57 Greatest Romantic Comedies Of All Time

A Tramp falls in love with a blind flower girl and utilizes his occasional friendship with a wealthy alcoholic man to help her with her eye operation, but ends up in jail following an unfortunate mix-up. After being released, he finds out that the girl, now with eyesight restored, waits eagerly for her presumably wealthy and handsome benefactor.

Considered as the ‘greatest musical,’ the film depicts silent era’s popular on-screen pair Don Lockwood and Lina Lamont who are perceived as real-life couple by many, including Lina. When their movie is transformed into a musical, Don sails through beautifully, while Lina’s shrill voice is secretly dubbed by Kathy Selden whom Don is dating. What happens when Lina finds out the truth? 

Timid insurance worker C.C. Baxter attempts to rise up the corporate ladder by lending his apartment to company executives to use for their extramarital affairs. However, he is torn from the inside when he realizes that the personnel director, who recently granted his promotion, brought to his apartment the elevator girl he is attracted to.

Phil, a TV weatherman at a local station in Pennsylvania is charming on screen, but off screen, he does not treat people nicely. However, his life takes a turn when, while covering an annual Groundhog Day event in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, he gets caught in a time loop and ends up living the same day repeatedly.

Aladdin, a poor but kind-hearted street urchin, is hired by Jafar, the Royal Vizier, to retrieve a magical lamp from a mysterious cave. After being betrayed, he uses the genie inside the lamp to escape the cave and to become a prince so he could woo Princess Jasmine, but soon gets dragged into an evil plot by Jafar.

The Graduate, which won an Academy Award for Best director, revolves around the life of fresh college graduate Benjamin Braddock who is seduced into having an affair by Mrs. Robinson, the wife of his father’s partner. He is persuaded by his family to go out with Elaine, Mrs. Robinson’s daughter, but things get complicated when Benjamin falls in love with Elaine.  

One of the greatest movies of all-time, Annie Hall tells the story of comedian Alvy Singer who is trying to figure out the ups and downs of his failed relationship with singer Annie Hall. Alvy speaks directly to the audience, dissecting his childhood and relationships while revealing surreal and emotional moments from his life. 

Dr. Frederick Frankenstein, grandson of mad scientist Victor Frankenstein, inherits their family estate in Transylvania where he accidentally comes across his grandfather's journals and decides to resume his experiment. However, things gradually go out of hand after young Frankenstein unknowingly implants an abnormal brain into a corpse and his fiancée Elizabeth shows up in the estate.

A royal princess Ann, irritated by her regulated lifestyle and duties, escapes from her embassy while in Rome and ends up sleeping at a public bench. She is found by Joe Bradley, an American newspaper reporter who takes her to his apartment for safety. The next morning, when he finds out her real identity, he promises his editor an exclusive and takes Ann on a sightseeing tour.

Shaun, an electronics salesman, leads a rather uneventful life. His girlfriend has left him and his stepfather chastises him for failing to give attention to his mother, especially on her birthday. He is miserable, but when a zombie apocalypse threatens to take over London, he resolves to save both his girlfriend and mother with the help of his best friend Ed.

Twice-divorced and severely frustrated 42 years old TV writer, Issac Davis, is dating a seventeen years old Tracy. His ex-wife Jill has come out as a lesbian and is writing a book on their marriage. Meanwhile, Issac tries to navigate his feelings towards Mary Wilkie, his best friend’s mistress.

Loosely based on the German fairy tale Rapunzel, the film tells the story of a lost young princess with long blonde hair that has magical properties. Going against her mother’s warnings, she leaves her secluded tower with the help of an intruder. 

About Time is the heartwarming tale of Tim Lake who is told by his father James that the men in his family can time travel. He uses this power to fall in love and improve his love life. But his numerous attempts to protect his loved ones only ends up proving to him that he cannot control fate. 

Harry and Sally first meet as newly graduates when they share a long drive together from Chicago to New York City, and along the way, they argue about whether men and women can be just friends. They meet over and over in the following decades and become close friends, but are concerned about sexual relationship ruining their friendship.

Enjoy exploring the various aspects of love through the eyes of different individuals as this Christmas-themed rom-com takes you through ten separate but inter-linked love stories. A modern-day Christmas staple, this film is a must-watch during the festive season!

The life of Harold Crick, an IRS worker, turns upside down after he begins hearing a disembodied voice narrating his life as it happens. When the voice implies that he will die soon, Harold panics and tries to avert his impending death. 

Miles is a divorced teacher, an oenophile and struggling writer whose manuscript is under consideration. Jack is a faded actor who is getting married and wants one last fling. The two, just a week before marriage, set out on a road trip in wine country, meet Maya and Stephanie and arrange a double date. However, trouble begin when Miles reveals that Jack is about to be married.

Rob Gordon, a struggling vinyl record store owner and compulsive list-maker, is yet again ditched by his current girlfriend Laura for refusing to commit. He decides to make a list of his top five breakups and seeks out his previous partners in an attempt to understand his failures in making those relationships work.

Cal Weaver is leading a life he loves. He is married to his high school sweetheart for almost 25 years, has two kids and a great job. However, his life takes a turn when he learns that his wife has been cheating on him and wants a divorce. He meets Jacob Palmer and learns how to pick up girls. But can this makeover really change his feelings? 

Palm Springs is a romantic comedy science-fiction film which tells the story of Nyles and Sarah, two guests who attend a wedding, but get stuck in a time loop and end up living the same day over and over again. Eventually, they start developing feelings for each other as well.

Although a highly respected actor nobody wants to hire Michael Dorsey because of his perfectionism. In desperation, he decides to pose as a woman and audition for the role of Dorothy Michaels in a popular soap opera. He soon becomes popular, not only with the audience, but also with his fellow actors, who take him to be a woman. To make matters worse, he falls for his costar, Julie. 

Desperately wanting to be a grown up, 12-year-old Josh Baskin wishes so at an unplugged Zoltar machine in the carnival, and is surprised to find himself into an adult body the next morning. Now he must cope with larger issues as he tackles work and a romantic relationship while trying to find a way back into his childhood.

Punch-Drunk Love is a dark comedy film that centres on a single man, Barry Egan, with emotionally abusive sisters who, in an effort to cure his loneliness, calls up a phone-sex line, but gets embroiled in an extortion racket instead. Egan's situation gets further complicated when he falls in love with Lena Leonard who he must protect from the extortionists.

After having her first sex education class, 10-year-old Maya Hayes coerces her father into telling her how her parents, who are preparing for a divorce, originally met. He agrees to tell her about his past life, including his encounters with three different women, leaving it to Maya to deduce whom he eventually married.

Holden McNeil and Banky Edwards are close friends who work together as successful authors of popular comic book Bluntman and Chronic. When they meet fellow comic book artist Alyssa Jones, who is a lesbian, Holden falls in love with her. His new relationship affects his friendship with partner Banky; furthermore, he finds it difficult to accept Alyssa’s past.

A sex comedy film that follows the titular 40-year-old virgin Andy and his friends who try to help him lose his virginity, the movie is full of funny moments filled with sexual innuendos. The film received positive reviews and was a commercial success. 

Thirteen years earlier, Ted’s prom date with Mary was a complete fiasco. Nonetheless, he still loves her and hires a private investigator, Pat Healy to find her. Healy, not just finds her, but also falls for her. He misleads Ted and begins to date Mary himself. However, Ted soon finds out the truth and sets out to win Mary’s heart.

Edward Lewis, a corporate raider who buys and tears down companies, is ditched by his girlfriend after he asks her to escort him during a business trip. He hires a prostitute, Vivian Ward, to pose as his girlfriend for a week, but things get complicated when he falls in love with her despite their disparate lifestyles.

The romantic comedy film Forgetting Sarah Marshall follows the story of music composer Peter Bretter and his attempts to get over his break-up with TV celebrity and girlfriend Sarah Marshall. Peter heads for a Hawaii vacation to escape his grief, but there he meets none-other-than Sarah with her new rock-star boyfriend, which leads to some hilarious situations. 

Giselle, a beautiful maiden in the animated fairytale kingdom of Andalasia, is preparing for her marriage with handsome Prince Edward when evil Queen Narissa banishes her to the gritty world of New York City. She becomes conflicted about true love after developing feelings for Robert, a cynical divorced lawyer who helps her cope with the real world.

Charles is the best man at his friend’s wedding. There he meets Carrie and the two are instantly attracted to each other. But Carrie leaves the next morning. The two meet again at three other weddings and a funeral but the relationship never really moves forward. Will Charles, who fears marriage, and Carrie, who is engaged to someone else, ever come together?

Alison Scott goes to a night club to celebrate her promotion and ends up having a one night stand with reckless pothead Ben Stone that results in pregnancy. Deciding to keep the baby despite possible negative implications in her life and job, she tracks down Ben who, a big baby himself, tries his best to support her.

Friends and partners as divorce mediators, John and Jeremy have a favorite pastime: crashing weddings to pick up women. After infiltrating into the wedding of the daughter of Secretary of the Treasury, Jeremy scores with his other daughter Gloria but cannot get rid of her, while John is determined to woo another daughter, Claire, who already has a boyfriend.

After her husband Gerry dies of a brain tumor, Holly loses the will to live despite attempts by family members and friends to cheer her up. However, starting on her 30th birthday, she begins receiving a series of messages from Gerry that he had previously prepared to guide her towards a journey of rediscovery.

A baby boy accidentally lands up with the elves at the North Pole and grows up with them as Buddy. When he realises that he is not one of them, he sets out to meet his biological father, Walter, in New York who has no idea about his existence. As Buddy tries to figure out his place in world, he also spreads Christmas happiness amongst the New Yorkers.

Andrea Sachs is a recently graduated aspiring journalist with little sense of fashion who lands the dream job of assisting Miranda Priestly, the editor-in-chief of a sophisticated fashion magazine. She decides to tolerate her abusive boss for a year to advance her career in journalism, but as her lifestyle changes dramatically, she must set her priorities straight.

Iris, a society columnist in London, and Amanda, a movie trailer producer in Los Angeles, swap homes for two weeks to get away from their miserable personal lives. Amanda falls in love with Iris' widower brother Graham while living in her Surrey cottage; meanwhile Iris gains emotional support from legendary screenwriter Arthur and finds love with composer Miles.

Based on Isaac Marion's novel of the same name, Warm Bodies is a funny paranormal comedy about a zombie who constantly craves human flesh and a young woman he falls in love with. Would their romance triumph in the wake of a zombie apocalypse threatening the world? 

Robbie is a wedding singer at a reception hall while Julia is a new waitress there. The two are close to getting married to their respective partners and Robbie even promises to sing at Julia’s wedding. However Robbie’s fiancee dumps him at the last moment. He is devastated but agrees to help Julia in her wedding preparations. Trouble begins when they begin developing feelings for each other.

Both Jonathon Trager and Sara Thomas are in relationship with other people when they first meet in New York. However, they are still attracted to each other. When Jonathon wants to exchange contact information, Sara suggests that they leave it on fate to decide whether they should be together. A few years later, they still hope to meet each other despite both being engaged to be married.

Based on a 2013 novel of the same name, this romantic comedy film tells the story of a girl from New York named Rachel. She soon finds out that her boyfriend belongs to one of the wealthiest families in the country, and they may not accept her due to her modest upbringing.

Henry Roth, a veterinarian in Hawaii, spends his time philandering with the countless women vacationing in the island. He falls for the beautiful Lucy Whitmore and manages to impress her, but she suffers from short-time memory loss and cannot remember him the next day. Determined to mend his ways, Henry decides to woo Lucy again every day.

Based on Helen Fielding’s 1996 novel, the movie follows Bridget Jones, a 32 year old single woman employed at a publishing house. She is struggling with her weight, drinking and smoking issues and has no man in her life. When she is rejected by Mark, she decides to deal with her problems as her New Year resolution, and begins to keep a diary.

The modern-day adaptation of the Shakespearean tragedy revolves around the characters of Romeo and Juliet. Romeo belongs to the Montagues family and Juliet to the Capulets, two rival gangs in Verona Beach. The two fall in love but deadly rivalries between the feuding families ultimately leads to their tragic deaths. 

Sam cannot get over the death of his wife. On Christmas, his eight year old son Jonah, calls up the radio station and Sam is forced to speak about his feelings. The show is heard by Annie Reed, a reporter who writes to Sam, but he has started dating someone and does not show interest. However, Jonah promises to meet her on Empire State Building on Valentine's Day.

Chicago ticket seller, Lucy, has a secret crush on regular commuter ,Peter. One day, she saves him from certain death on tracks, and mistaking her as comatose Peter’s fiancée, his family welcomes Lucy as a member of their household. Then she comes in close contact with Peter’s brother Jack, which complicates the whole matter. What would happen when Peter awakens from coma?

Kathleen Kelly, who runs a popular local bookstore, is annoyed by arrogant Joe Fox, who opens a branch of the large Fox Books chain across the street, threatening her business. The two, despite having partners, also anonymously chat online and fall in love with each other, but after learning her true identity, Fox must assuage her hatred for him.

Jamie Randall, a pharmaceutical sales representative who has a way with women, meets unconventional Maggie Murdock, diagnosed with early-stage Parkinsonism. As their relationship evolves, Jamie’s career soars high with onset of Viagra. He searches for cure for her condition while she wonders whether he would love her even if there is no hope for cure. So where does love takes the two?

Aging music mogul and womanizer, Harry Sanborn, has been dating the much younger Marin Klein. A heart attack forces Harry to stay for a few days at Marin’s mother Erica’s beach house. Hilarious complications arrive when Harry and Erica fall for each other, while a young doctor Julian falls for Erica.  

Jess Bhamra, belongs to a conservative Indian family in London and is banned from playing soccer by them, despite her impressive skills. Jess is discovered by footballer Jules Paxton and tries to keep playing while keeping it a secret from them, and negotiating her feelings for her coach Joe. 

David Abbott moves into a San Francisco apartment only to find it is haunted by the spirit of Elizabeth Masterson, the former owner. Only David can see her, and all Elizabeth can remember is that she isn’t dead. As David tries to find Elizabeth’s identity, the two fall in love.  

Dylan Harper and Jamie Rellis are friends who do not want to become a couple. They believe that a casual physical relationship will not affect their friendship. However, with time, their genuine feelings for each other complicates matters for them.

Zack and Miri, who have been friends since first grade and are now roommates, struggle to make both ends meet and have not paid utility bills in months. After their water and electricity connections are cut, they make a desperate attempt to earn money by making an adult film, insisting that having sex would not affect their friendship.

Toula is a Greek woman who is trying to come to terms with her heritage and her cultural identity. When she falls in love for a man who is a non-Greek, she struggles to get her family to accept the man.

Sophie Hall goes to Verona and discovers the innumerable letters left on Juliet’s courtyard. She answers one of them by Claire Smith after joining the ‘secretaries of Juliet’. When Claire shows up to Verona looking for her long-lost love Lorenzo, along with her disapproving grandson Charlie, sparks fly between Charlie and Sophie. 

Jane Adler, a bakery-owner and mother of three grown-up children, meets her ex-husband, Jake, out of town at their son’s college graduation. A casual meal rekindles the love between the couple divorced for a decade, and their secret affair continues even after they return to their hometown. But, with Jake married to Agness and architect Adam interested in Jane, things get complicated!

Even though Jake Perry and his wife Melanie Smooter are estranged, he still hopes for a reconciliation. Melanie wants to divorce and marry Andrew Hennings, a wealthy man. However, things don’t work out according to her plans, and she ends up falling in love with Jake once again.