Rom-com bracket: Sweet 16 results
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. Before you dive into the Sweet 16 results, catch up on the rest of the bracket:
Read the rules of the bracket
View the round one results
View the round two results
You can track the results and view the full bracket by clicking here: full rom-com bracket.
Let’s get to it.
The Annie Hall Region
(8) Pretty Woman vs. (12) My Big Fat Greek Wedding
JS: Pretty Woman
ZR: Pretty Woman
Your votes: Pretty Woman (62%) over My Big Fat Greek Wedding (38%)
Winner: Pretty Woman
(10) Sleepless in Seattle vs. (6) Forgetting Sarah Marshall
JS: Forgetting Sarah Marshall
ZR: Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Your votes: Forgetting Sarah Marshall (56%) over Sleepless in Seattle (44%)
Winner: Forgetting Sarah Marshall
The Sugar Kowalczyk region
(16) 13 Going on 30 VS. (4) The Big Sick
JS: The Big Sick
ZR: 13 Going on 30
Your votes: 13 Going on 30 (50.8%) over The Big Sick (49.2%)
Winner: 13 Going on 30
(7) The 40-Year-Old Virgin vs. (3) Love Actually
JS: The 40-Year-Old Virgin
ZR: Love Actually
Your votes: Love Actually (66%) over The 40-Year-Old Virgin (34%)
Winner: Love Actually
The Princess Ann Region
(1) Amelie vs. (13) You’ve Got Mail
JS: You’ve Got Mail
ZR: You’ve Got Mail
Your votes: You’ve Got Mail (67%) over Amelie (33%)
Winner: You’ve Got Mail
(2) (500) days of Summer vs. (11) Bridget Jones’s Diary
JS: (500) Days of Summer
ZR: (500) Days of Summer
Your votes: (500) Days of Summer (61%) over Bridget Jones’s Diary (39%)
Winner: (500) Days of Summer
The Princess Bride Region
(1) Groundhog Day vs. (5) Jerry Maguire
JS: Jerry Maguire
ZR: Jerry Maguire
Your votes: Groundhog Day (59%) over Jerry Maguire (41%)
Winner: Groundhog Day
(7) Notting Hill vs. (3) Silver Linings Playbook
JS: Notting Hill
ZR: Notting Hill
Your votes: Notting Hill (61%) over Silver Linings Playbook (39%)
Winner: Notting Hill