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Darcy and Tom are ready to walk down the aisle after four years together. Darcy is happy enough to get married, but Tom has been working hard to ensure every second of the wedding is perfect. But things aren’t exactly going to plan. Darcy’s father isn’t too fond of Tom, Darcy feels overwhelmed by the size of the wedding, and her ex-fiance, Sean, has arrived, having been invited by her father. On the wedding day, pirates take the guests hostage, leaving Tom and Darcy the only two left to save the day. It’s always lovely to see Jennifer Lopez starring…
Sex Tape: A married couple wake up to discover that the sex tape they made the evening before has gone missing, leading to a frantic search for its whereabouts.
She’s Out of My League Synopsis: When he starts dating drop-dead gorgeous Molly, insecure airport security agent Kirk can’t believe it. As his friends and family share their doubts about the relationship lasting, Kirk does everything he can to avoid losing Molly forever. After a two-year “break”, Kirk, a TSA security guard, is ready to win back his girlfriend, Marnie. Unfortunately, Marnie’s already moved on with a new boyfriend named Ron, both of whom are unusually close to Kirk’s family. Then Kirk meets Molly, an event planner who is also a total knockout. She seems to like Kirk too, but…
Single All the Way Synopsis: 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. After an unexpected breakup, newly single Peter (Michael Urie) asks his best friend and roommate to join him for Christmas in New Hampshire with his family. Aware that his family will judge him for being single yet again, Peter tries to convince Nick to pretend they’re now a couple. Nick (Philemon Chambers) agrees, initially, but before they can announce their new “relationship” to Peter’s…
Something from Tiffany’s Synopsis: Follows a woman as her life gets upended when an engagement ring that was for someone else leads her to the person she’s meant to be with. Ethan and Gary are two men shopping at Tiffany’s. Gary, for a reasonably priced anniversary gift, and Ethan for an engagement ring. They unknowingly swap purchases when Gary gets hit by a taxi, leading Ethan to meet Gary’s girlfriend, Rachel, in the aftermath. Can one mix-up change the trajectory of two people’s lives? I really wasn’t sure what Something From Tiffany’s was about, as I had heard little about…
Shaun of the Dead Synopsis: The uneventful, aimless lives of a London electronics salesman and his layabout roommate are disrupted by the zombie apocalypse. Stuck in a bit of a life rut, Shaun is dealing with a dead-end job, an unhappy girlfriend, and a lazy loser of a best friend. Just when Shaun decides he wants to get his life together and win back his girlfriend, a zombie apocalypse overwhelms London. I have wanted to see Shaun of the Dead for a long time. I adore Simon Pegg (Shaun) and Nick Frost (Ed) and love both Hot Fuzz and The…
So I Married an Axe Murderer Synopsis: A San Francisco poet who fears commitment suspects his girlfriend may have a knack for killing off her significant others. ommitment-phobic Charlie finds himself smitten when he meets a pretty butcher named Harriet. After he steps in to help her during a busy shift, the two begin to date. Their relationship deepens, but Harriet remains something of a mystery. She doesn’t talk about her past much, and she has terrifying night terrors. After discovering a few details of her past, Charlie becomes convinced that Harriet is actually Mrs. X, a woman who murders…
Simply Irresistible: A magical crab works wonders for a terrible chef’s culinary skills, leading her towards the man of her dreams.
The Shop Around the Corner Synopsis: Two employees at a gift shop can barely stand each other, without realizing that they are falling in love through the post as each other’s anonymous pen pal. Klara, a desperate young woman, wanders into Matuschek and Company looking for a job. She meets some pushback from sales clerk Alfred but manages to charm Mr. Matuschek by selling an ugly cigarette box that Alfred and Matuschek had clashed over. After Klara is hired, she and Alfred consistently butt heads while completely unaware that they’re secret pen pals. I am sad to say this is…