Top 100 Romantic Comedy Movies List

#80 Romantic Comedy Movie

Better Off Dead (1985) PG

A teenager has to deal with his girlfriend dumping him among family crises, homicidal paper boys, and a rival skier.

Director:

Savage Steve Holland

Writers:

Savage Steve Holland

Stars:

John Cusack, David Ogden Stiers, Kim Darby

#79 Romantic Comedy Movie

Blast from the Past (1999) PG-13

A romantic comedy about a naive man who comes out into the world after being in a nuclear fallout shelter for 35 years.

Director:

Hugh Wilson

Writers:

Bill Kelly

Stars:

Brendan Fraser, Alicia Silverstone, Christopher Walken

#78 Romantic Comedy Movie

She's All That (1999) PG-13

A high school jock makes a bet that he can turn an unattractive girl into the school's prom queen.

Director:

Robert Iscove

Writers:

R. Lee Fleming Jr.

Stars:

Freddie Prinze Jr., Rachael Leigh Cook, Matthew Lillard

#77 Romantic Comedy Movie

27 Dresses (2008) PG-13

After serving as a bridesmaid 27 times, a young woman wrestles with the idea of standing by her sister's side as her sibling marries the man she's secretly in love with.

Director:

Anne Fletcher

Writers:

Aline Brosh McKenna

Stars:

Katherine Heigl, James Marsden, Malin Akerman

#76 Romantic Comedy Movie

Fools Rush In (1997) PG-13

After a one night stand with Alex, Isabel realizes that she is pregnant and they decide to get married. However, along with the marriage comes compromise of one's own cultural traditions.

Director:

Andy Tennant

Writers:

Joan Taylor, Katherine Reback

Stars:

Matthew Perry, Salma Hayek, Jon Tenney

#75 Romantic Comedy Movie

Just Like Heaven (2005) PG-13

A lonely landscape architect falls for the spirit of the beautiful woman who used to live in his new apartment.

Director:

Mark Waters

Writers:

Peter Tolan, Leslie Dixon

Stars:

Reese Witherspoon, Mark Ruffalo, Donal Logue

#74 Romantic Comedy Movie

Sweet Home Alabama (2002) PG-13

A young woman who's reinvented herself as a New York socialite must return home to Alabama to obtain a divorce from her husband, after seven years of separation.

Director:

Andy Tennant

Writers:

Douglas J. Eboch, C. Jay Cox

Stars:

Reese Witherspoon, Patrick Dempsey, Josh Lucas

#73 Romantic Comedy Movie

The Mexican (2001) R

A man tries to transport an ancient gun called The Mexican, believed to carry a curse, back across the border, while his girlfriend pressures him to give up his criminal ways.

Director:

Gore Verbinski

Writers:

J.H. Wyman

Stars:

Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, James Gandolfini

#72 Romantic Comedy Movie

Boomerang (1992) R

A successful executive and womanizer finds his lifestyle choices have turned back on him when his new female boss turns out to be an even bigger deviant than he is.

Director:

Reginald Hudlin

Writers:

Eddie Murphy, Barry W. Blaustein

Stars:

Eddie Murphy, Robin Givens, Halle Berry

#71 Romantic Comedy Movie

Take Me Home Tonight (2011) R

Four years after graduation, an awkward high school genius uses his sister's boyfriend's Labor Day party as the perfect opportunity to make his move on his high school crush.

Director:

Michael Dowse

Writers:

Jeff Filgo

Stars:

Topher Grace, Anna Faris, Dan Fogler

#70 Romantic Comedy Movie

A Lot Like Love (2005) PG-13

On a flight from Los Angeles to New York, Oliver and Emily make a connection, only to decide that they are poorly suited to be together. Over the next seven years, however, they are reunited time and time again, they go from being acquaintances to close friends to ... lovers?

Director:

Nigel Cole

Writers:

Colin Patrick Lynch

Stars:

Ashton Kutcher, Amanda Peet, Taryn Manning

#69 Romantic Comedy Movie

Murphy's Romance (1985) PG-13

Emma is a divorced woman with a teen-aged son who moves into a small town and tries to make a go of a horse ranch. Murphy is the widowed town druggist who steers business her way. Things are going along predictably until her ex-husband shows up, needing a place to stay. The three of them form an intricate circle, with Emma's son liking Murphy but desperately wanting his father back.

Director:

Martin Ritt

Writers:

Max Schott, Harriet Frank Jr.

Stars:

Sally Field, James Garner, Brian Kerwin

#68 Romantic Comedy Movie

Mr. Deeds (2002) PG-13

A sweet-natured, small-town guy inherits a controlling stake in a media conglomerate and begins to do business his way.

Director:

Steven Brill

Writers:

Clarence Budington Kelland, Robert Riskin

Stars:

Adam Sandler, Winona Ryder, John Turturro

#67 Romantic Comedy Movie

This Means War (2012) PG-13

Two top CIA operatives wage an epic battle against one another after they discover they are dating the same woman.

Director:

McG

Writers:

Timothy Dowling, Simon Kinberg

Stars:

Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, Tom Hardy

#66 Romantic Comedy Movie

She's Out of My League (2010) R

An average Joe meets the perfect woman, but his lack of confidence and the influence of his friends and family begin to pick away at the relationship.

Director:

Jim Field Smith

Writers:

Sean Anders, John Morris

Stars:

Jay Baruchel, Alice Eve, T.J. Miller

#65 Romantic Comedy Movie

I.Q. (1994) PG

Albert Einstein helps a young man who's in love with Einstein's niece to catch her attention by pretending temporarily to be a great physicist.

Director:

Fred Schepisi

Writers:

Andy Breckman

Stars:

Tim Robbins, Meg Ryan, Walter Matthau

#64 Romantic Comedy Movie

What Women Want (2000) PG-13

After an accident, a chauvenistic executive gains the ability to hear what women are really thinking.

Director:

Nancy Meyers

Writers:

Josh Goldsmith, Cathy Yuspa

Stars:

Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt, Marisa Tomei

#63 Romantic Comedy Movie

Adventureland (2009) R

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.

Director:

Greg Mottola

Writers:

Greg Mottola

Stars:

Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Ryan Reynolds

#62 Romantic Comedy Movie

No Strings Attached (2011) R

A guy and girl try to keep their relationship strictly physical, but it's not long before they learn that they want something more.

Director:

Ivan Reitman

Writers:

Elizabeth Meriwether, Michael Samonek

Stars:

Natalie Portman, Ashton Kutcher, Kevin Kline

#61 Romantic Comedy Movie

Run Fatboy Run (2007) PG-13

Five years after jilting his pregnant fiancée on their wedding day, out-of-shape Dennis decides to run a marathon to win her back.

Director:

David Schwimmer

Writers:

Michael Ian Black, Simon Pegg

Stars:

Simon Pegg, Thandie Newton, Hank Azaria

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