The Best Romantic Comedies To Watch This Valentine’s Day While You Cry Into Your Chocolate2/14/2020 One of my favorite movie genres is the romantic comedy, because who doesn't love elaborate storylines about love that aren't at all realistic yet totally enjoyable to watch? The last time I actually cared about Valentine's Day was probably in elementary school when I got to buy a box of themed cards and hand them out to all my classmates (aka the last time I felt alive), but I still appreciate the effort of the holiday (aka the half-priced chocolate I get to buy when it's over.) Since Valentine's Day is here, I decided to compile a list of my favorite rom-coms because I like to share my favorite things and also because I had nothing better to do, so here they are in descending order: 10. Hitch Hitch is a classic and falls into the I-will-watch-it-on-cable-with-commercials-when-I-randomly-find-it-even-though-I-own-it-on-DVD category. This movie follows a dating coach named Alex aka Hitch (Will Smith), as he helps a client (Kevin James) find love while also navigating his own romantic life with a tabloid reporter named Sara (Eva Mendes.) When Sara discovers Alex's true profession, it threatens to destroy all relationships involved. Really any movie with Will Smith is a good movie because he's an American treasure, but this is one of my favorites - and the scene with his allergic reaction never fails to make me laugh. 9. Sweet Home Alabama I feel like a lot of people haven't seen this movie and I don't know why. Sweet Home Alabama follows a fashion designer named Melanie (Reese Witherspoon), who gets engaged to a gorgeous man (Patrick Dempsey) and must return to her hometown in Alabama to convince another gorgeous man (Josh Lucas) to finally sign the divorce papers for their marriage that ended years ago. However, things aren't as simple as Melanie hopes, and she must decide which life she truly wants. This movie is so sweet that it's actually kind of rude that I wasn't cast in it, but other than that I have no complaints. 8. How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days This movie has peak Matthew McConaughey and that's enough to secure a spot on this list. How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days follows advice columnist (Kate Hudson) - who decides to write a piece on how to lose a guy in ten days - and sports executive (McConaughey) - who bets his friends that he can get a woman to fall in love with him in ten days - as they test their boundaries and capacity for love. I love a rom-com set in New York City about people with unattainable jobs and unattainable good looks, so this one meets all of my criteria. 7. Crazy, Stupid, Love The stacked cast in this movie is enough to secure a spot on this list. Crazy, Stupid, Love follows a man named Cal (Steve Carell) who finds his normal life shattered when his wife reveals she's been unfaithful and wants a divorce. When a charming guy named Jacob (obviously played by Ryan Gosling because who else would they cast for this role?) notices Cal striking out with women at a bar, he decides to take him under his wing. As their friendship develops, Jacob also finds himself drawn to Hannah (Emma Stone), the one girl who doesn't act like he's the best thing since sliced bread (even though he is.) If you're looking for a movie that will make you laugh and also probably cry, this is the one. 6. The DUFF This is probably the most underrated movie on this list, so I'm here to enlighten all of you. The DUFF follows a high school girl named Bianca (Mae Whitman), who decides to reinvent herself with the help of a childhood friend and popular jock (Robbie Amell) after finding out her classmates refer to her as the DUFF (Designated Ugly Fat Friend) in comparison to her "prettier" friends. Mae Whitman is super funny and Robbie Amell is super hot so, again, all of the boxes are checked for me on this one. 5. To All The Boys I've Loved Before I'm pretty sure that this movie, specifically the character of Peter Kavinsky (Noah Centineo), was created to ruin my life - so, here we are. To All The Boys I've Loved Before follows a girl named Lara Jean (Lana Condor), whose life is turned upside down when the secret letters she wrote to every boy she's ever "loved" - including her childhood friend, Peter, and her sister's boyfriend, Josh - are suddenly mailed. When Peter suggests to Lara Jean that they fake date to make his ex-girlfriend jealous and to convince Josh that she's over him, Lara Jeans accepts - and a sweet storyline that never actually happens in real high school but I'm glad it did in this movie unfolds. (Seriously, show me a real-life Peter Kavinsky... I'll wait.) 4. She's All That I'm a sucker for cliché high school rom-coms, ok - leave me alone! She's All That follows a high school jock named Zach ('90s Freddie Prinze Jr., thank you very much!), who bets his friends that he can gain the trust of the nerdiest girl in school (Rachael Leigh Cook) and transform her into a popular prom queen. Not only does this movie follow the classic formula of boy meets girl, girl takes off her glasses, boy second guesses his entire life BUT it also features "Kiss Me" by Sixpence None The Richer, aka one of the most romantic and classic rom-com songs ever, so, enough said. 3. Easy A Emma Stone is in two of the movies on this list and for good reason. Easy A follows a girl named Olive (Emma Stone), who finds herself the talk of the town when a lie she tells her friend about losing her virginity is spread all over school. When she decides to embrace her newfound slut-shaming after reading The Scarlet Letter for class, she finds herself caught up in the act and must figure out how to restore her reputation with help from her childhood crush, Todd (played by Penn Badgley in his prime.) Not only is this movie a classic in its own right, but the funny female lead and boy-next-door combination is always a yes from me. 2. 13 Going On 30 If there's a quintessential romantic comedy to watch on Valentine's Day, it's this one. 13 Going On 30 follows a girl in junior high named Jenna (Jennifer Garner), who, tired of being unpopular with no boyfriend, makes a birthday wish to be an adult and finds herself magically transformed overnight. Lost in her new world, she seeks out her childhood best friend, Matt (played by the dreamy Mark Ruffalo), and finds out the love she was seeking might have been in front of her the whole time. This is one of the few rom-coms that actually makes me cry every time I watch it even though I've seen it a million times, and I would like to go on the record and say that if anyone who's reading this resembles Mark Ruffalo in this movie please contact me immediately. 1. 10 Things I Hate About You Ugh, Heath. I love this movie for so many reasons, but there's something so magical about Heath Ledger's performance that makes it that much better. 10 Things I Hate About You follows a tough high school girl named Kat (Julia Stiles), whose lack of interest in dating prevents her younger sister, Bianca, from having a boyfriend due to house rules that she can't date until Kat does. When another student, Cameron (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), asks out Bianca, she tells him her situation and convinces him to get someone to ask out her sister. Enter charming bad boy Patrick (Ledger), who Cameron pays to pursue Kat, but things get complicated as Patrick develops real feelings for Kat (and vice versa.) This is a classic '90s rom-com and also one of my favorite movies ever, and I think everyone should love it as much as I do. After reading my correct and non-negotiable ranking of the best romantic comedies, I encourage you all to watch them this Valentine's Day; and if you don't, well, then I'll be watching them enough for the both of us.
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