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.
5.5/10
Six years ago, Robert Kenner, a mild-mannered postman from Peckham, South London was struck by a meteor which bestowed him with super powers. Today, B... Read more
5.6/10
An enjoyable cast has fun with this delightful tale set in Paris about a lawyer (Carrie Fisher) trying to stop paying alimony to her ex by hiring an e... Read more
3.6/10
One of the most infamous movies of 2002, this is Madonna and writer/director hubby Guy Ritchie's ("Snatch") erotic, controversial remake of the 1974 L... Read more
6.3/10
After pledging her late-mother's once dignified sorority, Sydney White (Amanda Bynes) comes up against the vain and villainous Rachel (Sara Paxton). S... Read more
6.2/10
Mocked as a child for her oversized proboscis, glamorous and grown-up Tamara Drewe (Gemma Arterton) returns to the English village of Ewedown as a suc... Read more
'Tammy and the Bachelor' is the first entry in the 'Tammy' series and stars Debbie Reynolds as the ever-cute and perky country gal, here falling in lo... Read more
7.8/10
Disney returns to the Brothers Grimm for inspiration in this enchanting animated feature about Rapunzel (voiced by Mandy Moore), she of the long hair... Read more
5.7/10
Set in the idyllic cove of Costa Brava in the Mediterranean, this Spanish culinary romantic comedy tells the story of a broken-up couple who decide to... Read more
6.8/10
First-time filmmaker Richard W. Bean directed and produced this independent romantic comedy that he also co-wrote with Gregg Saccon. Megan Edwards sta... Read more
6.1/10
When former spouses Bette Midler and Dennis Farina arrive, each with new mate in tow, to attend their daughter's wedding, the sparks that fly between... Read more