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Movies With Heart: The 100 Best 'Romdramedies' Of The Past 20 Years

April 17th, 2008 8:00am EDT Post a comment

There's the quintessential romantic comedy, and then there's the romdramedy. Similar to a dramedy (in which there is an equal balance of humor and serious content), a romdramedy combines comedy and drama with that mushy thing we call romance.

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Thu Apr 17 2008 09:33:44 By: MOVIEWATCHER4 (

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YOUR LIST SUCKS,WHAT ABOUT ROCKY,THATS HEART.WHAT ABOUT THE FIRST MAJOR LEAGUE MOVIE,ALL HEART.WHAT ABOUT FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME,I CAN GO ON FOREVER,GET RID OF HALF THE CRAP ON YOUR LIST

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Thu Apr 17 2008 11:52:44 By: TTepfanomgheart123 (

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This list is rather confusing. I'll go one movie at a time and see if we can actually find even 20 "romdramedys" on here. Wayne's World: I guess it was pretty dramatic when they "Scooby Doo"ed the ending and Rob Lowe got buttfingered. Or not. Down to 99...

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Thu Apr 17 2008 11:56:11 By: TTepfanomgheart123 (

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Okay, I'm going to start at the beginning and descend from now on, Waynes World just jumped out at me as nonsense. Okay, let's see, where to start, where to start...How about the first one- Coming to America. This apparently has an equal balance of humor and serious content. Wow, how could the Oscars have missed Arsenio's gripping dramatic portrayal of a guy who just wants a hot tub and some booty.

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Thu Apr 17 2008 16:05:19 By: Guy Nacolojist (

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Great comments!
I have to say that I seriously question why The Royal Tenenbaums, perhaps one of the worst films ever made, is even on this list, let alone at *gasp* Number One.
That is a slap in the face to all the other "Romdramedys" both on and omitted from this list.

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Thu Apr 17 2008 16:10:54 By: Guy Nacolojist (

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And not a single John Cusack movie on here?
and Serenity? Seriously, Whiskey, Tango, Foxtrot?
Life is Beautiful?? Whilst there were funny and cute parts to it I most certainly would not classify it as Romantic and comedic.
It's a foreign film, first off; a serious drama with a few funny parts detailing how a father who, along with the audience, knows that this isn't going to end well, does everything in his power to keep his son happy and amused in the most dire and despicable human situations. Any film that ends with you needing a box of kleenex is not a Romdramedy.
I bet you watched the English dubbed version, too.

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Thu Apr 17 2008 21:25:41 By: tan4007 (

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This list is a crapoplse - a combination of crap and Oh Please (as in give me a break). Total nonsence I thing they just walked around the video store picking up films without even looking at them.

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Fri Apr 18 2008 17:20:33 By: xAngiex (

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Finding Neverland is an amazing movie... Why is Sleepless in Seattle so high?! And where is The Notebook?!?!

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