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My Favourite 25 Romantic Comedies

by rum2550 • Created 11 years ago • Modified 5 years ago
First 10 are listed according to my preference. The rest are not in any order.
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  • Bradley Cooper, Debbie Lay, and Jennifer Lawrence in Silver Linings Playbook (2012)

    1. Silver Linings Playbook

    20122h 2mR81Metascore
    7.7 (762K)
    After a stint in a mental institution, former teacher Pat Solitano moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife. Things get more challenging when Pat meets Tiffany, a mysterious girl with problems of her own.
    DirectorDavid O. RussellStarsBradley CooperJennifer LawrenceRobert De Niro
  • Ryan Reynolds, Jesse Eisenberg, Bill Hader, Kristen Stewart, Kristen Wiig, and Margarita Levieva in Adventureland (2009)

    2. Adventureland

    20091h 47mR76Metascore
    6.8 (173K)
    In the summer of 1987, a college graduate takes a 'nowhere' job at his local amusement park, only to find it's the perfect course to get him prepared for the real world.
    DirectorGreg MottolaStarsJesse EisenbergKristen StewartRyan Reynolds
  • Mira Sorvino, Uma Thurman, Matt Dillon, Lauren Holly, Timothy Hutton, Michael Rapaport, and Rosie O'Donnell in Beautiful Girls (1996)

    3. Beautiful Girls

    19961h 52mR65Metascore
    7.1 (36K)
    A piano player at a crossroads in his life returns home to his friends and their own problems with life and love.
    DirectorTed DemmeStarsMatt DillonTimothy HuttonNoah Emmerich
  • Ewan McGregor and Emily Blunt in Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011)

    4. Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

    20111h 47mPG-1358Metascore
    6.8 (68K)
    A fisheries expert is approached by a consultant to help realize a sheik's vision of bringing the sport of fly-fishing to the desert and embarks on an upstream journey of faith and fish to prove the impossible possible.
    DirectorLasse HallströmStarsEwan McGregorEmily BluntAmr Waked
  • Rowan Atkinson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell, Simon Callow, John Hannah, and Charlotte Coleman in Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)

    5. Four Weddings and a Funeral

    19941h 57mR81Metascore
    7.1 (175K)
    Over the course of five social occasions, a committed bachelor must consider the notion that he may have discovered love.
    DirectorMike NewellStarsHugh GrantAndie MacDowellJames Fleet
  • John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale in Serendipity (2001)

    6. Serendipity

    20011h 30mPG-1352Metascore
    6.8 (127K)
    A couple search for each other years after the night they first met, fell in love, and separated, convinced that one day they'd end up together.
    DirectorPeter ChelsomStarsJohn CusackKate BeckinsaleJeremy Piven
  • Helen Hunt and Scarlett Johansson in A Good Woman (2004)

    7. A Good Woman

    20041h 33mPG53Metascore
    6.4 (15K)
    A 1930s American socialite creates a scandal in the expatriate high society of the Amalfi Coast of Italy when she forms a secretive relationship with a wealthy American unbeknownst to his young wife.
    DirectorMike BarkerStarsHelen HuntScarlett JohanssonTom Wilkinson
    This is a relatively unknown movie set in 30s. It is very funny and filled with beautiful scenes of Italy.
  • Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant in Notting Hill (1999)

    8. Notting Hill

    19992h 4mPG-1368Metascore
    7.2 (369K)
    A set of circumstances makes Anna Scott, a famous actress, fall in love with William Thacker, owner of a bookstore in Notting Hill. But the paparazzi's fascination with her complicates their bond.
    DirectorRoger MichellStarsHugh GrantJulia RobertsRichard McCabe
  • Ethan Hawke, Winona Ryder, and Ben Stiller in Reality Bites (1994)

    9. Reality Bites

    19941h 39mPG-1367Metascore
    6.6 (56K)
    A documentary filmmaker and her fellow Generation X graduates face life after college, looking for work and love in Houston.
    DirectorBen StillerStarsWinona RyderEthan HawkeJaneane Garofalo
    Most off-beat romantic comedy I have seen. In a way, it is difficult to put into that category. It well known for defining characteristics of a generation.
  • Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler in 50 First Dates (2004)

    10. 50 First Dates

    20041h 39mPG-1348Metascore
    6.8 (402K)
    Henry Roth is a man afraid of commitment until he meets the beautiful Lucy. They hit it off and Henry think he's finally found the girl of his dreams until discovering she has short-term memory loss and forgets him the next day.
    DirectorPeter SegalStarsAdam SandlerDrew BarrymoreRob Schneider
  • Bachelor Party (1984)

    11. Bachelor Party

    19841h 45mR56Metascore
    6.3 (44K)
    A soon-to-be-married man's friends throw him the ultimate bachelor party.
    DirectorNeal IsraelStarsTom HanksTawny KitaenAdrian Zmed
  • Rowan Atkinson, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Alan Rickman, Emma Thompson, Laura Linney, Keira Knightley, Martine McCutcheon, and Bill Nighy in Love Actually (2003)

    12. Love Actually

    20032h 15mR55Metascore
    7.5 (561K)
    Follows the lives of eight very different couples in dealing with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London, England.
    DirectorRichard CurtisStarsHugh GrantMartine McCutcheonLiam Neeson
  • Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake in Friends with Benefits (2011)

    13. Friends with Benefits

    20111h 49mR63Metascore
    6.5 (411K)
    A young man and woman decide to take their friendship to the next level without becoming a couple, but soon discover that adding sex only leads to complications.
    DirectorWill GluckStarsMila KunisJustin TimberlakePatricia Clarkson
  • Charlize Theron in Young Adult (2011)

    14. Young Adult

    20111h 34mR71Metascore
    6.3 (89K)
    Soon after her divorce, a fiction writer returns to her home in small-town Minnesota, looking to rekindle a romance with her ex-boyfriend who is now happily married and has a newborn daughter.
    DirectorJason ReitmanStarsCharlize TheronPatrick WilsonPatton Oswalt
  • Amanda Peet and Ashton Kutcher in A Lot Like Love (2005)

    15. A Lot Like Love

    20051h 47mPG-1348Metascore
    6.6 (73K)
    On a flight from LA to NY, Oliver and Emily make a connection, only to decide that they are not meant to be together. Over the next seven years, however, they are reunited repeatedly, and go from acquaintances to close friends to - lovers?
    DirectorNigel ColeStarsAshton KutcherAmanda PeetTaryn Manning
  • Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan in You've Got Mail (1998)

    16. You've Got Mail

    19981h 59mPG58Metascore
    6.7 (239K)
    Book superstore magnate Joe Fox and independent book shop owner Kathleen Kelly fall in love in the anonymity of the Internet, both blissfully unaware that he's trying to put her out of business.
    DirectorNora EphronStarsTom HanksMeg RyanGreg Kinnear
  • Jennifer Aniston, Adam Sandler, and Brooklyn Decker in Just Go with It (2011)

    17. Just Go with It

    20111h 57mPG-1333Metascore
    6.4 (280K)
    On a weekend trip to Hawaii, a plastic surgeon convinces his loyal assistant to pose as his soon-to-be-divorced wife in order to cover up a careless lie he told to his much-younger girlfriend.
    DirectorDennis DuganStarsAdam SandlerJennifer AnistonBrooklyn Decker
  • Elisha Cuthbert and Emile Hirsch in The Girl Next Door (2004)

    18. The Girl Next Door

    20041h 49mR47Metascore
    6.7 (255K)
    A teenager's dreams come true when a former porn star moves in next door and they fall in love.
    DirectorLuke GreenfieldStarsEmile HirschElisha CuthbertTimothy Olyphant
  • Drew Barrymore and Dougray Scott in Ever After: A Cinderella Story (1998)

    19. Ever After: A Cinderella Story

    19982h 1mPG-1366Metascore
    7.1 (84K)
    The Brothers Grimm arrive at the home of a wealthy Grande Dame who speaks of the many legends surrounding the fable of the cinder girl before telling the "true" story of her ancestor.
    DirectorAndy TennantStarsDrew BarrymoreAnjelica HustonDougray Scott
  • Cameron Diaz in There's Something About Mary (1998)

    20. There's Something About Mary

    19981h 59mR69Metascore
    7.1 (341K)
    A man gets a chance to meet up with his dream girl from high school, even though his date with her back then was a complete disaster.
    DirectorsBobby FarrellyPeter FarrellyStarsCameron DiazMatt DillonBen Stiller
  • Reese Witherspoon in Sweet Home Alabama (2002)

    21. Sweet Home Alabama

    20021h 48mPG-1345Metascore
    6.2 (129K)
    A young woman who has reinvented herself as a New York City socialite must return home to Alabama to obtain a divorce from her husband after seven years of separation.
    DirectorAndy TennantStarsReese WitherspoonPatrick DempseyJosh Lucas
  • Richard Gere and Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman (1990)

    22. Pretty Woman

    19901h 59mR51Metascore
    7.1 (390K)
    Edward, a rich entrepreneur, hires Vivian, a prostitute, to accompany him to a few social events. Trouble ensues when he falls in love with her and they try to bridge the gap between their worlds.
    DirectorGarry MarshallStarsRichard GereJulia RobertsJason Alexander
  • Meg Ryan and Hugh Jackman in Kate & Leopold (2001)

    23. Kate & Leopold

    20011h 58mPG-1344Metascore
    6.4 (92K)
    An English Duke from 1876 is inadvertently dragged to modern day New York where he falls for a plucky advertising executive.
    DirectorJames MangoldStarsMeg RyanHugh JackmanLiev Schreiber
  • Gwyneth Paltrow and Joseph Fiennes in Shakespeare in Love (1998)

    24. Shakespeare in Love

    19982h 3mR87Metascore
    7.1 (240K)
    The world's greatest-ever playwright, William Shakespeare, is young, out of ideas, and short of cash, but meets his ideal woman and is inspired to write one of his most famous plays.
    DirectorJohn MaddenStarsGwyneth PaltrowJoseph FiennesGeoffrey Rush
  • Reese Witherspoon and Mark Ruffalo in Just Like Heaven (2005)

    25. Just Like Heaven

    20051h 35mPG-1347Metascore
    6.7 (123K)
    A lonely architect finds an amazing apartment, only to discover it's haunted by the spirit of the previous tenant, an overachieving doctor.
    DirectorMark WatersStarsReese WitherspoonMark RuffaloDonal Logue

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