Valentine's Day Must Watch Films!

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The one day a year that is made for sappy movies and cuddling on the couch with your remote and a box of chocolate, and we're going to make the most of it!

  • Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind (Widescreen Edition) (2004)

    ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND - DVD Movie

    Brittany says: "Jenny Grace, CGG staffer: Does this count as a romantic movie, because it totally should!"
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  • Atonement (Widescreen Edition) (2007)

    From the award-winning director of Pride and Prejudice comes a stunning, critically acclaimed epic story of love. When a young girl catches her sister in a passionate embrace with a childhood friend, her jealousy drives her to tell a lie that will...

    Brittany says: "Tena, CGG Body & Self Editor: James McAvoy became less like a weasel and sort of irresistible."
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    • Ticlr: Great period piece, and James McAvoy is adorable - Win-Win

  • Shakespeare in Love [Blu-ray]

    Triumphant winner of 7 Academy Awards(R) -- including Best Picture -- this witty, sexy smash features Oscar(R)-winning Best Actress Gwyneth Paltrow (SLIDING DOORS, THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS) and an amazing cast that includes Academy Award-winners Judi...

    Brittany says: "Meghan, CGG Food Editor: It combines one of my favorite of Shakespeare's works, "Twelfth Night," with one of his most famous, "Romeo & Juliet." The costumes, the scenery, the gorgeous dialogue and humor, it kills me. Also, Joseph Fiennes and Colin Firth...what's not to love. "
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  • Something's Gotta Give (2003)

    Harry Sanborn (Jack Nicholson) is a perennial playboy with a libido much younger than his years. During what was to have been a romantic weekend with his latest infatuation, Marin (Amanda Peet), at her mother's Hamptons beach house, Harry develops...

    Brittany says: "Shauna, CGG Lifestyle Editor: Old people need love too. Seriously. "
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  • You've Got Mail: Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Parker Posey, Jean Stapleton: Movies & TV

    Amazon.com: You've Got Mail: Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Parker Posey, Jean Stapleton: Movies & TV

    Brittany says: "Meredith, CGG Relationships Editor: I love the chase and the happy ending!"
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  • French Kiss

    Meg Ryan ("Sleepless in Seattle") and Kevin Kline ("Dave") star in this bouncy romantic comedy about life, love and larceny. When her fianc

    Brittany says: "Allison, CGG staffer: Because, obviously. And Meg still looked like Meg. "
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  • Notting Hill (Collector's Edition) (1999)

    Anna Scott (Julia Roberts) is the world's most famous movie star. William Thacker (Hugh grant) owns a travel bookstore in the quaint neighborhood of Notting Hill. When their paths cross, the couple comes to face the ultimate question: can two...

    Brittany says: "Heather, CGG Founder: Because I'm just a girl, standing in front of a guy, asking him to love her (and throwing in a million-dollar painting can only help). "
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  • Chocolat (2000)

    Chocolate is the beautiful and captivating comedy from the acclaimed director of the Cider House Rules! Nobody could have imagined the impact that the striking Vianne(Binoche) would make when she arrived in a tranquil, old-fashioned French town. In...

    Brittany says: "Audrey, CGG staffer: Johnny Depp, Juliette Binoche and erotic chocolate. Mmmmm..... "
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  • Amelie (2001)

    Nominated for 5 Academy Awards including Best Original Screenplay, this magical comedy met overwhelming acclaim nationwide. A painfully shy waitress working at a tiny Paris caf

    Brittany says: "Nanette, CGG Staffer: An adorable, quirky French girl who helps others find love and happiness finds a quirky lovematch for herself. Love it!"
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  • P.S. I Love You (2007)

    Buy a new outfit. Be a disco diva. Learn to fish. Take a chance. Travel. Laugh. Love. Sometimes all you need to start really living is a little shove in the right direction – and that’s just what Holly Kennedy gets. From the handsome,...

    Brittany says: "Daisy, CGG Health Editor: A love that transcends death *and* lets the heroine fall in love again? SOLD. Also, I'm a sucker for Irish accents."
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  • The Notebook (2004)

    Behind every great love is a great story. Two teenagers from opposite sides of the tracks fall in love during one summer together, but are tragically forced apart. When they reunite 7 years later, their passionate romance is rekindled, forcing one of...

    Brittany says: "Jodi, CGG Staffer: Because seriously. Everyone wants that love story and the sex you have afterwards is always amazing. (or is that just me?) Also Ryan Gosling. "
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  • Amazon.com: Love Actually: Bill Nighy, Gregor Fisher, Rory MacGregor, Colin Firth: Movies & TV

    Amazon.com: Love Actually: Bill Nighy, Gregor Fisher, Rory MacGregor, Colin Firth: Movies & TV

    Brittany says: "Katie, CGG staffer: Who doesn't love this movie, it's a love classic!"
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    • Ticlr: one of the few rom-coms that girls AND guys love

  • Six Days, Seven Nights (1998)

    Big-screen favorite Harrison Ford stars in this nonstop adventure hit about a dream vacation that turns into a hilarious tropical nightmare! A gruff, rough-hewn cargo pilot living in the islands, Quinn Harris (Ford) hates tourists ... though he's not...

    Brittany says: "Jen, CGG Parenting Editor: I love this movie because it shows a relationship in a quick witted snarky sarcastic kind of lovey dovey way. "
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  • Always (1989)

    Brittany says: "Kim, CGG staffer: A real true love is forever, and always. "
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  • America's Sweethearts (2001)

    FOR KIKI, BEING THE PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO BEAUTIFUL MEGASTARGWEN ISN'T EASY. IN FACT, IT'S NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE SINCE THE MANOF HER DREAMS IS EDDIE. GWEN'S ESTRANGED HUSBAND. KIKI IS GIVEN THE MONUMENTAL TASK OF HELPING GWEN AND EDDIE MAKE IT THROUGH A....

    Brittany says: "Amber, CGG staffer: It's happy. It's sad. It has Julia Roberts *and* John Cusack. What more could a girl want? "
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  • Secretary (2002)

    Directed by Steven Shainberg. With James Spader, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jeremy Davies, Lesley Ann Warren. A young woman, recently released from a mental hospital, gets a job as a secretary to a demanding lawyer, where their employer-employee relationship...

    Brittany says: "Brittany, CGG Founder: This is my ultimate romantic movie. Totally gets me in the mood every time!"
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