1. When Harry Met Sally... (1989)

2. Fire Island (2022)

3. To All The Boys I've Loved Before (2018)

4. Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)

I know how to fix Hollywood: make every movie a rom-com.
Romantic comedy is a criminally underrated genre, which is confusing when a movie like When Harry Met Sally... exists. It is quite possibly the best rom-com ever made and proves how clever and funny — and even philosophical — they can be. Nora Ephron’s genius screenplay shines even brighter as delivered by Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal, whose chemistry is just *chef’s kiss*. They play two imperfect but charming friends who fight their attraction for years because of how much they mean to each other. It is the original friends-to-lovers story, and has the power to convince even the staunchest rom-com haters.
This gay, modern-day retelling of Pride and Prejudice stars Joel Kim Booster and Bowen Yang as this story's Lizzie and Jane Bennet, respectively. It hits all the notes you want to see from the Austen original (thanks to Joel Kim Booster's adapted screenplay) and expands its scope to include relevant themes that reflect its diverse, queer cast. It's also funny as hell.
Lana Condor and Noah Centineo's chemistry in To All The Boys I've Loved Before should be bottled up and doled out to all actors playing couples onscreen, that's how good they are in this movie (and two subsequent sequels). Lana plays Lara Jean Covey, whose little sister accidentally mails out the love letters she wrote to her five crushes when she was younger — unfortunately, including one to her older sister's boyfriend. To help her save face, one of Lara Jean's other former crushes, Peter Kavinsky, pretends to date her, and typical emotional complications and teen hijinks ensue.
This movie was a perfect rom-com when it came out, and remains one to this day. Bridget is unapologetically herself in all aspects of her life (socially, professionally, romantically) and finds happiness just the way she is. There are a few too many references to her weight throughou