Romantic love is a lie told by the heterosexist late-capitalist patriarchy. (For a good book on this, see Laura Kipnis's Against Love: A Polemic.) But lies are more fun to watch while cleaning the house than the truth. Here, then, are 100 well-known romantic comedies, ranked from worst to best.

N.B.: "Cinematic value" was only one factor considered. Others included my personal preferences in actors, and whether or not I liked an outfit someone was wearing at any point during the movie.

100. Love, Actually

99. (500) Days of Summer

98. Garden State

97. So I Married an Axe Murderer

96. Pretty Woman

95. Manhattan

94. Bride Wars

93. Breakfast at Tiffany's

92. Can't Buy Me Love

90. The Wedding Singer

89. America's Sweethearts

88. Mr. Wrong

87. No Strings Attached

86. Sophie's Choice

85. Something's Gotta Give

84. Father of the Bride (1991)

83. While You Were Sleeping

82. Practical Magic

81. Doc Hollywood

80. The Wedding Date

79. The Secret of My Succe$s

78. The First Wives Club

77. Failure to Launch

76. Home Fries

77. Career Opportunities

78. 27 Dresses

77. The Pallbearer

78. Nine Months

77. Simply Irresistible

78. Death Becomes Her

77. L.A. Story

76. Pushing Tin

75. Knocked Up

74. Sweet Home Alabama

73. The Truth About Cats and Dogs

72. Crazy, Stupid, Love

71. The Baxter

70. She-Devil

69. Joe vs. the Volcano

68. The Holiday

67. You've Got Mail

66. Sleepless in Seattle

65. The 40-Year-Old Virgin

64. Miami Rhapsody

63. Silence of the Lambs

62. She's All That

61. My Best Friend's Wedding

60. How to Lose A Guy in 10 Days

59. Two Weeks Notice

58. Fever Pitch

57. Jerry Maguire

56. Singles

55. Definitely, Maybe

54. One Fine Day

53. The Best Man

52. Music and Lyrics

51. Bridget Jones' Diary

50. Wedding Crashers (in spite of Bradley Cooper)

49. Grosse Pointe Blank

48. Splash

47. My Big Fat Greek Wedding

46. Mad Love

45. Serendipity

44. Her Alibi

43. Say Anything

42. 10 Things I Hate About You

41. Leaving Las Vegas

40. Groundhog Day

39. Mrs. Doubtfire

38. Notting Hill

37. Silver Linings Playbook (in spite of Bradley Cooper)

36. The Lady Eve

35. Pretty in Pink

34. Annie Hall

33. Juno

32. The Apartment

31. When Harry Met Sally

30. Big

29. The Proposal

28. But I'm A Cheerleader

27. Thelma and Louise

26. The Shop Around the Corner

25. Harold & Maude

24. Can't Hardly Wait

23. It Could Happen to You

22. About a Boy

21. Easy A

20. Imagine Me & You

19. Forgetting Sarah Marshall

18. Beautiful Girls

17. Bull Durham

16. Sideways

15. Enough Said

14. Roman Holiday

13. Legally Blonde

12. Brown Sugar

11. Never Been Kissed

10. Moonstruck

9. Bringing Up Baby

8. The Collected Works of Catherine Breillat

7. Four Weddings and a Funeral

6. Love and Basketball

5. Muriel's Wedding

4. The Purple Rose of Cairo

3. Clueless

2. The Philadelphia Story

1. Something to Talk About

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