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Apr 18, 1997 · Reviews. Chasing Amy. Roger Ebert April 18, 1997. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. "Chasing Amy'' is a romantic comedy about people who write comic books for a living, and whose most passionate conversations can center on the sex lives of Archie and Jughead.
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Chasing Amy: Directed by Kevin Smith. With Ethan Suplee, Ben Affleck, Scott Mosier, Jason Lee. Holden and Banky are comic book artists. Everything's going good for them until they meet Alyssa, also a comic book artist. Holden falls for her, but his hopes are crushed when he finds out she's a lesbian.
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Chasing Amy is radically different: combining Smith's trademark superb dialogue, believable characters and a heartfelt story, it is one of the best, most insightful romantic comedies of the '90s, and the director's most satisfying picture aside from Clerks I and II.
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This time travel rom com stars Hugh Jackman as a wealthy duke from 1876 who is propelled through time to the present day and falls in love with a very modern career woman played by Meg Ryan. The comedy here comes from Jackman’s absolute mastery of 19th Century manners and the shenanigans of the duke’s mom-mastery of modern life. Plus he’s totally s...
Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess star in this 2011 romantic drama about a sort of couple who reunite on the same day every year. After spending a fateful night together on July 15, 1988, Emma and Dexter agree to meet again the following year to see how their post-graduation lives have come along. Their meetings turn into yearly events, some loving, s...
Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp star in this sexy thriller that has everything: clever disguises, gorgeous European scenery, riveting action scenes, relatively confusing plot twists, and stunningly beautiful dresses. The movie doesn’t really know if it’s a comedy or a drama, but it’s a heck of a lot of fun to watch, and despite its tonal confusion w...
Is Jerry Maguire the movie that made Tom Cruise Tom Cruise? Maybe, maybe not. But his guttural screaming of “Show me the money!” will go down in history as one of cinema’s most exciting scenes. As will co-star Renee Zellweger’s uttering, “You had me at hello,” before the duo of Jerry and Dorothy end up together in the end. Sigh.
Sure,Robin Hood: Men in Tightsis a mockery of this very Robin Hood adaptation. And sure, Kevin Costner's British accent goes in and out throughout the entire movie. But the action here is fun, the arrows plentiful, Morgan Freeman's sarcasm surely quippy, and the romantic glances between Costner's Robin and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio's Marion swoon...
This Netflix original was a hit when it first premiered back in May of 2019. Comedian Ali Wong co-wrote this rom com in which she stars as a celebrity chef whose reunion with her childhood somewhat sweetheart throws a damper into her plans. An ace cameo here from Keanu Reeves playing an exaggerated version of himself is a true gut-buster.
Joaquin Phoenix stars in this film from director Spike Jonze set in an unspecified near future. Theodore (Phoenix) installs a new operating system on his computer, phone, home, and basically his entire life. Scarlett Johansson plays "Samantha," the voice of the operating system. There is a love story in here about a man falling in love with someone...
The night that Moonlight won Best Picture at the Academy Awards won't soon be forgotten for movie buffs. But even if you didn't witness envelope-gate first hand, you should still see this stunningly beautiful love story. The film explores three stages; the childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood of in the life of Chiron, a young black man in Mi...
Science is sexy! This drama tells of the love story between astronomer and physicist Stephen Hawking and his wife Jane. Eddie Redmayne won Best Actor at the Academy Awards for his portrayal of Hawking, with Felicity Jones earning a Best Actress nod. Even if you're not terribly into astrophysics or the cosmos, their story or survival through Hawking...
Another set of Netflix originals, 2018’s To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before and it’s 2020 sequel, To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You, stars Lana Candor as Lara Jean Covey, a teenage girl whose love letters get “accidentally” sent to her secret crushes. While the first movie finds Lara Jean ending up with one of those crushes, the sequel explores...
Although Chasing Amy 's depiction of queer sexuality is frustratingly clumsy, it handles an array of thorny themes with a mixture of sensitivity, raw honesty, and writer-director Kevin Smith's...
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- Romance, Comedy, LGBTQ+
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age 17+. Dated romantic comedy wrong for all kids. Movie R 1997 113 minutes. Rate movie. Parents Say: age 15+ 4 reviews. Any Iffy Content? Read more. Talk with Your Kids About… Read more. A Lot or a Little? What you will—and won't—find in this movie. Positive Messages Not present. Violence & Scariness. Sex, Romance & Nudity.
