List by Nathan Lawrence Patron
The Essentials: Romantic Comedy
Same thing as the horror one: letterboxd.com/dirkhasselman/list/the-essentials-horror/
Ten films. Absolute essentials of the genre. Quality doesn't necessarily come into it. Help me come up with the list!
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Princess Bride, The Apartment, 16 Candles, 4 Weddings and A Funeral.
Explain why Princess Bride is necessarily a romantic comedy. 16 Candles is the epitome of a teen romance movie, so I'll pop that one on right away.
The Apartment is a great choice.
Annie Hall is questionable as 80% of the film is the couple in a sour relationship with each other but the romance is adorable and the comedy is hilarious.
I think that Annie Hall sounds possible. That's a really good question.
I may need to re-watch Annie Hall to get a better idea of if it's a rom-com or not.
Annie Hall absolutely no questions.
The Philadelphia Story
Seconded.
Four weddings and a funeral has to be on here. It is, apart from being one of the few rom-coms I can stomach, also fantastically written, really funny and emotionally engaging.
Before Sunrise is just magical. Charming, funny and moving.