Let me ask you why you want to watch a wedding-themed movie. Is it because it is romantic? Or the way of successfully handling the comedy parts? Or the unpredictable or predictable ending twist? And indeed, the answer can vary according to your mood.
Sometimes, it is because it is a good decision to watch a rom-com to comfort your mood, feel romantic, or make yourself laugh even though you have seen the same movie thrice. Whatever the urge to watch a wedding movie this holiday season is a must to do tradition for most of us.
And in the end, movies are always destined to make you feel warm, fuzzy, and enthusiastic about overcoming your mood and becoming someone new, as the movies have that kind of ability to transform a person from the worst to a good mood.
Apart from the other reasons, to point out in the same context, it also might be because of how the wedding-themed movies are a possible perfect recommendation to binge-watch on a movie night or weekend night that can gather more family and friends.
In the end, indeed, it will make anyone feel more relieved rather than tenser through the way that the movie articulates its content. On the other hand, the same movies turned out as movie that points out some good, valuable, engaging social messages about family, relationships, the system of marriage, and togetherness.
The movie helps to educate the spectators to understand the basic concept of a relationship, specifically ‘Understanding.’ Since the history of wedding-themed movies in Hollywood, where the movie revolution was victoriously taken forward from the Lumiere brothers from the late 19th century onwards, we can see how Hollywood began to expand like how it is now.
And looking into the historical chronology of the same, and still, there is no clear idea from when or which movie actually or practically kickstarted the wedding theme to the world cinema. However, if we have to look at the movies from a millennial’s eyes, the theme of the movie is still the wedding though the scenario of the genre has begun to change.
The movies released lately are focused on adding the genres like noir, science fiction, or time travel into the wedding theme to get enough popularity to match with the new generation of spectators to make them enthusiastic about watching and exploring.
According to the experts and movie critics, this was the theme of the wedding-themed movies, which were released in the late 1980s to the 2000s, whereas the movies explored the same theme with additional changes.
The era from the 1980s to the 2000s is also considered a Golden age for Hollywood and other prominent movie industries, where they have explored new genres and gathered more audiences and spectators. And wedding-themed movies are one of the positive and potential reasons to make those industries more popular and prominent.
From here, we can look at the movies from the wedding theme as a mandatory suggestion to watch in the festive/ holiday season to brighten up and make yourself more comfortable and feel warm and positive. The suggestions are not in top order, as they are good for a perfect watch, and there is no necessity to rank.
45. The Wedding Planner
This 2001 romantic comedy-drama film was directed by Adam Shankman, whose directorial debut shared the idea about Love, the theme made for each other, and how this theme practically worked out in a destined mode.
The film features the story of a wedding planner based in San Francisco, who at last falls in Love with the groom, and to wake herself up to reality from the magical world of Love, she begins to resolve the dilemma, and that causes a chain of events which changes her life forever.
With some predictable twists and some good engaging moments, the movie will make you sit and watch to experience and feel the thrill and amazement of romance.
And the cast of the film is the best; the central character is portrayed by none other than the famous American Singer and Actress Jennifer Lopez as Mary Fiore, aka the wedding planner, and the Academy award winner ‘Matthew McConaughey as Steve Edison, and the American Actress ‘Bridgette Wilson’ as Fran Donnelly.
- Directed by: Adam Shankman
- Cast: Jennifer Lopez, Matthew McConaughey, Bridgette Wilson
- Released in 2001
- Movie available on Amazon Prime Video
44. Pride and Prejudice
The movie is about the events that revolve around the marriages happening in society. The story film is based on five sisters in the Bennett family who live in London and are dealing with the issues and notions of marriage, social class, and morality.
The story concentrates on the life of Elizabeth, one of the Bennett sisters, encounters with several suitable marriage proposals and the pressure that she experiences from her family, especially from her mother, and amidst all of this, her elder sister Jane engaged to the Bingley family.
While the pressure and proposals had begun to pour into Elizabeth, Mr. Darcy came into her life. The story goes on to the events that happen around the life of Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth, who hate each other at first but later turn to be in Love with each other.
Adapted from the Classic English novel of the same name written by Jane Austen in 1813, the book has been a source of adaptation to many films and series. There are other adaptations of ‘Pride and Prejudice that have come to the silver screen from 1940 onwards, and Pride and Prejudice, directed by Joe Wright and released in 2005, is the latest in the thread.
Starring Keira Knightley as Elizabeth Bennet, Matthew Macfadyen as Mr. Darcy, Rosamund Pike as Jane Bennet, Tom Hollander as Mr. Collins, Brenda Blethyn as Mrs. Bennet, and Donald Sutherland as Mr. Bennet, the 2005 adaptation has successfully established their dominance in the adaptation raw.
- Directed by: Joe Wright
- Released in 2005
- Cast: Kiera Knightley, Matthew Macfadyen, and Rosamund Pike
- Available on Netflix
43. A Walk to Remember
A heartbreaking love story of two teenagers named Landon Carter and Jamie Sullivan, who were settled in North Carolina, and who have known each other since high school, where together they ventured for community services after the boy bullied the other students at the school.
To find out a miracle in life, Jamie sets out on a journey and tries, but at last, Landon finds out ‘he was Jamie’s miracle.’ Later the movie showcases how they both fell in Love and their determination to go on a voyage to marry each other against the hustles and bustles.
The prime plot of the movie settled in and around the notion of marriage and how their married life turned out to be, as well as the events that surround their marriage and, in the end, the danger that awaits in the future to blast their relationship forever.
Based on the acclaimed and best-seller novel of Nicholas Sparks, the same name that was released in the year of 1999, the book is an homage to the life of his sister, who died due to Cancer.
The movie was directed by Adam Shankman, who is known for directing many critically acclaimed Hollywood movies; released in the year 2002, which turned out to be a box office hit of the year. The movie portrays Shane West as Landon Carter, Mandy Moore as Jamie Sullivan, Daryl Christine Hannah as Cynthia Carter, and Peter Coyote as Reverend Sullivan.
- Directed by: Adam Shankman
- Released in 2002
- Casts: Shane West, Mandy Moore, Daryl Christine Hannah, and Peter Coyote.
- Available on: Amazon and YouTube
42. Four Weddings and a Funeral
A British comedy and romantic film set in England, where Charles, a bachelor and a shackle of five occasions that happens in his life of him which, consisted of four weddings and a funeral.
The movie is considered the masterpiece of the wedding-themed movie that excellently articulates the story of a group of friends whose bonds began to strengthen after the events passed one by one.
Amidst this, Charles, who was afraid to commit and suffocated due to attachment issues, began to develop feelings for Carrie, a woman who worked in the United States of America and returned to the United Kingdom to attend a wedding.
Later he finds out that Carrie is engaged to another man, and this deeply hurts Charles, who is eagerly waiting to confess his feelings to Carrie. The movie continues with the events that happen in the next weddings and a funeral that happens in their life, which changes the friends, and especially Charles’ life.
The movie, released in 1994, in the core, explains the connectivity between friends having each other and the adventures they are confronting. Shot in different parts of England, the movie is considered one of the best in the genre of comedy and romance, released in the 1990s.
Directed by Mike Newell, who is known for directing Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Love in the time of Cholera, and Great Expectations, the movie features Hugh Grant as Charles, Andie MacDowell as Carrie, David Bower as David, Simon Callow as Gareth, John Hannah as Matthew, James Fleet as Tom, Kristin Scott Thomas as Fiona, and the renowned actor Rowan Atkinson also coming in a guest role as Father Gerald.
- Directed by: Mike Newell
- Released in 1994
- Cast: Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell, David Bower, Simon Callow, John Hannah, James Fleet, Kristin, Scott Thomas.
- Available in: Amazon
41. BACHELORETTE
This 2012 Romantic comedy drama movie has established its stand in the unofficial mandatory list that includes must-watch films before marriage.
The film bachelorette, directed by Lesley Headland, based on her play of the same name, had featured in the prominent Sundance film festival. The festival is aimed at recognizing the works of independent and female directors.
The story of the film revolves around friends named Katie Lawrence, Regan Crawford, Becky Archer, and Jenna Myers. As the story improves, one of their friends, Becky, announces her engagement with her boyfriend.
And the wedding became an opportunity for the friends to reunite in New York, where they reminisced about their high school friendship days, struggles, and relationships. Unlike said before, the movie is not in a serious way but rather in a very humor-filled way.
The film portrays Kirsten Dunst as Regan Crawford, Lizzy Caplan as Jenna Myers, Isla Fisher as Katie Lawrence, and Rebel Wilson as Becky Archer in the titular roles.
- Released in 2021
- Cast: Kirsten Dunst, Lizzy Caplan, Isla Fisher, Rebel Wilson
- Directed by: Lesley Headland
- Available on Amazon
40. The Wedding Crashers
The film is about two divorce mediators’ adventures under fake identities in Washington, DC, to crash weddings and seduces women to find happiness and pleasure. After being crushed in some weddings, they finally ended up in a wedding at the United States Secretary of Treasury.
Here, John and Jeremy, the divorce mediators who don’t believe in Love and marriage, meet two girls named Claire and Gloria. After a chain of events that follows after they come across the girls in their life, they finally begin to understand the importance of Love and marriage.
The movie, directed by David Dobkin with run minutes of 119 minutes, was a box office hit in 2005 with 288.5 million and portrayed Owen Wilson as John Beckwith, Vince Vaughn as Jeremy Grey, Rachel McAdams as Claire, Isla Fisher as Gloria, and Christopher Walken as the U S Secretary of Treasury William Cleary who also is the father of Gloria and Claire.
- Directed by: David Dobkin
- Released in 2005
- Cast: Owen Wilson, Vin Vaughn, Rachel McAdams, Christopher Walken, Isla Fisher
- Available on: HBO Max
39. Love Actually
The movie is known as the best romantic comedy film that has ever been released in Hollywood, even though the movie has only gained a few spectators and is considered an underrated one. Even though the stories are developed in an anthology mode, the movie has interconnected the whole cast through Christmas, a marriage, and Heathrow Airport.
The movie is known for its high cast, which also creates confusion among the spectators, but still, the movie is a favorite for many as the movie talks about Love, relationships, and the necessity of Love, not hate, in the light of the 9/11 attacks.
The movie is written and directed by Richard Curtis and features Emma Thompson as Karen, Hugh Grant as David, Alan Rickman as Harry, Keira Knightley as Juliet, Liam Neeson as Daniel, Colin Firth as Jamie, Lucia Moniz as Aurelia, Martine McCutcheon as Natalie, Joanna Page as Judy, Martin Freeman as John, and Rowan Atkinson as Rufus.
- Directed by: Richard Curtis
- Released in 2003
- Cast: Emma Thompson, Hugh Grant, Alan Rickman, Keira Knightley, Liam Neeson, Colin Firth, Lucia Moniz, Martine McCutcheon, Liam Neeson, Joanna Page, Martin Freeman, and Rowan Atkinson
- Available on: YouTube, Amazon
38. Palm Springs
What if you can see a romantic movie with some unexpected twists and hilariously ending with a science-filled realization? Well, if you are ready, it is time for Palm Springs. Two strangers, named Nyler and Sarah, unexpectedly caught in a time loop during Sarah’s sister’s wedding on November 9th. Whatever they do to end this strange curse, and, in another sense, this time loop repeats and traps them in the strange yet scientific reality.
As the film develops, we can understand that not only Sarah and Nyler but also another stranger named Roy, also trapped by the same time loop, and Roy attacks Nyler because of his consideration as he is the one who trapped him in the time loop. Together Srah and Nyler decide to get off the time loop and try various ideas, including dying and bomb explosion, etc.
The golden globe and academy nominated movie was directed by Max Brabakow, and the movie features Andy Samberg as Nyler, Cristin Milioti as Sarah, and J K Simmons as Roy in the titular roles.
- Directed by: Max Brabakow
- Released in 2020
- Cast: J K Simmons, Andy Samberg, and Cristin Milioti
- Available on Hulu
37. Pardes
The movie is not about two people or families, but rather two countries and the differences in their cultural life. The movie starts with the arrival of an Indian-origin US businessman Kishorilal with his foster son Arjun to India, where the rest of the kin resides and where he meets Suraj, his friend, and his family.
During the visit, he confronts Suraj’s daughter Kusum who highly prioritizes Indian traditions and cultural values rather than anything and which makes Kishorilal impressed with her behavior, and he decides to marry her off with his son Rajiv.
And amidst the preparations for the engagement for the arranged marriage, Kishorilal made Arjun the mediator between Rajiv and Kusum, which made Arjun and Kusum to be friends.
The story develops in a very tense and dramatic way as it talks about the culture and the traditional values between the two nations, and as gradually, the movie has firmed a concrete idea of cultural dominance and, thereby, marital relationships.
This is not only about culture and values; rather, it shows how one can set marriage as a bridge between two families and countries but in the end, good wins. The movie was directed by Subhash Ghai, released in 1997 has gained a box office hit name by earning 40 crores.
Set in both India and US, the film portrays Amrish Puri as Kishorilal, Shah Rukh Khan as Arjun, and Mahima Choudhary as Kusum Roy in pivotal roles.
- Directed by: Subhash Ghai
- Released in: 1997
- Cast: Amrish Puri, Shah Rukh Khan, and Mahima Choudhary
- Available on Zee5, Amazon Prime
36. Ticket to Paradise
A romantic comedy set in the spiritual and historical premises of Bali, where a girl named Lily, who is a recent graduate from Law School, visits with her friends. There she began to develop feelings for a native boy named Gede, who she met while he was rescuing her from an accident.
Later they both decide to marry off and settle in Bali permanently. Lily informs this great news to her divorced parents, David and Georgia, through the mail. As this decision is concerned about their only daughter’s future, they began to plan to end up their relationship and secure their daughter’s future amidst the wedding preparations in Bali.
This 2022 movie has opened the way to experience a romantic comedy in the theaters after the Covid Lockdown as the theaters are coming back on their way and making the movie a box office hit by getting more than 170+ million.
The movie was directed by Ol Parker, with Julia Roberts as Georgia, George Clooney as David, Kaitlyn Dever as Lily, and Maxime Bouttier as Gede in the titular roles.
- Directed by: Ol Parker
- Released in 2022
- Cast: Julia Roberts, George Clooney, Kaitlyn Dever, and Maxime Bouttier.
- Available on Peacock premium, Amazon Prime
35. Sense and Sensibility
The story is about the lives of two sister’s lives in the countryside of England and the incidents that follow their life after their father’s death. These events include the faults and making up of their relationships and discovering new truths about the same. Set in the Regency era, the movie is about marriages and matchmaking and fully concentrates on the feminine side of these marriages.
Adapted from the classic work of Jane Austen of the same name, the movie was a successful hit and thus considered a truthful adaptation of Austen’s work.
The movie is directed by the famous Academy Award-winning director Ang Lee, and the screenplay was done by the academy nominee Emma Thompson who also played the titular role of Elinor Dashwood in the film.
Apart from Thompson’s character, the movie features Kate Winslet as Marianne Dashwood, Alan Rickman as Colonel Brandon, and Hugh Grant as Edward Ferras.
- Directed by: Ang Lee
- Released in 1995
- Cast: Emma Thompson, Hugh Grant, Alan Rickman, and Kate Winslet
- Available on Amazon, YouTube
34. The Runaway Bride
The movie is about Margaret, who is known as ‘Runaway Bride’ as she rides away from her marriages and relationships every time.
On the other hand, there is Homer Graham who is a reporter in a newspaper in New York, who publishes an article about Margaret and her runaway from marriage, but the article has many wrongs than rights, and this leads to complications in his job, where he was instructed to write a detailed article on Margaret by traveling to her place.
And this journey changes the whole perspective he has about Margaret and also the time he went. There was Margaret’s Fourth marriage attempt. Will she run away again?
This was filled with a lot of Romantic and Comedy elements to sustain the flow of the movie, which on the other hand, helped to gain commercial success for the movie. The movie was directed by Garry Marshall and featured Julia Roberts as Margaret and Richard Gere as Homer Ike Graham in the title roles.
- Directed by: Garry Marshall
- Released in 1999
- Cast: Julia Roberts and Richard Gere.
- Available on Netflix, Disney+ Hot star
33. My Big Fat Greek Wedding
The movie is about a Greek descendant named Fotoula who works in her family’s restaurant and aspires to learn and achieve more to change the face of their family and also hers.
In between her aspirations and dreams, she met a teacher named Ian, who fell in love with her, but due to her Greek orthodox family traditions, he wasn’t accepted by the family as well as asked for her hand in marriage.
But soon, Fotoula accepts his proposal, which leads to the wedding without her father Gus’s permission. Due to the nature of her family, Fotoula is afraid that there will be complications with her marriage with Ian. The movie goes forward in their marriage and the challenges they are going to face.
This romantic comedy movie was released in 2002, which was a hit, and also went to the Academy Awards for nominations such as Best Original Screenplay.
The movie was directed by Joel Zwick and starred Nia Vardalos as Fotoula, John Corbett as Ian, and Michael Constantine as Gus, and the movie was followed by two sequels named My big fat Greek wedding, two released in 2016, and 3 is currently in post-production works.
- Directed by: Joel Zwick
- Released in 2002
- Cast: Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Michael Constantine
- Available on HBO Max
32. Cinderella
The story of the movie explains the life of Ella, where how she aces her miserable, horrible life that she was born under her stepmother and daughters.
Her life turns out to be more adventurous when she finds the true Love of her life, the Crown Prince of her country, who she met in the woods. Amidst the Prince’s wedding preparations, the prince search for the mystery girl, who he meets twice in the woods and at the ball, respectively.
The fairytale story has been adapted into many movies – both in animation and live-action. And the latest entrant is this 2015 romantic fantasy movie starring Lilly James as Ella, Cate Blanchett as Lady Tamarine, and Demon Slayer Manga: The Twelve Kizuki and Their Abilities Explained as Crown Prince, and directed by Academy Award nominee Kenneth Branagh.
- Directed by: Kenneth Branagh
- Released in 2005
- Cast: Lily James, Richard Madden, and Cate Blanchett
- Available on Disney Plus Hot star
31. The Wedding Date
The movie is about a single woman named Kat, who resides in New York and is now arriving in London to attend her half-sister Amy’s wedding. But to make her Exes jealous and as a maid of honor, she hires a boyfriend named Nick to play the part of her love interest and also the best man. But things got different when they both began to fall in Love deeply amidst the wedding preparations.
The movie failed to achieve critical appreciation as it was adapted from a book named Asking for Trouble by Elizabeth Young, yet the movie was quite a commercial hit at the box office. The movie was directed by Clare Kilner and starred Debra Messing as Kat, Amy Adams as Amy, and Dermot Mulroney as Nick in titular roles.
- Directed by: Clare Kilner
- Released in 2005
- Cast: Debra Messing, Dermot Mulroney, and Amy Adams.
- Available on Vudu, Netflix
30. Crazy Rich Asians
The movie, adapted from the book of the same name, is talking about the story of an Economics professor at NYU (New York University) named Rachel Chu and her boyfriend, Nick Young. Both of them are Chinese descendants and have now prepared to go to Singapore to attend his cousin’s wedding.
Rachel, on the other hand, doesn’t know about Nick Young apart from his name, and later she finds out through her old classmate that Nick is the heir to the wealthiest family from Shanghai, who is now settled in Singapore.
And this complicates Nick’s family, which also disturbs Rachel, as her family background and her independence does not approve of her togetherness. The movie develops when Nick’s family learns the truth about Rachel and her mother, which causes further complications in their togetherness.
The movie, directed by Jon M Chu, and released in 2018, shares the story with a romantic and comedy vibe whereas. How the movie humorously portrays richness and wealth, and the cast includes Constance Wu as Rachel Chu, Henry Golding as Nick Young, Michelle Young as Elenore Young, Gemma Chan as Astrid Leong-Teo, and Awkwafina as Goh Leik Pin in the main roles.
- Directed by: Jon M Chu
- Released in 2018
- Cast: Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Awkwafina, Gemma Chan, and Michelle Young.
- Available on Vudu, Amazon, HBO Max
29. The Proposal
The story is about Margaret Tate and Andrew Paxton, a strict boss who doesn’t like her employees and her newly appointed assistant’s plan to wed as Margaret is facing issues with her Green Card and Andrew, on the other hand, aspiring to be an editor so he can publish his favorite books.
To resolve both of their issues, they find marriage as an option and decide to marry each other for real but yet not real. To continue the marriage, Margaret went to meet Andrew’s family, where issues and problems started.
This romantic comedy movie, released in 2009, has been remade into many languages with the same and other different names as it was one of the box office hits of that year.
The movie was directed by Anne Fletcher and starred Academy Award winner Sandra Bullock, and Ryan Reynolds in the main characters as Margaret Tate and Andrew Paxton, along with other casts including Craig T Nelson as Joe Paxton, Betty white as Granny, Mary Steenbergen as Grace Paxton, and Denis O’Hare as Gilbertson.
- Directed by: Anne Fletcher
- Released in 2009
- Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Sandra Bullock. Craig T Nelson, Mary Steenburgen, Betty White, Denis O’Hare.
- Available in: Hulu, Disney+ Hot star
28. Vivah
The story is about Prem and Poonam, two bachelors preparing for their arranged marriage. In between the wedding preparations, they were confronted with a horrific incident that changed their entire life.
The movie develops in a slow-paced dramatic way which shares their meet cute, the concept of arranged marriage in India, the bond between sisters, and family complications as Poonam is an orphan.
The movie, released in 2006, was written and directed by Sooraj R Bartajya, starring Amrita Rao as Poonam and Shahid Kapoor as Prem in the titular roles.
- Directed by: Sooraj R Bartajya
- Released in 2006
- Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Seema Biswas, Amrita Rao, Anupam Kher, Alok Nath
- Available in: YouTube, Zee5, Hungama, Amazon Prime
27. Marry Me
Marry me is a 2022 film based on the graphic novel by Bobby Crosby, stars Jennifer Lopez and Owen Wilson in the titular roles shares the story of a singer named Kat who marries Charlie, a math teacher who has divorced a while ago unintentionally at a live concert of Kat after she knows about her fiancé who the co-performer of her song was also.
The story develops on their relationship as a couple, with Charlie’s daughter Lou played by Chloe Colman, and the complexities of fame and high profile.
The movie is directed by Kat Coiro and is considered one of the best musical romantic comedies released in the year 2022.
- Directed by: Kat Coiro
- Released in 2022
- Cast: Jennifer Lopez, Owen Wilson, and Chloe Colman
- Available in: Amazon Prime, Peacock Premium
26. My Best Friend’s Wedding
The movie is about Julianne, who got a call from her best friend regarding the marriage invitation in Chicago. Julianne, who was actually in Love with Michael, is now devastated and flies to Chicago to break the marriage between Michael and his fiancé Kimmy. For this, she seeks help from her friend George. Together they plan to call off the marriage and confront her feelings for Michael.
The movie, released in 1997, was directed by P J Hogan and has gained more popularity at the box office and features Juliana Roberts as Julianne, Dermot Mulroney as Michael, Rupert Everett as George, and Cameron Diaz as Kimmy.
- Directed by: P J Hogan
- Released in 1997
- Cast: Juliana Roberts, Rupert Everett, Dermot Mulroney, and Cameron Diaz.
Available on Amazon Prime
25. Bridesmaids
The movie talks about Annie, who is a failed baker and has now been invited to Lillian, her best friend’s wedding, as a bridesmaid. Happy Annie, now working as a Jewelry worker, began to face challenges and complications related to the events associated with the marriage functions.
The movie, which was a box office hit, was released in 2011 and directed by Paul Samuel Feig. The movie features Kristien Wiig as Annie, Maya Rudolph as Lillian, and Rose Byrne as Helen.
- Directed by: Paul Feig
- Released in 2011
- Cast: Kristien Wiig, Maya Rudolph, and Rose Byrne.
- Available on Hulu, Netflix
24. Parey Hut Love
A poetic Pakistani romantic drama that is based on the 1994 British romantic comedy movie Four weddings and a funeral. The movie follows the life of Sheharyar, a bachelor who is pursuing acting as a passion and dream meet Saniya, a Pakistani-born woman who now lives in Istanbul.
The story develops when Sheharyar and Saniya meet each other at Natasha, their mutual friend’s wedding, and later when they begin to confront their feelings when they meet again at another wedding, where Saniya introduces Hassan, her fiancé, to the families present there.
And in the next wedding, which is Saniya’s, where Sheharyar attempts to confess his Love, but later the wedding is called off when her father dies. This fills misery and sadness in the movie.
The last wedding was with Sheharyar, who is now a successful actor, and now he is going to wed Zeena, another actress in the same industry. The complications begin once Saniya arrives and expresses her feelings to him, and this leaves a void in the air.
The movie is filled with ghazals and poetry in Urdu, which will make anyone fall and believe in Love and understand the rhythm of life. The movie was released in 2019, directed by Asim Raza, and was a box office hit in Pakistan. The movie’s cast includes Sheharyar Munawar as Sheharyar, Maya Ali as Saniya, and Mahira Khan as Zeena.
- Directed by: Azim Raza
- Released in 2019
- Cast: Maya Ali, Sheharyar Munawar, Mahira Khan
- Available in: Amazon Prime
23. Bride wars
The story of the movie develops when two best friends named Olivia and Emma begin to prepare for their dream wedding in their childhood.
Soon enough, they transformed themselves from best friends to enemies as their wedding date got messed up, and since then, they began to fight invisibly and visibly to showcase the grudges that both have for each other.
The movie continues when Emma’s boyfriend Fletcher begins to accuse Emma of her changing behavior and complications before the marriage.
The movie was one of the hits in 2009, directed by Gary Winick, and later the movie was remade for Chinese in 2015 under the same name, produced by Kate Hudson, who played the titular role of Olivia along with Anne Hathaway as Emma.
- Directed by: Gary Winick
- Released in 2009
- Cast: Anna Hatheway, Kate Hudson.
- Available on Amazon, Vudu, and YouTube
22. Meet the Parents
The movie talked about the struggles of Grey Focker when he came to attend Pam, his girlfriend’s sister Debbie’s wedding in Long Island. When he meets Pam’s family, including her father, Jack, who was a veteran soldier and Ex-CIA officer who doesn’t like his daughter’s choice of men and accuses Greg as a liar and not suitable for his family, gradually, Greg begins to face many challenges and problematic moments amidst the wedding vibe.
This movie, directed by Jay Roach, features Ben Stiller as Greg Focker, Robert DeNiro as Jack, and Teri Polo as Pam, and the movie was released in 2000.
- Directed by: Jay Roach
- Released in 2000
- Cast: Ben Stiller, Robert DeNiro, and Teri Polo.
- Available on Peacock premium, Amazon Prime
21. Emma
Set in the countryside of England behind the shadows of the regency era, the movie focuses on the life of Emma, a rich single woman who lives with her father. She is quite famous in society as she is known for matchmaking, where she finds suitable marriage relationships for the women next to her and attends balls.
But the scenario changed when she developed feelings for George Knightley, a gentleman, during the wedding season. The movie goes on with the complications in their relationships and the other weddings happening in society.
The movie is an adaptation of Jane Austen’s book of the same name as the other books named Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, and so on. The book got many adaptations, including 1996, the latest entrant in 2020 movie directed by Autumn deWilde, and features Anya Taylor-Joy as Emma Woodhouse, Johnny Flynn as George Knightley, and Mia Goth as Harriet Smith.
- Directed by: Autumn deWilde
- Released in 2020
- Cast: Anya Taylor-Joy, Johnny Flynn, and Mia Goth
- Available on Vudu, YouTube
20. The Wedding Banquet
This 1993 movie has assisted in creating a new era in Taiwanese cinema as well as in the United States because of the content the movie shares the rise of an accomplished director’s legacy as well.
The movie, which is a Taiwanese movie shot in both Taiwan and the United States, tells a story about a gay couple named Wai-Tung Gao and Simon, who was unofficially dating for quite a long time has now confronted with a problem from Wei Gao’s parents as their son is now in a marrying age, they decide to get a suitable match for him.
This led both Wai Gao and Simon to find Wei Wei, who was waiting for a green card to migrate to America. Together both three plots plan to hide the couple’s and Wei Wei’s secrets by marrying Wai Gao to Wei Wei. And these events have led to many unending complications in their life.
The movie, directed by the visionary director Ang Lee, was critically successful as it won several awards in many international film festivals, such Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Golden Bear award. The cast of the film includes Winston Chao as Wai Tung-Gao, Mitchell Lichtenstein as Simon, and May Chin as Wei-Wei.
- Directed by: Ang Lee
- Released in 1993
- Cast: Winston Chao, Mitchell Lichtenstein, and May Chin
- Available on Vudu
19. Don’t Blame Karma
This 2022 Mexican movie shares a tale of two sisters, Sara and Muriel. Both of their lives were turned down when Muriel, who is an accomplished model, decided to get engaged to Aaron, a popular singer who was also a childhood crush of Sara, who now works in a small shop near their family house.
In the middle of the wedding preparations of Muriel and Aaron, Aaron shared the truth about his hit song, which he wrote about Sara. This creates a blast and follows some unexpected events that happen on the wedding day.
The movie was directed by Elisa Miller, who was an accomplished director and also a winner of the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival. This Spanish-language movie released through Netflix starred Aislinn Derbez as Sara, Gil Cerezo as Aaron, and Muriel Hernandez as Muriel.
- Directed by: Elisa Miller
- Released in 2022
- Cast: Aislinn Derbez, Muriel Hernandez, and Gil Cerezo
- Available on Netflix
18. Coming to America
This 1988, Romantic Comedy movie created a wave of popularity as it was one of the highest-earning American movies that featured Afro-Americans in titular roles. The story of the movie explores a crown Prince named Akkeem from a fictional country in Africa named Zamunda, who was pressured to find a bride for him.
These circumstances led him to come to America to find a bride who would accept him for who he is, not his name and title. This search has set out a series of hilarious yet romantic events in the film.
The movie was directed by John Landis and is based on the story by Eddie Murphy, who plays the titular role of Akkeem along with Arsenio Hall as Semmi, John Amos as Cleo McDowell, Shari Headley as Lisa McDowell, James Earl Jones as King Jaffe Joffer, and Madge Sinclair as Queen Aoleon Jaffer.
- Directed by: John Landis
- Cast: Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, John Amos, Shari Headley, James Earl Jones, and Madge Sinclair.
- Available on Netflix, Amazon Prime
17. Ali’s Wedding
The movie shares the story of Ali, who is dreaming of an independent life but is strangled with the society where he lives as his father is the head of the Shia Mosques. Amidst all these aspirations of a better life, he was engaged to a girl he didn’t like because he was in Love with another girl, following a shackle of events that lights the society’s complexities where he lives.
This simple and smoothly going movie, directed by Jeffrey Walker, is a mixture of Persian, English, and Arabic and helps one to explore a common man’s life and his aspirations. The movie’s cast includes Osmaha Sami as Ali, who is also one of the writers of the film, along with Don Hany as Sheikh Mahdi and Helena Sawires as Dianne.
- Directed by: Jeffrey Walker
- Released in 2017
- Cast: Osmaha Sami, Helena Sawires, and Sheikh Mahdi
- Available on Netflix
16. The Royal Wedding
The movie explores the lives of two siblings named Tom and Ellen, who have accomplished Broadway artists who are now invited to perform at the royal wedding which will take place in London. And with time, they both met with Anne Ashmond and Lord John, respectively, and began to develop a relationship with them.
This romantic comedy movie was released in 1951 and directed by Stanley Donen based on the story by Alan Jay Lerner. The movie features Fred Astaire, Jane Powell, Sarah Churchill, and Peter Lawford as Tom, Ellen, Anne, and Lord John.
- Directed by: Stanley Donen
- Released in 1951
- Cast: Fred Astaire, Jane Powell, Sarah Churchill, and Peter Lawford
- Available on Amazon Prime and Paramount Plus
15. The Best Man
The movie shares the story of an upcoming author Harper’s journey to a wedding of his friends in New York, where he reunites with his old friends along with some secrets that began to prevail.
This 1999, Romantic, Comedy has produced by the Academy nominated producer and director Spike Lee and written and directed by Malcolm D Lee. And the cast includes Taye Higgs as Harper, Morris Chestnut as Lance, and Sanaa Lathan as Robyn.
- Directed by: Malcolm D Lee
- Released in 1999
- Cast: Taye Higgs, Morris chestnut, and Sanaa Lathan
- Available on Vudu
14. Monsoon Wedding
Directed by Mira Nair, a famous movie director, this movie is about a typical Indian wedding that includes an exaggerated exclusive manner that reunites the long-lost families together for a few days. Even though marriage is the main theme, the movie explores sexual assaults and family drama simultaneously.
The movie paved the way for other Indian movies to follow its way to represent and identify issues that were happening in society in a simpler yet meaningful way which made the film to be welcomed wholeheartedly by the film critics as well as the common audiences.
The movie’s cast includes some great Indian artists such as Naseeruddin Shah, Vasundhara Das, Vijay Raaz, Shefali Shah, Tilottama Shome, Parvin Dabas, and Rajat Kapoor in major roles.
- Directed by: Mira Nair
- Released in 2001
- Cast: Shefali Shah, Naseeruddin Shah, Rajat Kapoor, Tilottama Shome, Vasundhara Das, Vijay Raaz, and Parvin Dabas
- Available on Amazon
13. About time
The movie explores the life of a bachelor named Tim who has the ability to travel time not to the future but rather to the past. This potential is only achieved by the man in the family who turns 21. Later, he settles in London, where he meets Mary, with whom he develops feelings and decides to marry.
The movie is surrounded by the concepts of Love and time and how they mingle with each other. This Sci-fi, Romantic Drama movie was directed by Richard Curtis and starred Domhnall Gleeson as Tim Lake, Bill Nighy as James Lake, and Rachel McAdams as Mary in the titular roles.
- Directed by: Richard Curtis
- Released in 2013
- Cast: Domhnall Gleeson, Bill Nighy, and Rachel McAdams
- Available on Hulu
12. Little Women
Based on the 1868 novel written by Louisa May Alcott of the same name, the movie, and the book explores the story of four sisters and their life, perspectives on marriage, and independence.
Directed by the visionary director and artist Greta Gerwig in 2019, the movie’s exquisite casting includes Florence Pugh, Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Eliza Scanlen, and Timothee Chalamet in the leading roles.
- Directed by: Greta Gerwig
- Released in 2019
- Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Timothee Chalamet, Eliza Scanlen, and Florence Pugh
- Available on Amazon and Vudu
11. 27 Dresses
The story is about Jane, who is a wedding planner and has been a bridesmaid for 27 marriages and has now prepared herself as a wedding planner for her sister Tess’s wedding with her boss George.
In between, she meets a wedding journalist named Kevin, who writes an article about her, and while meeting her often and understanding her deeper, he decides not to publish the article, but his editor does. This incident creates huge chaos between Jane and Kevin, and also with Tess.
The movie explores the genres of Romance and Comedy directed by Anne Fletcher, featuring Katherine Heigl, James Marsden, and Malin Akerman in the titular roles of Jane, Kevin, and Tess.
- Directed by: Anne Fletcher
- Released in 2008
- Cast: Katherine Heigl, Malin Akerman, and James Marsden
- Available on Apple TV, Disney plus Hot star, and Peacock Premium
10. Loving
Inspired by the real story of Richard Loving and Mildred Jeter, who fought to eliminate the law on interracial marriages that prevails in various states of the United States of America, including their home state Virginia.
The movie was selected for various festivals and awards, including the Academy in the year of 2016. The romantic drama movie was directed by Jeff Nicholas and starred Joel Edgerton as Richard Loving and Ruth Negga as Mildred Jeter in the leading roles.
- Directed by: Jeff Nicholas
- Released in 2016
- Cast: Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga
- Available on Netflix
9. Love Wedding and Repeat
The movie explores the marriage of Hayley and Roberto in Rome, whereas the movie focuses on Jack, her brother, who is trying to reconcile with Dina, Hayley’s roommate, whom he met before and having a liking towards her since then. But the movie gets its peak when Marc, one of Hayley’s classmates, begins to disrupt the wedding by threatening Hayley by exposing their private moments.
This 2020 movie, directed by Dean Craig, follows the events that happen in a single day when the marriage is happening, which makes the movie unique, unlike the other same-themed movies.
This romantic comedy movie starred Sam Clafin as Jack, Eleanor Tomlinson as Hayley, and Olivia Munn as Dina in major roles, also the movie is a remake of a French movie named Plan de Table that was released in 2012.
- Directed by: Dean Craig
- Released in 2020
- Cast: Sam Clafin, Eleanor Tomlinson, and Olivia Munn
- Available on Netflix
8. Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
This massive hit Hindi language movie has been staying in the hearts of Indians and other parts of the world who loves Indian cinema. And the movie, released in 1995, has been an inspiration to various other movies released since then.
The movie explores the story of Raj and Simran, Indian-origin bachelors living in London with their family have met each other during a Europe trip and began to develop feelings for each other. But the movie turns out to be more complex and dramatic when Simran is destined to arrange marriage to her father’s close friend’s son, who resides in India.
The movie asserts the essence of Love and the meaning of being made for each other throughout the movie, and the chemistry between Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol as the main character, Raj and Simran, has made the movie win hearts all these years.
Along with Khan and Kajol, the movie also features Amrish Puri as Baldev Singh, Anupam Kher as Dharamvir Malhotra, and Farida Jalal as Lajwanti Singh. The movie was directed and produced by Aditya Chopra. Still, in India, the movie and the soundtrack have more fans than before.
- Directed by: Aditya Chopra
- Released in 1995
- Cast: Amrish Puri, Kajol, Shah Rukh Khan, Anupam Kher, and Farida Jalal
- Available on Amazon Prime
7. Sex and the city
This 2008 movie is resuming the story of the television series of the same name that broadcasted from 1998 – 2004. Whereas this Romantic Comedy movie now focuses on the life of Carrie, who is now preparing for marriage to Mr. Big, and since they began to confront individually and unitedly face problems regarding marriage and the life of marriage.
The movie was also a big hit which helped to gather the fans again for the movie and celebrate the joy of friendship and relationship of the series again, but the only difference was this time, it was in theatres.
The movie was directed by Michael Patrick King, and the cast of this film includes Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie, Chris Noth as Mr. Big, along with other main characters of the series Kristin Davis as Charlotte, and Cynthia Nixon as Miranda. This film had a sequel and miniseries following the continuation of the story.
- Directed by: Michael Patrick King
- Released in 2008
- Cast: Sarah Jessica Parker, Chris Noth, Cynthia Nixon, and Kristin Davis.
- Available on HBO Max and Netflix
6. License to Wed
The movie concentrates on the lives of a couple named Sadie, played by Mandy Moore, and Ben, played by Jon Krasinski, who is now preparing for their wedding, and in between they meet Reverend Frank, played by Robin Williams, who is in charge of the local church where the couple decided to marry.
And amidst the wedding preparations, they were instructed to attend a certain period of pre-marital classes to avoid complications, but instead, these classes made their relationship to be more complicated.
This romantic comedy movie shot its 90% of parts in California, and it was directed by the office series fame Ken Kwapis.
- Directed by: Ken Kwapis
- Released in 2007
- Cast: Mandy Moore, Jon Krasinski, and Robin Williams
- Available on Amazon Video, YouTube, Hoopla
5. Corpse Bride
Known as Tim Burton‘s Corpse Bride, this 2005 animated musical dark fantasy features the story of a boy named Victor who is now set to marry Victoria, a wealthy lady in the town. At first sight of their meeting, they both fall in Love and decide to marry each other. But their life turned down when Victor ran away to a forest from the wedding due to his nervousness and forgot to complete the vows.
Where he unintentionally remembers the vows and practices them with a tree, which was the grave of a girl named Emily, who now proclaims him as her husband. The movie now develops with the events that follow the life of Victor, who is still in Love with Victoria, and now the wife of Emily, who is a corpse.
The movie was also nominated for the Academy in 2005 and was directed by the visionary director Tim Burton with Mike Johnson. The movie features Emily Watson as Victoria, Helena Bonham Carter as Emily, and Johnny Depp as Victor in the titular roles.
- Directed by: Tim Burton and Mike Johnson
- Released in 2005
- Cast: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, and Emily Watson.
- Available on Amazon Video, Vudu, and YouTube
4. Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
This Indian Musical Romantic movie is about four friends named Kabir, Aditi, Avinash, and Niana who set out to go hiking in Manali and create a bond and memories together, and all of them depart after the trip to pursue their dreams and aspirations.
While each of them has been concentrated and engaged in their career, they all receive an invitation for a destination wedding of Aditi in Rajasthan. And the marriage became a reason for the reunion of the friends.
The movie was a massive hit earning 300+ crores during its release, and it is considered a celebration of Youth because of the inspiration that the movie has provided for other Bollywood movies of the decade.
The movie, directed by Ayan Mukerji, features Ranbir Kapoor as Kabir, Deepika Padukone as Naina, Kalki Koechlin as Aditi, Aditya Roy Kapur as Avinash, and the late Bollywood actor Farooq Sheikh also came in the movie as a cameo appearance.
- Directed by: Ayan Mukherji
- Released in 2013
- Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Aditya Roy Kapur, and Kalki Koechlin
- Available on YouTube, Netflix, and Amazon Prime
3. The Wedding Singer
This Musical-Romantic-Comedy super hit movie, released in 1998, has paved the way for the rise of musical comedy in a more popular way. This American movie explores the life of Robbie, a wedding singer who is set to wed Linda, his girlfriend.
But soon, Linda breaks off the marriage with him, and this drowns Robbie into a deeper depression. He decides not to continue singing at the wedding, and he stops it completely after the marriage to Julia, a waitress in a restaurant where he worked for quite a long time. His life turns upside down when he begins to develop feelings for Julia.
The movie, directed by Frank Coraci, was later made into a stage musical in 2006 due to the wide popularity that the movie gained. The movie stars Adam Sandler as Robbie, Angela Featherstone as Linda, and Drew Barrymore as Julia.
- Directed by: Frank Coraci
- Released in 1998
- Cast: Adam Sandler, Angela Featherstone, and Drew Barrymore
- Available on Vudu, YouTube
2. Mamma Mia
This 2008 super hit romantic and comedy film is set on a fictional Greek Island where the movie plots around the wedding of Sophie and Sky. Sophie, the bride, invites three former boyfriends of her mother, Donna, to find out who her father is and to get a blessing.
The three men, Sam, Harry, and Bill’s presence, have now disrupted Donna’s mental wellness, and she finds out it was Sophie who invited them. And the following story improves when Sophie tries to find out about her father and keeps it a secret from her fiancé.
The movie was directed by Phyllia Lloyd based on the acclaimed book by Catherine Johnson of the same name featuring Academy Award winner Meryl Streep as Donna, Amanda Seyfried as Sophie, Pierce Brosnan as Sam, Stellan Skarsgard as Bill, and Colin Firth as Harry.
- Directed by: Phyllia Lloyd
- Released in 2008
- Cast: Amanda Seyfried, Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, and Stellan Skarsgard.
- Available on Apple tv, Amazon, YouTube
1. Rachel is Getting Married
This critically acclaimed movie featured the struggles of a girl named Kym, played by Anne Hatheway, who was released from the Rehabilitation center to attend her older and only sister Rachel’s wedding.
And the wedding turned out to be a period of alienation for Kym as the family disowned her due to the history of her drug addiction. The movie explores the events that follow around the wedding and Kym’s version, her confessions, and her struggles to cope with the normal reality.
The movie explores a unique drama style to narrate the story, and this can be understood through the direction of Jonathan Demme, which was applauded by many critics and review pages and states the movie as one of the best films released in the year 2008. The movie features Anne Hatheway as Kym, Rosemarie DeWitt as Rachel, and Bill Irwin as Paul Buchman.
- Directed by: Jonathan Demme
- Released in 2008
- Cast: Anne Hatheway, Rosemarie DeWitt, and Bill Irwin
- Available on Paramount Plus
When an individual is feeling low down and decides to watch a movie to calm his emotions and make him/them/herself happy, then I would recommend watching these above movies.
Because I believe this movie helps in order to understand the fact that – the beginning would be messy, but the ending would be a fruitful yet happy ending, like life. But you only need to have a heart that welcomes the rights and wrongs – without these, what is life, right?
