Are Rom-Coms Making a Comeback Because Dating Is So Bad?
June 25, 2026
It all started with 2023’s Anyone But You, starring Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell. Despite receiving lukewarm reviews, the modern Much Ado About Nothing retelling was a smash hit at the box office, making $220 million worldwide.
I wasn’t a fan of the movie, but I thought at the time that the film’s success was a symptom of a much larger problem: People were yearning for romantic comedies and would take whatever they could get.
