Usually completely light-hearted with a simple yet entertaining narrative, a romantic comedy usually guarantees that we will walk away from the film feeling a little happier than we were before it started. It’s the go-to genre when we’re just looking for a mood booster.
So naturally, we’re caught off guard when a seemingly upbeat meet-cute comedy takes a sudden dark turn. It doesn’t happen often, but when it does, we’re shocked that the promisingly upbeat storyline also contains moments of heart-wrenching sorrow or hints of darker motives from another protagonist. Read on to discover the most disturbing moments in otherwise lighthearted rom-coms.
