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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 Perfect Catch (2005)

6.7/10
Director: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly
Starring: Drew Barrymore, Jimmy Fallon, Jack Kehler, Scott H Severance, Ione Skye

The American version of Nick Hornby's acclaimed novel, Fever Pitch, stars Jimmy Fallon as Ben a man obsessed, not with soccer, but with baseball. Dre... Read more

The Pick-up Artist (1987)

5.2/10
Director: James Toback
Starring: Molly Ringwald, Robert Downey Jr, Dennis Hopper

Molly Ringwald and Robert Downey Jr. meet and fall in love and prove themselves by battling against a stacked destiny. This includes her drunken dad (... Read more

The Preacher's Wife (1996)

5.5/10
Director: Penny Marshall
Starring: Denzel Washington, Whitney Houston, Gregory Hines

A vibrant fantasy/comedy based on 1947s 'The Bishop's Wife', features Denzel Washington as an angel sent to Earth to help Whitney Houston and her mini... Read more

The Prince and Me (2004)

5.9/10
Director: Martha Coolidge
Starring: Julia Stiles, Luke Mably, Ben Miller, James Fox, Miranda Richardson

Delightful charmer, in the tradition of "The Princess Diaries", stars Julia Stiles as a grounded pre-med student who is attracted to a handsome exchan... Read more

The Proposal (2009)

6.7/10
Director: Anne Fletcher
Starring: Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds, Mary Steenburgen, Craig T Nelson, Betty White, De...

Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds provide the yuks in this romantic comedy about a no-nonsense career woman (Bullock) who suddenly finds herself on the... Read more

The Puffy Chair (2004)

6.6/10
Director: Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass
Starring: Kathryn Aselton, Mark Duplass

Josh likes to be on time, he likes to dominate the small things in his world. Rhett likes to film lizards and talk at length about honesty and bad moj... Read more

The Purple Rose of Cairo (1984)

7.7/10
Director: Woody Allen
Starring: Mia Farrow, Jeff Daniels, Danny Aiello, Dianne Wiest

Mia Farrow stars as a waifish Depression-era waitress who is swept off her feet by Jeff Daniels, the star of her favorite movie. The catch, of course,... Read more

The Rewrite (2014)

6.2/10
Director: Marc Lawrence
Starring: Hugh Grant, Marisa Tomei, Bella Heathcote, J K Simmons, Chris Elliott, Allison J...

Fifteen years ago, Keith Michaels (Hugh Grant - Love Actually) was an Award-winning Hollywood screenwriter, but divorce and a string of unsuccessful f... Read more

The Science of Sleep (2006)

7.3/10
Director: Michel Gondry
Starring: Gael Garcia Bernal, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Alain Chabat, Miou-Miou, Emma De Caun...

Director Michel Gondry returned to France to direct his own screenplay, a surreal and entrancing journey into the mind of young idealist Stephane (Gae... Read more

The Seagull (2018)

5.9/10
Director: Michael Mayer
Starring: Annette Bening, Saoirse Ronan, Corey Stoll, Elisabeth Moss, Mare Winningham, Jon...

An ageing actress named Irina Arkadina pays summer visits to her brother Pjotr Nikolayevich Sorin and her son Konstantin on a country estate. On one o... Read more