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Date Night

Movies to curl up with for a cozy night in.

DVD/AMERICAN
American President
Can a widowed president find love despite his many obligations? And what will the public think if the object of his affection is a lobbyist? Michael Douglas and Annette Bening star with an all-star cast. (PG–13)

DVD/AS
As Good As It Gets
An obsessive-compulsive curmudgeon and a heart-of-gold waitress stumble awkwardly toward one another in New York City. Jack Nicholson is the oddly likable jerk, and Helen Hunt's performance won her an Oscar. (PG–13)

DVD/BACKDRAFT
Backdraft
Two estranged firefighter brothers must deal with a serial arsonist in Chicago. Realistic, action-packed fire scenes stand out in this movie. (R)

DVD/BULL
Bull Durham
America's love affair with baseball is played out on North Carolina minor league team. Watch it for the classic rookie/mentor dynamic, the baseball, a steamy Susan Sarandon, or for the humor. (R)

DVD/DOCTOR
Doctor Zhivago
This Russian epic traces the life of Yury Zhivago during the Russian Revolution. Married, Yury is torn between fidelity and passion when he falls in love with Lara, a nurse he is stationed with during the war. (PG–13)

DVD/HAROLD
Harold and Maude
This quirky but touching movie features one of love's great mismatched pairs. A young man who enjoys faking his own death and a lively senior citizen who frequents funerals find kindred spirits in one another. (PG)

DVD/HIGH
High Fidelity
Devastated by yet another breakup, Rob (John Cusack) revisits past loves, mopes around his Chicago record store, and ultimately finds the love he deserves. Based on a Nick Hornby novel, this movie features a local setting and a great soundtrack. (R)

DVD/MOONSTRUCK
Moonstruck
Love triangles have rarely been better than in this tale of two Italian-American families. Featuring Nicholas Cage and Cher, whose performance earned an Oscar for Best Actress. (PG)

DVD/RAISING
Raising Arizona
When an ex-con and his cop bride are unable to conceive, they kidnap one of the Arizona quints, children of a local furniture baron. This Cohen Brothers movie has off-beat humor and quirky characters. (PG–13)

DVD/REDS
Reds
Warren Beatty and Diane Keaton star in this romantic epic set during the Russian Revolution and among the political and social upheaval of the early twentieth century. Based on a true story. (PG)

DVD/ROMANCING
Romancing the Stone
A romance writer (Kathleen Turner) gets a taste of the truly romantic and adventurous life when she is called to her sister's aid and is sidetracked by a swashbuckling treasure hunter (Michael Douglas). (PG)

DVD/ROXANNE
Roxanne
Steve Martin revisits Cyrano De Bergerac as a long-nosed fire chief who feels he can only get close to the beautiful astronomer Roxanne (Darryl Hannah) by composing love letters as another man. (PG)

DVD/RUTHLESS
Ruthless People
A couple, cheated by a shady businessman, kidnaps his wife to get even, only to find out the businessman couldn't be happier. Danny DeVito and Bette Midler team up to great effect. (R)

DVD/TRUE
True Lies
A ho-hum marriage is thrown for an adventurous loop when the truth comes out and Helen (Jamie Lee Curtis) discovers that her husband Harry (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is actually an international spy. (R)

DVD/WEDDING
Wedding Crashers
An adult comedy that features Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn as two swinging singles that crash weddings to "meet" new women, and find themselves tamed in the end. (R)

Prepared by Heather Booth, September 2007