13th birthday party, wishes to become "30, flirty, and thriving," and — you guessed it — wakes up as her...
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Mississippi Masala tells the love story of Mina (Sarita Choudhury) and Demetrius (Denzel Washington), two young people living in the south with different backgrounds but a fierce love for one another. When Mina crashes her car into Demetrius's work truck, they exchange information, but later find themselves in the same nightclub, where their...
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There will never be another New Year's film as good as When Harry Met Sally. This quintessential romantic comedy from writer Nora Ephron and director Rob Reiner turned 30 this year, but still holds up as one of the greats. It's not just the chemistry between Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal that’s electric—it’s also the chemistry between Ryan and...
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