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(500) Days of Summer(500) Days of Summer
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Arty-Indie love story about when true love comes around and heeding its call.
10 Things I Hate About You10 Things I Hate About You
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Heath Ledger absolutely makes this love story as he woos Bianca who has sworn off men for the duration of her time at high school. A song he sings to her from the bleachs (I LOVE YOU BABY) is superb.
Amélie (Original French Version with English Subtitles)Amélie (Original French Version with English Subtitles)
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Charming, almost fairy tale like story of the adventures of Amelie on her own in the big city. She has a wonderfully positive effect on the people around her.By the end, the film is also a love story.
The American PresidentThe American President
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Michael Douglas as the bachelor President and Annette Bening as the love interest he meets while in office are superb together. Chemistry+++
And Now Ladies & GentlemenAnd Now Ladies & Gentlemen
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Two people brought together over seemingly both having brain tumors. Both a medical and metaphysical healing bring the two together.
The Americanization of EmilyThe Americanization of Emily
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james Garner and Julie Andrews are wonderful together in this comedy-drama set during WWII. They are both in the service but he is American and world weary-jaded and she is British and filled with ideals.
BesiegedBesieged
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How far will a man in love go? Ask David Thewlis, a brilliant pianist who falls in love with his housekeeper, Thandie Newton.
Benny and JoonBenny and Joon
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Johnny Depp at the beginning of his career as the unlikely romantic hero to a disabled woman.
The Center of the WorldThe Center of the World
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Peter Saarsgard as a techie multimillionaire who falls in love with a stripper.
Choose MeChoose Me
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Alan Rudolph's charming love story about night owls who are lost souls who come together (Lesley Ann Warren and Keither Carradine). Geneviève Bujold is hilarious as the night time shrink radio personality.
Coming HomeComing Home
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Hal Ashby's film stars Jane Fonda caught between two men. Her husband, Bruce Dern, who is disabled in mind but not body and John Voight, the reverse. Fonda and Voight won the Oscar.
Crazy/ BeautifulCrazy/ Beautiful
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Kirsten Dunst as a rich, crazy girl who gets interested in a boy at her school who is a poor Latino.
DedicationDedication
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Billy Crudup is a very nerdy comic book writer who needs a new illustrator when his old one dies.
Down with Love (Widescreen Edition)Down with Love (Widescreen Edition)
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In an homage to PILLOW TALK and LOVER COME BACK, Ewan McGregor takes the Rock carefree bachelor role while Zellweger takes the Doris one to bag him.
Elizabethtown (Widescreen Edition)Elizabethtown (Widescreen Edition)
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Cameron Crowe's film stars Orlando Bloom who encounters career disaster and his father's death all at once yet also meets what may be the right woman for him on his airline flight (Kristen Dunst).
Happy AccidentsHappy Accidents
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Marisa Tomei's romance with the man from the future, Vince Vaughn, who has come to save her life.
L.A. Story (15th Anniversary Edition)L.A. Story (15th Anniversary Edition)
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Steve Martin's love story set in L.A. where he falls in love with an English woman, Victoria Tennant (his real life wife for a brief time). Martin also wrote and directed.
The Late ShowThe Late Show
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Robert Benton's love story of elderly private eye Art Carney who meets Lili Tomlin while trying to solve two cases.
A Life Less OrdinaryA Life Less Ordinary
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Cameron Diaz as the rich girl on the run with Ewan McGregor along for the ride of a lifetime.
LovesickLovesick
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Dudley Moore as the psychiatrist who falls in love with his new patient the very first time he sees her in session.
The Man Who Loved WomenThe Man Who Loved Women
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Francois Truffaut's Delightful film about womanizer who can't resist any woman, usually to their great delight. Remade in USA with same title.
Moonstruck (Deluxe Edition)Moonstruck (Deluxe Edition)
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Cher is engaged to one brother whom she likes but does not love and then she meets his brother, Nicholas Cage.
Music and Lyrics (Widescreen Edition)Music and Lyrics (Widescreen Edition)
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Hugh Grant tries to reinvent himself as a pop sensation but he needs a lyricist, Drew Barrymore.
My Brilliant CareerMy Brilliant Career
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Judy Davis as a young woman resisting marriage because she wants to be a writer, this despite meeting the perfect man.
Next Stop WonderlandNext Stop Wonderland
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Hope Davis keeps missing the perfect man for her while she goes from one ridiculous, hilarious relationship to another. The two pass one another constantly until finally they have the same stop on the transit tube.
Other People's MoneyOther People's Money
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Danny DeVito is the uber capitalist about to take over a failing plant. He falls in love with the plant owner's daughter who tries to change his mind.
The PianoThe Piano
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Holly Hunter marries a man who is cruel and forbidding. She has to play her piano Harvey Keitel takes the piano and she goes to his house so she can still play it.
A Room With a View (Two-Disc Special Edition)A Room With a View (Two-Disc Special Edition)
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Helena Bonham Carter is engaged to marry Daniel Day-Lewis (a total fop here) but meets the delicious Julian Sands on holiday in Italy.
Say AnythingSay Anything
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John Cusack and Ione Skye as teenage lovers where she is the go getter, type A personality and he is the laid back one.
ShopgirlShopgirl
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Mirabelle (Claire Danes), a salesgirl at Saks and sometime artist, is torn between two men, and older, richer one (Steve Martin) and her younger friend Jeremy who is a roadie listening to self help tapes (Jason Schwartzman).
Sliding DoorsSliding Doors
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Paltrow experiences different realities with her love life based on time progressing two different ways.
Still BreathingStill Breathing
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Brendan Fraser is a street artist who is mistakenly targeted by a female confidence artist.
The Sure Thing (Special Edition)The Sure Thing (Special Edition)
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John Cusack travels to the west coast where the sure thing girl is waiting for him at a frat house over college break. The pesty girl in his creative writing class interferes with his journey.
Trust [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.4 Import - Australia ]Trust [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.4 Import - Australia ]
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Hal Hartley's second pairing of Martin Donovan and Adrienne Shelly as love interests. She is a pregnant high school drop out dumped by everyone until she meets Donovan who is willing to take her on, difficult as they both can be. No NTSC version.
The Unbelievable TruthThe Unbelievable Truth
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Hal Hartley's first pairing of Martin Donovan and Adrienne Shelly as love interests. He is a rumored murderer now working as a mechanic whereas she is a graduating senior just accepted at Harvard.
While You Were SleepingWhile You Were Sleeping
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Sandra Bullock falls in love with a man she has only viewed from afar. When he falls into a coma, his family mistakenly thinks she is girlfriend. Then she meets his brother, Bill Pullman.