Your Top 7 Rom-Coms. It's Rom-Com Week. (1 Viewer)

[pollardsvision]

According to Grantland, at least, and they've got some nice coverage going on over there. It's a big, big week.

I know it's so hard to narrow it down to 7. Making 2 lists.

Absolutely Rom-Coms

1. When Harry Met Sally....

2. While You Were Sleeping

3. How Do You Know

4. The Break-up

5. Pretty Woman

6. 50 First Dates

7. Just Go With It

Probably Not Really Rom-Coms

1. Bull Durham

2. Silver Linings Playbook

3. Crazy, Stupid, Love

4. Chasing Amy

5. Spanglish

6. Juno

7. 50/50

 

[butcher boy]

I don't think I've watched that many romantic comedies. One that my wife loves that I like too is Love Actually. There are lots of good #### in that movie that get flashed multiple times.

 

[Cliff Clavin]

Weddding Crashers

Something About Mary

40 Year Old Virgin

Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Knocked up

500 Days of Summer

Scott Pilgrim vs The World

 

[Brony]

The only thing more embarrassing than a grown man ranking his favorite romantic comedies is referring to the genre as "rom-com".

Now that I have that off my chest, loved, I mean LOVED "Maid in Manhattan" <3.

 

[joffer]

I Love You, Man

 

[Baloney Sandwich]

There's Something about Mary

40 Year Old Virgin

Enough Said

Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Princess Bride

Harold & Maude

Sixteen Candles

 

[Freelove]

1. and 1A. are Groundhog Day and Annie Hall.

After that, I'd need a lot more time and effort than I'm willing to muster. Although I'm kind of a sucker for that one where Richard Gere is a boring rich guy and Julia Roberts is a whore.

 

[pollardsvision]

The only thing more embarrassing than a grown man ranking his favorite romantic comedies is referring to the genre as "rom-com".

Now that I have that off my chest, loved, I mean LOVED "Maid in Manhattan" <3.

Maid in Manhatten was alright, but it doesn't hold a candle to Wedding Planner.

 

[Dan Gladden's Mustache]

Four Weddings and a Funeral is clearly the cream of the crop.

The rest is are up for debate.

 

[Freelove]

Four Weddings and a Funeral is clearly the cream of the crop.

The rest is are up for debate.

Oh, I liked that, too. Are we calling Princess Bride a rom-com? I could be persuaded.

 

[pollardsvision]

1. and 1A. are Groundhog Day and Annie Hall.

After that, I'd need a lot more time and effort than I'm willing to muster. Although I'm kind of a sucker for that one where Richard Gere is a boring rich guy and Julia Roberts is a whore.

How dare you come into this thread and pretend the name that movie escapes you.

 

[Freelove]

1. and 1A. are Groundhog Day and Annie Hall.

After that, I'd need a lot more time and effort than I'm willing to muster. Although I'm kind of a sucker for that one where Richard Gere is a boring rich guy and Julia Roberts is a whore.

How dare you come into this thread and pretend the name that movie escapes you.

It does. I want it to be something about Manhattan, but I'm not sure.

 

[jamny]

Thankfully my wife isn't in to them but some that might qualify:

Pretty Woman

Roxanne

40-year old Virgin

As Good as it Gets

Groundhog Day

The Graduate

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

 

[Freelove]

Thankfully my wife isn't in to them but some that might qualify:

Pretty Woman

Roxanne

40-year old Virgin

As Good as it Gets

Groundhog Day

The Graduate

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Oh yeah.

 

[Cjw_55106]

First, let me preface this by saying I had no idea what Rom-Com was when I saw the title.

Anyways, onto my list in no particular order:

Jerry Maguire

As Good as it Gets

When Harry Met sally

Something about Mary

Sleepless in Seattle

Definitely, Maybe

The Wedding Singer

 

[dickey moe]

Deliverance

 

[Dan Gladden's Mustache]

Thankfully my wife isn't in to them but some that might qualify:

Pretty Woman

Roxanne

40-year old Virgin

As Good as it Gets

Groundhog Day

The Graduate

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Oh yeah.

 

[Freelove]

First, let me preface this by saying I had no idea what Rom-Com was when I saw the title.

Anyways, onto my list in no particular order:

Jerry Maguire

As Good as it Gets

When Harry Met sally

Something about Mary

Sleepless in Seattle

Definitely, Maybe

The Wedding Singer

Should have included this.

 

[pollardsvision]

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Damn forgot that one.

Costner provides 2 fantastic loopholes for the sports fan doing Rom-Com rankings (Bull Durham, Tin Cup) and one solid one (For the Love of the Game). Throw Draft Day in too, I guess.

 

[Worm]

50 First Dates

 

[pollardsvision]

50 First Dates

Very good flick.

In fact, I enjoyed it so much, I even went to see the 3rd installment of the Sandler/Barrymore love trilogy (not great, not terrible).

 

[rockaction]

Forgetting Sarah Marshall is the be-all-end-all.

No better.

 

[tri-man 47]

5. While You Were Sleeping

I really like this movie ...very funny/quirky supporting cast.

 

[Freelove]

Looking at lists online (and jamny's) I see Eternal Sunshine mentioned a lot.

This is a comedy?

Great movie, but not sure I'm buying the rom-com classification.

 

[pollardsvision]

Looking at lists online (and jamny's) I see Eternal Sunshine mentioned a lot.

This is a comedy?

Great movie, but not sure I'm buying the rom-com classification.

I don't either, but we've got to let some of that slide. It helps people shake off the stink of having formulated a Top 7 Rom-Com list.

 

[pollardsvision]

First, let me preface this by saying I had no idea what Rom-Com was when I saw the title.

Anyways, onto my list in no particular order:

Jerry Maguire

As Good as it Gets

When Harry Met sally

Something about Mary

Sleepless in Seattle

Definitely, Maybe

The Wedding Singer

Damn. Can't believe I forgot that one. Outstanding flick.For someone unfamiliar with the term "Rom-Com", you can sure pick'em.

 

[jamny]

Looking at lists online (and jamny's) I see Eternal Sunshine mentioned a lot.

This is a comedy?

Great movie, but not sure I'm buying the rom-com classification.

I don't either, but we've got to let some of that slide. It helps people shake off the stink of having formulated a Top 7 Rom-Com list.

I wasn't sure if it would qualify but saw it on some Top lists.

 

[EYLive]

First, let me preface this by saying I had no idea what Rom-Com was when I saw the title.

Anyways, onto my list in no particular order:

Jerry Maguire

Is this a romcom? Love that movie.

 

[EYLive]

Love Actually

50 First Dates

40-Year Old Virgin

 

[pollardsvision]

First, let me preface this by saying I had no idea what Rom-Com was when I saw the title.

Anyways, onto my list in no particular order:

Jerry Maguire

Is this a romcom? Love that movie.

No doubt about it. Yes.

Sorry friend.

 

[bshell27]

Crazy Stupid Love. Solid movie. It should be close to cracking this list.

 

[EYLive]

First, let me preface this by saying I had no idea what Rom-Com was when I saw the title.

Anyways, onto my list in no particular order:

Jerry Maguire

Is this a romcom? Love that movie.

No doubt about it. Yes.

Sorry friend.

But it qualifies as a sports movie too, right? Too much NFL stuff for it to not be.

 

[Trey]

Love Actually

pretty woman

Say anything

Serendipity

Noting hill

When Harry met Sally

10 things I hate about you

That was too a little too easy for me wasn't it..

 

[pollardsvision]

First, let me preface this by saying I had no idea what Rom-Com was when I saw the title.

Anyways, onto my list in no particular order:

Jerry Maguire

Is this a romcom? Love that movie.

No doubt about it. Yes.Sorry friend.

But it qualifies as a sports movie too, right? Too much NFL stuff for it to not be.

A lot of these movies can be let off the hook with a "sports movie where the guy gets the girl" classification.

But like whipping out a gun during a robbery, Maguire uttered the words "you complete me". No turning back from that.

 

[KarmaPolice]

High Fidelity

16 Candles

Love Actually

The Wedding Singer

Sideways

Chasing Amy

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Evidently I like this genre since I a list of 20+

Spoiler

Definitely, Maybe

Notting Hill

Four Weddings and a Funeral

50 First Dates

40 Year Old Virgin

Bull Durham

Tin Cup

Some Kind of Wonderful

Say Anything

The Graduate

Some Like it Hot

The Philadelphia Story

Annie Hall

(500) Days of Summer

Crazy Stupid Love

Splash

Roxanne

As Good As it Gets

Clueless

Are all solid movies in my book as well.

 

[KarmaPolice]

I Love You, Man

 

[RBM]

I Love You, Man

Love that movie. Rudd is funny.

How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days is sneaky good.

 

[Angry Beavers]

First, let me preface this by saying I had no idea what Rom-Com was when I saw the title.

x2

 

[Fiddles]

I've never seen when Harry met Sally.

 

[Zow]

Thankfully my wife isn't in to them but some that might qualify:

Pretty Woman

Roxanne

40-year old Virgin

As Good as it Gets

Groundhog Day

The Graduate

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Love this movie, but not sure I'd call it a rom-com

 

[The General]

Sliding Doors

Jerry McGuire

Bridget Jones

Singles

Can't Buy Me Love

Bull Durham

Love Actually

40 Year Old Virgin

There's Something About Mary

 

[Zow]

Eternal Sunshine would be my top pick, but I'm not so certain it counts. Along those same lines Chasing Amy, Bull Burham and Sideways would be in my top 7, but I'm not so sure about those either. In that same vein would be Tin Cup and Groundhog Day - both of which I wouldn't consider to be romantic comedies.

Accordingly, here is my list, in no particular order, of my top 7 romantic comedies as traditionally defined (that is, as a movie a girl I'm dating will want to watch that has humor in it but is mostly girly yet I find myself liking it):

1. 50 First Dates

2. How to lose a guy in 10 days

3. Pretty Woman

4. You've Got Mail ( )

5. She's All That ( )

6. 10 Things I Hate about You

7. Forgetting Sarah Marshall

ETA: Forgot Love of the Game, since I think that'd count. Put that in for 10 Things. Also, does A Knight's Tale count? If so, that'd be in there. Defining what is a "romantic comedy" is just too difficult IMO.

 

[pollardsvision]

High Fidelity

16 Candles

Love Actually

The Wedding Singer

Sideways

Chasing Amy

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Evidently I like this genre since I a list of 20+

Spoiler

Definitely, Maybe

Notting Hill

Four Weddings and a Funeral

50 First Dates

40 Year Old Virgin

Bull Durham

Tin Cup

Some Kind of Wonderful

Say Anything

The Graduate

Some Like it Hot

The Philadelphia Story

Annie Hall

(500) Days of Summer

Crazy Stupid Love

Splash

Roxanne

As Good As it Gets

Clueless

Are all solid movies in my book as well.

It's like trying to pick a favorite Michael Bolton song

 

[Shrugs]

Are we only counting romantic comedies since When Harry Met Sally, or are we going back to the screwball romantic comedies of the 40s?

 

[Sarnoff]

Fight Club

 

[B Maverick]

Natural Born Killers seems like a good one to me. There's a love story and some comedy, she finds him romantic....

Love, Actually

Chasing Amy

Wedding Singer

10 Things I hate about You

Can't Buy Me Love

Bull Durham

40 Year Old Virgin

 

[Dan Gladden's Mustache]

Due to the awkward kiss between Coach Dale and Whatshername, I'm going with Hoosiers.

 

[Slider6]

She's out of my league - Alice Eve

 

[dhockster]

When Harry met Sally

Love Actually

Pretty Woman

Crazy, Stupid, Love

The Wedding Singer

16 Candles

Forgetting Sarah Marshall

 

[GregR]

1. and 1A. are Groundhog Day and Annie Hall.

After that, I'd need a lot more time and effort than I'm willing to muster. Although I'm kind of a sucker for that one where Richard Gere is a boring rich guy and Julia Roberts is a whore.

I'm struggling with calling Groundhog Day a romantic comedy as opposed to just calling it a comedy. The romance seems to take a backseat to the comedy too much for me to call it one.