Episode 105 - The 50 Best Rom-Coms Recap

Nathan and Whitney are back! After a short break (and a few trips to the movie theater), they return to wrap up Movies Are Life’s The 50 Best Rom-Coms series with a fast, fun breakdown of the Top 10 and Bottom 10 across six essential categories: Ranking, Chemistry, Best Friend, Soundtrack, Chase Scene and Rewatchability.

They also share what they’ve been watching lately, talk about Nathan’s exciting role as a jury member at the 2025 deadCenter Film Festival and tease two upcoming podcast projects that are just around the corner.

Whether you're a sucker for slow burns, ride-or-die best friends or just love a good stat-packed breakdown of your favorite rom-coms, this episode has something for you.

Learn more about deadCenter Film Festival: deadcenterfilm.org

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(00:00) Intro with Whitney Chandler

(01:44) ‘Lilo & Stitch’ Quick Review

(04:33) The 50 Best Rom-Coms Recap

(19:08)  Big Announcement

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• Overall - Top 10

  1. When Harry Met Sally

  2. The Wedding Singer

  3. Sleepless in Seattle

  4. Pretty Woman

  5. Notting Hill(

  6. 500) Days of Summer

  7. Jerry Maguire

  8. Love Actually

  9. The Big Sick

  10. Palm Springs

• Overall - Bottom 10

  1. The Wedding Planner

  2. Bridget Jones's Diary

  3. Moonstruck

  4. Working Girl

  5. She's the Man

  6. Two Weeks Notice

  7. 13 Going on 30

  8. My Best Friend's Wedding

  9. High Fidelity

  10. The 40-Year-Old Virgin

• Romantic Chemistry - Top 10

  1. When Harry Met Sally

  2. Sweet Home Alabama

  3. Harold and Maude

  4. Notting Hill

  5. Sleepless in Seattle

  6. The Wedding Planner

  7. Something's Gotta Give

  8. Bull Durham

  9. The Big Sick

  10. Pretty Woman

• Romantic Chemistry - Bottom 10

  1. High Fidelity

  2. The Best Man

  3. Four Weddings and a Funeral

  4. Bridget Jones's Diary

  5. She's Gotta Have It

  6. Working Girl

  7. Clueless

  8. The 40-Year-Old Virgin

  9. My Best Friend's Wedding

• The Best Friend(s) - Top 10

  1. When Harry Met Sally

  2. The Big Sick

  3. Say Anything

  4. The Holiday

  5. Pretty Woman

  6. Four Weddings and a Funeral

  7. While You Were Sleeping

  8. 27 Dresses

  9. The Wedding Singer

  10. The Princess Bride

• The Best Friend(s) - Bottom 10

  1. 13 Going on 30

  2. Two Weeks Notice

  3. She's Gotta Have It

  4. Moonstruck

  5. The Wedding Planner

  6. Bridget Jones's Diary

  7. She's the Man

  8. Working Girl

  9. Can't Buy Me Love

  10. There's Something About Mary

• Soundtrack - Top 10

  1. When Harry Met Sally

  2. Sleepless in Seattle

  3. She's Gotta Have It

  4. The Wedding Singer

  5. (500) Days of Summer

  6. Jerry Maguire

  7. You've Got Mail

  8. Pretty Woman

  9. Love Actually

  10. 13 Going on 30

• Soundtrack - Bottom 10

  1. Crazy, Stupid, Love

  2. The Princess Bride

  3. While You Were Sleeping

  4. The Wedding Planner

  5. Harold and Maude

  6. Groundhog Day

  7. There's Something About Mary

  8. Forgetting Sarah Marshall

  9. Bridget Jones's Diary

  10. Silver Linings Playbook

• Chase Scene/Declaration of Love - Top 10

  1. Pretty Woman

  2. Jerry Maguire

  3. Notting Hill

  4. Sleepless in Seattle

  5. There's Something About Mary

  6. The Wedding Singer

  7. Amélie

  8. Crazy, Stupid, Love

  9. Groundhog Day

  10. She's Gotta Have It

• Chase Scene/Declaration of Love - Bottom 10

  1. My Best Friend's Wedding

  2. Bridget Jones's Diary

  3. The Wedding Planner

  4. Hitch

  5. The Holiday

  6. Working Girl

  7. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

  8. 13 Going on 30

  9. Boomerang

  10. High Fidelity

• Rewatchability- Top 10

  1. When Harry Met Sally

  2. Groundhog Day

  3. Palm Springs

  4. 10 Things I Hate About You

  5. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

  6. Bull Durham

  7. The Big Sick

  8. There's Something About Mary

  9. Pretty Woman

  10. Say Anything

• Rewatchability- Bottom 10

  1. The Wedding Planner

  2. Moonstruck

  3. Bridget Jones's Diary

  4. My Best Friend's Wedding

  5. Hitch

  6. She's the Man

  7. She's Gotta Have It

  8. To All the Boys I've Loved Before

  9. Working Girl

  10. Can't Buy Me Love