Chick flick : a movie that makes women run to the theater and drive their boyfriend/husband crazy.

Nothing is comparable to a bag of popcorn and a box of Kleenex to release your angers and worries of the day, with the great company of… let’s say Hugh Grant in The Englishman Who Went up a Hill but Came down a Mountain, Julia Roberts in Notting Hill or yummy Ryan Reynolds in The Proposal. Men seem to agonize when watching those movies, but we, women, just ask for more and more and…

Women just love those movies à la Cinderella, the cheesy beauty lovy dubby type of movie. So we thought that here, on romantic comedies on DVD, it was time to take a look back at what the movie industry has brought us in terms of chick flicks and what are the biggest chick flicks of all time. Here’s our top 10 chick flicks, what the biggest critics have to say about them, and what readers have to say about them.

1- When Harry Met Sally
starring Meg Ryan and Billie Crystal
When Harry Met Sally, RomCom at its best
Peter Travers from the Rolling Stone says “A ravishing, romantic lark brimming over with style, intelligence and flashing wit.”
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2- Sleepless in Seattle
starring Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks
A timeless romantic drama, a chick flick at its best girls!
Joe Brown from the Washington Post says “A quick check of the exiting audience found many smiling — and still clutching tissues.”
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3- While You Were Sleeping
starring Bill Pullman and Sandra Bullock
An adorable movie to be watched over and over again, especially in times when you need that reminded that love does exist!
Richard Schickel from the TIME Magazine says “Recaptures the true spirit of the best kind of modern fairy tale.”
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4- Chocolat
starring Juliette Binoche, Johnny Depp, Judi Dench, Alfred Molina & Lena Olin
Chocolat is a seductive and delicious movie you should morsel at a time…
Roger Ebert from the Chicago Sun-Times says “The movie is charming and whimsical, and Binoche reigns as a serene and wise goddess.”
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5- Dirty Dancing
starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey
A great classic from the 80’s, the ultimate dancing movie
Caroline Westbrook from the Empire Magazine says “Endlessly quotable, strangely fascinating and immensely charming.”
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6- Ghost
starring Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore & Whoopi Goldberg
Ghost is a magical movie, a tear-jerking treat…
John Wirt from the Advocate says “This occult love story deserved its hit status.”
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7- The Philadelphia Story
starring Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn & James Stewart
The Philadelphia Story… This is why we watch classics.
Dave Kehr from Chicago Reader says “George Cukor gives it the royal treatment with a splendid supporting cast…”
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8-Titanic
starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet
One of the greatest movies ever! Titanic is beyond a movie you watch, it’s a movie you experience… Amazing soundtrack… Get your tissues ready!
Michael Wilmington Chicago Tribune says “Titanic is a film that sweeps us away into a world of spectacle, beauty and excitement.”
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9- Love Actually
starring Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Colin Firth & Keira Knightley
The sweetest movie you need to watch over the holidays, with people you love. A movie with clever, silly and witty love story.
Tom Long from the Detroit News says “Perfectly wonderful if not completely perfect.” & Claudia Puig from USA Today says “Love Actually is irresistible. ”
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10- Sweet Home Alabama
starring Reese Witherspoon and Patrick Dempsey
A movie pretty sweet and heartwarming.
The top critics didn’t love it… but hey… it’s a chick flick to be enjoyed with some girl friends or cuddling with your hubby because he owes you one after he made you watch that bad action movie, not the latest Oscar-winning production!

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Are you, like me, a fan of witty and silly Reese Witherspoon in Legally Blonde, playboy Hugh Grant in… well hum all of his movies, or the passionate love between Leo and Kate in Titanic… we just can’t help it, we, women just love chick flick movies.

What are chick flick movies?

So what are are chick flick movie? Chick flick movies are movies that are meant to be watch over and over again, often in the company of a bowl of popcorn in one hand, and a box of Kleenex, without getting bored. Usually ending with a happy ending (99% of the time), they are comforting, whether you are single looking for something to lift up your spirit, to give you some hope after a break up of, or just for some entertainment on a boring evening. Chick flick movies are usually pretty obvious : How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Bridget Jones’s Diary. What are the ingredients that we, girls and women, just love so much. Critics usually give them an awful rating because they are, let’s admit it, usually flimsy.Chick flicks are usually not Oscar winning movies and have a strong girl appeal. So what make chick flick movies a chick flick movie that appeal to girls?

What makes good chick flick movies?

Well the ingredients of chick flick movies are recurrent… To make a great chick flick movie, it is essential to stick to the essentials.

The next-door girl heroine.
Because we like to be able to identify ourselves the heroine. Chick flick movies are not about royalty, but about the girl next-door with a boring job, some great friends, such as Jennifer Anniston in The Break-Up or Katherine Heigl in 27 Dresses. She can either be looking for the love of her life, or have lost complete faith in men (see Kelli Williams in A Boyfriend for Christmas).

Bridget Jones, is simply the girl next-door

Cute or handsome hero
Then comes the hero. And in chick flick movies, we like them yummy… handsome. However, there is not one type, the range is wide, very wide, from the conventional good boy with the great heart to the bad boy. Hugh Grant in Four Weddings and a Funeral to the sweaty bad boy Patrick Swayze in Dirty Dancing, the playboy Matthew McConaughey in Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, our prince charming comes in all types and flavors. They usually have a great body like Ryan Reynolds in The Proposal, but are sometimes simply the cute boy next-door like Tom Hanks in You’ve Got Mail.

Hugh Grant one of Britain's best known faces of chick flicks

Some close friends
Because they need to confide themselves with them, when things turn sour. Again, in chick flick movies, they come in all genres, the one best friend Suzy from Sleepless in Seattle, George the gay friend in My Best Friend’s Wedding, the group of friends (Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda) from Sex and the City…

Who makes a better confident than a gay friend like in My Best Friend's Wedding?

The issues
Throw her some rocks, give her some obstacle she needs to overcome. In chick flick movies, we don’t want it to be too easy for either the heroine or the hero. Make the heroine choose between her fiance (who obviously prefers his career over her) and that new hero, make the heroine believe that her soon-to-be prince charming is a horrible selfish person when he really has a big heart…

Talk about issues... Ask Carrie from Sex and the City

A great soundtrack
All chick flick movies have great soundtrack, so you can remember them. A great soundtrack will give you the opportunity of remembering a movie and possibly watch it again… Plus if they fit well with the movie, they might help bring some tears…

The soundtrack from Titanic, one of the best chick flick soundtrack ever

Happily ever after
Hope and optimism are essential in good chick flick movies. You must believe that there is a chance that the hero and the heroine can make things work. While there is a happy ending in 99% of chick flick movies, chick flick movies can sometimes have a sad ending, such as The Notebook. But that’s okay, we girls, all like a good cry once in a while.

In Enchanted, Giselle sure knows something about happily ever after...

So these are the right ingredients for a good chick flick movie. Of course, not all chick flick movies follow that exact recipe, but will have many of the main ingredients we love so much. To consult our chick flick movies selection.

- Kelly for http://www.romantic-comedies-on-dvd.com