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Postby speakers » Thu Jul 12, 2018 11:05 am

been watching rom coms lately, enjoying the chill of beautiful rich people in new york city having laughs and finding love

these are all watchable, pleasant, balm rom coms (available on netflix canada), please add your own reccs!

Set It Up



New York assistants, Harper (Zoey Deutch) and Charlie (Glen Powell), are used to going above and beyond for their high-powered (and highly demanding) bosses, Kristen (Lucy Liu) and Rick (Taye Diggs). But now they're teaming up for the biggest projects of their young careers - getting their bosses to fall in love! Only time will tell whether they strike out...or score a home run.


Sleeping With Other People



Can two serial cheaters get a second chance at love? After a one-night stand in college, New Yorkers Lainey (Alison Brie) and Jake (Jason Sudeikis) meet by chance twelve years later and discover they each have the same problem: because of their monogamy-challenged ways, neither can maintain a relationship. Determined to stay friends despite their mutual attraction, they make a pact to keep it platonic, a deal that proves easier said than done. Fresh, funny, and full of witty insights about modern love, this hilariously heartfelt film "is the rare rom-com that reminds us why we love them so much in the first place" (Time Out New York). Amanda Peet, Adam Scott, Natasha Lyonne, and Jason Mantzoukas co-star.


Begin Again



Gretta (Keira Knightley) and her songwriting partner/lover Dave (Adam Levine) head for New York when he lands a record deal with a major label. However, Gretta is suddenly left on her own when Dave gives in to the temptations that come with his newfound success. Things take a turn for the better for her when Dan (Mark Ruffalo), a disgraced record executive, discovers Gretta performing in a club. A mutually life-changing bond forms between the pair as they work together on Gretta's first album.
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Postby delgriffith » Thu Jul 12, 2018 11:17 am

I was kinda let down by Set It Up :(
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Postby delgriffith » Thu Jul 12, 2018 11:20 am

The Five Year Engagement is a balm rom-com that I will always recommend.
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Postby mellowgold » Thu Jul 12, 2018 11:28 am

Set it Up sucks !!!
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Postby delgriffith » Thu Jul 12, 2018 11:29 am

I also haven't rewatched T5YE since watching it on a plane and crying, so take my stanning for it with a grain of salt.
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Postby speakers » Thu Jul 12, 2018 11:29 am

really enjoyed set it up

perfectly balm
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Postby mellowgold » Thu Jul 12, 2018 11:29 am

i watched this over the weekend, it wasn't good but Vanessa Redgrave is in it lol and I first thought it was Blythe Danner :o

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Postby speakers » Thu Jul 12, 2018 11:31 am

delgriffith wrote:I also haven't rewatched T5YE since watching it on a plane and crying, so take my stanning for it with a grain of salt.


definitely started this but can't remember if we finished

he like grows a beard and turns weird after they move somewhere that's not a big city, right?
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Postby mellowgold » Thu Jul 12, 2018 11:33 am

i also watched this last month. it's p problematic but it's also Brittany Murphy's Whiplash!

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Postby mellowgold » Thu Jul 12, 2018 11:33 am

well tbh its not even a romcom lol
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Postby tommy pockets » Thu Jul 12, 2018 11:41 am

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Postby Fr. Blanc » Thu Jul 12, 2018 11:54 am

the GOAT. almost too good and soothing

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Postby Fr. Blanc » Thu Jul 12, 2018 11:56 am

also Leap Year and Man Up are very flawed recent ish ones that i enjoy greatly
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Postby bro tones » Thu Jul 12, 2018 11:56 am

love the holiday.

does this one count?
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Postby brent » Thu Jul 12, 2018 11:58 am

forgetting sarah marshall works for me
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Postby mellowgold » Thu Jul 12, 2018 12:14 pm

:D

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Postby Plainsong » Thu Jul 12, 2018 12:21 pm

The Shop Around The Corner
Roman Holiday
10 Things I Hate About You
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
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Postby grammatron » Thu Jul 12, 2018 12:34 pm

When Harry Met Sally is my ultimate balm rom com.
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Postby blurst of times » Thu Jul 12, 2018 12:35 pm

G_S wrote:I find the silliness of They Came Together to be perfect balm


i made someone legit angry when i told them they came together was my favorite romcom :(
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Postby delgriffith » Thu Jul 12, 2018 12:36 pm

About Time was a really weird one because I was thoroughly charmed by it the first time, and then the second viewing (with my girlfriend) made me kinda hate it?
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Postby blurst of times » Thu Jul 12, 2018 12:39 pm

fwiw i think tv is generally better for balm romcom than movies. recently-ish i've enjoyed:
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mindy project, sometimes
you're the worst
catastrophe
insecure
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Postby delgriffith » Thu Jul 12, 2018 12:41 pm

Sing Street is a rom com (among many other things) and it's the best.
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Postby transitive » Thu Jul 12, 2018 12:42 pm

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Postby The Priest » Thu Jul 12, 2018 12:42 pm

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Postby speakers » Thu Jul 12, 2018 12:43 pm

blurst of times wrote:fwiw i think tv is generally better for balm romcom than movies. recently-ish i've enjoyed:
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mindy project, sometimes
you're the worst
catastrophe
insecure


i'll add lovesick and crashing
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Postby saranclaps ultra mode 9000 » Thu Jul 12, 2018 12:46 pm

delgriffith wrote:Quick Google search reveals that I have no idea what I'm talking about.
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Postby aububs » Thu Jul 12, 2018 12:49 pm

would be into hearing about good balm roms as opposed to romcoms. stuff like Dear John, The Vow, The Lucky One. there can (of course not always) be something very smug about romcoms which you don't get so much with the plain roms
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Postby mellowgold » Thu Jul 12, 2018 12:51 pm

ive sen you've got mail more than any other movie

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