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"CHEAP & CUDDLY" 25 Romantic Comedy DVDs for Under a Fiver!
Animal Attraction [2001] [DVD]Animal Attraction [2001] [DVD]
Buy new: £4.18 / Used from: £2.49
Called "Someone Like You" on R1 (after the Van the Man song), this little beauty has gone unnoticed. Ashley Judd is etheral as ever and Jackman makes women reach for comfort cushions!
It Could Happen To You [DVD] [1994]It Could Happen To You [DVD] [1994]
Buy new: £19.59 / Used from: £0.90
Cop gives waitress half his lottery ticket as a tip, he wins, wife loses it, cop loses wife (he needed too), gains waitress, she's Bridget Fonda. I think the guy got a deal!
The Truth About Cats And Dogs [1996] [DVD]The Truth About Cats And Dogs [1996] [DVD]
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £0.98
Uma rocks, we know, but it's the lovely Janeane Garofalo and Ben Chaplin who charm. Top love-and-a-laugh fest. It even has a dog on roller skates. Now everyone say Ah!
Frankie & Johnny [DVD] [1992]Frankie & Johnny [DVD] [1992]
Buy new: £4.28 / Used from: £1.29
Out of prison, Pacino gets hired as a short-order cook in a Manhattan greasy-spoon. Woes the wary Pfeiffer. Hector Elizondo and Kate Nelligan are superb. All this and Nathan Lane!
Only You [DVD] [1995]Only You [DVD] [1995]
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £2.55
The lovely Marisa Tomei is told by a fortune teller when she's 12 that a man called Damien Bradley is the man for her. Is Downey Jr. the one or a shoe salesman?
I.Q. [DVD] [1995]I.Q. [DVD] [1995]
Buy used from: £19.99
Meg Ryan and Tim Robbins are brought together by Matthau playing Einstein trying to get his mathematical Meggers away from a matching but stuffy Stephen Fry. This is a sweet movie.
Bridget Jones's Diary [DVD] [2001]Bridget Jones's Diary [DVD] [2001]
Buy used from: £0.01
The brouhaha for Love Actually was mostly warranted, but BJD is so much better. It bears repeated viewing too. Sassy, witty, touching - a modern classic.
Return To Me (2000) [DVD]Return To Me (2000) [DVD]
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £1.62
Duchovney loses much-loved wife, her heart goes to the terminally ill Driver - they meet and Irish/Italian mushy shenanigans ensue. A sweety.
One Fine Day [1997] [DVD]One Fine Day [1997] [DVD]
Buy new: £4.28 / Used from: £1.40
The reviewers said there was no sizzle between the two big name leads, but I think that's nob. Besides, my missus (she who must be paid on Fridays) sees Clooney beam and it's all over.
Never Been Kissed [1999] [DVD]Never Been Kissed [1999] [DVD]
Buy new: £4.68 / Used from: £1.04
Drew Barrymore is the kind of actress that brings out the protector in men - she's irresistable in this back-to-college-falls-in-love-with-teacher routine. Got a top mushy end too.
She's The One [DVD] [1997]She's The One [DVD] [1997]
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £0.79
It's predecessor The Brothers McMullen was good too, but with this Edward Burns really stepped onto the map. A sharp, modern, observational script given a cast of stunners. Cool.
Singles [DVD] [1993]Singles [DVD] [1993]
Buy new: £2.98 / Used from: £1.68
Cameron Crowe directs Bridget Fonda and Matt Dillon in this grunge-rock love in. Nice cameo roles too. Modern romance with an old feel.
Green Card [DVD] [1991]Green Card [DVD] [1991]
Buy new: £2.98 / Used from: £1.70
Sure you've seen this loads of times, but you forget how charming it is, and why you wish charismatic lead actors like Gerard Depardieu and Jean Reno would do more movies.
The Family Man [DVD] [2000]The Family Man [DVD] [2000]
Buy new: £4.88 / Used from: £1.85
Nic Cage's souless city banker get's an unwanted xmas gift from Christmas angel Don Cheadle and ends up with a wife like Tea Leoni and a family he never had. Superb stuff, a well underrated gem.
Overboard [DVD] [1988]Overboard [DVD] [1988]
Buy new: £2.98 / Used from: £1.04
A bit 80's I know, but such a nice movie. Great chemistry between Russell (a burly joe carpenter) and Hawn (a rich spoilt moaner), and a clever story. A very likeable film.
French Kiss [DVD] [1995]French Kiss [DVD] [1995]
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £1.54
Shyster vineyard owner Kevin Kline tags onto Meg Ryan on her way by 747 to Paris. Tomfoolery and romance follow. Two great leads and lovely locations. Nice flick.
While You Were Sleeping [DVD] [1995]While You Were Sleeping [DVD] [1995]
Buy used from: £4.98
Bullock is wonderful as the subway cashier who pines after Peter Gallagher only to find that his brother Bill Pullman is the one. Endears herself to his family, but Peter wakes up!
Speechless [DVD] [1994]Speechless [DVD] [1994]
Buy new: £2.98 / Used from: £0.46
Michael Keaton and Geena Davis play US-politician campaign organisers and writers on different sides. They meet and sparks fly, but then so do the secrets.
EDtv [DVD] [1999]EDtv [DVD] [1999]
Buy new: £8.67 / Used from: £0.21
Handsome Matt gets conned into going on TV 24/7. Becomes famous, dogged everywhere, girlfriend trouble ensues, then learns the errors of his ways. Ron Howard makes good films.
My Cousin Vinny [1992] [DVD]My Cousin Vinny [1992] [DVD]
Buy new: £2.98 / Used from: £1.42
Not exactly a romcom, but the spark between Joe Pesci and his ballsy New York girlfriend Marisa Tomei is priceless. Fred Gwynne (sadly gone) as the town judge is a highlight too.
Fanny And Elvis [DVD] [1999]Fanny And Elvis [DVD] [1999]
Buy used from: £3.20
Kerry Fox and Ray Winstone star in this low-key but lovely film - people getting a second stab at happiness. Both leads have a warmth that really works.
Love Jones [DVD] [1997] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]Love Jones [DVD] [1997] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]
Buy used from: £3.41
Superb cast in this relationships-in-the-90's-are-bloody-hard-work film. Cool, insightful, and warm too. An excellent modern-love movie.
The Brothers [DVD] [2001]The Brothers [DVD] [2001]
Buy new: £19.59 / Used from: £6.28
This peach slipped through the net somehow. The script is brilliant and not cliched yo-bro dialogue. A ballsy realistic movie with lots of jabs at men and their dodgy ways!
Roxanne [DVD] [1987]Roxanne [DVD] [1987]
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £1.23
You've seen it sure, but what a great romantic comedy this is with Steve Martin shining in the lead. Darryll Hannah drop-dead gorgeous. A morality tale that wins by a...oh dear!
Serendipity [DVD] [2002]Serendipity [DVD] [2002]
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £2.98
Cusack and Beckinsale bring genuine chemistry to this touching "fate is telling us something" movie. The lovely instrumental music throughout is David Gray's "January Rain".