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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.

321. Wild Child

Wild Child
Comedy Drama Romance Romantic Comedy Coming-of-Age Drama
6.1
20081h 38minFrance, United Kingdom
Director: Nick Moore

Overview

Sixteen-year-old Poppy has everything her unlimited credit cards can buy, and a spoiled attitude to match. After a final thoughtless prank, her exasperated father ships her off to boarding school in England. There, Poppy meets her match in a stern headmistress and a class full of girls who will not tolerate her selfishness.

Themes

Personal growth under pressure, Search for belonging, Authority and autonomy, Class expectations vs rebellion, Peer influence and friendship, Conformity under surveillance

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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322. Mamma Mia!

Mamma Mia!
Comedy Romance Romantic Comedy
6.5
20081h 48minGermany, United Kingdom
Director: Phyllida Lloyd

Overview

A spirited young bride-to-be living with her single mother on a small Greek island secretly invites three of her mother's ex-boyfriends in hope of finding her biological father to walk her down the aisle.

Themes

Single parent pressure, Unknown father dynamics, Daughter's wedding stakes, Based on play or musical, Greek island mood, Hotel manager role

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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323. Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs

Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs
Animation Comedy Science Fiction Romance Adult Animation
7.2
20081h 30minUnited States
Director: Peter Avanzino

Overview

Fresh off ripping space-time a new one at the end of "Bender's Big Score," the Planet Express crew is back to mend the tear in reality, or (hopefully) at least not make it worse. Beyond the tear, though, lurks a being of inconceivable...tentacularity. What will become of Earth, and indeed, our universe, when faced with the Beast with a Billion Backs?

Themes

Mass affection and change, Intergalactic romance under pressure, Extraterrestrial influence on culture, Belief systems and devotion, Power and consent dynamics, Identity through relationships, Attachment across species


324. My Sassy Girl

My Sassy Girl
Comedy Romance Romantic Comedy Awkward Comedy
6.2
20081h 32minSouth Korea, United States
Director: Yann Samuell

Overview

A guy has his life planned out until he is wooed, groomed and then dumped by an elusive woman.

Themes

Volatile personality dynamics, Responsibility and care, Past relationship reenactment, Familial opposition, Turbulent romance, Destiny and timing

Available on

Shout! Factory TV
Plex
Plex Channel
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325. Sex and the City

Sex and the City
Comedy Drama Romance Romantic Comedy Relationship Drama
5.7
20082h 26minUnited States
Director: Michael Patrick King

Overview

A New York writer on sex and love is finally getting married to her Mr. Big. But her three best girlfriends must console her after one of them inadvertently leads Mr. Big to jilt her.

Themes

Marriage expectations, Autonomy vs obligation, Female friendship resilience, Parenthood desires, Fashion industry pressures, Infidelity and reconciliation

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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326. What Happens in Vegas

What Happens in Vegas
Comedy Romance Romantic Comedy High-Concept Comedy
6.1
20081h 39minUnited States
Director: Tom Vaughan

Overview

During a wild vacation in Las Vegas, career woman Joy McNally and playboy Jack Fuller come to the sober realization that they have married each other after a night of drunken abandon. They are then compelled, for legal reasons, to live life as a couple for a limited period of time. At stake is a large amount of money.

Themes

Opposites attract tension, Marriage counselling demand, Marriage under constraint, Casino money stress, Hotel setting pressure, Public vs private life

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
fuboTV
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327. Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
Drama Comedy Romance Romantic Comedy Parody
7.0
20081h 32minUnited Kingdom, United States
Director: Bharat Nalluri

Overview

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

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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328. Charlie Bartlett

Charlie Bartlett
Comedy Drama Romance Awkward Comedy Coming-of-Age Drama
6.9
20081h 37minUnited States, Canada
Director: Jon Poll

Overview

Awkward teenager Charlie Bartlett has trouble fitting in at a new high school. Charlie needs some friends fast, and decides that the best way to find them is to appoint himself the resident psychiatrist. He becomes one of the most popular guys in school by doling out advice and, occasionally, medication, to the student body.

Themes

High school pressure, Drug addiction dynamics, Adolescent depression, Private school divide, Suicide attempt challenges, Psychiatrist role

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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329. Welcome to the Sticks

Welcome to the Sticks
Comedy Drama Romance Romantic Comedy Relationship Drama
7.1
20081h 46minFrance
Director: Dany Boon

Overview

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

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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330. Definitely, Maybe

Definitely, Maybe
Comedy Romance Romantic Comedy Ensemble Comedy
7.1
20081h 52minFrance, Germany
Director: Adam Brooks

Overview

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

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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