1. Superbad (2007, USA)

   

2. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007, USA)

   

3. Live Free or Die Hard (2007, USA)

   

4. The Nanny Diaries (2007, USA)

   

5. Waitress (2007, USA)

   

6. Shrek the Third (2007, USA)

   

7. Hairspray (2007, USA)

   

8. Rescue Dawn (2006, USA)

   

9. Ocean’s Thirteen (2007, USA)

   

10. I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (2007, USA)

    

By James Christopher from The Times

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Anton Ego, the restaurant critic of The Grim Eater, is one of the greatest performances of Peter O’Toole’s career. We don’t actually see the 108-year-old Oscar hopeful in the flesh. But we luxuriate in his withering voice. And what a tool that is when it is coupled to the creep he possesses in Brad Bird’s marvellous cartoon Ratatouille. Ego is the most feared food critic in Paris. His office is shaped like a coffin. In fact he’s shaped like a coffin, and his deadly words drive chefs to their graves. I haven’t enjoyed a painted villain this much since George Sanders’s Shere Khan.

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It takes a lifetime to learn how to deliver a fatal insult, and O’Toole has had at least three. He is the wicked spice in a film with the most implausible brief since Elvis returned from Mars. The real hero of this preposterous kitchen fable is a cashmere-blue rodent called Rémy, who has the culinary genius of Raymond Blanc, and the misfortune to look like a rat. He is a rat, but he walks on his hind legs and speaks with a neurotic Woody Allen twang. He is horrified by the junk that his friends and family scavenge from dustbins, and he would doubtless campaign for the abolition of rat poison in junk food if he was 5ft 2in taller and called Shamus Oliver. This Pixar fairytale is so brilliantly painted that you give up caring whether it makes the slightest bit of sense. This is the wonderful point of Bird’s film. Ratatouille is an extraordinary demonstration of just how close animation can get to touch, smell, taste, and what the world might look like through a pair of rat’s eyeballs.

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Rémy (plaintively voiced by Patton Oswalt) is obviously not a bog-standard representative of vermin. He doesn’t understand why humans shriek at the sight of him. And he has an insane dream – augmented by the ghost of a fat chef (skewered by one of Ego’s reviews) – that he can become a cook in a prestigious restaurant. But Rémy’s 2in-tall views of cobblestones, puddles, gutters, drainpipes and rooftops are the real miracles in Ratatouille. I’ve never experienced a film that could evoke flavour. This reeks of Paris.

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The plot doesn’t flatter the sensational art. It does at least have the grace to send up its own utter silliness. Rémy befriends a clumsy and gawky kitchen boy, Linguini (Lou Romano), who hides the rat under his chef’s hat. The unlikely duo devise a string of winning dishes, which puts them on a collision course with a jealous, pint-sized head chef (a Hispanic version of Shrek’s Lord Farquaad), the local health and safety inspector, and of course the dread critic of The Grim Eater.

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Well, Rotten Tomatoes made their Mid-Year Report of best and worst movies of 2007. Here they are:

• The Best 10 Movies
  1. Ratatouille 
  2. Away From Her
  3. Once
  4. Knocked Up
  5. Hot Fuzz
  6. Sicko
  7. The Host
  8. The Zodiac
  9. Waitress
  10. The Lookout

• The Worst 10 Movies
  1. Because I Said So
  2. The Number 23
  3. Premonition
  4. The Reaping
  5. Norbit
  6. Another Perfect Stranger
  7. Happily N’Ever After
  8. Are We Done Yet?
  9. Code Name: The Cleaner
  10. Hannibal Rising

1. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002, Germany, New Zealand, USA)

   Genres: Action | Adventure | Fantasy

   Actors: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Bernard Hill, Christopher Lee, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Hugo Weaving, Miranda Otto, David Wenham

   Directors: Peter Jackson

   Plot: Sauron’s forces increase. His allies grow. The Ringwraiths return in an even more frightening form. Saruman’s army of Uruk Hai is ready to launch an assault against Aragorn and the people of Rohan. Yet, the Fellowship is broken and Boromir is dead. For the little hope that is left, Frodo and Sam march on into Mordor, unprotected. A number of new allies join with Aragorn, Gimli, Legolas, Pippin and Merry. And they must defend Rohan and attack Isengard. Yet, while all this is going on, Sauron’s troops mass toward the City of Gondor, for the War of the Ring is about to begin.

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2.  The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003, Germany, New Zealand, USA)

   Genres: Action | Adventure | Fantasy

   Actors: Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Elijah Wood, Noel Appleby, Alexandra Astin, Sean Astin, David Aston, John Bach, Sean Bean, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Sadwyn Brophy, Alistair Browning, Marton Csokas, Richard Edge, Jason Fitch, Bernard Hill

   Directors: Peter Jackson

   Plot: Gondor is overrun by the orcs of Mordor, and Gandalf rides to Minas Tirith to aid the humans in the war that is ahead. Aragorn must realize his true identity and purpose as the King of Men, and journey with Gimli and Legolas to summon the Army of the Dead so that the battle against evil can be won. Meanwhile, paranoia and suspicion rises between Frodo, Sam and Gollum as they continue their increasingly dark and dangerous travel to Mount Doom, the one place where The Ring can be destroyed once and for all.

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3. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971, USA)

   Genres: Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Musical

   

   Actors: Gene Wilder, Jack Albertson, Peter Ostrum, Roy Kinnear, Julie Dawn Cole, Leonard Stone, Denise Nickerson, Nora Denney, Paris Themmen, Ursula Reit, Michael Bollner, Diana Sowle, Aubrey Woods, David Battley, Günter Meisner

   Directors: Mel Stuart

   Plot: The world is astounded when Willy Wonka, for years a recluse in his factory, announces that five lucky people will be given a tour of the factory, shown all the secrets of his amazing candy, and one will win a lifetime supply of Wonka chocolate. Nobody wants the prize more than young Charlie, but as his family is so poor that buying even one bar of chocolate is a treat, buying enough bars to find one of the five golden tickets is unlikely in the extreme. But in movieland, magic can happen. Charlie, along with four somewhat odious other children, get the chance of a lifetime and a tour of the factory. Along the way, mild disasters befall each of the odious children, but can Charlie beat the odds and grab the brass ring?

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4. The Neverending Story (1984, West Germany, USA)

   Genres: Adventure | Family | Fantasy

   

   Actors: Barret Oliver | Gerald McRaney | Drum Garrett | Darryl Cooksey | Nicholas Gilbert | Thomas Hill | Deep Roy | Tilo Prückner | Moses Gunn | Noah Hathaway | Alan Oppenheimer | Sydney Bromley | Patricia Hayes | Tami Stronach

   Directors: Wolfgang Petersen

   Plot: Bastian is a young boy who lives a dreary life being tormented by school bullies. On one such occasion he escapes into a book shop where the old proprieter reveals an ancient story-book to him, which he is warned can be dangerous. Shortly after, he "borrows" the book and begins to read it in the school attic where he is drawn into the mythical land of Fantasia, which desperately needs a hero to save it from destruction.

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5. Beetle Juice (1988, USA)

   Genres: Comedy | Fantasy | Horror

   Actors: Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Annie McEnroe, Maurice Page, Hugo Stanger, Michael Keaton, Rachel Mittelman, Catherine O’Hara, J. Jay Saunders, Mark Ettlinger, Jeffrey Jones, Winona Ryder, Glenn Shadix, Patrice Martinez, Cindy Daly

   Directors: Tim Burton

   Plot: After Barbara and Adam Maitland were killed in a car crash, they find themselves trapped as ghosts in their beautiful New England farmhouse. Their peace is disrupted when a yuppie family, the Deetzs, buy their house. The Maitlands are too nice and harmless as ghosts and all their efforts to scare the Deetzs away were unsuccessful. They eventually turn to another ghost ‘Beetlejuice’ for help

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6. Groundhog Day (1993, USA)

   Genres: Comedy | Fantasy | Romance

   Actors: Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, Chris Elliott, Stephen Tobolowsky, Brian Doyle-Murray, Marita Geraghty, Angela Paton, Rick Ducommun, Rick Overton, Robin Duke, Carol Bivins, Willie Garson, Ken Hudson Campbell, Les Podewell, Rod Sell

   Directors: Harold Ramis

   Plot: A weather man is reluctantly sent to cover a story about a weather forecasting "rat" (as he calls it). This is his fourth year on the story, and he makes no effort to hide his frustration. On awaking the ‘following’ day he discovers that it’s Groundhog Day again, and again, and again. First he uses this to his advantage, then comes the realisation that he is doomed to spend the rest of eternity in the same place, seeing the same people do the same thing EVERY day.

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7. Edward Scissorhands (1990, USA)

   Genres: Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Romance

   Actors: Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest, Anthony Michael Hall, Kathy Baker, Robert Oliveri, Conchata Ferrell, Caroline Aaron, Dick Anthony Williams, O-Lan Jones, Vincent Price, Alan Arkin, Susan Blommaert, Linda Perri, John Davidson

   Directors: Tim Burton

   Plot: A modern day fairy tale which tells the story of Edward, the man created by an inventor, who died before finishing him and left Edward with scissors where he should have hands. One day when the local "Avon" representative calls at the historic mansion where Edward has been living alone, she takes him home to stay with her family. He has to adapt to the new life and environment that he isn’t used to. Soon he shows a talent in cutting hair and hedges, and wins every body’s heart. But life isn’t always so sweet

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8. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982, USA)

   Genres: Drama | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

   Actors: Henry Thomas, Dee Wallace-Stone, Robert MacNaughton, Drew Barrymore, Peter Coyote, K.C. Martel, Sean Frye, C. Thomas Howell, David M. O’Dell, Richard Swingler, Frank Toth, Robert Barton, Michael Darrell, David Berkson, David Carlberg

   Directors: Steven Spielberg

   Plot: Elliot (Thomas) is your normal boy, until one day, when he meets a little lost alien. Elliot decides to keep the alien, in which he gives the name E.T. Elliot works with E.T. in trying to find him a way to get back home. Elliot must make the difficult sacrifice. Whether to help his new friend or to lose him? Whatever the decision is, Elliot must keep him hidden, as someone else is out to look for him.

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9. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004, UK, USA)

   Genres: Adventure | Family | Fantasy

   Actors: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Richard Griffiths, Pam Ferris, Fiona Shaw, Harry Melling, Adrian Rawlins, Geraldine Somerville, Lee Ingleby, Lenny Henry, Jimmy Gardner, Gary Oldman, Jim Tavaré, Robert Hardy, Abby Ford

   Directors: Chris Columbus |  Alfonso Cuarón

   Plot: In the summer before his third year at Hogwarts, Harry Potter becomes fed up with his horrible aunt and uncle, and after accidentally inflating his visiting aunt Marge, he runs away. Unfortunately, there’s much more danger in the wizarding world than harry thought; convicted mass murderer, Sirius Black, has escaped from the wizarding prison Azkaban. Black is known as Lord Voldemort’s most devoted follower, and he’s after Harry to avenge Voldemort and finish the job. But not everything is what it seems, and inside of Hogwarts there may just be a traitor

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10. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001, New Zealand, USA)

    Genres: Action | Adventure | Fantasy

    Actors: Noel Appleby, Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Sala Baker, Sean Bean, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Marton Csokas, Megan Edwards, Michael Elsworth, Mark Ferguson, Ian Holm, Ian McKellen, Christopher Lee, Lawrence Makoare 

    Directors: Peter Jackson

    Plot: In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, the Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-Earth still it remained lost to him. After many ages it fell, by chance, into the hands of the Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins. On his eleventy-first birthday, Bilbo disappeared, bequeathing to his young nephew, Frodo, the Ruling Ring, and a perilous quest: to journey across Middle-Earth, deep into the shadow of the Dark Lord and destroy the Ring by casting it into the Cracks of Doom.

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1. Ratatouille (2007, USA)

   Genres: Animation | Comedy | Family

   Actors: Patton Oswalt, Ian Holm, Lou Romano, Brian Dennehy, Peter O’Toole, Brad Garrett, Janeane Garofalo, Will Arnett, Julius Callahan, James Remar, John Ratzenberger, Teddy Newton, Tony Fucile, Jake Steinfeld, Brad Bird

   Directors: Brad Bird

   Plot: Remy is a rat, constantly risking life in an expensive French restaurant because of his love of good food, as well as a desire to become a chef. Yet, obviously, this is a rather tough dream for a rat. But opportunity knocks when a young boy, who desperately needs to keep his job at the restaurant, despite his lack of cooking abilities, discovers and partners the young Remy. Its up to the two of them to avoid the insane head chef, bring the rest of Remy’s family up to his standards, win his partner a girl, and, of course, produce the finest Ratatouille in all of France.

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2. Shrek (2001, USA)

   Genres: Adventure | Animation | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Romance

   Actors: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, John Lithgow, Vincent Cassel, Peter Dennis, Clive Pearse, Jim Cummings, Bobby Block, Chris Miller, Cody Cameron, Kathleen Freeman, Michael Galasso

   Directors: Andrew Adamson | Vicky Jenson

   Plot: Shrek is a big ogre who lives alone in the woods, feared from all the people in the land of Duloc. When Lord Farquaad, the ruler of Duloc, exiles all the fairy-tale beings in the woods, Shrek looses his peaceful life and his home becomes a refugees camp. So, he sets to find Lord Farquaad and convince him to take the fairy-tale beings back where they belong, and leave him alone. Lord Farquaad accepts, under one condition. Shrek must first go and find the beautiful young princess Fiona, who will become Farquaad’s bride. So, the big Ogre begins his quest, along with his newfound donkey friend…

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3.  Monsters, Inc. (2001, USA)

   Genres: Animation | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

   Actors: John Goodman, Billy Crystal, Mary Gibbs, Steve Buscemi, James Coburn, Jennifer Tilly, Bob Peterson, John Ratzenberger, Frank Oz, Dan Gerson, Steve Susskind, Bonnie Hunt, Jeff Pidgeon, Samuel Lord Black, Jack Angel

   Directors: Peter Docter | David Silverman | Lee Unkrich

   Plot: James P. Sullivan and his best friend Mike Wazowski work together at Monsters, Incorporated, a mega-company that delivers energy to Monstropolis, the place where they live. Mike and James are the best at what they do: scaring human childs so they can provide them enough screams to produce energy. But just when everything looked perfect, something happens and James releases someone who threatens to destroy not just the company but the whole Monstropolis itself! Will Mike and James be able to save the city by stoping the menace and put it back where it belongs? Or will Monsters, Incorporated come to an end and the days of scaring children be over?

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4. Finding Nemo (2003, USA)

   Genres: Adventure | Animation | Comedy | Drama | Family

   Actors: Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Alexander Gould, Willem Dafoe, Brad Garrett, Allison Janney, Austin Pendleton, Stephen Root, Vicki Lewis, Joe Ranft, Geoffrey Rush, Elizabeth Perkins

   Directors: Andrew Stanton | Lee Unkrich

   Plot: A tale which follows the comedic and eventful journeys of two fish, the fretful Malin and his young son Nemo, who are separated from each another in the Great Barrier Reef when Nemo is unexpectedly taken from his home, and thrust into a fish tank in a dentist’s office overlooking Sydney Harbor. Buoyed by the companionship of a friendly but forgetful fish named Dory, the overly cautious Malin embarks on in a dangerous trek and finds himself the unlikely hero of an epic journey to rescue his son. Meanwhile the young Nemo hatches a few daring plans of his own to return home safely.

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5. The Little Mermaid (1989, USA)

   Genres: Animation | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Musical | Romance

   Actors: Rene Auberjonois, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Jodi Benson, Pat Carroll, Paddi Edwards, Buddy Hackett, Jason Marin, Kenneth Mars, Edie McClurg, Will Ryan, Ben Wright, Samuel E. Wright

   Directors: Ron Clements | John Musker

   Plot: This is the story of a little mermaid named Ariel, who dreams of going on land. When her father, King Triton, Forbids her to go on land, Ariel visits Ursula who her father had banished. Eventhough She helps her get to land, what Ariel dosen’t know is that Ursula has plans to destroy her to get revenge on her father.

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6. Bambi (1942, USA)

   Genres: Animation | Drama | Family

   Directors: David Hand

   Plot: The animated story of Bambi, a young deer hailed as the ‘Prince of the Forest’ at his birth. As Bambi grows, he makes friends with the other animals of the forest, learns the skills needed to survive, and even finds love. One day, however, the hunters come, and Bambi must learn to be as brave as his father if he is to lead the other deer to safety.

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7. Aladdin (1992, USA)

   Genres: Animation | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Musical

   Actors: Scott Weinger, Robin Williams, Linda Larkin, Jonathan Freeman, Frank Welker, Gilbert Gottfried, Douglas Seale, Bruce Adler, Brad Kane, Lea Salonga, Charles Adler, Jack Angel, Corey Burton

   Directors: Ron Clements | John Musker

   Plot: Aladdin, a street rat, is the only person who can enter the cave of wonders and retrieve a magical lamp for the dark Vizier Jafar. Aladdin becomes trapped in the cave with his sidekick, Abu, and accidentally discovers the resident of the lamp. Aladdin develops a relationship with the Genie and uses his wishes to become a prince to chase the affections of Princess Jasmine. When Jafar finally steals the lamp and gets three wishes of his own, Aladdin must rely on his intelligence to trick Jafar and save his friends and the Kingdom.

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8. Iron Giant (1999, USA)

   Genres: Animation | Drama | Family | Sci-Fi

   Actors: Jennifer Aniston, Harry Connick Jr., Vin Diesel, James Gammon, Cloris Leachman, Christopher McDonald, John Mahoney, Eli Marienthal, M. Emmet Walsh, Mary Kay Bergman, Ollie Johnston, Jack Angel

   Directors: Brad Bird

   Plot: This is the story a nine-year-old boy named Hogarth Hughes who makes friends with an innocent alien giant robot that came from outer space. Meanwhile, a paranoid U.S. Government agent named Kent Mansley arrives in town, determined to destroy the giant at all costs. It’s up to Hogarth to protect him by keeping him at Dean McCoppin’s place in the junkyard.

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9. All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989, UK, Ireland)

   Genres: Animation | Drama | Family | Musical

   Actors: Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Judith Barsi, Melba Moore, Daryl Gilley, Candy Devine, Charles Nelson Reilly, Vic Tayback, Rob Fuller, Earleen Carey, Anna Manahan, Nigel Pegram, Loni Anderson

   Directors: Don Bluth

   Plot: An evil dog named Carface Carruthers returns from the dead looking for revenge on his killer using a cute young orphan girl named Anne-Marie who can talk and understand to animals. At first Charlie means to exploit Anne-Marie’s gift too, but soon comes to learn he will have to change his ways if he is to earn his place in Heaven again. Charlie and Anne-Marie begin to become friends, but Anne-Marie’s strong sense of what is right conflicts with Charlie’s complete lack of moral standards and puts their friendship at risk. Worse, Charlie’s quest for revenge threatens his own life as well as the lives of his friends Anne-Marie and Itchy.

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10. Cars (2006, USA)

    Genres: Animation | Comedy | Family | Sport

    Actors: Owen Wilson, Paul Newman, Bonnie Hunt, Larry The Cable Guy, Cheech Marin, Tony Shalhoub, Guido Quaroni, Jenifer Lewis, Paul Dooley, Michael Wallis, George Carlin, Katherine Helmond

    Directors: John Lasseter

    Plot: While traveling to California for the dispute of the final race of the Piston Cup against The King and Chick Hicks, the famous Lightning McQueen accidentally damages the road of the small town Radiator Springs and is sentenced to repair it. Lightning McQueen has to work hard and finds friendship and love in the simple locals, changing its values during his stay in the small town and becoming a true winner.

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1.  Sleepless in Seattle (1993, USA)

   Genres: Comedy | Drama | Romance

   Actors: Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Bill Pullman, Ross Malinger, Rosie O’Donnell, Gaby Hoffmann, Victor Garber, Rita Wilson, Barbara Garrick, Carey Lowell, David Hyde Pierce, Dana Ivey, Rob Reiner

   Directors: Nora Ephron

   Plot: Sam is a recent widower who is seeking someone new. Sam’s son Jonah, is also looking for a new mother, so when Jonah puts his father on national radio, hundreds of women write to him. One of the women is Annie. She’s engaged to Walter, but he’s a bit strange. Annie goes to great lengths to meet Sam.

2. While You Were Sleeping (1995, USA)

   Genres: Comedy | Romance

   Actors: Sandra Bullock, Bill Pullman, Peter Gallagher, Peter Boyle, Jack Warden, Glynis Johns, Micole Mercurio, Jason Bernard, Michael Rispoli, Ally Walker, Monica Keena, Ruth Rudnick, Marcia Wright, Dick Cusack, Thomas Q. Morris

   Directors: Jon Turteltaub

   Plot: Lucy’s life consists of constant lonliness that is until she saves Peter’s life. Now she is a part of his family, and with a strong heart and fate on her side, others begin to realize what a terrific person she is, especially Jack, Peter’s brother. An extraordinarily true-to-life sequence of events begin to take place as Lucy and Jack become closer and learn more about each other and themselves than one would ever expect from such coincidental, yet believable events

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3. Return to Me (2000, USA)

   Genres: Comedy | Drama | Romance

   Actors: Minnie Driver, Carroll O’Connor, Robert Loggia, Bonnie Hunt, David Alan Grier, Joely Richardson, Eddie Jones, James Belushi, Marianne Muellerleile

   Directors: Bonnie Hunt

   Plot: Bob Rueland, a Chicago building contractor, cherishes life with his veterinarian wife until she is tragically killed in an automobile accident. Meanwhile the family and friends of Grace Briggs, a waitress at a local Italian restaurant, are overjoyed when they learn that Grace will finally get a replacement heart (the heart of Bob’s wife). Both Bob and Grace struggle to maintain normal lives after these traumatic events, until fate intervenes and brings them together.

4. Notting Hill (1999, UK, USA)

   Genres: Comedy | Drama | Romance

   Actors: Julia Roberts, Hugh Grant, Richard McCabe, Rhys Ifans, James Dreyfus, Dylan Moran, Roger Frost, Henry Goodman, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Lorelei King, John Shrapnel, Clarke Peters, Arturo Venegas, Yolanda Vazquez, Mischa Barton

   Directors: Roger Michell

   Plot: A leading American actress accidentally meets an attractive, but unassuming British travel book seller and love immediately blossoms. However, fame and her American actor boyfriend gets in the way.

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5. Bull Durham (1988, USA)

   Genres: Comedy | Drama | Romance | Sport

   Actors: Kevin Costner, Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins, Trey Wilson, Robert Wuhl, William O’Leary, David Neidorf, Danny Gans, Tom Silardi

   Directors: Ron Shelton

   Plot: Crash is an aging minor league ball player, brought up from another team to mature a young pitcher with maturity problems. Both of them become involved with Ann, a baseball groupie with her own perspective on the game.

6. A Knight’s Tale (2001, USA)

   Genres: Action | Adventure | Comedy | Romance

   Actors: Heath Ledger, Rufus Sewell, Shannyn Sossamon, Paul Bettany, Laura Fraser, Mark Addy, Alan Tudyk, Bérénice Bejo, Scott Handy, James Purefoy, Leagh Conwell, Christopher Cazenove, Steve O’Donnell

   Directors: Brian Helgeland

   Plot: Inspired by "The Canterbury Tales," as well as the story of Ulrich von Lichtenstein, this is the story of William, a young squire with a gift for jousting. After his master dies suddenly, the squire hits the road with his cohorts Roland and Wat. On the journey, they stumble across an unknown writer, Chaucer. William, lacking a proper pedigree, convinces Chaucer to forge genealogy documents that will pass him off as a knight. With his newly-minted history in hand, the young man sets out to prove himself a worthy knight at the country’s jousting competition, and finds romance along the way.

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7. Ever After (1998, USA)

   Genres: Romance | Comedy| Drama | Fantasy

   Actors: Drew Barrymore, Anjelica Huston, Dougray Scott, Patrick Godfrey, Megan Dodds, Melanie Lynskey, Timothy West, Judy Parfitt, Jeroen Krabbé, Lee Ingleby

   Directors: Andy Tennant

   Plot: With the sudden death of her loving father, Danielle is made a servant by her new stepmother. She also has two new stepsisters, one quite kind but the other one really horrid. Still, Danielle grows up to be a happy and strong-willed young lady, and one day her path crosses that of handsome Prince Henry, who has troubles of his own at home. Luckily the nice Leonardo da Vinci is on hand to help all round.

8. Roxanne (1987, USA)

   Genres: Romance | Comedy| Drama

   Actors: Steve Martin, Daryl Hannah, Rick Rossovich, Shelley Duvall, John Kapelos, Fred Willard, Max Alexander, Michael J. Pollard, Steve Mittleman, Damon Wayans, Matt Lattanzi, Shandra Beri

   Directors: Fred Schepisi

   Plot: A modernisation of Edmond Rostands "Cyrano De Bergerac". C.D. Bales is a fire chief, who just happens to have an enormous nose. He hires a new fire-fighter, Chris, who is handsome, and knows his hoses, but is useless when it comes to women. Roxanne is an astronomer who has just arrived in town. She catches the eye of Chris, and he asks C.D. to help him woo her. Little does Chris know that C.D. is mad about Roxanne, but hasn’t found the right way to tell her - yet.

9. The Princess Bride (1987, USA)

   Genres: Action | Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy | Romance

   Actors: Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Chris Sarandon, Christopher Guest, Wallace Shawn, André the Giant, Fred Savage, Robin Wright Penn, Peter Falk, Peter Cook, Mel Smith

   Directors: Rob Reiner

   Plot: When the lovely Buttercup is kidnapped by a ghastly gang intent on fermenting an international incident they find they are pursued by the Dread Pirate Roberts who just might be Westley, her one true love. Also after everyone is nasty Prince Humperdinck to whom Buttercup is now betrothed but who seems to care little for her continued survival. The stage is set for swordfights, monsters, and tortures - but will Grandpa be allowed to finish telling the story with all these kissy bits?

10. Shakespeare in Love (1998, USA, UK)

    Genres: Comedy | Drama | Romance

    Actors: Geoffrey Rush | Tom Wilkinson | Steve O’Donnell | Tim McMullen | Joseph Fiennes | Steven Beard | Antony Sher | Patrick Barlow | Martin Clunes | Sandra Reinton | Simon Callow | Judi Dench | Bridget McConnell

    Directors: John Madden

    Plot: Romantic comedy set in London in the late 16th century: Young playwright William Shakespeare struggles with his latest work "Romeo and Ethel the Pirate’s Daughter". A great fan of Shakespeare’s plays is young, wealthy Viola who is about to be married to the cold-hearted Lord Wessex, but constantly dreams of becoming an actress. Women were not allowed to act on stage at that time (female roles were played by men, too), but dressed up as a boy, Viola successfully auditions for the part of Romeo. Soon she and William are caught in a forbidden romance that provides rich inspiration for his play.

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