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Jul 9, 2024 · Romantic tales set against the enchanting backdrop of New York City offer an irresistible allure, capturing hearts worldwide. The city, characterized by its vibrant energy and captivating skyline, has played muse to countless love stories on screen.
- Maid in Manhattan
- 13 Going on 30
- Two Weeks Notice
- The Rebound
- How to Lose A Guy in 10 Days
- Set It Up
- Hitch
- Sleepless in Seattle
- Serendipity
- Moonstruck
Despite its low rating, Maid In Manhattanis one of Jennifer Lopez's top films that gets you every time. The romantic comedy-drama film stars Jennifer Lopez as Maria Ventura and Ralph Fiennes as Christopher Marshall. It's a true Manhattan love story. Maria works as a maid at Beresford Hotel in Manhattan and is a single mom taking care of her son, Ty...
Any teenage girl growing up in the 2000s would have been obsessed with therom-com film 13 Going on 30. Starring Jennifer Garner as Jenna Rink, it's a magical twist on growing up and finding love. Jenna Rink, in 1987, makes a wish on her birthday to be, "30 flirty and thriving." She wakes up the next morning in a grown-up body in an apartment in Man...
BesidesMiss Congeniality, Sandra Bullock had some rom-com films already under her belt. The film Two Weeks Noticetakes place in Manhattan and Coney Island. Lucy Kelson (Bullock) is a pro-bono liberal lawyer who meets George Wade (Hugh Grant) while trying to save the Conney Island community center. George is an arrogant billionaire and real estate d...
Finding out your husband has been unfaithful can be life-altering. When Sandy (Catherine Zeta-Jones) finds out about her husband's infidelity, she makes the rash decision of moving to New York City with her two children. She meets the barista of the coffee shop she lives above. Aram Finklestein (Justin Bartha) doesn't know what he wants out of life...
Along with 13 Going on 30, the rom-com film How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days was also one of the most popular films in the 2,000s. The film is quirky, funny, romantic and set in New York City. Andie Anderson (Kate Hudson) is the resident "How to" girl at the women's magazineComposure. Benjamin "Ben" Berry (Matthew McConaughey) is the top advertising ex...
Netflix has a number of romantic comedies to get invested in and in 2018 they released the original film, Set it Up. Two overworked assistants set up their bosses to start dating in order for them to get some free time. Harper Moore (Zoey Deutch) is 25-years-old and assistant to Kristen Stevens (Lucy Liu). Harper then meets Charlie Young (Glen Powe...
Will Smith is the handsome and sweet lead role in the film Hitch. Set in New York City, Alex "Hitch" Hitchens (Smith) is a private consultant to the general public, but his real occupation is as the "date doctor." After suffering heartbreak in college, he vowed to help men gain the confidence to get the girl of their dreams. He meets Sara Melas (Ev...
The filmSleepless in Seattleis a rom-com staple. Tom Hanks steals everyone's hearts as Sam Baldwin, a Chicago architect who becomes a widow. A year and a half after his wife's passing, Sam's son convinces his father to tell his story on a radio show. Annie Reed (Meg Ryan), a Baltimore reporter, hears his story and writes him a letter to meet her at...
In Serendipity, Jonathan Trager (John Cusack) and Sara Thomas (Kate Beckinsale) meet, as if by fate, one Christmas seasonin New York City. Despite both being in relationships, they share a dessert at a restaurant called Serendipity 3. Sara believes this is fate. She finds an alternate way to give each other their phone numbers after her phone is sw...
What could be better than a rom-com starring Cher and Nicolas Cage? The 1987 film, Moonstruck tells the story of a widowed 37-year-old Italian-American woman named Loretta Castorini (Cher). Loretta becomes engaged to her boyfriend, Johnny Cammareri (Danny Aiello). While she likes Johnny, she does not love him. Johnny insists on inviting his estrang...
- The Apartment. A masterpiece from a director whose filmography embodies that of a genius of the craft, Billy Wilder’s The Apartment is one of the smartest, most layered, humane, and funniest romance stories set against the backdrop of the Big Apple.
- Annie Hall. Woody Allen has made a career of making heartfelt, witty, endearing, and sometimes venomous love stories about his home city of New York. The fourth-wall-breaking Annie Hall broke new ground in the genre of romantic comedy, one that even Academy members couldn't ignore.
- An Unmarried Woman. A genuine depiction of heartache, unfamiliar terrain, and dealing with the loneliness of becoming yourself, but also hilariously delirious when new love does hit, An Unmarried Woman is a delicate and intoxicating look at life after marriage through the eyes of Jill Clayburgh.
- Eyes Wide Shut. This would be the last film from the legendary director Stanley Kubrick, who teamed up with, at the time, the Hollywood power couple Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise.
Ben (Hayden Christensen), a pickpocket, is attracted to Molly (Rachel Bilson) at first sight, and gets into an interesting "pissing match" with Molly's married lover, New York University professor Garry (Andy Garcia).
Mar 30, 2023 · ‘A Thousand and One’ Review: A New York Love Story. A mesmerizing Teyana Taylor stars in A.V. Rockwell’s feature directing debut, about motherhood and survival in a fast-changing city....
May 21, 2022 · New York, I Love You is an anthology film featuring ten short stories focusing on the romantic lives of different New Yorkers. From an aspiring artist searching for a muse, a wealthy guest...
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Feb 11, 2015 · There’s nothing like a New York City love story. While we could have included 100 movies (sorry, You’ve Got Mail , An Affair to Remember and Sleepless in Seattle , you didn’t make the cut), we decided to focus on films that show off our beloved city and its quintessential characters—warts and all—as the perfect backdrop for love ...
