<p>Just wondered if I could throw out a topic…looking for recommendations of nice movies to rent that both a husband and wife could enjoy watching together?</p>
<p>My hub & I are pretty stereotypically gender-specific in our tastes (me: uplifting romantic comedies, he: action & other guy stuff). </p>
<p>Hub will tolerate an entertaining rom-com, but I recently rented “Before Sunset” – pure torture for your average guy (real-time movie dominated by girl talking endlessly about her feelings – let’s just say the look on his face was the kind of pain I have when catching a snippet of Kill Bill…).</p>
<p>Would appreciate any suggestions. We both seemed to like “The Family Stone” & “Love, Actually” in case anyone else is interested (although it’s conceivable he was humoring me on those…).</p>
<p>Cold Mountain – bloody Civil War movie with a love story worked in.</p>
<p>Kingdom of Heaven (get the Director’s Cut, which is in a light blue box, not the theatrical cut in the black and orange box) – sophisticated story about the Crusades with lots of medieval war action and a major subplot involving a relationship between a man and woman. The woman’s role was drastically decreased in the theatrical cut, which is why I recommend the longer version.</p>
<p>On the lighter side, consider Knocked Up. It’s a rom-com, in a way, but it’s also a male fantasy (unattractive jerk gets gorgeous, intelligent woman) and it’s full of jokes and lines in questionable taste, sure to appeal to certain types of male viewers.</p>
<p>Romancing the Stone
*You’ve Got Mail<a href=“really!”>/i</a>
*Midnight Run<a href=“no%20romance,%20but%20a%20great%20character-driven%20adventure%20story”>/i</a>
*True Lies<a href=“it%20was%20billed%20as%20an%20Arnold%20adventure%20flick,%20but%20it’s%20really%20a%20love%20story%20starring%20Jamie%20Lee%20Curtis”>/i</a>
I’ll second Mr. and Mrs. Smith
*Ruthless People<a href=“comedy,%20adventure,%20romance%20–%20all%20in%20one!”>/i</a></p>
<p>you have got to be kidding-
IMO true love isn’t shown by kicking your spouse while they lie on the floor.</p>
<p>I do like The Ref-( Ransom of Red Chiefesque) but H doesn’t really like movies ( he can’t sit still that long)
We did just both enjoy Into the Wild, he even said he would like to see it again.</p>
<p>I would suggest some of the older Cary Grant films? North by Northwest?
African Queen?
The Lady Vanishes?( a favorite of my daughters)
romance and adventure :)</p>
<p>DD bought “Ratatouille” over Tgiving. Made Dad watch it with us. We laughed so hard that we kept having to re-play scenes we missed!! (We’re FoodNetwork geeks)</p>
<p>We also like “Rent” and a small film that was Oscar-nominated for screenplay called “In America”. It’s the true story about a young Irish family and their lives “in the shadows” in Hell’s Kitchen in the 1980s. </p>
<p>And WashDad, YES to “You’ve Got Mail” and “Sleepless in Seattle”, too (if only for the scenery-- If I never get a houseboat on Lake Union then I want a brownstone on the West Side and a sailboat in the Boat Basin.)</p>
<p>DH watches “Escape from NY” every chance he gets. I’m over it. Snake Pliskin – sheesh.</p>
<p>Definitely Ocean’s 11. What about the Bourne movies? They’re not uplifting romantic comedies, but my sisters and I like them. My dad really likes romantic comedies with Hugh Grant, but maybe that’s just him?</p>
<p>“Waitress” is absolutely adorable and sweet, and it would be difficult not to like it - it’s very endearing - especially if you take into consideration the circumstances surrounding the making of the film and the untimely death of the director.</p>
<p>Husband and I would both second “Into the Wild”. It is a good one to see in a theatre. Also, I think “The Namesake” is just out on DVD. I haven’t seen it, but I loved the book.</p>
<p>I did not think we were discussing true love. I thought we were talking about watchable movie for husband and wife.
I enjoyed watching Brad Pitt and H enjoyed watching Angelina Jolie. :)</p>