Four Weddings and a Funeral),
Notting Hill features Grant at his most adorably ruffled as William Thacker, who falls for Hollywood star Anna Scott (Julia Roberts) when she stumbles into his West London bookshop.
The story of their unlikely relationship works best during a silly dinner with his friends where one (Hugh Bonneville) makes hilarious gaffes having no idea who Anna is, and the numerous scenes stolen by Rhys Ifans as William s inappropriate flatmate Spike.
But in the end, it s the chemistry between Grant and Roberts and the pretty locations (in some of the poshest bits of London, including Curtis s own front door) that make
Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal in When Harry Met Sally.
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Synopsis: Years after a post-college road trip, Harry (Billy Crystal) and Sally (Meg Ryan) reunite in New York City as they ask themselves an age-old question: can a man and a woman be just friends?
Why it s so good: From proclamations of love on New Year s Eve to the endlessly quotable diner scene, When Harry Met Sally has remained a classic due to Nora Ephron s unparalleled writing.
Modern romantic comedies owe a lot to When Harry Met Sally (1989).
Synopsis: Years after a post-college road trip, Harry (Billy Crystal) and Sally (Meg Ryan) reunite in New York City as they ask themselves an age-old question: can a man and a woman be just friends?
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