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The World's Best Romantic Movies (12 titles)

Slushy films to watch in an evening!

by: K Smith from England

My personal fave! Acting is brilliant, comedy is genius and leaves you feeling all loved up.

Bridget Jones's Diary on DVD (2001)
Starring: Sally Phillips, Honor Blackman, Jim Broadbent
Director: Sharon Maguire
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Pity poor Bridget Jones (Renee Zellweger). She's the 1990s British everywoman: single, weight-obsessed, and very probably drunk on mid-price white wine. Her life goes from middling to worse when she embarks on a doomed affair with silver-tongued boss Daniel Cleaver (Hugh Grant). In the background ..read more »
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A perfect sequel to the first B Jones. Brilliant acting once again.

Bridget Jones - The Edge Of Reason on DVD (2004)
Starring: Jim Broadbent, Renee Zellweger, Gemma Jones
Director: Beeban Kidron
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Same Bridget, but brand new diary. Having finally found the perfect man in gorgeous lawyer Mark Darcy (Colin Firth), 30-something ex-singleton Bridget Jones (Renee Zellweger) is now faced with the even bigger challenge of keeping him. When her self-doubts return and her womanising ex-lover Daniel ..read more »
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Iconic 90s film, you'll want to watch it over and over again.

Sleepless in Seattle on DVD (1993)
Starring: Bill Pullman, Rosie O'Donnell, Ross Malinger
Director: Nora Ephron
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Sam Baldwin (Tom Hanks) has lost his wife to cancer and, left to bring up his son alone, tries to make a new start by moving to Seattle. His son turns him into a radio heartthrob, however, when he makes an on-air appeal to potential partners for his grief-stricken father. Annie Reed (Meg Ryan), ..read more »
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Brilliance at its best and stars the delightful Ewan McGregor!!!

A Life Less Ordinary on DVD (1997)
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Timothy, Ian Mcneice
Director: Danny Boyle
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In Heaven, the angel Gabriel orders his subordinates Jackson (Delroy Lindo) and O'Reilly (Holly Hunter) to make rich girl Celine (Cameron Diaz) and impoverished janitor Robert (Ewan McGregor) fall in love. When Robert is fired by Celine's father, Neville (Ian Holm), Celine convinces Robert to '..read more »
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Extremely funny and a perfect ending!

Notting Hill on DVD (1999)
Starring: Tim McInnerny, Rhys Ifans, Hugh Bonneville
Director: Roger Michell
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The team behind the hugely successful 'Four Weddings and a Funeral' returns for this romantic comedy, which is now the biggest grossing British film of all time. Anna Scott (Julia Roberts) is the world's most famous movie star, whilst divorcée William Thacker (Hugh Grant) owns an ailing travel ..read more »
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Brilliant script and acting - includes musical hits from a variety of genres.

Love Actually on DVD (2003)
Starring: Joanna Page, Lucia Moniz, a
Director: Richard Curtis
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Richard Curtis (writer of 'Four Weddings and a Funeral' and 'Notting Hill') turns his hand to directing with this British rom-com. Eight stories involving the love lives of more than a dozen characters are brought together over one Christmas and climax on Christmas Eve; from the recent widower ..read more »
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The Swayze - need I say more!

Dirty Dancing on DVD (1987)
Starring: Wayne Knight, Max Cantor, Wayne
Director: Emile Ardolino
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Decade-defining box office smash starring Patrick Swayze in one of his most famous roles. Frances 'Baby' Houseman (Jennifer Grey) is a teenage girl on holiday with her family at a resort in the Catskill Mountains. Stumbling upon an off-limits employees-only party, she witnesses the staff getting ..read more »
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If you want a good old sob you've picked the right film!

Titanic (1997)
Starring: Leonardo Di Caprio, Billy Zane, Kate Winslet
Director: James Cameron
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The journey of "Titanic" begins in the present, at the site of the ship's watery grave, two-and-a-half miles under the ocean surface. An ambitious fortune hunter (Bill Paxton) is determined to plumb the treasures of this once-stately ship, only to bring to the surface a story left untold. The ..read more »
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Back in the days of Hugh's floppy hair!

Four Weddings And A Funeral on DVD (1993)
Starring: Rowan A, Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell
Director: Mike Newell
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This hugely popular comedy established Hugh Grant as Hollywood's favourite bumbling Brit and garnered Oscar nominations for Best Picture and Richard Curtis' screenplay. Shy Londoner Charles (Grant) meets American Carrie (Andie MacDowell) at a friend's wedding and enjoys a one-night stand with her. ..read more »
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Brilliant actors in this one and all round acting and effect is marvelous.

Shakespeare In Love on DVD (1998)
Starring: Rupert Everett, Imelda Staunton, Anthony Sher
Director: John Madden
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This Tom Stoppard penned period comedy won seven Oscars, including those for Best Picture, Actress, Supporting Actress (Judi Dench) and Original Screenplay. In late 16th Century London, the theatre's most promising young playwright, Will Shakespeare (Joseph Fiennes), is suffering from writer's ..read more »
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