Want to know the best Wedding movies? How about the worst Wedding movies? Curious about Wedding movie box office grosses or which Wedding movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Wedding movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences and which ones got the worst reviews? Well you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.
This page will rank Wedding movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, cameos and movies that were not released in North American theaters were not included in the rankings.
Drivel part of the page: This page was mainly written on March 22nd 2018….four days before from our oldest daughter’s wedding. It was finalized and published on the day of her wedding (ok it is 12:01 AM). How did we come up with the 58 movies? We were curious if we could come up with 50 Wedding Movies off the top of our heads…..end result….we got our 50 and 8 more movies. Is this all the Wedding Movies?….heck no…..just the ones that popped up in our heads.
Wedding Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
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| 1940 | The Philadelphia Story (1940) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1950 | Father of the Bride (1950) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 2001 | Shrek (2001) | |
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| 1935 | The Bride of Frankenstein (1935) | |
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| 2011 | Bridesmaids (2011) | |
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| 2009 | The Hangover (2009) |  |
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| 1996 | The Birdcage (1996) | |
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| 1956 | High Society (1956) | |
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| 1994 | Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1979 | The In-Laws (1979) | |
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| 1995 | Sense and Sensibility (1995) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 2005 | Wedding Crashers (2005) | |
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| 2002 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) | |
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| 1989 | Steel Magnolias (1989) | |
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| 1951 | Royal Wedding (1951) | |
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| 1991 | Father of the Bride (1991) | |
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| 1997 | My Best Friend's Wedding (1997) | |
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| 1998 | The Wedding Singer (1998) | |
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| 1941 | The Bride Came C.O.D. (1941) | |
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| 2008 | Mamma Mia! (2008) | |
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| 2008 | Sex and the City (2008) | |
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| 2002 | Sweet Home Alabama (2002) | |
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| 1951 | Here Comes the Groom (1951) | |
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| 2009 | The Proposal (2009) | |
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| 1997 | In & Out (1997) |  |
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| 1987 | The Princess Bride (1987) | |
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| 2003 | American Wedding (2003) | |
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| 2005 | Corpse Bride (2005) | |
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| 2004 | Meet the Fockers (2004) | |
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| 2009 | I Love You, Man (2009) | |
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| 1999 | Runaway Bride (1999) | |
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| 1990 | 3 Men and a Little Lady (1990) | |
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| 2003 | Love Actually (2003) | |
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| 2007 | I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007) | |
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| 1984 | Sixteen Candles (1984) | |
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| 2004 | The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004) | |
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| 2008 | 27 Dresses (2008) |  |
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| 1992 | Honeymoon in Vegas (1992) | |
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| 1999 | The Best Man (1999) | |
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| 2001 | Monsoon Wedding (2001) | |
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| 2005 | Monster-in-Law (2005) | |
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| 1978 | A Wedding (1978) | |
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| 1994 | Muriel's Wedding (1994) | |
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| 1993 | The Wedding Banquet (1993) |  |
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| 2008 | What Happens in Vegas (2008) | |
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| 1997 | That Old Feeling (1997) | |
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| 2008 | Made of Honor (2008) | |
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| 2001 | The Wedding Planner (2001) | |
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| 1990 | Betsy's Wedding (1990) | |
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| 1985 | Fandango (1985) |  |
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| 2011 | Jumping the Broom (2011) | |
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| 2007 | Margot at the Wedding (2007) |  |
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| 1936 | The Bride Walks Out (1936) | |
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| 2003 | The In-Laws (2003) |  |
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| 2009 | Bride Wars (2009) | |
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| 2010 | Our Family Wedding (2010) |  |
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| 2005 | The Wedding Date (2005) | |
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| 2017 | Table 19 (2017) | |
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| 2007 | License to Wed (2007) | |
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| 2013 | The Big Wedding (2013) |  |
Wedding Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
- Sort Wedding Movies by the stars in movie
- Sort Wedding Movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Wedding Movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Wedding Movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Wedding Movie received.
- Sort Wedding Movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR Score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
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| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 1 | The Philadelphia Story (1940) AA Best Picture Nom |
Cary Grant & Katharine Hepburn |
6.80 | 261.1 | 358.50 | 7 | 91 | 06 / 02 | 99.6 | |
| 2 | Father of the Bride (1950) AA Best Picture Nom |
Spencer Tracy & Elizabeth Taylor |
11.50 | 259.0 | 390.40 | 6 | 82 | 03 / 00 | 98.9 | |
| 3 | Shrek (2001) | Mike Myers & Eddie Murphy |
267.70 | 510.7 | 924.20 | 4 | 88 | 02 / 01 | 98.9 | |
| 5 | The Bride of Frankenstein (1935) | Boris Karloff | 5.70 | 256.7 | 256.70 | 2 | 85 | 01 / 00 | 98.4 | |
| 7 | Bridesmaids (2011) | Melissa McCarthy | 169.10 | 229.9 | 392.00 | 14 | 83 | 02 / 00 | 98.2 | |
| 8 | The Hangover (2009) | Bradley Cooper & Zach Galifianakis |
277.30 | 398.6 | 671.90 | 6 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 97.4 | |
| 9 | The Birdcage (1996) | Robin Williams & Gene Hackman |
124.10 | 302.6 | 451.80 | 9 | 75 | 01 / 00 | 96.5 | |
| 10 | High Society (1956) | Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly |
16.80 | 329.2 | 477.90 | 9 | 74 | 02 / 00 | 96.5 | |
| 10 | Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) AA Best Picture Nom |
Hugh Grant | 52.70 | 139.2 | 649.20 | 21 | 86 | 02 / 00 | 96.4 | |
| 10 | The In-Laws (1979) | Alan Arkin & Peter Falk |
47.40 | 203.4 | 203.40 | 16 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 96.1 | |
| 12 | Sense and Sensibility (1995) AA Best Picture Nom |
Kate Winslet & Hugh Grant |
43.20 | 107.0 | 333.50 | 40 | 89 | 07 / 01 | 95.7 | |
| 11 | Wedding Crashers (2005) | Owen Wilson & Vince Vaughn |
209.30 | 352.5 | 480.30 | 6 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 95.6 | |
| 12 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) | Nia Vardalos & John Corbett |
241.40 | 448.7 | 685.40 | 5 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 94.6 | |
| 14 | Steel Magnolias (1989) | Shirley MacLaine & Julia Roberts |
83.80 | 227.4 | 260.40 | 14 | 68 | 01 / 00 | 94.5 | |
| 15 | Royal Wedding (1951) | Fred Astaire & Jane Powell |
7.30 | 157.0 | 240.40 | 27 | 77 | 01 / 00 | 93.6 | |
| 16 | Father of the Bride (1991) | Steve Martin & Diane Keaton |
89.30 | 228.7 | 228.70 | 9 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 93.4 | |
| 16 | My Best Friend's Wedding (1997) | Julia Roberts & Cameron Diaz |
127.10 | 298.6 | 702.90 | 8 | 63 | 01 / 00 | 93.2 | |
| 18 | The Wedding Singer (1998) | Adam Sandler & Drew Barrymore |
80.20 | 184.4 | 283.40 | 23 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 92.8 | |
| 19 | The Bride Came C.O.D. (1941) | James Cagney & Bette Davis |
4.70 | 180.8 | 265.40 | 33 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 92.4 | |
| 22 | Mamma Mia! (2008) | Meryl Streep & Pierce Brosnan |
144.10 | 216.4 | 915.60 | 14 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 91.6 | |
| 20 | Sex and the City (2008) | Sarah Jessica Parker | 152.60 | 229.2 | 623.50 | 11 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 91.5 | |
| 22 | Sweet Home Alabama (2002) | Reese Witherspoon & Patrick Dempsey |
127.20 | 236.5 | 335.70 | 19 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 91.4 | |
| 25 | Here Comes the Groom (1951) | Bing Crosby & Directed by Frank Capra |
7.30 | 157.1 | 157.10 | 26 | 66 | 02 / 01 | 90.9 | |
| 24 | The Proposal (2009) | Sandra Bullock & Ryan Reynolds |
164.00 | 235.7 | 456.20 | 16 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 90.8 | |
| 26 | In & Out (1997) | Kevin Kline | 63.90 | 150.0 | 195.50 | 23 | 67 | 01 / 00 | 89.8 | |
| 27 | The Princess Bride (1987) | Billy Crystal & Directed by Rob Reiner |
30.90 | 85.1 | 85.60 | 39 | 88 | 01 / 00 | 89.8 | |
| 29 | American Wedding (2003) | Jason Biggs & Seann William Scott |
104.60 | 186.9 | 186.90 | 25 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 89.5 | |
| 28 | Corpse Bride (2005) | Johnny Depp & Helena Bonham Carter |
53.40 | 89.9 | 197.40 | 51 | 84 | 01 / 00 | 89.0 | |
| 28 | Meet the Fockers (2004) | Robert DeNiro & Ben Stiller |
274.30 | 476.1 | 888.20 | 4 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 88.9 | |
| 31 | I Love You, Man (2009) | Paul Rudd | 71.40 | 102.7 | 131.70 | 45 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 88.0 | |
| 30 | Runaway Bride (1999) | Richard Gere & Julia Roberts |
152.30 | 324.4 | 659.30 | 9 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 88.0 | |
| 33 | 3 Men and a Little Lady (1990) | Tom Selleck & Ted Danson |
71.60 | 182.5 | 182.50 | 15 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 85.5 | |
| 32 | Love Actually (2003) | Hugh Grant & Keira Knightley |
59.70 | 106.7 | 441.50 | 49 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 85.2 | |
| 36 | I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007) | Adam Sandler | 120.10 | 188.1 | 291.50 | 22 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 82.8 | |
| 34 | Sixteen Candles (1984) | Molly Ringwald & Directed by John Hughes |
23.70 | 76.0 | 76.00 | 45 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 82.2 | |
| 36 | The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004) | Anne Hathaway & Julie Andrews |
95.20 | 165.2 | 233.90 | 25 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 80.2 | |
| 37 | 27 Dresses (2008) | Katherine Heigl & James Marsden |
76.80 | 115.3 | 240.60 | 42 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 79.9 | |
| 39 | Honeymoon in Vegas (1992) | Nicolas Cage & James Caan |
35.20 | 91.5 | 91.50 | 41 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 78.4 | |
| 39 | The Best Man (1999) | Taye Diggs & Nia Long |
34.10 | 72.7 | 73.70 | 60 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 78.2 | |
| 38 | Monsoon Wedding (2001) | Sabrina Dhawan | 13.90 | 26.5 | 26.50 | 116 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 77.0 | |
| 41 | Monster-in-Law (2005) | Jane Fonda & Jennifer Lopez |
82.90 | 139.7 | 262.60 | 23 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 76.6 | |
| 42 | A Wedding (1978) | Lillian Gish & Directed bt Robert Altman |
8.00 | 36.9 | 36.90 | 66 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 73.0 | |
| 43 | Muriel's Wedding (1994) | Toni Collette | 15.10 | 39.9 | 39.90 | 94 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 72.5 | |
| 44 | The Wedding Banquet (1993) | Directed by Ang Lee | 6.90 | 18.1 | 18.10 | 125 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 69.0 | |
| 45 | What Happens in Vegas (2008) | Cameron Diaz & Austin Kuthcher |
80.30 | 120.5 | 329.40 | 38 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 68.1 | |
| 46 | That Old Feeling (1997) | Bette Midler | 16.60 | 38.9 | 38.90 | 92 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 56.6 | |
| 47 | Made of Honor (2008) | Patrick Dempsey | 46.00 | 69.1 | 69.10 | 61 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 54.9 | |
| 49 | The Wedding Planner (2001) | Matthew McConaughey & Jennifer Lopez |
60.40 | 115.2 | 180.70 | 39 | 34 | 00 / 00 | 53.6 | |
| 48 | Betsy's Wedding (1990) | Alan Alda & Samuel L. Jackson |
19.70 | 50.3 | 50.30 | 64 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 50.9 | |
| 50 | Fandango (1985) | Kevin Costner & Judd Nelson |
0.10 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 191 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 44.5 | |
| 51 | Jumping the Broom (2011) | Angela Bassett | 37.30 | 50.7 | 51.30 | 87 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 43.9 | |
| 52 | Margot at the Wedding (2007) | Nicole Kidman | 2.00 | 3.1 | 4.50 | 197 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 36.8 | |
| 53 | The Bride Walks Out (1936) | Barbara Stanwyck & Robert Young |
1.70 | 72.2 | 96.30 | 111 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 30.3 | |
| 54 | The In-Laws (2003) | Michael Douglas & Ryan Reynolds |
20.50 | 36.6 | 48.10 | 107 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 27.9 | |
| 56 | Bride Wars (2009) | Anne Hathaway & Chris Pratt |
58.70 | 84.4 | 164.80 | 54 | 29 | 00 / 00 | 22.0 | |
| 55 | Our Family Wedding (2010) | Forest Whitaker | 20.30 | 27.7 | 27.70 | 116 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 19.1 | |
| 58 | The Wedding Date (2005) | Debra Messing & Amy Adams |
31.70 | 53.4 | 79.50 | 90 | 35 | 00 / 00 | 16.0 | |
| 57 | Table 19 (2017) | Anna Kendrick & Wyatt Russell |
3.60 | 4.3 | 6.10 | 141 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 14.2 | |
| 59 | License to Wed (2007) | Robin Williams | 43.80 | 68.6 | 108.60 | 60 | 28 | 00 / 00 | 12.8 | |
| 60 | The Big Wedding (2013) | Robert DeNiro & Robin Williams |
21.80 | 28.9 | 61.70 | 104 | 31 | 00 / 00 | 4.0 |
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Hi, Bruce. Congratulations again.
I have seen 17 of the movies.
The films I have seen span The Philadelphia Story to Sixteen Candles.
I have seen 8 of the top 10
13 of the top 20
16 of the top 30
17 overall
My favourites are:
High Society
The Philadelphia Story
Bride of Frankenstein
Father of the Bride (1950)
Royal Wedding
Sense and Sensibility
Four Weddings and a Funeral
The In-Laws (1977)
The others I have seen in their order:
Shrek
The Bird Cage
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Steel Magnolias
Sweet Home Alabama
The Bride Came COD
Here Comes the Groom
In & Out
Sixteen Candles
Hey Flora
1. Thanks for checking out our Wedding Movies page…..it is appreciated.
2. Wow….my tally is almost three times bigger than your tally….granted the amount of movies on this list that were made before 1976 are few and far between.
3. Interesting that both the original and remake of Pha Story reach your Top Movies.
4. The original In-Laws is still a very funny movie….the remake with Michael Douglas was a huge disappointment.
5. I love Four Weddings and A Funeral….it along with Notting Hill are the two Hugh Grant movies that I like to watch on a regular basis.
6. Your percentages always make me feel good about the UMR rating scores….and it happens again on this page…as your % starts at 80%, then drops to 65%….and then drops to 10% when looking at the bottom ranked movies. Thanks for making us think we know what we are doing…lol.
Good stuff as always.
Great Idea!
I’m sure Bride of Frankenstein is the best film about weddings ever made lol!
Yet, I also love Sense and Sensibility, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Mamma Mia, Muriel’s Wedding, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Steel Magnolias, The Philadelphia Story (but not it’s musical remake), Meet the Fockers and some…
Hey Lupino….I think if Bride of Frankenstein would have actually had a wedding it would be number one…..but Elsa left Boris at the alter….lol. Muriel’s Wedding is unique movie…..my ex-wife loved that movie….and watched it over and over. I am right there with you with regards to High Society….love The Philadelphia Story….but not impressed with it’s remake. Meet The Fockers has some funny moments too. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on these Wedding Movies.
Love this. So many of my favorite movies. I was actually thinking like this was coming. Perfect page on a wedding day. As for it being on Monday, not a popular day to get married. But if it makes your daughter happy. Enjoy your special day.
Hey Helakoski….thanks for the visit and the good wishes. I guess I am becoming predictable (lol)….as the weekend approached…I did two pages to get us through the weekend….1931 movies and this one…….it was a fun page to do….and probably the movie page I will start sharing every Valentine’s Day. Good stuff.
fun list. I saw 31. you missed the funniest , what happens in Vegas . favorite 10: Philadelphia story, steel magnolias, birdcage, 4 weddings and a funeral, runaway bride, princess bride, what happens in vegas, fandango, my big fat greek wedding, my best friends wedding. I am divorced 23 years. I am a pediatrician. I consider my marriage sort of like a vaccination, I built up my resistance. badda-boom. : ^ )
Hey Bob Cox…..31 is a pretty stout number. Glad to see you mention Fandango among your Top 10…..that is a movie that not many people are aware of…..and one of my all-time favorites as well…even with Kevin Costner in it…lol. All of your Top 10 are fun movies that can be watched repeatedly. You were 100% correct….What Happens In Vegas was not originally on the table….but it along with Love Actually were added. Love Actually was the daughter’s wedding movie….during our Father/Daughter dance she wanted to know why Love Actually was not on the page….well….that issue has been taken care off. I like the vaccination joke….good job. Thanks for the visit and the comment.
Great that you included Bride of Frankenstein in the list of wedding movies, easily my favorite movie here. 🙂
I’ve seen 28 of the 58 movies on the chart.
The Philadelphia Story tops the charts, another favorite of mine.
Vote Up and congrats again on today’s wedding.
Hey Steve…big day here for sure….Katie and Brandon (soon to be SILOC- son-in law of Cogerson) have put together a pretty impressive wedding plan…sure it will not go off without a hitch happening…..but they will be the only two that know the hitch happened.
Glad you like the inclusion of Bride of Frankenstein……Elsa Lanchester has one of the most famous wedding dresses and wedding hairdos of all-time.
I have seen 52 of these movies….of the 6 I have missed only the Bride Walks Out interests me. My favorites would include Bride of Frankenstein, Fandango (Judd Nelson is good in that one), Wedding Crashers, The Philadelphia Story, Four Weddings and A Funeral and The Hangover.
One of my favorite pieces of movie trivia comes from one of the worst movies on the table. The Big Wedding starts off with 4 consecutive Oscar winners doing a line of dialogue….as Robin Williams has the first line of the movie….with Robert DeNiro, Diane Keaton and Susan Sarandon being the next three characters to speak. That is probably the record.
Thanks for the good wishes, the comment and the visit.
Wedding was beautiful. SILOC has been initiated successfully.
Hey WoC…..I agree…..the wedding was very beautiful. SILOC is now officially part of the family.