romantic comedy
The genre usually centers on a relationship developing through comic complications. This topic is part of Film Genres within Movies & Television. This page currently draws on 7 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
romantic comedy trivia questions
A romantic comedy combines romance with what?
Answer: Humor
Bonus fact: The genre usually centers on a relationship developing through comic complications.
What nickname is commonly used for romantic comedy?
Answer: Rom-com
Bonus fact: Rom-com is a standard abbreviation.
Which 1989 film starring Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan became a romantic-comedy classic?
Answer: When Harry Met Sally...
Bonus fact: The film was directed by Rob Reiner.
Who directed the 1977 film Annie Hall?
Answer: Woody Allen
Bonus fact: BFI lists Annie Hall as a 1977 U.S. film and describes it as Woody Allen's breakthrough romantic comedy.
Which band had a huge 1990s hit with a cover of "Love Is All Around"?
Answer: Wet Wet Wet
Bonus fact: The cover became closely associated with the romantic comedy "Four Weddings and a Funeral."
Which famous Gershwin song is featured in "Crazy for You"?
Answer: I Got Rhythm
Bonus fact: The show uses a catalog of Gershwin standards in a new romantic-comedy plot.
What genre best describes "Smiles of a Summer Night"?
Answer: Romantic comedy of manners
Bonus fact: The film follows tangled romantic pairings among several couples during a country-house gathering.