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Picture This is a British romantic comedy film directed by Prarthana Mohan from a screenplay by Nikita Lalwani. Based on the 2024 Australian film Five Blind Dates by Shawn Seet, the Prime Video film follows Pia, a young woman attending her sister’s engagement party, where she is told by a spiritual guru that she will find true love in the next five dates she goes on and during this time she will also find success in her photography career. Picture This stars Simone Ashley, Anoushka Chadha, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Luke Fetherston, Sindhu Vee, and Phil Dunster. So, if you loved the swoon-worthy love story, hilarious comedy, and memorable characters in Picture This, here are some similar movies you should check out next.

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Five Blind Dates is an Australian romantic comedy film directed by Shawn Seet,...

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Sisterhood, Inc. will air as part of Hallmark Channel’s Loveuary programming event. The movie stars Rachael Leigh Cook, Daniella Monet, Leonidas Gulaptis and more. Read on to learn more about this romantic comedy that tells the story of two sisters.

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According to the official synopsis, Sisterhood, Inc. tells the story of two sisters, played by Rachael Leigh Cook and Daniella Monet (Holiday Crashers). Corporate executive Megan, starts a board of directors to improve her younger sister’s chaotic life and finds love with a psych professor who uncovers her tough demeanor.

Where have you seen the cast before? Daniella Monet, Judy Kain

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Sisterhood Inc. stars Simon Belz as Curtis,...

Exclusive: Netflix has built out their ensemble for the Minka Kelly romantic comedy Champagne Problems with Tom Wozniczka, Flula Borg, Xavier Samuel, Sean Amsing, Thibault De Montalemert and Astrid Whettnall joining the cast of the Mark Steven Johnson directed and written feature.

In Champagne Problems, an ambitious M&a executive travels to France to secure the acquisition of a world-renowned champagne brand before Christmas, but her plans are upended when she falls into a whirlwind romance with a charming Parisian — who turns out to be the founder’s son.

Stephanie Slack and Margret H. Huddleston for Off Camera Entertainment and Johnson are producers.

Wozniczka plays Patrice on AppleTV+’s Slow Horses and also starred on the streamer’s Drops of God. He is repped by Artists First, Cineart and Conway van Gelder Grant. Johnson is repped by Range Media Partners and Hirsch Wallerstein Hayum Matlof and Fishman.

Exclusive: Mainstay Entertainment has signed Rachael Leigh Cook for representation in all areas.

Cook can currently be seen in Hallmark’s family holiday feature film Rescuing Christmas. The project was developed and produced under Cook’s development deal with Marvista. In addition, Cook also stars and produces the Netflix film A Tourist’s Guide to Love. Prior that, Cook was seen in the film Spirit Halloween, opposite Christopher Lloyd. In 2021, Cook starred in Netflix’s He’s All That, a gender-swapped remake of her 1999 hit romantic comedy, that she starred in. In 2020, Cook pitched, produced, and starred in the Netflix film Love Guaranteed opposite Damon Wayans Jr. and Heather Graham. The film premiered on the streaming platform at #1.

She most recently inked a wide-ranging development and talent deal with Fox’s Marvista Entertainment. The pact will see Cook star and produce a number of projects including There She Goes, (w/t), a...

Match Me If You Can is a romantic comedy film directed by Marian Yeager. The rom-com film follows the story of a female computer nerd who is fed up with being single but when an online dating service rejects her by calling her “unmatchable”, she speaks out against the company and becomes a spokeswoman for all the frustrated singles out there. Match Me if You Can stars Georgina Reilly, Charlie Bodin, Wilson Bethel, and Brian George. So, if you loved Match Me If You Can here are some similar movies you can watch next.

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Synopsis: To save her small law firm, earnest lawyer Susan (Rachael Leigh Cook) takes a high-paying case from Nick (Damon Wayans Jr.), a charming new client who wants to sue a dating website that guarantees love. But as the case heats up, so do Susan and Nick’s feelings for each other.

Exclusive: Rachael Leigh Cook, star of ‘90s movies including She’s All That, has signed a wide-ranging deal with Fox’s Marvista Entertainment.

The pact will see Cook develop, produce and act in a number of projects including a holiday film and There She Goes (w/t), a feature loosely based on her real-life experiences.

It comes as Cook is starring in Netflix’s A Tourist’s Guide to Love, which launches this month.

The deal is one of the highest profile partnerships unveiled by Marvista Entertainment since it was acquired by Fox Entertainment in December 2021.

Leigh Cook will develop and produce several projects across genres over the next few years via her production company Ben’s Sister Productions. She will work in front of and behind the camera.

The deal was shepherded by Hannah Pillemer, EVP, Creative Affairs, MarVista Entertainment.

The first few projects revealed are There She Goes, which will star...

Dennis Quaid and Heather Graham in ‘On a Wing and a Prayer’ (Photo Courtesy of Prime Video/Boris Martin © Amazon Content Services LLC)

Prime Video’s unveiled the first official photo from On a Wing and a Prayer, an inspirational drama based on a true story. The new photo shows Dennis Quaid (Blue Miracle) at the controls of an airplane with Heather Graham (Love Guaranteed) as his co-pilot. Jesse Metcalfe also stars.

Per Prime Video: “In this extraordinary true story of faith and survival, On a Wing and a Prayer follows passenger Doug White’s (Quaid) harrowing journey to safely land a plane and save his entire family from insurmountable danger after their pilot dies unexpectedly mid-flight.”

The film reunites Quaid with his Soul Surfer and Reagan director Sean McNamara. Brian Egeston wrote the screenplay and Autumn Bailey-Ford, Roma Downey, and Karl Horstmann produce. Marco Henry executive produces and the film’s subject,...

It’s a little ironic that the fair-minded maiden in “Love in the Villa” yearns for an authentic, romantic Italian vacation since her fairy tale has been cobbled together by Netflix’s practically patented algorithm. Take one part down-on-her-luck female protagonist, add in a handsome-but-cantankerous gentleman either from or in an enchanting European setting, and mix with a generous splash of high jinks that force them to fall head over heels. Yet the blessed surprise awaiting even the most cynical of audiences of writer-director Mark Steven Johnson’s romantic comedy is that within the manufactured product lies a heartening appeal to its sensible delight.

Elementary school teacher Julie (Kat Graham), who is obsessed with “Romeo and Juliet,” has planned the trip of a lifetime with her boyfriend of four years, Brandon (Raymond Ablack). Their jaunt to Verona, Italy, includes everything from reservations at the finest restaurants to themed tours, all...

If, like me, one of your favorite things to do each fall is to find and visit your local Spirit Halloween store, then you also might be excited to hear that Strike Back Studios and Hideout Pictures have finished principal photography on a Spirit Halloween movie written by Billie Bates, directed by David Poag, and featuring a cast that includes Christopher Lloyd and Rachael Leigh Cook.

The Spirit Halloween film is slated for an October release, and we'll keep Daily Dead readers updated on further details. In the meantime, we have the official press release, including the film's synopsis:

Press Release: Strike Back Studios and Hideout Pictures continue their busy production schedule in 2022 having wrapped principal photography of “Spirit Halloween.” When a new Spirit Halloween store appears in a deserted strip mall, three middle school friends who think they’ve outgrown trick or treating make a dare to spend the...

Raymond Ablack, Laura Hopper, Sean Amsing and Emilio Solfrizzi have joined the cast of Netflix’s new rom-com “Love in the Villa.”

Starring Kat Graham and Tom Hopper, “Love in the Villa” follows a young woman who takes a romantic trip to Verona, Italy after a break up. When she arrives to find that that villa she reserved was double-booked, she has to share her vacation with a cynical (yet very good-looking) British man. Ablack plays the woman’s ex-boyfriend.

Set to be released on the streamer in 2022, the rom-com is written, directed and produced by Mark Steven Johnson, with Margret Huddleston and Stephanie Slack producing for Off Camera Entertainment.

The new movie marks a continuation of Ablack’s relationship with the streamer after appearing in “Maid,” “Ginny & Georgia” and “Narcos.” In “Ginny & Georgia,” Ablack plays Joe, the owner of the local farm-to-table restaurant who can’t help...

With his new film “Demonic,” writer-director Neill Blomkamp has done something he’s never done before: He’s made a feature film that’s almost completely pointless.

The man behind “District 9,” “Elysium,” and “Chappie” has never been particularly subtle about his allegories, whether the films are acclaimed or not. So far he’s used sci-fi trappings to explore the evils of apartheid and health care, and to address at least some of the bigger questions about artificial intelligence. They’re usually big swings, the sci-fi films of Neill Blomkamp, so it’s hard to begrudge him for going for a bunt this time.

But “Demonic” isn’t just a low-budget supernatural–sci-fi thriller; it’s also a shallow one, a boring one, a poorly conceived one — and the characters stink too. It’s a horror movie with no ideas and only half a scare. It’s a sci-fi movie...

Rachael Leigh Cook will star in the Netflix original film “A Tourist’s Guide to Love,” Variety has learned exclusively.

The film is based on an original idea of Cook’s with Eirene Donohue set to write the screenplay. In the film, after an unexpected break up, a travel executive (Cook) accepts an assignment to go undercover and learn about the tourist industry in Vietnam. Along the way she finds adventure and romance with her Vietnamese expat tour guide when they decide to hijack the tour bus in order to explore life and love off the beaten path.

Cook will produce in addition to starring. Jim Head of Head First Productions will also produce, with Joel S. Rice and Lydia Storie of Muse Entertainment executive producing.

This is not the first Netflix film Cook has worked on in recent years. She previously starred in and produced the film “Love, Guaranteed” at the streamer.

Gina Rodriguez, Damon Wayans Jr. and Tom Ellis are set to star in a romantic comedy for Netflix called “Players.”

“Pitch Perfect 3” and “The Sleepover” director Trish Sie will direct the film that’s produced by Marc Platt (“La La Land”) and is about two romantic “players” who get tangled up in love.

Rodriguez stars as a Chicago sportswriter who has spent years devising successful hook-up “plays” with her best friend, played by Wayans Jr., and their crew. But when she unexpectedly falls for one of her targets, played by Ellis, they must learn what it takes to go from simply scoring to playing for keeps.

Whit Anderson, a writer on “Ozark” and Marvel’s “Daredevil,” wrote the screenplay for “Players.” The producers are Platt and Ryan Christians for Marc Platt productions and Ross Dinerstein for Campfire

Rodriguez is also executive producing along with Molly Breeskin for I Can and I Will Productions,...

Jane The Virgin alum Gina Rodriguez, Happy Endings’ Damon Wayans Jr., and Tom Ellis from TV’s Lucifer have signed on to star in Players, a romantic comedy from Netflix. Marc Platt and Ryan Christians are producing the pic for Marc Platt Productions with Ross Dinerstein for Campfire.

The Sleepover and Pitch Perfect 3 director Trish Sie is attached to direct the feature from a script by Whit Anderson, who has written for shows like Ozark and Marvel’s Daredevil.

The plot follows Chicago sportswriter Mack (Rodriguez) who has spent years devising successful hook-up “plays” with best friend Adam (Wayans Jr.) and their crew, but when she unexpectedly falls head-over-heels for one of her targets (Ellis), they all must learn what it takes to go from simply scoring to playing for keeps.

Rodriguez and Molly Breeskin will serve as executive producers under their I Can and I Will Productions label alongside...

Gina Rodriguez and Damon Wayans Jr. will attempt to fight romantic fate in the upcoming Netflix movie “Players.”

The actors are set to star alongside Tom Ellis in the romantic comedy, which centers on Chicago sportswriter Mack (Rodriguez), who has spent years devising successful hook-up “plays” with her best friend Adam (Wayans). But when she unexpectedly becomes infatuated with one of her targets (Ellis), they are forced to confront the idea of a true relationship.

Trish Sie is directing “Players,” having previously helmed “The Sleepover” and “Pitch Perfect 3.” Whit Anderson, whose resume includes “Ozark,” “Marvel’s Daredevil” and “The Power,” is writing the script.

Producers include Marc Platt and Ryan Christians for Marc Platt Productions and Ross Dinerstein for Campfire. Rodriguez and Molly Breeskin will executive produce the film through their company I Can and I Will Productions. Ross Girard of Campfire and Dan Clarke are also executive producing.

Rodriguez,...

Rachael Leigh Cook has joined Miramax’s “He’s All That,” a gender-swapped remake of the beloved ’90s classic “She’s All That.” Cook played lovable art geek Laney Boggs opposite Freddie Prinze Jr. in the 1999 original film.

“He’s All That” stars TikTok star Addison Rae in her acting debut as Padgett Sawyer, in a role inspired by Prinze Jr.’s Zack Siler. Cook will play Padgett Sawyer’s, (Addison Rae) wise and caring mother.

“I’m thrilled to be reunited with so many familiar faces,” Cook said in a statement to TheWrap. “This version has a great new spin that I think people will really enjoy.”

In “He’s All That,” Padgett accepts a challenge to turn the school’s least popular boy, played by “Cobra Kai’s” Tanner Buchanan, into prom king, attempting to avenge herself following a humiliating fallout with her boyfriend. The remake also stars Madison Pettis, Peyton Meyer,...

Update: Rachael Leigh Cook has officially signed on to join Miramax’s He’s All That. The actress who starred as Laney Boggs in the 1999 romantic comedy She’s All That, joins leads Addison Rae and Tanner Buchanan in the gender role-flipped remake.

Rae, in a role inspired by Freddie Prinze Jr’s Zackary Siler, plays Padgett Sawyer, who accepts a challenge to turn the school’s least popular boy (Buchanan) into prom king, attempting to avenge herself following a humiliating fallout with her boyfriend. Cook will play Padgett’s wise and caring mother. Madison Pettis, Petyon Meyer, Isabella Crovetti, Annie Jacob and Myra Molloy co-star.

Original producers Jennifer Gibgot and Andrew Panay are producing the updated iteration from a screenplay by R. Lee Fleming, the screenwriter behind the original. Mark Waters is set to direct.

Cook, who was most recently seen starring in the Netflix rom-com, Love, Guaranteed, is repped by Industry Entertainment.

Rachael Leigh Cook, the star of the 1999 film “She’s All That,” has joined the cast of Miramax’s gender-swapped remake, titled “He’s All That.”

Cook will portray the mother of Padgett Sawyer, the remake’s protagonist, played by TikTok star Addison Rae. In the 1999 original, Cook played Laney Boggs, the lovable art nerd who was made over by Freddie Prinze Jr.’s character, Zackary Siler.

“He’s All That” stars Rae in a role inspired by Zackary and “Cobra Kai” actor Tanner Buchanan as Cameron Kweller, the least popular boy in school. In an attempt to avenge her reputation from an embarrassing fallout with her boyfriend, Padgett accepts the challenge to turn Cameron into the school’s Prom King.

“I’m thrilled to be reunited with so many familiar faces! This version has a great new spin that I think people will really enjoy,” Cook said.

Cook most recently starred in Netflix’s “Love, Guaranteed,...

The newest trend in home viewing: the hot title that seems to come out of nowhere. This week it’s “The 2nd,” which jumped to #1 on the AppleTV and GooglePlay movie rental charts. An actioner starring Ryan Phillippe and Casper Van Dien would never register within film Twitter, but that’s not the ruling sensibility of VOD.

This week had a range of alternative offerings, led by the Disney+ debut of “Mulan.” At an estimated $200 million cost, it is by far the most expensive feature film to skip domestic theaters for Premium VOD. This is also the second week of “Bill & Ted Face the Music” (United Artists), as well as first for “I’m Thinking of Ending Things,” the start of Netflix’s fall awards-intended original releases. All that comes as “Tenet” (Warner Bros.) began its muted run in the U.S. as it tries to bring struggling theaters into recovery.

There’s little false advertising to “Love, Guaranteed,” a romantic comedy about true love and the seemingly overblown promises of online dating. The shared fate of Susan Whitaker and Nick Evans — played by Rachel Leigh Cook and Damon Wayans Jr. — is all but assured by director Mark Steven Johnson’s pretty much by-the-numbers take. The question isn’t “Will they wind up together?” It’s more of a “how they will wind up together” proposition. Even with some nicely understated moments from the leads, the Netflix film is decidedly slight, easy-on-the-noggin entertainment.

Susan Whitaker has her own shingle as an attorney. Nick is a physical therapist at a rehab center. How others feel about each of them — her employees, his patients — attests to the fact they are decent people. When Nick first seeks out Susan’s services for a lawsuit, she has her doubts. Still, her penchant for turning paying...

You can always count on Netflix to keep churning out quality content every month, and it’s really come in handy during 2020 while so many people are stuck inside needing new stuff to watch. September has been off to a great start so far, too, already adding movies like Denzel Washington’s Glory, classic musical Grease, the Hannibal Lecter tale Red Dragon and the drug-fuelled Seth Rogen and James Franco flick Pineapple Express.

Of course, that’s not all that subscribers will get in September, as there are quite a few other major drops hitting throughout the month. Perhaps the most notable is September 23rd’s Enola Holmes, which stars Millie Bobby Brown as the sister of the famous Sherlock Holmes – played here by Henry Cavill. If that’s not your thing, though, you may be more excited about September 4th’s psychological horror I’m Thinking of Ending Things,...

“She’s All That” changed Rachael Leigh Cook’s life. The 1999 teen romantic comedy — a modern-day retelling of “Pygmalion” — starred Cook as Laney Boggs, a homely, artsy outcast who transforms, in late ’90s parlance, into a “total hottie” and captures the heart of the high school heartthrob, played by Freddie Prinze Jr.

When the movie opened in theaters, it grossed $103 million worldwide, birthed a chart-topping soundtrack (thanks to Sixpence None the Richer’s “Kiss Me”) and made both of its leads into sought-after commodities in Hollywood.

It’s an experience Cook, now 40, looks back on with nostalgic fondness.

“I’m just grateful every day that I didn’t come of age in the era of camera phones, and yet, that makes me sound way more scandalous than I actually was,” says Cook, who started acting professionally at age 14.

But Cook still grapples with how to describe the formative years of her career.

Netflix is out with its list of everything new coming in the month of September.

The list includes the new space series “Away” starring Hilary Swank, out Sept 4. It also includes all three “Back to the Future” movies, “Grease” and “Magic Mike,” out Sept. 1.

“The Duchess” is out Sept. 11, and Ryan Murphy’s “Ratched” comes Sept. 18.

Leaving throughout the month is “Cold Case Files: Season 1,” “Christopher Robin,” “Jurassic Park,” “Despicable Me” and “Dear John,” to name a few.

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See the full list below.

Sept. 1

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The Boss Baby: Get That Baby! — Netflix Family

Felipe Esparza: Bad Decisions — Netflix Comedy Special

La Partita / The Match — Netflix Film

True: Friendship Day — Netflix Family

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"What price would you pay to find love?" Netflix has released an official trailer for a cute romantic comedy titled Love, Guaranteed, starring Rachael Leigh Cook & Damon Wayans Jr. It's a bit strange, but this is made by the director of Daredevil and Ghost Rider, now doing a light-hearted romcom? Sure, okay. To save her small law firm, earnest lawyer Susan takes a high-paying case from Nick, a charming client who wants to sue a dating website that guarantees love. But as the case heats up, so do Susan and Nick's feelings for each other. I'm glad to see the romantic comedy spin in this - condemning dating websites and accusing them of being for-profit crap by narcissists. And I like the romance - based on honesty and genuine charm. The cast includes Heather Graham, Quynh Mi, Jed Rees, Lisa Durupt, and Brendan Taylor. At first glance, this looks pretty good!

September marks the start of the traditional TV season. For many networks and cable channels, however, this will be an usual season with the coronavirus pandemic halting production leaving behind paltry fall lineups. Over on Netflix, however, things continue to operate at high capacity.

Netflix is rolling out quite a few original series and movies for its new releases in September 2020. The Hillary Swank-starring space drama Away premieres on September 4. That is followed by a whole host of intriguing concepts including Julie and the Phantoms (Sept. 10), Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous (Sept. 18), and even the Nurse Ratched origin story series called Ratched (Sept. 18).

The film side of things is just as packed. Romantic comedy Love, Guaranteed premieres on Sept. 3, Charlie Kaufman’s latest effort I’m Thinking of Ending Things arrives on Sept. 4, and the Tom Holland-starring thriller The Devil All the Time bows on Sept. 16. That’s not even to mention Enola Holmes on Sept.

We’re not even halfway through August yet, but let’s look ahead to the future all the same and preview what’s coming to Netflix in September. The ninth month of 2020 is set to be a major one for the streaming giant in terms of original content, as numerous movies and TV series are being added to its library that are among the most hotly-anticipated titles due on the site all year.

In total, there are 18 Netflix Originals coming in September, and here’s the full list, sorted by date:

Enola Holmes (2020) – Tbd Mighty Express (Season 1) – Tbd Felipe Esparza: Bad Decisions (Standup Special) – September 1st True: Friendship Day (Special) – September 1st Freaks – You’re One of Us (2020) – September 2nd Love, Guaranteed (2020) – September 3rd Young Wallander (Season 1) – September 3rd Away (Season 1) – September 4th I’m Thinking of Ending Things (2020) – September 4th Spirit Riding Free: Riding Academy (Part 2) – September 4th Undercover...

Just last week, we reported that Heather Graham had jumped on board the upcoming limited series The Stand, based on the Stephen King novel. Graham has now been cast in the Netflix original film Love, Guaranteed. She joins the cast that already includes Rachael Leigh Cook (She’s All That) and Damon Wayans Jr. (Happy Endings). Cook is producing the film and helped inspire the story that was written by Elizabeth Hackett and Hilary Galanoy.

Here’s the synopsis, and character description, courtesy of Deadline:

It follows Susan (Cook), an earnest attorney who has taken one too many pro bono cases. She begrudgingly takes a high-paying, high-profile case from Nick (Wayans Jr.), a charming new client who wants to sue a dating website that guarantees users will find love. Susan and Nick soon find themselves in the middle of a media storm, and as the case heats up, so do...

Exclusive: Heather Graham is set to co-star opposite Rachael Leigh Cook and Damon Wayans Jr. in the Netflix original film, Love, Guaranteed, which is currently in production with Mark Steven Johnson directing. Cook is producing the project alongside Dan Spilo, Margret Huddleston, and Stephanie Slack.

The script, based on the source material from Cook, was written by Elizabeth Hackett and Hilary Galanoy.

It follows Susan (Cook), an earnest attorney who has taken one too many pro bono cases. She begrudgingly takes a high-paying, high-profile case from Nick (Wayans Jr.), a charming new client who wants to sue a dating website that guarantees users will find love. Susan and Nick soon find themselves in the middle of a media storm, and as the case heats up, so do their feelings for each other — which could jeopardize everything.

Graham’s character is Tamara Taylor, the CEO of the Love Guaranteed dating website.