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Romantic Comedy Movies
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Starring Ellen PageJason BatemanJennifer Garner
By Jason Reitman, 2007.
Facing an unplanned pregnancy while she's still in high school, quirky teen Juno MacGuff (Ellen Page) devises a plan to locate her unborn baby's perfect adoptive parents. But the seemingly ideal couple (Jason Bateman and Jennifer Garner) Juno chooses still has some growing up to do.
- There's Something About Mary
Starring Cameron DiazBen StillerMatt Dillon
By Bobby Farrelly, 1998.
The Farrelly brothers nail the laughs in this hugely popular comedy about a hugely popular girl. Mary (Cameron Diaz) is the ideal girlfriend of every guy she meets, especially frustrated high school suitor Ted (Ben Stiller). But he's got plenty of competition from Matt Dillon and other unexpected...
- 50 First Dates
Starring Adam SandlerDrew BarrymoreSean Astin
By Peter Segal, 2004.
Henry (Adam Sandler) is a player skilled at seducing women. But when this veterinarian meets Lucy (Drew Barrymore), 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...
- Sixteen Candles
Starring Molly RingwaldMichael SchoefflingAnthony Michael Hall
By John Hughes, 1984.
Samantha Baker's (Molly Ringwald) 16th birthday should be perfect and memorable, but her whole family seems preoccupied with her sister's impending wedding and completely forgets Samantha's big day. To add insult to injury, the school geek (Anthony Michael Hall) won't stop hitting on her, and she's...
- Pretty Woman
Starring Richard GereJulia RobertsRalph Bellamy
By Garry Marshall, 1990.
When millionaire wheeler-dealer Edward Lewis (Richard Gere) enters a business contract with Hollywood hooker Vivian Ward (an Oscar-nominated Julia Roberts), he loses his heart in the bargain in this charming romantic comedy. After Edward hires Vivian as his date for a week and gives her a...
- The Wedding Singer
Starring Adam SandlerDrew BarrymoreChristine Taylor
By Frank Coraci, 1998.
Though there's plenty of Adam Sandler's trademark comedy, The Wedding Singer is a surprisingly touching romance. Wedding band front-man Robbie Hart (Sandler) anxiously awaits his marriage to his longtime girlfriend. Meanwhile, he gets chummy with also-engaged reception-hall waitress Julia (Drew...
- Meet the Parents
Starring Robert De NiroBen StillerTeri Polo
By Jay Roach, 2000.
Every beau's biggest fear becomes Ben Stiller's enduring nightmare when he meets his fiancée's parents (Robert De Niro and Blythe Danner) for the first time. It's a hilarious case of Murphy's Law where everything that can go wrong does go wrong, all under De Niro's hawklike gaze.
- When Harry Met Sally
Starring Billy CrystalMeg RyanCarrie Fisher
By Rob Reiner, 1989.
Can men and women remain friends without sex getting in the way? Nora Ephron's episodic screenplay introduces womanizing, neurotic Harry (Billy Crystal) and ambitious, equally neurotic Sally (Meg Ryan) as chums who resist sexual attraction to maintain their friendship -- a relationship always...
- Hitch
Starring Will SmithEva MendesKevin James
By Andy Tennant, 2005.
Smooth and sexy Alex "Hitch" Hitchens (Will Smith) is the master of seduction in this charming romantic comedy. His specialty? Helping clueless clients make a great first impression so they not only get to the second date, but make someone fall for them.
- How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
Starring Kate HudsonMatthew McConaugheyAdam Goldberg
By Donald Petrie, 2003.
To help land a big ad account, notorious player Ben (Matthew McConaughey) makes a wager with his co-workers (Michael Michele and Shalom Harlow) that he can get a woman to fall in love with him within 10 days. But he bets on the wrong girl -- women's magazine writer Andie (Kate Hudson).
- 27 Dresses
Starring Katherine HeiglMalin AkermanJames Marsden
By Anne Fletcher, 2007.
Tired of being a perpetual bridesmaid after helping 27 friends tie the knot, altruistic Jane (Katherine Heigl) finds herself facing her worst nightmare as her younger sister (Malin Akerman) announces her engagement to the man Jane secretly adores. But when Jane meets the charming Kevin (James...
- Bridget Jones's Diary
Starring Renée ZellwegerColin FirthHugh Grant
By Sharon Maguire, 2001.
Featuring a blowzy, winningly inept size-12 heroine, Bridget Jones's Diary is a fetching adaptation of Helen Fielding's runaway bestseller. Grittier than Ally McBeal but sweeter than Sex and the City. The normally sylphlike Renée Zellweger (Nurse Betty, Me, Myself and Irene) wolfed pasta to gain...
- Sweet Home Alabama
Starring Reese WitherspoonJosh LucasPatrick Dempsey
By Andy Tennant, 2002.
Beautiful, ambitious Melanie (Reese Witherspoon) leaves her rural Alabama background and high school-sweetheart husband (Josh Lucas) behind in favor of Manhattan's glamorous fashion and social circles. When her Park Avenue boyfriend (Patrick Dempsey) proposes, it's time to head South and finally...
- Notting Hill
Starring Julia RobertsHugh GrantRhys Ifans
By Roger Michell, 1999.
A chance encounter brings together diffident bookstore owner William Thacker (Hugh Grant) and Hollywood icon Anna Scott (Julia Roberts), who become smitten with each other until her megastardom begins whittling away at their relationship in this delightful romantic comedy.
- Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Starring Mila KunisJason SegelPaul Rudd
By Nicholas Stoller, 2008.
After his TV star girlfriend, Sarah Marshall (Kristen Bell), breaks his heart, Peter (Jason Segel) wants nothing more than to enjoy his vacation in Hawaii. One problem: Sarah's vacationing at the same resort he is, and even worse, she's bringing her new beau.
- You've Got Mail
Starring Tom HanksMeg RyanGreg Kinnear
By Nora Ephron, 1998.
In this valentine to modern romance, book superstore magnate Joe Fox (Tom Hanks) and independent book shop owner Kathleen Kelly (Meg Ryan) fall in love in the anonymity of the Internet -- both blissfully unaware that he's trying to put her out of business.
- My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Starring Nia VardalosJohn CorbettMichael Constantine
By Joel Zwick, 2002.
Nia Vardalos plays Toula Portokalos, a single Greek woman who falls in love with a non-Greek (John Corbett), which is a no-no to her strict family -- especially her commanding mother, Maria (Lainie Kazan), and her traditional father, Gus (Michael Constantine).
- As Good as It Gets
Starring Jack NicholsonHelen HuntGreg Kinnear
By James L. Brooks, 1997.
When acerbic, reclusive and obsessive-compulsive author Melvin Udall (Jack Nicholson) lets stressed-out single mom and waitress Carol Connelly (Helen Hunt) and gay neighbor Simon Bishop (Greg Kinnear) and his dog into his life, profound changes await them all in this touching dramedy.
- Father of the Bride
Starring Steve MartinDiane KeatonKimberly Williams
By Charles Shyer, 1991.
In this hilarious update of the much-loved Hollywood classic, Steve Martin turns in a winning performance as George Banks, the befuddled father who has a hard time letting go of his daughter (Kimberly Williams) when she unexpectedly announces her plans to wed.
- Sleepless in Seattle
Starring Meg RyanTom HanksRob Reiner
By Nora Ephron, 1993.
Writer-director Nora Ephron's Oscar-nominated romantic comedy stars Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan as soul mates who come perilously close to never meeting. Although separated by thousands of miles, rueful widower Sam Baldwin (Hanks) and soon-to-be married Annie Reed (Ryan) connect through a radio call-in...
- Four Weddings and a Funeral
Starring Hugh GrantAndie MacDowellKristin Scott Thomas
By Mike Newell, 1994.
At various social gatherings, Charles (Hugh Grant), a commitment-challenged, suave Brit, tries to reconnect with Carrie (Andie MacDowell), a beautiful, alluring American who is about to make a seemingly terrible mistake: marry Hamish (Corin Redgrave), a wealthy, boring man.
- What Women Want
Starring Mel GibsonHelen HuntMarisa Tomei
By Nancy Meyers, 2000.
Advertising executive Nick Marshall (Mel Gibson) is as cocky as they come in director Nancy Meyers's Golden Globe-nominated comedy. But what happens to a chauvinistic guy when he can suddenly hear what women are thinking? Nick gets passed over for a promotion, but after an accident enables him to...
- Runaway Bride
Starring Richard GereJulia RobertsHector Elizondo
By Garry Marshall, 1999.
Commitment-phobic bride-to-be Maggie Carpenter (Julia Roberts) has already left three men at the altar when sexist newspaper columnist Ike Graham (Richard Gere) writes an offensive, inaccurate story about her. The only way the writer can keep his job is to interview the so-called "Runaway Bride" in...
- Shakespeare in Love
Starring Gwyneth PaltrowJoseph FiennesJudi Dench
By John Madden, 1998.
What if a penniless William Shakespeare (Joseph Fiennes) fell in love with a noblewoman (Oscar-winner Gwyneth Paltrow) while struggling to write a comedy with the unlikely title "Romeo and Ethel the Sea Pirate's Daughter?" Might the emotional turmoil inspire him to recraft the play into a tragedy...
- Something's Gotta Give
Starring Jack NicholsonKeanu ReevesDiane Keaton
By Nancy Meyers, 2003.
Sixty and still sexy, Harry (Jack Nicholson) is having the time of his life, wining, dining and bedding women half his age. When he meets an auctioneer (Amanda Peet) and agrees to go to the Hamptons with her, he's convinced he's in for a sinfully fun weekend.
- High Fidelity
Starring John CusackIben HjejleTodd Louiso
By Stephen Frears, 2000.
Vintage record store owner Rob Gordon (John Cusack) has been dumped by his girlfriend, Laura (Iben Hjejle), because he hasn't changed since they met. In an attempt to figure out where things went wrong, Rob revisits his top five breakups of all time. As he seeks out his former lovers to find out...
- Annie Hall
Starring Woody AllenDiane KeatonTony Roberts
By Woody Allen, 1977.
Romantic adventures of neurotic New York comedian Alvy Singer and his equally neurotic girlfriend Annie Hall. The film traces the course of their relationship from their first meeting, and serves as an interesting historical document about love in the 1970s.
- Manhattan
Starring Woody AllenDiane KeatonMichael Murphy
By Woody Allen, 1979.
In the thick of a midlife crisis, television writer Isaac Davis (Woody Allen) finds himself torn between the sweet but far too young Tracy (Mariel Hemingway, who received an Oscar nod for the role) and his best friend's mistress, Mary (Diane Keaton). Shot in black and white and in wide-screen...
