Press "Enter" to skip to content

Top 10 Romantic Movie Cliches


does it seem like you’ve seen this
romance before welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’re counting down our picks
for the top 10 romantic movie cliches
and for this list we’re taking a look at
motifs that have become fairly
predictable plot devices story line
twists or just overused fluff in
rom-coms while we secretly love romantic
movies we just want someone to sweep us
off our feet not use the same lines
we’ve heard a million times before Oh
can’t believe you fell for that crap
that’s from pretty in pink are you sure
trust me number 10 the quirky BFF into
another day a higher education hi Jackie
more you know romantic movie would be
complete without the main characters
offbeat best friend
they’re there to help the star find
their way or to offer comic relief or to
sabotage their plans take off your
friend card now and rip it up because
yes nice – Oh buddy actually it doesn’t
really matter why they’re there because
not being the central focus of the film
allows them to be as outrageous or
abrasive as they want to be last night I
masturbated into a grapefruit I put her
microwave i heated up a little bit which
helped but still you sometimes wonder
how their friends with the main
character in the first place
I have a dick on my face don’t I I want
to read about things that matter
number nine journalist on assignment but
a journalist gets in there right where
the bombs are falling he’s aggressive he
grabs the bull by the ball you know the
drill
there’s a deadline a story needs to be
told and can only be fully realized if
the spunky reporter goes undercover my
first undercover feature by Josie Calvin
being a steadfast journalist prevents
them from revealing their true
intentions as they fall head over heels
for some unwitting participant in their
love games you did your job oh and he
said you wanted to Lose a Guy in ten
days
congratulations he did it you just
this one happened so often in romantic
movies you should be able to claim
workers comp for a broken heart you had
me at hello
number eight the lonely montage
montage is seen like a necessary feature
of romantic movies particularly when the
film is trying to let you know how torn
up the main character is those solitary
walks binge eating and not having fun
around friends aren’t about being a
hungry introvert who likes exercise the
lonely montage conveys that enough time
has passed for realizations to be made
and something life-changing is about to
happen after this montage finishes just
you watch and suddenly oh my god
I love Josh you’re just too good to be
true
number seven grand gestures of love
a box of chocolate and a text message
just isn’t going to cut it in a romantic
movie showing up at your tulips house
carrying a boombox climbing up a fire
escape or simply showing up at their
door unannounced could all potentially
lead to restraining orders in real life
but we’re talking about romantic movies
here we’re stocking pays dividends my
fingers hurt extra fishy today you care
to take a whiff what is that number six
misunderstandings would you give me a
chance you hate to take me out by the
one person I truly hate I knew this was
a setup there comes a point in many
romantic movies where the main character
finds out that their love interest
doesn’t support their dream has lied to
them about something or catches them
with someone else hey must be exhausted
what living a lie what’s he talking more
often than not these circumstances could
easily be resolved with a conversation I
don’t understand why you didn’t just
mention it to me but that’s not why we
go to the movies we want to watch the
main character scamper to find their way
back to love
selling all right number five
coincidental run-ins hi Harry
that was you it’s interesting that many
romantic movies seem to be based in
large cities but the main characters
somehow seem to keep running into each
other well if we’re meant to meet again
then we meet again it’s possible to go
weeks months or even years without
running into an ex in the real world but
in romantic movie land it’s almost an
everyday occurrence of all the gin
joints in all the towns in all the world
she walks into mine it had probably be
more believable if the estranged lovers
look like crap with pit stains and
unwaxed eyebrows but they rarely do oh
they are Oh Steve oh my god that is so
funny running into you again wasn’t over
number four in the rain still isn’t over
I have a dramatic embrace indoors when
you can spice it up with the threat of
pneumonia hairstyles and delicate
constitutions be damned sometimes a kiss
has to happen and when that time comes
it’s best to be in the middle of a
torrential downpour at least there’s the
added benefit of having lips moisturized
by Mother Nature herself it’s a union
blessed by the gods
number three the mad dash
if you ever see someone sprinting
full-speed in an airport and they
haven’t been tackled by security either
you need to leave immediately or realize
that someone’s getting proposed to or at
least that’s how it works in the movies
for you bursting in at the very last
moment to speak now at someone’s wedding
is how you make your relationship last
none of these things are symptoms of
poor communication and horrible planning
ever hold his peace
mostly I hate the way I don’t hate you
not even close
not even a little bit not even at all
number two the final realization and
it’s not because I’m lonely and it’s not
big watches New Year’s Eve I came here
tonight because when you realize you
want to spend the rest of your life with
somebody you want the rest of your life
to start as soon as possible romantic
movies seem to enjoy keeping their main
characters in the dark they can somehow
go their entire lives not realizing they
love their best friend
or they hate someone with the burning
passion of a thousand suns before
finding out they’re meant to be I really
hate you
these realizations usually come towards
the middle or the end of the film and
proceed a mad dash to interrupt a
wedding or stop a plane typical I love
YouTube
we all know where this is going
teenagers before we unveil our top pick
here are a few honorable mentions
you’re kind of great flair you didn’t
know that sort of amazed them oh come on
I don’t need an ice cream go it’s not an
ice cream cone that’s nice that’s Lisa
Morse you had to show me babe give it
hey good luck Brett yeah thank you
number one the other guy I love her well
so do i yes but I’m the best friend and
I have been in front of her face the
whole time and she just she’s really
realized it yet deposit she went no
romantic movie would be complete without
a little competition
if variety is the spice of life than
having a suitor who’s also a jerk is
like putting hot sauce on your eggs the
way I see it I got three choices one I
can shoot him to I can kick the crap out
of them or three I’ll leave you the
other guy doesn’t always have to be a
jerk but it helps if the audience is
supposed to be rooting for the two main
protagonists to hook up and how else
would we get delicious drama
oh come on get up your little punk spice
those eggs Oh do you agree with our list
what’s your favorite romantic movie
cliche for more entertaining top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com
Please follow and like us: