![]() ![]() Plus, sometimes, when a movie is really bad, you just can't look away.įind out what's on tonight! Sign up for TV Guide's daily recommendation newsletter ![]() The way these movies manipulate our emotions through contrived plots is arguably part of the point, so it doesn't really matter if the journey to get to the destination is not always well written (or well-acted or well-directed), as long as the films in question still possess the ability to make the region where our hearts should feel a little less cold and empty. The narrative beats might be familiar, and clichés likely abound, but the desire to fall in love and be loved in return is universal. We want to believe, even for a little while, that there's a world in which Matthew Goode will love us too. The predictable happy ending makes us believe in true love. In fact, the recognizable rom-com formula is actually what makes so many of these films easy to enjoy. These movies might not all be critically beloved, and not all of them have aged well, but gosh darn it, we love them! And any rom-com that makes us feel a little happiness can't be all bad, right? ![]() That's as true in fictional relationships as it is for our relationship with the rom-coms on this list. If romantic comedies have taught us anything, it's that sometimes our heads say one thing and our hearts say another. Julia Stiles and Freddie Prinze Jr., Down to You Miramax/HBO ![]()
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