Spawning an entire sub-genre of romance and romantic comedy movies, meet-cutes are commonly used devices in romantic movies where the alluring first encounter sets the tone for the entirety of the film, one where the leads fall into some form of a romantic relationship. These moments succeed best in the rom-com stratosphere because the nature of the character introduction is most often playful and unexpected. Movies like 50 First Dates or The Wedding Planner hinge on chance encounters made complicated by some external factor.