Well, since it's all about London around here lately and we just have a new Bridget Jones movie in the cinemas now, this special list for Valentine's Day features my top 7 favorite romance movies set against the cold and misty British lands.
In fact, expect to see beautiful scenery that - if you haven't been there yet - they will make you fall in love with Hugh Grant the UK. From classic love stories to complex dramas, all of these films have one thing in common: Hugh Grant the witty British humor, the only one in the world capable of make you laugh and cry at the same time.
Check it out:
PS: I'm excluding the Christmas stories (which you can find them here) and the Period Dramas (maybe for another movie guide?).
About Time (2013)
At the age of 21, Tim Lake (Domhnall Gleeson) is told an incredible family secret by his father (Bill Nighy) - that all the men in his family have the ability to travel in time. He can relive any moment in his life to try things differently until he gets them perfectly right. Directed by Richard Curtis and with Rachel McAdams.
One Day (2011)
One Day is a 2011 romantic drama film directed by Lone Scherfig from a screenplay by David Nicholls, based on Nicholls' 2009 novel of the same name. By the way, I tried to read the book after watching the film and it made me cry so much I couldn't finish reading it, I just gave up..
After spending the night together on the night of their college graduation Dexter (Jim Sturgess) and Em (Anne Hathaway) reunite each year on the same date to see where they are in their lives.
Me, before you (2016)
Speaking of drama... oh guys, I'm starting to regret creating this list. Just prepare the tissues, ok?
'Me Before You' is a 2016 romantic drama film directed by Thea Sharrock in her directorial debut and adapted by author Jojo Moyes from her 2012 novel of the same name.
Louisa “Lou” Clark (Game of Thrones’ Emilia Clarke) lives in a quaint town in the English countryside. With no clear direction in her life, the quirky and creative 26-year-old goes from one job to the next in order to help her tight-knit family make ends meet. Her normally cheery outlook is put to the test, however, when she faces her newest career challenge. Taking a job at the local “castle,” she becomes caregiver and companion to Will Traynor (The Hunger Games’ Sam Claflin), a wealthy young banker who became wheelchair bound in an accident two years prior, and whose whole world changed dramatically in the blink of an eye.
Love, Rosie (2014)
Again, Sam Claflin. Nobody can make drama like British actors, have you thought about it?
Rosie ('Emily in Paris' Lily Collins) and Alex are best friends. They are suddenly separated when Alex and his family move from Dublin to America. Can their friendship survive years and miles? Will they gamble everything for true love?
Notting Hill (1999)
'Notting Hill' was also featured here before, if you like these British affairs you'll love these too: British films for girls.
Anna Scott (Julia Roberts) is the world's most famous movie star. William Thacker (Hugh Grant) owns a travel bookstore in the quaint neighborhood of Notting Hill. When their paths cross, the couple comes to face the ultimate question: can two people fall in love with the whole world watching?
Four weddings and a funeral (1994)
Directed by Mike Newell and also starring Hugh Grant.
Lovable Englishman Charles (Hugh Grant) and his group of friends seem to be unlucky in love. When Charles meets a beautiful American named Carrie (Andie MacDowell) at a wedding, he thinks his luck may have changed. But, after one magical night, Carrie returns to the States, ending what might have been. As Charles and Carrie's paths continue to cross -- over a handful of nuptials and one funeral -- he comes to believe they are meant to be together, even if their timing always seems to be off.
Bridget Jones: Mad about the boy (2024)
And Hugh Grant again! Renée Zellweger returns to the role that established a romantic-comedy heroine for the ages: Bridget Jones - a single career woman living her romantic adventures in London.
Bridget’s ability to triumph despite adversity led her to finally marry top lawyer Mark Darcy and to become the mother of their baby boy. Happiness at last... well, sadly until now.
In 'Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy', our heroine is alone once again, widowed four years ago, when Mark (Colin Firth) was killed on a humanitarian mission in the Sudan. She’s now a single mother to 9-year-old Billy and 4-year-old Mabel, and is stuck in a state of emotional limbo, raising her children with help from her loyal friends and even her former lover, Daniel Cleaver (Hugh Grant).
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Love,
Theriz
xx
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