Staff Picks
Girls' Night In!
- Jennifer N.
- Friday, March 20, 2020
Collection
Chill out with some fun, easy romantic comedies. All the titles below are PG or PG-13, and are available 24/7 on Hoopla with no wait list!
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Chocolat
Published in 2001
Nobody could have imagined the impact Vianne would make when she arrived in a small French town. In her very unusual chocolate shop, she begins to craft delectable confections that almost magically inspire the straitlaced villagers to abandon themselves to temptation and happiness. But it is not until another stranger, the handsome Roux, arrives in town that she finally recognizes her own desires.
Emma
Published in 1996
Emma is a mischievous beauty who sets up her single friends. But-- she's not very good at it, and makes a hilariously tangled mess of everyone's lives, until she herself falls in love, finally freeing everyone from her outrageously misguided matchmaking!
An Ideal Husband
Published in 1999
Sir Robert is a highly respected politician with spotless reputation. But when an old acquaintance threatens to reveal a dark secret from his past, only his womanizing, party-loving best friend is scheming and dishonest enough to come to his aid.
Kate & Leopold
Published in 2018
Kate McKay is a modern female executive in New York City whose drive to succeed in the cut-throat corporate world has left little time for romance. When her genius ex-boyfriend discovers a portal to travel through time and brings back a 19th-century nobleman named Leopold to prove it, a skeptical Kate reluctantly takes responsibility for showing Leopold the modern world.
Maid in Manhattan
Published in 2002
Maid in Manhattan is the story of Marisa Ventura (Jennifer Lopez), a single mother born and bred in the boroughs of New York City who works as a maid in a first-class Manhattan hotel. By a twist of fate and mistaken identity, Marisa meets Christopher Marshall (Ralph Fiennes), a handsome heir to a political dynasty who believes that she is a guest at the hotel. Destiny throws the unlikely pair together for one night, but when Marisa's true identity is revealed, the two find that they are worlds apart, even though the distance separating them is just a subway ride between Manhattan and the Bronx.
Mansfield Park
Published in 1999
When a spirited young woman, Fanny Price, is sent away to live on the great country estate of her rich cousins, she's meant to learn the ways of proper society. But while Fanny learns their ways, she also enlightens them with wit and sparkle all her own.
Serendipity
Published in 2001
Jonathan and Sara meet unexpectedly one magical evening, but part without expectation when she decides fate should determine if they are meant to be together. Years later, both are engaged to others but still dream that they will one day meet again!
Shall We Dance?
Published in 2004
John Clark is a meek workaholic trapped in a dull existence. But his whole life changes when the sight of a beautiful dance instructor inspires him to break out of his mold and sign up for ballroom dancing lessons.
She's All That
Published in 1999
Stung when his girlfriend abruptly dumps him for a TV star, big man on campus Zack Siler bets a classmate he can turn any girl - even the school's biggest geek, Laney Boggs - into the prom queen. He wasn't, however, betting on falling in love with her!
Bride and Prejudice
Published in 2005
In this modern musical retelling of Jane Austen's classic, sparks fly as a love/hate relationship ignites between a small-town beauty and a wealthy American who's visiting her modest Indian village.