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From Pretty Woman to Notting Hill The 5 best Julia Roberts rom-coms to watch

October 18, 2022 Share . Contents It’s impressive and unfathomable since that would never happen at the box office in 2022. With Roberts making her long-awaited return to romantic comedies in , we explored her five best movies in the genre that capitulated her to stardom.

Mystic Pizza 1988

After a few appearances in TV and film, Roberts broke out in Mystic Pizza. The coming-of-age film stars Roberts and Annabeth Gish as sisters Daisy and Kat Araújo. Along with their friend, Jojo Barbosa (Lili Taylor), the three girls work at Mystic Pizza in the seaside town of Mystic, Connecticut. Daisy starts a relationship with Charles (Adam Storke), a wealthy young professional. Because of her ethnicity (Portuguese), Charles’s family is unkind to Daisy, causing problems in their relationship. Mystic Pizza is a charming depiction of friendship as the girls try to figure out their respective futures. Stream Mystic Pizza on .

Pretty Woman 1990

If Mystic Pizza put Roberts’s on the map, Pretty Woman made her a star. Roberts plays Vivian Ward, an eccentric sex worker hired by wealthy businessman Edward Lewis () to pose as his girlfriend for the week. While Richard teaches her proper etiquette, Vivian shows Richard how to live a vibrant and fun life. The two opposites fall for each other, but their past lives attempt to pull them apart. Directed by Garry Marshall, Pretty Woman became the third-highest-grossing film of 1990, and Roberts received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress. It’s easy to see why, as Roberts shows such charisma and knack for comedy that the film is still the one she’s most known for three decades later. Stream Pretty Woman on .

My Best Friend’ s Wedding 1997

After a few years of so-so hits (the guilty pleasure Sleeping with the Enemy) and outright bombs (the awful period thriller Mary Reilly) in the mid-’90s, Roberts returned to her rom-com roots with the 1997 smash-hit My Best Friend’s Wedding. Roberts plays Julianne Potter, a 27-year-old food critic who receives a call from Michael O’Neal (Dermot Mulroney) that changes her life. Years prior, the two friends agreed to marry each other if they were unmarried by 28. Shortly before her 28th birthday, Michael tells Julianne he will marry Kimmy Wallace (Cameron Diaz) in four days. With the help of her friend George Downes (Rupert Everett), Julianne flies to Chicago to destroy the relationship and win Michael back. Come for Roberts’s charm and the engaging supporting cast, but stay for the iconic rendition of . Stream My Best Friend’s Weddingon .

Notting Hill 1999

If Roberts is the ’90s rom-com queen, then Hugh Grant is the ’90s rom-com king. The two successful actors shared the screen in 1999’s Notting Hill. Will Thacker (Grant) is a bookstore employee struggling to get past his divorce. One day, Anna Scott (Roberts), an international movie star, walks into Will’s bookstore, which sets off a series of chance encounters between the duo. Sparks fly after they kiss in Will’s apartment, and Will and Anna sporadically flirt and act on their romance over the next few years. However, as Anna’s star rises, her relationship with Will takes a back seat. Once again, Roberts showcases what makes her excel in the rom-com genre: great chemistry with her co-star and a disarming sense of humor that makes her relatable to everyone watching. Stream Notting Hill on .

Runaway Bride 1999

Roberts, Gere, and Marshall reunited in 1999’s . Roberts stars as Maggie Carpenter, a woman who previously left three men at the altar. As a result, Maggie is dubbed the “Runaway Bride” by journalist Ike Graham (Gere). Ike’s reporting is called into question when he cannot verify his source. To restore his reputation. Ike travels to Maryland to report about Maggie and her fourth attempt at marriage. As Ike learns more about Maggie, he falls for her, jeopardizing the entire article. Although it’s not as good as Pretty Woman, Runaway Bride is still worthy of your attention thanks to the strong chemistry between Gere and Roberts. They’re terrific together, which makes one sad that they never teamed up again after this movie. Stream Runaway Bride on .

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