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.
5.5/10
A.k.a. "Un plan parfait". Breezy French rom-com starring Diane Kruger and Dany Boon. In Isabelle's (Kruger) family, every first marriage has ended in... Read more
6.4/10
Tripp Kennedy (Patrick Dempsey) ambles into a bank near closing time, just as two different gangs unwittingly converge to rob it. A shoot-out erupts,... Read more
6.7/10
The endlessly versatile (and perennially youthful) Isabelle Huppert brings a funny and touching dreaminess to her role in this comedy of empty-nest up... Read more
5.7/10
Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson star in this romantic action comedy, playing a nearly divorced couple reunited by the search for sunken treasures... Read more
6/10
In this romantic comedy Matthew Perry plays a New Yorker working in a nightclub in Las Vegas who has a one-night stand with Salma Hayek. When she beco... Read more
6.6/10
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
5.4/10
When about-to-be-married Ben Affleck's flight is cancelled he reluctantly accepts help from another stranded passenger, free spirit Sandra Bullock. Th... Read more
6.4/10
Billy Crystal plays a basketball referee who falls head over heels for Debra Winger, while burying his father in Paris in this sharply written comedy... Read more
7.2/10
From the team who brought us 'Knocked Up' and 'The 40 Year Old Virgin', this is another blend of boys' night hijinks and chick-flick sentimentality.... Read more
7.1/10
Funny, agreeably sweet and exceptionally well-acted and directed, this box office smash follows the fortunes of Hugh Grant and his mates as they meet... Read more