Lists and Suggestions
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List: Beyond Hallmark Movies
Mrs. Miracle
Kahn, Harvey (Harvey M.)
When her acting career does not take off, but her sister does with her fiance, Reba returns home to... More
When her acting career does not take off, but her sister does with her fiance, Reba returns home to become a preschool teacher, and director of the Christmas pageant. After his wife dies, widower Seth Webster moves to town with his rambunctious twin boys. Mrs. Merkle, who is dubbed 'Mrs. Miracle' by the boys, is hired as a nanny and soon has the boys behaving nicely. It isn't long before Mrs. Miracle is sowing the seeds of love for Reba and Seth too. Was Mrs. Miracle really sent from up above? Less
No Reservations
Aguero, Sergio.
Master chef Kate Armstrong is a perfectionist who leads a regimented life while running the kitchen... More
Master chef Kate Armstrong is a perfectionist who leads a regimented life while running the kitchen of an exclusive restaurant. She revels in the sense of power and control her career affords. When her sister is killed in an automobile accident, her nine-year old niece Zoe comes to live with her. Kate's life is turned completely upside down and she is suddenly forced to split her focus between work and family. Nick Palmer is the newly hired, fun-loving, opera-singing sous chef, whom Kate perceives as a serious rival. She then begins an impassioned struggle to rein in Nick's exuberance and maintain control over her kitchen staff. Even as they clash, Kate is drawn toward Nick, eventually coming to the realization that Nick offers something that she needs both in her restaurant kitchen and her new life with Zoe. Less
Sweet Home Alabama
Moritz, Neal H.
Melanie is a successful New York fashion designer who is dating a wealthy socialite. One day he pop... More
Melanie is a successful New York fashion designer who is dating a wealthy socialite. One day he pops the big question and asks Melanie to marry him. Despite her polished uptown image, Melanie grew up poor in the deep South, and as a teenager she married her high school sweetheart. Now Melanie returns to her hometown to tell her parents the news and convince Jake to grant her a divorce. However, the more time she spends with her old flame, the more she feels sparks flying between them again, while she also learns her Eastern affectations don't fly with everyone back home. Less
The Holiday
Block, Bruce A.
Amanda lives in Los Angeles and is a movie trailer editor. Iris lives in Surrey, England and is a j... More
Amanda lives in Los Angeles and is a movie trailer editor. Iris lives in Surrey, England and is a journalist. The two live five thousand miles apart and have never met, but are dealing with the same problem: men. Amanda just broke up with her cheating boyfriend. Iris has pined for her ex. They both come upon a website that advocates home exchange and the two swap houses for two weeks at Christmas - both with a goal to forget their troubled love lives. Love ends up finding them anyway. Amanda starts a romance with Iris' older brother, Graham, a book editor and Iris starts a romance with a friend of Amanda's, movie composer Miles. With new found romance, both their lives change forever. Less
Aloha
Crowe, Cameron, 1957- film director, film producer, screenwriter.
A celebrated military contractor returns to the site of his greatest career triumphs, the US Space ... More
A celebrated military contractor returns to the site of his greatest career triumphs, the US Space program in Honolulu, Hawaii, and reconnects with a long-ago love while unexpectedly falling for the hard-charging Air Force watchdog assigned to him. Less
Brown Sugar
Heller, Peter (Producer)
Sydney and Dre are childhood friends who share a love for music, especially hip-hop music, and have... More
Sydney and Dre are childhood friends who share a love for music, especially hip-hop music, and have an unsung love for each other. When Dre decides to marry a woman who is all wrong from him, Sydney must make her move or risk losing her soulmate forever. Less
Under the Tuscan Sun
Sternberg, Tom.
While on vacation, a just-divorced writer buys a villa in Tuscany on a whim, hoping it will be the ... More
While on vacation, a just-divorced writer buys a villa in Tuscany on a whim, hoping it will be the start of a change for the better in her life. Along the way she finds that sometimes what seems like a mistake is really a blessing. Less
Wimbledon
Bevan, Tim.
An aging male tennis star has one last shot, and two weeks, to win the greatest tennis tournament a... More
An aging male tennis star has one last shot, and two weeks, to win the greatest tennis tournament and the heart of an upcoming women's tennis star. Less
Crazy, Stupid, Love
Ficarra, Glenn.
A father's life unravels while he deals with a marital crisis and tries to manage his relation... More
A father's life unravels while he deals with a marital crisis and tries to manage his relationship with his children. Less
Love, Simon
Berlanti, Greg, film director.
Everyone deserves a great love story, but for seventeen year old Simon Spier, it's a little mo... More
Everyone deserves a great love story, but for seventeen year old Simon Spier, it's a little more complicated. He hasn't told his family or friends that he's gay, and he doesn't know the identity of the anonymous classmate that he's fallen for online. Resolving both issues proves hilarious, terrifying and life changing. Less
Enough Said
Holofcener, Nicole, screenwriter, director.
Divorced mom Eva may be falling for Albert, a sweet, funny, like-minded divorced man. But as their ... More
Divorced mom Eva may be falling for Albert, a sweet, funny, like-minded divorced man. But as their relationship blossoms, Eva befriends Marianne, who's always complaining about her ex-husband. When Eva realizes that Albert is the target of Marianne's rants, she begins to question her own perceptions about first impressions and second chances. Less
Leap Year
Adams, Amy.
When Anna's four-year anniversary to her boyfriend passes without an engagement ring, she deci... More
When Anna's four-year anniversary to her boyfriend passes without an engagement ring, she decides to take matters into her own hands. Inspired by an Irish tradition that allows women to propose to men on Leap Day, Anna follows Jeremy to Dublin to propose to him. But after landing on the wrong side of Ireland, she must enlist the help of Declan, a handsome and carefree local man, to get her across the country. Along the way, they discover that the road to love can take you to very unexpected places. Less
The Wedding Planner
Abrams, Peter.
A romantic comedy about love, marriage and other events you just can't plan for. Mary (Jennife... More
A romantic comedy about love, marriage and other events you just can't plan for. Mary (Jennifer Lopez) is a successful, work obsessed wedding planner in San Francisco who finally finds a man of her own (Matthew McConaughey), or so she thinks. He turns out to be the groom in the biggest wedding of her career. Will she get the job or the guy? Less
Sleepless in Seattle
Ephron, Nora.
After hearing a man confess his love for his dearly departed wife on a call-in radio show, a woman ... More
After hearing a man confess his love for his dearly departed wife on a call-in radio show, a woman falls deeply, inexplicably in love with him. Deciding he is her destiny, she treks across country on a wildly romantic impulse to meet him. Less
The Proposal
Hoberman, David, 1953-
High-powered book editor Maggie is everyone's worst nightmare: ruthless, driven, and tactless.... More
High-powered book editor Maggie is everyone's worst nightmare: ruthless, driven, and tactless. When she finds herself faced with deportation back to Canada, she coerces her much younger assistant into marrying her. However, when the government becomes suspicious, they embark upon a charade in order to make the marriage seem legitimate. Less
Forever My Girl
Wolf, Bethany Ashton, screenwriter, film director.
After being gone for a decade, a country star returns home to the love he left behind. ... More
After being gone for a decade, a country star returns home to the love he left behind. Less
