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Leila

Romance + Power (two lanes)

Positives (up-weight)

  • + strong romance
  • + power competence
  • + period grit
  • + unique craft
  • + earned emotion
  • + edgy comedy

Negatives (de-weight)

  • − pure western
  • − costume drama
  • − horror
  • − sci fi
  • − art house slow
  • − modern rom com

Signal

Why Leila likes what she likes

  • SOLO LANE: rom-com queen. British / British-adjacent. Charming leads, ensemble, interconnected love stories.
  • Holy trinity: Notting Hill, Love Actually, Wedding Crashers.
  • Christmas favorite: The Family Stone.
  • JOINT LANE (with Jesse): power + competence + period with romance through-line. Peaky Blinders is the Rosetta Stone.
  • Loves Denzel as the Equalizer character specifically (power archetype), not Denzel generally.
  • Modern Westerns with love story = in. Pure Westerns = loses her.
  • Period COSTUME drama (Bridgerton, Downton, Crown, Outlander) = 6/10 at best.
  • Sees Jesse as the "powerful, competent, capable man" archetype.
  • Strong female lead not required — character can be either, what matters is the character.
  • Modern rom-coms are mostly trash. Limit rec lane to the old canon.

Top-rated

Leila's canon

CODA

2021·filmApple TV+

L · Loves it. Cried of joy.

J—L10earned-emotion

Notting Hill

1999·film

L · FAVORITE MOVIE. Romance, Hugh Grant, London, friend group, messiness — all of it.

J—L10strong-romance · unique-craft

Love Actually

2003·film

L · Rewatch any night.

J—L10strong-romance

Wedding Crashers

2005·film

L · Rewatch any night.

J—L10strong-romance · edgy-comedy

Peaky Blinders

2013·seriesNetflix

J · Best TV show in the last 5 years. Cillian Murphy is the best actor in the world.

L · Powerful main character. Period + power + romance.

J10L10period-grit · power-competence

Chappelle's Show

2003·standup

J · Best TV show of all time. Greatest comedian ever.

J10L10edgy-comedy

House of Cards

2013·seriesNetflix

J · Top show. Great political drama.

L · Loves. Robin Wright as strong female.

J9.5L9.5power-competence

The Notebook

2004·film

J · Cried. Joyful love was impactful. The end was impactful too.

J10L9strong-romance · earned-emotion

The Untouchables

1987·film

L · Loves it. Righteous power + era.

J9L9period-grit · power-competence

The Family Stone

2005·film

J · No idea what this is — indifferent.

L · Christmas favorite.

J2L9strong-romance

Yellowstone

2018·seriesParamount+

L · Modern Western WITH love story — that's the unlock.

J7.5L9sheridan-verse · period-grit

1883

2021·seriesParamount+
J8.5L9sheridan-verse · period-grit

Actors & Directors

Leila's ranked people

Cillian Murphy

actor

10

Julia Roberts

actress

10

Dave Chappelle

comedian

10

Leonardo DiCaprio

actor

9.5

Brad Pitt

actor

9.5

Hugh Grant

actor

9.5

Anthony Hopkins

actor

9

Rachel McAdams

actress

9

Robert De Niro

actor

9

Robin Wright

actress

9

Pedro Pascal

actor

9

Keri Russell

actress

9

Bradley Cooper

actor

8.5

Keanu Reeves

actor

8.5

Denzel Washington

actor

8.5

George Clooney

actor

8.5

Vince Vaughn

actor

8.5

Owen Wilson

actor

8.5

Tom Cruise

actor

8

Al Pacino

actor

8

Tom Hardy

actor

8

Jason Bateman

actor

8

David Harbour

actor

8

Idris Elba

actor

7.5

Quentin Tarantino

director

7

Shane Gillis

comedian

6

Sandra Bullock

actress

6

Reese Witherspoon

actress

6

Tina Fey

comedian

4

Bounced

Didn't land

Anyone But You

2023·film
J—L2

The West Wing

1999·series
J9L4

Tombstone

1993·film
J10L4

Killers of the Flower Moon

2023·film
J4L6

Ted Lasso

2020·seriesApple TV+
J9L7