If you appreciate “The Proposal,” you like romantic, feel-good, and light films about/with love, love stories, happy endings, love, and romance, originally antagonists, relationships, and opposites attract themes of Comedy, Drama, and Romance genres shot in the United States.
The films in the list are ordered by similarity. The recommendation engine identified romantic, sweet, feel-good, and enjoyable movies with narratives on love stories, happy endings, romance, disaster, love, mentor, and relationships, largely in the Comedy, Romance, and Drama genres. Some films similar to The Proposal:
- Two Weeks Notice (2002)
- How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)
- The Holiday (2006)
- Leap year (2010)
- Just Go with It (2011)
The properties that match are underlined in bold.
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Two Weeks Notice (2002)
Marc Lawrence wrote and directed the 2002 American romantic comedy film Two Weeks Notice, which starred Hugh Grant and Sandra Bullock. Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, the picture was a box office triumph.
While making the film, director Marc Lawrence experienced headaches, sinus infections, a root canal, and a slipped disc. Lawrence had already written the films Forces of Nature and Miss Congeniality, both of which starred Bullock, and it was on the latter that he invited her to read his unfinished script. Bullock enjoyed it so much that she agreed to star in and produce the picture.
Grant was the initial candidate for the role because he and Bullock had always wanted to collaborate. Lawrence felt that the film would be distinct enough for Grant, not exactly like his Notting Hill character but not as awful as his Bridget Jones’ Diary character. Filming took place in New York City, and it was notable as the first Hollywood production following the September 11th attacks.
The film debuted at number two at the United States box office, making USD14,328,494 in its first weekend, trailing The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. It made $93,354,851 in domestic revenue and $199,043,242 in worldwide revenue.
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How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)
The romantic comedy film How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, directed by Donald Petrie and starring Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey, was released in 2003. It is based on Michele Alexander and Jeannie Long’s picture book of the same name. Because there is no narrative in the book, merely a list of funny dating “don’ts,” the characters and scenario were invented particularly for the film.
In the film, advertising executive Benjamin Barry wagers that he can make any woman fall in love with him. In contrast, women’s magazine writer Andie Anderson wants to write an article on how she dumped her boyfriend, putting them at odds after they choose each other as romantic partners. Andie applies several of the dating “don’ts” from the picture book in her attempts to break up with Ben.
Gwyneth Paltrow and director Mike Newell were initially committed to the project, however, producer Lynda Obst was unable to secure a date for Newell, and Paltrow went on to work on the film View from the Top.
Carolina Herrera collaborated with the film’s costume designer to produce the yellow gown Kate Hudson wore in the film. In the film, the necklace she wears with the yellow gown is referred to as the “Isadora Diamond,” after Isadora Duncan. The necklace’s 80-carat yellow diamond is worth $6 million and was designed by Harry Winston.
The film premiered on February 7, 2003, and grossed $23,774,850 in its opening weekend. Its total earnings in the United States are $105,813,373 and $71,558,068 overseas.
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The Holiday (2006)
Nancy Meyers wrote, produced, and directed the 2006 romantic comedy film The Holiday. It was co-produced by Bruce A. Block and starred Kate Winslet and Cameron Diaz as Iris and Amanda, two lovelorn ladies from opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean who organize a home exchange to avoid heartbreak during the Christmas and holiday season. Graham and Miles are played by Jude Law and Jack Black, respectively, with Eli Wallach, Shannyn Sossamon, Edward Burns, and Rufus Sewell playing crucial supporting roles.
The Holiday had its New York City premiere on November 29, 2006, before it was released theatrically in the United Kingdom and the United States on December 8, 2006. Columbia Pictures distributed the film in North America and Universal Pictures distributed it elsewhere. It grossed nearly $205 million worldwide against a budget of $85 million. The film got mixed reviews, with critics complimenting the visual design and performances of the cast while dismissing the plot as predictable.
The film debuted at number three at the box office in the United States, grossing $12,778,913 on the weekend of December 8, 2006. The Holiday grossed $63 million at the North American domestic box office and $142 million at the overseas box office. The picture grossed a total of $205,841,885 worldwide, despite an $85 million production expense and an estimated advertising spend of $34 million. The Holiday is the twelfth highest-grossing picture directed by a woman in the 2000s.
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Leap year (2010)
Anand Tucker directed the 2010 romantic comedy Leap Year, which was written by Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan. Amy Adams and Matthew Goode feature in Leap Year.
, and the fact that the majority of people in the world can’t do it. Her preparations are disrupted by a sequence of circumstances, which are compounded further when she hires an Irish innkeeper to transport her to her boyfriend in Dublin.
Filming took place in and around the Aran Islands, Connemara, Temple Bar, Georgian Dublin, Wicklow National Park, and Olaf Street, Waterford, with principal photography taking place in County Wicklow, Dublin, County Mayo, and County Galway.
Leap Year premiered in New York City on January 6, 2010, and was distributed theatrically by Universal Pictures in the United States on January 8, 2010, and by Optimum Releasing in Ireland on February 28. Critics mainly panned the picture, pointing out its pacing, narrative, and lack of chemistry between Adams and Goode. The film is based on the 1945 film I Know Where I’m Going!
The picture debuted at number six in the United States, with a paltry US$9,202,815, trailing blockbusters Avatar, Sherlock Holmes, Alvin, and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, Daybreakers, and It are Complicated. The film grossed $25,918,920 in the United States against a production budget of $19,000,000 dollars. In addition, the picture grossed $6,688,396 in international markets, for a total global gross of $32,607,316.
On May 4, 2010, Leap Year was released on DVD in the United States. With a first-week rental index of 56.63, it debuted at number four on the American DVD rentals chart. It came in fifth on the DVD sales chart, with an estimated 159,843 units sold, and has sold about 800,000 units total until April 2013.
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Just Go with It (2011)
Just Go With It is a 2011 American romantic comedy film written by Allan Loeb and directed by Dennis Dugan. It is a remake of the 1969 film Cactus Flower, starring Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston, with Nicole Kidman, Nick Swardson, Brooklyn Decker, Bailee Madison, Griffin Gluck, and Heidi Montag in supporting roles. It depicts the story of a plastic surgeon who enlists the help of his assistant to seduce a sixth-grade math teacher.
The film’s production began on March 2, 2010. Columbia Pictures distributed the film in North America on February 11, 2011. The film grossed over $214 million at the box office, making it a box office triumph. However, it got mixed reviews, with some criticizing the plot and editing and others praising the script and acting. It was nominated for two Golden Raspberry Awards: Worst Actor and Worst Director.
Just go with it. It made $103 million in the United States and Canada and $111.9 million in other regions for a total of $214.9 million worldwide. The picture grossed $30.5 million in its first weekend at the box office. Russia was the largest market in other territories, with a total revenue of $13,174,937.
