 The Holiday 2006  PG-13, 138 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Nancy Meyers
Cast: Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Jack Black, Eli Wallach, Edward Burns, Rufus Sewell, Miffy Englefield, Emma Pritchard, Sarah Parish, Shannyn Sossamon, Bill Macy, Shelley Berman, Kathryn Hahn, John Krasinski
While on an online search for a getaway, British wedding correspondent Iris Simkins (Kate Winslet) and Los Angeles movie trailer editor Amanda Woods (Cameron Diaz) discover each other and trade houses for the holidays. Amanda's life picks up when Iris' brother, Graham (Jude Law), appears on her doorstep. Meanwhile, Iris begins a relationship with sound-track editor Miles (Jack Black) and befriends screenwriter Arthur Abbott (Eli Wallach). These events are destined to change the lives of both Iris and Amanda.
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 The Parent Trap 1998   PG, 127 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Nancy Meyers
Cast: Lindsay Lohan, Dennis Quaid, Natasha Richardson, Elaine Hendrix, Lisa Ann Walter, Simon Kunz, Polly Holliday, Maggie Wheeler, Ronnie Stevens, Joanna Barnes
This delightful remake of 1961's "The Parent Trap" features Lindsay Lohan as the twins, Hallie Parker and Annie James, who meet for the first time in summer camp and plot to reunite their parents (Dennis Quaid and Natasha Richardson). This version is every bit as good as the original.
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 Something's Gotta Give 2003 PG-13, 128 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Nancy Meyers
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Diane Keaton, Frances McDormand, Keanu Reeves, Amanda Peet, Jon Favreau, Paul Michael Glaser, Rachel Ticotin, Marjie Gum, KaDee Strickland, Jennifer Siebel, John H. Tobin
Aging playboy Harry Sanborn (Jack Nicholson) actively pursues younger women. But, that changes when he suffers a heart attack while visiting his young girlfriend (Amanda Peet) at her mother Erica's (Diane Keaton) home. Chemistry develops between Harry and Erica, and the young doctor (Keanu Reeves) treating him also takes a romantic interest in Erica. Good moments in this one. Diane Keaton was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar.
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 What Women Want 2000 PG-13, 125 min.
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy / Romance
Director: Nancy Meyers
Cast: Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt, Marisa Tomei, Alan Alda, Ashley Johnson, Mark Feuerstein, Lauren Holly, Delta Burke, Valerie Perrine, Judy Greer, Ana Gasteyer, Lisa Edelstein, Sarah Paulson, Loretta Devine, Diana-Maria Riva
Chicago advertising executive Nick Marshall (Mel Gibson) loses out in the selection for a top job in his agency. Instead, Darcy Maguire (Helen Hunt) wins the spot. Nick survives a freak hair dryer accident and discovers that he can now hear what women think. At first, he uses this new power to his own benefit–he is especially effective at stealing Darcy's ideas and using them as his own. Later, when he begins to sympathize with problems women encounter, he finds himself falling in love with Darcy.
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| 1. The Holiday (2006)
2. The Parent Trap (1998)
3. Something's Gotta Give (2003)
4. What Women Want (2000)
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