What made me sad when I watched this movie was that there are no romantic comedies like this anymore, that appeal to both men and women AND delve into the male/female phsyche. I know Annie Hall is one that I need to see, but anyone know any other intelligent romantic comedies?
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I would recommend 500 Days of Summer. The dialogue is really offbeat and fresh, and it's different because it's taken from the boy's point of view.
And for Christmas I just watched While You Were Sleeping which is really sweet/funny and Sandra Bullock is actually charming in it.
other movies:
-Away We Go
-Hors de Prix (Priceless) it's in french but I thought it was brilliant
-I'm Reed Fish
-Once
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Some have been mentioned already, but here are some that I like. They may or may not be considered "intelligent" (eye of the beholder), but I think they're better than the pack. Many of these give more-or-less equal play to the male point of view as well as the female.
In no particular order:
- Hitch
- How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
- Serendipity
- The Truth About Cats and Dogs
- Shall We Dance
- Just Like Heaven
- Something's Gotta Give
- Roxanne
- Sleepless in Seattle
- 50 First Dates
- 10 Things I Hate About You
- Notting Hill
- Love Potion #9
- Heaven Can Wait
- Overboard
- Heart and Souls
- Desk Set (a classic)
And for Romances (not necessarily comedies)
- Roman Holiday (a classic)
- Yanks
- A Walk in the Clouds
- Somewhere in Time
- Shakespeare in Love
- The Lake House
- Dog Fight
- On Golden Pond
- The Notebook
- The Mirror Has Two Faces
Crazy, Stupid Love was a really good romantic comedy.
shareWow, I haven't been on this thread for quite awhile (I didn't even realize I wrote this four years ago!) but I have to say that the lists everyone has come up with are fantastic! What an awesome thread.
Since watching When Harry Met Sally I came across a lot of the ones you guys mentioned, and they're great. And I think this years winner for best intelligent romantic comedy would be Crazy, Stupid, Love. Now that's the movie I've been looking for (though I'll admit it's not totally free from cliches).
Best:
Before Sunrise
Before Sunset
Others:
Conversations With Other Women
What Happened Was...(Dark realistic romantic comedy)
Broadcast News
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Marty (Not a comedy but it really is worth watching/smile inducing)
Crossing Delancey (Very romantic)
Guys psyche:
Modern Romance
Swingers
The Heartbreak Kid original 70's version
Shallow Hal
Groundhog Day
Love Me If You Dare
After Dating:
She's Having A Baby
Parenthood
Spanglish
Scenes From A Mall
...even in a valley without mountains the wind could still blow.
Modern:
500 Days of Summer
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Midnight in Paris
Up in the Air
WALL-E (totally counts!)
Shrek
Older:
ANNIE HALL!!!!!
Hannah and Her Sisters
Love and Death
anything by Woody Allen....
As Good As It Gets
Groundhog's Day
Forrest Gump
The Apartment
Chasing Amy
Tootsie
Never on Sunday
The Graduate (definitely not cliche, that is for sure....)
Some Like It Hot
The Hudsucker Proxy (not sure if this is really a rom-com, but it's worth a mention)
Interstate 60 (very obscure movie, but has brilliant writing, direction, etc. Highly recommended!!)
Ancient Classics:
Many Charlie Chaplin movies could be considered a romantic comedy - I mostly recommend CITY LIGHTS!!!!, Modern Times, The Great Dictator, The Circus, and The Gold Rush.
Buster Keaton movies - The General, Our Hospitality, Sherlock Jr.
My Man Godfrey
The Philadelphia Story
Sullivan's Travels
Ninotchka
Sunrise (a largely forgotten silent classic, holds up amazingly well)
It (another silent rom-com, not quite as intelligent as the others, but certainly very fun, witty, and surprising)
Yes, I really love a good rom-com. It's one of my favorite genres, and I tend to play with it a lot in my own writing (I'm an aspiring writer/director). I've bolded, and in some cases capitalize, the ones I like best (yeah, I'm a huge Chaplin fan), though any movie on that list comes highly recommended!
However, my absolute favorite I saved for last is certainly HAROLD AND MAUDE! Very offbeat and unlike any other movie, it's about 20-or-so Harold, obsessed with death, who falls in love with nearing-80-years Maude, living her life to its fullest. Beautiful, intelligent, funny - certainly a must-see!
last good romantic comedy is Jab we met (2007)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1093370/
A real hidden gem among Rom/coms is "Dream for an Insomniac" with Ione Skye in one of her best performances.
Another one I enjoy that just can't seem to find its way to DVD/Blu-Ray is "Electric Dreams", a great early 80's flick with a great soundtrack. An early Virginia Madsen film.
Ive only recently in the last couple of years starting watching a lot of the more 'adult' rom coms, as obviously before that I was younger and a lot of these complications made very little sense to me! I think the perspective on some of these films does alter with your age. For example, the first time I ever saw St Elmo's Fire, it just didnt do anything for me. But I was a teenager who was in love with all of the Brat Pack/ John Hughes era, St Elmo's Fire explores life after that stage, and since I wasnt there yet, it just didnt speak to me. I watched it again a couple of years later in my early 20s, and then it really did!
Cant disagree with 500 Days of Summer. Very few films have made me smile and cry so much as that one, or help me so much to understand my own emotional turmoil over this kind of thing than that film did! Likewise When Harry Met Sally, which I only watched for the first time last night and loved, yet I dont think Id have liked it a couple of years ago. Saw a mention too for Benny and Joon, another film that has dropped off the radar but asks a lot of questions most films dont bother touching on.
Have just started to hunt for a couple of the other recommendations in this thread, its definitely a branch of romcom I need to see more of! I have my guilty pleasures of course, Mean Girls and Easy A being two definite recent ones, but once in a while, I do like to see something that explores a bit more!
Agreed about 500 Days of Summer. Also old screwball comedies like Bringing Up Baby are fun and intelligent (although not necessarily realistic.)
I recently wrote a review of When Harry Met Sally. If you're interested in reading my thoughts, you can check them out here: http://realworldromcom.blogspot.com/
I couldn't agree more with the OP! I'm always looking for intelligent romantic comedies because I hate latest rom com, they're too cheesy for me. But, besides some of those you all already mentioned, WHMS still is my fave.
Since I haven't seen them listed yet though, I'd suggest two movies to anyone searching for a romantic comedy that is also intelligent and funny to watch: Four Weddings and a Funeral and Sliding Doors. Dynamics between men and women are well described in both, although in a completely different way.
Dude, you gave such a great list that I have to see Harold and Maude, I'll be back with my appreciations. Thanks for the list.
shareBridget Jones's Diary, the funniest and smartest romcom I've seen since WHMS.
shareI'd say Once(sort of), Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, 500 days of Summer, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and Definitly Maybe.
shareMy Big Fat Greek Wedding!
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