Forget Paris

Forget Paris (1995) is a romantic comedy you can watch online on iFILM. Mickey Gordon, an NBA referee, flies to Paris to bury his father and instead meets Ellen, an American working for the airline. They fall hard and fast. Then comes the harder part — staying married.

Billy Crystal directed the film and stars as Mickey, with a clever twist on the format: the couple's story gets told over a long dinner by friends who keep interrupting and arguing about how it really happened. Ellen, played by Debra Winger, gives up Paris for a husband who spends half the year on the road calling games. Moving, jealousy, the question of kids, an aging father-in-law — the romance quickly runs into ordinary life. Real league stars drop by as themselves, including Charles Barkley, Patrick Ewing, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Reggie Miller.

This is that rare love story set after the happily-ever-after, about what marriage actually costs once the spark settles. Crystal keeps the jokes and the ache in balance, and Winger keeps it from turning into a greeting card. A solid pick for a quiet night in, especially if you love both basketball and Paris. Stream Forget Paris (1995) online on iFILM.