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Welcome to the Charts & Hearts Podcast! We are working our way through an epic list of rom coms in order to find and categorize tropes in the hopes of creating the most epic spreadsheet podcasts have ever seen. Join us as we watch old favs and new(er) hits with some hot takes and maybe even a little bit of science.
Episodes
- In Good Company
It’s Topher Grace month (yes really!) and we kicking things off with the not so rom commy movie, In Good Company. A movie that holds up surprisingly well probably because they just ignore the women instead of demeaning them so…yay?
- Down To You
We are wrapping up Julia Stiles month with the very weird very bad Down To You. Sometimes “I’m Hot, You’re Hot, Let’s Be Hot Together” just doesn’t work – who knew?!
- The Prince and Me
Don’t wear mascara while using a microscope is one of our takeaways from The Prince and Me . The other one is mostly just…why Julia? You are so much better than this movie! Anyway happy Julia Stiles month! Listen to our 10 Things I Hate Ab…
- Girls Just Want To Have Fun
We are wrapping up our first suggestion month with the very VERY 80’s movie Girls Just Want to Have Fun – and don’t worry, even though the IMDb credits are very oddly ordered a young but large be-haired SJP IS here and she is ready to do s…
- Always
Next up in suggestion month is a beautiful charming and oops super traumatic South Korean movie – Always (from 2011). We think you should watch it! Join our Patreon: patreon.com/chartsandheartsclub
- Wedding Season
Happy March! It’s suggestion month here at Charts & Hearts and we are kicking things off with the delightful Wedding Season. Join our Patreon: patreon.com/chartsandheartsclub
- Breakfast with Scot
We are wrapping up Olympic month with the charming but confusing Breakfast with Scot – so many questions about so many parts of this movie – but everybody loves Canadian ice boys kissing right?! Join our Patreon: patreon.com/chartsandheart…
- The Cutting Edge
It’s Olympics time (woooo)! And what better way to celebrate than with the original (??) skating and kissing movie – The Cutting Edge. Join our Patreon: patreon.com/chartsandheartsclub
- (500) Days of Summer
Oh boy. We are wrapping up Manic Pixie Dream Girl month (thank goodness) with (500) Days of Summer. It is A. Lot. We are sorry (but not sorry) for our rage – at least we have JGL’s dimples? Show Notes: 500 Days of Sexism: https://dailyfree…
- Elizabethtown
We are kicking off 2026 with Manic Pixie Dream Girl month! Wooo, it’s gonna be interesting. We’re starting with the instigator of the term – Elizabethtown and we Get. Into. IT. (plus, how are running shoes designed?? So many questions) Sho…
- Last Christmas
We are wrapping up another holiday movie month (and another year whaaaaat?) with the incredibly good Last Christmas. Warning – we do spoil this movie AND it gives you a LOT of feelings – plus there are just so many George Michael songs (co…
- Serendipity
We’re back with another Christmas movie month and we are kicking things off with the charming Serendipity! A movie where the lead characters are terrible people but everything else is great so its fine??? Join our Patreon: patreon.com/char…
- The Sound of Music
Break out your double VHS because we’re wrapping up Chris month with the OG – It’s The Sound of Music! Notes: 50th anniversary article in Variety Fair: https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/02/sound-of-music-julie-andrews-christopher-p…
- Nanny Diaries
It’s Chris month (the most wonderful time of the year?) and we are kicking things off with The Nanny Diaries – a movie that really really really wants to be The Devil Wears Prada (spoiler alert: it’s not) Join our Patreon: patreon.com/char…
- When Harry Met Sally
Ok we’re finally getting into it. The rom com people haven’t stopped talking about/comparing all other movies and books to for the last 35 years. We are entirely sure why but let’s talk about it! It’s When Harry Met Sally. Join our Patreon…
- French Kiss
It’s Meg month (our last ever?!) And we are kicking things off with the incredibly charming French Kiss! Come for Kevin Kline being incredible as always, stay for our discussion on how horrible khakis are. Join our Patreon: patreon.com/ch…
- 17 Again
We are wrapping up body swap month with 17 Again! It’s definitely the least ooshy when it comes to weird age gap relationships but don’t worry the aughts make up for it by just being terrible in other ways – and we aren’t jut talking about…
- 13 Going on 30
It’s 13 Going on 30 this week! It’s just as charming as Big – but without the ooshy ness (yay!). Plus incredible 80’s music, Andy Serkis’ first post LOTR role (maybe??) and the most tropes we’ve ever had?!?!?! Join our Patreon: patreon.co…
- Big
It’s Big month! (body swap month?) And we are starting off with the big one (haha, yes I am hilarious aren’t I?). We are talking about Big but mostly we talk about about Muppet Christmas movies and baby corn and oh yes! Allllll the ishy fe…
- Bend It Like Beckham
Wrapping up Summer Sports Month (accidentally British Summer Sports Month?) with the incredible Bend It Like Beckham! Yes, it was has problems but it is just so charming. Join our Patreon: patreon.com/chartsandheartsclub
- Wimbledon
It’s August (what?!) and we are celebrating with some sports ball – first up 2004’s Wimbledon – why is this movie so good?! Join our Patreon: patreon.com/chartsandheartsclub
- True Lies
We are wrapping up action movie with True Lies. It’s a 90’s movie that does not hold up at all – except for Jamie Lee Curtis. We support her kicking ass but we do not support this movie. But do please listen to our episode! Join our Patre…
- The Fall Guy
It’s summer! and that means ACTION MOVIES but we are still a rom com podcast so it’s romance action movie month (see: Speed). Here’s our first movie: the really charming and good, 2024’s The Fall Guy. Join our Patreon: patreon.com/chartsa…
- Bros
We are wrapping up Pride month with 2022’s Bros. A funny, charming movie with a by-the-books rom com plot which sometimes is all you need in your life. Join our Patreon: patreon.com/chartsandheartsclub
- In & Out
Happy pride! We are celebrating on the pod this month starting with the INCREDIBLY rough In & Out. Look it was 1997. We understand why it’s like this but we wish it wasn’t (next ep will be less cringy promise!) What ‘In & Out’ Says Abou…
- Sweet Home Alabama
We are wrapping up Big Fish/Small Pond month with Sweet Home Alabama – a movie that could’ve been charming if it wasn’t for the overarching hugely problematic parts – we get into it (as much as two white girls from Canada can) in the episo…
- New In Town
First up in Big Fish/Small Pond month is the not so well known New In Town – it’s a hallmark trope but actually ends in a way we like! Plus Harry Connick Jr. is there and you cant be mad about that. Join our Patreon: patreon.com/chartsandh…
- What a Girl Wants
We are wrapping Colin Firth month with What a Girl Wants – the best movie this month? Huge but true. We’ve got swoony Colin, Amanda Bynes doing her best and 2003 representing the only way it knows how (scarves as belts) Join our Patreon: p…
- Fever Pitch (1997)
It’s Colin Firth month! Hurray! We are kicking (pun intended) things off with 1997’s Fever Pitch – a version that is unsurprisingly much better than the American remake)⚽⚽⚽ Listen to our episode on the 2005 movie. Join our Patreon: patreon…
- Sabrina (1995)
Break out your swooning couches because we are wrapping March up with a super swoony time – it’s 1995’s rather problematic (but sooo swoony!) Sabrina! Join our Patreon: patreon.com/chartsandheartsclub
- Roxanne
Next up in female protagonists first name movie month (best month theme ever?) is 1987’s Roxanne! A movie named after a female character who, ironically, has no character in this movie? But Steve Martin does a good job – plus bonus points…
- Emma (2020)
We have a fun month theme for you this March – it’s female character first name movies time! (what? It totally tracks). And we are kicking things off with some Austen, as we are wont to do, it’s the surprisingly good Emma! Join our Patreon…
- Dreamgirls
We are wrapping up EGOT month with Dreamgirls – a movie that is NOT a romcom and also has confusing musical rules…but we can all agree that Jennifer Hudson is KILLING it (as is Beyoncé ofc). Join our Patreon: patreon.com/chartsandheartsclub
- How Stella Got Her Groove Back
First up for EGOT month is How Stella Got Her Groove Back – A movie that we all think is a fun sexy romp but is very much not and we are incredible disappointed. Join our Patreon: patreon.com/chartsandheartsclub
- Falling Inn Love
We are wrapping up good Netflix movies month with a trip to New Zealand for the surprisingly charming Falling Inn Love. Join our Patreon: patreon.com/chartsandheartsclub
- Set It Up
Happy 2025! We are kicking this year of rom coms off with a month of good* Netflix movies, starting with the surprisingly charming Set It Up. *good as in we enjoy them not good as in best movies ever, we know what we like ???? Join our Pat…
- Single All The Way
Merry Christmas Eve Eve! We’ve got a new Christmassy episode for you – the mostly charming, only slightly weird Single All the Way. Join our Patreon: patreon.com/chartsandheartsclub
- Something From Tiffany’s
Happy December! We are kicking off another month of holiday movies with the surprisingly high quality and very charming (and tropey oh boy!) Something From Tiffany’s. Join our Patreon: patreon.com/chartsandheartsclub
- Two Weeks Notice
We are wrapping up Sandra month with Two Weeks Notice – a movie filled with charming Hugh Grant banter but not enough to make up for…everything else. Join our Patreon: patreon.com/chartsandheartsclub
- The Proposal
It’s Sandra Bullock month here at Charts and we are kicking things off with The Proposal and oh BOY do we have some THOUGHTS. Strap in… Join our Patreon: patreon.com/chartsandheartsclub
- First Daughter
We are wrapping up our Twin Films/lightly political month with First Daughter – a movie that has the same plot as Chasing Liberty but is worse and she’s coded as a princess???? Whyyyy?! Join our Patreon: patreon.com/chartsandheartsclub
- Chasing Liberty
Welcome to lightly political month (aka our first Twin Films month). We are kicking things off with the better of the two (spoiler alert): Chasing Liberty! Hope you enjoy the Matthew Goode swoon ???? Join our Patreon: patreon.com/chartsand…
- Fever Pitch (2005)
We are wrapping up Drew Barrymore month with Fever Pitch (the baseball one). It is…a movie which we aren’t super fans of but we do have a great conversation about it’s issues and also some scintillating sports talk ???? Hey, they can’t all…
- Ever After
It’s time for one of the best movies ever (fight us) – Ever After! Join us for the gushing, stay for our deep dive into the history of Rock, Paper, Scissors. Join our Patreon: patreon.com/chartsandheartsclub
- Never Been Kissed
It’s Drew Barrymore month! And while we have got some total bangers coming your way we are starting out with the was once enjoyable but now is super duper ooshy Never Been Kissed. Join our Patreon: patreon.com/chartsandheartsclub
- Corrina, Corrina
We are wrapping up Whoopi month with Corrina, Corrina which to our delight holds up from our childhood and is very good and full of pain and joy and love and swooning…anyone want to go eat ice cream in the car wash with us????? Join our Pa…
- Ghost
It’s Whoopi month! So of course we are talking about Ghost (what a rom com ????) but for reals Whoopi’s is amazing, Patrick is amazing, Demi is amazing, Tony Goldwyn (?!?!?!?) is amazing. Yes we loved this movie – join us for the gushing,…
- Sense & Sensibility 2024
We are wrapping up Austen month (don’t worry, it’s not the last!) with the new 2024 Hallmark Sense and Sensibility. Which is a movie that, much to the chagrin of the film makers (and us), is not Bridgeton. Join our Patreon: patreon.com/cha…
- Bride and Prejudice
It’s another Austen month hurray! We are kicking things off with the worst Darcy ever (so far), boooo! It’s 2004’s Bride & Prejudice. Show Notes: -Bride & Prejudice weaves an impressive cultural critique into a Bollywood-inspired Jane Aust…
- Wet Hot American Summer
We are wrapping up summer(ish) month with Wet Hot American Summer. A movie so odd we don’t really know how to categorize it aside from just a thing that happened in 2001. Join our Patreon: patreon.com/chartsandheartsclub