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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.

Jack and Sarah (1995)

Director: Tim Sullivan
Starring: Richard E Grant, Samantha Mathis, Judi Dench

A recently widowed London attorney (Richard E Grant) impulsively hires an American waitress (Samantha Mathis) as nanny to his infant daughter. This le... Read more

Shakespeare in Love (1998)

7.1/10
Director: John Madden
Starring: Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey Rush, Judi Dench, Ben Affleck

This witty and spellbinding account of the Bard's early days stars Joseph Fiennes as the young playwright, struggling with a work he's planning to cal... Read more

Shirley Valentine (1989)

7.2/10
Director: Lewis Gilbert
Starring: Pauline Collins, Tom Conti, Alison Steadman

A gem of a film about a witty housewife, bored with the hum-drum routine of suburban life, who jumps at the chance to rediscover herself when she join... Read more

Two Weeks Notice (2002)

6.1/10
Director: Marc Lawrence
Starring: Hugh Grant, Sandra Bullock, Alicia Witt, Dana Ivey, Robert Klein, Heather Burns

Attorney Lucy Kelson (Sandra Bullock) wants to save the world. Instead she's choosing ties and interviewing prospective girlfriends for her handsome a... Read more

Anything Else (2003)

6.4/10
Director: Woody Allen
Starring: Woody Allen, Jason Biggs, Stockard Channing, Danny DeVito, Jimmy Fallon, Christi...

Jason Biggs and Christina Ricci star in Woody Allen's comedy romp that proves love at first sight isn't like "anything else." When an aspiring young w... Read more

Must Love Dogs (2005)

5.9/10
Director: Gary David Goldberg
Starring: John Cusack, Diane Lane, Elizabeth Perkins, Dermot Mulroney, Christopher Plummer...

Based on the best-selling novel, Sarah (Diane Lane) is still in a post-divorce funk when her sisters start thinking she needs to get back in the game... Read more

Much Ado About Nothing - Shakespeare Retold (2005)

Director: Brian Percival
Starring: Sarah Parish, Damian Lewis, Tom Ellis, Billie Piper, Martin Jarvis, Olivia Colma...

Set in the contemporary world of broadcasting, Beatrice (Sarah Parish) is an ambitious anchor who finds herself back working with detested 'old flame'... Read more

Venus (2006)

7.1/10
Director: Roger Michell
Starring: Peter O'Toole, Leslie Phillips, Jodie Whittaker, Richard Griffiths, Vanessa Redg...

The grand Peter O'Toole plays a weathered old curmudgeon in this hilarious and touching story of an aging actor taking a young woman under his wing. M... Read more

Woman Times Seven (1967)

6.2/10
Director: Vittorio De Sica
Starring: Shirley MacLaine, Alan Arkin, Rossano Brazzi, Michael Caine, Vittorio Gassman, P...

Vittorio De Sica directs this episodic sex comedy consisting of seven short stories each starring Shirley MacLaine. In "Funeral Possession," she plays... Read more

April's Shower (2003)

5/10
Director: Trish Doolan
Starring: Maria Cina, Frank Grillo, Zack Ward, Lara Harris, Trish Doolan

Writer/director Trish Doolan also stars in her debut feature as Alex, a chef giving her all to host the perfect bridal shower...because she's secretly... Read more