Autumn in New York DVD, 2000

Following in a long tradition of Hollywood May-December romances, Autumn In New York is the story of a pair who finds love when each least expects it. Will Keane (Richard Gere) is a successful restaurant owner and bachelor playboy who meets Charlotte (Winona Ryder), the daughter of an old flame. The two develop a casual love affair, but Charlotte has a hidden secret: a terminal heart condition. As the unlikely pair continue their relationship, they grow closer than either could have imagined.

Autumn In New York is an old-fashioned melodramatic love story that makes up for its familiar plot with glossy movie-star performances from Gere and Ryder, plus elegant direction from actress-turned-director Joan Chen, whose lightness of touch makes New York City romantic in a unique and understated way.