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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.

Only You (1994)

6.5/10
Director: Norman Jewison
Starring: Robert Downey Jr, Bonnie Hunt, Marisa Tomei, Joaquim de Almeida, Fisher Stevens

A wonderful romantic comedy about a young woman who spends her whole life searching for a perfect mate - whose name was conjured up in childhood on a... Read more

Orchestra Seats (2006)

Director: Daniele Thompson
Starring: Claude Brasseur, Cecile De France, Albert Dupontel, Valerie Lemercier, Laura Mor...

A whirlwind ensemble comedy/drama set in the buzzing theatre district of Paris, where fresh-faced waitress Jessica (Cecile de France) dreams of fame a... Read more

Outsourced (2007)

7.5/10
Director: John Jeffcoat
Starring: Josh Hamilton, Ayesha Dharker, Larry Pine

Todd Anderson (Josh Hamilton) gets the bad news from his boss: his job has been outsourced. Adding insult to injury, Todd must travel to India to trai... Read more

P.S. I Love You (2007)

7.1/10
Director: Richard LaGravenese
Starring: Kathy Bates, Gerard Butler, Gina Gershon, Lisa Kudrow, James Marsters, Jeffrey D...

Hilary Swank stars in this charming and poignant seriocomedy as a young woman who finds her life has stalled in the wake of her husband's (Gerard Butl... Read more

Paris (2008)

6.9/10
Director: Cedric Klapisch
Starring: Juliette Binoche, Romain Duris, Fabrice Luchini, Albert Dupontel, Francois Cluze...

Love and life pose dilemmas for a handful of friends in the City of Lights in this romantic drama with interweaving narratives. Pierre (Romain Duris)... Read more

Paris When it Sizzles (1963)

6.4/10
Director: Richard Quine
Starring: Audrey Hepburn, Marlene Dietrich, Noel Coward, William Holden

Audrey Hepburn and William Holden sizzle, too, in this breezy romantic bon bon, as a screenwriter and his secretary act out film situations in an atte... Read more

Paris, Je T'aime (2006)

7.3/10
Director: Alexander Payne, Alfonso Cuaron, Gurinder Chadha, Gus Van Sant, Joel Coen, Oliver Schmitz, Olivier Assayas, Tom Tykwer, Walter Salles, Wes Craven, Sylvain Chomet, etc , Gerard Depardieu
Starring: Leila Bekhti, Juliette Binoche, Steve Buscemi, Sergio Castellitto, Willem Dafoe,...

A grand anthology of love letters to the city of romance from a stunningly varied array of international directors from the Coen Brothers to Alfonso C... Read more

Paris-Manhattan (2012)

6.1/10
Director: Sophie Lellouche
Starring: Michel Aumont, Alice Taglioni, Patrick Bruel, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Marine D...

A French romantic comedy which is centered on a woman with an obsessive love of Woody Allen films. Parisian pharmacist Alice (Alice Taglioni) has been... Read more

Partner (2007)

5.7/10
Director: David Dhawan
Starring: Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Lara Dutta, Govinda

David Dhawan directs this entertaining Bollywood comedy about matchmaking gone mad. Love guru Prem (Salman Khan) likes nothing better than to help lon... Read more

Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)

6.3/10
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Starring: Kathleen Turner, Nicolas Cage, Barry Miller

Wistful, and often joyously funny film featuring Kathleen Turner as Peggy, a 43-year-old mother of two and facing a divorce. A freak mishap at her hig... Read more