Set It Up
{4.5/5} “We know everything about them. What they like, what they don’t like. We control their entire schedule. We are the men behind the curtain. We can get them to do anything.” Set It Up, released in 2018 Harper and Charlie are assistants who are working very hard and long hours for their bosses. They […]
Ghosted
{4.5/5} “‘You know what you’re doing? You’ve done this before?’ ‘I’m going to let you think yes.’” Ghosted, released in 2023 Cole, a farmer, and Sadie, who says she’s an art curator, have a first date that goes very well. Cole texts her a bunch of times the next day but he doesn’t hear back. […]
Meet Cute
{4.5/5} “It’s OK for things to be messy sometimes.” Meet Cute, released in 2022 Sheila and Gary meet and a bar and they start chatting. Sheila tells Gary right away that she’s a time traveller from 24 hours in the future — of course, he doesn’t believe her. After a nice dinner and talking about […]
The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry
{5/5} “Sometimes books don’t find us until the right time.” The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry, released in 2022 A. J. Fikry owns a bookstore. He had a copy of a rare book that he was planning to auction off and retire on the proceeds. But someone stole it. Or maybe he did something […]
Witness
{5/5} “‘Maybe, sergeant, you could do a little telephoning.’ ‘Yeah, maybe I could. But since the Amish don’t have any telephones I wouldn’t know who to call.’” Witness, released in 1985 Samuel, an Amish boy, witnesses a murder in a train station bathroom. While at the police station with the man assigned to the case, […]
Little Women
{5/5} “You wouldn’t actually marry one of these men, would you?” Little Women, released in 2019 Meg March wants to wear pretty dresses, go dancing, and get married. Her sister Jo wants to be a writer, but will dance if the occasion permits. Amy wants to go to Paris and become an artist. Beth, a […]
It Had to Be You
{5/5} “‘I think you’re a 10… Why, what do you think I am?’ ‘I think we just grade differently.’” It Had to Be You, released in 2015 Sonia finds out that Chris is going to propose, and she freaks out. She loves him, but she just isn’t sure she’s ready for marriage. Although 2 of […]
Always Be My Maybe
{4.5/5} “You are scaring the goats.” Always Be My Maybe, released in 2019 Sasha and Marcus hung out together all the time as kids and teenagers. But they drifted apart. Sasha is a high-end restauranteur and Marcus works with his dad doing heating and air conditioning. When Sasha returns to San Francisco to open a […]
Enchanted
{5/5} “‘You need me to call somebody for you?’ ‘Well, I don’t think they’d hear you from here.’” Enchanted, released in 2007 The Queen doesn’t want her stepson Edward to get married because then that princess will usurp her. When Edward meets Giselle he immediately wants to marry her, but the Queen sends her somewhere […]
Just Like Heaven
{5/5} “Maybe you’re not dead. Maybe you’re just very… light.” Just Like Heaven, released in 2005 Elizabeth is a doctor who had been working for 26 hours when she gets in a car accident. She’s now in a coma. David is a widower who’s looking for a new place to live when he finds a […]