FIVE FAVORITE ROMANCE MOVIES:
 
 
 

  • Year of Release: 1998
  • Rated PG
  • Starring: Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Parker Posey, Greg Kinnear, Jean Stapleton
  • Other movies done by Tom Hanks: Turner and Hooch (1989), Philadelphia (1993), Apollo 13 (1995), The Green Mile (1999)
Plot: Kathleen Kelly and Joe Fox are rival bookstore owners who detest being around each other in person yet when it comes to the Internet they find that they can get along well with each other.   When they discover who each other has as an Internet pal, it changes the dynamics of their relationship.
 
 

  • Year of Release: 1990
  • Rated R
  • Starring: Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, Vincent Schiavelli, Rick Aviles
  • Other movies done by Patrick Swayze: Red Dawn (1984), Dirty Dancing (1987), To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything!  Julie Newmar (1995), Black Dog (1998)
Plot: Sam, played by Patrick Swayze, is killed one night when he and his wife, Demi Moore, were going home.  As a result Sam becomes a ghost and must undercover who killed him with the help of Oda Mae Brown, Whoopi Goldberg, and try to keep both his wife and Oda Mae Brown out of harm’s way.
 
 
 

  • Year of Release: 1991
  • Rated PG
  • Starring: Steve Martin, Martin Short, Diane Keaton, Kimberly Williams, Kieran Culkin
  • Other movies done by Steve Martin: Three Amigos! (1986), The Jerk (1979), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988), Roxanne (1987)
Plot: George Banks daughter is getting married and he has to first survive the ordeal of the wedding with the unique wedding planner.  Then he must also learn how to let his daughter go so that she can start a new life with her husband.
 
 
 

  • Year of Release: 1993
  • Rated PG
  • Starring: Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Ross Malinger, Rosie O’Donnell, Bill Pullman
  • Other movies done by Meg Ryan: Prelude to a Kiss (1992), French Kiss (1995), City of Angels (1998), Kate & Leopold (2001)
Plot:  Sam Baldwin, Tom Hanks, is a widowed father who is trying to make a life for him and his son until his son decides to call a radio show one night which changes both of their lives.  With one letter from Annie Reed, Meg Ryan, lives change, and this leads Sam and his son towards a new future.
 
 
 

  • Year of Release: 1989
  • Rated R
  • Starring: Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan, Carrie Fisher, Bruno Kirby, Lisa Jane Persky
  • Other movies done by Billy Crystal: Throw Mama from the Train (1987), City Slickers (1991), Forget Paris (1995), Analyze This (1999)
Plot: A story of Harry, Billy Crystal, and Sally, Meg Ryan, who continually bump into each other throughout their lives and finally learn to become friends.  Through this friendship their lives become more intertwined, leads to may comedic events, and a new relationship for them both.
 
 

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