- “We open on an aerial shot of New York City”
- “It’s almost like New York City represents another character in our story.”
- “I know this might sound crazy”
- “What ever happened to just good, old-fashioned coffee?”
- “This is all happening so fast.”
- “No, I can’t.”
- The passing-of-seasons montage
- The trying-on-new-clothes montage
- The rabid-first-time-sex montage
- The waking-up-the-morning-after-totally-clothed scene
- The use of fake-real product names
- The carefree younger brother
- The asshole boss
- The illegitimate son who’s searching for a father figure
- The lousy rebound
- The nosy older sister
- The overbearing father-in-law
- The psycho ex
- The rival colleague
- The runaway bride
- The seductive mother
- The token black
- The two-timing fiance
- The well-meaning group of male cohorts
- The chance meeting in a bookstore
- The corporate walk-out
- The double date inside an intimate café
- The earnest advice
- The interrupted wedding
- The New Years countdown
- The storybook romance
- The Hollywood ending
(Editor’s Note: They Came Together is a fun and fantastic and highly-recommended motion picture. It arrives in limited release and OnDemand this Friday.)