You’ve watched “When Harry Met Sally” so many times that you’re now avoided at parties since you annoy everyone by reciting not only Meg Ryan’s lines but Billy Crystal’s. Eh, gads.
You’ve also bawled your eyes out over “The Notebook” ad nauseum and have replayed that sobby rainy scene over and over. Sorry. Ryan Gosling is never gonna be your sweetie.
So on this Valentine’s Day, you might want to spice things up with your love-worn romantic film watching.
To aid you in that pursuit, we selected 14, mostly lesser-known alternatives to the standbys to help celebrate St. Cupid’s special day — Feb. 14. We’re rating them by their spice level, the chemistry between the leads and the amount of tears that they make you shed.
Here’s our love-ly roundup.
‘Música’
A Newark street performer (director/writer Rudy Mancuso) in a Brazilian neighborhood is stuck in a bad romance but falls for the easy-going Isabella (Camila Mendes) at a fish market. Mancuso introduces his synesthesia (a condition wherein he experiences sounds around him as a series of rhythms) into a big-hearted, music-infused sweetheart of a film.
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