Ranking The 25 Best Rom-Coms of All-Time

2. Sleepless in Seattle (1993)

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Nora Ephron’s Sleepless in Seattle begins with Sam (Tom Hanks) mourning the loss of his beloved wife. Sam and his eight-year-old son Jonah move to Seattle, where Jonah calls a radio talk show about his depressed dad and persuades him into talking about his feelings on air. The story of Sleepless in Seattle makes every single woman in America want to hug him. Baltimore journalist Annie (Meg Ryan) falls in love with Sam upon hearing him speak. Her journalist tenacity allows her to track down Mr. Sleepless in Seattle even in a pre-Google, pre-Facebook environment. Hanks is perfect as the bereaved husband and doting father, and Ryan is incredibly charming — even when she verges on stalker territory with her willingness to fly across country in search of her true love. By the end of the film, you cant help but cheer for the duo’s long waited meet atop the Empire State Building.