Valentine's Movie List 2
An enjoyable alternative to going out on a cold February night involves popcorn, hot chocolate, and your favorite romantic movie. The following lists some of the Wright Times Editor-in-Chief's favorite options.
Victoria Holda
Issue date: 2/1/09 Section: Arts & Culture
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14. One Fine Day (1996) Melanie works as an architect and a single mother, who's son is late for a field trip thanks to Jack, newspaper columnist and single father. While both children miss their field trip because of Jack's tardiness, their parents find themselves helping one another throughout the day. Through the press conferences, soccer games and cat chases, One Fine Day offers a nice blend of family, romance and comedy.
13. Batman Returns (1992) Batman Returns has everything; comedy, romance, drama and of course plenty of action. As Bruce starts dating Selina - the two begin falling for each other, only to find out that because of their alter-egos they are forever doomed as a happy couple.
12. Dirty Dancing (1987) Baby, a rich girl spending a summer with her family on a posh camp site meets Johnny, the destitute bad boy, who teaches dancing on the camp grounds with several other penniless young adults. She finds their world more fascinating than the one she was brought up in.
11. Ghost (1990) Sam and Molly are madly in love but on their way home one night, Sam is shot and killed. After choosing to stay on Earth for Molly, Sam walks the streets as a ghost and discovers who took part in his murder.
10. Notting Hill (1999) William, your average travel bookstore owner in Notting Hill, meets Anna, an actress, who enters William's travel bookstore. Intrigued by one another, they spend as much private time together as possible but when Will meets Anna's boyfriend, they lose touch. When Anna returns to Notting Hill one last time, William Thacker must find it in his heart to forgive, "a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her."
9. Serendipity (2001) After spending the evening in New York with one another, Sara and Jonathan wonder if they are truly meant for each other but after failing a few tests of fate, they go on living separate lives. Seven years later, Jonathan and Sara find old reminders of their meeting, convincing them to find each other once again even though they are both about to get married. Is it destiny or coincidence?
8. Juno (2007) Juno and Paulie are 16-year-old best friends who just had sex. And conceived a child. Juno immediately decides to give their child up for adoption to the perfect couple Mark and Vanessa and tries living a normal life despite the growing baby in her stomach. It takes nine months for Juno to realize that she loves Paulie and that he is, was and will always love Juno no matter what evidence is hiding under her shirt.
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