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Anora

2024

★★★★½
Palm Springs

2020

★★★★½
Teen Beach Movie

2013

Teen Beach Movie satirized the teen beach comedy genre invented by Gidget.

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

2004

★★★

A witty newsroom battle of the sexes.

Intolerable Cruelty

2003

★★★

Intolerable Cruelty is inspired by the comedy of remarriage subgenre that The Awful Truth is the pinnacle of. 

Down with Love

2003

★★★★★

Down With Love is an affectionate parody of 50s/60s sex comedies, specifically Pillow Talk and Lover Come Back (both starring Doris/Rock/Tony) and Sex and the Single Girl. Tony Randall cameos in his final role. 

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How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

2003

★★★½

A witty battle of the sexes with elements of comedies of remarriage, reminiscent of old Hollywood screwballs and sex comedies. 

Shrek

2001

★★★★½

Lord Farquaad is inspired by Prince Humperdinck.

The Parent Trap

1998

★★★★

This version of The Parent Trap emphasizes the comedy of remarriage aspect through references to My Favorite Wife.

The Doom Generation

1995

★★★★½

Plot inspired by a plot twist in Something Wild.

The Hudsucker Proxy

1994

★★★½

The Hudsucker Proxy is a pastiche of screwball comedies and the works of Frank Capra, referencing His Girl Friday, Meet John Doe, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, and It’s a Wonderful Life. There are also similarities to Metropolis, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, and The Sweet Smell of Success

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Groundhog Day

1993

★★★★½

Invented the timeloop trope as we know it. 

When Harry Met Sally...

1989

★★★★½
The Princess Bride

1987

★★★★½

Both films are fairytale deconstructions inspired by Tristan & Isolde, which also inspired Vertigo and Mulan/Aurora’s romance in Once Upon a Time

Something Wild

1986

★★★★½

Itself inspired by Bringing Up Baby. Similar ‘80’s movies include Who’s That Girl and After Hours

Cactus Flower

1969

★★★★

Cactus Flower was remade as the inferior Just Go With It.

Pillow Talk

1959

★★★★

Besides the aforementioned, similar movies include Send Me No Flowers, Move Over Darling, That Touch of Mink, and Man’s Favorite Sport.

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