Rom-com bracket: round 2 results

Image by Zoë Ryan

Image by Zoë Ryan

By Jake Skubish

Welcome to the great rom-com bracket of 2019! In honor of the 30th anniversary of When Harry Met Sally, Zoë Ryan and I are setting out to determine the best romantic comedy of the past 30 years. We’ve previously laid out the rules of the bracket, and you can view the round one results here. Now, we have the results from the second round of voting.

You can track the results and view the full bracket by clicking here: full rom-com bracket.

The Annie Hall Region

(1) Wall-E VS. (8) Pretty Woman

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JS: Wall-E

ZR: Pretty Woman

Your votes: Pretty Woman (55%) over Wall-E (45%)

Winner: Pretty Woman

(4) CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE VS. (12) My Big Fat Greek Wedding

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JS: My Big Fat Greek Wedding

ZR: Crazy, Stupid, Love

Your votes: My Big Fat Greek Wedding (59%) over Crazy, Stupid, Love (41%)

Winner: My Big Fat Greek Wedding

(2) As Good As It gets VS. (10) Sleepless in Seattle

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JS: Sleepless in Seattle

ZR: Sleepless in Seattle

Your votes: Sleepless in Seattle (85%) over As Good As It Gets (15%)

Winner: Sleepless in Seattle

(3) Love, Simon VS. (6) Forgetting Sarah Marshall

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JS: Forgetting Sarah Marshall

ZR: Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Your votes: Forgetting Sarah Marshall (75%) over Love, Simon (25%)

Winner: Forgetting Sarah Marshall

The Sugar Kowalczyk region

(16) 13 Going on 30 VS. (8) Crazy rich asians

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JS: 13 Going on 30

ZR: 13 Going on 30

Your votes: 13 Going on 30 (53%) over Crazy Rich Asians (47%)

Winner: 13 Going on 30

(4) The Big Sick VS. (12) Friends with benefits

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JS: The Big Sick

ZR: The Big Sick

Your votes: The Big Sick (78%) over Friends with Benefits (22%)

Winner: The Big Sick

(15) My Best Friend’s Wedding VS. (7) The 40-Year-Old Virgin

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JS: The 40-Year-Old Virgin

ZR: The 40-Year-Old Virgin

Your votes: The 40-Year-Old Virgin (61%) over My Best Friend’s Wedding (39%)

Winner: The 40-Year-Old Virgin

(3) Love Actually VS. (11) While you Were Sleeping

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JS: While You Were Sleeping

ZR: Love Actually

Your votes: Love Actually (56%) over While You Were Sleeping (44%)

Winner: Love Actually

The Princess Ann Region

(1) Amelie VS. (8) Knocked Up

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JS: Knocked Up

ZR: Knocked Up

Your votes: Amelie (50.7%) over Knocked Up (49.3%)

Winner: Amelie

(13) You’ve Got Mail VS. (5) 10 Things I Hate About You

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JS: You’ve Got Mail

ZR: You’ve Got Mail

Your votes: You’ve Got Mail (63%) over 10 Things I Hate About You (37%)

Winner: You’ve Got Mail

(2) (500) days of Summer VS. (7) Four Weddings and a Funeral

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JS: (500) Days of Summer

ZR: (500) Days of Summer

Your votes: (500) Days of Summer (64%) over Four Weddings and a Funeral (36%)

Winner: (500) Days of Summer

(14) She’s the Man VS. (11) Bridget Jones’s Diary

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JS: She’s the Man

ZR: Bridget Jones’s Diary

Your votes: Bridget Jones’s Diary (63%) over She’s the Man (37%)

Winner: Bridget Jones’s Diary

The Princess Bride Region

(1) Groundhog Day VS. (9) the Holiday

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JS: Groundhog Day

ZR: The Holiday

Your votes: Groundhog Day (62%) over The Holiday (38%)

Winner: Groundhog Day

(4) Garden State VS. (5) Jerry Maguire

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JS: Jerry Maguire

ZR: Jerry Maguire

Your Votes: Jerry Maguire (61%) over Garden State (39%)

Winner: Jerry Maguire

(2) Moonrise Kingdom VS. (7) Notting Hill

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JS: Notting Hill

ZR: Notting Hill

Your votes: Notting Hill (62%) over Moonrise Kingdom (38%)

Winner: Notting Hill

(3) Silver Linings Playbook VS. (6) To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before

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JS: Silver Linings Playbook

ZR: Silver Linings Playbook

Your votes: Silver Linings Playbook (61%) over To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before (39%)

Winner: Silver Linings Playbook

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