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Romantic Comedy movies

Love plus laughs: meet-cutes, misunderstandings, awkward chemistry, and a light tone as the relationship forms or repairs.

Follows three social outcasts -- two geeks and a cynic -- as they attempt to navigate a time-travel conundrum in the middle of a British pub.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Time travel consequences, Group dynamics under pressure, Editorial censorship, Memory across timelines, Art and cultural standards

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Don Jon

92. Don Jon

Romance Comedy Drama Romantic Comedy Satire
6.5

20131h 30min

United States

Director: Joseph Gordon-Levitt

A New Jersey guy dedicated to his family, friends, and church, develops unrealistic expectations from watching porn and works to find happiness and intimacy with his potential true love.

Themes

Deception and trust challenges, Unrealistically relationship expectations, Class and affluence tensions, Pornography and intimacy, Emotional withdrawal and connection, Trauma and bonding through loss

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Definitely, Maybe

93. Definitely, Maybe

Comedy Romance Romantic Comedy Ensemble Comedy
7.1

20081h 52min

France, Germany

Director: Adam Brooks

In a world where a dad turns his love life into a mystery story, a soon‑to‑be divorcé rewrites his romantic past for his curious daughter, hiding every name and detail. As he jumps between three great loves, he realizes he might have been chasing the wrong ending all along.

Themes

Divorce pressure, Parent-child relationship, Political ambition, Dating woes, Romance vs career clash, Past relationships impact present

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Although living a comfortable life in Salon-de-Provence, a charming town in the South of France, Julie has been feeling depressed for a while. To please her, Philippe Abrams, a post office administrator, her husband, tries to obtain a transfer to a seaside town, on the French Riviera, at any cost. The trouble is that he is caught red-handed while trying to scam an inspector. Philippe is immediately banished to the distant unheard of town of Bergues, in the Far North of France...

Themes

Regional prejudice, Relocation and belonging, Deception for mobility, Dialect as social marker, Unhappy marriage, Hospitality and community

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Celeste & Jesse Forever

95. Celeste & Jesse Forever

Comedy Drama Romance Romantic Comedy Relationship Drama
6.6

20121h 31min

United States

Director: Lee Toland Krieger

Celeste and Jesse met in high school and got married young. They laugh at the same jokes and finish each other’s sentences. They are forever linked in their friends’ minds as the perfect couple – she, a high-powered businesswoman and budding novelist; he, a free spirit who keeps things from getting boring. Their only problem is that they have decided to get divorced. Can their perfect relationship withstand this minor setback?

Themes

Public image vs private life, Career vs romance, Friendship after separation, Commitment vs independence, Modern relationship dynamics, Personal growth through dating

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Hysteria

96. Hysteria

Comedy Romance Romantic Comedy Adult Comedy
6.7

20111h 40min

United Kingdom, Luxembourg

Director: Tanya Wexler

Two doctors in Victorian England use manual stimulation of female genitalia to cure their patients' ills, leading to the invention of the vibrator.

Themes

Professional risk and progress, Medicalization of hysteria, Sexual empowerment, Gender and science tension, Social reform and welfare work, Economic independence through invention

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My Sassy Girl

97. My Sassy Girl

Drama Comedy Romance Romantic Comedy Awkward Comedy
7.9

20012h 17min

South Korea

Director: Kwak Jae-yong

A dweeby, mild-mannered man comes to the aid of a drunk young woman on a subway platform. Little does he know how much trouble he’s in for.

Themes

Parental pressure, Rules for happiness, Unconventional relationship dynamics, Public spaces as romance sites, Drinking as social catalyst, Transformation through adversity

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Little Manhattan

98. Little Manhattan

Comedy Romance Romantic Comedy
7.4

20051h 30min

United States

Director: Mark Levin

Ten-year-old Gabe is just a normal kid growing up in Manhattan until Rosemary Telesco walks into his karate class. But before Gabe can tell Rosemary how he feels, she reveals that she will not be going to public school any more. Gabe has a lot more to learn about life, love, and girls.

Themes

Family reconciliation dynamics, First love memory, Urban coming-of-age, Jealousy and competition, Divorce tension, School choice pressure

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Sideways

99. Sideways

Comedy Drama Romance Romantic Comedy Relationship Drama
7.5

20042h 7min

United States

Director: Alexander Payne

Two middle-aged men embark on a spiritual journey through Californian wine country. One is an unpublished novelist suffering from depression, and the other is only days away from walking down the aisle.

Themes

Class tension, Romantic deception, Friendship strain, Artistic insecurity, Alcohol as escape, Reputation risk

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Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

100. Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

Drama Comedy Romance Romantic Comedy Parody
7.0

20081h 32min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Bharat Nalluri

A London governess is fired yet again. With no other option, she lands a job under false pretenses as the personal secretary to an American actress who has come to Britain in search of fame.

Themes

Class inequality, Social climbing, Deception and performance, Gendered expectations, Glamour versus propriety, Love versus ambition

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