Uninspired: Pretend Dating Trope
by CuratingAesthetics | created - 4 months ago | updated - 3 months ago | PublicContent creators really need to stop, take some time to think, and come up with new ideas. They keep recycling the same stuff. Why do so many of these involve Christmas?
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1. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)
PG-13 | 116 min | Comedy, Romance
Benjamin Barry is an advertising executive and ladies' man who, to win a big campaign, bets that he can make a woman fall in love with him in 10 days.
Director: Donald Petrie | Stars: Kate Hudson, Matthew McConaughey, Adam Goldberg, Kathryn Hahn
Votes: 270,282 | Gross: $105.81M
2. The Proposal (I) (2009)
PG-13 | 108 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A pushy boss forces her young assistant to marry her in order to keep her visa status in the U.S. and avoid deportation to Canada.
Director: Anne Fletcher | Stars: Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds, Mary Steenburgen, Craig T. Nelson
Votes: 360,654 | Gross: $163.96M
3. Pretty Woman (1990)
R | 119 min | Comedy, Romance
A man in a legal but hurtful business needs an escort for some social events, and hires a beautiful prostitute he meets... only to fall in love.
Director: Garry Marshall | Stars: Richard Gere, Julia Roberts, Jason Alexander, Laura San Giacomo
Votes: 362,963 | Gross: $178.41M
4. Just Go with It (2011)
PG-13 | 117 min | Comedy, Romance
On a weekend trip to Hawaii, a plastic surgeon convinces his loyal assistant to pose as his soon-to-be-divorced wife in order to cover up a careless lie he told to his much-younger girlfriend.
Director: Dennis Dugan | Stars: Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston, Brooklyn Decker, Nicole Kidman
Votes: 265,658 | Gross: $103.03M
5. Holidate (2020)
TV-MA | 104 min | Comedy, Romance
Fed up with being single on holidays, two strangers agree to be each other's platonic plus-ones all year long, only to catch real feelings along the way.
Director: John Whitesell | Stars: Emma Roberts, Luke Bracey, Kristin Chenoweth, Frances Fisher
Votes: 78,966
6. Love Hard (2021)
TV-MA | 104 min | Comedy, Romance
An LA girl, unlucky in love, falls for an East Coast guy on a dating app and decides to surprise him for the holidays, only to discover that she's been catfished. This lighthearted romantic comedy chronicles her attempt to reel in love.
Director: Hernán Jiménez | Stars: Nina Dobrev, Jimmy O. Yang, Darren Barnet, James Saito
Votes: 61,662
7. My Fake Fiancé (2009 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy, Romance
Cash-strapped virtual strangers Jennifer and Vince decide to stage a fake engagement and wedding just for the presents.
Director: Gil Junger | Stars: Melissa Joan Hart, Joey Lawrence, Jason MacDonald, Njema Williams
Votes: 7,404
8. The Perfect Date (I) (2019)
TV-14 | 89 min | Comedy, Romance
To save up for college, Brooks Rattigan creates an app where anyone can pay him to play the perfect stand-in boyfriend for any occasion.
Director: Chris Nelson | Stars: Noah Centineo, Laura Marano, Odiseas Georgiadis, Camila Mendes
Votes: 43,126
9. The Wedding Date (2005)
PG-13 | 90 min | Comedy, Romance
Single-girl anxiety causes Kat Ellis to hire a male escort to pose as her boyfriend at her sister's wedding. Her plan, an attempt to dupe her ex-fiancé, who dumped her a couple years prior, proves to be her undoing.
Director: Clare Kilner | Stars: Dermot Mulroney, Debra Messing, Jack Davenport, Amy Adams
Votes: 56,319 | Gross: $31.73M
10. Drive Me Crazy (1999)
PG-13 | 91 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Nicole and Chase used to be BFFs, then junior high happened. The high school centennial dance is coming but Nicole gets dumped. So does Chase. They stage a relationship to get at their exes. They visit each other's worlds. Love in the air?
Director: John Schultz | Stars: Melissa Joan Hart, Adrian Grenier, Stephen Collins, Mark Metcalf
Votes: 21,304 | Gross: $17.85M
11. She's All That (1999)
PG-13 | 95 min | Comedy, Romance
A high school jock makes a bet that he can turn an unattractive girl into the school's prom queen.
Director: Robert Iscove | Stars: Freddie Prinze Jr., Rachael Leigh Cook, Matthew Lillard, Paul Walker
Votes: 103,876 | Gross: $63.37M
12. Can't Buy Me Love (1987)
PG-13 | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
An outcast secretly pays the most popular girl in school one thousand dollars to pretend to be his girlfriend for a month.
Director: Steve Rash | Stars: Patrick Dempsey, Amanda Peterson, Courtney Gains, Tina Caspary
Votes: 42,044 | Gross: $31.62M
13. One Small Hitch (2013)
Not Rated | 105 min | Comedy, Romance
Josh's girlfriend wants to get married. Molly's boyfriend is married. Josh and Molly fly to the wedding in Chicago together and pretend to be engaged to make their parents happy. Comedy follows...does romance?
Director: John Burgess | Stars: Shane McRae, Aubrey Dollar, Daniel J. Travanti, Janet Ulrich Brooks
Votes: 5,393 | Gross: $0.01M
14. A December Bride (2016 TV Movie)
TV-G | 86 min | Comedy, Romance
A holiday wedding brings no joy to the bride's cousin, who was literally left by the groom right at the altar. But she might find her true love there when she gains a fake fiancé.
Director: David Winning | Stars: Jessica Lowndes, Daniel Lissing, Jay Hindle, Pauline Egan
Votes: 3,607
15. What Happens in Vegas (2008)
PG-13 | 99 min | Comedy, Romance
A man and a woman are compelled, for legal reasons, to live life as a couple for a limited period of time. At stake is a large amount of money.
Director: Tom Vaughan | Stars: Cameron Diaz, Ashton Kutcher, Rob Corddry, Lake Bell
Votes: 187,948 | Gross: $80.28M
16. To All the Boys I've Loved Before (2018)
TV-14 | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A teenage girl's secret love letters are exposed and wreak havoc on her love life.
Director: Susan Johnson | Stars: Lana Condor, Noah Centineo, Janel Parrish, Anna Cathcart
Votes: 123,939
17. Bridgerton (2020– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Romance
The eight close-knit siblings of the Bridgerton family look for love and happiness in London high society.
Stars: Nicola Coughlan, Luke Newton, Julie Andrews, Jessica Madsen
Votes: 169,082
18. Purple Hearts (2022)
TV-14 | 122 min | Drama, Music, Romance
In spite of their many differences, Cassie, a struggling singer-songwriter, and Luke, a troubled Marine, agree to marry solely for military benefits, but when tragedy strikes, the line between real and pretend begins to blur.
Director: Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum | Stars: Sofia Carson, Nicholas Galitzine, Chosen Jacobs, John Harlan Kim
Votes: 52,219
19. Single All the Way (2021)
TV-PG | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Desperate to avoid his family's judgment about his perpetual single status, Peter convinces his best friend Nick to join him for the holidays and pretend that they're now in a relationship.
Director: Michael Mayer | Stars: Michael Urie, Philemon Chambers, Luke Macfarlane, Barry Bostwick
Votes: 19,599
20. The DUFF (2015)
PG-13 | 101 min | Comedy, Romance
A high school senior instigates a social pecking order revolution after finding out that she has been labeled the DUFF - Designated Ugly Fat Friend - by her prettier, more popular counterparts.
Director: Ari Sandel | Stars: Mae Whitman, Bella Thorne, Robbie Amell, Allison Janney
Votes: 101,649 | Gross: $34.03M
21. We're the Millers (2013)
R | 110 min | Comedy, Crime
A veteran pot dealer creates a fake family as part of his plan to move a huge shipment of weed into the U.S. from Mexico.
Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber | Stars: Jason Sudeikis, Jennifer Aniston, Emma Roberts, Ed Helms
Votes: 486,381 | Gross: $150.39M
22. Undercover Christmas (2003 TV Movie)
87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
An FBI agent is assigned as the protective custodian of a straight-talking cocktail waitress after she agrees to testify against her tax cheat boyfriend.
Director: Nadia Tass | Stars: Jami Gertz, Shawn Christian, Tyne Daly, Winston Rekert
Votes: 1,003
23. Easy A (2010)
PG-13 | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
When Olive lies to her best friend about losing her virginity to one of the college boys, a girl overhears their conversation. Soon, her story spreads across the entire school like wildfire.
Director: Will Gluck | Stars: Emma Stone, Amanda Bynes, Penn Badgley, Dan Byrd
Votes: 418,245 | Gross: $58.40M
24. Hitched for the Holidays (2012 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 87 min | Drama, Romance
An attractive pair agrees to be each other's supposed significant other throughout the holidays to keep their meddling families at bay.
Director: Michael M. Scott | Stars: Joey Lawrence, Emily Hampshire, Linda Darlow, Marilu Henner
Votes: 2,316
25. While You Were Sleeping (1995)
PG | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A hopelessly romantic Chicago Transit Authority ticket booth operator is mistaken for the fiancée of a comatose patient.
Director: Jon Turteltaub | Stars: Sandra Bullock, Bill Pullman, Peter Gallagher, Peter Boyle
Votes: 114,078 | Gross: $81.06M
26. Holiday Engagement (2011 TV Movie)
TV-G | 97 min | Comedy, Romance
Afraid to tell her family she's been dumped, Hillary hires an actor to play her fiancé during a four-day Thanksgiving weekend at her parents' house.
Director: Jim Fall | Stars: Bonnie Somerville, Shelley Long, Jordan Bridges, Sam McMurray
Votes: 4,206
27. Picture Perfect (1997)
PG-13 | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young advertising executive's life becomes increasingly complicated when, in order to impress her boss, she pretends to be engaged to a man she has just met.
Director: Glenn Gordon Caron | Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Jay Mohr, Kevin Bacon, Olympia Dukakis
Votes: 21,468 | Gross: $31.06M
28. Holiday in Handcuffs (2006 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 86 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A struggling artist working as a waitress kidnaps one of her customers to take home to meet her parents at Christmastime.
Director: Ron Underwood | Stars: Melissa Joan Hart, Mario Lopez, Timothy Bottoms, Markie Post
Votes: 7,556
29. The Decoy Bride (2011)
PG | 89 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
When the world's media descend on the remote Scottish island where a Hollywood actress is attempting to get married, a local girl is hired as a decoy bride to put the paparazzi off the scent.
Director: Sheree Folkson | Stars: Kelly Macdonald, David Tennant, Alice Eve, Michael Urie
Votes: 12,577 | Gross: $0.00M
30. Green Card (1990)
PG-13 | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A man wanting to stay in the US enters into a marriage of convenience, but it turns into more than that.
Director: Peter Weir | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Andie MacDowell, Bebe Neuwirth, Gregg Edelman
Votes: 25,851 | Gross: $29.89M
31. Leap Year (2010)
PG | 100 min | Comedy, Romance
Anna Brady plans to travel to Dublin, Ireland to propose to her boyfriend Jeremy on February 29, leap day, because, according to Irish tradition, a man who receives a marriage proposal on a leap day must accept it.
Director: Anand Tucker | Stars: Amy Adams, Matthew Goode, Adam Scott, John Lithgow
Votes: 110,719 | Gross: $25.92M
32. HouseSitter (1992)
PG | 102 min | Comedy, Romance
Con artist Gwen moves into Newton's empty home without his knowledge and begins setting up house, posing as his new wife.
Director: Frank Oz | Stars: Steve Martin, Goldie Hawn, Dana Delany, Julie Harris
Votes: 26,871 | Gross: $58.50M
33. Love the Coopers (2015)
PG-13 | 107 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
The intertwined stories of four generations of Coopers unfold right before the annual family reunion on Christmas Eve. Can they survive the most beautiful time of the year?
Director: Jessie Nelson | Stars: Steve Martin, Diane Keaton, John Goodman, Ed Helms
Votes: 26,788 | Gross: $26.28M
34. The Mistletoe Promise (2016 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Two self-confessed 'Christmasphobes' sign a contract which will mutually benefit them over the holiday season.
Director: David Winning | Stars: Jaime King, Luke Macfarlane, Christie Laing, Lochlyn Munro
Votes: 3,718
35. Overboard (1987)
PG | 112 min | Comedy, Romance
A cruel but beautiful heiress mocks and cheats a hired carpenter. When she gets amnesia after an accident, he decides to introduce her to regular life by convincing her that they're husband and wife.
Director: Garry Marshall | Stars: Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell, Edward Herrmann, Katherine Helmond
Votes: 67,933 | Gross: $26.71M
36. Overboard (2018)
PG-13 | 112 min | Comedy, Romance
After a spoiled, wealthy yacht owner is thrown overboard and loses his memory, a mistreated employee convinces him that he is her working-class husband.
Director: Rob Greenberg | Stars: Eugenio Derbez, Anna Faris, Eva Longoria, John Hannah
Votes: 41,199 | Gross: $50.32M
37. Lucky 7 (2003 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 95 min | Comedy, Romance
Instead of really living her life since losing her mother at age 7, Seattle lawyer Amy Myer sticks to a ridiculously-detailed timeline her mother drew as a guideline in all walks of life, even love in search of marriage with 'number 7'.
Director: Harry Winer | Stars: Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Patrick Dempsey, Brad Rowe, Brian Markinson
Votes: 3,078
38. Failure to Launch (2006)
PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy, Romance
A thirty-something is still living with his parents until they hire an interventionist to help him graduate out of the house. That's when the fun begins.
Director: Tom Dey | Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Bates, Terry Bradshaw
Votes: 85,863 | Gross: $88.72M
39. Hired Wife (1940)
Approved | 96 min | Comedy, Romance
CEO Stephen marries his secretary Kendal in name only, an arrangement made to protect his finances from an attempt at a hostile business takeover. Once the threat is neutralized, he asks Kendal for a divorce but she refuses.
Director: William A. Seiter | Stars: Rosalind Russell, Brian Aherne, Virginia Bruce, Robert Benchley
Votes: 461
40. Hired Wife (1934)
60 min | Drama
Director: George Melford | Stars: Greta Nissen, Weldon Heyburn, James Kirkwood, Molly O'Day
41. Sabrina (1954)
Passed | 113 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A playboy becomes interested in the daughter of his family's chauffeur, but it's his more serious brother who would be the better man for her.
Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn, William Holden, Walter Hampden
Votes: 70,392
42. A Walk in the Clouds (1995)
PG-13 | 102 min | Drama, Romance
Paul Sutton, a young married soldier, befriends a pregnant lady who is petrified her father will disown her, and agrees to pose as her boyfriend. As time passes, they start growing fond of each other.
Director: Alfonso Arau | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Anthony Quinn, Giancarlo Giannini
Votes: 36,627 | Gross: $50.01M
43. Diamond Girl (1998 TV Movie)
G | 91 min | Drama, Romance
To save the family wine estate, Regan Montana asks Claire, a dowdy paralegal, to lure his brother Denny away from his manipulative girlfriend.
Director: Timothy Bond | Stars: Jonathan Cake, Joely Collins, Kevin Otto, Royston Stoffels
Votes: 876
44. A Marriage of Convenience (1998 TV Movie)
120 min | Romance, Drama
A story about woman who adopted her nephew and a man who found out he has a son. The only way the boy can have both parents is if they do the unthinkable... get married.
Director: James Keach | Stars: Jane Seymour, James Brolin, David Kaye, Lorena Gale
Votes: 621
45. Mrs. Winterbourne (1996)
PG-13 | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Connie, unwed and pregnant, is heading to Boston by train when she meets wealthy newlyweds Hugh and Patricia. The train crashes, and when Connie comes to in the hospital, she is mistaken for Patricia, who died in the crash with Hugh.
Director: Richard Benjamin | Stars: Shirley MacLaine, Ricki Lake, Brendan Fraser, Miguel Sandoval
Votes: 8,476 | Gross: $10.07M
46. Snow Bride (2013 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Greta Kaine (Katrina Law) is always in search of juicy gossip. As a gossip-tabloid reporter in Los Angeles, it's her job to expose the rich and famous. So when word gets out that the late ... See full summary »
Director: Bert Kish | Stars: Katrina Law, Jordan Belfi, Patricia Richardson, Susie Abromeit
Votes: 3,744
47. The Magic of Ordinary Days (2005 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 98 min | Drama
Pregnant out of wedlock, an educated young woman is pressured by her father into an arranged marriage with a lonely farmer in this drama set during WWII.
Director: Brent Shields | Stars: Keri Russell, Skeet Ulrich, Mare Winningham, Tania Gunadi
Votes: 6,088
48. Accidentally Engaged (2016)
TV-PG | 86 min | Romance
A waitress/actress in Los Angeles is back home for a friend's bridal shower. She lets her friends believe, that she's dating the hot actor Chas. Returning to Los Angeles, she meets Chas, who has his own reasons for keeping the rumor alive.
Director: Letia Clouston | Stars: Lexi Giovagnoli, Brant Daugherty, Lexi Atkins, Randy Wayne
Votes: 2,582
49. Must Date the Playboy (2015)
127 min | Comedy, Romance
Zach (Xian Lim) is a playboy who breaks up with all of his girlfriends. Chloe (Jessy Mendiola), his current girlfriend, catches him dancing with another girl. Tori (Kim Chiu) is Chloe's ... See full summary »
Director: Mae Czarina Cruz | Stars: Irma Adlawan, Kim Chiu, Matt Evans, Xian Lim
Votes: 72
50. Une famille à louer (2015)
97 min | Comedy, Romance
Depressed by his loneliness, Paul-André, a shy and wealthy man, offers to rent the family of a good-natured woman with two kids in exchange for settling her debts.
Director: Jean-Pierre Améris | Stars: Benoît Poelvoorde, Virginie Efira, François Morel, Philippe Rebbot
Votes: 2,317
51. Surprised by Love (2015 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
The story of a young businesswoman who tries to convince her uptight parents to accept her current boyfriend and instead finds herself falling for an old high school flame.
Director: Robert Iscove | Stars: Hilarie Burton Morgan, Paul Campbell, Malcolm Stewart, Wanda Cannon
Votes: 2,908
52. The Convenient Groom (2016 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young celebrity marriage counselor discovers herself left at the altar of her own highly-publicized wedding. To save face, she accepts an offer from her contractor, who secretly has a crush on her, to step in as groom and marry her.
Director: David Winning | Stars: Vanessa Marcil, David Sutcliffe, Karen Holness, Aaron Craven
Votes: 1,554
53. Romantically Speaking (2015 TV Movie)
TV-G | 90 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
A young lady who has grown up with her father being a radio DJ becomes one herself, hosts a 'Romantically Speaking' show, and falls in love.
Director: Ron Oliver | Stars: Heather Elizabeth Morris, Jonathan Bennett, Oscar Nuñez, Cameron Daddo
Votes: 730
54. This Time Around (2003 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 90 min | Comedy, Romance
Mel's plan is to make Drew fall in love with her and then she will dump him to make him feel the same torment that he put through, but the plan goes awry when she actually does fall in love with him.
Director: Douglas Barr | Stars: Carly Pope, Brian Austin Green, Sara Rue, Gina Tognoni
Votes: 1,141
55. How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale (2000 TV Movie)
100 min | Comedy
Three broke men try to become rich by finding rich women.
Director: Rod Daniel | Stars: John Stamos, Joshua Malina, Shemar Moore, Dorie Barton
Votes: 471
56. Married by Christmas (2016 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 87 min | Comedy, Romance
A high-level executive must find herself a husband before Christmas in order to inherit a fortune.
Director: Letia Clouston | Stars: Jes Macallan, Coby Ryan McLaughlin, April Bowlby, James Eckhouse
Votes: 1,406
57. Marry Me for Christmas (2013 TV Movie)
TV-G | 120 min | Comedy, Romance
To appease her family during the holidays, a single woman pretends to be engaged to her employee.
Director: Roger Melvin | Stars: Tamara Bass, Chace Beck, Dawn Halfkenny, Brad James
Votes: 384
58. The Doctor Takes a Wife (1940)
Passed | 88 min | Comedy, Romance
A best-selling author of women's issues and a medical academic find it is to their mutual advantage to falsely claim that they are married.
Director: Alexander Hall | Stars: Loretta Young, Ray Milland, Reginald Gardiner, Gail Patrick
Votes: 1,044
59. Looking for Mr. Right (2014 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A struggling writer is forced to fake a relationship to save her career, while overlooking the love of a longtime friend.
Director: Kevin Connor | Stars: Sarah Lancaster, Kip Pardue, Brandon Quinn, Katy Stoll
Votes: 1,086
60. A Husband for Christmas (2016 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Two co-workers agree to a loveless marriage of convenience, but as they become acquainted, an unrealized chemistry grows between them.
Director: David DeCoteau | Stars: Vivica A. Fox, Ricco Ross, Eric Roberts, Dominique Swain
Votes: 669
61. Borrowed Hearts (1997 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 91 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Kathleen's a hard-working single mother, who's saving to buy a house for herself and her daughter, Zoe. Sam's a businessman who has to pretend he has a family in order to close a deal with ... See full summary »
Director: Ted Kotcheff | Stars: Roma Downey, Eric McCormack, Shawn Thompson, Janet Bailey
Votes: 2,408
62. Love's Last Resort (2017 TV Movie)
Unrated | 86 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
After Eric and Chloe's breaking up, something happens in their lives.
Director: Brian Herzlinger | Stars: Alix Angelis, Thomas Beaudoin, Jesse Hutch, April Bowlby
Votes: 1,340
63. Mia and the Millionaire (2010 TV Movie)
90 min | Comedy
Director: Dominic Müller | Stars: Felicitas Woll, Gert Schaefer, Kai Schumann, Matthias Schloo
Votes: 66
64. Moonlight in Vermont (2017 TV Movie)
TV-G | 85 min | Comedy, Romance
After Fiona gets dumped, she escapes to her family's Vermont Inn for a few days to evaluate her life. When her ex Nate shows up with a new girlfriend, Fiona devises a plan to win him back: pretend head chef Derek is her new boyfriend.
Director: Mel Damski | Stars: Lacey Chabert, Carlo Marks, Jesse Moss, Fiona Vroom
Votes: 2,340
65. Moonlight in Vermont (1943)
Approved | 62 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A poor country girl from Vermont travels to New York City to attend a theatrical school.
Director: Edward C. Lilley | Stars: Gloria Jean, Ray Malone, George Dolenz, Fay Helm
Votes: 52
66. The Making of a Lady (2012 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 95 min | Drama
After losing her employment, Emily accepts a proposal that will give her a secure future. But she soon finds trapped in her new family's deception.
Director: Richard Curson Smith | Stars: Lydia Wilson, Maggie Fox, Sarah Ridgeway, Joanna Lumley
Votes: 1,492
67. Hitch (I) (2005)
PG-13 | 118 min | Comedy, Romance
A smooth-talking man falls for a hardened columnist while helping a shy accountant woo a beautiful heiress.
Director: Andy Tennant | Stars: Will Smith, Eva Mendes, Kevin James, Amber Valletta
Votes: 335,549 | Gross: $179.50M
68. Cruel Intentions (1999)
R | 97 min | Drama, Romance
Two vicious step-siblings of an elite Manhattan prep school make a wager: to deflower the new headmaster's daughter before the start of term.
Director: Roger Kumble | Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, Reese Witherspoon, Selma Blair
Votes: 205,273 | Gross: $38.77M
69. Professional Sweetheart (1933)
Passed | 73 min | Comedy, Mystery, Romance
A vice-free radio singer wants to experience the dark side of life, so a press agent convinces her sponsor to choose a "professional sweetheart" from her fans.
Director: William A. Seiter | Stars: Ginger Rogers, Norman Foster, Zasu Pitts, Frank McHugh
Votes: 694
70. Fifth Avenue Girl (1939)
Approved | 83 min | Comedy, Romance
Feeling unwanted by his wife and children, a wealthy industrialist hires an unemployed young woman to pose as his mistress.
Director: Gregory La Cava | Stars: Ginger Rogers, Walter Connolly, Verree Teasdale, James Ellison
Votes: 1,796
71. It Started with Eve (1941)
Passed | 90 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
In order to please his dying father, a man convinces a hat-check girl to impersonate his fiancée, but complications arise when the father's health suddenly improves.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Deanna Durbin, Charles Laughton, Robert Cummings, Guy Kibbee
Votes: 1,833
72. The Amazing Mrs. Holliday (1943)
Passed | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A missionary tries to outwit the U.S. government and smuggle Chinese orphans into the country.
Directors: Bruce Manning, Jean Renoir | Stars: Deanna Durbin, Edmond O'Brien, Barry Fitzgerald, Arthur Treacher
Votes: 393
73. Chasing Liberty (2004)
PG-13 | 111 min | Comedy, Romance
Anna wants to be like other girls her age (18): date a guy etc. but she's the US president's daughter and always guarded. In Prague he breaks his promise of only 2 agents following her to a concert and she runs away with Ben to see Europe.
Director: Andy Cadiff | Stars: Mandy Moore, Matthew Goode, Mark Harmon, Stark Sands
Votes: 41,074 | Gross: $12.19M
74. Sierra Burgess Is a Loser (2018)
PG-13 | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A case of mistaken identity results in unexpected romance when the most popular girl and the biggest loser in high school must unite to win over their crushes.
Director: Ian Samuels | Stars: Shannon Purser, Kristine Froseth, RJ Cyler, Noah Centineo
Votes: 41,168
75. Midnight at the Magnolia (2020)
TV-G | 87 min | Comedy, Romance
Longtime friends and local radio hosts Maggie and Jack fake it as a couple for their families and listeners in hopes of getting their show syndicated.
Director: Max McGuire | Stars: Natalie Hall, Evan Williams, Alison Brooks, Steve Cumyn
Votes: 6,205
76. The Christmas Contract (2018 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 87 min | Drama, Family, Romance
A recently-single woman dreads the thought of going back to her Louisiana hometown for Christmas when she finds out that her ex-boyfriend will be there with his new girlfriend.
Director: Monika Mitchell | Stars: Hilarie Burton Morgan, Robert Buckley, Danneel Ackles, Antwon Tanner
Votes: 2,903
77. Grounded for Christmas (2019 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 86 min | Comedy, Romance
When a winter storm hits Cleveland and grounds flights, it brings two opposite fellow pilots together.
Director: Amyn Kaderali | Stars: Julianna Guill, Corey Sevier, Cheryl Ladd, Ted Atherton
Votes: 1,336
78. A Christmas Kiss II (2014 TV Movie)
Unrated | 88 min | Comedy, Romance
At a Christmastime event, Jenna shares an impromptu, unforgettable kiss with the dashing billionaire, Cooper Montgomery. Unaware of his intentions and fearful of getting hurt in another ... See full summary »
Director: Kevin Connor | Stars: Elisabeth Harnois, Adam Mayfield, Jonathan Bennett, Lola Glaudini
Votes: 2,214
79. Faking It (2014–2016)
TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
After numerous attempts of trying to be popular two best friends decide to come out as lesbians, which launches them to instant celebrity status. Seduced by their newfound fame, Karma and Amy decide to keep up their romantic ruse.
Stars: Rita Volk, Katie Stevens, Gregg Sulkin, Bailey De Young
Votes: 15,199
80. Isi & Ossi (2020)
TV-MA | 113 min | Comedy, Romance
To realize their culinary and boxing dreams, the daughter of a billionaire forms a mutually beneficial alliance with the son of a struggling single mom.
Director: Oliver Kienle | Stars: Livia Renner, Lisa Vicari, Christina Hecke, Hans-Jochen Wagner
Votes: 9,830
81. Rent A Girlfriend (2022)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
After being dumped by his girlfriend, a college student enlists a dating service to "rent" a girlfriend. It's only meant to be a temporary arrangement, but the two start to get close.
Stars: Ryûsei Ônishi, Hiyori Sakurada, Shiori Akita, Aika Sawaguchi
Votes: 51
82. The School of Flesh (1998)
R | 110 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
Fashion executive Dominique's obsession for Quentin, a young bisexual hustler, fills her desire for physical love but leaves her taxed emotionally. Twists and turns in the relationship, ... See full summary »
Director: Benoît Jacquot | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Vincent Martinez, Vincent Lindon, Marthe Keller
Votes: 1,576 | Gross: $0.40M
83. The Allnighter (2023)
79 min | Comedy, Drama
When an astrophysics student working towards his PhD loses priceless research to an auto theft, he makes a bargain with a woman at a local pawn shop in order to get it back.
Director: Aimee Graham | Stars: Owen Beckman, Gretchen Lodge, Sylva Kelegian, David Koechner
Votes: 146
84. I Don't Know Whether to Slit My Wrists or Leave Them Long (2013)
103 min | Comedy, Drama
This comedy drama features two couples living in the same building, Lucas & Julia the catholics, Aaron & Nora the jewish and Lola the world traveler spanish. The story takes place at the ... See full summary »
Director: Manolo Caro | Stars: Ludwika Paleta, Luis Ernesto Franco, Luis Gerardo Méndez, Raúl Méndez
Votes: 1,917
85. The Matchbreaker (2016)
PG | 94 min | Comedy, Romance
A young professional breakup artist reaches a crisis when the girl he's hired to target is the girl he's always wanted.
Director: Caleb Vetter | Stars: Wesley Elder, Christina Grimmie, Osric Chau, Olan Rogers
Votes: 2,898
86. Fucking with Nobody (2020)
102 min | Comedy, Drama
After losing a film job to her nemesis Kristian, Hanna teams up with her sister and counterculture friends, to create a parody romance on Instagram between herself and young actor Ekku.
Director: Hannaleena Hauru | Stars: Hannaleena Hauru, Tanja Heinänen, Samuel Kujala, Anna Kuusamo
Votes: 522
87. Married to Work (2023)
76 min | Comedy, Romance
To save their real estate agency, an ambitious businesswoman and her entitled boss must convince an investor that they're married - despite hating each other.
Director: Philippe Bresson | Stars: Idris Sultan, Grace Wacuka, Meg Otanwa, Brian Abajah
Votes: 82
88. Go Into Your Heart (2021)
TV-14 | 47 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Sheng Jing Chu, a talented young Go player. Cheng Liao was misunderstood as Sheng Jing Chu girlfriend. The two of them put up a fake front but fell in love. Cheng Liao supported him and the two inspired each other.
Stars: Landi Li, Junfeng Niu
Votes: 16
89. Hire a Woman (2019)
109 min | Comedy, Romance
A young man attends a college reunion with a fake girlfriend in an attempt to make his ex jealous.
Director: Ifeanyi Ikpoenyi | Stars: Uzor Arukwe, Grace-Charis Bassey, Alexx Ekubo, Ifu Ennada
Votes: 41
90. A Man for the Weekend (2017)
95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
After her mother pressures her to find a man, a young career woman persuades a work colleague to pose as her boyfriend for a family event.
Director: Achille Brice | Stars: Raquel Bessong, Ngala Cynthia, Alexx Ekubo, Syndy Emade
Votes: 28
91. Hire A Man (2017)
100 min | Comedy, Romance
Determined not to be outshone by her younger sister's engagement, a woman hires a man to pose as her fiance during a family vacation.
Director: Desmond Elliot | Stars: David Uzoma Aboy, Shaffy Bello, Keppy Ekpenyong-Bassey, Nancy Isime
Votes: 14
92. A Little White Lie (2016)
93 min | Drama, Romance
A romantically inexperienced career focused young woman is forced into accosting her handsome neighbour with the cunning plot to act the part of her boyfriend when her parents come to town, with unexpected consequences.
Director: John Njamah | Stars: Lilian Afegbai, Mbong Amata, Chibuike Anyanwu, Stephen Damian
93. Divorce Settlement (2021)
Comedy, Romance
Desperation causes a man to arrange a fake marriage in order to access the inheritance left to him by his late father.
Director: Muyiwa Aluko | Stars: Paul Adams, Seun Akindele, Ego Nwosu, Ik Ogbonna
94. A Dose of Her Pill (2021)
Drama
After being challenged by her friends because of her arrogant views about men and relationships, a young lady is tasked with finding a man who will pretend to be her boyfriend to prove a point.
Director: Blessing Oke Akambe | Stars: Tersy Akpata, Uche Ben, Mofe Duncan, Mercy Elisha
95. The Intervention (2017)
Comedy, Romance
An avid baker who aspires to open up her own bakery is offered a chance to make money by playing girlfriend to her friend's boss whose parents are coming into town for the weekend.
Director: Kabat Esosa Egbon | Stars: Frankincense Eche-Ben, Jennifer Eliogu, Chelsea Eze, Bolanle Ninalowo
96. The Arrangement (I) (2017–2018)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama
TV actress Megan Morrison is offered a $10 million marriage contract with Hollywood's biggest star.
Stars: Josh Henderson, Christine Evangelista, Lexa Doig, Carra Patterson
Votes: 3,579
97. Love Is in the Air (2020–2021)
TV-PG | 120 min | Comedy, Romance
Due to circumstances, Serkan and Eda will have to pretend to be engaged. Comedy begins. And romance?
Stars: Hande Erçel, Kerem Bürsin, Evrim Dogan, Anil Ilter
Votes: 17,588
98. Everybody Loves Somebody (2017)
PG-13 | 102 min | Comedy, Romance
A single, successful career woman asks her co-worker to pose as her boyfriend at a family wedding back home in Mexico. Her situation gets complicated when her ex shows up at the ceremony.
Director: Catalina Aguilar Mastretta | Stars: Karla Souza, José María Yazpik, Ben O'Toole, Alejandro Camacho
Votes: 4,393 | Gross: $1.91M
99. My Bestfriend's Girlfriend (2008)
115 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
After an awkward yet memorable encounter at a stag party, Evo (Richard Gutierrez) and Grace (Marian Rivera) thought they would never see each other again. Little did they know that Grace is... See full summary »
Director: Mark A. Reyes | Stars: Richard Gutierrez, Marian Rivera, JC De Vera, Ehra Madrigal
Votes: 250
100. A Christmas for the Books (2018 TV Movie)
90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A relationship expert is tasked with planning a Christmas gala in the hopes of landing her own TV show.
Director: Letia Clouston | Stars: Chelsea Kane, Drew Seeley, Chad Connell, Gary Brennan
Votes: 1,044
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