10 Rom-Coms For a Lazy Week Night

Written by Chiara ~ Category: After Hours ~ Read Time: 3 min.

Whether you are in love, whether you are not, there are those days when you need a little romance in your life. Or you need to feel that bliss that a happy end offers.

Busy week nights are the best times to enjoy a carefree, romantic and feel good movie that doesn’t need much effort to watch —there are documentaries for that goal— but it’s comforting and serves as an antidote to our busy schedules.

Those movies are just pure love, hope and will guarantee you a good couple of hours.

1. How To Lose A Guy in 10 Days

how to lose a guy in 10 days

Source: Medium

A cynical journalist bets she can make any man fall for her and then break his heart in 10 days. Enter a cocky advertising executive who bets he can make any woman fall for him in 10 days. Cue the fireworks, the chaos, and a whole lot of hilarious misunderstandings as these two determined individuals try to outsmart each other while simultaneously falling head over heels.

2. He Is Just Not That In To You

he is not that just into you

Source: Decider

A group of friends navigate the treacherous waters of modern dating, learning some hard truths along the way: if he's not calling, he's just not that into you. This hilarious and insightful film explores the awkwardness, the heartbreak, and the occasional glimmer of hope in the pursuit of love in the big city. Plus, a group of our favorite actors —all together!

3. Pretty Woman

pretty woman

Source: WWD

A high-powered businessman hires a Hollywood hooker for a week, expecting a purely transactional arrangement. Instead, he gets a crash course in life, love, and the importance of treating people with kindness —and maybe falls head over heels in the process.

4. My Big Fat Greek Wedding

my big fat greek wedding

Source: Bright Wall

A young Greek woman falls for a non-Greek man, setting off a hilarious chain of events as her overbearing Greek family attempts to 'Greekify' him, proving that love can conquer even the most stubborn of cultures (and in-laws).

5. Friends with Benefits

friends with benefits

Source: Vogue

Two best friends that meet in New York, think they're smart enough to have casual sex without falling in love. Spoiler alert: They're not.

6. Trainwreck

trainwreck movie

Source: Rotten Tomatoes

A commitment-phobic party girl, convinced monogamy is a myth thanks to her philandering dad, falls for a charming sports doctor. As she tries to navigate a serious relationship while battling her own self-destructive tendencies, here comes the chaos.

7. Set It Up

set it up movie

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

Two overworked assistants, drowning in endless demands from their nightmare bosses, decide to hatch a cunning plan: set them up with each other. What could possibly go wrong?

8. Bridget Jones’s Diary

bridget jones's diary

Source: The Guardian

Bridget Jones, a single woman in her 30s, embarks on a mission to improve her life, only to find herself entangled in a chaotic love triangle with her charming but irresponsible boss and the infuriatingly attractive man next door. Prepare for plenty of laughs, cringeworthy moments, and the realization that maybe, just maybe, 'smug marrieds' aren't all that bad.

9. Crazy, Stupid, Love

crazy stupid love movie

Source: Bustle

A middle-aged man, reeling from a divorce, enlists the help of a suave player to rediscover his mojo. But as he navigates the dating scene, he realizes that true love might be closer than he thinks —and a whole lot messier.

10. The Half of It

the half of it movie

Source: Variety

A shy, introverted student agrees to help the school jock woo the girl they both secretly adore. But as their unlikely friendship blossoms, unexpected feelings emerge, forcing them to confront their own desires and the complexities of love in all its forms.

It took 3 coffees to write this article.


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Chiara

Food, drinks and pop art are her gigs. Writing about everything is her job.

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