Falling in Love at the Movies

Falling in Love at the Movies

Romantic comedies have had an incredible influence on popular culture, shaping everything about how we think of relationships to fashion. Often swept aside in film history, these movies are thought of as pure comfort viewing. Although they certainly provide those fuzzy feelings, they have also had a significant artistic influence and cultural impact. Falling in Love at the Movies explores the impact and legacy of one of the film’s most beloved genres: the rom-com.
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Watch on the Rhine(1943)

Nazi agents pursue a German freedom-fighter and his family to Washington.

To Have and Have Not(1944)

A skipper-for-hire's romance with a beautiful drifter is complicated by his growing involvement with the French resistance.

That Hamilton Woman(1941)

Naval hero Lord Nelson defies convention to court a married woman of common birth.

Dinner at Eight(1934)

A high-society dinner party masks a hotbed of scandal and intrigue.

Tarzan and the Amazons(1945)

Archaeologists trick Boy into helping them find a hidden valley ruled by women.

She(1965)

Explorers uncover a lost kingdom ruled by an immortal queen.