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The Greatest Hollywood Movies You Can Watch Alone For binge-watching alone, your ideal compilation from a romantic drama such as “Love and Other Drugs” to an audacious comedy like “No Hard Feelings.”
No Hard Feelings
Fed up by the dearth of options to expand her horizons, Maddie (Jennifer Lawrence) resorts to desperate measures in this racy romantic comedy that pairs 30-something down-on-her luck with impending bankruptcy and childhood hotshot (Andrew Bartha) fresh out of private school. She comes across an unusual ad from rich helicopter parents looking to “date” their nerdy, shy 19-year-old son Percy before he goes to college. Maddie swipes to accept a job she thinks will be easy money, but what follows is the bittersweet and hilarious odyssey of self-discovery, kinship, and an unexpected lesson that sometimes life isn’t as straightforward as we plan.
Playing in Cool
A fresh take on the romantic comedy is “Playing in Cool,” which subverts the traditional love story. The film follows Chris, a screenwriter who has become jaded by love. But everything changes the day he meets an attractive lady named Michelle and blows his perception of love out of the water. The only catch? Michelle is also married to someone new. Amid Chris’s efforts to deal with his emotions, the movie dives into the intricacies of contemporary relationships, unreciprocated love affairs and the tussle between following your heart or doing right by yourself.
Love and Other Drugs
A warmhearted yet bittersweet romantic drama starring Jamie, an adorable pharmaceutical salesman, and Maggie —an unpredictable creative 30-something woman with early-onset Parkinson’s disease—”Love and Other Drugs.” However, what begins as a casual arrangement quickly develops into something more substantial that pushes both characters to confront their emotions, insecurities and the complications of living with a chronic condition. This movie is a roller coaster ride of emotions but the chemistry between Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway is so strong that you just enjoy this roller coaster ride.
Pleasure
“Pleasure,” the debut feature from Simon, is an unflinching portrayal of Los Angeles via fresh-faced Bella Cherry (played by rookie Sofia Kappel), a young woman who has come to make it big in porn. It revealed the hardship, the exploitative architectural complexity, and ethical conundrums wrenching at adult tours in dirty and sober vein. Learning the ropes of what it means to survive and make it in both a glamorous yet toxic world. That would be a bold and provocative movie that does not shy away from hard but necessary conversations to watch.
After We Fell
The third chapter of the beloved “After” saga continues Tessa Young and Hardin Scott’s love affair with a stormy new installment, After We Fell. When Tessa is about to take a huge step in her career — they are moving from their small town to Seattle — Hardin’s insecurities and all his other demons threaten to keep them apart. Their love at the test, trust on a constant trial as dark secrets from the past start revealing. This one is an all-out dramatic, melodramatic feature — a classic rollercoaster love story with every twist and turn to reel in the emotional intensity.
The Kissing Booth
“The Kissing Booth” fun light-heartedteen romantic-comedy lovespective where high school junior — Elle Evans finds herself on the path of love in an unexpected love triangle. It starts when she and best friend Lee recreate a kissing booth at their school’s spring carnival, and Elle ends up kissing Noah — Lementing that duel ‘s cousin. With Ella and Noah’s romance unfolding, she is made to tackle the challenges of friendship, stealing, and young love. A date movie at reinforces how needled day the highs and lows of high-school romance are: there is nothing to hate (or love) about this delightfully infantile film, packed with humor, heart, and nostalgia.
