So what is it exactly that makes certain rom-coms stand out and endure while others are so quickly forgotten?

It’s a great example ofthe enemies-to-lovers tropedone right, with a brisk and engaging pacing that never falters.

At its center isAlicia Silverstone’s Cher Horowitz, a wealthy and popular teen who loves matchmaking and makeovers.

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Cher eventually takes new student Tai (Brittany Murphy) under her wing.

Their banter and comedic timing make Harry and Sally’s bond feel authentic, relatable, and certainly entertaining.

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Kate Hudson as Andie & Matthew McConaughey as Ben smiling in How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days​​​​​​​.

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Julianne Moore and Steve Carell in Crazy Stupid Love

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Josh (Paul Rudd) and Cher (Alicia Silverstone) in Clueless

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Heath Ledger and Julia Stiles pointing at the camera in 10 Things I Hate About You

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Anna Scott (Julia Roberts) and William Thacker (Hugh Grant) walk together in ‘Notting Hill’.

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Katharine Hepburn points at something while standing next to Cary Grant outside in Bringing Up Baby, 1938.

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Cary Grant, Ralph Bellamy, and Rosalind Russell at dinner in His Girl Friday

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Clark Gable as ​​​​​​​Peter eats a carrot sitting next to Claudette Colbert as Ellie in It Happened One Night.

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Macaulay Connor, C.K. Dexter Haven and Tracy Samantha Lord stand at the altar in ‘The Philadelphia Story’.

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Meg Ryan in a red sweater and Billy Crystal in a white sweater crouching down in When Harry Met Sally

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