Rom-com bracket: round 2 results
By Jacob 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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