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“A Tourist’s Guide to Love” is as harmless as its blandly forgettable title would suggest. It’s not quite a Movie to Fold Laundry To, because the scenery is quite lovely, so you’ll actually want to pay attention. But it is a pleasant escape if you’re seeking lazy Saturday afternoon viewing.

Rachael Leigh Cook brings her perky rom-com presence to this made-for-Netflix movie, which checks all the boxes you’d expect from such a slick and glossy example of the genre. Slapstick comedy, fish-out-of-water gags, wacky supporting characters, copious shopping montages, a love triangle, a secret to be revealed and a last-minute dash to say “I love you”—they’re all there, but this time they’re set against the backdrop of present-day Vietnam, which gives “A Tourist’s Guide to Love” an unusual feeling of novelty.

Director Steven K. Tsuchida , a TV veteran, was also behind 2021’s “ Resort to Love ,” another Netflix romantic comedy set in a picturesque vacation destination. This is pure formula, but the leads have such a sweet chemistry with each other, and the locations are so enticing, that you may as well just surrender.

Cook stars as Amanda Riley, an uptight, Los Angeles-based travel agent living a safe and predictable existence with her boring accountant boyfriend, John ( Ben Feldman ). Amanda’s boss (and apparently only friend), Mona ( Missi Pyle ), insists John is going to propose to her. Instead, he tells her he’s taking a job in Ohio and putting their relationship on hold. (Julia Shiplett makes the most of a brief supporting role as Amanda’s unimpressed manicurist.)

Stunned, Amanda agrees to Mona’s suggestion that she travel to Vietnam undercover to scope out a local tour company with the possibility of her firm buying it. This is also her chance to eat-pray-love her way out of heartache. Plus, she’ll be there for the annual Tet celebration, which just happens to be all about renewal. Would any of this actually happen in real life? No. Would a spoiled hotel heiress actually hit her head on a tree at a ski resort, suffer amnesia and fall for the hunky, widowed dad who owns a charming bed and breakfast? Probably not. We don’t watch these kinds of movies for realism.

And so Type-A Amanda becomes part of a tour group led by the handsome and soulful Sinh ( Scott Ly ) and his effervescent cousin, Anh (Quinn Truc Tran). Screenwriter Eirene Tran Donohue tries somewhat to flesh out the motley assemblage of fellow travelers, but she saddles them with awkward small talk, and no one is terribly interesting. The inordinately prepared Amanda insists on adhering to the itinerary because she wants to get the most out of her covert mission, but the easygoing Sinh takes a more spontaneous approach which—spoiler!—Amanda eventually learns to enjoy. Sinh also happens to have just the right profound thing to say for every occasion, which speaks to the flux in which Amanda finds herself. (Example: “A tourist wants to escape life. A traveler wants to experience it.”) Again, these are familiar types, but Cook’s likability softens her character’s pushy, impatient traits, and the charismatic Ly’s understated delivery makes Sinh’s platitudes less cheesy than they might sound.

Working with cinematographer Jon Keng and featuring plenty of shimmering aerial shots, Tsuchida makes every stop along the way seem vibrant and appealing, from the bustling streets of Ho Chi Minh City to the beaches of Da Nang to the verdant hills of Sinh’s home village. “Doing nothing feels very weird,” Amanda admits while lounging under an umbrella by the sea, and truer words were never spoken.

“A Tourist’s Guide to Love” is essentially a travelogue with a plot, but you might actually find yourself caring about whether these two attractive-but-extremely-different people end up falling for each other in the end.

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A Tourist's Guide to Love (2023)

Rachael Leigh Cook as Amanda Riley

Scott Ly as Sinh Thach

Missi Pyle as Mona

Ben Feldman as John

Glynn Sweet as Brian Conway

Alexa Povah as Maya Conway

Jacqueline Correa as Sam Gonville

Nondumiso Tembe as Dom Fisher

Thanh Trúc as Anh

• Steven K. Tsuchida
• Eirene Donohue

Cinematographer

• Lauren Connelly
• Jina Hyojin An
• Shirley Song

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A Tourist's Guide to Love cast: who's who in the romantic movie

A Tourist’s Guide to Love cast is led by Rachael Leigh Cook. But who else is in the romantic movie?

A Tourist’s Guide to Love is a romantic movie that follows a woman named Amanda, who heads to Vietnam where she's on a mission to decide whether her travel agency should purchase a smaller outpost there.

But, while there, she finds herself becoming interested in Sinh (Scott Ly), a tour guide 

The Netflix movie is partly based on screenwriter Eirene Tran Donohue’s real-life experiences: She told Tudum : "This idea was based off of the time in my life when, right after college, my safe stable boyfriend unexpectedly broke up with me right as I was about to leave for a five-week trip to Vietnam.

"While I was in Vietnam I realized that that relationship, which was a good one, wasn't actually the best fit for me."

Rachael Leigh Cook as Amanda

Amanda Riley is an American visiting Vietnam who finds herself in an international love triangle while she's there trying to make business decisions, leading to an unexpected romance overseas.

She's played by Rachael Leigh Cook who has starred in The Baby-Sitters Club ,  Love, Guaranteed , 11:14 , and  He’s All That .

Scott Ly as Sinh

Sinh is Amanda’s tour guide in Vietnam, who she develops a connection with during her time there, something that takes them both by surprise!

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This marks Scott Ly’s first major film role, after years of appearing on television. Fans might recognize him from Criminal Minds , The Young and the Restless , Animal Kingdom , and FBI: Most Wanted.

Ben Feldman as John

John was Amanda’s boyfriend of five years until he moves to Ohio and the couple break up. He's the third part of this complicated love triangle.

Fans might recognize him from TV comedies like  Superstore  and  Silicon Valley. He also starred in the found footage movie Cloverfield and horror hit Friday the 13th .

Missi Pyle as Mona

Mona is Amanda’s business partner and longtime friend, so she's a trusted figure when it comes to her professional and love life.

Missi Pyle is known for her work in Galaxy Quest, Bringing Down the House, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, and Tim Burton's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory .

Quinn Trúc Trần as Anh

Anh is Sinh’s cousin and tour guide co-host so she has a key role in the movie.

Actress Quinn Trúc Trần is a Vietnamese-Australian actor and  A Tourist’s Guide to Love  is her second project. Fans may recognize her from My Mr. Wife.

Nsưt Lê Thiện as Ba Noi

Ba Noi is Sinh and Anh’s grandmother and provides a lot of the movie's comic relief, according to Tudum!

Actress Nsưt Lê Thiện has also starred in Goodbye Mother , Until You , The Emperor’s Gift , and Blood Moon Party.

Who else is in A Tourist's Guide to Love?

• Jacqueline Correa
• Andrew Barth Feldman
• Morgan Dudley
• Glynn Sweet
• Alexa Povah

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‘A Tourist’s Guide to Love’ Review: Rachael Leigh Cook Gets a Heart-Stamped Passport in a Conventional but Charming Rom-Com

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Director Steven K. Tsuchida and screenwriter Eirene Tran Donohue take care to incorporate the sights and sounds of Vietnam into the narrative, and the film is most buoyant when capturing the country’s beauty. Interstitial montages are crafted with prospective explorers in mind, featuring scenery saturated with color and warm light. From Amanda’s compact car surrounded by scooters (a baptism by traffic) in Ho Chi Minh City to more intimate locations like Sinh’s family village in Thon Chang, elegantly constructed sequences show our heroine swept away, immersed lush landscapes and cultural traditions.

The film doesn’t allot much time to the supporting players on tour with Amanda, but they’re meaningfully used. A subplot in which Sam (Jacqueline Correa), her wife Dom (Nondumiso Tembe) and their teen daughter Robin (Morgan Dudley) rekindle their familial bond counters the heteronormativity of the central romance. While long-time marrieds/first-time honeymooners Brian (Glynn Sweet) and Maya (Alexa Povah) recede into the background, the arc of awkward college-bound vlogger Alex (Andrew Barth Feldman) makes a big impact in a short time. Perhaps it’s an idealized portrait, but it’s refreshing to see tourists not depicted as bumbling buffoons, disturbing landmarks or mocking rituals for comic purposes.

There’s a light feminist streak here, as both Amanda and Sinh save each other from despair at various points, while a callback that sees Amanda navigating chaotic city traffic as a pedestrian — thus showcasing her evolving confidence — is well-handled. However, the female characters’ relationships with each other are woeful. From Amanda’s nail technician to Sinh’s grandma, their primary topic of conversation usually revolves around a man. It also doesn’t help that Amanda spends very little time working on herself before jumping into another romance. Her goal should be independence, not codependence.

That said, Cook and Ly share sparkling repartee, best glimpsed in their walk-and-talks and seated chats. Their chemistry builds from well-earned, character-building moments, as they bonding over the Hoi An lanterns they float on the river, or detour to My Son Sanctuary. Cook makes Amanda an easy heroine to root for, suffused with strength, humor and vulnerability, while Ly radiates wit and tenderness, especially when digging into Sinh’s deeper layers. He also embraces the obligatory beefcake shot with verve, emerging from the ocean during their day at the beach in a gender-flipped play on Ursula Andress’ famous entrance in “Dr. No.”

Reviewed online, April 18, 2023. Running time: 94 MIN.

• Production: A Netflix release of a Muse Entertainment, Head First, Ben’s Sister Production. Producers: Rachael Leigh Cook, Joel S. Rice. Executive producers: Jim Head, Lydia Storie, Steven K. Tsuchida.
• Crew: Director: Steven K. Tsuchida. Screenplay: Eirene Tran Donohue Camera: Jon Keng. Editor: Lauren Connelly. Music: Jina Hyojin An, Shirley Song.
• With: Rachael Leigh Cook, Scott Ly, Ben Feldman, Missi Pyle, Quinn Trúc Trán, Glynn Sweet, Alexa Povah, Jacqueline Correa, Nondumiso Tembe, Morgan Dudley, Andrew Barth Feldman.

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‘A Tourist’s Guide to Love’ Review: Rachael Leigh Cook Eats, Prays, and Loves Her Way Through Vietnam

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Rachael Leigh Cook has done all that: She’s been a teen breakout star in an iconic high school comedy (“She’s All That”), transitioned to cringe sponsored movies (“Spirit Halloween”), and made the leap to Hallmark Christmas queen (“Tis the Season to Be Merry”). Now, she’s deftly parlayed her everywoman likability into the sweet made-for- Netflix movie “A Tourist’s Guide for Love.”

Yes, “made-for-Netflix” is a category all on its own. While “The Irishman” is considered to be a Netflix Original, “made-for-Netflix” separates the mass-produced movies like the nearly-perfect “Falling for Christmas” and calming background noise of “Murder Mystery 2” from the real Oscar contenders. It’s a sliding scale of quality under the streaming titan’s content umbrella, and Cook’s latest film, “A Tourist’s Guide to Love,” feels like an adaptation of a sweet viral BookTok romance novel — in the best way possible.

Cook stars as tightly-wound Los Angeles career woman Amanda, who is assigned to go undercover in Vietnam to scope out whether the tour travel company she hires is worth buying out. Just before she jets off to her dream vacation, Amanda is slapped with some unsavory news: Her predictable and practical boyfriend (Ben Feldman) puts their relationship on “hiatus” as he relocates to Ohio. Worse? He doesn’t pop the question like Amanda had expected in her planned-out perfect scenario.

Cue up the steamy Vietnamese tour guide Sinh (Scott Ly), and soon enough, Amanda’s rigid rule-following goes right out the window, much like her neatly-packed luggage that went missing at the airport. And while that sounds predictable, other beats of the film take their own path. “A Tourist’s Guide to Love” could have easily opted for Americanized, voyeuristic quality when it comes to capturing the lushness of Vietnam, or even exoticizing Sinh’s character as a local craving Amanda’s sensibilities while in turn teaching her own to loosen up.

Thankfully, “A Tourist’s Guide to Love” is smarter — and more tasteful — than that.

Amanda does do some “Eat, Pray, Love”-ing during her trip — one that is doomed already by her deceptive reason for the vacation, which could involve buying out Sinh’s family business — but rather, it’s Sinh’s excitement and passion for Vietnamese culture that roots the film, not just the characters’ budding romance. “A Tourist’s Guide to Love” is a road map for how to love adventure abroad, with dashes of Vietnamese trivia and spiritual facts along the way.

Director Steven K. Tsuchida (“Younger,” “Cobra Kai,” “Resort to Love”) doesn’t shy away from shooting the rich cuisine of Vietnam like a CNN travel show reminiscent of Anthony Bourdain’s “Parts Unknown.” Rom-com touchstones are woven in with cultural traditions; a night market scene is used to adorably show Sinh teaching Amanda how to properly bargain, all while he’s slyly imparting wisdoms like if the vendor doesn’t lower the price, purchasing a symbolic phoenix rising scarf just wasn’t meant to be.

Sure, there’s an inherent eye roll here and there — the traffic tip to jet across the street sans crosswalk is to “always move forward, never back” — but Sinh’s effortlessness translates nicely and makes Amanda learn life lessons by way of local customs. As Sinh warns, their trip and impending romance is not a list of tourist attractions or relationship milestones to be checked off; rather, it’s letting the spontaneity of a life-changing adventure come naturally.

A third act love triangle throws a realistic wrench in the wanderlust romance, with Amanda realizing she was too comfortable and therefore too complacent in her “little corner of the world.” This is a rom-com, albeit “made-for-Netflix,” but one that has an important message that more streamers need to hear.

Eirene Tran Donohue penned the script, with Cook producing the feature, along with Joel S. Rice for Muse Entertainment. “A Tourist’s Guide to Love” is the first U.S. film to be almost entirely shot in Vietnam, and marks the first international production to film in Vietnam since the global pandemic. The winning production make a case for more films to be set in Vietnam, hopefully opening up Netflix’s international production presence just as it deepens Cook’s rom-com roots extend far past the Hallmark Channel to more roles (and parts!) unknown.

“A Tourist’s Guide to Love” is now streaming on Netflix.

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The first thing we learn about Amanda (Rachael Leigh Cook) in “A Tourist’s Guide to Love” is that she works for a high-end agency called Tourista World Travel. But nobody in this Netflix film even comments on the fact that “turista” is slang for vacation-wrecking diarrhea. That puzzling choice and its utter lack of consequences are the only surprise in Steven Tsuchida’s film, a rom-com that so scrupulously fulfills every cliché of the genre, it might as well have been devised by ChatGPT.

Amanda is dispatched to Vietnam to check out a small tour company that Tourista is considering buying to develop its market in the area. The assignment is also a good distraction: She was recently dumped by her dull accountant boyfriend, John (Ben Feldman). Going undercover as a regular tourist, albeit an extremely well-prepared one, she’s immediately drawn to the floppy-haired guide, Sinh (Scott Ly). He is the kind of dreamboat who has both abs and sensitivity, and can show Amanda not just his country’s beauty, but how to enjoy life.

Sinh eventually doffs his shirt at the beach and emerges from the water in resplendent slow motion, because the clichés here are as tightly packed in as tchotchkes in a traveler’s suitcase: Amanda is a perky American Type A; village elders are cute as buttons and wise as Yoda; street food is tantalizing; jaded Westerners rediscover themselves as they ditch their phones and bask in a rural experience made only sweeter by the knowledge that it’s temporary. The soundtrack’s catchy Vietnamese songs provide the only fizz in this otherwise flat concoction.

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A travel executive gets swept up in the excitement as she travels through Vietnam

Amanda Riley finds herself alone. After a surprise break-up, the professional travel executive decides to take on a new assignment and shake things up. She is sent undercover to Vietnam to learn about the tourist industry. In the process, she is captured by the spirit and sounds of the country and falls unexpectedly for her Vietnamese expat tour guide. The pair go rogue and visit stunning remote corners of the country, charming locals, and learn about love on the way.

What to know

Rachael leigh cook brings another new romcom to netflix .

 Tourist's Guide to Love is a romantic comedy movie produced by Head First Productions and distributed by Netflix. The screenplay is written by the Vietnamese-American writer Eirene Donohue. Donohue uses her own travels in Vietnam as inspiration for the screenplay. She is joined by director Steven Tsuchida, who is known for directing episodes of Dear White People , Cobra Kai , and Resort to Love .

The cast of A Tourist's Guide to Love is led by Rachael Leigh Cook playing Amanda Riley. She is known for her roles in She’s All That , Robot Chicken , and Into the West. Cook takes the lead role in the movie and acts as a producer. A Tourist's Guide to Love marks her second collaboration with Netflix after she produced the movie Love Guaranteed . Scott Ly joins the cast as Sinh Thach, her expat romance. The pair are joined by Ben Feldman, Missi Pyle, Glynn Sweet, and Alexa Povah who make up the expanded cast. A Tourist’s Guide to Love was released exclusively on Netflix on April 21st, 2023.

Production News

• Rachael Leigh Cook is confirmed to be starring in a new Netflix romcom from writer Eirene Donohue.( Source: Variety )
• A Tourist’s Guide to Love is confirmed to be filming in March 2022. ( Source: Production Weekly )
• The expanded cast for the movie was announced alongside the director and producers.( Source: Netflix )
• The first photos from the movie are released showing Rachael Leigh Cook in Vietnam. ( Source: Netflix )
• A new trailer for the movie is released showing the characters bracing themselves for the adventure of a lifetime. (Source: Collider)
• The movie is given a new release date as April 21, 2023. (Source: Netflix)

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A Tourist's Guide to Love Reviews

It's pretty basic but a pleasant piece of rom-com escapism

Full Review | Feb 28, 2024

With an uninspiring tale of vacation romance, Tsuchida’s A Tourist’s Guide to Romance never reaches the heights of excellence. It fails to bring romantic intimacy to the screen, even though Cook and Ly do their best with the script.

Full Review | Sep 8, 2023

Offering few surprises in its simple, yet admittedly rather endearing plot, A Tourist’s Guide to Love excels as a mouthwatering introduction to Vietnam’s myriad exotic delights.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | May 22, 2023

"A Tourist’s Guide to Love" respects its characters, its audience, and its cultural depictions with more tact and nobility than the norm, giving us a refreshing and relaxing PG-rated romantic drama.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | May 1, 2023

Despite being a romantic movie, I found myself bored in most scenes due to the lack of chemistry between the two lead actors.

Full Review | Apr 28, 2023

May not be entirely new in its perspective on romance, but that it arrives in a new packaging is enough of a selling point for it to get by. It also ends up being (just) enough for its actors—even though their characters' inner workings remain a mystery.

Full Review | Apr 26, 2023

The Vietnam setting is the freshest element in this formulaic romance which, following previous Netflix productions, sends an American woman to a faraway locale to gain perspective and fall in love.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 25, 2023

A Tourist’s Guide to Love is a genuinely pleasant trip through Vietnam’s stunning-looking cities and countryside as two nice folks meander along, falling for each other.

Full Review | Apr 25, 2023

It’s not quite a Movie to Fold Laundry To, because the scenery is quite lovely, so you’ll actually want to pay attention. But it is a pleasant escape if you’re seeking lazy Saturday afternoon viewing.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | Apr 25, 2023

Despite its flaws, A Tourist’s Guide to Love is a fun way to spend a couple of hours. It has all the breeziness that makes romantic comedies a comfort genre for many people, but also provides a lovely introduction to Vietnam’s culture and landscapes.

Full Review | Original Score: C+ | Apr 24, 2023

A lovely Vietnamese travelogue in search of a romantic comedy that would transform the trip into a movie.

Full Review | Original Score: 1.5/4 | Apr 24, 2023

While the journey is absolutely predictable, and certainly unoriginal, there's spark between the romantic leads, and the setting of Vietnam is used to great effect.

Full Review | Original Score: 6/10 | Apr 24, 2023

A Tourist’s Guide to Love is a slightly above-average streaming affair that was made for fans of the genre but succeeds because of its quiet charm.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/5 | Apr 24, 2023

A Tourist’s Guide to Love is a road map for how to love adventure abroad, with dashes of Vietnamese trivia and spiritual facts along the way.

Full Review | Original Score: B- | Apr 21, 2023

Funny, poignant and simultaneously progressive and regressive, it may not add up to five-star escapism, but it’s a jovial jaunt worth taking.

Full Review | Apr 21, 2023

The romance at the movie’s heart didn’t always burn as hot as it could have benefited from, but Amanda’s journey on its own is worth it enough, and all of the characters around them are quite endearing too.

Full Review | Original Score: 7/10 | Apr 21, 2023

You can certainly plan a lovely itinerary just from watching A Tourist’s Guide to Love. Just don’t expect the last two words in the title to show up with equal verve or impact.

Full Review | Original Score: 4.9/10 | Apr 21, 2023

A Tourist's Guide to Love is not remarkable, but its simplicity and familiarity are comfortable and, most importantly, entertaining.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 21, 2023

A rom-com that so scrupulously fulfills every cliché of the genre, it might as well have been devised by ChatGPT.

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On Location: Rachael Leigh Cook Shares Her Vietnam Itinerary From ‘A Tourist’s Guide to Love’

By Rachel Chang

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As the sun set in Hoi An one evening last spring,  Rachael Leigh Cook gazed out on the Vietnamese scene on the Thu Bon River. Her mom sat beside her beaming ear-to-ear as someone played Peter Gabriel in the distance. “I remember thinking, ‘I don’t want anything else in the world—I just want to be exactly here, where I am,'” the 43-year-old actress says. “That was a transcendent travel moment for me.” It’s exactly that kind of travel magic that’s celebrated in her latest film,  A Tourist’s Guide to Love , a Netflix original, premiering April 21, about travel executive Amanda Riley who is sent undercover to experience a small-group tour company that her American corporation is considering buying. Arriving in Vietnam with a check-list of sights to see, she soon discovers that the most meaningful moments are found veering off the itinerary. 

In A Tourist's Guide to Love , Rachael Leigh Cook's Amanda is a lovelorn travel executive who goes undercover to learn more about Vietnam's tourism industry.

Filmed all around the Asian nation—from its major hubs Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi to the beach town of Da Nang and the northeastern province of Ha Giang —Cook was stunned by how unique every corner of the country is. “It seemed too good to be true,” she says. “Then I got there and realized it’s just that beautiful, and people will get to discover that if they watch our movie.” 

This movie is such a celebration of travel—how has traveling been a part of your life? I spent my whole childhood in Minnesota . My dad worked in the school system, so we could travel a little bit in the summer, but we never went especially far. My parents are extremely prudent financially and we would stay at youth hostels. I remember we went to the Seattle's Northwest Folklife Festival and saw the fish market . As someone who didn't travel much as a kid, the opportunities to travel that have come from my work have shown me some of the most eye-opening and unexpected moments of my life. And this movie is the pinnacle of that.

The movie starts in Ho Chi Minh City and ends in Hanoi—how do the cities compare? Ho Chi Minh City is bustling. It is hard-working, fast-paced, and kind of crazy. There are incredible rooftops there. There's glamour. Anything that you could want to find, you can find in Ho Chi Minh City. Hanoi is completely different. The energy there is very different. Everyone walks at a slower pace. There's just less sound in the air. The aesthetic is different—and it’s absolutely beautiful. 

Scott Ly plays Sinh, an expat tour guide with whom Amanda falls in love.

The first spark of romance comes during a scene in Hoi An—how would you describe it? When people see images of Vietnam that have those streets full of lanterns and borderline Disney magic about them, that's Hoi An. It's stunningly beautiful—I think that that might have been my favorite stop. It’s conveniently very near Da Nang, which is named the most livable city in Vietnam. It's just a gorgeous beach town. I'm not gonna pretend it wasn't hot. Of course it is. It's Vietnam. But a must-see for sure. 

The group then ventures off the plan and heads to My Son Sanctuary . What was it like to film there? You can feel the stillness and the history there. Its beauty is transcendent and very special. It feels pretty weird to have lighting equipment on an ancient temple—that juxtaposition is not lost on me. I felt just very grateful that they let us film there. I hope that people want to go check it out after seeing our movie.

The movie purposely skips the Golden Hand Bridge , but did you go there? I totally went to the Golden Hand Bridge. We even say in the movie that it’s awesome, but it's just not steeped in as much history. My mom came out for about 10 days with my kids—they couldn't miss more school, but they came during their spring break—and they absolutely loved it. They've created a theme park after a gondola ride. It takes like 22 minutes to get to the top of this mountain. And then up there is something that I would equate to the scale of maybe like a quarter the size of Disneyland and there are theme park rides up there. There is a giant—I don't want to call it a food hall because it's beautiful—but all these restaurants, it is really worth seeing. The engineering blows my mind. What a gift that we got to experience that together.

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The film is set in both bustling Ho Chi Minh City and sleepy Hanoi, giving a glimpse at life in various Vietnamese cities.

Filming the homestay scene in Ha Giang must have been quite a contrast? Ha Giang is mountainous and very beautiful and it's near the border to China. It was probably our most rustic place. It's very much a hard-working community that's seen a lot over the years. It's one of those places I never would have been motivated to come to, but I'm so glad that I did. It’s very user-friendly and the people they're incredibly welcoming. They're excited that you're there. They want to know how you got there. I really just hope they liked the movie—I hope we do them justice.

What were your favorite food experiences in Vietnam?   The food that I ate way too much of that I have not been able to find as good since I've returned back here is bánh xèo. That's my favorite thing. It's like a very thin egg pancake with fresh vegetables quickly cooked in it, and it gets wrapped up like a pancake. So it's sort of like a burrito without the burrito. And oh my gosh, the sauces with it. It's delicious. I did try the durian. I was impressed by the taste. It's in the family of sweetness of a mango, almost. I found the consistency [was] what I couldn't really get behind. And obviously this smell—it is as advertised.

Cook notes the difference between a tourist—someone who wants to escape their life—and a traveler, who does so in order to experience theirs.

Amanda is a very over-prepared traveler. How would you categorize yourself? My packing style is not impressive. If I have a week to pack, it'll take a week. If I have three hours to pack, it'll take three hours. If I have 30 minutes, it'll take 30 minutes. The results are all the same. It's never better or worse. My travel style is generally unprepared and heavy on recommendations. I love knowing where people say to go, especially if it's friends or friends of friends, I find that the most fun and reliable way to sort of like wade through a city. I also like to stay where it makes things central, so I can walk as much as possible. I'm a little bit daunted by taking underground systems where I can get lost because I have no sense of direction.

What’s been your favorite interaction with a stranger while traveling? I made friends with this woman when I was working [on 2014’s  Red Sky ] in Russia. She spoke no English and I speak no Russian, but we could just tell that we liked each other and that we had a similar vibe and humor, and we still found ways to laugh together. I remember her very fondly—she's such a special soul.

Cook's own travel style is different from the overprepared Amanda—the actress relies largely on recommendations. 

What’s a place you’d always go back to? A place I've been twice and I hope I go many times is Moorea , near Bora Bora [and] Tahiti . I think it was Marlon Brando who lived out in Bora Bora because he knew that his heart rate would drop by like 20 percent the second he touched down there, and I could feel it in myself too. It's just so relaxing and centering.

What do you think it is about travel that makes us let go? In the movie, we say a tourist is someone who wants to escape their lives, and a traveler is someone who wants to experience theirs. But I think that those sentiments go hand-in-hand. Sometimes you gotta jump out of the boat that you're in to be able to experience a new thing, and that's okay. Getting out of your comfort zone is what creates and inspires lasting memories. You don't know how long life is going to be, and you should spend your life on experience.

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Should You Watch ‘A Tourist’s Guide to Love’ on Netflix?

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The latest Rachael Leigh Cook rom-com, A Tourist’s Guide To Love , is now streaming, but should you give it a watch?

In my riveting & well-researched review (naturally) for this year’s big-name Netflix rom-com Your Place or Mine with Reese Witherspoon and Ashton Kutcher, I led with a brief history of Netflix’s rom-com revival starting in 2018 with (like it or not) The Kissing Booth . They had a couple of years of teen romance franchising ( To All The Boys ), critical faves (my personal choice, Set It Up ), and star vehicles ( Always Be My Maybe) that really worked on the platform. In the years that followed, they have tried to capture that success once again, but unfortunately, nothing has stuck despite the headline-grabbing talent that performs within them (Yes, I’m talking about Your Place or Mine ).

However, the latest entry in the genre, A Tourist’s Guide To Love , does not fully belong in that category. Not really. This particular movie feels closer to the harmless, benign competitors from the Hallmark movies of the world than it does to some of Netflix’s bigger budget efforts.

In a sense, the movie melds the pieces of the career of its star Rachael Leigh Cook, who rose to prominence in a different era of pre-Netflix teen romance in the late 90s/early 2000s starring in such cult classics as She’s All That and Josie and the Pussycats while also doing a short stint on Dawson’s Creek . However, for the better part of the last decade, she has moved towards the TV movie route doing such projects as her “In the Vineyard” series for Hallmark and a few holiday films as well.

A Tourist’s Guide To Love marks Cook’s 3rd Netflix Original after 2020’s Love Guaranteed opposite Damon Wayans Jr and a smaller mother role in the gender-swap remake of She’s All That entitled He’s All That .

While those films lean heavier into the comedic side of the romantic comedy, Tourist seems to go in a much different direction.

Penned by TV Movie scribe Eirene Tran Donahue ( A Sugar & Spice Holiday , Drink Slay Love ) and directed by Steven K. Tsuchida (Netflix’s Resort To Love & Cobra Kai ), the movie can be categorized as “ASMR for Millennial Moms”; a comfortable companion that pairs well with a warm bath, a glass of white wine, and occasional 2nd screening on Instagram.

A Tourist’s Guide To Love knows exactly what it is and the audience it serves. It fills the inside of the Venn Diagram between vacation porn, romance, & nostalgia if the vacation porn circle was trying desperately to push the other pieces out entirely.

Set almost entirely in Vietnam, the story centers around meticulous & reliable travel executive Amanda Riley, whose steady life is upended when her long-term boyfriend decides to take a job halfway across the country. Jilted from the unexpected breakup, Amanda accepts an assignment to go undercover and learn about the tourist industry in Vietnam; more specifically, a guided tour business that may be a potential purchase for Amanda’s company. Along the way, she finds adventure and romance with her Vietnamese expat tour guide Sinh (Scott Ly) when they decide to reroute the tour bus in order to explore life and love off the beaten path.

Depending on what you came for with this endeavor, you might be disappointed by the adventure and romance in the above description. If your definition of adventure is swapping out beautiful & interesting tourist traps for EVEN MORE beautiful and interesting sights with fewer tourists, then you’re in luck because that is as far as this film will stretch.

Remember the terms “harmless” and “benign” I used before to describe this type of film’s competition? This one uses the same mold to give you the feeling of wandering the Vietnamese countryside with the same wistful wonder as a member of the tour group. As for the romance, the same adjectives apply as the “complicated” love connection in the film meets very few obstacles and yields only a low level of chemistry between Cook and Ly. While delightful separately, the two leads don’t register the heights necessary to compete with the beauty of its backdrop, nor do you think it won’t happen for them in the end.

Overall, A Tourist’s Guide To Love is a limp TV movie-style entry that doesn’t elevate past its cliches and modest charm. The sights and sounds of modern-day Vietnam capture more of your attention than the on-screen duo that should be capturing our hearts.

This will be a “put it on in the background” classic for a certain crowd, but it will be a mostly forgettable Friday night for a more discernible bunch.

Watch A Tourist’s Guide to Love on Netflix if you like:

• Love, Guaranteed
• She’s All That
• Resort To Love
• Falling Inn Love

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Scott Ly as Sinh Thach

While he doesn’t pair that well with his leading lady, Scott Ly displays a level of charisma & small-screen good looks that can give him many more opportunities in films & similar TV roles like this for years to come.

For a movie that seems more like a guided tour than a romantic story, he is a delight to follow and could be a mainstay in Vietnamese & American Netflix projects in the future.

PLAY, PAUSE, OR STOP?

If you are a TV movie junkie who loves the combo of Rachael Leigh Cook and travel documentaries, this one’s for you. But if you have a more refined palette for top-shelf rom-coms, you might think twice before you jump into this movie.

Andrew Morgan is a film critic & podcaster with 20 years of experience on the sets & offices of film & television. Current podcast host of the entertainment review show, Recent Activity. He lives in the Northeast of the United States.

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‘A Tourist’s Guide to Love’ Filming Locations: Where Was the Rachael Leigh Cook Movie Filmed?

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If you’ve never been to Vietnam, you’ll a chance to experience the country via your television screen with A Tourist’s Guide to Love, the new Netflix romantic comedy that began streaming today .

Directed by Steven K. Tsuchida, with a screenplay written by Eirene Tran Donohue, A Tourist’s Guide to Love stars Rachel Leigh Cook as a travel industry professional named Amanda, who finds herself unceremoniously dumped by her longtime boyfriend (played by Ben Feldman). To help take her mind off the break-up, Amanda’s boss (Missi Pyle) sends her on an assignment in Vietnam, to scope out a family-owned tour company for a potential buy-out. But when sparks fly between between Amanda and her Vietnamese tour guide, Sinh (Scott Ly), that complicated the business (and the pleasure) side of things.

The story might be familiar, but the setting will likely be new to many American audiences. Just as Amanda gets a tour of Vietnam, A Tourist’s Guide to Love offer viewers a first-hand look at some of the country’s most beautiful spots. “There are almost no American movies set in Vietnam that aren’t about the trauma of war,” noted screenwriter Eirene Tran Donohue in an interview with Tudum . “I wanted to change the conversation about Vietnam, to highlight it as a modern thriving country whose stories are worthy of being told.”

Read on to learn more about A Tourist’s Guide to Love filming locations.

Where was A Tourist’s Guide to Love filmed?

A Tourist’s Guide to Love was filmed on location in Vietnam in April 2022. The production shot in many Vietnamese locations including Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, Hội An, Hanoi, and Hà Giang.

In a recent interview with Decider , star and producer Rachael Leigh Cook said, “The hardest part about doing press for this movie is—dead honest with you—is trying to describe Vietnam. Because there are truly no words. It’s just more of a feeling than anything. And it’s good that we have images, and instead of me trying to explain it to people!”

Every spot that Amanda visits in the movie was filmed on location, Cook said. But Cook’s personal favorite location? Hội An, a city famous for it’s markets, temples, and well-preserved ancient town. “I was really blown away by Hội An,” Cook said. “Just the magic in the air there. And it’s so near Da Nang, the beach town, so this sort of two-for-one that you get there is incredible.” That said, Cook stressed she would be happy to return to any part of Vietnam—as long as she got to drink the coffee. “I just want all of the coffee straight into my bloodstream. American coffee is not as good. There, I said it! Their coffee is better.”

The film is loosely based on the story of how screenwriter Eirene Tran Donohue, whose family is Vietnamese, met her current partner while taking an extended vacation in the country following a break-up. “On my last week in Vietnam, I met a Canadian backpacker who was very much a free spirit and very adventurous,” she said in an interview with Tudum. “It made me realize that I didn’t actually want a safe predictable life. He was supposed to be my holiday fling, [but] we have been together ever since — 22 years.”

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100 Best Movie Quotes from "A Tourist's Guide to Love"

A Tourist’s Guide to Love is a charming romantic comedy that follows a young woman that learns new things not only about herself but others around her. She begins to see that her workaholic ways are not always the answer.

This movie stars Rachel Leigh Cook, Scott Ly, and Ben Feldman. A Tourist’s Guide to Love brings the audience along with the characters to Vietnam on a beautiful path of self-discovery.

Here’s the scoop on quotes from A Tourist’s Guide to Love!

1. “I cannot believe a year from now I am going to be hitched.”- Amanda 

2. “red’s a statement, it’s fiery. you know who doesn’t like a fiery statement”- amanda , 3. “i apparently got enough sushi for all of your boyfriends.”- john, 4. “that’s a lot of mileage.”- john , 5. “we’re like a reliable american car.”- john , 6. “you’re doing great sweetheart.”- amanda, 7. “so am i moving, yes, technically i’m moving.”- john , 8. “i’m asking for a hiatus that’s all.”- john , 9 “i’m doing what i do best, drive.”- anh, 10. “amanda riley does not get put on the back burner like a side dish.”- amanda , 11. “you chose a tour remember that means no homework.”- sinh , 12. “whatever you do don’t nap, at any cost, it’s the only way to survive jet lag.”- sinh , 13. “someone napped after all.”- sinh , 14. “hi i’m alex, the phone is just for vlogging.”- alex , 15. “i promise we are civilized people.”- sam , 16. “obviously a man very foolishly let you slip through his fingers.”- sam , 17. “i can confirm or deny nothing.”- sinh , 18. “what dingdong shoplifts at the louvre.”- mona , 19. “traveling is good for that, it forces us out of the comfort zone.”- sinh, 20. “you cannot stop talking about this sinh character.”- mona , 21. “i just am excited about the prospect of you getting back into the saddle.”- mona , 22. “i used to travel a lot for work but now i’m mostly just chained to my desk.”- amanda , 23. “put that guidebook away”- sinh , 24. “a tourist wants to escape life, a traveler wants to experience it.”- sinh, 25. “what’s so bad about occasionally wanting to escape your life”- amanda , 26. “you never know how long life’s gonna be, why waste it on an escape.”- sinh, 27. “marketplaces like this are the center of commerce in vietnam.”- sinh , 28. “it’s famous because of its aroma.”- anh , 29. “wow, you can really smell it.”- amanda , 30. “you should see your face. i can rewind it if you want.”- alex , 31. “it stinks but it tastes so good.”- anh, 32. “the phoenix symbolizes new beginnings.”- sinh , 33. “she’s trying to play you.”- sinh , 34. “so if you really love something you give it away, and if it comes back to you at a cheaper price, then it’s fate”- amanda , 35. “it’s all about the walkaway.”- sinh , 36. “do you always sell yourself short”- sinh , 37. “i just would like to stick with a plan.”- amanda, 38. “wow, you really did know a guy.”- amanda , 39. “you’re very good at your job.”- amanda , 40. “my first amanda riley compliment feels nice.”- sinh , 41. “you do not have style. we are starting from scratch here pal.”- robin , 42. “i thought you were a fugitive or a spy, where is your sense of adventure”- sinh , 43. “sometimes traveling is soaking in the atmosphere.”- sinh , 44. “that is a compliment. i need to pace myself.”- sinh , 45. “the pressure to show visitors the best parts of vietnam.”- sinh , 46. “it feels amazing to share vietnam with the rest of the world.”- sinh , 47. “what did you wish for”- sinh , 48. “i can’t tell you or it won’t come true.”- amanda , 49. “okay, we are truly getting nowhere, and don’t say something deep and metaphorical about that.”- amanda , 50. “is amanda riley being…impulsive”- sinh, 51. “we clean out the old year before the new year begins, like a fresh start.”- sinh, 52. “definitely not as strong as she was.”- amanda , 53. “that thing, it has no airbags or doors or anything preventing us from hitting the actual road.”- amanda , 54. “then you better hold on tight.”- sinh , 55. “i wanna take saigon silver star in a whole different direction.”- sinh, 56. “are you planning to interrogate her”- anh, 57. “ask her if she has her eyes on our sinh.”- ba noi , 58. “you make her grandson smile and she loves to see her grandson smile.”- anh , 59. “listen for a knock on the door in the morning. the first person to come to your house on tet is a big deal.”- anh , 60. “our traditions don’t mess around.”- anh , 61. “are you here to foretell my fortune’s path for the new year”- amanda , 62. “it’s for my grandpa actually, he can’t really travel anymore and he always wanted to see vietnam, so i thought i’d show him.”- alex, 63. “he and his friends at the retirement home they’re hooked on my adventure.”- alex, 64. “i know it kind of sounds silly, but he means a lot to me.”- alex, 65. “i never cared where we were as long as we were together.”- maya , 66. “now and forever.”- brian , 67. “i think you’re gonna have a very lucky year.”- sinh, 68. “i’m here to… win her back.”- brian , 69. “there’s obviously an elephant in the room here and i’ve spent too much time ignoring the elephant.”- brian, 70. “on our huge pet elephant of course.”- brian , 71. “now it’s you and two handsome men in a love triangle in vietnam”- mona , 72. “okay i think you are getting slightly carried away.”- amanda , 73. “you can imagine why i’m a little thrown by the arrival of your ex.”- sinh, 74. “trust me, that makes two of us.”- amanda , 75. “you were pretty excited to be on a hiatus.”- amanda , 76. “i would pay a fortune to take that back.”- brian , 77. “and as deeply corny as it sounds, this trip has shown me that i wasn’t lost. i just wasn’t where i was supposed to be.”- amanda , 78. “i don’t want to have this conversation with you through a door or over email because five years deserves better than that.”- amanda , 79. “i worry about my job too.”- anh, 80. “i thought if i could ignore it, it would go away.”- anh , 81. “i feel like i’m losing everything.”- sinh, 82. “i need to go…clear my head.”- sinh, 83. “you don’t mess around with your walkway theory do you”- amanda , 84. “i’m sorry i lied to you.”- amanda , 85. “i came to vietnam for something that i thought i wanted.”- amanda, 86. “you taught me an entirely new way of living life.”- amanda , 87. “you taught me a new way for me to be me.”- amanda  , 88. “what did you wish for in hoi an”- sinh , 89. “don’t worry, i know a guy.”- sinh , 90. “i will pocket my phone in solidarity.”- amanda , 91. “i’ve got folks on facebook live along on the adventure with me.”- alex, 92. “well, we got married 40 years ago but we broke up, but now we’re retired.”- maya , 93. “better late than never.”- maya , 94. “i just know my limitations.”- amanda , 95. “don’t limit yourself.”- sinh , 96. “hoi an, here we come”- anh , 97. “oh hey mr. same shorts and t-shirt three days in a row.”- robin , 98. “i like you in this orange.”- robin , 99. “who is this child”- sam, 100. “as long as we agree that anh is the boss.”- amanda.

A Tourist’s Guide to Love with a stellar cast and a sweet message, moves audiences’ hearts with enough warmth, quotes, and funny moments to make us rewind to the very beginning.

The movie is currently streaming on Netflix. 

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A Tourist’s Guide to Love: 8 Similar Movies You Must See

‘A Tourist’s Guide to Love’ shows that sometimes taking the leap can make all the difference. The romantic comedy follows the remarkable journey Amanda takes when her boyfriend of five years decides to move to Ohio. However, when she’s told to put herself amidst an abstruse covert mission to understand Vietnam’s tourism sector, everything begins to change. With director Steven K Tsuchida’s vision to depict the exultant rush of traveling, ‘A Tourist’s Guide to Love’ features a voyage of self-discovery and the revelation of unspoken and unrealized truths.

Helmed by Rachael Leigh Cook, Scott Ly, Missi Pyle, Ben Feldman and Nondumiso Tembe, the movie epitomizes the essence of discovery and newfound experiences. Featuring the solemn peace that comes with experiencing the bliss of an unknown path, it doesn’t just look at travel as a recluse but as a beginning. So, if the unfamiliar yet comfortable path of Vietnamese culture, travel, and the sprinkle of romance and love triangles appeal to you, here is a list of movies like ‘A Tourist’s Guide to Love.’

8. A Good Year (2006)

Epiphanies that come from life-changing events draw this story, with Russell Crowe, Albert Finney, Marion Cotillard, Tom Hollander and Freddie Highmore. The story follows the story of Max Skinner, a man whose chipper days of childhood have been overtaken by the clocks of the market and the capital of the wealthy.

When he inherits his uncle’s vineyard in Provence, France, he returns to the days of his childhood, the ones when his parents were alive. The movie shows a remarkable transformative journey riddled with healing and revelation. So, if you found the elements of new experiences in ‘A Tourist’s Guide to Love’, you will definitely love director Ridley Scott’s ‘A Good Year.’

7. The Bucket List (2007)

The hard-hitting realization that decades of toil can really amount to nothing is brought to life in director Rob Reiner’s ‘The Bucket List’. The movie follows the story of billionaire Edward Cole and car mechanic Carter Chambers who meet in a hospital room and embark on a journey together to experience the adventure of their lifetimes. With veterans Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman , the movie encapsulates the emotional resonance of life-changing experiences. So, if you found that it’s never too late to change your life in ‘A Tourist’s Guide to Love’, then ‘The Bucket List’ is the right movie to watch next.

6. Letters to Juliet (2010)

When a trip to Italy with her busy fiance leads Sophie to a reverent site for forlorn lovers, everything changes. The wall, dedicated to Shakespeare’s tragic heroine Juliet, is filled with a number of heartbroken notes. When Sophie finds one such letter from 1957, she’s propelled to find its elderly author and journey with her to find her long-lost love.

As Sophie journeys across the European vineyards with the elderly woman Claire and her grandson, Charlie, everything begins to change. The movie stars Amanda Seyfried , Christopher Egan, Vanessa Redgrave and Franco Nero. Director Gary Winick’s ‘Letters to Juliet’ shows that love can be found anywhere, similar to ‘A Tourist’s Guide to Love’ making this the perfect movie for you to watch next.

5. Midnight in Paris (2011)

When screenwriter and aspiring novelist Gil finds himself reveling in art and literature in a midnight in Paris, he understands how disconcerted he is to the reality. While the movie’s commentary on escapism is a major reflection of the incredulous things we occupy ourselves with, it is also a reflection of the journey that holds the capability to change everything. Austere director Woody Allen’s remarkable creation features Owen Wilson , Rachel McAdams , Marion Cotillard, Lea Seydoux and Corey Stoll. Focusing on how a reflective journey can set the tone for change, you will find ‘Midnight in Paris’ a voyage of transformation as seen in ‘A Tourist’s Guide to Love.’

4. The Holiday (2006)

When two equally discontent women across continents find themselves looking for an ‘out’ and decide to exchange their houses, the ensuing changes make for an endearing and reflective journey with remarkable effects. With Iris in a palatial Hollywood mansion and Amanda in a picture-perfect English village, the movie depicts romance and comedy whilst also aligning the protagonist’s transformative journeys.

The cast features Cameron Diaz , Kate Winslet , Jude Law , Jack Black and Eli Wallach. The movie is directed by Nancy Meyers and showcases how sometimes unknown places can bring the biggest changes. So, if you loved the themes of reflection and revelations in ‘A Tourist’s Guide to Love’ then you will find ‘The Holiday’ equally exciting.

3. Wild (2014)

Chronicling the three-month-long 1100-mile solo trek of a woman encaged in the travails of personal loss, tragedy and self-destructive behavior, the movie focuses on the transformative journey of novice hiker Cheryl Strayed. Featuring Reese Witherspoon  in the titular role, the movie also stars Laura Dern, Gaby Hoffmann, Michiel Huisman and Thomas Sadoski.

The movie is directed by Jean-Marc Vallee and focuses on how the restorative green lush of the woods breathes a sigh of rejuvenation into the heartbroken and crestfallen Cheryl. While the movie does follow heavy themes, its premise is rooted in the life-affirming changes that are seen in ‘A Tourist’s Guide to Love’, making this a good choice for your next watch.

2. Under the Tuscan Sun (2003)

In a swift turn of events, Frances Mayes, who learns about her cheating husband, escapes to Italy when coaxed by her best friends. However, when she purchases a rural Tuscan villa and tries to fix the house on her own, quirky and whimsical changes ensue. From having to navigate the habits of the colorful local characters and adjusting to her new life away from the comfort of her friends, ‘Under the Tuscan Sun’, flows in a lyrical rhythm under the rays of the Tuscan sun.

The movie’s poetic writing coupled with the wonders of Italy, features Diane Lane, Sandra Oh, Lindsay Duncan and Raoul Bova. So, if you loved the premise of new chances and changes in ‘A Tourist’s Guide to Love’, then director Audrey Wells’ ‘Under The Tuscan Sun’ will engross you equally.

1. Eat, Pray, Love (2010)

When your idea of a perfect life is knocked away, what’s left? ‘Eat, Pray, Love’ follows the life of newly divorced Liz Gilbert who embarks upon a journey of self-discovery across Italy, India and Bali. The movie evokes an inspirational journey that eloquently sums up that change is not beyond us. Starring Julia Roberts, Javier Bardem, James Franco and Richard Jenkins, you will find director Ryan Murphy’s movie in the same vein of change and transformation, making this the perfect movie to tune into after watching, ‘A Tourist’s Guide to Love.’

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