“Pleasant to tears”: The best melodramas you need to watch

What woman doesn’t like to spend an evening in front of the TV from time to time watching a good, heartfelt melodrama? Especially when the day has been oversaturated, when you want to give yourself a break from the hustle and bustle and devote a couple of hours to yourself. We present to your attention a selection of sensual romantic films that you want to watch again and again. So sit back and plan your cozy warm evening.

Memory Diary

This film will appeal to those who like an unusual ending and those films in which the development of events occurs in an unpredictable but pleasant way.

This is a story about love that is not afraid of any obstacles. Some time before World War II, two young people meet in an amusement park. He is a guy from a poor family, she is a representative of an aristocratic family. The young man immediately warms to the girl with all his soul, but the latter at first did not attach any importance to his advances. After a short period of time, she will still reciprocate his feelings, feelings will awaken in her and they will become a couple. They will share the most intimate and secret things with each other, and will spend most of their time together.   However, the girl’s parents do not share their daughter’s happiness, and the young people break up after a heated quarrel.

Time passes, he returned from the war and finally realizes his old dream, which he once told his beloved about. She builds a relationship with a man whom she does not love, but whom her parents approve of, because he is ideally suited to her status. But despite the long distance, the feelings of Noah and Ellie, the main characters, do not lose their strength... Are they destined to be together or is there still a barrier that can break the young lovers?

27 weddings

The main character, a girl named Jane Nichols, has been a bridesmaid 27 times already, and finally thought that it was time to think about her personal happiness. But before that you need to celebrate your sister’s celebration, and then deal with personal problems. But everything changes when Jane finds out who exactly her sister is going to marry. The future husband will be the boss of the main character, to whom she herself is breathing unevenly, but never dared to take the first step. Not wanting to interfere with her sister’s happiness, the “professional bridesmaid” oversteps her desires and decides to continue helping in organizing the wedding.

Will the heroine still have a chance to celebrate her marriage or is her purpose only to help and be happy for her friends? A wonderful, kind melodrama and comedy from the creators of “The Devil Wears Prada” - “27 Weddings”, starring Katherine Heigl and James Marsden.

If only

They always loved each other, but this relationship did not always bring them joy. Workaholic Samantha is involved in music and really needs support, but her lover regularly doesn’t have time for this, he is constantly at work and neglects the opportunity to spend time with her, motivating his behavior by the fact that they still have their whole life ahead of them and they will have time to enjoy each other’s company. Naturally, Samantha was not happy with this situation, which led to numerous quarrels. After another scandal, the girl gets into a car accident and dies.

This news shocks Ian, the main character's busy boyfriend. He regrets how many opportunities were missed, his despair knows no bounds, but nothing can be returned back... Or is it possible? From above he is given a chance to rehabilitate himself. Waking up the next day, he realizes that he found himself in yesterday, when Samantha was still alive. He has time, but it is very little, only until the evening. Will he be able to deceive fate and change the course of events? At least he will try to make a lot of efforts to make the last day of his beloved’s life the best...

Parallel worlds

Another melodrama-fantasy, but this does not spoil it at all; on the contrary, it adds color. Two planets that exist parallel to each other. Each of them is inhabited by people who have their own attraction. The upper planet is characterized by prosperity, success and well-being. There is luxury and contentment in everything. But what is the reason for this? The whole point is that the great corporation of the upper planet is busy sucking out all the subsoil from the second, lower planet. In exchange for this, the “donor” is offered recycled energy from raw materials that were dishonestly taken from it, but for fabulously huge amounts of money. For the inhabitants of the lower planet, who live in complete poverty, this is a real disaster. At the same time, people are prohibited from moving from world to world, and it is almost impossible for them to do so. After all, even if this succeeds, the gravity of the previous world will continue to work.

One day, fate brings together a guy and a girl from two worlds and they will love each other with all their hearts. She is the daughter of the president of the upper world, he is the average poor guy from the lower world... The powerful inner strength that is characteristic of the couple will help them establish balance and restore justice.

Ghost

A film that won the hearts of many women, winner of two Oscars, starring Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore. This film can rightfully be considered a classic of the genre.

The main character Sam had everything that many people dream of: a wonderful lover Molly, a wonderful job that he really liked, a best friend. But at some point everything suddenly collapsed. On that tragic evening, Sam and Molly were returning from the theater, but they were not destined to reach home calmly - a robber stood in their way and killed the main character. Now Sam is a ghost standing next to his beloved, but he can’t tell her anything because she can’t hear him.

In his new “life,” Sam learns that his death was not an accident, that close people were involved in it, and that his beloved is in serious danger, but he is simply unable to help her in his current state. Sam decides to find a psychic to communicate with his friend and finds Oda Mae Brown, a charlatan who is shocked that she actually has the gift. Unfortunately, the latter is not eager to help her new friend, but he is very persistent, because she is the only chance to complete what he started and save his beloved.

It's all her

Every American high school has a Queen and a King. Even among the coolest students of the institution, they stand out from the crowd with their appearance and achievements, both sports and academic. Zach is just such a popular person - the most famous handsome man who was lucky enough to lead a football team. In addition, he demonstrates excellent academic performance and is a class representative on the school council. But even he has a weak spot, whose name is Taylor. She is the first beauty, always accompanied by her retinue, but her character is not a gift.

On the eve of spring break, they were considered the perfect couple, but with the onset of the school year, events took a different turn when it became clear that Taylor had exchanged him for another guy. Now Zack not only has to deal with the stress of his upcoming final exams, but also heal his broken heart and find himself a new queen. However, it is the latter that worries him to a lesser extent, which he declares to his friend, saying that everyone he wants will become his girlfriend. This draws him into an adventure invented by a friend, in which he must make a plain and “wild” girl fall in love with him on a dare. The joint choice falls on a “gray mouse” named Lenny.

Dear John

In 2001, a young and handsome US special forces private meets a student named Lynn while on vacation. He immediately falls in love with a pretty, blonde, fragile girl, and she reciprocates his feelings. Their relationship began quickly and neither of them was afraid of separation. Each time they told each other a promising “until we meet again.” Each of them introduces the other to their family and friends, despite the fact that they themselves have only known each other for a couple of weeks.

Promising each other to correspond, they parted and he went back to his service, before the end of which there was only a year left. From time to time, the postal service delayed their news, but neither he nor she was upset and found a way out of the situation by coming up with a number for each letter so as not to lose touch with each other no matter what. However, their connection was interrupted by a terrorist attack on the twin towers, which prompted the main character to decide to extend his service for another couple of years and postpone “until later” the fulfillment of his promise to his beloved to marry her upon arrival. And despite the difficult times, only her letters remained joy for him. But news from her comes less and less often...

Wedding Planner

A funny melodramatic comedy starring the inimitable Jennifer Lopez and Matthew McConaughey.

The heroine Mary is a pretty and talented girl whose work activity is organizing wedding events. She spends most of her time in the company of happy lovers. Mary takes her responsibilities very seriously and puts a lot of effort into doing everything perfectly. However, complete immersion in the creative process completely deprives the main character of personal happiness; she simply has no time to take care of herself. Regularly observing the happiness of others, she begins to think that it would be nice for herself to find a person to whom she would like to devote herself.

Fate itself sends Mary young and handsome Steve, who saves her in an unpleasant situation. The heroine's heart is conquered. She is delighted with the very first evening spent together and Mary begins to believe that he is the one she has been waiting for. But life has prepared many trials and diverse situations that they will have to endure. Will they make it through the prepared obstacles?

More than a friend

The original title of the film, in which the beloved Jennifer Aniston and Jason Bateman took part, is “The Replacement.” But does it make sense what they call it if the film itself leaves a positive impression?

Events develop around the main characters - Cassie and Wally. He and she are best friends living in New York. One day, a girl decides that she is bored with her current life and loneliness is already overwhelming. Despite the fact that she does not have a boyfriend, she is eager to have a child. Since she doesn’t want to waste time searching, the heroine decides to resort to the help of modern medicine - artificial insemination. And now she is concerned with the new task of finding a suitable donor. The choice fell on a handsome guy named Roland, who is quite reliable, already married and generally wonderful from all sides.

Deciding to celebrate such a significant event, the friends threw a party. After this, Cassie leaves the city, but returns six years later, already in the company of a boy. Having met them, Wally comes to the conclusion that something very intimate happened between him and Cassie at that party, but, unfortunately, due to an excess of alcohol that evening, he does not remember anything. Nevertheless, he constantly notes how much his friend’s son resembles him, both in appearance and in his habits. It looks like Cassie and Wally are more than friends and he is the real father of her son, but how could this happen if the donor was someone else?

Love with or without rules

An amazing film depicting the relationship between two adults.

Henry is no longer young, but this does not stop him at all from his love affairs with young girls. Marin becomes one of these girls. The hero's new passion invites him to spend a weekend at the country house of his mother, the famous writer Erica Barry. The latter was not very happy about the appearance of her daughter’s new lover in her house, especially since he is her same age.

Despite Harry's attempts to match his young girlfriend, age still takes its toll and his health makes itself felt, which makes him think about the current situation. After a heart attack, Erica's daughter, Marin, brings Henry from the hospital to her mother's house to look after him for a while. At first, none of them like this, but spending a long time with Erica makes Henry look at the woman with different eyes. He begins to see in her not an old lady with a lot of shortcomings, but a completely attractive woman who is in no way inferior to her daughter. But while the hero was in thought, Erica begins to accept the advances of a young and attractive doctor.