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- The Notebook (2004) When you think of the name Nicholas Sparks, you think of The Notebook. It's your classic tale of an intense love set in the 1940s between a rich girl (Rachel McAdams as Allie) and a lower-class man (Ryan Gosling as Noah).
- A Walk to Remember (2002) Directed by Adam Shankman, A Walk to Remember is a cute coming-of-age romance drama set in a small town during the 1950s. High school bad boy Landon Carter (Shane West) is forced to attend his school's play in order to not be expelled for drinking underage.
- Nights in Rodanthe (2008) You can see a common theme with these romantic drama genres. In Nights in Rodanthe, Adrienne (Diane Lane) tends to a friend's inn as she is trying to get her chaotic life back in order.
- Message in a Bottle (1999) Set in the late 1990s, we have Message in a Bottle. Yet another romantic drama, this film centers on the journalist Theresa Osborne (Robin Wright Penn) who finds a tragic love letter in a bottle while jogging on the beach.
Watched. The Best of Me is a 2014 romantic drama film based on the novel of the same name by Nicholas Sparks. It follows the story of two former high school sweethearts, Dawson Cole and Amanda Collier, who reunite after 20 years apart. Dawson is a former oil rig worker and Amanda is a successful businesswoman.
- The Best of Me
- The Choice
- The Lucky One
- The Last Song
- Safe Haven
- Nights in Rodanthe
- The Longest Ride
- Message in A Bottle
- A Walk to Remember
- Dear John
In ‘The Best of Me,’ the ninth film based on a novel written by Sparks, we encounter Dawson Cole (James Marsden) and Amanda Collier (Michelle Monaghan), two former high school lovers who reunite in their small hometown after twenty years apart through the death and funeral of a close friend. We are presented with flashbacks of their love story as t...
As with many of his stories, ‘The Choice’ sets once again two characters in a warm neighborhood of the sunny South where tragedy and love will cross their paths and bring them together through typical and repeated romanticism. Not that it can’t be entertaining to those who enjoy this style of cinematic experiences but its lack of originality shows ...
For all the Zack Efron fans, here’s the movie to watch as he portrays a US Marine serving in Iraq who finds a photograph of a beautiful blonde woman smiling and keeps it as his good luck charm. When he returns home, he makes it his mission to find the face who has unknowingly protected him. After finding her, Logan (Efron) and Beth (Taylor Schillin...
The plot consists of a young teenager (Miley Cyrus) who is forced to spend the summer with her little brother at her estranged dad’s house near the beach. She is rebellious and stiff and starts off the holidays on the wrong foot. However, things turn brighter later on when she meets and falls in love with Will (Liam Hemsworth), a popular, handsome ...
With a little more thrill and story depth (although the neighbor romance aspect remains), we have ‘Safe Haven,’ directed by Lasse Hallström, who has also made ‘Dear John.’ Here, we follow the story of a woman who nervously flees from her city and introduces herself as Katie (Julianne Hough) in a new small town. There, she meets Alex (Josh Duhamel),...
In this romantic drama, we stumble upon Richard Gere and Diane Lane back together for their third collaboration. Their performances are great and help the flaws of the story construction seem less evident. The emotional connection the viewer is able to form with the characters and their sorrows and joys is stronger and more significant in this Spar...
In The Longest Ride,’ we are presented with two parallel dramatic love stories, one from the present and one from the past, set 70 years ago. Luke (Scott Eastwood) and Sophia (Britt Robertson), two young people, have a “first-sight” experience and go on a date. On their way home, they rescue an old man stuck in his car after an accident, and while ...
‘Message In a Bottle’ is able to take us on a more serious and believable romance than most of Nicholas Sparks’ other novels and films. It is also a more beautiful and emotional plot that grabs the audience tighter and for longer. It’s about a woman (Robin Wright Penn) who finds a love letter inside a bottle, half buried in the sand, and is so stru...
Welcome another coming-of-age romantic drama, highly predictable yet entertaining and heart-warming to watch. Starring Shane West and Mandy Moore as the two teenage love-birds, the story of ‘A Walk to Remember’ reveals a romantic encounter between a rebellious trouble-maker seeking help from a geeky outcast girl who, despite being laughed at, stand...
Nicholas Sparks often uses written letters as an important element in his stories, which we can again find in ‘Dear John,’ occupying a central part of the romance and its pulse to move forward. The performances are great, the plot is interesting and grabbing, and the likable characters transmit emotion and feeling. We certainly root for them, and i...
- Alexandra Kelley
- 117 VOTES. A Walk to Remember. Pictures. The Drama: Out of every Nicholas Sparks movie, this might be the most likely to leave you in a puddle of tears.
- 100 VOTES. The Notebook. The Drama: The Notebook takes Nicholas Sparks fans on the journey of how Noah Calhoun (Ryan Gosling) and Allie Hamilton Calhoun (Rachel McAdams) fell in love in the 1940s.
- 74 VOTES. Safe Haven. The Drama: As the title suggests, Julianne Hough's character Katie/Erin finds a safe haven with widowed single dad Alex Wheatley (Josh Duhamel) while she's trying to hide from her abusive husband.
- 60 VOTES. The Best of Me. The Drama: We all know the high school couple who just can't quit each other, no matter how long they've been apart.
Apr 2, 2019 · Zac Efron also stars as Logan, a former marine, who seeks out to find a mysterious woman from a photo who he believes is his good luck charm. The Lucky One is worth watching because, unlike most Sparks adaptations, it actually has a happy ending. BUY THE BOOK. 10.
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5 days ago · We’re ranking by Tomatometer all the movies from writer Nicholas Sparks, including A Walk to Remember, The Lucky One, and the romantic classic The Notebook, which got its own ‘Rotten Tomatoes Is Wrong’ podcast episode. — Alex Vo. Critics Consensus: Schmaltzy, predictable, and melodramatic, Safe Haven also suffers from a ludicrous plot ...
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Nov 9, 2022 · Despite solid performances all around, the film received mixed reviews — today, only a 31% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes, with an audience reception at 71%. It is one of the more financially ...
