![]() ![]() ![]() Julia Stiles and Heath Ledger star as Kat and Patrick, high school versions of the sparring couple in Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew, with Larisa Oleynik (aka Nickelodeon’s Alex Mack) co-starring as Kat’s younger sister Bianca, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt new student Cameron who’s smitten with her. From the Audrey Hepburn’s understated elegance to Sandra Bullock’s down-to-earth charisma, from the sultry Katharine Hepburn to the bubbly Julia Roberts, we dare you not to fall in love with at least one of these charming leading ladies.ġ0 Things I Hate About You Photo: Walt Disney Studiosġ0 Things I Hate About You is one of the best entries in the teen-rom-com-based-on-classic-literature genre (see also: Clueless, She’s The Man). Of course each era of rom-com has its queens, and we’ve represented them all below. ![]() In compiling our list of our favorite romantic comedies you can stream right now, we tried to span the history of the genre, which arguably originated with Shakespearean comedies, saw a boom in the ’90s, and is being reinvented today. In the midst of an anxiety-producing pandemic, not to mention a contentious election cycle, it’s more enticing than ever to curl up with a bowl of popcorn and watch beautiful people fall in love with each other. But in recent years, the moviegoing public and critics alike have finally come around to celebrate the rom-com in all its frothy, silly, heartwarming glory. For decades, romantic comedies were derided as unserious “chick flicks,” as if that was a bad thing. ![]()
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