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.
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Thirtysomething jingle writer Gary (Martin Freeman) finds himself trapped by his marriage and envious of his best friend's success. When he meets a be... Read more
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Edward Burns wrote, directed and stars in this slice-of-life comedy/drama as Paulie, a thirty-something about to take the plunge with long-time, and u... Read more
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Jerry Ferro used to be an up-and-comer in the boxing world, but that was a long time ago, before he quit with an untarnished, (and undistinguished), r... Read more
5.8/10
The Farrelly brothers' updating of the Neil Simon comedy stars Ben Stiller as a 40-year-old sporting goods store owner who meets and quickly marries s... Read more
6.9/10
Two romantically unlucky women on opposite sides of the Atlantic decide to trade houses for the holidays and both wind up starting relationships they'... Read more
5.6/10
A sweetly boozy Irish romantic comedy about David, a jilted groom who goes on a bender and decides to take depressed birthday girl, Claire, on what wo... Read more
6.9/10
Sublime reworking of Oscar Wilde's timeless comedy from director Oliver Parker ('An Ideal Husband') features flashbacks and fantasy sequences to enhan... Read more
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In a world where the human race has never evolved the ability to lie, a man who suddenly discovers how will change the world. With this superpower he... Read more
6.8/10
The lines separating fiction and reality become blurred for six California residents when they form a book club to study the novels of Jane Austen and... Read more
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In the blockbuster Romancing The Stone, novelist Joan Wilder (Kathleen Turner) and wanderer Jack Colton (Michael D Douglas) went sailing off into the... Read more