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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.

The Next Best Thing (2000)

4.7/10
Director: John Schlesinger
Starring: Rupert Everett, Madonna , Lynn Redgrave

Best friends Abbie and Robert (Madonna and Rupert Everett, respectively) are devoted to one another despite their different Hollywood lifestyles. One... Read more

The Night We Never Met (1993)

6/10
Director: Warren Light
Starring: Matthew Broderick, Annabella Sciorra

A trio of New Yorkers time-share an apartment with funny, romance-inducing results when one, housewife Annabella Sciorra, falls in love with another (... Read more

The Object of My Affection (1997)

6/10
Director: Nicholas Hytner
Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Paul Rudd, John Pankow, Alan Alda

This unconventional romantic comedy tells of a young woman who invites a gay schoolteacher, who's just been dumped by his boyfriend, to move into her... Read more

The Oh in Ohio (2006)

5.6/10
Director: Billy Kent
Starring: Parker Posey, Paul Rudd, Mischa Barton, Danny DeVito, Liza Minnelli, Miranda Bai...

Parker Posey plays Priscilla Chase - the woman who has everything - perfect job, perfect husband, perfect house. But something is missing in her sex-... Read more

The One and Only (2002)

6.3/10
Director: Simon Cellan Jones
Starring: Richard Roxburgh, Justine Waddell, Jonathan Cake, Patsy Kensit, Michael Hodgson

When Stevie (Justine Waddell) meets Neil (Richard Roxburgh) on the day he comes to deliver her brand new kitchen, it's already too late for love at fi... Read more

The One I Love (2014)

7.1/10
Director: Charlie McDowell
Starring: Mark Duplass, Elisabeth Moss, Ted Danson, Marlee Matlin, Mary Steenburgen

On the brink of separation, Ethan (Duplass) and Sophie (Moss) escape to a beautiful vacation house for a weekend getaway in an attempt to save their m... Read more

The Other Sister (1999)

6.5/10
Director: Garry Marshall
Starring: Juliette Lewis, Diane Keaton, Tom Skerritt, Giovanni Ribisi

A mentally retarded young woman returns to her parents after spending ten years in an institution. Problems are caused when she meets, and becomes inv... Read more

The Other Women (2014)

Director: Nick Cassavetes
Starring: Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Don Johnson

After discovering her boyfriend is married, Carly soon meets the wife he's been betraying. And when yet another love affair is discovered, all three w... Read more

The Owl and the Pussycat (1970)

6.8/10
Director: Herbert Ross
Starring: Barbra Streisand, George Segal, Marilyn Chambers

Boisterous call girl Barbra Streisand moves into the apartment of her neighbour, shy bookstore clerk George Segal, after his complaints about her "pra... Read more

The Pallbearer (1996)

4.9/10
Director: Matt Reeves
Starring: David Schwimmer, Gwyneth Paltrow, Barbara Hershey

David Schwimmer plays a young unemployed New Yorker who gets the call to deliver a eulogy at the funeral of a high school friend he can't remember. So... Read more