Rom-com bracket: Sweet 16 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. Before you dive into the Sweet 16 results, catch up on the rest of the bracket:

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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JS: Notting Hill

ZR: Notting Hill

Your votes: Notting Hill (61%) over Silver Linings Playbook (39%)

Winner: Notting Hill

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