"Runaway Bride" and 6 more fun wedding movies

7. "Runaway Bride"

• 1999
• USA
• Comedy, melodrama
• Director: Garry Marshall
• Starring: Donal Logue, Hector Elizondo, Richard Gere, Julia Roberts, Rita Wilson
• IMDb Rating: 5.7

Maggie (Julia Roberts) has run away from her wedding several times before, never daring to say "I do". When Ike (Richard Gere), a journalist from New York, finds out about her case, the girl becomes the heroine of a mocking article. However, the author distorted and did not double-check the facts, because of which he gets fired. Now the correspondent goes on the hunt for the "runaway bride", who has a new wedding ceremony planned. He is sure that Maggie will again leave the groom right at the altar, but everything does not go according to plan.

"Decided after Pretty Woman to watch this movie as well. I love the chemistry and harmony between Richard Gere and Drulia Roberts, and I see many other actors from the same movie: Hector Elizondo, here playing Fisher, there playing Barney. Nice way she painted him multicolored", — fb1313417.

"It's not a bad movie. It is, of course, a little naive and "toy", but it is beautiful, cute and positive", — MouseJerry.

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6. "Margot at the Wedding" 

• 2007
• USA
• Drama, comedy
• Director: Noah Baumbach
• Starring: John Turturro, Nicole Kidman, Jack Black, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Ciarán Hinds
• IMDb Rating: 6.0

Successful New York writer Margot Zeller (Nicole Kidman) visits her sister Pauline (Jennifer Jason Leigh), who is preparing to marry Malcolm (Jack Black). There's a long-standing conflict between the siblings that both would like to resolve, but their explosive personalities won't let them. Margot tries to dissuade her sister from marrying a man she considers a loser, and Pauline recalls all the offenses to her sister. A scandal unfolds between the heroines, in which they involve the rest of their family.

Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Jack Black lived together during filming. The actresses and actor wanted to feel like a truly troubled family.

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5. "The Five-Year Engagement"

• 2012
• USA, Japan
• Drama, melodrama, comedy
• Director: Nicholas Stoller
• Starring: Jason Segel, Emily Blunt, Chris Pratt, Alison Brie, Lauren Weedman
• IMDb Rating: 6.2

The engagement of Tom (Jason Segel) and Violetta (Emily Blunt) has dragged on. For five years the lovers have been unable to get married: one thing, another, another. All friends and relatives are impatient: when will the young people take the oath of allegiance and solemnly exchange rings? But Tom and Violetta still seem to be in no hurry. Every time it comes to the marriage ceremony, new insurmountable obstacles stand in the way of the altar.

"The New York Daily News" critic Elizabeth Weitzman praised Emily Blunt's acting, writing that the actress' performance has never been so soft, and she noted a believable heartfelt attraction between Blunt and Siegel for each other.

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4. "My Best Friend's Wedding"  

• 1997
• USA
• Comedy, melodrama
• Director: P. J. Hogan
• Starring: Cameron Diaz, Rupert Everett, Julia Roberts, Dermot Mulroney, Philip Bosco
• IMDb Rating: 6.3

Michael O'Neal (Dermot Mulroney) and Julianne Potter (Julia Roberts) became best friends while they were still students. Nine years ago, they agreed that if they remained single when they reached the age of 28, they would get married. And so, when a few weeks before his 28th birthday, Michael calls Julianne and invites her to the wedding, the girl suddenly realizes that she does not mind becoming his wife. But she has only four days to win her friend's heart again and disrupt his wedding.

"What I liked best about this movie was. Josh the gay friend is just golden, so supportive. How he called himself James Bond, and how he sang beautifully. Wow! And the cast is just the best! I love everyone!" — fb1313417.

"It's all peppered with humor and cringe at some points, which makes it pretty easy to watch. I'd also like to mention the opening credits with a cool mini-dance. And the ending is very nice. In general, there is nothing more to say, everything is like in a usual romcom", — Hlebushek227.

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3. "Mamma Mia!"

• 2008
• USA, UK, Germany
• Musical, comedy, melodrama
• Director: Phyllida Lloyd
• Starring: Amanda Seyfried, Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Stellan Skarsgard, Colin Firth
• IMDb Rating: 6.5

Young beauty Sophie (Amanda Seyfried), raised by single mom Donna (Meryl Streep), has never seen her father and has never even been able to find out his name. But when love comes into her life and preparations for a fast-paced wedding begin, Sophie decides to end the ridiculous secret. The girl finds out that her father could be any of the three men, but it's impossible to figure out the one and only one. Then the heroine invites all three to the wedding to figure out on the spot who will lead her down the aisle.

"Watched it in its entirety for the first time and it's something with something. Delightful music, incredible cast and a plot that holds until the end as everyone wonders who her father is)", — bloomwinx.

"An amazing movie musical. I really enjoyed both the plot and the music in the movie. I personally liked the acting of the actors as well. From Meryl Streep I am delighted", — Natalina_kr.

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2. "Father Of The Bride"

• 1991
• USA
• Comedy, melodrama
• Director: Charles Shyer
• Starring: Diane Keaton, Steve Martin, Kieran Culkin, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, George Newbern
• IMDb Rating: 6.6

Annie (Kimberly Williams-Paisley) is due to get married soon. For her, it's a solemn occasion. For her father George, however, it is not. He is not ready to accept the fact that his little girl has already grown up, and on his shoulders is a load of worries to prepare for her wedding. Guests are arriving, costs are rising, counselors are increasing. George now has to put up with the groom's relatives. He tries his best to keep his composure, but his antics prove otherwise.

In 1991, the movie was a hit, grossing almost $90 million at the box office. Four years later, a sequel to the story was released — "Father of the Bride Part II" (1995) — but the sequel failed to achieve the same success.

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1. "Four Weddings and a Funeral"

• 1994
• Great Britain
• Drama, melodrama, comedy
• Director: Mike Newell
• Starring: Andie MacDowell, Hugh Grant, John Hannah, Simon Callow, James Fleet
• IMDb Rating: 7.1

Modest Englishman Charles (Hugh Grant) is sure he will never meet his soul mate. One day at a friend's wedding, he meets a mysterious American woman named Carrie (Andie MacDowell), who wins him over at first sight. They continue to run into each other by chance at other solemn and mournful events, realizing more and more that they were made for each other.

The movie has two Academy Award nominations, for Best Picture and Best Screenplay, as well as numerous other awards, including a Golden Globe for Best Actor (Hugh Grant).

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