Much is always said about romantic comedies (and many love to slag them off for their lack of substance), but let’s all agree on this: When it comes to sitting down to watch something that will just put a smile on your face and make you feel like there is still good and happy in this world, few things can beat a good, aul romantic comedy.
And just think of how many great ones there are to chose from – from Bridget Jones to Clueless, or something more vintage like Breakfast at Tiffany’s or When Harry met Sally – or how about some of Hugh Grant’s best moments in Four Weddings and a Funeral or – sigh – Love Actually?
We all have different favourites, of course, and the beauty is that in some way, people keep a special place in their heart for certain romantic comedies, maybe one you saw at a time in your life when you could all sorts of relate or just one that lifted your spirit when you most needed it.
Recently, Vogue compiled their master list of what they deem the best 51 romantic comedies of all time, and we don’t know about you, but we found quite a few favourites on this list:
1. Obvious Child
2. Broadcast News
3. Beauty and the Beast
4. The Philadelphia Story
5. Lost in Translation
6. Clueless
7. The Graduate
8. Sleepless in Seattle
9. Breakfast at Tiffany’s
10. Moonstruck
11. Bridget Jones Diary
12. Annie Hall
13. Bring it On
14. Roman Holiday
15. The Princess Bride
16. Groundhog Day
17. Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist
18. Pretty Woman
19. Bringing Up Baby
20. 10 Things I Hate About You
21. Beginners
22. The Wedding Singer
23. La La Land
24. Singing in the Rain
25. How Stella Got Her Groove Back
26. Tootsie
27. Something Wild
28. Midnight in Paris
29. When Harry met Sally
30. Bridesmaids
31. There’s Something About Mary
32. Manhatten
33. Say Anything
34. Crazy, Stupid, Love
35. Shakespeare in Love
36. Muriel’s Wedding
37. American Pie
38. Rushmore
39. Jerry Maguire
40. Love Actually
41. Top Five
42. As Good as It Gets
43. Shampoo
44. WALL-E
45. Harold and Maude
46. Chasing Amy
47. Reality Bites
48. Grease
49. Four Weddings and a Funeral
50. Coming to America
51. Working Girl
