Aside from his everyman look and the fact that he could have chemistry with a pebble, his onscreen likability and sense of humor have made him a lovable fixture of the American romcom. Between Sleepless in Seattle, Big, and that sort of weird one with a mermaid, he’s run the gambit of chick flick classics. We could have an entire version of this list just labeled “Movies With Tom Hanks in Them” and we’d still end up with an excellent series of films. Looking for the next chick flick to binge at home? Here are our top ten picks for the best chick flicks of all time.īefore Tom Hanks was America’s Dad, he was America’s very cute and very single boy next door. And in these weird and wacky times, funny and heartwarming content is as in demand as it's ever been. Though initially dismissed as cheesy or frivolous, the chick flick market has ballooned in recent years, and it’s become as quintessential a part of the film world as the action movie, fantasy film, or romantic comedy.Įven though an entire gender can’t be summed up in one single genre of movies, chick flicks are a chance for women to find solidarity in protagonists who feel like them, typically in a lighthearted, feel-good context. While no one’s quite nailed down what exactly makes a chick flick, they typically involve a female driven narrative-one that often, but not always, includes a love interest-and are lighthearted in tone.
After more than three decades as a fixture of the movie industry, chick flicks remain maybe the most controversial genre of movie.
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