Inspired countless remakes and the blueprint for romantic comedies such as, Roman Holiday, It’s a Wonderful World, The Philadelphia Story, and Leap Year.
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If you like this romcom, watch this older (and probably better) romcom
Other comedies of remarriage include The Philadelphia Story, My Favorite Wife, The Palm Beach Story, Love Crazy, and their countless remakes.
Love Affair was remade the same director, Leo McCarey as An Affair to , which is directly referenced throughout Sleepless in Seattle.
Both are based off of the play The Parfumerie, which also inspired the MGM musical In the Good Old Summertime and the Broadway musical She Loves Me.
Both romantic comedies feature chaotic couples falling in love again after cases of amnesia.
Play loosely inspired by Pride & Prejudice, The Taming of the Shrew, and A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream.
Similar elements include green card marriage, the publishing industry, and a grandmother who helps get the couple together.
I Married a Witch inspired the Bewitched TV show. Bell, Book and Candle is also very similar.
Gene Kelly’s character, like Errol Flynn’s Robin Hood, is the blueprint followed by the leading men in The Princess Bride, The Pirates of the Caribbean, and Tangled. Gene Kelly’s character in DuBarry Was a Lady a similar character reminiscent of Robin Hood.
Based off of The Taming of the Shrew. Other notable adaptations of The Taming of the Shrew include Woman of the Year and Moonlighting’s Atomic Shakespeare.
Besides the aforementioned, similar movies include Send Me No Flowers, Move Over Darling, That Touch of Mink, and Man’s Favorite Sport.
Itself inspired by Bringing Up Baby. Similar ‘80’s movies include Who’s That Girl and After Hours.
Both films are fairytale deconstructions inspired by Tristan & Isolde, which also inspired Vertigo and Mulan/Aurora’s romance in Once Upon a Time.
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.
This version of The Parent Trap emphasizes the comedy of remarriage aspect through references to My Favorite Wife.