Don’t know what to do for Valentine’s Day? Well, don’t fret because here are five romcoms that are perfect for Valentine’s Day or a cozy night in.
A Cinderella Story
- A Cinderella Story (2004) is a retelling of the classic tale of Cinderella, but following the life of Sam Montgomery, a high schooler in the San Fernando Valley. After her father’s death, Sam is left in the care of her “wicked” stepmother, Fiona, who puts Sam to work in the family diner. In the meantime, Sam finds herself texting with a mystery man, named “Nomad”, from her school's chat room. They end up making plans to meet up during their school’s Halloween dance. When Sam gets there, she quickly finds out that Nomad is…Austin Ames? The school’s popular, rich quarter back is the mystery poet? Now, in order for Sam to get back to the diner in time, she has to leave the dance at midnight, but in her haste, she drops her phone, leaving Austin to find his Cinderella…
Confessions Of A Shopaholic
- Confessions Of A Shopaholic (2009) is an entertaining romcom about one Rebecca Bloomwood, an adorable yet very financially irresponsible woman who seems to be suffering from an incurable shopping addiction. Rebecca is an aspiring fashion writer for some low-level magazines, but one day dreams of working at prestigious magazines. Ironically, though, she ends up having to change agencies and starts working for a financial magazine, meanwhile she’s in crippling debt and has a loan shark after her. Throughout this hectic time, Rebecca and her boss, Luke Brandon, are falling for each other. What’s the catch? Luke doesn’t know about Rebecca’s debt and shopping issues. Eventually, though, he finds out. Everybody finds out on live TV. Rebecca’s loan shark finally gets her while she and Luke are doing an interview on TV, and he outs her true self, the debt. Luke decides to leave Rebecca under the pretense that she wasn’t being fully truthful to him. Eventually, Rebecca decides to auction off all of the designer goods she’s bought over the years. The only thing she refuses to sell is a green scarf. Unfortunately, though, she ends up having to sell it. Who buys it?
How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days
- How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003) is a romcom involving two people engaging in different schemes to meddle in each other’s lives. Andie Anderson, a magazine writer, decides to document all the mistakes women make, which leads men to lose interest. She tests this theory by attempting to lose her latest beau in ten days. On the other hand, Ben Barry, a confident ad exec, makes a bet among his coworkers that he can make a woman fall in love in ten days. Without realizing each other’s intentions, the two eventually fall deeper in love amidst all the chaos and mixed-up intentions, but then both parties find out about the other's plan, then what happens?
She’s All That
- She’s All That (1999) is a high school romcom story about Zack Siler, who's a popular soccer player at his school, and his group of friends who bet him that he can't transform an unpopular artsy high school girl, Laney Boggs, into a prom queen. Zack slowly "transforms" Lacey into a prom queen, and along the way, he starts to develop feelings for her, which changes his original intention. When his original intention is discovered, Laney feels betrayed, and so Zack is left alone for a while until he fully realizes his mistakes and attempts to make it up to Lacey…
10 Things I Hate About You
- 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) is a modern adaptation of Shakespeare’s play, The Taming of the Shrew. The story revolves around two sisters, Kat and Bianca Stratford, from Padua High School. Bianca, who wants a boyfriend, is not allowed to date until Kat, her very rebellious sister, does. So there is a plan to hire a boy, Patrick, to pretend to be Kat’s boyfriend. The boy who hires Patrick is a rich, popular guy that models, but turns out a different guy is setting this whole plan up, just to get with Kat’s sister. The plan becomes complicated for Patrick when they both develop genuine feelings. Kat is betrayed when she finds out the truth, but in the end, Patrick reveals his true feelings…
