TV AND MOVIES
The Best Romantic Comedies of All TimeThere’s really no improving on Jane Austen...but may we be so bold as to say that Autumn de Wilde’s adaptation of the 1815 novel gets pretty darn close?
Nothing satisfies quite like this early-aughts classic, which finds Frances (Diane Lane) grieving a recent divorce. A wild tour of Tuscany brings her to a for-sale villa, and thus, her Italian adventure begins.
How often does a Dracula-puppet musical feature in a genuinely moving romantic comedy? This might be the sole film to bear that distinction, and if that sounds bizarre...it is, but it works.
This one isn’t quite a romantic comedy in the traditional sense—the female romantic lead spends most of the film in a coma—but it will give you a new appreciation for what it means to truly love someone.
Based on the novel of the same name by Kevin Kwan, this film takes a deep dive into the splashy, sparkling lives of Singapore’s elite.
Reese Witherspoon delivers perhaps her most iconic performance as Elle Woods, a sorority girl turned law student who gets herself into Harvard Law School to win back her douchebag boyfriend.
Wes Anderson’s whimsical tale of a romance between a pair of wise-beyond-their-years 12-year-olds (beautifully art-directed and accessorized as always), is a tonic to the jaded palate
This film is about the lonely wife of a photographer (Scarlett Johansson) who befriends an over-the-hill movie star (Bill Murray) while visiting Tokyo. It's a match made in heaven—and without spoiling anything, their goodbye scene is among the best in Hollywood history.
The motherless daughter, caring for her father and looking for her prince, is a trope that goes back to fairy tales, but a contemporized narrative made this flick an instant classic.
This is the only film on this list that is least certainly a rom-com. Some of us believe that this movie is too sad to give the viewer the warm fuzzies they depend on this genre for; others argue that this line of thinking may confuse what’s depressing with what’s complicated.
Tom Hanks plays a widower whose son calls into a radio show in an attempt to find him a new wife, a role that cemented himself as America’s favorite, well, person.
This story of a friendship struck between a rarely employed writer, Paul Varjak, and his neighbor, the naïvely beautiful Holly Golightly, is a building block of Hollywood romantic fantasies.
Cher plays a widowed bookkeeper in Brooklyn Heights confronting her parents’ infidelity who—whoops!—falls for her fiancé’s younger brother (Nicolas Cage).
Renée Zellweger plays the clumsy but openhearted Bridget Jones, who confesses her feelings about the men in her life to her diary in a story with a classic but important lesson: First impressions aren’t everything.
This story of a European princess (Audrey Hepburn) who tires of her duties and runs away from her handlers while visiting Rome is filled with moments of surprise and self-discovery.
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