In the '90s, there was nothing quite as British as a rom-com starring Hugh Grant. The actor found fame playing a series of slightly bumbling romantic posh boys, and while he slowly made the move to more varied parts (philanderers, washed-up writers, futuristic cannibals) and proved to be a world away from his film roles in real life, we will always have a place in our hearts for Four Weddings and a Funeral's hapless Charlie, Sense & Sensibility's adorable Edward, and Notting Hill's eternally optimistic William. Sadly, we won't be seeing any performances like this from Hugh in the future, as he's decided now he's "older and uglier" (his words, not ours) that his rom-com days are over. Luckily, we have lots of history to look back on. I mean, I can't be the only one who's seen Music and Lyrics at least a dozen times, right?
Photos of Hugh Grant in '90s Films
It's Time to Remember Hugh Grant's Rom-Coms Because He's Not Making Any More of Them
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Four Weddings and a Funeral, 1994
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Sense & Sensibility, 1995
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Two Weeks Notice, 2002
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Notting Hill, 1999
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Night Train to Venice, 1996
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Did You Hear About the Morgans?, 2009
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Four Weddings and a Funeral, 1994
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Mickey Blue Eyes, 1999
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An Awfully Big Adventure, 1995
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Maurice, 1987
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Music and Lyrics, 2007
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Impromptu, 1991
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The Bengali Night, 1988
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Bridget Jones's Diary, 2001
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Notting Hill, 1999
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Two Weeks Notice, 2002
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Bitter Moon, 1992
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Rowing With the Wind, 1988
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Notting Hill, 1999
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Music and Lyrics, 2007
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The Bengali Night, 1988
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Sense & Sensibility, 1995
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Nine Months, 1995
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Bridget Jones's Diary, 2001
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The Englishman Who Went up a Hill but Came Down a Mountain, 1995
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Notting Hill, 1999
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The Englishman Who Went up a Hill but Came Down a Mountain, 1995
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Impromptu, 1991
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Nine Months, 1995
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Mickey Blue Eyes, 1999
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