Grand Gestures
Specific
Rom coms
Tropes and Conventions
100

A public speech declaring love

What is a confession?

100

This rom-com features a fashion obsessed teen navigating love and popularity in Beverly Hills. 

What is Clueless?

100

This early-movie encounter awkwardly brings the romantic leads together

What is a meet-cute?

200

Running through this location is a rom-com staple

What is an airport?

200

A rom-com with an iconic yellow dress

What is How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days?

200

This trope forces two characters to pretend they are in love

What is fake dating?

300

Interrupting this event is a classic rom-com climax

What is a wedding?

300

A modern adaptation of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing

What is Anyone But You?

300

This mid-movie event temporarily breaks the couple apart

What is the big misunderstanding?

400

Standing outside someone's house holding this object became iconic in the 1980s

What is a boombox?

400

A rom-com starring Adam Sandler

What is 50 First Dates or Just Go With It?

400

This trope features two characters who begin as rivals

What is enemies-to-lovers?

500

This emotional risk must replace pride in order for the couple to reunite

What is vulnerability?

500

This film centers on a fake relationship that unexpectedly becomes real.

What is The Proposal?

500

This final-act moment proves love through a dramatic public action

What is a grand gesture?