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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.

Home Fries (1998)

5/10
Director: Dean Parisot
Starring: Drew Barrymore, Luke Wilson, Shelley Duvall

Drew Barrymore and Luke Wilson star in this strange romantic comedy that veers from charming, screwball hi-jinks to much darker shades of humor. Barry... Read more

Honeymoon In Vegas (1992)

5.8/10
Director: Andrew Bergman
Starring: James Caan, Nicolas Cage, Sarah Jessica Parker, Seymour Cassel

The tale of a New York private dick (Nicolas Cage) who decides to finally take the plunge and marry his longstanding fiance (Jessica Parker), but she... Read more

Hope Springs (2012)

6.3/10
Director: David Frankel
Starring: Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones, Steve Carell

Kay (Meryl Streep) and Arnold (Tommy Lee Jones) are a devoted couple, but decades of marriage have left Kay wanting to spice things up and reconnect w... Read more

Hope Springs (2003)

5.4/10
Director: Mark Herman
Starring: Heather Graham, Colin Firth, Minnie Driver, Oliver Platt, Mary Steenburgen

Colin's a sad-eyed British artist holed up in a rundown hotel in small-town Vermont after being dumped by his fiancee. The hotel owner plays matchmake... Read more

Hotel de Love (1996)

6.4/10
Director: Craig Rosenberg
Starring: Simon Bossell, Aden Young, Saffron Burrows, Ray Barrett, Pippa Grandison, Peter...

Saffron Burrows is the object of everyone's affection in this Australian rom-com. Stephen (Simon Bossell) and Rick (Aden Young) are fraternal twins w... Read more

House Calls (1978)

6.8/10
Director: Howard Zieff
Starring: Glenda Jackson, Richard Benjamin, Walter Matthau, Art Carney

Recently widowed surgeon Charley Nichols (Walter Matthau) is on a quest to experience life with as many women as possible after 31 years of fidelity.... Read more

Housesitter (1992)

6.1/10
Director: Frank Oz
Starring: Steve Martin, Goldie Hawn, Dana Delany, Julie Harris

A screwball comedy about an architect (Steve Martin) who meets a loopy nonconformist (Goldie Hawn) who moves into 'his' dream home and starts spinning... Read more

How Do You Know (2010)

5.4/10
Director: James L Brooks
Starring: Jack Nicholson, Paul Rudd, Reese Witherspoon, Owen Wilson

After being unceremoniously booted from the USA softball team, Reese Witherspoon attempts to make a new life for herself by moving in with her womaniz... Read more

How Much Do You Love Me? (2005)

5.7/10
Director: Bertrand Blier
Starring: Monica Bellucci, Gerard Depardieu, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Bernard Campan

The voluptuous Monica Bellucci stars as a prostitute hired to play wife to a lonely lotto winner in a role specifically written for her. Bumbling Fran... Read more

How to Deal (2003)

5.7/10
Director: Clare Kilner
Starring: Mandy Moore, Allison Janney, Trent Ford, Alexandra Holden, Dylan Baker, Peter Ga...

Mandy Moore is a teenager who has written off love after witnessing the problems people have with relationships around her: Her parents are newly divo... Read more