Romantic comedies have never really gone away, but they certainly had a moment this year. Following the success of A Christmas Prince in 2017, Netflix released a series of buzzy rom-coms that won over the internet. The reactions to Set It Up revealed just how much people have missed classic romantic comedies, and sure enough, To All the Boys I've Loved Before became one of the streaming service's most viewed original films. ICYMI, pretty much everyone started crushing on Peter Kavinsky, and actor Noah Centineo was catapulted into the spotlight with several appearances and a casual, um, 15 million Instagram followers.
Beyond Netflix, plenty of love stories hit the big screen, too. From Love, Simon to Destination Wedding to the spectacular success of Crazy Rich Asians, moviegoers had their pick of rom-coms to swoon over.