(Left) Monica Barbaro attends Searchlight Pictures’ ‘A Complete Unknown’ World Premiere on Dec 10, 2024 in Los Angeles. (Right) Callum Turner in ‘Masters of the Air,’ premiering January 26, 2024 on Apple TV+.
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Monica Barbaro and Callum Turner have joined ‘One Night Only’.
Will Gluck re-wrote the script and will direct.
Universal is backing the rom-com.
If anyone can be credited with helping boost the fortunes of the romantic comedy genre –– on the big screen, at least –– in recent years, it’s filmmaker Will Gluck, who combined the rising star power of Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell for ‘Anyone But You’.
He’s looking to pull off a similar trick with new high-concept comedy ‘One Night Only’.
The story for ‘One Night Only’ began life with Travis Braun’s script, which topped the 2024 Blacklist for unproduced work that scored the most attention from the industry.
It’s set in a world where premarital sex is outlawed, except for one particular night of the year (think ‘The Purge’ but with more raunchiness).
Two strangers must scramble to find someone to sleep with on that one night.
Universal snapped it up and now Gluck has come aboard, re-written the script and will direct. Whether that means he’s played around with the basic concept is anyone’s guess.
Where else can we see Monica Barbaro and Callum Turner?
Callum Turner in ‘Masters of the Air,’ now showing on Apple TV+.
Jennifer Aniston in ‘Rumor Has It.’ Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures.
When you see Jennifer Aniston, it’s hard not to think of ‘Friends‘ but the charming and funny actress has graced the big screen quite a lot since she became a star.
Moviefone is counting down the actresses 15 best romantic comedies…
(L to R) Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler in ‘Murder Mystery’. Photo: Netflix.
On a long-awaited trip to Europe, a New York City cop (Adam Sandler) and his hairdresser wife (Aniston) scramble to solve a baffling murder aboard a billionaire’s yacht.
(L to R) Gerard Butler and Jennifer Aniston in ‘The Bounty Hunter’. Photo: Sony Pictures Releasing.
A revered bounty hunter’s (Gerard Butler) latest gig is rather satisfying, as his bail-skipper is his ex-wife (Aniston), who has no intention of getting nabbed without a fight.
Jennifer Aniston in ‘Rumor Has It.’ Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures.
Sarah Huttinger’s (Aniston) return home with her fiance convinces her that the sedate, proper, country-club lifestyle of her family isn’t for her – and that maybe the Huttinger family isn’t even hers – as she uncovers secrets that suggest the Huttingers are neither sedate nor proper.
(L to R) Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler in ‘Just Go with It’. Photo: Sony Pictures Releasing.
While romancing Palmer (Brooklyn Decker), a much younger schoolteacher, plastic surgeon Danny Maccabee (Adam Sandler) enlists his loyal assistant Katherine (Aniston) to pretend to be his soon to be ex-wife, in order to cover up a careless lie. When more lies backfire, Katherine’s kids become involved, and everyone heads off for a weekend in Hawaii that will change all their lives.
Jennifer Aniston in ‘He’s Just Not That Into You’. Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures.
Remember that really cute girl/guy who said they’d call – and didn’t? Maybe they lost your number. Maybe they’re in the hospital. Maybe they’re awed by your looks, brains or success. Or maybe… They’re just not that into you.
(L to R) Ben Stiller and Jennifer Aniston in ‘Along Came Polly’. Photo: Universal Pictures.
Reuben Feffer (Ben Stiller) is a guy who’s spent his entire life playing it safe. Polly Prince (Aniston) is irresistible as a free-spirit who lives for the thrill of the moment. When these two comically mismatched souls collide, Reuben’s world is turned upside down, as he makes an uproarious attempt to change his life from middle-of-the-road to totally-out-there.
(L to R) Jennifer Aniston and Kevin Bacon in ‘Picture Perfect’. Photo: 20th Century Fox.
A young advertising executive’s (Aniston) life becomes increasingly complicated when, in order to impress her boss, she pretends to be engaged to a man she has just met (Jay Mohr).
(L to R) Paul Rudd and Jennifer Aniston in ‘The Object of My Affection’. Photo: 20th Century Fox.
A pregnant New York social worker (Aniston) begins to develop romantic feelings for her gay best friend (Paul Rudd), and decides she’d rather raise her child with him, much to the dismay of her overbearing boyfriend.
Four years after solving their first murder mystery, Nick and Audrey Spitz (Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston) are now full-time detectives struggling to get their private eye agency off the ground when they’re invited to celebrate the wedding of their friend the Maharaja (Adeel Akhtar) on his private island. But trouble follows the Spitzes again when the groom is kidnapped for ransom soon after the festivities begin — making each glamorous guest, family member, and the bride herself a suspect.
Jennifer Aniston in ‘The Break-Up’. Photo: Universal Pictures.
Pushed to the breaking-up point after their latest ‘why can’t you do this one little thing for me?’ argument, Brooke (Aniston) calls it quits with her boyfriend Gary (Vince Vaughn). What follows is a hilarious series of remedies, war tactics, overtures and undermining tricks – all encouraged by the former couple’s friends and confidantes …and the occasional total stranger! When neither ex is willing to move out of their shared apartment, the only solution is to continue living as hostile roommates until one of them reaches breaking point.
(L to R) Jason Bateman and Jennifer Aniston in ‘The Switch’. Photo: Walt Disney Studios.
Kassie (Aniston) is a smart, fun-loving single woman who, despite her neurotic best friend Wally’s objections, decides it’s time to have a baby – even if it means doing it herself… with a little help from a charming sperm donor. But, unbeknownst to her, Kassie’s plans go awry because of a last-minute switch that isn’t discovered until seven years later… when Wally (Jason Bateman) gets acquainted with Kassie’s cute, though slightly neurotic, son.
(L to R) Paul Rudd, Jennifer Aniston, Justin Theroux and in ‘Wanderlust’. Photo: Universal Pictures.
Rattled by sudden unemployment, a Manhattan couple (Aniston and Paul Rudd) surveys alternative living options, ultimately deciding to experiment with living on a rural commune where free love rules.
(L to R) Edward Burns, Maxine Bahns, Cameron DIaz, Jennifer Aniston and Mike McGlone in ‘She’s the One’. Photo: 20th Century Fox.
Mickey (Edward Burns), a free-spirited New York cabbie, and Francis (Michael McGlone), a materialistic Wall Street stockbroker, are extremely competitive and confused about women as a result of their father’s influence. Though they disagree about everything, they have one thing in common: Mickey’s ex-fiance Heather (Cameron Diaz) is Francis’s secret love. Though both brothers have beautiful wives, Heather triggers their longtime sibling rivalry.
Jennifer Aniston in ‘Office Space’. Photo: 20th Century Fox.
A depressed white-collar worker (Ron Livingston) tries hypnotherapy, only to find himself in a perpetual state of devil-may-care bliss that prompts him to start living by his own rules, and hatch a hapless attempt to embezzle money from his soul-killing employers.
In the mood for a romance movie? We listed the best romantic comedies to watch to for you.
‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ (1961)
Holly Golightly is an eccentric New York City playgirl determined to marry a Brazilian millionaire. But when young writer Paul Varjak moves into her apartment building, her past threatens to get in their way.
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‘Annie Hall’ (1977)
A Woody Allen classic. New York comedian Alvy Singer falls in love with the ditsy Annie Hall.
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‘Manhattan’ (1979)
Manhattan explores how the life of a middle-aged television writer dating a teenage girl is further complicated when he falls in love with his best friend’s mistress.
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‘Moonstruck’ (1987)
No sooner does Italian-American widow Loretta accept a marriage proposal from her doltish boyfriend, Johnny, than she finds herself falling for his younger brother, Ronny. She tries to resist, but Ronny lost his hand in an accident he blames on his brother, and has no scruples about aggressively pursuing her while Johnny is out of the country. As Loretta falls deeper in love, she comes to learn that she’s not the only one in her family with a secret romance.
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‘Bull Durham’ (1988)
Veteran catcher Crash Davis is brought to the minor league Durham Bulls to help their up and coming pitching prospect, “Nuke” Laloosh. Their relationship gets off to a rocky start and is further complicated when baseball groupie Annie Savoy sets her sights on the two men.
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‘Say Anything…’ (1989)
A noble underachiever and a beautiful valedictorian fall in love the summer before she goes off to college.
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‘Four Weddings and a Funeral’ (1994)
Over the course of five social occasions, a committed bachelor must consider the notion that he may have discovered love.
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’10 Things I Hate About You’ (1999)
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Still one of the funniest, sweetest, and most quotable teen romcoms. We wish Heath Ledger were still here, singing “Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You.”
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‘The Best Man’ (1999)
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Writer Harper (Taye Diggs) has to decide who he really loves: girlfriend Robin (Sanaa Lathan) or old flame Jordan (Nia Long). And survive the fallout from writing about all his friend’s complicated love lives.
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‘Never Been Kissed’ (1999)
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Drew Barrymore is Josie, who was a geeky unpopular teen, and is now a reporter who’s assigned to go undercover at a high school. She gets a crush on her English teacher (Michael Vartan) and, yes, by the end of the film, she does get her first kiss from him — in full view of the cheering students.
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‘Notting Hill’ (1999)
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A chance encounter between an ordinary bloke (Hugh Grant) and a movie star (Julia Roberts) leads to an unexpected romance. The supporting cast is what really makes this film, especially Grant’s gross roommate (Rhys Ifans). And the scene where Grant bluffs his way (terribly) through a press junket when he drops in to see Julia on the wrong day at her hotel is pure movie magic.
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‘Bring It On’ (2000)
Universal Pictures
New cheer captain Torrance (Kirsten Dunst) has her hands full: Recruiting a new cheerleader, coming up with new (not stolen) routines, and making peace with a rival school. Is there time for the cute, mix-tape-making brother (Jesse Bradford) of new BFF Missy (Eliza Dushku)? Yes, yes there is.
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‘High Fidelity’ (2000)
Touchstone Pictures
John Cusack is a record store owner (yeah, OK, this movie is 19 years old) who is obsessed with making the perfect music mix. And winning back his ex-girlfriend, who trots out a series of rebound boyfriends in front of him. Eventually (after lots of great tunes and voiceover), he gets over his fear of commitment. They reunite to a surprisingly great cover version of “Let’s Get It On” by Jack Black.
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‘Meet the Parents’ (2000)
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It’s an uphill battle when Teri Polo brings home fiancé Ben Stiller, who can’t go 60 seconds without embarrassing himself in front of her parents. And her perfect ex, Owen Wilson. This is still silly, sublime perfection.
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‘Miss Congeniality’ (2000)
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“You think I’m sexy. You want to kiss me.” Another magical Hollywood makeover turns uncouth FBI agent Gracie Hart (Sandra Bullock) into a total hottie so she can go undercover at a pageant. Fellow agent Eric (Benjamin Bratt) can’t resist and we can’t blame him.
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‘Return to Me’ (2000)
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In this vastly underrated romcom, grieving widower Bob (David Duchovny) meets Grace (Minnie Driver) and romance ensues. And then they both realize she, a heart transplant recipient, has his dead wife’s heart. The supporting cast is terrific, including Grace’s BFF, Bonnie Hunt (who also directed). The ending couldn’t be more romantic. Swoon.
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‘Bridget Jones’s Diary’ (2001)
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In the first Bridget Jones movie, our favorite Brit romcom heroine is torn between upper-class snob Mark Darcy (Colin Firth) and her cad of a boss (Hugh Grant). And then there’s the unfortunate incident with the Playboy bunny outfit.
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‘Kissing Jessica Stein’ (2001)
Fox Searchlight
Single Jessica Stein (Jennifer Westfeldt) finds the perfect-sounding mate in the personals: Except it’s a woman, not a man. She decides to roll the dice and begins a start-stop-go relationship with Helen (Heather Juergensen) in this funny, heartfelt indie.
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‘Legally Blonde’ (2001)
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Elle Woods, the most unlikely feminist icon, gets into Harvard Law to follow her douche-y ex. She ends up fighting justice on all fronts, teaching women the almighty “bend and snap,” and lines up a far better bf in Luke Wilson.
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‘The Princess Diaries’ (2001)
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Mia (Anne Hathaway) finds out she’s a princess and gets a fab makeover — and ends up with the cute, guitar-playing guy (real musician Robert Schwartzman, lead singer of Rooney). Of course, by the second film there’s another guy in the picture. We also love the relationship between Queen Clarisse (Julie Andrews) and her bodyguard (Hector Elizondo).
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‘Amélie’ (2001)
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In this dreamily, gorgeous French film, imaginative Amélie (Audrey Tatou) sees the world in the most fanciful way. She finds her soulmate in Nino (Mathieu Kassovitz), who likes to collect abandoned photo booth pictures. It only gets more whimsical from there.
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‘About a Boy’ (2002)
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In this very funny film based on the Nick Hornby novel, single guy Hugh Grant pretends to be a single dad to attract single moms… all goes well until new gf Rachel Weisz learns his “son” (Nicholas Hoult) isn’t his son at all. Fortunately, all is put right when he makes a complete fool of himself to save Hoult from the same fate.
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‘Bend It Like Beckham’ (2002)
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Still one of our go-to romcoms. Jess (Parminder Nagra) just wants to play football like her hero David Beckham, but her traditional family disapproves. One incentive to keep playing, the handsome coach (played by Jonathan Rhys Meyers in a rare good-guy role).
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‘Brown Sugar’ (2002)
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Taye Diggs and Sanaa Lathan are childhood friends who share a love of hip-hop — and, they eventually admit — each other. The soundtrack (and the music cameos) are on fire.
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‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding’ (2002)
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It’s the highest-grossing romantic comedy of all time for a reason. The timeless story of how once-mousy Toula (Nia Vardalos) meets and marries Ian (John Corbett) is all the funnier thanks to her hilarious family.
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‘Something’s Gotta Give’ (2003)
Columbia Pictures
In one of the most complicated of romcom relationships, Diane Keaton starts dating Jack Nicholson, who was first dating her daughter! Why she ends up choosing the unfaithful old fart over hot young doctor Keanu Reeves, we’ll never know. Keaton received her fourth Best Actress Oscar nomination for the film.
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‘Love Actually’ (2003)
Universal Pictures
What’s your favorite storyline in Richard Curtis’s Christmas-set smorgasbord? We’re fond of author Jamie (Colin Firth) proposing to housekeeper Aurélia (Lúcia Moniz) in terrible Portuguese. And, of course, Prime Minister Hugh Grant falling for the tea girl (Martine McCutcheon). Not so much into the stalking of Keira Knightley. (Sorry, Andrew Lincoln.)
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’13 Going on 30′ (2004)
Columbia Pictures
Jennifer Garner does “Big” in this charming romcom in which she avoids becoming a Mean Girl and ends up with the right guy after all (Mark Ruffalo). Oh and nobody cuts a rug to “Thriller” quite like her.
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‘The 40-Year-Old Virgin’ (2005)
Universal
Geeky 40-year-old virgin Andy (Steve Carell) manages to woo Trish (Catherine Keener)… until she starts thinking his oddness means he’s a serial killer! Features one of the most epic grand gesture third-act scenes set to ’80s rockers Asia’s “Heat of the Moment.” And of course, the “Kelly Clarkson!” waxing scene.
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‘The Holiday’ (2006)
Columbia Pictures
Two unlucky-in-love women, an American (Cameron Diaz) and a Brit (Kate Winslet), swap houses for the holidays and (of course) find romance. Romcom queen Nancy Meyers wrote and directed.
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‘Enchanted’ (2007)
Disney
Amy Adams is perfection as Giselle, an animated princess who finds herself in gritty, real-life NYC. Luckily, there’s a flesh-and-blood Prince Charming Patrick Dempsey), who can’t help falling for her. Favorite bit: Giselle summoning the birds — and rats and roaches — of the city to help her clean his apartment.
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‘Knocked Up’ (2007)
For fun loving party animal Ben Stone, the last thing he ever expected was for his one night stand to show up on his doorstep eight weeks later to tell him she’s pregnant.
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‘Juno’ (2007)
Faced with an unplanned pregnancy, an offbeat young woman makes an unusual decision regarding her unborn child.
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‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall’ (2008)
Universal Pictures
Running into your ex and her new rock star boyfriend on vacation? Awkward! Conveniently for Peter (Jason Segel), hotel concierge Rachel (Mila Kunis) is into guys on the rebound.
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‘Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day’ (2008)
Focus Features
While we do care about aspiring actress Amy Adam’s many loves in this period comedy, we are far more invested in down-on-her-luck governess Miss Pettigrew (Frances McDormand) finally hooking up with well-heeled Joe (Ciarán Hinds) after several missed opportunities.
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‘The Proposal’ (2009)
Touchstone Pictures
It’s a bumpy ride to love for obnoxious boss Margaret (Sandra Bullock) and her beleaguered assistant Andrew (Ryan Reynolds). He agrees to act as her fiancé so she won’t be deported (she’s Canadian). Has that not ever led to true love in the movies?
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‘500 Days of Summer’ (2009)
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Hopeless romantic Joseph Gordon-Levitt reflects on what went wrong with ex Zooey Deschanel in this wonderfully offbeat indie.
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‘Just Wright’ (2010)
Fox Searchlight Pictures
A reminder that Rebel Wilson is not the first plus-size star to do a romcom. And that in this story that has physical therapist Queen Latifah working with injured b-ball star Common, we are so rooting for him to get wise to gold-digger Paula Patton and get with the Queen instead.
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‘Crazy, Stupid, Love’ (2011)
Warner Bros.
Emma Stone falls for Ryan Gosling and his not-Photoshopped abs in this very funny film with almost as many romantic storylines as “Love, Actually.”
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‘Bridesmaids’ (2011)
Annie’s life is a mess. But when she finds out her lifetime best friend is engaged, she simply must serve as Lillian’s maid of honor. Though lovelorn and broke, Annie bluffs her way through the expensive and bizarre rituals. With one chance to get it perfect, she’ll show Lillian and her bridesmaids just how far you’ll go for someone you love.
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‘Silver Linings Playbook’ (2012)
After spending eight months in a mental institution, a former teacher moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife.
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‘Pitch Perfect’ (2012)
Universal
When Beca (Anna Kendrick) sings Jesse (Skylar Astin)’s favorite song, “Don’t You (Forget About Me),” that’s the key to cementing their romance. And winning the singing competition, of course.
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‘About Time’ (2013)
Universal Pictures
Richard Curtis directs this tale of time-traveling Tim (Domhnall Gleeson), who gets endless retakes to woo the girl of his dreams (Rachel McAdams). Have your tissues ready for this one: It’s as heartbreaking as it is funny.
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‘Enough Said’ (2013)
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Sadly, this change-of-pace role for “Sopranos” star James Gandolfini was one of his last: He romances Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who inconveniently is good friends with his ex (Catherine Keener). Both leads and writer/director Nicole Holofcener racked up a number of awards nominations (deservedly so).
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‘The Spectacular Now’ (2013)
A24
Yay, a coming-of-age Shailene Woodley romance where no one dies! Reminiscent of ’80s classics like “Say Anything…,” this comedy-drama feels refreshingly real. She and Miles Teller won a Special Jury Award for Acting at the Sundance Film Fest.
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‘Sing Street’ (2016)
Lionsgate
Before she was Freddie Mercury’s muse in “Bohemian Rhapsody,” Lucy Boynton was inspiring Cosmo (Ferdia Walsh-Peelo) to form a band, just so she can be their videos. Set in ’80s Dublin, this mostly feel-good comedy from the director of “Once” is gold. Unhappily, the great original songs were overlooked at Oscar time.
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‘The Big Sick’ (2017)
Lionsgate
Comedian Kumail Nanjiani and real-life wife Emily Gordon wrote this Oscar-nominated film about how they met, broke up (he never even told his family about her!) and ultimately reunited. Kumail plays himself and Zoe Kazan plays Emily.
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‘Crazy Rich Asians’ (2018)
Warner Bros.
Rachel (Constance Wu) is shocked to discover that her boyfriend Nick (Henry Golding) belongs to an incredibly wealthy family. And his mother (Michelle Yeoh) is not a fan of hers. Challenge accepted!
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‘Juliet, Naked’ (2018)
Lionsgate
Annie (Rose Byrne) has been in a dead-end relationship with Duncan (Chris O’Dowd) for years. He’s obsessed with musician Tucker Crowe (Ethan Hawke), which, in a hilarious twist, leads to Annie hooking up with Duncan’s idol. Another Nick Hornby gem.
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‘Palm Springs’ (2020)
When carefree Nyles and reluctant maid of honor Sarah have a chance encounter at a Palm Springs wedding, things get complicated when they find themselves unable to escape the venue, themselves, or each other.
One of the most beloved romantic comedies of all time is now 30 years old. “When Harry Met Sally” is a terrific reminder that the best rom-coms are truly timeless. Celebrate this anniversary with some fun trivia about the making of this modern love story.
1. Both director Rob Reiner and writer Nora Ephron drew from their own personal lives while making the film. Ephron based Sally on herself and several friends, while Reiner’s struggle with his divorce influenced the portrayal of Harry.
2. Reiner has a cameo in the film during the New Year’s Eve scene. He’s the unseen person announcing that the new year is happening in ten seconds.
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3. Ephron originally envisioned the movie’s title as “When They Met.” Other potential titles included “Boy Meets Girl,” “Just Friends” and “Words of Love.”
5. Katz’s Deli still pays tribute to the film’s most famous scene by displaying a sign that reads “Where Harry met Sally… hope you have what she had!”
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6. That fake orgasm scene was added to the movie on the fly after it was decided Sally needed more to talk about in the deli. Meg Ryan chose the topic of conversation and Billy Crystal came up with the line, “I’ll have what she’s having.”
7. It took no fewer than 60 takes to pull off the scene where the four characters are talking on the phone simultaneously.
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8. Harry can be seen the Stephen King novel “Misery” in one scene. Ironically, Reiner went on to direct the film adaptation after completing “When Harry Met Sally.”
9. The scenes featuring couples relating how they met were performed by actors, but the material itself was taken from real-life testimonials Reiner collected.
It’s been 15 years since “13 Going on 30” hit theaters, meaning this rom-com about an awkward teenager morphing into an adult is now old enough to be an awkward teenager itself. Celebrate this anniversary with a few fun facts you might not know about “13 Going on 30.”
3. Jenna morphs into a 30-year-old woman exactly 13 minutes into the film.
4. Both Jenna and Lucy’s wardrobes evolve as the character’s respective personalities change. That’s why Jenna wears progressively warmer colors over the course of the movie.
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5. On the DVD director’s commentary, Gary Winick notes that he originally clashed with the studio over their insistence on including the slumber party scene. In hindsight, Winick considers it to be one of the best scenes in the movie.
6. Jenna’s birth date is shown to be May 26, 1974, making her about two years younger than Garner herself.
7. The scene where Jenna first sees her adult self in the mirror was framed as an intentional homage to 1988’s “Big,” which features a similar premise.
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8. Choreographer Michael Peters is included in the credits despite Peters having died in 1994. That’s because Peters performed the choreography for the “Thriller” music video, which is replicated in one of the most memorable scenes in “13 Going On 30.”
9. Future Oscar winner Brie Larson made her film debut here as one of the “Six Chicks.” Her character is the one who is replaced by Jenna in the altered yearbook photo.
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10. The scene in which Jenna confronts Matt before his wedding features a copy of Martin Amis’ “Time’s Arrow” on a shelf. This is appropriate, as “Time’s Arrow” is about a man experiencing his life in reverse order.
11. The train scene was filmed on the exact same train Winick previously used in 2000’s “Tadpole.”
12. The movie’s title was changed to “Suddenly 30” in Australia, as executives feared the original title would be too confusing.
“Four Weddings and a Funeral” is one of the most important comedies of the ’90s, helping to spark a rom-com craze in Hollywood and turning star Hugh Grant into an international sex symbol. As the film celebrates its 25th anniversary, here are some fun behind-the-scenes facts you might not know.
1. Writer Richard Curtis conceived the film after attending over 60 weddings in the span of a decade. He based it on his own experience being propositioned by a fellow wedding guest.
2. Curtis was initially against the idea of casting Hugh Grant as Charles, fearing he was too handsome for the part.
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3. Curtis campaigned for Alan Rickman to star as Charles, but eventually it was decided Rickman was too old for the part.
4. Grant earned a fee of about $100,000, well above the rest of the cast. However, Andie MacDowell wound up with a much larger payday, taking home about $2 million thanks to her decision to take percentage points rather than an upfront fee.
6. The Chinese version of the film lists Rowan Atkinson‘s character as “Mr. Bean,” even though he’s obviously not playing that comedy icon here.
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7. The film’s budget was so tight that most of the extras were required to bring their own wedding attire.
8.Kristin Scott Thomas dubbed over her own lines for the French language version.
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9. Despite its penny-pinching budget, “Four Weddings and a Funeral” went on to become the highest-grossing British film in history (at the time).
10. “Four Weddings and a Funeral” became the first of five romantic comedies to pair Hugh Grant with writer Richard Curtis. It was followed by “Notting Hill,” “Love Actually” and the first two “Bridget Jones” movies.
11. Hulu is currently developing an anthology series based on the film, with Mindy Kaling and Matt Warburton writing and producing. Curtis is serving as executive producer.
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12. There’s a sequel… sort of. A short film called “One Red Nose Day and a Wedding” will be released on Red Nose Day 2019 (March 15 in the UK and May 23 in the US) and reunites director Mike Newell with most of the film’s surviving cast.
15 years ago, “Lost in Translation” hit theaters and forever changed the careers of director Sofia Coppola and stars Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson. Celebrate the anniversary of this Oscar-winning indie with a few interesting facts about “Lost in Translation.”
1. Coppola was dead-set on having Murray star in the film, which caused some major tension after she began to doubt he’d actually show up in Tokyo. Fortunately, Murray arrived a week before filming commenced.
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2. It’s just as well Murray accepted the part, as he later revealed that “Lost in Translation” was his favorite film that he’s worked on.
3. The strained relationship between Johansson and Giovanni Ribisi‘s characters was inspired by Coppola’s marriage to then-husband Spike Jonze, whom she divorced around the same time the film was released.
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4. It’s also rumored that Anna Faris‘ character is based on actress Cameron Diaz, though Coppola has denied this.
5. Coppola specifically wanted to shoot at the Park Hyatt Tokyo after the filmmaker stayed there while promoting 1999’s “The Virgin Suicides.” Unfortunately, the hotel staff were reluctant to allow the crew to shoot there, which is why so many scenes take place at night or in empty corridors.
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6. Murray and Johansson don’t have any dialogue together until a full 32 minutes into the film, and their characters never actually introduce themselves to each other.
7. For the Suntory whiskey commercial, Coppola was partly inspired by a similar experience her father had while he made a commercial with acclaimed Japanese director Akira Kurosawa.
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8. Catherine Lambert played the lounge singer in the film. She wasn’t a professional actress, but actually a lounge singer working at the Park Hyatt during filming.
9. To this day, fans still disagree what exactly Bob whispered into Charlotte’s ear in the film’s final scene. A 2009 YouTube video presented a digitally enhanced version of that scene, concluding that Murray said, “When John is ready for his next business trip, go up to that man and tell him the truth, okay?”
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10. According to the script, however, Bob says, “I know, I’m going to miss you, too.” But given Murray’s penchant for improvisation, it’s entirely possible he ad-libbed a different line.
11. “Lost in Translation” grossed nearly $120 million worldwide on a mere $4 million budget. It also won Coppola the Best Original Screenplay Oscar.
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So, not every “chick” likes “chick flicks.” But if you want to see movies about women bonding, singing their hearts out and experiencing the heartbreak of being the only one dressed in a Playboy bunny costume at a party, then this list is for you.
From classic tear-jerkers to swoon-inducing period romances, to funny modern classics like “Clueless,” here are 22 movies you need to watch now on Netflix.
Are you more “