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.
Almost Pregmant (1992)
Starring: Tanya Roberts, Jeff Conaway, John Calvin, Joan Severance, Dom DeLuise
A sex farce about a woman with an infertile husband who is desperate to get pregnant. She enlists the help of her neighbor and an in-law. Meanwhile he... Read more
Aloha (2015)
5.4/10
Director: Cameron Crowe
Starring: Bradley Cooper, Rachel McAdams, Emma Stone, Bill Murray, John Krasinski, Danny M...
A celebrated military contractor returns to the site of his greatest career triumphs and re-connects with a long-ago love while unexpectedly falling f... Read more
Along Came Polly (2004)
5.9/10
Director: John Hamburg
Starring: Ben Stiller, Jennifer Aniston, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Debra Messing, Hank Azari...
When his wife dumps him on their honeymoon, anal retentive insurance risk assessor Ben Stiller finds his world turned upside-down. At a party he meets... Read more
America's Sweethearts (2001)
5.7/10
Director: Joe Roth
Starring: Julia Roberts, Billy Crystal, Catherine Zeta-Jones, John Cusack, Hank Azaria, St...
This combination of showbiz satire and romantic comedy tells of a seperated celebrity couple who, despite hating each other having new love interests,... Read more
American Dreamer (1984)
6.7/10
Director: Rick Rosenthal
Starring: JoBeth Williams, Tom Conti, Giancarlo Giannini
A stifled housewife (JoBeth Williams) who loses herself in trashy romance novels wins a trip to Paris and, after a bump on the head, comes to believe... Read more
An Autumn Afternoon (1962)
8.2/10
Director: Yasujiro Ozu
Starring: Chishu Ryu, Mariko Okada, Shima Iwashita, Shin-Ichiro Mikami, Keiji Sada
One of the world's most celebrated filmmakers, Yasujiro Ozu, observes the tangled relationships of Japanese families with an amazing blend of intimacy... Read more
An Ideal Husband (1999)
6.9/10
Director: Oliver Parker
Starring: Rupert Everett, Cate Blanchett, Julianne Moore
Devoted womaniser and partygoer Arthur Goring (Rupert Everett) is famed for his elegance, repartee and refusal to take anything seriously. When called... Read more
An Unexpected Love (2018)
6.8/10
Starring: Ricardo Darin, Mercedes Moran
When Ana and Marco arrive at the airport to farewell their son Luciano, who is leaving his Argentine homeland to study abroad, they are filled with ce... Read more
Angel-A (2005)
7.1/10
Director: Luc Besson
Starring: Jamel Debbouze, Rie Rasmussen, Gilbert Melki, Serge Riaboukine, Akim Chir
Luc Besson directs this uncharacteristically sparse fantasy in which a forlorn and deeply in debt Andre (Jamel Debbouze), decides to hurl himself into... Read more
Annie Hall (1977)
8/10
Director: Woody Allen
Starring: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Tony Roberts, Paul Simon, Carol Kane, Shelley Duvall,...
One of Woody Allen's most well-loved and funniest films, with Diane Keaton as the ditsy sometime object of Woody's neurotic affections. Originally co... Read more