When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless in Seattle, and You’ve Got Mail are the movies that made Meg Ryan the go-to Girl-Next-Door. These three films embody the main rom-com plotlines: 1) Boy Meets Girl, Boy and Girl Become Friends, Boy and Girl Eventually Get it On, 2) Boy and Girl Meet Only Once, Boy and Girl Are Then Destined to Get it On, and 3) Boy and Girl Initially Hate Each Other, but Get Over It and Get it On. (Whatever you do, don’t confuse Billy Crystal for Tom Hanks – it’s the surest way for a chick to spot a cheat.)
Almost all of their fellow cinematic masterpieces fall into one of the above categories. Hollywood loves a winning formula.
