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.
6.5/10
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
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
7.5/10
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
7.1/10
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
6.9/10
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
6.4/10
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
7.3/10
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
6.1/10
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
5.7/10
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
6.3/10
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