From 'Pride and Prejudice' to 'Red White & Royal Blue', our watchlist for the weekend is sorted!
You’d have to be living under a rock to miss the drama surrounding Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni’s movie, It Ends With Us, based on Colleen Hoover’s massively popular novel of the same name.
The book follows Lily as she overcomes a traumatic childhood to start a new life for herself. She meets Ryle, a neurosurgeon, and sparks fly until she starts seeing sides of him that remind her of the life she left behind.
Despite all the controversy related to the subject matter of the book (many claim it glorifies domestic abuse), the adaptation was one of the most eagerly anticipated movies of the year.
Like It Ends With Us, there have been many romance novels that have inspired filmmakers to adapt them for the big screen. From the classic Pride and Prejudice to the swoon-worthy Red White and Royal Blue, here are some other romantic movies that have been adapted from popular novels…
Written by Jojo Moyes, the 2012 romantic novel ‘Me Before You’ is a beautiful love story between a differently abled man and his assistant that’ll leave you speechless and with a heart full of love! The movie stars Emilia Clarke and Sam Claflin.
Based on Kevin Kwan’s 2013 book of the same name, Crazy Rich Asians will give you a peak into, well, the life of crazy rich Asians. Imagine the greatest, wealthiest, and most dysfunctional families and add a love story amidst all of that.
Sally Thorne’s The Hating Game, based on the fan-favourite enemies-to-lovers trope, was adapted into a movie starring Lucy Hale and Austin Stowell. What happens when two colleagues, who can’t stand each other, fall madly in love with one another? If you’re itching to know more then you need to watch this one now.
The OG enemies-to-lovers novel, Jane Austen’s classic Pride and Prejudice has been adapted for the screen multiple times but Joe Wright’s 2005 movie is one of the best. Keira Knightley’s Lizzy Bennet and Matthew Macfayden’s Mr Darcy were casting gold.
An adaptation of the 2019 novel of the same name by Casey McQuiston, Red White & Royal Blue follows the star-crossed romance between the prince of England and the US President’s son. It has a generous sprinkling of everything we love in a rom-com: an enemies-to-lovers trope, grand declarations of love, and romantic montages.
So, which one would you be watching this weekend?
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