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.
Baby It's You (1983)
6.4/10
Director: John Sayles
Starring: Rosanna Arquette, Vincent Spano
Evocative and engaging romantic comedy, written and directed by John Sayles ("Passion Fish"), traces the relationship of a book-smart, street-dumb hig... Read more
That Old Feeling (1997)
6.1/10
Director: Carl Reiner
Starring: Bette Midler, Dennis Farina
When former spouses Bette Midler and Dennis Farina arrive, each with new mate in tow, to attend their daughter's wedding, the sparks that fly between... Read more
Feeling Sexy (1999)
6/10
Director: Mark Lee, Divida Allen
Starring: Susie Porter
When she meets and marries medical student Greg, Vicki feels she has found true happiness until two kids and hours, weeks, years of house chores shatt... Read more
Corvette Summer (1978)
5.5/10
Director: Matthew Robbins
Starring: Mark Hamill, Annie Potts, Eugene Roche
A post 'Star Wars' Mark Hamill stars in this lively teen comedy-drama in which the car-obsessed Kenny (Hamill) trails a Corvette Stingray from Califor... Read more
Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
6.7/10
Director: Sharon Maguire
Starring: Colin Firth, Gemma Jones, Hugh Grant, Jim Broadbent, Renee Zellweger
Armed with a British accent and 20 well-placed extra pounds, Renee Zellweger plays the title role in this witty romantic comedy based on Helen Fieldin... Read more
Naughty Girl (1956)
5.9/10
Director: Michel Boisrond
Starring: Brigitte Bardot, Jean Bretonniere, Francoise Fabian
Nymphet Brigitte Bardot is cast here as a wide-eyed innocent, who, while her father hides out from the police, is protected by nightclub singer Jean... Read more
For Pete's Sake (1974)
6.6/10
Director: Peter Yates
Starring: Barbra Streisand, Michael Sarrazin, Estelle Parsons, Molly Picon
Devoted wife Barbra Streisand winds up involved with loan sharks, madames and mobsters as she tries to pay off cab-driver husband Michael Sarrazin's d... Read more
Lunatics: A Love Story (1991)
6.3/10
Director: Josh Becker
Starring: Bruce Campbell, Deborah Foreman, Ted Raimi
In the seedy part of Los Angeles, a man who writes poetry has spent six months without leaving his apartment because of his paranoid delusions involvi... Read more
Unplugging (2022)
4.1/10
Starring: Keith David, Lea Thompson, Eva Longoria, Matt Walsh
To revive their marriage and reconnect, a couple takes a self-prescribed digital detox weekend to a remote mountain town. What starts as a perfect wee... Read more
Crazy Moon (1987)
6.6/10
Director: Allan Eastman
Starring: Kiefer Sutherland, Vanessa Vaughan, Peter Spence
Kiefer Sutherland, the son of Donald, stars in this off-beat comedy-drama-love story about a kid from the 80s who is obsessed by the 30s. He meets a s... Read more