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.
6.6/10
Josh likes to be on time, he likes to dominate the small things in his world. Rhett likes to film lizards and talk at length about honesty and bad moj... Read more
7.7/10
Mia Farrow stars as a waifish Depression-era waitress who is swept off her feet by Jeff Daniels, the star of her favorite movie. The catch, of course,... Read more
6.2/10
Fifteen years ago, Keith Michaels (Hugh Grant - Love Actually) was an Award-winning Hollywood screenwriter, but divorce and a string of unsuccessful f... Read more
7.3/10
Director Michel Gondry returned to France to direct his own screenplay, a surreal and entrancing journey into the mind of young idealist Stephane (Gae... Read more
5.9/10
An ageing actress named Irina Arkadina pays summer visits to her brother Pjotr Nikolayevich Sorin and her son Konstantin on a country estate. On one o... Read more
7.1/10
Based on the novel by Tim Tharp, "The Spectacular Now" is the story of Sutter Keely (Miles Teller) - high school senior, effortless charmer, and self-... Read more
6.8/10
A thoroughly engaging romantic comedy with successful ghost writer Raphael having a head-on collision with his past as he is assigned the 'autobiograp... Read more
7/10
Rob Reiner's comedy about Walter 'Gib' Gibson, a highly-spirited young guy and self-proclaimed junk food addict, who accidentally ends up sharing a ri... Read more
Katherine (Shirley Henderson) is a successful politician with a chance at the party leadership, but her abrasive temper has left her a 38-year-old sin... Read more
7.1/10
Roberto Benigni directs and stars in this romantic comedy-drama set at the outbreak of the US invasion of Iraq. Benigni is an Italian poet who meets... Read more