Mother of the Bride is a romantic comedy-drama film directed by Mark Waters from a screenplay by Robin Bernheim. The Netflix film follows the story of Lana Winslow as she is surprised, to say the least by her daughter Emma’s bombshell wedding at a resort in Phuket, Thailand. But the surprises don’t stop there as when she gets to the wedding she finds out that the groom’s father is the man who broke her heart years ago. Mother of the Bride stars Brooke Shields in the lead role with Benjamin Bratt, Miranda Cosgrove, Chad Michael Murray, Sean Teale, Rachel Harris, Wilson Cruz, and Michael McDonald starring in supporting roles. If you loved all the feels and situational comedy in Mother of the Bride here are some similar movies you could watch next.
Ticket to Paradise (Peacock & Rent on Prime Video)
Ticket to Paradise is a romantic comedy series directed by Ol Parker from a screenplay co-written by Ol Parker and Daniel Pipski. The 2022 film follows the story of a divorced couple as they race to Bali to stop their daughter from getting to a seaweed farmer but the beautiful scenery and the close proximity help them to rekindle their love for each other. Ticket to Paradise stars George Clooney and Julia Roberts in the lead role with Kaitlyn Dever, Maxime Bouttier, Lucas Bravo, Billie Lourd, Romy Poulier, Cintya Dharmayanti, and Genevieve Lemon starring in supporting roles.
Mamma Mia! (Rent on Prime Video)
Mamma Mia! is a musical romantic comedy film directed by Phyllida Lloyd from a screenplay by Catherine Johnson. Based on a book of the same name by Johnson herself, the 2008 film follows the story of Donna, an independent hotel owner in the Greek Islands as she prepares for her daughter’s wedding with her two old friends. While Donna is getting ready for the wedding, her daughter secretly invites three men from her mother’s past to find her real father. Mamma Mia! stars Meryl Streep and Amanda Seyfried in the lead role with Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Christine Baranski, Julie Walters, Stellan Skarsgård, Dominic Cooper, Rachel McDowall, and Ashley Lilley starring in supporting roles.
Something’s Gotta Give (Netflix & Rent on Prime Video)
Something’s Gotta Give is a romantic comedy-drama written and directed by Nancy Meyers. The 2003 film follows the story of Harry Sanborn, an aging womanizer as he arrives at her young girlfriend’s family beach house where he meets her mother who doesn’t seem to like him when Harry has a heart attack and is ordered by the doctor to stay at home, he finds himself falling for her girlfriend’s mother. Something’s Gotta Give stars Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton in the lead role with Keanu Reeves, Amanda Peet, Frances McDormand, Jon Favreau, Paul Michael Glaser, Rachel Ticotin, Lorraine Nicholson, and KaDee Strickland starring in supporting roles.
Stuck in Love (Prime Video, Peacock, Tubi & Pluto TV)
Stuck in Love is a romantic comedy-drama series written and directed by Josh Boone. The 2012 film follows the story of an acclaimed writer who is still in love with his ex-wife and his two children as they all come to terms with the complexities of love and relationships. Stuck in Love stars Greg Kinnear, Lily Collins, Jennifer Connelly, Nat Wolff, Logan Lerman, Liana Liberato, Kristen Bell, Glen Powell, and Stephen King.
It’s Complicated (Prime Video)
It’s Complicated is a romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Nancy Meyers. The 2009 film titled It’s Complicated follows a complicated romantic relationship of a divorced couple Jane and Jake as they are having an affair because Jake is married to another woman what Jane hasn’t realized yet is that the man she hired to remodel her kitchen is falling in love with her. It’s Complicated stars Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin in the lead roles with Steve Martin, Lake Bell, John Krasinski, Zoe Kazan, Rita Wilson, and Mary Kay Place starring in supporting roles.
Maybe I Do (Hulu & Rent on Prime Video)
Maybe I Do is a romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Michael Jacobs. Based on a play of the same name by Jacobs himself, the 2023 film follows a complicated web of relationships. When Michelle and Allen’s relationship begins to get more serious they invite their parents to meet each other but what they don’t know is that their parents already know each other as all of them are cheating on their partners with each other. Maybe I Do stars Diane Keaton, Richard Gere, William H. Macy, Susan Sarandon, Emma Roberts, Luke Bracey, Gina Jun, Natalie Ortega, and Michael Kostroff.
The Parent Trap (Disney+ & Rent on Prime Video)
The Parent Trap is a romantic comedy film directed by Nancy Meyers from a screenplay co-written by Meyers, David Swift, and Charles Shyer. Based on a 1949 German children’s book titled Lisa and Lottie by author Erich Kästner, the 1998 film follows the story of preteen twin sisters Annie and Hallie, who meet each other purely by coincidence at camp. Both of their parents are divorced and live on opposite sides of the Atlantic each with one child, but when both sisters take each others’ place trying to fill the place of the parent they have been missing their whole life. The Parent Trap stars Lindsay Lohan, Natasha Richardson, and Dennis Quaid in the lead roles with Elaine Hendrix, Lisa Ann Walter, Kat Graham, Maggie Wheeler, Simon Kunz, Joanna Barnes, Ronnie Stevens, Polly Holliday, and Hayley Mills starring in supporting roles.
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