There have been common aspects of "bromantic comedies" such male camaraderie and friendship in films through the ages but it wasn't until Judd Apatow's "I Love You Man" that the genre was defined as its own.
There have been common aspects of "bromantic comedies" such male camaraderie and friendship in films through the ages but many agree the first film to be defined by these themes was Barry Levinson's 1982 film, Diner. But it wasn't until Judd Apatow's "I Love You Man" that the genre was defined as its own.