Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt posing as Colt and Jody on the poster for The Fall Guy.
The romantic comedy is a genre that has had plenty of stages over the course of cinema's history. From the classic screwball comedies of Hollywood's Golden Age to the rom-com boom of the '90s and early 2000s, to their steep decline in the 2010s. This is a genre that has seen plenty of ups and downs, and over the last five years, it seems that it's slowly picking itself back up. Whether movies are entering a new golden age of rom-coms remains to be seen.
Long Shot is one of the most underrated comedies of the 2010s. Though it certainly focuses on the sweet romantic relationship at its core, it's also surprisingly layered and unafraid to throw in some political commentary that works quite okay. 2019 wasn't a year characterized by an abundance of great rom-coms, making Long Shot even more of a delightful light in the dark.
I'm Your Man is full of charm and personality, with an enchanting pair of lead performances by Maren Eggert and Dan Stevens. Proving that sci-fi comedies can be done right, the film explores its creative premise in ways that are often funny and always delightful. Fully self-aware of her story's cheesiness and using it to its full advantage, director Maria Schrader delivers one of the most enjoyable rom-coms of recent years.
5 'Emma.' Directed by Autumn de Wilde Starring Anya Taylor Joy as the titular character of Jane Austen's classic novel, Emma. is about a well-meaning but selfish woman in 19th-century England, who meddles in the love lives of her friends. Joy flawlessly captures the complexity of her beloved character, and director Autumn de Wilde beautifully balances the dramatic aspects of the story with her own twist on Austen's comedy-of-manners sense of humor.
Rye Lane proves that rom-coms are seeing a resurgence in the 2020s. Getting increasingly funnier and lovelier as the story moves along, the movie is brimming with energy and personality, largely thanks to an outstanding pair of lead performances by David Johnson and Vivian Oparah. Its less-than-90-minute runtime goes by in a flash thanks to some of the most delightfully fast-paced writing and editing the genre has seen in years.
The movie is gut-wrenchingly relatable no matter viewers' age, partly thanks to a beautiful Oscar-nominated script and partly thanks to Renate Reinsve's powerhouse performance as Julie. The movie is also delightfully humorous in its first few sections, then potently poignant as the story keeps moving along. Complex and artistic, yet easy to follow and connect with, it's a perfect film for those who love rom-coms and those who don't.
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