We Asked The Biggest Girly Girls To Name These Rom-Coms And They Couldn't. Who Can?
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Romantic comedies are perhaps one of the most underappreciated film genres to exist because so many people out there think of them as silly or simply fluff and that's just not the case with so many of them that exist.
On a bigger scale, how can there be anything wrong with something that makes one think about life and love on all levels? Seriously, for most of us out there, we can't watch a rom-com without thinking about our own love life. There are so many things inside us all that sparks when watching a romantic comedy. Who we have met through out the years that we've made a strong connection with. Maybe the ones we have love and lost along the way too. Whether it comes down to differing personalities or the distance between two people or maybe someone else getting in the way, one thing that romantic comedies often make bring to light is that dating, love and relationships are never easy.
We'd like to bring this quiz forward to all the biggest girly girls out there who are the most extreme rom-com fans out there because this one is meant to stump even the best of the best!
What rom-com is this starring Rashida Jones?
Just in case you've been living under a rock for the past several years, Rashida Jones is a great actress who you might know from Parks and Recreation or Angie Tribeca. She doesn't just do comedic work though as she's also a great dramatic actress. In this particular rom-com, which she also co-wrote, she plays a successful business woman who is recently separated from the love of her life. As they navigate the odd world of still being best friends who live together while potentially moving on with other people, things get majorly complicated for them both.
Who can name this rom-com with Dylan O'Brien?
This little rom-com from 2012 starring Maze Runner actor Dylan O'Brien and Britt Robertson makes you feel so nostalgic for those unpredictable (yet completely predictable) high school weekends. You know what we're talking about. There was usually some big blowout party with a ton of people and drama to go along with it. But you possibly make a connection with someone really unexpected. And maybe the next night your group of friends goes to movies and by pure happenstance, the friendly stranger from the night before is there! This movie is all about those connections and what can happen one fateful weekend in high school.
Who can name this rom-com from 2014?
Seriously, if you are not aware of actress Jenny Slate, you need to fix that ASAP because she is such a little ray of sunshine. She's totally relatable and funny and charming and when you watch her on screen it feels as though you're just hanging out with a good friend. In this particular rom-com from 2014, she plays a woman freshly broken up with a significant other when she meets someone kind and interesting. After spending an evening together, she discovers that she is pregnant and must decide whether or not to tell this new guy what is going on with her.
What rom-com is this starring Ben Stiller?
It can be really great to see more of a mainstream actor in something a bit more independent and off the beaten path. That is the case for Ben Stiller in this 2010 quirky rom-com that caught a lot of attention. In this film, Stiller plays a former musician who works as a carpenter in New York City. When he comes back to Los Angeles to house sit for his brother, he finds himself sort of stranded as he does not drive. He ends up making a connection with his brother's assistant who sort of comes to his rescue.
What rom-com is this starring Zoe Kazan?
This rom-com is all about wish fulfillment and taking something that you think might be perfect in your head, but once you actually see it in reality, you come to realize what it actually is all about. This movie starring Paul Dano and Zoe Kazan is from 2012 and Dano plays a writer struggling with writer's block and when he puts pen to paper to map out his ideal partner, he finds that he has actually willed her into existence. It's all about finding that balance in one's love life and the importance of compromise and letting your partner be a flawed human.
What rom-com is this starring Ben Affleck?
Who here remembers the days when Ben Affleck wasn't playing the very deep voiced Batman for DC? Those were the days, weren't they? When he was more known for things like Good Will Hunting and cute little rom-coms rather than being a part of the DC universe. This rom-com from 2004 features Affleck playing a recently widowed father who is navigating fatherhood without a partner. When he meets the local clerk at the video store who sparks a certain something within him, he must decide how he and his daughter are going to move forward.
Who can name this rom-com with Selena Gomez?
We're not sure if many have watched this hidden little gem. It's for those people out there who like a bit of cheese, a little glam and some romance thrown in with calamity and life lessons. When three young women decide to head to Paris as graduation celebration, when things don't go according to plan, one of them finds themselves mistaken for a British heiress. This case of mistaken identity allows for their trip to be extended to an adventurous stay in the luxurious French Riviera.
What's the name of this rom-com?
We kind of feel as though Jennifer Aniston is unspoken of queen of the rom-com because she has starred in so many great ones over the past 15 years. In this particular rom-com from 2009, Aniston plays a florist who meets a self-help author giving a seminar at a hotel where she is delivering some flowers. They have a somewhat confrontational spark at first which quickly turns into a possible real romance. Things get complicated though when Aniston's love interest discovers he might not be fully over the passing of his late wife.
What rom-com is this with Zac Efron?
This rom-com has a bit of a different flavor to it as it's a story that revolves around three young men — one of those young men being actor Zac Efron. This movie tells the story of three friends living in New York City. When one of them announces that his marriage is coming to an end, they make a sort of pact to go forward in the world of romance with only casual fun in mind. Of course nothing goes according to plan in that department as the three friends try to figure out life and love in the Big Apple.
Who can name this rom-com from 2011?
Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone together in a movie just makes sense in a world that's full of chaos and contempt at times. They have extreme chemistry that simply sparks off the screen whenever these two are together. In this particular rom-com from 2011, they play two people who meet in a bar and instantly form a connection. Things get very complicated when it's discovered that Gosling's character had recently been helping her father out with his own sordid love life.
What rom-com is this starring Aubrey Plaza?
There's something to be said about those rom-coms out there that are disguised as something else. It can be kind of fun to think you're putting on something a bit darker perhaps with zombies and it turns out to be a sweet little love story. In this particular movie, Dane Dehaan's character finds himself heartbroken after his girlfriend passes away. One day when going over to visit her parents, he spots his deceased girlfriend through a window. From there, things just get weirder and weirder as he tries to reconnect with girlfriend and tell her what happened, only to cause further chaos.
What's the name of this rom-com?
Romantic comedies are always fun to watch period, but when there's a bunch of intersecting stories, that's even more entertaining. You don't just get a single love story between two characters, but an assortment where you're given the pleasure of trying to figure out how it's all connected. In this film from 2011, Sarah Jessica Parker plays a single mother of a teenager in the bustling metropolis of New York City. When her daughter wishes to spend an important evening away from her mom for the first time, there is some friction.
What's the name of this recent rom-com?
Actress Zoey Deutch has had quite the filmography the last few years with starring in Richard Linklater's Everybody Wants Some!! and the comedic hit Why Him? with James Franco. She's also set to star in the much anticipated Zombieland 2, which no doubt will be a hit. In this particular rom-com, she plays an overworked assistant to a demanding boss in New York City. When she meets another fellow assistant who works in the same building, they take it upon themselves to devise a scheme to get their lonely bosses to date.
Who can name this sweet little rom-com?
There's nothing like a good rom-com that makes you think about something as deep as what connects us and brings us together. For this one in particular, it's about how our musical tastes can help to link us with one another. This movie from 2008 features actress Kat Dennings as someone who finds herself repeatedly taken with her frenemy's off and on again boyfriend's mixed CD's. When they end up meeting on a night out in New York City while on the hunt for a secret concert put on by their favorite band. It turns out to be a very interesting night out.
What's the name of this rom-com starring Amy Adams?
Before movies like Nocturnal Animals and Justice League, Amy Adams had quite the movie job starring in a slew of rom-coms. And just in case you missed HBO's mini series Sharp Objects starring Amy Adams in her darkest role yet, this woman can act her way out of a brown paper bag! In this particular rom-com, she plays a woman who is looking to take her relationship to the next level with her live-in boyfriend. In the name of surprise and true romance, she follows him overseas with hopes of proposing to him. But as in most rom-coms, an alluring stranger gets in her way.
What's the name of this rom-com?
Is there anything quite as bad as getting dumped via text? Maybe ghosting is right up there with it, but seriously — people need to learn some dating decorum. Face to face conversations are the only way to properly end things. In this movie, Anna Kendrick plays someone who loses her bridesmaids duties when she is dumped by the best man through text message. She decides to still attend her friend's wedding with her head held high. When she takes her seat at the table, she discovers all sorts of things about the party guests and herself.
What rom-com is this with John Krasinski?
John Krasinski has leading man written all over him because he's not just one dimensional. Sure, he's definitely pretty darn handsome, but he has that great best friend quality as well and there's just always a kindness about him. So, it's really no wonder he's been in quite a few romantic comedies. In this one, he plays the good friend to the leading lady who has always had a thing for her best friend's guy as they went to law school together. When the object of her infatuation and her bestie get engaged, things go from a bit awkward to majorly complicated.
Who can name this rom-com?
Who here remembers the 90's classic Groundhog Day starring the comedic genius Bill Murray? There's definitely something to be said about movies that examine having the ability to live the same day over and over. What would you change, if anything? In this particular rom-com, when the main character goes to the engagement party of the woman he's always had a crush on (but she's only ever saw him as a friend), he discovers that there's a way he can go back in time and do things differently. Only, he finds it's extremely difficult to go back and live the perfect day with the one he desires.
What rom-com is this from 2011?
We love looking back at the filmography of Mila Kunis. It's really quite cool that she started out so young on That 70's Show and we basically watched her grow up right before our eyes. In this rom-com that she was in back in 2011, she plays a recruiter based in NYC who is looking to hire someone for a job who lives in Los Angeles. When they find themselves getting along quite well as friends, their conversation quickly turns to their past failed relationships. From there they make a certain special arrangement to meet each other's needs and have fun as friends.
What's the name of this rom-com starring Hilary Duff?
We miss the days when Hilary Duff used to have a movie out a few times a year. Sure, some of them were just chock full of cheese (and sometimes singing), but they were always so fun to watch and usually very sweet too. In this particular rom-com, she plays a teenager who is super used to moving around a lot with her mom and kid sister whenever her relationships come to an end. When she devises a plan to help make her mom feel better and to keep them in the same place, things get a bit chaotic.
What's the name of this rom-com with Patrick Dempsey?
This is one rom-com that raises the question of can women and men actually be simply platonic friends or is it always destined to be more than that? The jury's still out on this for most people because it just depends on the individuals and their relationship, right? In this movie starring Patrick Dempsey, he plays someone who finally realizes that he's in love with his best friend after she gets engaged. When she asks him to a part of her bridal party, he tries his best to position himself in the best light in order to win her heart.
What's the name of this rom-com?
Romantic comedies are so good at examining some of the relationships in our lives that maybe kind of fall to the wayside when it comes to close inspection. In this particular rom-com, it looks at the relationship between a high powered book editor and her assistant. When she is faced with deportation back to Canada, in a state of panic she immediately looks to her assistant and says that they're engaged to be married. As they put together some conditions, he requests that she come back to his hometown and meet his family before the nuptials. At that point, they get to know one another on a much deeper level.
What's the name of this romantic comedy from 2017?
The thing about romantic comedies is that it looks at the unexpected and how it takes us to places that we never dreamed possible. In this rom-com, when a stand-up comedian from Pakistan meets a woman in the audience of one of his shows who was heckling him and they hit it off, a relationship begins to blossom between them. As the relationship progresses, their differing heritages come into play. And when his new girlfriend is suddenly admitted to the hospital with a coma, he ends up spending some time with her parents and learns about his love interest on a new level.
What's the name of this rom-com that captured people's hearts?
Who remembers when Joseph Gordon-Levitt first came on the scene and played the cool alien kid on 3rd Rock From The Sun back in the 90's? Who knew he would grow up to be such an accomplished and diverse actor. In this rom-com from 2009, he plays a greeting card writer who is a hopeless romantic at heart. When a new receptionist at his office shows some interest, they spark up a casual relationship while he ends up falling totally head over heels for her. As he reflects back on where things might have gone wrong for them post-breakup, he learns a thing or two about love.
Who can name this rom-com with Natalie Portman?
Natalie Portman has to be one of our favorite actresses out there because she is always so bold in her choices and never really plays the same role twice. In this rom-com, when a young man returns to his hometown to attend his mother's funeral, he meets a charming and charismatic woman at the doctor's office. They immediately form a connection and as he spends his time at home with old friends, he finds himself examining his life and relationships on a much deeper level.
Who can name this great rom-com?
We love the romantic comedies that look at things from the perspective after everyone has gotten together and fallen in love because things can still be great, but they are different beyond that point. In this romantic comedy, it looks at the marriage between two people who have been together for almost twenty years. They're parents to a teenager who is about to graduate high school and they have very involved in-laws and families, particularly on her side. When an old family secret comes out, everyone has to decide how they are going to move forward.
What's the name of this rom-com starring Jason Sudeikis?
We love the romantic comedies that look at the people who don't really see themselves as particularly romantic because there are a lot of people out there like that. They jump from relationship to relationship or from person to person in a very casual way and that's more than okay too. In this movie starring Jason Sudeikis, he plays a man who meets up again with someone from his past and they try to help one another in the romance department by maintaining a strictly platonic relationship. They find that very hard to do with long time connection.
Who can name this quirky rom-com?
Sometimes when you're an extremely shy introvert who doesn't get out much, it can be really hard to meet the love of your life. We love when that side of things is examined because dating apps didn't always exist nor are they for everyone. In this sweet romantic comedy, Ryan Gosling plays a guy who finds it very hard to relate to others or make friends. When he announces to his brother that he's finally met a girlfriend off the internet, they are ecstatic. They soon discover that things aren't how they thought, but they pull together for the sake of love and family.
What rom-com is this starring Scarlett Johansson?
Scarlett Johansson is another actress out there whose movie choices are so varied and diverse that it's always a treat to see what role she's going to take on next. In this particular movie, she plays a woman who's followed her husband overseas for his job after they've just been married. When she meets a friendly man in the hotel bar that she recognizes — turns out he's a famous actor, they strike up an immediate friendship. As they spend their days exploring the city and keeping each other company, they're met with what's to happen after their short time together is over.
What rom-com is this?
This particular romantic comedy is all about the idea of being able to forget all of the pain one is left with once a relationship comes to an end. It's a novel idea actually because who hasn't wanted to forget the bad times when it's all hurting too much. In this movie starring Kate Winslet, she plays someone who is so enamored with that very idea that she undergoes a medical procedure in order to forget her former boyfriend. When her former beau discovers she has done this, he decides to do the same, only he soon regrets his decision.
Who can name this rom-com?
There's something magical that happens when two people find one another unexpectedly. And there's something even more cool when their best friends end up having a thing of their own as well! It just happens that way sometimes. Love inspires love. In this rom-com starring Michael Ealy, he plays a man who meets a woman while out with his best friend. Even though they're both a bit weary of dating and relationships, they can't help the way they feel. From that, their two besties establish a funny romance between the two of them as well.
What rom-com is this starring Justin Long?
It can be a unique thing to date someone and have a past with them to then come out of that relationship and be truly willing and able to just be friends. We're not entirely sure if it can be done, but they sure do make a ton of rom-coms looking at this very topic! In this movie starring Justin Long, he plays a guy who decides to attend his ex-girlfriend's wedding, despite having unresolved feelings. When he returns home for the festivities, he finds it to be quite the task to convince himself (and all his friends and family) that he is truly happy for her.
What's the name of this rom-com?
We love the romantic comedies that are a little bit quirky maybe and a lot of funny, but they actually carry deep meaning too because sometimes that can be hard to find in this genre. In this movie starring comedic actress Maya Rudolph, she plays a woman who discovers that she is pregnant. Upon learning this, her and her partner set out on an across the country journey in order to figure out just where they want to raise their child. Along the way they meet up with longtime friends and family who help to inform their decision.
What rom-com is this featuring Jennifer Lawrence?
We have such a soft spot for actress Jennifer Lawrence because she's basically the whole package. She's completely stunning, totally adorable and funny and she can act — she has the Oscar to prove it. In this rom-com featuring Lawrence alongside Bradley Cooper, he plays a man who spends some time in a mental health facility after losing his job and wife. When he hopes to devise a plan to get his estranged wife back, he meets Lawrence's character who can help him, but asks for a special favor in return.
What rom-com is this starring Katherine Heigl?
Another rom-com regular that we saw quite a few movies from after her days on Grey's Anatomy is none other than Katherine Heigl. She really is great for these types of roles because she's so relatable and funny. In this movie, she plays a woman who is living an "out" lifestyle with everyone except her immediate family due to their super conservative ways. When things are moving forward for her and her girlfriend as they're hoping to get married and start a family, things finally start to come out in the open for everyone.