This Valentine’s Day, ditch the silly old rom-coms and boring love stories meant solely for couples and check out these hearty entertainers instead.
21 Jump Street
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If you’re looking for a funny-silly cop-comedy that almost makes no sense, then 21 Jump Street is a must-watch. The movie focuses on high school best friends turned police officers Schmidt and Jenko who seem to be pretty bad at their jobs. To make it worse, the duo are assigned a case involving a drug bust and finding its source forcing both to go undercover as students. The pair soon find themselves thrown into the terrifying and hilarious world of teenagers.
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Big Momma’s House
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One of the most hilarious films of the early 2000s, Big Momma’s House is a must-watch for anyone who loves a classic comedy. The movie follows an FBI agent Malcolm Turner, who is assigned a case of uncovering a robbery involving a woman named Sherry. In order to catch some evidence against her, Turner is forced to disguise himself as an elderly woman named Hattie Mae Pierce, aka Big Momma. Awkward yet undeniably funny, the movie is a great watch, follow it with the sequels and you have a great binge-watch session.
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Bridesmaids
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This movie has set very high standards for both female friendships and comedy movies about women. The term bridezilla is excusable for a woman preparing for her wedding, but what do you call the insecure maid of honour slash best friend? a jobless chef, Annie is excited when her best friend, Lillian asks her to be her maid of honour. However, after meeting an over-involved, new to the party, bridesmaid Helen, Annie becomes ridden with jealousy causing her to ruin almost every one of Lilian’s wedding events. From the food poisoning scene to the meltdown at the wedding shower, the movie is the epitome of drama within female friendships and a fun watch for a Galentine’s night.
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Bride Wars
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What do you do when your best friend fights with you over a wedding date? Childhood best friends Emma and Liv spent their entire lives planning their perfect wedding — a June wedding at the Plaza. However, when both their bookings get confirmed for the same day at The Plaza, New York, neither bride is willing to shift their date, prompting an all-out war of the bridezillas. While this may come across as a rom-com, at its heart, this movie is more about best friends instilling the truth about how soulmates aren’t always lovers.
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Grown-Ups
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If there’s one movie that perfectly captures the friendship guys share, it’s Grown Ups. Five childhood friends Lenny, Eric, Marcus and Kurt reunite in their hometown to mourn the death of their high school basketball coach. The five, with their respective families, go to a lakehouse to attend their former coach’s funeral. While there, they rekindle their childhood, as they rediscover the joys of being a child.
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Legally Blonde
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Reese Witherspoon’s Elle Woods needs no introduction. Whether you’ve watched Legally Blonde or not, hers is a character that everyone is familiar with. Elle Woods has everything a woman could want, money, wit and a gorgeous boyfriend. However, the girly girl in Elle often gets mistaken for an unambitious blonde with no street smartness. On her birthday, Elle’s boyfriend, Warner breaks up with her for not being serious enough to be with him. Determined to win him back, Elle decides to get into Harvard Law to prove herself but is met with yet another shock when Warner claims to be engaged to a sharp and serious Vivienne Kensington. Elle’s determination and vibrant personality are what make this movie such an iconic creation.
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The First Wives Club
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The perfect anti-Valentine’s day movie, The First Wives Club is a revenge plot movie featuring a stellar cast of Goldie Hawn, Diane Keaton, Bette Midler, Maggie Smith and Sarah Jessica Parker. The story centres around three divorced women who want to punish their ex-husbands who left them for younger women. It might seem like a John Tucker Must Die but for the middle-aged. The film is a hoot-a-minute and follows these women’s journey towards independence and happiness.
