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
Absorbing romantic comedy from writer/actor/director Edward Burns ("The Brothers McMullen") focuses on the interrelated - and often complicated - love... Read more
7.7/10
Pat Solatano (Bradley Cooper) has lost everything - his house, his job and his wife. He finds himself living back with his mother (Jacki Weaver) and f... Read more
7.7/10
Pat Solatano (Bradley Cooper) has lost everything - his house, his job and his wife. He finds himself living back with his mother (Jacki Weaver) and f... Read more
8.3/10
Silent movies are giving way to Talking Pictures and a hoofer-turned-matinee idol (Gene Kelly) is caught in that bumpy transition, as well as his budd... Read more
6.7/10
A witty study of twentysomethings seeking romance and personal fulfillment in the Seattle scene. The film unfolds in a series of individually titled v... Read more
The boys from Bro' Town are all grown up...kind of. They're pushing thirty and Sione is getting married. To ensure his debauched friends don't embar... Read more
5.8/10
An entertaining romantic comedy about a N.Y.C. career woman who finds herself crash landed on a deserted island with her pilot. Harrison Ford and Anne... Read more
7.1/10
Molly Ringwald stars in this fast and funny teen comedy as a high school student who is crushed when the whole family forgets her sixteenth birthday. Read more
6.5/10
Finding each other in college, virgins Lainey (Alison Brie) and Jake (Jason Sudeikis) are clueless when it comes to the pleasures of the opposite sex,... Read more
6.8/10
A sweet, romantic comedy about a woman who, just engaged, hears a widower on a talk-back radio show talking about his departed wife and becomes obsess... Read more