If you loved My Life in Ruins, try Little Italy
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Both films are directed by Donald Petrie, and they both carry the cozy, playful mood tags, and they sit in Comedy / Romance territory. If that's the register that drew you to My Life in Ruins, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
cozyplayful
What Little Italy is
Ah, another entry in the "families at war" romantic comedy subgenre. Two young lovers navigate a path to coupledom despite their families' pizza-related feud. At least the director had a good run in the early 2000s.

