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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.

Hana & Alice

391. Hana & Alice

Drama Comedy Romance Romantic Comedy Coming-of-Age Drama
7.2

20042h 15min

Japan

Director: Shunji Iwai

Overview

Two teenage best pals attracted to the same boy end up scrambling his life after he walks into a door and is knocked unconscious.

Themes

Love triangle dynamics, Deception in friendships, Memory loss as plot device, Image and performance, Adolescent social pressures, Competition for affection

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Filmin
Rakuten TV
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50 First Dates

392. 50 First Dates

Comedy Romance Romantic Comedy High-Concept Comedy
6.8

20041h 39min

United States

Director: Peter Segal

Overview

Henry is a player skilled at seducing women. But when this veterinarian meets Lucy, a girl with a quirky problem when it comes to total recall, he realizes it's possible to fall in love all over again…and again, and again. That's because the delightful Lucy has no short-term memory, so Henry must woo her day after day until he finally sweeps her off her feet.

Themes

Memory as obstacle, Deception within romance, Adaptation and commitment, Second chances in love, Humor in vulnerability, Memory-informed trust

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
fuboTV
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Bride & Prejudice

393. Bride & Prejudice

Drama Comedy Romance Romantic Comedy Parody
6.2

20041h 52min

Belgium, France

Director: Gurinder Chadha

Overview

Mrs. Bakshi is eager to find suitors for her four unmarried daughters when a family friend introduces them to handsome American Will Darcy. A Bollywood-style modern adaptation of Jane Austen's classic novel.

Themes

Class tension, Family pressure, Social reputation, Gender role expectations, Cross cultural marriage, Economic change

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Latter Days

394. Latter Days

Drama Comedy Romance Romantic Comedy Relationship Drama
7.0

20041h 48min

United States

Director: C. Jay Cox

Overview

Christian, a hunky, 20-something, West Hollywood party boy gets more than he bargains for when he tries to seduce Aaron, a sexually confused Mormon missionary who moves into his apartment complex.

Themes

Belonging vs rejection, Religion vs sexuality, Coming out pressures, Excommunication consequences, Romance across faith boundaries, Identity vs community

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Kanopy
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Along Came Polly

395. Along Came Polly

Comedy Romance Romantic Comedy Awkward Comedy
6.0

20041h 30min

United States

Director: John Hamburg

Overview

Reuben Feffer is a guy who's spent his entire life playing it safe. Polly Prince is irresistible as a free-spirit who lives for the thrill of the moment. When these two comically mismatched souls collide, Reuben's world is turned upside down, as he makes an uproarious attempt to change his life from middle-of-the-road to totally-out-there.

Themes

Risk versus commitment, Opposites attract dynamics, Spontaneity versus security, Trust through testing, Neurotic restraint vs adventure, Risk management in romance

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Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Chasing Liberty

396. Chasing Liberty

Comedy Romance Romantic Comedy High-Concept Comedy
6.1

20041h 51min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Andy Cadiff

Overview

The President's daughter, unable to experience life like a normal 18 year-old, escapes from her entourage of Secret Service agents while traveling in Europe. She falls in love with a handsome British stranger, who also happens to be working undercover for her father.

Themes

Trust under pressure, Duty versus desire, Freedom under surveillance, Travel as rebellion, Deception and romance, Generational protection pressures

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Something's Gotta Give

397. Something's Gotta Give

Drama Comedy Romance Romantic Comedy Awkward Comedy
6.7

20032h 8min

United States

Director: Nancy Meyers

Overview

When perpetually single, aging music industry exec Harry Sanborn, and his latest trophy girlfriend, Marin, arrive at her mother's beach house in the Hamptons, they find that her mother, playwright Erica Barry, also plans to stay for the weekend. Erica is scandalized by the relationship and Harry's sexist ways. But when Harry has a heart attack while there, and the doctor prescribes bedrest, his only option is to stay at the Barry home. Left in the care of Erica and his doctor, a love triangle starts to take shape.

Themes

Illness as catalyst, Power dynamics in dating, Age difference romance, Mother daughter relationship, Professional life vs romance, Theater as coping outlet

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Intolerable Cruelty

398. Intolerable Cruelty

Comedy Romance Crime Romantic Comedy Dark Comedy
6.3

20031h 40min

United States

Director: Joel Coen

Overview

A revenge-seeking gold digger marries a womanizing Beverly Hills lawyer with the intention of making a killing in the divorce.

Themes

Wealth as leverage in divorce, Court strategy in divorce, Predatory marriages and inheritance, Social climbing through marriage, Satire of romance and law, Gold digger dynamics

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Under the Tuscan Sun

399. Under the Tuscan Sun

Romance Comedy Romantic Comedy
6.8

20031h 53min

United States

Director: Audrey Wells

Overview

After a rough divorce, Frances, a 35-year-old professor and writer from San Francisco takes a tour of Tuscany at the urgings of her friends. On a whim she buys Bramasole, a run down villa in the Tuscan countryside and begins to piece her life together starting with the villa and finds that life sometimes has unexpected ways of giving her everything she wanted.

Themes

Reinvention through relocation, Home renovation as healing, Cross-cultural friendship, Divorce resilience, Belonging through community, Love after heartbreak, Independence and self-discovery

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Love Actually

400. Love Actually

Comedy Romance Drama Romantic Comedy Ensemble Comedy
7.5

20032h 15min

France, United Kingdom

Director: Richard Curtis

Overview

Ten intertwined stories unfold in London a few weeks before Christmas and, in an extraordinary way, connect with one another. The film explores different expressions and forms of the vast concept of love.

Themes

Language barrier dynamics, Workplace romance complications, Public-private tension, Cross-cultural courting, Holiday time pressure, Celebrity romance interference

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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