ANALYSING EXISTING FILM NAMES - ROM COM

Shortly I'm going to be deciding on the name of my film so to help me come up with an appropriate name I'm going to look at some existing titles from films from my genre to see if there are any patterns or ideas for me to use. 

1. 'She's the Man'

2. 'Love Actually'

3. 'How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days'

4. '10 Things I Hate About You'

5. '50 First Dates'

6. 'Pretty Woman'

7. 'When Harry Met Sally'

8. '27 Dresses'

9. 'The Holiday'

10. '500 Days of Summer'

11. 'Just Go With It'

12. 'No Strings Attached'

13. 'Crazy Stupid Love'

14. '13 Going on 30'

15. 'Clueless'

16. 'Sex and the City'

17. 'Groundhog Day'

18. 'Bridesmaids'

19. 'You’ve Got Mail'

20. 'Wild Child'

21. 'Anyone But You'

22. 'Someone Great'

23. 'The Kissing Booth'

24. 'Bride Wars'

25. 'The Other Woman'

Romantic comedy titles often have recurring patterns that reflect the genre, for example references to love, humour, relationships, transformations or iconic settings or events and celebrations. 

Patterns in these titles:

1. Reference to relationships 

- 'When Harry Met Sally' 

- 'No Strings Attached' 

- 'The Other Woman' 

2. Personal growth

- '13 Going on 30' 

- '50 First Dates' 

- 'Pretty Woman' 

3. Names including numbers 

- 'How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days' 

- '10 Things I Hate about You' 

- '50 First Dates' 

- '27 Dresses' 

- '500 Days of Summer' 

- '13 Going on 30' 

4. Events or celebrations 

- 'Bridesmaids' 

- 'Bride Wars' 

- 'Sex and the City' 

5. Identity of young people 

- 'Clueless' 

- 'Wild Child' 

- 'Crazy, Stupid, Love' 

These conventions mean that audiences can usually straight away tell that the film is a romantic comedy, and will have some initial idea about the plot of the film. The titles help to convey the funny and emotional side of rom-coms which remind audience of the joy, absurdity and beauty of love which make romantic comedies so universally loved.