The “rom-com” is one of the most iconic movie categories in pop culture, so The Ringer has dedicated five days to analyzing and celebrating the genre. Join us as we commemorate and examine off-kilter offerings like 500 Days of Summer and classics like When Harry Met Sally, as well as answer questions like what actually makes a movie a rom-com.
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Welcome to Rom-Com Week on The Ringer
The Ringer has dedicated five days to analyzing and celebrating one of the most iconic movie categories in pop culture: the romantic comedy
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April 22
Which Rom-Com Montages Would Make for Good Dates?
Sometimes Patrick Swayze teaches you how to dance. Other times you’re stuck in nightmarish traffic heading to the mall. We broke down 10 classic falling-in-love montages to determine which seem feasible—and which would be complete disasters.
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April 22
The Rom-Com Sidekick Awards
Because as Judy Greer will surely tell you: No romance exists in a vacuum
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April 21
Make More Romantic Comedy TV: A Plea
As the movie theaters continue to side-eye the rom-com, HBO Max’s ‘Starstruck’ is proof that the small screen could be the perfect home for the beloved genre
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April 20
Who Was Right? Was It Wrong? Revisiting the Results of Iconic Rom-Coms
Did Tom actually have good reason to be upset in ‘500 Days of Summer’? Was Henry’s pursuit of Lucy in ‘50 First Dates’ ethical? Two Ringer staffers debate those famous plot points and more.
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April 20
‘My Best Friend’s Wedding’ Is a Rom-Com You Can Still Talk About for Hours
And that’s what we did in this interview with the movie’s director, P.J. Hogan, hitting on topics like Dionne Warwick, the nontraditional ending, and why Kimmy’s dad waits until the end of the day to send all of his emails
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April 19
20 Years Married: How ‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding’ Became a Smash Hit
On a special anniversary, here is the unlikely story of how a starless, non-studio-backed long shot became the highest-grossing rom-com of all time
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April 19
What Is Cinema’s Greatest Meet-cute?
Dave, Joanna, and Neil share their takes on Hollywood’s best love stories—and you get to decide who’s right!
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April 19
A History of the Kings and Queens of the Rom-Com
Many actors have tried their hand at the romantic comedy, and many have succeeded—but throughout the years, only a select few have towered above the rest
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April 18
The 50 Best Rom-Coms
From ‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding’ to ‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall’ to ‘Sleepless in Seattle,’ here’s the best of an endlessly watchable genre
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April 18
Top 10 Rom-Coms
Amanda Dobbins returns to join Juliet Litman in a discussion about The Ringer’s list of greatest rom-coms and their own personal top 10 lists
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April 18
What Really Makes a Rom-Com a Rom-Com?
The romantic comedy is defined by a set of strict rules—but as has been proved over the years, those rules are made to be stretched and even broken
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June 18, 2020
Asking the Important Questions About Michael’s Sportswriting Job in ‘My Best Friend’s Wedding’
Not only is Dermot Mulroney’s character the apple of both Julia Roberts’s and Cameron Diaz’s eyes, but he’s also a [checks notes] beat reporter who covers a thousand different teams and sports and is in line to inherit the Chicago White Sox. What the heck is going on here?