Hollywood never fails to deliver a great love story. You can’t help but figuratively trip over countless screenplays about love, bliss, and happily ever after. You may even find yourself regurgitating quotes by acclaimed romance authors Nora Roberts, Jane Austen, and Johanna Lindsey.
Love rings triumphantly in the air the month of June, or, at least, the few days leading up to Summer. Countless men and women jockey for position at jewelry counters, attempting to buy the best engagement ring they can afford. They know their partners will showcase their ring in the office the next morning. It’s like some weird art show, where the only thing served is constant admiration with a dash of envy over how large your engagement is. Can you tell I worked in corporate?
Love is like a romantic comedy. The only that matters is how much your partner can make you laugh out loud and appreciate the joy of companionship.
Check out the comical side of love by watching these romantic comedies. They will have you chuckling over the things we do for love.
Arthur (1981)
[su_quote cite=”Arthur”]Everyone who drinks is not a poet. Maybe some of us drink because we’re not poets..[/su_quote]
Arthur Bach (Dudley Moore) is a wealthy New York City playboy who is always inebriated. There’s not a moment where Arthur is sober, much to the dismay of his irritated butler, Hobson (John Gielgud). Hobson is tasked to prepare Arthur for an arranged marriage with heiress Susan Johnson (Jill Eikenberry). Unfortunately, or fortunately, depending on how you look at it, he meets a waitress Linda Marolla (Liza Minnelli) from Queens. Arthur falls madly in love with Linda but finds himself in the most significant dilemma of his life. Does he choose love or wealth?
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Trading Places (1983)
[su_quote cite=”Billy Ray Valentine”][while acting blind and legless] Hey, baby, what’s happening? How are ya doing? Once you have a man with no legs, you never go back, baby. I know what you’re thinkin’. Is he funky in bed?[/su_quote]
A wager went wrong. A guy finds love in the most unlikely partner. Roles are switched for a better outcome. This is the best way to describe Trading Places, a movie that will have you laughing throughout its entire run. Eddie Murphy plays hustler Billy Ray Valentine. Dan Aykroyd is the uptight Louis Winthorpe III. Dan equally matches Eddie’s humor. The casting is superb. Mortimer (Don Ameche), Randolph Duke (Ralph Bellamy), and Jamie Lee Curtis (Ophelia) round out the cast.
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There’s Something About Mary (1998)
[su_quote cite=”Mary”]Didn’t we just do that?[/su_quote]
OMG! This movie is timeless! If you haven’t seen it, yet, and it’s hard to imagine that you haven’t. You are in for a treat! Ted’s (Ben Stiller) dreams of romancing his childhood crush Mary (Cameron Diaz). Shenanigans ensue when Ted finds himself in competition with Pat Healy (Matt Dillon) and Tucker (Lee Evans), who also have fantasies about Mary. There’s something about Mary that you must discover for yourself!
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Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)
[su_quote cite=”Matthew”]Sucks. Okay, so just one. Here’s your wine list, your menu, come on. You want, like, a magazine or something? It’s gonna be boring if you’re just sitting by yourself.[/su_quote]
Peter Bretter (Jason Segel) is always playing second fiddle to his girlfriend, Sarah Marshall (Kristen Bell), a famous TV star. She dumps him, and Peter is on a mission to get over Sarah, even when he finds himself at a romantic resort in a room right next to her and her new boyfriend, Aldous Snow (Russell Brand). Plug your ears!
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Knocked Up (2007)
[su_quote cite=”Pete”]Marriage is like a tense, unfunny version of Everybody Loves Raymond, only it doesn’t last 22 minutes. It lasts forever.[/su_quote]
Rising journalist Alison Scott (Katherine Heigl) hits a severe bump in the road after a one-night stand with irresponsible slacker Ben Stone (Seth Rogen). The sex-crazed nights results in a pregnancy. Rather than raise the baby on her own, Alison decides to give Ben a chance to prove he is father material. However, Ben is unsure if he is ready to be a parent, and both wonder if they would be compatible lifetime partners. Irresponsibility and maturity are the running themes of Knocked Up
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Hitch (2005)
[su_quote cite=”Hitch”]Life is not the amount of breaths you take, it’s the moments that take your breath away.[/su_quote]
For those entering the dating world, this movie will certainly resonate. Dating coach Alex “Hitch” Hitchens (Will Smith) helps his clients overcome the hassles of dating to hone in on the person they want to spend happily ever after with. His client, Albert (Kevin James), falls in love with Allegra Cole (Amber Valletta). Roadblocks pop up when Sara Melas (Eva Mendes), a tabloid reporter, is focused on exposing Allegra Cole’s love life to the world.
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16 Candles (1984)
[su_quote cite=”The Geek”][to Samantha] Can I borrow your underpants for 10 minutes?[/su_quote]
This is not another teen movie, no pun intended. Samantha (Molly Ringwald) is turning 16, and her family is focused on her sister’s upcoming nuptials. She’s secretly in love with Jake (Michael Schoeffling) and unknowingly recruits nerdy Ted (Anthony Michael Hall) to help her and Jake hook up. Classic cast and classic humor make this movie a treat to watch.
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Along Came Polly (2004)
[su_quote cite=”Sandy Lyle”]Reuben, I’m in a situation here. We have to leave now.[/su_quote]
Reuben Feffer (Ben Stiller) isn’t a risk taker. When his perfect bride, Lisa Kramer (Debra Messing), has an affair during their honeymoon, his world is shattered. His best friend, Sandy (Philip Seymour Hoffman), takes him to a party to cheer him up. He meets an ex-classmate, Polly Prince (Jennifer Aniston), whose idiosyncrasies is a lot for him to overcome.
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Bruce Almighty (2003)
[su_quote cite=”Bruce”]And that’s the way the cookie crumbles.[/su_quote]
Bruce Almighty is hilarious! Jim Carrey as Bruce Nolan is perfect for this role. Carrey wants to become an anchorman at his television station. He complained to God about his misfortunes in life and was shocked that he received a reply. Bruce is given abilities to achieve his dreams. What he discovered is how selfish he’s become and how he nearly loses everything.
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Coming to America (1988)
[su_quote cite=”King Jaffe Joffer”]Do not alert him to my presence. I will deal with him myself. [homage to Darth Vader][/su_quote]
Even if you’re not a fan of Eddie Murphy, Coming to America will still delight and entertain you. Prince Akeem (Eddie Murphy) has only known wealth and privileges. When it’s time for him to meet his bride intended, he longs to see the world as is and not how it should be. Akeem journeys to America with his trusty sidekick, Semmi (Arsenio Hall), to find his queen. They disguise themselves as international students and work in Lisa (Shari Headley) father’s fast-food restaurant. James Earl Jones, John Amos, Shari Headly, Vanessa Bell, Samual L. Jackson, and Madge Sinclair round out the cast.
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