Looking for movie cliche

October 10, 2008 10:10 AM

Just saw Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist. I feel like the storyline, (i.e. guy/girl is hung up on his/her good-looking-yet-lame ex, meets a smart cool new person, and ends up rejecting their old flame for said new love interest when old flame gets jealous / comes around too late), has been used plenty to the point of cliche. Problem is, I can't think of any examples! Can anyone give me some? Thanks!
posted by H Carl to media & arts (29 answers total)

Some Kind of Wonderful
posted by punkfloyd at 10:12 AM on October 10, 2008

The Holiday (especially Kate Winslet's character, but also Jack Black's)
posted by ALongDecember at 10:13 AM on October 10, 2008

Forgetting Sarah Marshall
posted by Thoughtcrime at 10:14 AM on October 10, 2008

Valley Girl
posted by johngoren at 10:14 AM on October 10, 2008

Legally Blonde.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 10:20 AM on October 10, 2008 [1 favorite]

French Kiss
posted by twoporedomain at 10:21 AM on October 10, 2008

French Kiss.
posted by iguanapolitico at 10:23 AM on October 10, 2008

Doh.
posted by iguanapolitico at 10:23 AM on October 10, 2008

Better Off Dead
posted by piratebowling at 10:23 AM on October 10, 2008

Swingers
posted by inigo2 at 10:23 AM on October 10, 2008

Titanic
posted by TedW at 10:26 AM on October 10, 2008

Better Off Dead
Swingers

posted by mkultra at 10:26 AM on October 10, 2008

Along Came Polly
posted by amicamentis at 10:30 AM on October 10, 2008

Revenge of the Nerds
posted by mkultra at 10:31 AM on October 10, 2008

Also Mean Girls, to an extent.
posted by amicamentis at 10:32 AM on October 10, 2008

Sweet Home Alabama, with the added twist that the new guy is actually the long-lost old guy.
posted by vytae at 10:39 AM on October 10, 2008

Bridget Jones's Diary.
posted by Skot at 10:41 AM on October 10, 2008

American Pie 2
posted by symbollocks at 10:48 AM on October 10, 2008

The Wedding Singer
posted by amicamentis at 10:49 AM on October 10, 2008

As I recall, Overnight Delivery.
posted by kimota at 10:56 AM on October 10, 2008

Half of Sliding Doors.
posted by bluishorange at 11:04 AM on October 10, 2008

Teen Wolf
Teen Wolf Too
Can't Buy Me Love (the girl is hung up on the football player...a stretch but it's there)
Road Trip
Saving Silverman

To stretch it a bit...Superman from the show Lois & Clark (Lois hung up on Superman, falls in love with Clark, then finds out they're the same person)
posted by arniec at 11:05 AM on October 10, 2008

it's even in the setup to 'pretty woman' - richard gere's character asks a woman about to be married if he was absent too much while they were dating and she tells him his secretary was her bridesmaid.
posted by krautland at 12:22 PM on October 10, 2008

Cashback
posted by bettershredder at 12:49 PM on October 10, 2008

For those who, like me, have never heard of this movie and could only think of The Thin Man
posted by niles at 2:14 PM on October 10, 2008

40 Days and 40 Nights
posted by i_am_a_Jedi at 4:20 PM on October 10, 2008

My Best Friend's Wedding, flipped around somewhat
posted by amethysts at 4:49 PM on October 10, 2008

When Harry Met Sally
posted by unassuminglocalgirl at 5:33 PM on October 10, 2008

Romeo and Juliet
posted by litterateur at 7:47 PM on May 19, 2009