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The best romantic comedies according to the AFI

The top 3 according to 1,042 votes from people: City Lights (1931) · Annie Hall (1977) · It Happened One Night (1934). (Updated Dec 10, 2021.)

City Lights, Annie Hall, It Happened One Night, Roman Holiday, The Philadelphia Story, When Harry Met Sally... and Moonstruck: the romantic comedy top ten of AFI's 10 Top 10 (2008).

msdogear · · 10 items · 1042 votes · 1 comment

Top 10

  1. 1

    City Lights (1931)

    Charlie Chaplin.

    ▲ 142 ▼ 6

    136
  2. 2

    Annie Hall (1977)

    Woody Allen.

    ▲ 112 ▼ 5

    107
  3. 3

    It Happened One Night (1934)

    Frank Capra.

    ▲ 106 ▼ 15

    91
  4. 4

    Roman Holiday (1953)

    William Wyler.

    ▲ 101 ▼ 11

    90
  5. 5

    When Harry Met Sally... (1989)

    Rob Reiner.

    ▲ 95 ▼ 12

    83
  6. 6

    The Philadelphia Story (1940)

    George Cukor.

    ▲ 78 ▼ 14

    64
  7. 7

    Adam's Rib (1949)

    George Cukor.

    ▲ 74 ▼ 19

    55
  8. 8

    Moonstruck (1987)

    Norman Jewison.

    ▲ 65 ▼ 13

    52
  9. 9

    Sleepless in Seattle (1993)

    Nora Ephron.

    ▲ 64 ▼ 16

    48
  10. 10

    Harold and Maude (1971)

    Hal Ashby.

    ▲ 64 ▼ 30

    34

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Ben W.

Harold and Maude on an AFI list makes me happy. Cat Stevens soundtrack forever.

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