The best enemies-to-lovers movies (2023)

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'You’ve Got Mail' (1998)-

In this classic rom-com, Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks play two rival booksellers who despise each other. However, they’re unaware that they’re falling for each other online through emails and instant message chats.

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'Dirty Dancing' (1987)-

A classic example of enemies-to-lovers, Johnny and Baby begin the movie hating each other as they don't understand their different lives and backgrounds.

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'The Proposal' (2009)-

Starring Ryan Reynolds and Sandra Bullock, this rom-com is about a pushy boss that forces her assistant to marry her in order to keep her visa status in the US and avoid deportation to Canada. We can all guess how this ends.

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'How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days' (2003)-

Starring Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey, this cinema classic is a battle of wills: she needs to prove she can dump a guy in 10 days, and he needs to prove he can win a girl in 10 days.

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'Me Before You' (2016)-

This romantic drama follows Louisa Clarke, a small town girl who ends up becoming the caretaker for Will, a quadriplegic man who has become very bitter about life. They have a very rocky start that eventually turns into love.

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'When Harry Met Sally' (1989)-

When Harry first meets Sally, they’re not friends. In fact, they argue whether men and women can be friends without sexual attraction. But 10 years later, something changes.

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'Clueless' (1995)-

In this '90s classic, Alicia Silverstone plays a spoiled high schooler who dreads the visit of her much more mature former stepbrother, played by Paul Rudd. The two don't see eye-to-eye, but that slowly changes.

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'10 Things I Hate About You' (1999)-

A modern version of William Shakespeare’s 'The Taming of the Shrew,' in this 1999 rom-com Julia Stiles wants nothing to do with Heath Ledger, but he must continue to pursue her due to a bet with his friends.

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'Pride & Prejudice' (2005)-

Jane Austen’s iconic novel has had many adaptations since its 1813 publication. But the 2005 film adaptation, starring Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen, really highlighted the conflict between Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy.

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'The Ugly Truth' (2009)-

In this rom-com, Katherine Heigl plays a TV producer who finds herself in the midst of a series of tests when she strikes a deal with her sexist colleague, played by Gerard Butler, who wants to prove his relationship theories to her.

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The Original Star Wars Trilogy (1977–1983)-

The instant Han Solo meets Princess Leia in 'Star Wars: A New Hope' (1977), the two show animosity towards each other. So when they finally kiss and confess their love, it’s surprising but also endearing.

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'No Reservations' (2007)-

A perfectionist chef struggles to raise her late sister's daughter, while a new chef threatens to take over her kitchen with his spontaneous ways. Let's just say they have a rocky start.

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'Just Go with It' (2011)-

Starring Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler, this movie takes you to Hawaii, where a plastic surgeon convinces his loyal assistant to pose as his soon-to-be-divorced wife in order to cover up a lie he told to his younger girlfriend.

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'What happens In Vegas' (2008)-

Following a wild night of drinking in Vegas, Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kutcher end up getting married. And to make matters worse, they win a jackpot of three million dollars that forces them to stay married for at least six months.

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'27 Dresses' (2008)-

After being a bridesmaid 27 times, a woman wrestles with the idea of standing by her sister's side as she marries the man she's secretly in love with. What a tricky situation!

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'A Walk to Remember' (2002)-

Love brings together people in the most unusual ways, especially in this coming-of-age drama. Teens Landon Carter and Jamie Sullivan are paired together after Landon gets into trouble and is sentenced to do community service.

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'Something's Gotta Give' (2003)-

In this romantic comedy starring Diane Keaton and Jack Nicholson, a womanizing senior citizen with a taste for young women falls for an accomplished woman closer to his age.

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'The Wedding Date' (2005)-

A single woman hires a male escort to pose as her boyfriend at her sister's wedding. Her plan, which is an attempt to make her ex jealous, proves to be a big fail.

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'The Bounty Hunter' (2010)-

A bounty hunter learns that his next target is his ex-wife, a reporter working on a murder cover-up. Soon after their reunion, the duo finds themselveson a run-for-their-lives adventure.

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'Sweet Home Alabama' (2002)-

In this popular rom-com, Reese Witherspoon plays a woman who has to return to her hometown in Alabama after years in NYC. But, when she returns to so many memories, old feelings emerge unexpectedly.

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'Flipped' (2010)-

A story about young love, 'Flipped' follows Bryce and July, two neighbors who are totally opposite and never seem to like each other at the same time.

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'The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement' (2004)-

The sequel of the much loved 'The Princess Diaries' (2001) follows Mia Thermopolis once she's settled in Genovia and faced with an arranged marriage.

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'Leap Year' (2010)-

The film follows a real estate worker who heads to Ireland to propose to her boyfriend on leap day, when it's believed that men can't refuse a woman's proposal for marriage. Her plans are interrupted by a series of events, and a certain Irishman.

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'Beauty and the Beast' (2017)-

One of the most famous enemies-to-lovers stories, 'Beauty and the Beast' tells the story of Belle, a curious girl who ends up trapped in an enchanted castle after she exchanges places with her father to save his life. While she’s there, she's starts seeing the beast with different eyes.

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'Casanova' (2005)-

Loosely based on the life of womanizer Giacomo Casanova, the film follows him as he fails to win the affection of the Venetian woman Francesca Bruni, while he also strives to discover the real meaning of love.

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'Letters to Juliet' (2010)-

In this rom-com, an American girl called Sophie travels to Verona, Italy, where she find a 50-year-old overlooked letter at a courtyard watched over by the “Secretaries of Juliet”. Sophie decided to write back to the letter, which leads to unexpected encounters.

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'Life As We Know It' (2010)-

First set up on a blind date by their married friends, Eric and Holly ended up hating each other. But when their friends die in an accident, they become the legal guardians of the couple's daughter, and are forced to live together to care for the infant.

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'Australia' (2008)-

Starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman, this drama is set before WWII and tells the story of an Englishwoman who travels to Australia to save the cattle ranch she inherited. During the process, she befriends a local who helps her with her mission.

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'My Life in Ruins' (2009)-

Set in Greece, an unhappy tour guide gains an unexpected new outlook on life thanks to one person who joins what she intended to be her last tour.

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