85 best chick flicks - romantic comedy films for girls' night

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The Idea Of You (2024)

Length: 1h 55m

Cast: Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine

IMDb say: Solène (Anne Hathaway), a 40-year-old single mom, begins an unexpected romance with 24-year-old Hayes Campbell (Nicholas Galitzine), the lead singer of August Moon.

We say: We love a bit of boy band romance, don't we? Based on a fan-fiction about Harry Styles, this is one for nostalgic One Direction fans

Where to watch: Prime Video

How To Date Billy Walsh (2024)

Length: 1h 38m

Cast: Charithra Chandran, Sebastian Croft, Tanner Buchanan

IMDb say: Follows a pair of childhood friends: Amelia and Archie. Archie has always kept his love for her a secret, but just as he builds up the courage to declare his feelings, Amelia falls for Billy Walsh, the new transfer student.

We say: Charithra Chandran can do no wrong, tbh.

Where to watch: Prime Video

Irish Wish (2024)

Length: 1h 33m

Cast: Lindsay Lohan, Ed Speleers, Alexander Vlahos, Ayesha Curry, Elizabeth Tan

IMDb say: When the love of Maddie's life gets engaged to her best friend, she puts her feelings aside to be a bridesmaid at their wedding in Ireland

We say: Lindsay Lohan back on our screens! The chick flick genre is saved!

Where to watch: Netflix

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Red, White and Royal Blue (2023)

Length: 1h 58m

Cast: Taylor Zakhar Perez, Nicholas Galitzine, Uma Thurman, Jemma Redgrave

IMDb say: When the feud between the son of the American President and Britain's prince threatens to drive a wedge in U.S./British relations, the two are forced into a staged truce that sparks something deeper

We say: An adaptation of the best-selling novel of the same name, we are obsessed!

Where to watch: Prime Video

Rye Lane (2023)

Length: 1h 22m

Cast: David Jonsson, Vivian Oparah, Poppy Allen-Quarmby

IMDb say: Two youngsters reeling from bad breakups connect over an eventful day in South London.

We say: Pure joy

Where to watch: Disney+

After Everything (2023)

Length: 1h 33m

Cast: Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Josephine Langford, Mimi Keene

IMDb say: After breaking up with his true love, best-selling author Hardin Scott travels to Portugal in an attempt to make amends for his past behaviour.

We say: The fourth (maybe fifth?) film in the franchise, just to round it all off.

Where to watch: Prime Video

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Your Place Or Mine (2023)

Length: 1h 49m

Cast: Reese Witherspoon, Ashton Kutcher, Zoë Chao

IMDb say: Two long-distance best friends change each other's lives when she decides to pursue a lifelong dream and he volunteers to keep an eye on her teenage son.

We say: With two rom-com legends like Ashton and Reese, what's not to love?

Where to watch: Netflix

Love At First Sight (2023)

Length: 1h 31m

Cast: Haley Lu Richardson, Ben Hardy, Rob Delaney

IMDb say: A 20 year old girl misses her flight at JFK Airport and meets a young British guy who may turn out to be her true love.

We say: It's the ultimate rom-com storyline: boy meets girl on a flight.

Where to watch: Netflix

No Hard Feelings (2023)

Length: 1h 43m

Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Andrew Barth Feldman, Laura Benanti

IMDb say: On the brink of losing her home, Maddie finds an intriguing job listing: helicopter parents looking for someone to bring their introverted 19-year-old son out of his shell before college. She has one summer to make him a man or die trying.

We say: Anything with Jennifer Lawrence gets a big yes for us, tbh.

Where to watch: Prime Video

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Perfect Pairing (2022)

Length: 1h 41m

Cast: Victoria Justice, Adam Demos

IMDb say: It follows a hard-driving LA wine-company executive who travels to an Australian sheep station to land a major client and there she ends up working as a ranch hand and sparking with a rugged local.

We say: It's got wine. It's got Adam Demos. Isn't that the perfect pairing?

Watch on Netflix

Bros (2022)

Length: 1h 55m

Cast: Billy Eichner, Luke Macfarlane, Guy Branum, Miss Lawrence, TS Madison

IMDb say: Two men with commitment problems attempt a relationship.

We say: What could go wrong?

Watch on Prime Video

Your Place Or Mine (2022)

Length: 1h 51m

Cast: Reese Witherspoon, Ashton Kutcher, Zoë Chao, Jesse Williams

IMDb say: Two long-distance best friends change each other's lives when she decides to pursue a lifelong dream and he volunteers to keep an eye on her teenage son.

We say: Ashton Kutcher and Reese Witherspoon have had the rom-com genre on lock for years, and this is no exception.

Watch on Netflix

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Lady Chatterley's Lover (2022)

Length: 2h 7m

Cast: Emma Corrin, Jack O'Connell, Matthew Duckett, Joely Richardson, Faye Marsay

IMDb say: An unhappily married aristocrat begins a torrid affair with the gamekeeper on her husband's country estate.

We say: Hello, steamy period drama with Cook from Skins!

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Persuasion (2022)

Length: 1h 49m

Cast: Dakota Johnson, Richard E. Grant, Henry Golding, Ben Bailey Smith, Yolanda Kettle

IMDb say: Eight years after Anne Elliot was persuaded not to marry a dashing man of humble origins, they meet again. Will she seize her second chance at true love?

We say: Heartfelt. Plus, who doesn't love Dakota Johnson?

Watch on Netflix

What's Love Got To Do With It? (2022)

Length: 1h 30m

Cast: Mim Shaikh, Iman Boujelouah, Lily James, Emma Thompson , Pakiza Baig

IMDb say: In London, an award-winning film-maker documents her best friend's journey into an assisted marriage in line with his family's Pakistani heritage. In the process, she challenges her own attitude towards relationships.

We say: Lily James is always a yes in our books.

Watch on Netflix

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Look Both Ways (2022)

Length: 1h 50m

Cast: Lili Reinhart, Danny Ramirez, Aisha Dee, Jaden Tolliver, Justin Donte

IMDb say: On the eve of her college graduation, Natalie's life diverges into parallel realities: one in which she becomes pregnant and remains in her hometown to raise her child and another in which she moves to LA to pursue her dream career.

We say: You just know this Netflix film with Lili Reinhart playing two versions of herself is perfect for your hangover.

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Cha Cha Real Smooth (2022)

Length: 1h 47m

Cast: Cooper Raiff, Dakota Johnson, Evan Assante, Vanessa Burghardt, Leslie Mann

IMDb say: A young man who works as a Bar Mitzvah party host strikes up a friendship with a mother and her autistic daughter.

We say: This has all the hallmarks of a perfect movie: romance, a big life event and Dakota Johnson.

Watch on Apple TV+

Book Of Love (2022)

Length: 1h 46m

Cast: Sam Claflin, Remmie Milner, Antonia Clarke, Lucy Punch, Fernando Becerril

IMDb say: A British writer realises that his novel is a success in Mexico because a peculiar translation of it.

We say: If you loved Sam Claflin in Me Before You, Book Of Love is likely to fuel your obsession even further.

Watch on Prime Video

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The Lost City (2022)

Length: 1h 52m

Cast: Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, Daniel Radcliffe, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Brad Pitt

IMDb say: A reclusive romance novelist on a book tour with her cover model gets swept up in a kidnapping attempt that lands them both in a cutthroat jungle adventure.

We say: Channing Tatum and Sandra Bullock star in this easy to watch action movie.

Watch on Netflix

Marry Me (2022)

Length: 1h 52m

Cast: Jennifer Lopez, Owen Wilson, Maluma, John Bradley, Sarah Silverman

IMDb say: Music superstars Kat Valdez and Bastian are getting married before a global audience of fans. But when Kat learns, seconds before her vows, that Bastian has been unfaithful, she instead decides to marry Charlie, a stranger in the crowd.

We say: Jennifer Lopez is the undisputed chick-flick queen, so why not give her 2022 rom-com a watch this weekend?

Watch on Netflix

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