The meet, the mess, and the run through the airport.
Cher won an Oscar, and it's the warmest film of its decade
the romantic comedy blueprint
the biggest romantic comedy of its era
the film that revived the whole genre
the British rom-com template
the one where the lead doesn't get what she wants
the Sandler film built for two people on a couch
Ephron, Hanks and Ryan for the third time
the most-quoted British film of its era
Zellweger, and a genuinely funny script
the highest-grossing romantic comedy ever made
the formula at its most watchable
the body-swap rom-com in permanent rotation
the Sandler romance that actually works
Smith's charm as an entire premise
*Love Actually*'s annual companion
the anti-rom-com that became a rom-com landmark
a box-office disaster that became a generational touchstone
the best studio rom-com of its decade
Lawrence's Oscar, and mental illness handled with real care
the genre revived again, and a cultural moment
