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Just Go with It (2011) poster

1 Just Go with It (2011) ★ 6.4

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Danny meets Palmer, and to impress her, he talks about his nonexistent wife and the hardships of married life. Instead of the expected sympathy, Palmer wants to meet his wife, and Danny urgently needs to figure out how to get out of such an interesting situation. Fortunately, he has a colleague he knows, Katherine, who is charming and has children, and who will play the role of his family for a while.

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2 Life of the Party (2018) ★ 5.6

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After an unexpected divorce, housewife Diana decides to restart her own life and goes off to college. She finds herself in the same stream as her own daughter, who is not at all happy about this turn of events. But there's no stopping Diane. With open arms, she embraces the madness of college life.

The Ugly Truth (2009) poster

3 The Ugly Truth (2009) ★ 6.4

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An uptight television producer takes control of a morning show segment on modern relationships hosted by a misogynistic man.
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4 Failure to Launch (2006) ★ 5.6

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Despite being in his 30s, the handsome Tripp has been hesitant to leave his father's house and get his own family nest. Every time he finds a good reason, in his opinion, for this.

But one day Tripp's parents took it upon themselves to arrange his fate. They hired a beautiful and talented girl, hoping that their son, falling in love with her, will finally leave their home...

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5 The Other Woman (2014) ★ 6.0

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Having an affair with a married man is, of course, not the best option, but it is acceptable. It is much worse if he has several mistresses in addition to you. Being unable to put up with such a state of affairs, the deceived woman craves blood and hatch a plan of revenge. In order to achieve her goal, she joins forces with the traitor's wife, and this union of the humiliated and insulted proves to be more terrible than an atomic war.

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6 Hitch (2005) ★ 6.6

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Alex "Hitch" Hitchens is a legendary New York City "matchmaker doctor. He has helped a lot of men get the women of their dreams to like him. Hitch is not disinterested; he receives a fee for his work, but he is careful to keep his way of making a living a secret.

Hitch's new client is Albert, a shy accountant who is madly in love with glamorous starlet Allegra Cole. For Hitch, this case should be the pinnacle of his career. However, while working on the case, he suddenly meets a worthy adversary in the form of the spectacular and shrewd Sarah Melas, a gossip columnist who follows Allegra's every move.

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7 Working Girl (1988) ★ 6.8

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Enterprising New York City typist Tess Mack Gill dreams of a dizzying career. But there's a serious barrier standing in the way of her dream; she doesn't know how to dress, cut her hair, or communicate with the right people. But everyone is given a chance to make a life for themselves. Such a chance was given to Mac Gill, too; she was given the chance to act as a senior executive when her boss broke her leg while vacationing in Europe.

Immediately Tess takes her place, meets a stockbroker and makes a big deal. When the rested and recovered supervisor returns to work, she realizes that her place has been taken, her fiancé has left her for someone else, and there are a million other small troubles.

Friends with Money (2006) poster

8 Friends with Money (2006) ★ 5.7

Olivia's life is going through a difficult period and she immediately turns to old acquaintances for help.

One problem: they are long remarried, make a career or babysit children - and the intrusion into their normal life shaky Olivia single makes a terrible stir. That's when you find out that you don't know who's supposed to help who.

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9 Legally Blonde (2001) ★ 6.3

Elle Woods seems to have everything a modern girl could want. She is a beauty, president of the university sorority, holds the title "Miss June," but most importantly, she is a natural blonde. Her boyfriend is the best boyfriend at the university and her only dream is to become Mrs. Warner Huntington III.

But it turns out that Warner thinks Elle is too windy, and instead of the long-awaited marriage proposal he reveals to Elle his cunning plans, to go to Harvard Law School and marry an intelligent, intelligent girl. After spending a couple of weeks in hysterics and eating several kilos of chocolates, Elle goes to Harvard to return her beloved.

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10 The Back-up Plan (2010) ★ 5.4

Every woman in her 30s who dreams of becoming a mother should have a "Plan B," and single Zoe had one. Desperate to meet her soulmate, she resorted to a delicate procedure of artificial insemination. And on the very day the pregnancy test came back positive, she met Stan. The only thing was how to tell him about her "interesting situation" without ruining the relationship she had just established.
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11 The Proposal (2009) ★ 6.7

The main character of the film is a responsible manager who faces deportation to Canada. In order to avoid exile in the land of lakes, the heroine is ready to do anything - even fictitiously marry her young assistant...
Nappily Ever After (2018) poster

12 Nappily Ever After (2018) ★ 6.4

The story of Violet Jones who attached too much importance to her appearance, and in particular to her hair. When she decides to shave her hair, she begins a new life.
View from the Top (2003) poster

13 View from the Top (2003) ★ 5.3

Provincetown girl Donna runs away from home to become a flight attendant. Based on her test results, she is assigned to a local route in Cleveland. There she meets Ted. Later, Donna achieves a retake and gets a job on international airlines, but now she must choose between Ted and her career.
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14 Morning Glory (2010) ★ 6.5

When tireless television producer Becky Fuller is fired from a local news program, her career becomes as hopeless as her personal life. Taking a job at a third-rate morning show, Becky decides to resuscitate it by inviting legendary host Mike Pomeroy. Unfortunately, Mike refuses to talk about fashion, weather and celebrity gossip. This is done by his co-host Colleen Peck, a former beauty queen and morning program heroine who is thrilled to share the latest "news" with the world.

As the anchors go to war first behind the scenes and then on the air, Becky's love affair with fellow anchor Adam Bennett enters her life. And now Becky is fighting for her relationship, her reputation, her job, and, naturally, the fate of the show.

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15 The Intern (2015) ★ 7.1

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70-year-old widower Ben Whittaker discovers that retirement is not the end. He takes the opportunity to become a senior intern at an online fashion store run by Jules Ostin.

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When Maya has given up hope that her dreams will come true, she accidentally gets a job at a big corporation. Now she has a chance to prove to the Madison Avenue snobs that innate talent and brilliant creativity are just as important as a prestigious university degree. And it doesn't matter what's behind your back - because it's never too late to start over!

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