Friday, October 2, 2009

AFI Top TEN: Romantic Comedies

12:07 AM by Danny ·
ONE: City Lights
They just don't make movies like this anymore (silent movies, that is).  Buy this movie if you want to see something quirky, but at the same time deeply moving that takes place without any words.  Click here for more information about the movie. 

TWO: Annie Hall
If you are looking for something you don't find in romantic comedies very often, this Woody Allen movie is for you.  If you liked 500 Days of Summer, this movie is even better.  You will also like this movie if you liked John Cusack in High Fidelity.  Click here for more information about this movie. 

THREE: It Happened One Night
From director Frank Capra, this is a romantic comedy starring Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert.  Colbert, the daughter a very rich man, runs away from home and is on the run when she runs into a reporter (Clark Gable) who smells a story.  After seeing this movie, you will find new meaning for the metaphorical walls of Jericho.

FOUR: Roman Holiday
When journalist Gregory Peck meets young Princess Anne, he thinks the solution to all his problems has fallen right into his lap.  Falling in love, however, alters his plan, and the movie ends beautifully, but bittersweetly.  Starring Audrey Hepburn in her first leading role, this movie has all necessary components to make a wonderful "true love" meets "coming-of-age" story.

FIVE: The Philadelphia Story
Social elite Tracy Lord finds a heart in this quirky and convoluted romantic comedy, starring Katherine Hepburn, Cary Grant, and Jimmy Stewart.

SIX:  When Harry Met Sally
Nora Ephron wrote the brisk screenplay for this 1989 romantic comedy, director Rob Reiner made a nicely glossy New York story (very much in a Woody Allen vein) out of it, and Billy Crystal's unstoppable charm made it something really special. --Tom Keogh

SEVEN: Adam's Rib
A woman attempts to kill her husband & prosecutor adam bonner gets the case. Unfortunately for him his wife amanda (who is a lawyer too) decides to defend the woman in court. Amanda uses everything she can to win the case & adam gets mad about it. As a result their perfect marriage is upset by everyday quarrels.  Starring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn

EIGHT: Moonstruck
Fall under the delightful spell of Moonstruck, the mesmerizing romantic comedy from director Norman Jewison (Fiddler on the Roof) and Oscar winner John Patrick Shanley. Academy Award winners Cher, Nicolas Cage and Olympia Dukakis excel in this explosively funny tale which also features flawless performances by Danny Aiello, Vincent Gardenia and Frasier's John Mahoney.

NINE: Harold and Maude
Cort is Harold, a young man bored with wealth but interested in death, and Gordon is Maude, a wonderful old lady who can see nothing but good intentions in the world.

TEN: Sleepless in Seattle
Sam Baldwin (Tom Hanks) is a good father and a successful architect. But he's also a lonely widower. One night his precocious 8-year-old son Jonah calls a late-night radio talk show seeking a cure for his father's despondency. When Sam hesitantly takes the phone and discloses the story of his magic-filled marriage, he proves to be a deeply feeling and gentle man.
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