Era
Romantic Comedies (pre-2000s)
Romantic comedy before the millennium, when the form still ran on screwball inheritance, sharp dialogue, and obstacles that were social rather than logistical.
Four textbook cases
Not the best four — the four that define the shape. Start anywhere.

When Harry Met Sally...
Rob Reiner · 1989

Moonstruck
Norman Jewison · 1987

His Girl Friday
Howard Hawks · 1940

The Philadelphia Story
George Cukor · 1940
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