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.
Alex works in Venice Beach as a copywriter but longs to one day write a novel. When he meets and romances Reena (Kashmera Shah), a beautiful Indian w... Read more
5.4/10
A teenage boy comes back from the dead because he is determined to win the most beautiful girl in school. Read more
French romantic-comedy escapism with an 'Odd Couple' set-up. It is set, and filmed, in South Kensington, in a small French enclave known as, of course... Read more
5.8/10
A British rom-com loosely based on the novel "Essays in Love" by Alain de Botton, "My Last Five Girlfriends" sees Duncan (Brendan Patricks), bruised a... Read more
5.1/10
G-Girl (Uma Thurman) is a sexy super-hero, routinely saving New York City from bad guys and disasters. Matt Saunders (Luke Wilson) meets her bookish a... Read more
6.2/10
Romeo and Juliet story with a Kiwi - Asian twist, based on the real-life cross cultural romance of first-time feature film writer/director Roseanne Li... Read more
6.2/10
The comedy that takes a bite out of the seaside resort of Mystic, Connecticut, home to three young waitresses who decide their futures look as appetis... Read more
5.9/10
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
6/10
Drew Barrymore plays a twenty-five-year-old journalist who gets her first chance as a reporter by attending a high school undercover and pretending to... Read more
5.7/10
Director Garry Marshall's follow-up to "Valentine's Day" focuses on another group of loosely connected folks, this time facing life's problems as the... Read more