Top Ten: Meet –cutes
6th Feb 2010
THE meet-cute originated from screwball comedies and romcoms. But it’s used in any film that incorporates a spot of romance! This little convention warms our hearts/makes us cringe. Two characters meet, there are sparks and their destinies are set.
10. The Holiday
Multiple meet-cutes for multiple romances. The best: Iris meets retired script writer, Arthur. Though they don’t end up together romantically, Arthur indirectly allows Iris’ real meet-cute with Miles to come to fruition. Smiles all round.
9. Avatar
Jake Sulley, in avatar form, meets his life-saver, Neytiri, next in line to be ‘shaman’. Boy saved by girl in this topical and tropical action-filled meet-cute.
8. His Girl Friday
Walter never fell out of love with his ex-wife Hildy; a reuniting meet-cute full of lingering sexual tension.
7.Brokeback Mountain
A fairly nondescript meeting: two men hired to herd sheep together. Simple and effective: the right place at the right time.
6. Spiderman
A rather tragic first meet-cute. Parker, the outcast in high school, boards the bus only to fall flat on his face in front of Mary Jane, love of his life. Bless.
5. Notting Hill
The awkward and loveable Hugh Grant rambles on about Turkey and kebabs whilst the reserved Julia Roberts carries on with her life. She leaves, he’s dazed…and then he spills orange juice all over her bosom in a ‘star-crossed’ collision… comical and sweet.
4. 500 Days of Summer
An Indie romcom with a twist. There’s a happy ending but it’s not the one you expect. The film is based around an ‘anti-meet-cute’: Summer and Tom meet but only he falls in love. The conventional ‘happy’ meet-cute doesn’t occur until the end when Tom meets Autumn…
3. Dirty Dancing
Across a sea of erotically-charged teens, innocent Baby sees the ‘time of her life’ man, Johnny, owning the dance floor. He’s hot. She carried a watermelon. Need I say more?
2. Casablanca.
Rick and Ilsa are reunited in the occupied Casablanca. As Time Goes By plays, an angry Rick comes charging in to be stopped in his tracks when their eyes lock. A classic film with a classic meet-cute: it’s all in the eyes.
1. Breakfast at Tiffany’s
A sleepy Holly (Audrey Hepburn), beautiful and strange, meets her new neighbour, Paul. A meet-cute to make you smile. It’s not love at first sight, at least not for Holly, and yet we know this will be the man that changes her.









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