Movies in the Romantic Comedy genre
With The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Judd Apatow succeeded in an endeavor that foiled many of the more accomplished directors to precede him: the merging of the romantic comedy, a quintessential "female genre," with the raunchy comedy, a quintessential "ma...
U.S. Release Date: 2008-04-18
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Situations, Nudity, Profanity)
Genre: ROMANTIC COMEDY
Director: Nicholas Stoller
Cast: Jason Segel, Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis, ...
When Harry Met Sally, probably Rob Reiner's most popular film to date (the other likely candidate for that title would be A Few Good Men), made the studios aware that, even during the cynical '90s, the romantic comedy could be a profitable genre. ...
U.S. Release Date: 1989-07-12
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Situations)
Genre: ROMANTIC COMEDY
Director: Rob Reiner
Cast: Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan, Carrie Fisher, ...
The smart romantic comedy occurs so infrequently that it has obtained an almost mythical status, sort of like Santa Claus or the Tooth Fairy. In the subgenre of gay and lesbian romantic comedies, intelligence is even rarer. Since the ratio of goo...
U.S. Release Date: 2002-02-13
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Situations)
Genre: ROMANTIC COMEDY
Director: Charles Herman-Wurmfeld
Cast: Jennifer Westfeldt, Heather Juergensen, Scott Cohen, ...
These days, Hollywood seems to be almost entirely bankrupt of new ideas. For bursts of inspiration or innovation, the movie-goer increasingly has to seek out independent motion pictures. What we are getting more and more from the big studios is a...
U.S. Release Date: 1995-12-15
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Nothing Objectionable)
Genre: ROMANTIC COMEDY
Director: Sydney Pollack
Cast: Harrison Ford, Julia Ormond, Greg Kinnear, ...
It took a while for Groundhog Day to start spawning knock-offs but, once it did, the déjà vu-inspired movies turned from a trickle to a torrent. There have been sci-fi variants (Edge of Tomorrow), Blumhouse horror fests (Happy Death Day), an...
U.S. Release Date: 2021-02-12
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Fantasy/Romantic Comedy
Director: Ian Samuels
Cast: Kathryn Newton, Kyle Allen
Because I Said So is a made-to-order romantic comedy of the type "B" variety (that's the one where the heroine is torn between the socially and financially "ideal" guy and the one who really makes her happy). As I have previously written, a formul...
U.S. Release Date: 2007-02-27
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Sexual Situations, Profanity)
Genre: ROMANTIC COMEDY
Director: Michael Lehmann
Cast: Diane Keaton, Mandy Moore, Gabriel Macht, ...
The way Cashback gently plays with reality tickles the memory with distant echoes of Big Fish and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. For his feature debut, Sean Ellis has crafted a delightful romantic comedy that provides insight into the hear...
U.S. Release Date: 2007-07-20
MPAA Rating: "R" (Nudity, Profanity)
Genre: ROMANTIC COMEDY
Director: Sean Ellis
Cast: Sean Biggerstaff, Emilia Fox, Shaun Evans, ...
Romantic comedies are a dime-a-dozen, and most of them fail because they pursue slapstick while losing sight of the characters. Because The Cutting Edge doesn't fall into that trap, it results in an enjoyable lark. Despite a recycled plot, this a...
U.S. Release Date: 1992-03-27
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Profanity, Sexual Situations)
Genre: ROMANTIC COMEDY
Director: Paul M. Glaser
Cast: D.B. Sweeney, Moira Kelly, Roy Dotrice, ...
One would be justified in approaching Music and Lyrics with a certain amount of skepticism, considering that its writer/director, Marc Lawrence, is perhaps known for foisting two Miss Congenialitys upon the world (although to be fair, he didn't dir...
U.S. Release Date: 2007-02-14
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Situations)
Genre: ROMANTIC COMEDY
Director: Marc Lawrence
Cast: Hugh Grant, Drew Barrymore, Brad Garrett, ...
Those who have been waiting for the "next Amelie" may have found it with Love Me if You Dare - at least after a fashion. However, in place of the wry sweetness of the film that catapulted Audrey Tautou onto the international stage, this movie is a...
U.S. Release Date: 2004-05-14
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Situations)
Genre: ROMANTIC COMEDY
Director: Yann Samuell
Cast: Guillaume Canet, Marion Cotillard, Thibault Verhaeghe, ...