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Every couple of years, someone declares the rom-com genre is dead. Yet every few years, Hollywood proves them wrong. With summer officially in full swing and Meredith’s recent edition of Worth the Chat making the case that we are living through a rom-com renaissance, we figured there’s never been a better time to highlight the new-era rom-com movies and books that capture what modern love is actually like.
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The Highest Rated Modern
Rom-Coms
Romantic comedies didn’t peak in the ‘90s. These are the movies that prove it.
Cha Cha Real Smooth
A college grad (Cooper Raiff) with no real plan lands a job as a party starter at bar mitzvahs and ends up forming an unexpected bond with a young mom (Dakota Johnson) and her teenage daughter. It’s one of the most honest portraits of being lost in your twenties that's come out in years.
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9 British Rom-Com Books That Just Hit Different
British romantic comedies exude two core characteristics that many American love stories lack: patience and wit. Here are nine books that do it best.
Royal Holiday
Vivian tags along on her daughter's work trip to England to style a royal family member and ends up in a holiday fling with the Queen's private secretary. By deliberately keeping the stakes low and the charm high, Jasmine Guillory creates the kind of book you read in two sittings without meaning to.
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25 Best Rom-Coms of All Time
It's impossible to pick the best rom-com. But we’ve narrowed it down to 25 that should definitely be in the conversation.
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
When his wife asks for a divorce, Cal Weaver (Steve Carell) finds himself over 40 and completely lost in the dating world—until a smooth-talking stranger (Ryan Gosling) takes him under his wing. With an unforgettable third-act twist and incredible performances all around, this classic deserves a watch (or rewatch).
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