Question: In what year was the romantic comedy film featuring Evan and Jaron's song The Distance?

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Serendipity (film): Serendipity is a 2001 American romantic comedy film directed by Peter Chelsom, written by Marc Klein, and starring John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale.  The music score was composed by Alan Silvestri.

Love and Other Catastrophes: Love and Other Catastrophes is a quirky 1996 Australian romantic comedy film featuring Frances O'Connor, Radha Mitchell, Alice Garner, Matthew Dyktynski, Matt Day and Kym Gyngell.  The film was the first full-length release by director Emma-Kate Croghan and is set and filmed at Melbourne University where she studied writing and film directing.

Woman at the Wheel: Woman at the Wheel (German: Frau am Steuer) is a 1939 German romantic comedy film directed by Paul Martin and starring Lilian Harvey, Willy Fritsch and Leo Slezak.  It was the last German film featuring Harvey, who had been the leading box office star in Germany during the 1930s, although she made two further films after moving to France.

Beeruva: Beeruva is a Telugu romantic comedy film featuring Sundeep Kishan and Surbhi in the lead roles and directed by Kanmani.  Upon, the film proved to be a hit at the box office.

Matthew Goode: Matthew William Goode (born 3 April 1978) is an English actor.  He made his screen debut in 2002 with ABC's TV movie feature "Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister".  His breakthrough role was in romantic comedy "Chasing Liberty" (2004), for which he received a nomination at Teen Choice Awards.  He then appeared in supporting roles in Woody Allen's "Match Point" (2005), the German-British romantic comedy "Imagine Me and You" (2006), the period drama "Copying Beethoven" (2006).  He gained praise for his performance as an aspiring artist in Julian Jarrold's drama "Brideshead Revisited" (2008) and as Ozymandias in the American neo-noir-superhero film "Watchmen" (2009), based on DC Comics' limited series of the same name.  He then starred in romantic comedy "Leap Year" (2010) and Australian drama "Burning Man" (2011), the latter earning him a nomination for Best Actor at the Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards.

Ed's Next Move: Ed's Next Move is a 1996 American romantic comedy film written and directed by John C. Walsh.  It stars Matt Ross and Callie Thorne.  A micro-budget romantic comedy about a transplanted Midwesterner adapting to life in New York's East Village, the film appeared at the 1996 Sundance Film Festival where it received critical praise and was picked up by Orion Classics for theatrical release.  The LA Times' Kenneth Turan called the movie "one of the most appealing, audience friendly films at Sundance," while Roger Ebert referred to the film as "a truth telling comedy with quiet wit and bright dialogue. "  Sight & Sound called it "a perfectly formed romantic comedy."

Evan and Jaron (album): Evan and Jaron is Evan and Jaron's second album, released on September 5, 2000.  It contained the hit singles "Crazy for This Girl", which peaked at #15 in the U.S. charts, "From My Head to My Heart" (which was previously on the soundtrack to "Runaway Bride"), and "The Distance" (which would later be on the "Serendipity" soundtrack.)

Hot Summer Days: Hot Summer Days is a 2010 Hong Kong romantic comedy film featuring an ensemble cast including Nicholas Tse, Jacky Cheung, Daniel Wu, Vivian Hsu, Barbie Shu, Rene Liu, Angelababy and Jing Boran and also featuring a guest appearance by Maggie Cheung.  The film was released to celebrate both Chinese New Year and Valentine's Day.

It Had to Be You!: It Had to Be You!  (後備甜心) is a 2006 Hong Kong romantic comedy film featuring the directorial debuts of Maurice Li and Andrew Loo, starring Ekin Cheng and Karena Lam.

Just Nuts: Just Nuts is a 1915 short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd playing the character that preceded his glasses character.  It is also the only surviving film featuring Lloyd as Willie Work.  Prints of the film survive in the film archives at George Eastman House and the Museum of Modern Art.

Supporting paragraphs: Evan and Jaron (album) Serendipity (film)
Answer: 2001