Also, there are a bunch of movies I just recommend watching to start the New Year because they're fun.
1. Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
Bridget decides to make a whole diary of resolutions for the new year, including finding Mr. Right and ignoring Mr. Wrong. But she finds that is much harder to do than she thinks. This is not my favorite rom-com. Ok, it's on the very bottom of my list. Bridget is shown as pathetic throughout the whole movie. But I guess that makes you feel better right? You also get really great resolution ideas, and reminders of those ones you should've done last year.
Bridget decides to make a whole diary of resolutions for the new year, including finding Mr. Right and ignoring Mr. Wrong. But she finds that is much harder to do than she thinks. This is not my favorite rom-com. Ok, it's on the very bottom of my list. Bridget is shown as pathetic throughout the whole movie. But I guess that makes you feel better right? You also get really great resolution ideas, and reminders of those ones you should've done last year.
2. Someone Like You (2001)
Jane just went through a serious and tragic breakup. She is forced to move out of her ex's place and into a guy friend's place. The two can barely stand each other. Let along live together. Then she decides to write a column explaining the science of dating and the reasons behind why girls like her get dumped. When she thinks she's got it all figured out, life flips on its head.
Jane just went through a serious and tragic breakup. She is forced to move out of her ex's place and into a guy friend's place. The two can barely stand each other. Let along live together. Then she decides to write a column explaining the science of dating and the reasons behind why girls like her get dumped. When she thinks she's got it all figured out, life flips on its head.
3. First Wives Club (1996)
After years apart, three friends meet again at their best friend's funeral. After a long night of drinks, they realize they all have something in common -- they're all divorced and long for justice. Together they get revenge on their ex's in the most brutal ways. They also rekindle their friendship to start a whole new life as single women.
Bonus: It's now a musical and will start it's run in Chicago in February.
After years apart, three friends meet again at their best friend's funeral. After a long night of drinks, they realize they all have something in common -- they're all divorced and long for justice. Together they get revenge on their ex's in the most brutal ways. They also rekindle their friendship to start a whole new life as single women.
Bonus: It's now a musical and will start it's run in Chicago in February.
4. Cinderella Man (2005)
This one is a little different from the others. During the Great Depression, James and his family have lost their house and a way to feed their family. In order to support his family, Jimmy takes up boxing once again to feed himself and his family. Talk about a comeback story!
This one is a little different from the others. During the Great Depression, James and his family have lost their house and a way to feed their family. In order to support his family, Jimmy takes up boxing once again to feed himself and his family. Talk about a comeback story!
5. Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
This movie is all about people dealing with their problems. Pat now lives with his parents and has no job. He also deals with bipolar disorder. He feels so alone and unable to live with himself, until he meets Tiffany, who also has problems of her own. Together they support each other and learn to live their lives.
This movie is all about people dealing with their problems. Pat now lives with his parents and has no job. He also deals with bipolar disorder. He feels so alone and unable to live with himself, until he meets Tiffany, who also has problems of her own. Together they support each other and learn to live their lives.
6. Last Holiday (2006)
Out of the blue, Georgia finds out she is going to die in three weeks. After a life of keeping her head down and following the rules, she decides to take her life into her own hands and spends all her money on a vacation in Europe. This movie proves that all we have is this moment and the present. Great advice to start your new year off right.
Out of the blue, Georgia finds out she is going to die in three weeks. After a life of keeping her head down and following the rules, she decides to take her life into her own hands and spends all her money on a vacation in Europe. This movie proves that all we have is this moment and the present. Great advice to start your new year off right.
7. The Holiday (2006)
This movie makes a second appearance on my blog. If you didn't watch it last week during Christmas, you can watch it this week for New Years. Two girls on different sides of the world have the same problem-- they need to forget about the men that have used them and abused them. The solution-- switch houses for a nice, quiet Christmas alone. But fate had a different idea, and now the girls find true love knocking at their door.
This movie makes a second appearance on my blog. If you didn't watch it last week during Christmas, you can watch it this week for New Years. Two girls on different sides of the world have the same problem-- they need to forget about the men that have used them and abused them. The solution-- switch houses for a nice, quiet Christmas alone. But fate had a different idea, and now the girls find true love knocking at their door.
8. Under the Tuscan Sun (2003)
Diane Keaton is your go-to if you ever want to feel better about yourself. She always seems a little bit more pathetic than you feel. This movie is no exception. A writer feels stuck in her life, unable to do what she really wants. Until... she buys an Italian villa in a country she has been to once with money she doesn't have. And she and her two gay friends are going to fix it up. What could possibly go wrong? She learns that life is meant to live and not be watch from the sidelines.
Diane Keaton is your go-to if you ever want to feel better about yourself. She always seems a little bit more pathetic than you feel. This movie is no exception. A writer feels stuck in her life, unable to do what she really wants. Until... she buys an Italian villa in a country she has been to once with money she doesn't have. And she and her two gay friends are going to fix it up. What could possibly go wrong? She learns that life is meant to live and not be watch from the sidelines.
9. The House Bunny (2008)
Anna Faris is a Playboy bunny! But then she gets kicked out for being too old. In order to find a real purpose for her life, she decides to help a sorority be the hottest girls on campus instead of the biggest dorks. Along the way, she meets a smart guy who isn't falling for her normal tricks.
Anna Faris is a Playboy bunny! But then she gets kicked out for being too old. In order to find a real purpose for her life, she decides to help a sorority be the hottest girls on campus instead of the biggest dorks. Along the way, she meets a smart guy who isn't falling for her normal tricks.
10. Return to Me (2000)
Bob feels like the luckiest man alive with a wife he adores. Grace has lived her life in a hospital with a fatal heart disease. All of the sudden, Bob has lost his wife and Grace has gained a new heart. Bob and Grace meet and fall in love. Both must learn how to deal with the changes in their lives.
Bob feels like the luckiest man alive with a wife he adores. Grace has lived her life in a hospital with a fatal heart disease. All of the sudden, Bob has lost his wife and Grace has gained a new heart. Bob and Grace meet and fall in love. Both must learn how to deal with the changes in their lives.
11. P.S. I Love You (2007)
If you don't know about this movie, you really live under a rock. Gerard Butler and Hillary Swank. Gerard Butler dies, but leaves Swank letters to help her move on. Bring out the tissues!
If you don't know about this movie, you really live under a rock. Gerard Butler and Hillary Swank. Gerard Butler dies, but leaves Swank letters to help her move on. Bring out the tissues!
12. The Intouchables (2010)
Please bear with me here. I know it's a French movie with English subtitles. But it is so worth it! Phillippe is a quadriplegic who is mad at the world and ready to live up. Driss is also ready to give up. He can't feed his family and seems to always be getting into trouble. Until Driss accidentally applies for a job as Phillippe's caretaker and assistant. The odd pair have to learn to deal with each other and that maybe together they can make this life worth living.
Please bear with me here. I know it's a French movie with English subtitles. But it is so worth it! Phillippe is a quadriplegic who is mad at the world and ready to live up. Driss is also ready to give up. He can't feed his family and seems to always be getting into trouble. Until Driss accidentally applies for a job as Phillippe's caretaker and assistant. The odd pair have to learn to deal with each other and that maybe together they can make this life worth living.
13. The Princess Diaries (2001)
Mia is a classic geek who doesn't fit in at her high school and feels invisible. Until her royal grandmother tells her that she is in fact a real-life princess. She gets a makeover on the outside and the inside, realizing that being royal is more than a crown.
Mia is a classic geek who doesn't fit in at her high school and feels invisible. Until her royal grandmother tells her that she is in fact a real-life princess. She gets a makeover on the outside and the inside, realizing that being royal is more than a crown.
14. Devil Wears Prada (2006)
Another Anne Hathaway film! Andy moves to NYC to be a journalist, but instead gets a job as the assistant for the vicious Runway Magazine editor Miranda. Andy learns to find her own voice and style.
Another Anne Hathaway film! Andy moves to NYC to be a journalist, but instead gets a job as the assistant for the vicious Runway Magazine editor Miranda. Andy learns to find her own voice and style.
15. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008)
Yes, there is a reason I picked the sequel. (If you don't know about these magic pants and the four friends it brought together one summer, watch the 2005 movie) This movie is more about how the friends must learn to deal with the changes in their lives. Bea deals with her past and her new relationship with her grandmother, Tibby is learning her trade, Lena is getting over a boy, and Carmen is meeting a boy. It's all about how life comes at you in unexpected ways and teaches you new lessons.
Yes, there is a reason I picked the sequel. (If you don't know about these magic pants and the four friends it brought together one summer, watch the 2005 movie) This movie is more about how the friends must learn to deal with the changes in their lives. Bea deals with her past and her new relationship with her grandmother, Tibby is learning her trade, Lena is getting over a boy, and Carmen is meeting a boy. It's all about how life comes at you in unexpected ways and teaches you new lessons.
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