Comedy Romance
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.
The Match (2004)
6.6/10
Director: Mick Davis
Starring: Max Beesley, Richard E Grant, Ian Holm, Neil Morrissey, Tom Sizemore
Scottish Highlander Wullie Smith has two goals in life, to win the football game for his local pub, and the heart of his beloved Rosemary Bailey. Thou... Read more
The Mexican (2001)
6.1/10
Director: Gore Verbinski
Starring: Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, James Gandolfini, Bob Balaban, Gene Hackman
Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts actually spend very little screen time together in this low-key road comedy which sees Pitt pursuing a legendary pistol, t... Read more
The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996)
6.5/10
Director: Barbra Streisand
Starring: Lauren Bacall, Jeff Bridges, Barbra Streisand, Pierce Brosnan, George Segal, Mim...
Based on a 1958 French film, Director/star Barbra Streisand's warm and revealing romantic comedy follows Bab's frumpy college Professor on an odyssey... Read more
The Nanny Diaries (2007)
6.2/10
Director: Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini
Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Laura Linney, Paul Giamatti, Nicholas Reese Art, Alicia Keys...
A whimsical heartwarmer with college graduate Annie (Scarlett Johansson) deciding to buck her mother's career wishes and take on a nanny job with weal... Read more
The Neighbor (2007)
5.4/10
Starring: Matthew Modine, Michele Laroque, Katie Walder, Richard Kind, Danielle Bisutti
A guy whose life is in turmoil falls for an attractive real estate broker who moves into the condo next door, but doesn't realize that she expects him... Read more
The Next Best Thing (2000)
4.7/10
Director: John Schlesinger
Starring: Rupert Everett, Madonna , Lynn Redgrave
Best friends Abbie and Robert (Madonna and Rupert Everett, respectively) are devoted to one another despite their different Hollywood lifestyles. One... Read more
The Night We Never Met (1993)
6/10
Director: Warren Light
Starring: Matthew Broderick, Annabella Sciorra
A trio of New Yorkers time-share an apartment with funny, romance-inducing results when one, housewife Annabella Sciorra, falls in love with another (... Read more
The Object of My Affection (1997)
6/10
Director: Nicholas Hytner
Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Paul Rudd, John Pankow, Alan Alda
This unconventional romantic comedy tells of a young woman who invites a gay schoolteacher, who's just been dumped by his boyfriend, to move into her... Read more
The Oh in Ohio (2006)
5.6/10
Director: Billy Kent
Starring: Parker Posey, Paul Rudd, Mischa Barton, Danny DeVito, Liza Minnelli, Miranda Bai...
Parker Posey plays Priscilla Chase - the woman who has everything - perfect job, perfect husband, perfect house. But something is missing in her sex-... Read more
The One and Only (2002)
6.3/10
Director: Simon Cellan Jones
Starring: Richard Roxburgh, Justine Waddell, Jonathan Cake, Patsy Kensit, Michael Hodgson
When Stevie (Justine Waddell) meets Neil (Richard Roxburgh) on the day he comes to deliver her brand new kitchen, it's already too late for love at fi... Read more