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1) Why him?
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Over the holidays, Ned, an overprotective but loving dad and his family visit his daughter at Stanford, where he meets his biggest nightmare: her well-meaning but socially awkward Silicon Valley billionaire boyfriend, Laird. The rivalry develops, and Ned's panic level goes through the roof when he finds himself lost in this glamorous high-tech world and learns that Laird is about to pop the question.
Publisher
Universal Pictures
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
'Thoroughly modern Millie' is the story of an innocent country girl who comes to the big city in search of a husband. Along the way she becomes the secretary of the rich and famous Trevor Graydon, befriends the sweet Miss Dorothy, fights off white slaver Mrs. Meers and hooks up with a lively paper clip salesman, Jimmy. In the end it takes a rich and nutty jazz baby like Muzzy to unravel all these complications, give a great party, and match up lovers....
4) Intermission
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
In the suburbs of Dublin, more than a dozen strangers find their paths colliding in sometimes violent, sometimes absurd ways. When the desperately insecure and emotionally inarticulate John breaks up with Deirdre to 'give her a little test' his plan backfires leaving her broken-hearted and him alone and miserable. Through chance and coincidence, their break-up triggers a roller coaster ride of interweaving escapades in the lives of everyone around...
5) Smash it!
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Challenging herself to overcome long-held insecurities at the beginning of her junior year, Liv lands an unexpected role in her high school's hip-hopera production of Othello that helps launch her journey of self-empowerment.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
Meet Mindy, a single OB/GYN who wants her life to be like a romantic comedy but just can't find the right leading man. As she attempts to balance her unpredictable workplace with some truly offbeat dating situations, Mindy soon discovers that the prescription for happiness is filled with comical side effects.
7) Knocked up
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Ben is a 23-year-old slacker who meets up and coming career girl Alison at a bar. They end up having a one night stand. Eight weeks later, Ben is shocked when Alison meets him and reveals that she is pregnant. Despite having little in common, the two decide that they have to at least try to make some kind of relationship work for the baby's sake.
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
A modern re-imagining of the classic romantic comedy. Bernie and Joan are two fiery flirters who are passionate about everything from hookups to breakups. When he sets up his best friend, Danny, with her roommate, Debbie, the sparks soon fly as they try to navigate the relationship minefields from the bar to the bedroom.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012], 2011
Language
English
Description
The outrageously funny comedy that asks: can nineteen wrongs make Mr. Right? When Ally Darling reads an article that leads her to believe she's going to be alone forever, she begins a wild search to find the best 'ex' of her life. But Ally's quest to reconnect with her former lovers goes hilariously awry, from a puppeteer who's more wooden than his puppet to a gynecologist with a 'spotty' memory. Through it all, Ally might just find the man of her...
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
A love story in reverse: 'How I met your mother' is a comedy about Ted and how he fell in love. When Ted's best friends Marshall and Lily decide to tie the knot, it sparks the search for his own Miss Right. Helping him in his quest is his bar-hopping "wing-man" Barney, a confirmed bachelor with plenty of wild scemes for picking up women. Ted's sights are set on the charming and independent Robin, but destiny may have something different in mind. Told...
12) Dater's handbook
Publisher
Hallmark Channel
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A woman changes her personality according to a dating guidebook to find a husband but realizes the man she wants is the one who loves her for who she is.
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Surprising answers to hilarious questions will be revealed during one epic wedding weekend. Can Marshall complete a cross-country road trip and make it to the ceremony? Is Lily hiding a shocking secret? Will Robin and Barney really tie the knot? It all builds to a climactic two-part series finale, leading to one of the most talked about endings in TV history.
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Tessa Golding assumes the identity of Bella Snow to get the chance to audition for the role of Cinderella alongside Reed West, but Tessa finds it challenging to maintain this double identity and tend to her stepmother and stepsisters while on their vacation at a resort.
Publisher
Universal Pictures
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
40-year-old Andy Stitzer has a cushy job stamping invoices at an electronics superstore, a nice apartment that includes a collection of action figures and comic books, good friends, a nice attitude. But at 40, Andy is still a virgin. His friends think he's a bit of an oddball, but they consider it their duty to help Andy out of his dire situation and decide to go to great lengths to help him. But nothing proves effective enough to lure their friend...
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2015.
Language
English
Description
After his girlfriend Maggie calls it quits, Josh tries to move forward in romance with help from his testosterone-fueled best bro and his confident sister. Still haunted by Maggie's memory, Josh grapples with not-so-cute meets, clubbing, time travel, bloody heartache and a whole lot of sex-crazed aliens.
Publisher
Hallmark Channel
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Love in the forecast: After swearing off dating for a full year, Leah quickly learns her new commitment has made her a magnet for men.
Romance in the air: Eden gets a forced leave from her ad agency job. At her parents' cabin at Lake Tahoe, she meets her childhood friend. He's single and has a hot air balloon business in need of advertising.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Gabby, Nell, Billie, and Margot balance their dating adventures alongside their career ambitions at an upscale digital magazine in Los Angeles, under the watchful eye of their editor, Maureen. Inspired by the site's relationship advice column on finding 'the one', the ladies navigate the ups and downs of modern dating, romance, exes, and friendships, and along the way they learn what they really want out of life and love.
20) The duff
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Bianca is a content high school senior whose world is shattered when she learns the student body refers to her as "Designated Ugly Fat Friend" to her prettier, more popular friends. With her universe turned upside down, she ignores words of wisdom from her favorite teacher and enlists Wesley, a slick but charming jock, to help set her apart from the pack and erase her label forever. In doing so, she hopes to land her crush Toby, and to overthrow the...
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