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Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Why this pick
Shares the same warmly awkward, adult-romantic comedy rhythm: wounded feelings, blunt humour, and flawed people slowly finding a more honest path forward.
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MOVIE2012 2h 4m USA
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Why this pick
A similarly sincere relationship comedy that lets commitment be complicated by career, family, and mismatched expectations without losing its generous humour.
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Obvious Child
Why this pick
Its candid, shaggy warmth and emotionally direct comic voice suit the pleasure of watching imperfect adults navigate romance without easy sentimentality.
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Sleeping with Other People
Why this pick
Offers raunchy jokes and a winning central friendship while taking its characters’ emotional baggage and gradual intimacy seriously.
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Enough Said
Why this pick
A perceptive, low-key adult romance where comic discomfort comes from real insecurities and compatibility, rather than broad contrivance.
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01 / THE STORY
A comedy about the journey between popping the question and tying the knot.
Tom Solomon, a sous chef at a fancy restaurant, and Violet Barnes, a psychology PhD graduate, are a happy couple in San Francisco who get engaged a year after they began dating. By all accounts, Tom and Violet are destined for their happily ever after. However, this engaged couple just keep getting tripped up on the long walk down the aisle.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Jason Segel
Tom Solomon
Emily Blunt
Violet Barnes
Chris Pratt
Alex Eilhauer
Alison Brie
Suzie Barnes
Mimi Kennedy
Carol Solomon
David Paymer
Pete Solomon
Jacki Weaver
Sylvia Dickerson-Barnes
Jim Piddock
George Barnes