Keyword: romcom
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Amélie
Every so often a comedy film comes along that refuses to be filed away neatly, and Amélie is exactly that kind of stubborn, memorable outlier. You can tell a lot about a movie from its tagline, and “She’ll change your life.” gives away the game in the best way. At its core, the plot goes…
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Notting Hill
There’s a reason Notting Hill keeps resurfacing in conversations about the best comedy films of its era: it simply refuses to be dated. The film’s own tagline — “Can the most famous film star in the world fall for the man on the street?” — tells you almost everything about the tone it’s going for.…
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La La Land
Not every film needs to reinvent its genre to be worth your time, and “La La Land”, a comedy and drama and romance entry, proves the point. It is the kind of film that tends to outlast whatever else came out the same year. Everything the film wants you to feel is right there in…
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(500) Days of Summer
Word of mouth is a strange thing, and “(500) Days of Summer” from 2009 is exactly the kind of film that earns it one recommendation at a time. It is the kind of film that tends to outlast whatever else came out the same year. The marketing leaned on the line “Boy meets girl. Boy…