Mostly TV romance, christmas movies and general fluff
I love happy endings and fluffy feel-good movies but after a while, once you've seen a few you've seen them all. Let's see, there are couples who argue a lot before they kiss, former lovers getting back together, inherited farms and struggling businesses, secrets kept, fake fiances, scrooges who find their Christmas spirit, groundhog days, hot guys who get the last rental car, city girls finding home with the handsome farmer, this famous guy comes to town and he's a bit of a jerk at first, women getting magical lessons that careers are bad and a girl can't be happy unless they stayed with their first boyfriend... Somebody, invent a new plot, now! These are not necessarily recommendations, just a "watched this too" list for myself, but the ones I liked the best tend to be near the beginning of the list.
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- DirectorChristie Will WolfStarsLacey ChabertPaul GreeneAndrea BrooksSara Thomas is the type of woman who prefers to sit on the sidelines at work, but when her big idea for a Christmas initiative is stolen, she makes a wish to Santa that she'll finally have the courage to stand up for herself. Santa grants her wish, but only gives her 48 hours. As the clock ticks, Sara discovers how to channel the Christmas magic and speak her mind all on her own.In which Lacey Chabert learns to speak up for herself and Paul Greene finds his Christmas spirit. I liked this one a lot.
- DirectorJeff BlecknerStarsLauren AmbroseAdam KaufmanSusie EssmanA quirky love story revolving around the unexpected wedding and unconventional married life of a 26-year-old widow and her late husband's brother, a handsome 30-year-old cardiologist.In which two people get married half-accidentally bicker until they fall in love.
I liked the actors and the Jewish plot elements made the story stand out from the ordinary. - DirectorDarnell MartinStarsJennifer Love HewittBetty WhiteSean FarisLucas Thomas's grandmother Caroline returns every Valentine's Day to the station where, at their first wedding anniversary, she waved off to the Pacific Theater of War in 1944 her husband Neill, a US Navy pilot who is still officially missing in action. Lucas, a former baseball star and reputable physiotherapist about to publish, tells the story to a station manager who assigns the item to Susan Allison. She gets involved and befriends Caroline, but resists her crush on Lucas on account of an already soulless engagement with international reporter Andrew Hawthorne. Caroline's mild cardiac crisis seems to ruin everything.Very sentimental and the plot is more original than most others on this list. Betty White is great in this.
- DirectorPeter SullivanStarsMayim BialikRyan McPartlinReginald VelJohnsonTwo strangers who both happen to be in marketing, share a room at a bed-and-breakfast when a snowstorm strands their flight in Montana on Christmas Eve.In which flight cancellations force two bickering strangers to spend time together but he has a girlfriend.
- DirectorRon OliverStarsDanica McKellarPaul GreeneGraham VerchereForced to work together, a wedding planner and an event planner learn that opposites can produce the most unexpected results.In which two people who seem to have nothing in common are forced to plan an event together.
I liked the chemistry of the couple in this one. - DirectorMonika MitchellStarsEmilie UllerupKristoffer PolahaSharon LawrenceWhen Jenny plans a traditional yearly Christmas party for nurses in neonatal intensive care unit and their beloved supervisor Alice, she butts heads with Matt, a new CFO tasked to cut costs.In which a woman thinks the new manager is a cold, callous guy until she doesn't. This is a cute movie.
- DirectorRon OliverStarsAutumn ReeserAli LiebertShawn RobertsAn architect relives her disastrous wedding day over and over until she discovers what she really wants in life.In which a bride has to relive her wedding day over and over again until she finally gets it right.
- DirectorBert KishStarsKatrina LawJordan BelfiPatricia RichardsonGreta Kaine (Katrina Law) is always in search of juicy gossip. As a gossip-tabloid reporter in Los Angeles, it's her job to expose the rich and famous. So when word gets out that the late Senator Tannenhill's sons might be proposing marriage at their family's Big Bear compound during Christmas, Greta and her chief rival Wes (Tom Lenk) are challenged by their old-school editor to get the scoop. There's incentive to be the first, too: the editorship of the magazine's new online incarnation. Greta's assistant tells her that Wes has a head start to snowy Big Bear, so she dashes to the mountain resort. When she mistakenly ends up as a guest of the family, she's in the middle of what could be her best story yet. However, she discovers that the family, including matriarch Maggie Tannenhill (Patricia Richardson) and caretaker Peters (Robert Curtis Brown) are more down-to-earth than she had assumed. Increasingly guilt-ridden about her game of subterfuge, Greta must decide how far she will go for a story.In which a tabloid reporter finds a story.
- DirectorDavid S. Cass Sr.StarsLeah ReneeKristopher TurnerCherilyn WilsonA bookstore owner and hopeless romantic meets the man of her dreams and tries to save her business with the help of a business consultant. She discovers what she needs to make the fairytales she bases her love life on true in this romance story. Throughout the movie, she also tries to help her younger sister work through her recent engagement and prepare for the wedding.In which a woman has to figure out whether romantic ideals are the real thing.
- DirectorNick HurranStarsSamaire ArmstrongKevin ZegersSherry MillerSworn enemies find themselves in each other's bodies, and use this to ruin each other's lives.I'm not the target demographic for a teen movie but I liked this one. A magical body swap forces two bickering people to find common ground.
This would have thoroughly depressed me as a teen: what if my best chance of finding a guy depends on such supernatural occurrences? - DirectorRon OliverStarsCandace Cameron BurePaul GreeneSarah StrangeAn anxious bride-to-be throws in with a broken-hearted guy and a happily married couple for an emergency ride to NYC, learning about each other and themselves along the way.In which flight cancellations force two bickering strangers to spend time together but she has a boyfriend.
Pretty nice although I am not a fan of Candace Cameron Bure. - DirectorMichael DamianStarsKatie McGrathRoger MooreSam HeughanAt the invitation of an estranged relative, a young woman travels with her niece and nephew to a castle in Europe for Christmas, where she unwittingly falls for a dashing Prince.In which a woman travels to a castle with her sisters kids to meet the children's relatives.
- DirectorGary YatesStarsArielle KebbelAndrew W. WalkerKimberley SustadA single man tries to win a bet by getting a woman recovering from a broken engagement to marry him by Christmas.A serial bride meets a betting beau.
This one's nice. - DirectorKevin ConnorStarsJennifer EspositoDavid SutcliffeRichard PortnowA woman (Jennifer Esposito) falls for a guy (David Sutcliffe) who meets none of her standards.In which a woman is caught between two guys, one being seemingly perfect and the other not so much.
- DirectorRon UnderwoodStarsMelissa Joan HartMario LopezTimothy BottomsA struggling artist working as a waitress kidnaps one of her customers to take home to meet her parents at Christmastime.In which she kidnaps a guy and takes him to see her parents and pretend he's her boyfriend. Don't try this at home, folks, I'm pretty sure that most of the time it ends in jail rather than the altar. The movie was fun though.
- DirectorSam IrvinStarsHaylie DuffTilky JonesMaureen McCormickA cynical radio host is banished to Colorado, where he has an on-air spat with a hopeless romantic. Soon, their antagonistic relationship sparks the interest of the whole town.In which two radio hosts turn their differences into something that may or may not last.
- DirectorMark JeanStarsBrandon RouthKimberley SustadStephanie BennettAfter a stray cat adopts Zachary, he meets Marilee and realizes the single life is not as fulfilling as he thought it was.It's not clear to me what the title has to do with the story. Granted, there are two cats but shouldn't they have 18 lives between them? I liked it though.
- DirectorMegan Simpson HubermanStarsClaudia KarvanGuy PearceMatt DayA couple wake up one morning to find they have now switched bodies.A more adult version of the magical body swap makes two bickering people find common ground plot.
- DirectorRobert IscoveStarsHilarie Burton MorganPaul CampbellMalcolm StewartThe story of a young businesswoman who tries to convince her uptight parents to accept her current boyfriend and instead finds herself falling for an old high school flame.In which a woman takes a guy home to see her family, pretending that he's her boyfriend.
- DirectorHarvey CrosslandStarsLindy BoothRobin DunneMicah KalischA piano teacher falls for a widower who's responsible for the impending closure of her music school.In which a music teacher and a single dad fight over a building.
- DirectorSteven R. MonroeStarsJulie GonzaloEric AragonMichele ScarabelliTen years ago, Faye and Lydia each opened their own bakeries in Emeryville, Ohio after a personal and professional fall-out during a local Pumpkin Pie contest. Now their children--and co-workers--Casey and Sam, are set to carry on the rivalry as they go head-to-head in the same contest. There's only one problem for these two people who are supposed to hate each other: they start to fall in love.In which the children of two feuding bakers find common ground.
- DirectorJim FallStarsBonnie SomervilleShelley LongJordan BridgesAfraid to tell her family she's been dumped, Hillary hires an actor to play her fiancé during a four-day Thanksgiving weekend at her parents' house.In which a woman takes a guy to see her family pretending that he's her boyfriend.
- DirectorGil JungerStarsMelissa Joan HartJoey LawrenceJason MacDonaldCash-strapped virtual strangers Jennifer and Vince decide to stage a fake engagement and wedding just for the presents.In which two bickering wedding guests stage a wedding of their own for the gifts.
- DirectorDavid S. Cass Sr.StarsJulie BenzJoBeth WilliamsElliott GouldAfter losing her job, a powerful businesswoman reassesses her life and falls in love with a widowed vineyard owner. However, a new job offer forces her to choose between her new lover and her old life.In which a woman needs to choose between a career and a guy.
- DirectorMariah CareyStarsLacey ChabertBrennan ElliottKathy NajimyA gift of music transports people back to another time and place where they find their truest feelings.In which a single mom returns to her hometown and meets Mr. Nice Guy.