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it is now less than a month to Valentine's Day - the most romantic (if somewhat commercialised) day of the year.
Amazon Prime has a selection of perfect and romantic films, some old, some new and comedy or drama, to make your Valentine's evening complete. Curl up on the couch together with chocolates and champagne and enjoy.
'The Cake Eaters' - Romantic drama
Beagle Kimbrough (Aaron Stanford) is a small town guy who meets Georgia Kaminski (Kristen Stewart), a girl who is suffering from terminal neuromuscular disease. She is trying to break free from her overprotective mother and wants to experience love before she dies. The romantic indie movie has a very big heart and Stewart excels in her performance.
'The Big Sick' - Romantic comedy
“The Big Sick” is the true story of comedian Kumail Nanjiani and his wife, Emily Gordon. In the film Zoe Kazan plays his wife. It is a funny and beautiful love story, where Emily suddenly becomes ill and Kumail has to face her eccentric family. Meanwhile his own family wants him to settle down with a nice Pakistani girl.
'What If' - Romantic comedy
Zoe Kazan also stars in this Canadian romantic drama, which was originally titled “The F Word.” She plays Chantry, opposite none other than Daniel Radcliffe of “Harry Potter” fame as Wallace. After his girlfriend cheats on him, Wallace decides to become more social and meets Chantry at a party, which she is attending with her boyfriend (played by Adam Driver). The pair fall for each other, which leads to difficulties because of Chantry’s boyfriend.
'Hitch' - Romantic comedy
Will Smith stars as Hitch, a matchmaker trying to help Albert Brennaman (Kevin James) get the girl of his dreams. He’s an expert at his job, until the right girl for him comes along and he’s suddenly hopeless. Eva Mendes stars as Sara, the gossip columnist with whom he falls in clumsy love.
'An Officer and a Gentleman' - Romantic drama
This is now going back to the golden oldies. If you haven’t already seen “An Officer and A Gentleman,” then it is about time you did. Starring a young and gorgeous Richard Gere, who joins the navy and meets a factory worker, Paula (Debra Winger) with whom he rapidly falls in love. He then has to balance his harsh training with his love life. As for the music, it will never leave your head.
