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.
6.2/10
Silly, sweet, farcical and subversive, "Pumpkin" pushes the boundaries of teen melodrama to an absurd pitch, resulting in a film that is bracing, hila... Read more
7.3/10
This change of pace for Adam Sandler stars the comic actor as a bathroom supplies salesman who has a problem with his anger and is obsessed with winni... Read more
6.5/10
Writer, director and actor Edward Burns adds another observational relationship comedy-drama to his canon of New York stories. Patti (Selma Blair) and... Read more
6/10
This diverting romantic comedy centers on the deteriorating relationship of Harry and Grace Bannerman (Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward). While Harry is e... Read more
6.6/10
One for the Generation X'ers who now have their own cinematic statement ala 'Easy Rider' and 'The Big Chill'. This love triangle has Winona Ryder tryi... Read more
5.4/10
Writer/director Andrew Bujalski (Computer Chess, 2013) returns with a fun, intimate fable that's utterly grounded in real life. Recently divorced, new... Read more
6.9/10
It's love at first sight when Chicago architect David Duchovny, whose wife died in an auto accident, meets waitress Minnie Driver in her family's Iris... Read more
7.3/10
An utterly, completely, inescapably beguiling adaptation of Roald Dahl's book by Richard Curtis and Paul Mayhew-Archer. A slow, wrinkly Mr Hoppy (Dus... Read more
6.9/10
Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner have the adventure of their lives in this hugely successful romantic caper co-starring Danny DeVito. When her sist... Read more
6.9/10
Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner have the adventure of their lives in this hugely successful romantic caper co-starring Danny DeVito. When her sist... Read more