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.
7.1/10
Steve Carrell is Andy Stitzer, a cheerful, middle-aged geek who, as the title suggests, has yet to take the sexual plunge. When his friends find out... Read more
7.1/10
Steve Carrell is Andy Stitzer, a cheerful, middle-aged geek who, as the title suggests, has yet to take the sexual plunge. When his friends find out,... Read more
5.8/10
In this feel-great charmer, the ever-gorgeous Sophie Marceau stars as Margaret, a high-powered business woman who manages her career with steely deter... Read more
6.9/10
AKA 'Lies and Alibis'. The confidence man gets a slick makeover with Steve Coogan revealing yet another side of his engaging screen presence as Ray E... Read more
6.8/10
An entertaining film about a widowed president (Michael Douglas) who's attracted to an environmental lobbyist (Annette Benning) and decides to pursue... Read more
5/10
This remake of Buster Keaton's 1925 film "Seven Chances" is a romantic comedy in which commitment-phobe Chris O'Donnell is told he will inherit $100 m... Read more
7.4/10
The Ballad of Wallis Island follows Charles (Tim Key), an eccentric lottery winner who lives alone on a remote island and dreams of getting his favour... Read more
5.3/10
Stuck in the salon with her TV aspirations going nowhere, a Queens beautician readily accepts when she's hired to tutor the emotionally deprived child... Read more
6.7/10
James is a struggling writer and an incurable clutz, who gets an invitation, out of the blue, to attend an old friend's wedding. He hasn't seen the g... Read more
7.6/10
Kumail is a Pakistani comic who meets an American graduate student named Emily at one of his stand-up shows. As their relationship blossoms, he soon b... Read more