Pretty Woman © 1990 Touchstone Pictures. All rights reserved. Not only does September officially kick off the fall season (with pumpkin spice lattes, sweater weather ...

Mary Roeloffs is a Forbes breaking news reporter covering pop culture. One is a modern-day horror film and the other a classic 1990s rom-com, but two of Netflix's most-streamed movies of last week ...

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On paper, a wealthy corporate raider hiring a plucky young sex worker to be his escort for a week might not sound like the recipe for something sweet. But when PEOPLE first reviewed Pretty Woman, the ...

From Bianca in “Othello” to Fantine in “Les Misérables” to Nancy in “Oliver Twist” — the “hooker with a heart of gold” is a beloved trope in literature, high and low. That’s why J.F. Lawton went to ...

Richard Gere and Julia Roberts charmed audiences with this classic rom-com from 1990 Kate Hogan was Director of Digital Specials and Features at PEOPLE. She started at PEOPLE in 2008, leaving in 2025.