Ranking The 25 Best Rom-Coms of All-Time

5. Notting Hill (1999)

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The moment we see Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts on screen together, we want to see them embracing. With that said, a romantic comedy like Notting Hill is about delaying the inevitable. After all these characters are from two different worlds. Roberts plays Anna Scott, one of the most famous movie stars in the world. Grant’s character, William, runs a modest little travel bookstore in London. The film is bright and full of wit and intelligence, especially when it comes to the ensemble of characters surrounding William. We know they’re destined for each other, but we are always quicker to see things then the characters themselves. After all, she’s just a girl standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her. With Notting Hill, Richard Curtis hits all the requisite notes just right.