EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has enlisted Julia Hart ( I’m Your Woman ) to direct a feature adaptation of Better Than the Movies , the bestselling YA com-com novel from Lynn Painter that’s celebrating its fifth anniversary. A #1 New York Times bestseller, Better Than the Movies is a love letter to romantic comedies, in which senior Liz Buxbaum relies on her obsession with rom-com movies to get the attention of her untouchable crush, with an assist from her annoying but cute next-door neighbor. The book pays homage to all the romance tropes — fake relationship, enemies to lovers, boy next door — but throws them on their head for a new take on what happily ever after looks like. Published by Simon & Schuster, the book has appeared on the New York Times monthly YA paperback list for 41 months and its weekly YA hardcover list for 12 weeks. Watch on Deadline In addition to directing, Hart is a co-writer on the project, having completed one draft with husband and creative partner Jordan Horowitz.…