Sweet Home Alabama (2002) Sweet Home Alabama is a romantic comedy about Melanie Carmichael, a successful fashion designer in New York who seems to have it all—glamour, fame, and even a proposal from the city’s most eligible bachelor, Andrew, who also happens to be the Mayor’s son. But before she can move forward, Melanie is forced to confront her past. She returns to her hometown in Alabama to finalize a divorce from her childhood sweetheart, Jake, who refuses to sign the papers. What starts as