Romance

Author Alexis Daria and podcaster Kelly Reynolds discussed the updated edition of her opposites attract, enemies to lovers, reality TV romance 'Take the Lead.'

Alexis Daria's updated version of Take the Lead releases on Valentine's Day, 2023.

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Q&A with Romance Author Alexis Daria

[Alison Brie’](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1555340/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0)s new romantic comedy film [_Somebody I Used to Know_](https://likewisetv.com/items/movies/somebody-i-used-to-know-869112) was released on Friday on Prime Video just in time for you to watch with a significant other on Valentine’s Day. Written by Alison Brie and directed by her husband [Dave Franco](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2002649/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3), this movie got us thinking: Which Hollywood couples dated in a show or movie and stayed together in real life?

There's nothing fans love more than watching two people fall in love on-screen. Naturally, we can't help but love the idea of them falling in love in real life. Many long-time fans of [_The Office_](https://likewisetv.com/items/shows/the-office-2316) are familiar with this feeling, hoping for years that Jim ([John Krasinski](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1024677/)) and Pam ([Jenna Fischer](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0278979/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0)) would turn out to be a couple in real life. Although this romance never came to fruition, viewers were blessed with [_A Quiet Place_](https://likewisetv.com/items/movies/a-quiet-place-447332) five years after _The Office_ concluded—a touching love story starring Krasinski and his wife, [Emily Blunt](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1289434/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0).

Although the celebrities on this list may have been playing couples, their relationships on-screen were anything but an act. Take a look at five Hollywood couples that are still going strong!

There's nothing fans love more than watching two people fall in love on-screen. Here are five TV & movie couples that are still together in real life!

Zendaya and Tom Holland take their Spider-Man romance off-screen.

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Hollywood Couples On & Off the Screen

Jennifer Lopez’s newest romantic comedy, [_Shotgun Wedding_](https://likewisetv.com/items/movies/shotgun-wedding-758009), was released today, **January 27th**, on **[Amazon Prime Video](https://likewisetv.com/spotlight/prime)**. This lighthearted “destination wedding gone wrong” story brings the viewer on a hilarious, adrenaline-fueled adventure through the tropical landscape of The Philippines as Darcy ([J-Lo](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000182/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1))  and Tom ([Josh Duhamel](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0241049/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0)) rediscover why they fell in love in the first place. 

Sound familiar? If you’ve seen [Julia Roberts](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000210/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0) and [George Clooney](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000123/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0)’s 2022 rom-com [_Ticket to Paradise_](https://likewisetv.com/items/movies/ticket-to-paradise-800939), I’m sure you can see [the similarities](https://likewisetv.com/blog/the-start-of-a-rom-com-renaissance-ticket-to-paradise-surprises-at-the-box-office). While the love-hate dynamic and banter between Darcy and Tom are familiar tropes, the wedding being invaded by hostage-taking pirates is definitely something new. And the best part? [Jennifer Coolidge](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0177639/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0) stars as Tom’s mother. The Jennifer Coolidge renaissance continues!

From the director of [_Pitch Perfect_](https://likewisetv.com/items/movies/pitch-perfect-114150) and [_Sisters_](https://likewisetv.com/items/movies/sisters-266294) and the producers of [_The Proposal_](https://likewisetv.com/items/movies/the-proposal-18240), it’s clear the team behind _Shotgun Wedding_ knows how to get a laugh while simultaneously pulling at your heartstrings. Will _Shotgun Wedding_ be as fantastic as the trailers make it seem? Only one way to find out! Give it a watch and let us know what you thought by leaving a short review in the Likewise app. 

In the meantime, what better way to get excited about a new J-Lo movie than to rank all of J-Lo’s romantic comedies from best to worst? Using the public opinions of the Likewise community, here are our rankings.


With the release of Jennifer Lopez’s newest rom-com ‘Shotgun Wedding’, we decided to rank of all of J-Lo’s romantic comedies from best to worst.

Shotgun Wedding, released today (1/27/23), stars Jennifer Lopez and Josh Duhamel.

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Jennifer Lopez Rom-Coms Ranked

Kate Clayborn, author of seven critically acclaimed novels, spoke to podcast host Jennifer Prokop about her new release, 'Georgie, All Along.'

Georgie, All Along is the newest novel by author Kate Clayborn

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Q&A with Kate Clayborn, Author of Georgie, All Along

Leading into the holiday season, many of us love watching cheesy, heart-felt rom-coms. Unfortunately big-budget, quality romantic comedies seem to be few and far between these days. Why is it so hard to find rom-coms that make us feel the way they did back in the 1990s and 2000s? Using the new film [_Ticket to Paradise_](https://likewisetv.com/items/movies/ticket-to-paradise-800939) as the foundation, we will explore why many fans have been deprived of their favorite genre for so long and if there’s hope for these types of films moving forward.

# Micro-review

_Ticket to Paradise_ is a new enemies-to-lovers, second chance romantic comedy starring [George Clooney](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000123/) and [Julia Roberts](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000210/). News of the movie immediately sparked interest in all the long-time rom-com fans who have been desperately wanting another cheesy, lighthearted, large-scale romantic comedy. The top comment on [the trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkP4tVTdsz8&ab_channel=UniversalPictures) perfectly sums up what many moviegoers have been feeling for years:


>A cheesy, late 2000s style rom-com? YES PLEASEEEEEE

David (George Clooney) and his ex-wife Georgie (Julia Roberts) race to Bali, Indonesia, to stop their daughter ([Kaitlyn Dever](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3239803/)) from marrying a seaweed farmer. As they desperately try to sabotage the wedding, the bickering duo soon find themselves rekindling old feelings that once made them happy together.

If you’re looking for a wholesome, lighthearted romantic comedy that’s easy to digest and will have you leaving the theater feeling warm and fuzzy, _Ticket to Paradise_ will be perfect for you. I didn’t adore this movie the way I did with other modern hits like [_The Big Sick_](https://likewisetv.com/items/movies/the-big-sick-416477) or [_Crazy Rich Asians_](https://likewisetv.com/items/movies/crazy-rich-asians-455207). But it’s clear that I, a 24-year-old guy seeing the movie alone, am not the ideal demographic for this movie to begin with. I’m sure that couples, families, and anyone who can appreciate the two Hollywood icons on screen together will have a blast. Let’s discuss what works in the film and what doesn’t. 

The chemistry between George Clooney and Julia Roberts shines; the movie’s best moments are the scenes where they bicker and flirt in equal measure. Thanks to great direction by [Ol Parker](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0662530/?ref_=tt_ov_dr), who also directed gems like [_Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again_](https://likewisetv.com/items/movies/mamma-mia-here-we-go-again-458423), the two stars really feel like a divorced couple that still has some sort of spark between them. We were all hoping the movie would deliver on what the trailer seemed to promise— two of the most beloved actors from the 1990s teaming up for a movie that will make you smile and laugh with the occasional eye roll. Thankfully, it does.

Unfortunately, although the actors have great chemistry, the characters they play, David and Georgia, have few redeeming qualities. During the first half of the film, I found it quite difficult to root for either of them. Both David and Georgia are blatantly rude to each other and the strangers around them. Their harsh personalities were intended to be the catalyst to many of the jokes in the first two acts of the movie, but I found myself not laughing because they were so unlikeable.

I have no problem with harsh humor, but it’s hard to find a particular scenario humorous when both characters involved seem to hate each other. Worse, they participate in a few borderline unethical activities like stealing the wedding rings right before the ceremony, making their daughter feel terrible. After the film's climax, when tensions between the family are at an all-time high, the parents’ perspectives abruptly shift to be much more positive and supportive. The sudden shift felt jarring and didn’t make sense because the event that precipitated the change didn’t feel drastic enough to warrant this radical change in outlook. David never even apologizes to his daughter for sabotaging her wedding and stealing the wedding ring (not a spoiler, it’s in the trailer!). Although the tonal shift felt strange, it did help make the characters more likable, leading to substantially better jokes and more laughs in the last act of the movie.

Although the plot is lacking and the characters aren't always likable, _Ticket to Paradise_ does deliver some great moments for rom-com fans. I mean let’s be real, nobody is going to this movie for an overly deep plot. They just wanna see some cute stuff! When it comes to the romance, it was as cheesy and wholesome as you’d expect. This movie wins the award for the longest “gaze into each others’ eyes” scene I’ve seen all year. Right when I thought the shot was over, it just kept going. My personal favorite scene was the party sequence teased near the end of the trailer. How could you not love seeing drunk George Clooney and Julia Roberts dancing to House of Pain’s [_Jump Around_](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhzpxjuwZy0&ab_channel=TommyBoy)?

Did _Ticket to Paradise_ deliver what the trailer promised? Absolutely. Is it the next [_When Harry Met Sally_](https://likewisetv.com/items/movies/when-harry-met-sally-639) that will lead to a cultural shift and resurgence in massive rom-coms? Not quite. But maybe it doesn’t need to be. Let’s use _Ticket to Paradise_ as a jumping-off point to discuss why these types of movies are so rare nowadays and what to watch if you’re itching for more fantastic rom-coms.

# What led to the downfall of romantic comedies?

If so many moviegoers are hungry for more romantic comedies, why did they disappear in the first place? As with all things in Hollywood, a profit-driven industry, it comes down to one thing: money. Let’s discuss the three major factors that have played a role in the decline of quality rom-coms and why we might finally be at the beginning of a rom-com renaissance.

### 1. A cultural shift in the types of movies most people consume:

There’s a reason one of the first big-budget, mainstream romantic comedies to have a wide theatrical release in months is starring [George Clooney](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000123/&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1666985092322854&usg=AOvVaw01iwds-b6uO-ApV6TRAA_3) (61) and [Julia Roberts](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000210/) (54) as opposed to [Timothee Chalamet](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3154303/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0) (26) and [Zendaya](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3918035/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1) (26). The studio is trying to appeal to the older demographic that will go to the theater to see the iconic actors that they recognize from hits 20 years ago. One of the most-liked comments on the _Ticket to Paradise_ trailer says:

>I miss movies like this. And who better than these two to give us that good 2000’s feeling? I’m glad it’s coming to theatres. I love streaming as much as the next person but I’ll still choose a theatre any day.

In a broad sense, it seems as though a lot of moviegoers simply don’t care about rom-coms anymore. That’s not to say there aren’t many people out there who do, but the vocal majority seem to mainly go to the theaters for the next superhero movie or blockbuster action film rather than a more uplifting, contained story like _Ticket to Paradise_. This could also be a testament to how much more cynical people are today, especially when it comes to their consumption of media. It could also be a natural byproduct of the fact that rom-coms inevitably don’t appeal to as wide of an audience as franchise films or Disney movies, which ultimately makes them less profitable. 

Fortunately, people have been showing up to the theaters to support _Ticket to Paradise_, which has already made $107 million at the worldwide box office on a $60 million budget. While $107 million is certainly not a smashing success yet, this is a promising sign that there’s a hunger for more rom-coms and we can hope it sends a message to movie studios that these films should make a resurgence, especially in theaters. 

This brings us to our next major factor in the downfall of big-budget rom-coms.

### 2. The rise in popularity of streaming:

Although Netflix had trouble competing with Blockbuster during the early 2000s, [in 2007 Netflix launched its first streaming product](https://producthabits.com/how-netflix-became-a-100-billion-company-in-20-years/#:~:text=2007%20was%20a%20huge%20year,truly%20radical%20for%20that%20time.), _Watch Now_. The introduction of streaming was truly revolutionary at that time. Up until then, if you wanted to watch a movie that you didn’t get to see in theaters, you had to head to your local video store and buy or rent a DVD. As home streaming has become increasingly popular, DVD sales quickly plummeted.

A few months ago a clip of [Matt Damon](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000354/?ref_=fn_al_nm_0) on [_Hot Ones_](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaXma6K9mzo) went viral as [he explained](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jx8F5Imd8A8) how the death of DVDs drastically impacted which types of movies studios would greenlight.

>The DVD was a huge part of our business, of our revenue stream, and technology has just made that obsolete. And so, the movies that we used to make, you could afford to not make all of your money when it played in the theater because you knew you had the DVD coming behind the release. And six months later, you’d get a whole ‘nother chunk. It would be like reopening the movie almost. And when that went away, that changed the type of movies we could make.

It’s also important to note that actors sometimes get paid residuals for the movie’s DVD sales. In fact, it’s not uncommon for Hollywood stars to receive upwards of [20% of the total profits generated from DVD sales](https://www.thegreatdebatersmovie.com/hollywood-stars-and-their-percentage-of-dvd-sales/). Once DVD sales dried up, it became less affordable for studios to pay the actors what they deserve and to take risks on rom-coms and other niche movie genres.

As [Bruce Nash](https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/08/the-death-of-the-dvd-why-sales-dropped-more-than-86percent-in-13-years.html), founder and president of Nash Information Services explains, “The big fundamental shift here is that when you look at a film you want to watch, and maybe you missed it in theaters, 10 to 15 years ago, you can buy the DVD or rent from Blockbuster. Now, I’ve got HBO and [the film is] going to be on HBO in a couple months. It’s not worth buying the DVD to watch it. I’ll just wait a bit.”

The rise of streaming has not only drastically changed the revenue stream for movie studios, but also made the consumption of entertainment drastically more affordable, all things considered.

### 3. Most people won’t go to the theater to see romantic comedies

With the price of movie tickets rising every year (it was nearly $16 for a standard movie ticket last night!), it’s increasingly unlikely that an average moviegoer will spend that much on a theater ticket when they could just wait a few months to watch it on a streaming service they already have. For many people, if they’re going to spend the money to go to a theater, they want to see a spectacle. Whether it be a sci-fi of preposterous scale like [_Dune_](https://likewisetv.com/items/movies/dune-438631), or a grand musical like [_In The Heights_](https://likewisetv.com/items/movies/in-the-heights-467909), people want to watch something *big*.

This is why theater subscription services are so important. They allow fans to go see a movie in theaters that they otherwise wouldn’t have paid to see. While some may argue that the quality of content available on a particular streaming service is not great, the sheer number of titles available is unbeatable. For example, Netflix has over [17,000](https://www.comparitech.com/blog/vpn-privacy/netflix-statistics-facts-figures/) titles for only $9.99/month! Why spend $15 for a ticket to a movie that might be disappointing when you could just wait three months and put it on your home TV while curled up under a blanket?

# Is there hope for the future of romantic comedies?

Yes! We may be in the midst of a romantic comedy renaissance right now. After a decade of dense, gritty, intense action and thriller films, fans have been craving some straightforward fun at the cinema, and movies like _Ticket to Paradise_ are already proving that to be true! However, the new wave of rom-coms are going to look and feel different than they did in the 90s and 2000s. 

As explained by Jessica Sager from [Parade](https://parade.com/1333321/jessicasager/why-dont-they-make-romcoms-anymore/#:~:text=%22Romantic%20comedies%20largely%20disappeared%20at,two%20poles%2C%22%20he%20added), “Romantic comedies, for a long time, were all essentially the same: Conventionally attractive white boy meets conventionally attractive white girl, hijinks ensue, then they live happily ever after. Two problems with that formula: Audiences aren't all white, and they get bored with the same thing over and over. Viewers craved more personal stories, as well as cultural diversity on their screens.”

While we’ve been in this romantic comedy lull over the last 10 years, outliers like [_The Big Sick_](https://likewisetv.com/items/movies/the-big-sick-416477), [_Crazy Rich Asians_](https://likewisetv.com/items/movies/crazy-rich-asians-455207), and [_Palm Springs_](https://likewisetv.com/items/movies/palm-springs-587792) are proof that culturally diverse rom-coms with unique premises can still perform incredibly well.

_The Big Sick_ made $56 million in box office sales on a $5 million dollar budget. _Crazy Rich Asians_ made $238 million on a $30 million budget. _Palm Springs_ broke the record for the biggest sale ever at Sundance Film Festival ($17,000,000.69) and subsequently blew up on Hulu during the early days of the pandemic lockdowns.

Only time will tell whether new romantic comedies will continue to be released directly to streaming or if they’ll make a return to theaters. For now, all we can do as moviegoers is to go to the theater to support the movies we want to see more of. So get out there and go watch _Ticket to Paradise_ with your significant other, friends, or parents!

_If you’re interested in more of the best modern rom-coms that feel unique and exciting, check out:_

[_Long Shot_](https://likewisetv.com/items/movies/long-shot-459992)
Journalist Fred Flarsky reunites with his childhood crush, Charlotte Field, now one of the most influential women in the world. As she prepares to make a run for the Presidency, Charlotte hires Fred as her speechwriter — much to the dismay of her trusted advisers.

[_About Time_](https://likewisetv.com/items/movies/about-time-122906)
The night after another unsatisfactory New Year's party, Tim's father tells his son that the men in his family have always had the ability to travel through time. They can't change history, but they can change what happens and has happened in their own lives. Thus begins the start of a lesson in learning to appreciate life itself as it is, as it comes, and most importantly, the people living alongside us.

[_Obvious Child_](https://likewisetv.com/items/movies/obvious-child-248774)
An immature, newly unemployed comic must navigate the murky waters of adulthood after her fling with a graduate student results in an unplanned pregnancy.


Why is it so hard to find romantic comedies that make us feel the way they did in the 2000s? Ticket to Paradise might be the start of a rom-com renaissance.

George Clooney stars alongside Julia Roberts in the new rom-com, Ticket to Paradise

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The Start of a Rom-Com Renaissance — Ticket to Paradise Surprises at the Box Office

The Book of Magic author Alice Hoffman chats with fellow novelist Alix E. Harrow about witches, romance, genre wars, and more.

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Q&A with The Book of Magic Author Alice Hoffman

Allow us to set the scene for you. It’s October, golden and brown leaves fill the streets, your pumpkin spice candle is lit, the fireplace is crackling and you’re on the couch snuggled up under the covers sipping apple cider. Bliss. Looking for great fall movies that bottle up that ultimate fall feeling? These 21 movies are the best cozy movies to watch in the fall. They’ve got autumn foliage backdrops, chunky sweaters, and sometimes even just a beautiful orange hue.


Fall foliage, chunky sweaters, fall-ing in love. These are the best fall movies to cultivate the ultimate cozy fall vibes.

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21 Cozy Fall Movies to Watch Curled Up By the Fireplace

During World War II, airmen risk their lives with the 100th Bomb Group, a brotherhood forged by courage, loss, and triumph.

Masters of the Air

Set against the complex tapestry of Hong Kong residents, a multifaceted group of women sets off a chain of life-altering events that leaves everyone navigating the intricate balance between blame and accountability.

Expats

A talented young writer embarks on a creative odyssey when her teacher assigns a project that entangles them both.

Miller's Girl

Jaycen 'Two Js' Jennings is a washed-up former pro football star who has hit rock bottom. When sentenced to community service coaching the Underdoggs, an unruly pee-wee football team in his hometown, he sees it mostly as an opportunity to rebuild his public image. But in the process, he may just turn his life around and rediscover his love of the game.

The Underdoggs

An all-new “Fab Five” advise men on fashion, grooming, food, culture and design in this modern reboot of the Emmy Award-winning reality series.

Queer Eye

America’s most cunning contestants, a mix of famous faces and everyday Americans, play the ultimate murder mystery game. Hosted by Alan Cumming at an ancient castle in Scotland, they will work together on exhilarating missions to build a prize fund worth up to $250,000. But hidden amongst the Faithful contestants are the Traitors, whose goal is to eliminate the Faithful and claim the prize for themselves.

The Traitors

After a harrowing home invasion and kidnapping in 2015, a couple is accused of staging the ordeal when the woman reappears in this true-crime docuseries.

American Nightmare

Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the real world, they soon discover the joys and perils of living among humans.

Barbie

Inspired by real events, this fictional dramatization shows Griselda Blanco's journey from Medellín to becoming "the Godmother" of Miami's drug empire.

Griselda

A single bachelor dates multiple women over several weeks, narrowing them down to hopefully find his true love.

The Bachelor

When Lorna Brady, a survivor of one of Ireland's Magdalene Laundries, wakes to find a corpse in her house, she has no idea who the dead woman is or if she's responsible for the apparent murder, because she has long suffered from extreme bouts of sleepwalking.

The Woman in the Wall

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The retelling of France’s iconic but ill-fated queen, Marie Antoinette. From her betrothal and marriage to Louis XVI at 15 to her reign as queen at 19 and ultimately the fall of Versailles.

Marie Antoinette

Eleanor Shellstrop, an ordinary woman who, through an extraordinary string of events, enters the afterlife where she comes to realize that she hasn't been a very good person. With the help of her wise afterlife mentor, she's determined to shed her old way of living and discover the awesome (or at least the pretty good) person within.

The Good Place

Speed Racer is a young and brilliant racing driver. When corruption in the racing leagues costs his brother his life, Speed must team up with the police and the mysterious Racer X to bring an end to the corruption and criminal activities.

Speed Racer

Suburban soccer moms find themselves constantly competing against each other in their personal lives as their kids settle their differences on the field.

Greener Grass

An apocalyptic story set in the furthest reaches of our planet, in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and most everyone is crazed fighting for the necessities of life. Within this world exist two rebels on the run who just might be able to restore order.

Mad Max: Fury Road

After stealing the Tesseract during the events of “Avengers: Endgame,” an alternate version of Loki is brought to the mysterious Time Variance Authority, a bureaucratic organization that exists outside of time and space and monitors the timeline. They give Loki a choice: face being erased from existence due to being a “time variant” or help fix the timeline and stop a greater threat.

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The Grand Budapest Hotel tells of a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars and his friendship with a young employee who becomes his trusted protégé. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting, the battle for an enormous family fortune and the slow and then sudden upheavals that transformed Europe during the first half of the 20th century.

The Grand Budapest Hotel

The Shadow Mountains, 1983. Red and Mandy lead a loving and peaceful existence; but when their pine-scented haven is savagely destroyed, Red is catapulted into a phantasmagoric journey filled with bloody vengeance and laced with fire.

Mandy

An ex-con becomes the traveling partner of a conman who turns out to be one of the older gods trying to recruit troops to battle the upstart deities. Based on Neil Gaiman's fantasy novel.

American Gods

One gunshot, one death, one moment out of time that irrevocably links eight minds in disparate parts of the world, putting them in each other's lives, each other's secrets, and in terrible danger. Ordinary people suddenly reborn as "Sensates."

Sense8

An assassin is shot by her ruthless employer, Bill, and other members of their assassination circle – but she lives to plot her vengeance.

Kill Bill: Vol. 1

Driver is a skilled Hollywood stuntman who moonlights as a getaway driver for criminals. Though he projects an icy exterior, lately he's been warming up to a pretty neighbor named Irene and her young son, Benicio. When Irene's husband gets out of jail, he enlists Driver's help in a million-dollar heist. The job goes horribly wrong, and Driver must risk his life to protect Irene and Benicio from the vengeful masterminds behind the robbery.

Drive

When a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces, and one strange little girl.

Stranger Things

When a machine that allows therapists to enter their patient's dreams is stolen, all hell breaks loose. Only a young female therapist can stop it and recover it before damage is done: Paprika.

Paprika

As bass guitarist for a garage-rock band, Scott Pilgrim has never had trouble getting a girlfriend; usually, the problem is getting rid of them. But when Ramona Flowers skates into his heart, he finds she has the most troublesome baggage of all: an army of ex-boyfriends who will stop at nothing to eliminate him from her list of suitors.

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

After four college girls rob a restaurant to fund their spring break in Florida, they get entangled with a weird dude with his own criminal agenda.

Spring Breakers

Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K, unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what's left of society into chaos. K's discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard, a former LAPD blade runner who has been missing for 30 years.

Blade Runner 2049

Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet's exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence-a commodity capable of unlocking humanity's greatest potential-only those who can conquer their fear will survive.

Dune

When aspiring model Jesse moves to Los Angeles, her youth and vitality are devoured by a group of beauty-obsessed women who will take any means necessary to get what she has.

The Neon Demon

In a world where people collect pocket-size monsters (Pokémon) to do battle, a boy comes across an intelligent monster who seeks to be a detective.

Pokémon Detective Pikachu

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After trading in the seemingly charmed life of a gentleman for one of a swashbuckling buccaneer, Stede Bonnet becomes captain of the pirate ship Revenge. Struggling to earn the respect of his potentially mutinous crew, Stede’s fortunes change after a fateful run-in with the infamous Captain Blackbeard. Stede and crew attempt to get their ship together and survive life on the high seas.

Our Flag Means Death

Follow Captain Christopher Pike, Science Officer Spock and Number One in the years before Captain Kirk boarded the U.S.S. Enterprise, as they explore new worlds around the galaxy.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

Follow a dysfunctional team of MI5 agents—and their obnoxious boss, the notorious Jackson Lamb—as they navigate the espionage world's smoke and mirrors to defend England from sinister forces.

Slow Horses

This psychological thriller follows two Navajo police officers, Leaphorn and Chee, in the 1970s Southwest as their search for clues in a grisly double murder case forces them to challenge their own spiritual beliefs and come to terms with the trauma of their pasts.

Dark Winds

Foul-mouthed, chirp-serving, mother-loving, fan favourite character, Shoresy, joins the Sudbury Bulldogs of the Northern Ontario Senior Hockey Organization (The NOSHO) on a quest to never lose again.

Shoresy

Dan Chase absconded from the CIA decades ago and now lives off the grid. When an assassin arrives and tries to take Chase out, the old operative learns that to ensure his future he now must reconcile his past.

The Old Man

Finding love, making friends, getting a job, adulting. Watch as three roommates on the autism spectrum navigate their early 20s with all its joy, tears and laughter. With the help of their families, aide, and sometimes even each other, these roommates experience setbacks and celebrate triumphs on their own unique journeys towards independence and acceptance.

As We See It

In 1943, Carson Shaw travels to Chicago to try out for the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. There, she meets other women who also dream of playing pro baseball and makes connections that open up her world. Rockford local Max Chapman also comes to the tryouts but is turned away. With the support of her best friend Clance, she must forge a new path to pursue her dream.

A League of Their Own

Nothing is as it seems in this hilarious murder mystery where each suspect's story is told through a different film genre.

The Afterparty

Sam is a true Kansan on the surface but beneath it all struggles to fit the hometown mold. As she grapples with loss and acceptance, singing is Sam’s saving grace and leads her on a journey to discover herself and a community of outsiders that don’t fit in but don’t give up, showing that finding your people, and finding your voice, is possible. Anywhere. Somewhere.

Somebody Somewhere

A high-stakes competition series where twelve players work together in challenges to add money to a pot that only one of them will win at the end. Among the players is one person who has secretly been designated "the Mole" and tasked with sabotaging the group's money-making efforts. In the end, one player will outlast their competition and expose the Mole to win the prize pot.

The Mole

A pro League of Legends esports team pursues their first championship after years of close calls and heartache. To win it all, they will need their prodigy, a 17-year-old rookie, and their 27-year-old veteran to put their egos aside and work together.

Players

A psychotherapist finds himself held prisoner by a serial killer with an unusual request: curb his homicidal urges.

The Patient

The tight-knit Garvey sisters have always looked out for one another. But when the toxic brother-in-law they all wanted dead actually dies, it turns their lives upside down and tests their bond like nothing before.

Bad Sisters

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A brilliant toy company roboticist uses artificial intelligence to develop M3GAN, a life-like doll programmed to emotionally bond with her newly orphaned niece. But when the doll's programming works too well, she becomes overprotective of her new friend with terrifying results.

M3GAN

A dark odyssey about the dawn of artificial consciousness and the evolution of sin. Set at the intersection of the near future and the reimagined past, it explores a world in which every human appetite, no matter how noble or depraved, can be indulged.

Westworld

Caleb, a coder at the world's largest internet company, wins a competition to spend a week at a private mountain retreat belonging to Nathan, the reclusive CEO of the company. But when Caleb arrives at the remote location he finds that he will have to participate in a strange and fascinating experiment in which he must interact with the world's first true artificial intelligence, housed in the body of a beautiful robot girl.

Ex Machina

In 2035, where robots are commonplace and abide by the three laws of robotics, a technophobic cop investigates an apparent suicide. Suspecting that a robot may be responsible for the death, his investigation leads him to believe that humanity may be in danger.

I, Robot

Over the last ten years, technology has transformed almost every aspect of our lives before we've had time to stop and question it. In every home; on every desk; in every palm - a plasma screen; a monitor; a smartphone - a black mirror of our 21st Century existence.

Black Mirror

Humanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins with the help of HAL 9000, the world's most advanced super computer.

2001: A Space Odyssey

High School student David Lightman has a talent for hacking. But while trying to hack into a computer system to play unreleased video games, he unwittingly taps into the Defense Department's war computer and initiates a confrontation of global proportions. Together with his girlfriend and a wizardly computer genius, David must race against time to outwit his opponent and prevent a nuclear Armageddon.

WarGames

The U.S. has handed over control of its nuclear defense system to the Colossus supercomputer designed by scientist Dr. Charles Forbin. It soon becomes clear, that the now-sentient Colossus is far more intelligent than its creator realized—with the fate of the world hanging in the balance.

Colossus: The Forbin Project

When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes are put to the ultimate test as the fate of the planet hangs in the balance. As the villainous Ultron emerges, it is up to The Avengers to stop him from enacting his terrible plans, and soon uneasy alliances and unexpected action pave the way for an epic and unique global adventure.

Avengers: Age of Ultron

In the smog-choked dystopian Los Angeles of 2019, blade runner Rick Deckard is called out of retirement to terminate a quartet of replicants who have escaped to Earth seeking their creator for a way to extend their short life spans.

Blade Runner

What if mankind had to leave Earth and somebody forgot to turn the last robot off? After hundreds of years doing what he was built for, WALL•E discovers a new purpose in life when he meets a sleek search robot named EVE. EVE comes to realize that WALL•E has inadvertently stumbled upon the key to the planet's future, and races back to space to report to the humans. Meanwhile, WALL•E chases EVE across the galaxy and sets into motion one of the most imaginative adventures ever brought to the big screen.

WALL·E

Set ten years after the events of the original, James Cameron’s classic sci-fi action flick tells the story of a second attempt to get the rid of rebellion leader John Connor, this time targeting the boy himself. However, the rebellion has sent a reprogrammed terminator to protect Connor.

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth.

The Matrix

When an unidentified alien destroys three powerful Klingon cruisers, Captain James T. Kirk returns to the newly transformed U.S.S. Enterprise to take command.

Star Trek: The Motion Picture

When brilliant video game maker Flynn hacks the mainframe of his ex-employer, he is beamed inside an astonishing digital world...and becomes part of the very game he is designing. In his mission through cyberspace, Flynn matches wits with a maniacal Master Control Program and teams up with Tron, a security measure created to bring balance to the digital environment.

Tron

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An aging Chinese immigrant is swept up in an insane adventure, where she alone can save what's important to her by connecting with the lives she could have led in other universes.

Everything Everywhere All at Once

Doctor Strange, with the help of mystical allies both old and new, traverses the mind-bending and dangerous alternate realities of the Multiverse to confront a mysterious new adversary.

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

A young man struggles to access sublimated childhood memories. He finds a technique that allows him to travel back into the past, to occupy his childhood body and change history. However, he soon finds that every change he makes has unexpected consequences.

The Butterfly Effect

When carefree Nyles and reluctant maid of honor Sarah have a chance encounter at a Palm Springs wedding, things get complicated when they find themselves unable to escape the venue, themselves, or each other.

Palm Springs

On the night of an astronomical anomaly, eight friends at a dinner party experience a troubling chain of reality bending events.

Coherence

On the night of the discovery of a duplicate Earth in the Solar system, an ambitious young student and an accomplished composer cross paths in a tragic accident.

Another Earth

Nemo Nobody leads an ordinary existence with his wife and 3 children; one day, he wakes up as a mortal centenarian in the year 2092.

Mr. Nobody

Cobb, a skilled thief who commits corporate espionage by infiltrating the subconscious of his targets is offered a chance to regain his old life as payment for a task considered to be impossible: "inception", the implantation of another person's idea into a target's subconscious.

Inception

London publicist Helen, effortlessly slides between parallel storylines that show what happens when she does or does not catch a train back to her apartment. Love. Romantic entanglements. Deception. Trust. Friendship. Comedy. All come into focus as the two stories shift back and forth, overlap and surprisingly converge.

Sliding Doors

A narcissistic TV weatherman, along with his attractive-but-distant producer, and his mawkish cameraman, is sent to report on Groundhog Day in the small town of Punxsutawney, where he finds himself repeating the same day over and over.

Groundhog Day

In the year 2044, time travel has not yet been invented but in 30 years it will have been. When the mob wants to get rid of someone, they will send their target into the past where a looper, a hired gun, like Joe is waiting to mop up. Joe is getting rich and life is good until the day the mob decides to close the loop, sending back Joe's future self for assassination.

Looper

When decorated soldier Captain Colter Stevens wakes up in the body of an unknown man, he discovers he's part of a mission to find the bomber of a Chicago commuter train.

Source Code

A sheriff's deputy fights an alternate universe version of himself who grows stronger with each alternate self he kills.