Comedy Romance
The basic plot of a romantic comedy is that two people meet, banter with each other, but despite an attraction obvious to the audience do not become romantically involved because of some internal factor (on the surface, they do not like each other) or an external barrier (one is romantically involved with another person, for instance). At some point, after various comic scenes, they are parted for some reason. One partner or the other then realises that they are perfect for each other, and (often after some spectacular effort, sometimes termed the Grand Gesture, and/or incredible coincidence) they meet again, they declare undying love for each other, and disappear off into the sunset together.
Of course, there are innumerable variations on this basic plotline. It is not even essential for the two lead characters to end up in each other's arms: "My Best Friend's Wedding" (pictured) is a good example.
Only "Romantic Comedies" can be scrolled below. "Romance", "Romantic Dramas" or "Romantic Classics" sections may also prove fruitful.
3 is a Crowd ( Je reste! ) (2003)
Director: Diane Kurys
Starring: Sophie Marceau, Vincent Perez, Charles Berling, Pascale Roberts
AKA "Je Reste!" Marie-Dominique has been married to Bertrand for 15 years. They have a young son, a lovely home and a seemingly blissful marriage. But... Read more
4 for Texas (1963)
5.6/10
Director: Robert Aldrich
Starring: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Anita Ekberg, Ursula Andress, Charles Bronson, Victo...
Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin play wily business rivals in this Wild West lark of gambling and romance. It's '4 for Texas' as the two stars, joined by... Read more
5 to 7 (2014)
7.1/10
Director: Victor Levin
Starring: Frank Langella, Glenn Close, Lambert Wilson, Anton Yelchin, Olivia Thirlby, Bere...
A chance encounter on the streets of Manhattan draws 20-something aspiring writer Brian (Anton Yelchin) into a passionate love affair with a glamorous... Read more
50 First Dates (2004)
6.8/10
Director: Peter Segal
Starring: Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Rob Schneider, Sean Astin, Dan Aykroyd
Funny and sweet romantic comedy finds Henry Roth (Adam Sandler), a womanizing, Hawaii-based marine biologist, thinking he's met the love of his life i... Read more
A Breath of Scandal (1960)
5.5/10
Director: Michael Curtiz
Starring: Sophia Loren, Maurice Chevalier, John Gavin, Angela Lansbury
It's 1907 in Vienna, the "City of the Waltz." Beautiful Sophia Loren is the Austrian princess who, despite her exile from the familial estate for "sca... Read more
A Change of Seasons (1980)
5.2/10
Director: Richard Lang
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Bo Derek, Mary Beth Hurt, Shirley MacLaine
Karen Evans (Shirley Maclaine) is the long-suffering wife of her college professor husband Adam (Anthony Hopkins). However, when Adam admits he has be... Read more
A Chinese Ghost Story (1987)
7.6/10
Director: Tony Ching Siu-Tung
Starring: Leslie Cheung, Joi Wang, Liu Zhaoming, Wu Ma
This delirious supernatural fantasy focuses on the relationship between a young tax collector (Leslie Cheung) and a seductive female ghost he meets in... Read more
A Couch in New York (1996)
6/10
Director: Chantal Akerman
Starring: Juliette Binoche, William Hurt
A successful New York psychoanalyst nearing a nervous breakdown and his French neighbour make an overnight decision to swap apartments. Neither one kn... Read more
A Date for Mad Mary (2016)
7.1/10
Director: Darren Thornton
Starring: Seana Kerslake, Tara Lee, Charleigh Bailey
"Mad" Mary McArdle (Seána Kerslake) returns to her hometown after a brief stint in prison and is immediately labeled as undatable, but she is determin... Read more
A Faithful Man (2018)
6.3/10
Starring: Lily-Rose Depp
Marianne leaves Abel for Paul, his best friend and the father of her unborn child. Eight years later, Paul dies and Marianne returns to Abel. However,... Read more