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submitted 2 days ago by atomicpoet@atomicpoet.org to c/movies@piefed.social

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There’s lots of romance films made for men.

But they tend to be romance dramas, not romance comedies. For example:

* Jerry Maguire
* Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
* 500 Days of Summer

These tend to have slight comedic elements but the emphasis is on the drama.

However, there are exceptions like Groundhog Day but it felt like the focus was more on existential dread than the romance.

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[–] toiletobserver@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Fight club, all for Marla

[–] humiddragonslayer@lemm.ee 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

He did love her like a grade school sweetheart

Edit: On further thought, there is the fact that

::: spoilers for Fight Club he was both the chad and the incel in the end, so maybe a half romance :::

[–] humiddragonslayer@lemm.ee 1 points 2 days ago

In the same vein as Groundhog Day, I would say Palm Springs is a good example as well