Chéri (2009)

Still sexy and regal at 51, Michelle Pfeiffer plays a courtesan in waning and in love with the much younger Rupert Friend (Chéri). Pfeiffer fights her age and Friend his arranged marriage in 1920s Paris as their charming love story turns to one of longing.

d: Stephen Frears | imdb.com | trailer | Haven’t I been worth it?

High Fidelity (2000)

Record store owner John Cusack replays his “all-time top-five breakups,” including Catherine Zeta-Jones, in a breezy hang-out movie. Smartass Jack Black and mousy Todd Louiso are great as Cusack’s employee sidekicks, and the soundtrack is pitch-perfect.

d: Stephen Frears | imdb.com | trailer | all-time top-five breakups
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