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A List of 32 Romantic Movie Cliches ‘They Came Together’ Gets Absolutely Perfect

Posted on June 30, 2014 by BobHill

  1.  “We open on an aerial shot of New York City”
  2. “It’s almost like New York City represents another character in our story.”
  3. “I know this might sound crazy”
  4. “What ever happened to just good, old-fashioned coffee?”
  5. “This is all happening so fast.”
  6. “No, I can’t.”
  7. The passing-of-seasons montage
  8. The trying-on-new-clothes montage
  9. The rabid-first-time-sex montage
  10. The waking-up-the-morning-after-totally-clothed scene
  11. The use of fake-real product names
  12. The carefree younger brother
  13. The asshole boss
  14. The illegitimate son who’s searching for a father figure
  15. The lousy rebound
  16. The nosy older sister
  17. The overbearing father-in-law
  18. The psycho ex
  19. The rival colleague
  20. The runaway bride
  21. The seductive mother
  22. The token black
  23. The two-timing fiance
  24. The well-meaning group of male cohorts
  25. The chance meeting in a bookstore
  26. The corporate walk-out
  27. The double date inside an intimate café
  28. The earnest advice
  29. The interrupted wedding 
  30. The New Years countdown
  31. The storybook romance
  32. 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.)

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