I should begin by saying that I am not a movie fanatic. My friends are consistently shocked by the fact that they can make a movie reference in everyday conversation and my only response is a blank stare.

Each time I want to scream that of course I haven’t seen that movie. Why would you even think I have? I didn’t watch “The Notebook” or “Grease” until second semester of senior year when I was desperately looking for excuses to avoid doing homework, and I’ve never seen Titanic. The list of movies I’ve never seen far exceeds the movies I have. “Dirty Dancing,” “Clueless,” “Bridesmaids,” “Legally Blonde.” The list goes on and on.

I’ve never seen any of those, which is why I am consistently shocked by the fact that my second favorite chick flick isn’t more widely seen by people I know. (Nothing will ever surpass “The Fault In Our Stars” for me.) So I am here to enlighten you and tell you that “Stuck In Love” needs to be on your “need-to-watch-immediately” Netflix list.

I am well aware that you probably don’t trust someone who has never cried her eyes out while watching baby Leo, but I swear I can justify my recommendation.

“Stuck In Love” follows a family of a well-known writer, Bill Borgens, his two children, ex-wife, and her new husband over the course of a year.

Borgens, played by Greg Kinnear, consistently urges his kids to live and experience life, as they are aspiring writers, insistent that all great authors have experienced everything they need to write about by age 20.

Throughout the movie, Samantha Borgens endures the publishing process as her first novel releases. Lily Collins takes on the role

of a sassy, independent college girl who based her book on a personal belief in the inexistence of love. All the while, she fights blossoming feelings for Louis (Logan Lerman), a boy in

her creative writing class and a complete helpless romantic.

As Bill praises his daughter for her publishing accomplishment, he cracks down on his son Rusty (Nat Wolff), who struggles with the fact that his sister is a soon-to-be published author and he is not.

Taking his father’s advice, he heads out to experience more of the high school world. Wolff’s character falls head-over-heels for a girl who not only opens his eyes to love but also the troubles of the world.

Wolff is also the consistent scene-stealer, his acting a far cry from his early days in The Naked Brothers Band. His trusting heart and innocent personality brilliantly complement his sweeping dark hair, haunting brown eyes and a “rebellious” earring, making him the perfect chick flick star.

“Stuck In Love” highlights the truth of being a teenager struggling to find an identity in the world, as well as two adults finding their way back in love. Though it’s fairly predictable,

the dynamic characters make the movie worthwhile as they struggle with divorce, college, drugs and break ups. It’s a cliché movie of first loves, second chances and false hope, and the three different views on love provide a hopeful push for each of the characters to grow as the plotline develops.

Overall, the movie is upbeat, never slowing in plot points or dramatic events. The multiple plotlines keep the movie flowing nicely, as long as you are able to keep your mind jumping from one character’s life to the next.

The actors and actresses are easy on the eyes as well as talented individuals who move the storyline along. Even the background actors are accomplished, ranging from Kristen Bell to Patrick Schwarzenegger.

Next time you’re looking for something to watch on Neflix, pull up “Stuck In Love.” I promise you will love it.