Copyright ©  2018 Fandango. All rights reserved. Romantic tension builds alongside genuine friendship in Two Weeks Notice, making it the rare rom-com with a happy ending that actually feels earned. A little LOL, a lot of awww, all classics. The latest fashion news, beauty coverage, celebrity style, fashion week updates, culture reviews, and videos on Vogue.com. TV … Their first night together produces one of the great moments in the annals of rom-coms: When Cage tells Cher he loves her, she slaps him, saying: “Snap out of it!” The film portrays a New York that doesn’t really exist anymore—for one thing, Brooklyn Heights is full of bankers now. Comic books? By Hilary Weaver. Lana Condor stars as Lara Jean, a quiet high school kid who relieves her romantic pressures by writing never-to-be-mailed love letters to the objects of her affection—including her older sister’s ex-boyfriend. Hijinks—and a fake turned not-so-fake relationship—ensue. In Ben Stiller’s feature directorial debut, he also plays a TV executive whose budding romance with Lelaina and interest in her work brings the real world crashing into their postcollegiate hipster existence. There are few actors who can go toe-to-toe with Jack Nicholson. But as lists go, and one dominated by popularity rather than quality, it is a good list. Cameron Crowe has a couple of films on this list (Almost Famous was close, but ultimately more coming of age than comedy) with good reason: He understands people and how they tick. A cynical Pittsburgh weatherman (Bill Murray) is sent to Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, with his producer, Rita (Andie MacDowell) on a dead-end assignment: to cover Groundhog Day. As the pair make their way through Manhattan—with visits from Jerry Seinfeld, radio hosts Opie and Anthony, Whoopi Goldberg, and a fantastic supporting job from the ageless Gabrielle Union, playing a reality TV starlet—we can’t help but get on board with their journey. ...to make you plan a destination wedding in Singapore: Based on the novel of the same name by Kevin Kwan, this film takes a deep dive into the splashy, sparkling lives of Singapore’s elite, with the story of Rachel (Constance Wu), who falls in love with Nick (Henry Golding) before learning that his family, headed by terrifying matriarch Eleanor (Michelle Yeoh), is among the richest in Singapore. What could be identified as a typical male-driven fantasy could also be seen as a ’90s Torrents of Spring. ... after you watch them play the ideal versions of Beatrice and Benedick in Branagh's adaptation of one of Shakespeare's best romantic comedies. The 65 Best Romantic Comedies of All Time. Oft-quoted, ripped off, referenced, and discussed, Mike Nichols’s 1967 romp through Braddock’s postcollegiate uncertainties was released a few months after the Summer of Love, as the counterculture had peaked and what Hunter S. Thompson called the “high and beautiful wave” was getting ready to roll back. I’ll list the first 50 this week and the final 50 in the near future! And expect to see more international rom-coms, with plenty of additions among Spanish-language (You’re Killing Me Susana, Everybody Loves Somebody) and French cinema (Romantics Anonymous, The Spanish Apartment). As much of a coming-of-age story as a rom-com (Muriel may be in her 20s, but she has much growing up to do), this film does a brilliant job of cutting the legs out from underneath our expectations by giving us exactly what we’ve always wanted and tying us up in the strings attached. No one has stolen more hearts than Holly Golightly (Audrey Hepburn). Emma Stone embodying “irrepressible.” His dance on the boardwalk. There was never any doubt that Scarlett Johansson was going to be a megastar, but Sofia Coppola’s movie—about the lonely wife of a photographer who befriends an over-the-hill movie star (Bill Murray) while visiting Tokyo—is what made the world stand up and realize we were dealing with a serious actor. Right, sleep with Mr. Right (by having our hero, a struggling comedian—played by the irrepressibly honest and infinitely endearing Jenny Slate—get drunk with Mr. An exhaustive list of the best romantic comedies for any and all occasions, from “When Harry Met Sally” to “Pretty Woman.” Similarly, the Pink Ladies, a popular clique headed by Rizzo (Stockard Channing), deliver their wiseacre lines with a fair dose of irony. The 60 Best Romantic Comedies of All Time. We’re all beginners in all our loves, and to think otherwise is foolhardy. Balderdash. It’s a window to another time, when marriage meant something different in male-dominated second-generation immigrant families, and the challenges Cher’s character places against the social order are both important and revelatory (she won an Oscar for her efforts). However, we know that you can never go wrong with romantic comedies. (2011) Bridesmaids (2011) Beginners (2010) Easy-A (2010) Knocked Up (2007) The 40 Year Old … Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement (updated as of 1/1/21) and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement (updated as of 1/1/21) and Your California Privacy Rights. Director James L. Brooks found a suitable sparring partner with Shirley MacLaine in Terms of Endearment and struck gold again nearly 15 years later with Helen Hunt. Amid scenes of semen being used as hair gel and testicles jammed in zippers, the Farrelly Brothers managed to concoct an amiable story about a nerdy Ted (Ben Stiller) hiring a private detective to find Mary (Cameron Diaz), the object of his unrequited love in high school. ...to get you daydreaming about a White House romance (with anyone but its current occupant): Okay, technically speaking, 2004’s First Daughter—the story of a president’s daughter shaking off her Secret Service detail and her strict upbringing to let loose with a handsome stranger—bears a lot of resemblance to another movie of the same year, Chasing Liberty. It’s a metaphoric yawp for all that a romantic comedy should be. ©Buena Vista Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection, ©TriStar Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection, ©Columbia Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection, Entertainment Pictures / Alamy Stock Photo, ©Focus Features/Courtesy Everett Collection, ©New Line Cinema/Courtesy Everett Collection, ©Orion Pictures Corp/Courtesy Everett Collection, ©United Artists/Courtesy Everett Collection, Photo: Courtesy of © 20th Century Fox Film Corp./Everett Collection, ©Sony Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection, ©Walt Disney Co./Courtesy Everett Collection, ©GramercyPictures/Courtesy Everett Collection, Diane Keaton and Jack Nicholson–fronted romp, bragged openly about grabbing women “by the pussy”. All rights reserved. They have goals of their own we’re brought on board with. Reese Witherspoon delivers perhaps her most iconic performance as Elle Woods, a sorority girl turned law student who gets herself into Harvard Law School to win back her douchebag boyfriend, but quickly learns there’s more to all this law stuff than meets the eye. ...to get you singing and dancing (and maybe moving to L.A.): The highway scene. A story about how our parents love us and each other—despite the difficulties imposed by society, time, and work—and how in turn, we learn to love, or not. Updated on April 30, 2020, by Richard Keller: Comedy is timeless when it comes to film. The question this rom-com dares ask is this: In all this wedding madness, can you be the odd man out and still be happy? Where Disney scored with its animated musical was in—pardon the pun—reanimating that classic story line in a way that was appealing to our eyes and ears, and our kids’, while maintaining some real danger in the narrative. ...to make your arguments a little sweeter: Here’s how cute rom-coms were in the 1930s: The entire plot rests on a dog burying a bone of a brontosaurus. The children, with their barely sexual, pure-hearted affection for each other, could teach the misbehaving adults around them a thing or two about love. The older man and the younger woman don’t so much meet-cute as crash into each other, picking up each other’s pieces, redeeming each other’s lives as they navigate their surreal setting. If not, please keep in mind, “This is not a democracy; it’s a cheer-ocracy.”. WTH??? No less charming is the central, slow-building relationship between Nicholson’s rascal bachelor Harry and Keaton’s prim playwright Erica (although the small detail that the movie starts out with Harry dating Erica’s daughter is a little cringey, to be sure). Like most of the teen romance flicks on this list, Say Anything... doesn’t end at the big dance. These rom-coms are cute, funny, and a teensy bit cheesy — which is why we … Katharine Hepburn, whom the movie was written for, plays a whimsical, adorable socialite who has become besotted with an otherwise engaged (literally and figuratively) paleontologist, played by Cary Grant, and is trying to keep him around so he won’t go marry some pill. Along with nonstop laughs, we get a powerhouse performance from Wiig—even as Melissa McCarthy steals the show. But it’s Hepburn, aiming for a comeback following some serious bombs, and her witty repartee with her two love interests, Grant (her yacht-designing reformed bad boy of an ex-husband) and Stewart (a tabloid reporter), that is the movie’s bread and butter. The way she pulls at her dress. Movies. Advertisement. People forget about the competition Shakespeare faced, and we don’t mean the other plays. The 30 Best Romantic Comedies of All Time. Next, look at the director: Mike Nichols—if there is a pantheon for romantic films, he probably has Zeus’s seat. Griffith is miraculous (one critic compared her to Marilyn Monroe; younger viewers might see a mold for Alicia Silverstone’s Cher), taking a role that could have just been “cute” and elevating it to nuanced and beguiling. That’s how delightful this movie is. From old-time classics to new-age films, we help you decide what to watch. Her “sexy” dance, in the glaring light of Nick’s high beams, to Hot Chocolate’s “You Sexy Thing” is one of the great falls from grace, and worth the price of admission. These are the best 65 rom-coms for every situation, according to Vogue. The Philadelphia Story relies on some dependable tropes—lovers who’ve fallen out; a will-they-or-won’t-they-get-back-together situation—that have provided romantic tension from A Midsummer Night’s Dream to Crazy, Stupid, Love. Max Fischer (Jason Schwartzman) is a scholarship student at a private school. Despite the over-the-top locker-room gags, the movie has virtually no sex and manages to emerge as hilarious, sweet, and satisfying. And a little Andie MacDowell’s movie. It’s tough. ...to make you fall in love with your friends: In what was then a cult hit and is now a piece of ’90s nostalgia catnip, a post–Edward Scissorhands (and post–Johnny Depp) Winona Ryder plays Lelaina, an aspiring documentarian assisting an obnoxious TV host in Houston. Rom-coms don’t get more exciting than this. And it’s too busy diving into the angsty, all-consuming, awkward challenge that is young love, as embodied by consummate underdog Lloyd Dobler and his attempts to woo the beautiful valedictorian Diane Court. 100 Best Movies on Disney Plus (January 2021), 100 Best Movies on Hulu to Watch Right Now (January 2021), Best Movies on Peacock To Watch Right Now (January 2021), I’m glad to see some of my favorites in this list, including “Roman Holiday.”. Sure is, but it’s also a tale of swashbuckling, cruel kings, giants, swordsmen, poison, monsters, rebels, and knights—without a dull or unfunny moment. Current and former assistants will find themselves vindicated (and maybe a little PTSD-ridden) by this Netflix gem, which stars fresh faces Zoey Deutch and Glenn Powell as beleaguered Hollywood peons trying to set their bosses (the masterful pairing of Lucy Liu and Taye Diggs) up, and, of course, finding love themselves in the process. To revist this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories. Comedian and actor Kumail Nanjiani shines as the film’s star, and his fingerprints are all over the film; it’s more or less the true story of how he met his wife, writer Emily V. Gordon, and the two co-authored the script. Otherwise, you could be making a big mistake—big. We lean closer to the screen, not to learn but to feel for the whole experience of youth and performance: all that hope, drive, sweat, and love. Watching Bill Murray is fun, watching Bill Murray struggle is really fun, and watching Bill Murray caught in a space-time logjam, wrestling with moral philosophy while pursuing Andie MacDowell is the most fun. So he does what any rational man would do: He dresses as an entirely different person—an older woman who goes by the name of Tootsie—and lands a role on a soap opera where he becomes a sensation. Workaholic executive and single mom Stella (Angela Bassett) finds more than she bargains for when her best friend, played by Whoopi Goldberg, convinces her to take a much-deserved Caribbean vacation. It’s a fantastic romantic comedy, and won two Academy Awards for acting in recent years (something really rare to happens with comedy movies), and has a good tomatometer – 86 per cent -, and i am upset, they forgot THIS film, but put Enough Said and Treinwreck, which is not that great. RENT ON AMAZON PRIME. We have the dazzling wit of the early studio system (His Girl Friday, Bringing Up Baby), the realistic cynicism of the ’70s (Annie Hall, The Goodbye Girl), and the sweeping romance in-between (The Apartment, Roman Holiday). It’s the story of a mild-mannered exec (played by Jeff Daniels), whose sedentary life is turned upside down by the wildly adventurous, somewhat grifting Lulu (Melanie Griffith)—whose checkered past includes a roustabout, criminal ex-boyfriend played by Ray Liotta. It's littered with beautiful love stories, hysterical lines and even rodents of unusual size. This is the pregame of romantic comedies. That’s life. ...to consider what you could have done differently: One of the few rom-coms that comes with both a stamp of approval from your philosophy professor and the Tony reaches of Broadway. ...to deal with your workplace crush(es): In the mid to late ’80s, there was nothing bigger than TV news and James L. Brooks, and Broadcast News was their meeting ground. Where is Say Anything? We mean the films that got nominated for Oscars, feature a variety of A-listers (and a whole lot of Hugh Grant), and made Rotten Tomatoes's list of best romantic comedies of all time. They’re the moral centers. That said, there are generations of viewers who consider this the greatest rom-com of all time. In all, I tried to pick a variety of romantic comedies from classic to modern day that represent some of the best cinema history has to offer. But what pushes it above the rest is the utter drive of both Max and Herman, as love and competition gain primacy over every aspect of their lives. As for Diaz, she learns to shed her chi-chi Angeleno expectations and embrace rural life, as well as a handsome Englishman played by Jude Law. Melanie Griffith plays Tess McGill, a wily business school graduate working as a secretary at an investment bank with such memorable one-liners as “I have a head for business and a bod for sin.” When her boss (Weaver) steals her idea for a merger and then ends up out of commission (temporarily bedridden after a ski accident), Tess rises to the occasion: scheming with the support of her friends and maybe-lover (Ford), conniving, flirting, and using some good old-fashioned elbow grease to outwit her superiors, beat the boys, and claim the position she’s rightfully earned. The initial gathering of candidates was great fun; the subsequent reaping, less so. ...to remind you of how extremely charming Hugh Grant can be: Hugh Grant + Sandra Bullock = an absolutely unmissable combination. Sandler and Barrymore’s chemistry is off the charts, and this film—not Mad Love, sorry—established the actress as rom-com gold (see Never Been Kissed, 50 First Dates, and Fever Pitch). Come on, what are you, made of stone? This somewhat slept-on rom-com features Bullock as a grumpy, dedicated environmental lawyer who takes a job with Hugh Grant’s massive company in order to ensure the safety of her beloved local community center. This movie should be watched by every college student on the planet. This movie isn’t as much about what we have as about what we’re missing, and how a wedding can bring that to the fore. The Tomatometer, just like the heart, does not deceive. Those things aren’t on our minds when we watch this movie (barring an early scene discussing methods of birth control); we think about stomping divots and Richard Gere conquering his fear of heights. ... sweetest and most romantic comedies of all time. Rosario Dawson plays a New York Times journalist tasked with interviewing a hugely famous comedian, played by Chris Rock, who is attempting to take his career in a new direction (courtesy of an ill-advised serious film about a Haitian revolutionary). Like many of the films on this list, Lost in Translation takes place in a bourgeois universe, where the greatest thing at risk is someone’s heart or future emotional happiness, but few films have so effectively crystalized the alienation of both travel and marriage as well as the difficulties of postcollegiate, and then midlife, malaise. This is what we call a screwball comedy. RELATED: The 30 Best Romantic Movies on Netflix That You Can Stream Right Now. ...to remind you how much better it gets after high school: A teen sex comedy with a heart of gold, this story of four high school friends determined to have sex before they graduate was the surprise hit of 1999. That’s what this film is—so much so, we’ll forgive you if, after watching it, you suddenly have a soft spot for shoulder pads. Feb 9, 2018 courtesy of studios. In this irresistibly playful film, Travolta embodies the bursting sexuality of the newly emerged teen culture, but at the same time, he’s a tampered-down throwback—we buy him drag racing cars and singing with his gang, the T-Birds, whose rivals are the Scorpions, and making clumsy moves at the drive-in. It has the unclassifiable, magnetic object of affection, the reliable underdog who pursues her, expectations dashed, new friendships formed, true selves discovered, and an undeniably racist portrayal of an Asian landlord (by Mickey Rooney). We love the things we shouldn’t. It may not be easy, but it's highly entertaining to watch them try. The 20 Best Romantic Comedies of All Time. If this list were a top 20 instead, this film would still be on it. And boy, is it a dead end. The high schooler, played by Kat Dennings, is demeaned by her fellow classmates for having yet to experience the big O. Ready to dive into the sea of love? The credits of The Philadelphia Story read like something out of a dream: Cary Grant and Jimmy Stewart vying for the love of Katharine Hepburn. Cheeky, subversive, and sexy as hell, this movie turned the tables on so many male-dominated rom-coms (courtesy of one very hot and heavy matchup between Bassett and Diggs, playing some 20 years her junior)—and passes the Bechdel test with flying colors. Norah’s lack of fulfillment isn’t what moves the action here; instead, we’re on a search for her best friend and an oh-so-cool band’s secret show, with Nick’s (Michael Cera) hapless band, in his hapless car (a Yugo), through downtown New York City’s music scene. And this is his best work. There is no “best” romantic comedy. Keep in mind, it’s directed by Hal Ashby, the king of thoughtful, offbeat romances, and was both written by and featured, Warren Beatty, a major voice of the Hollywood Left in the 1970s. When we set out to rank the best Romantic Comedies of all time, we had to set some ground rules. Juno’s honesty and her backward love story with the adorably nerdy Paulie (Michael Cera) remind us of the true meaning of being cool and that heartache can resolve itself into a tender, resilient future. We hope you love them. Elle may develop her intellect and find love with a cute lawyer (Luke Wilson), but more importantly, she does it all without compromising on her killer sense of style. The girls aren’t just out for the boys, they’re out for themselves—as disappointingly rare in a rom-com as it is in a teen comedy, and the reason we love this one. The guy ruled the ’80s and made some of the era’s great comedies—Trading Places, Beverly Hills Cop, 48 Hrs.—but this is really the only one where the romance narrative rules supreme. Here, 60 of the best romantic movies of all time that will make you laugh, cry and, yes, believe in true love. Her strategy for doing this is to invite him to her house so that he can help her bring a baby leopard to the city. Vogue may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers. The film, released a year after Nixon’s downfall, takes place during on the eve of Nixon’s election in 1968, so there’s a good deal of interplay between the politics and the sexual politics that were in the air as the counterculture died, the pill became mainstream, and the country saw itself in a whole new, darker light. Dickinson and Hawkeye Star Hailee Steinfeld Relishes Playing Strong-Willed Characters Who ‘Use Their Voice’, 100 Best Movies on HBO Max (January 2021). Like this? The Great Escape doesn’t exactly feature the horrors of World War II. It’s madcap and zany but also profoundly funny, with insights aplenty—it sends up television, sexism, and New York society—and performances that were Oscar-worthy (Lange’s in particular—of Tootsie’s 10 Oscar nominations, she’s the only one who walked away with a statue). A quiet suitor in love with the new bride (Knightley) of his best bud (Chiwetel Ejiofor), who is apparently one of three people of color in London? There’s a question that lingers throughout most of Harold and Maude—the story of a death-obsessed young man (he enjoys driving a hearse, attending funerals, and faking his suicide) who falls for a much, much older woman—are these two going to get it on? That’s how entertaining Shakespeare’s work had to be! Think of it as Before Sunset meets Funny People, with New York taking the place of Paris. Like Bring It On, and unlike most films, especially teen films, this one is female-focused. If you agree, welcome to the squad. In both cases, the journalist finds the human being inside of their famous subject, falling for them while trying not to fall for their shtick, or what they represent. It’s produced by Joseph L. 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