Top 1o Best “Rom Coms” of All Time

10. “Love Actually”- Richard Curtis

This is a unique movie that combines multiple love stories which each represent different aspects of love. It explores how love is not perfect and can be filled with messiness and imperfections, but that is what makes the beauty of it. It shows the watchers that love is actually all around and it takes time to realize that.It ranked number 10 because it is often classified as a Christmas movie, and not everyone is in favor for them. 

9. “You’ve Got Mail” -Nora Ephron

This movie explores the themes of love through connection and personal growth in the “Digital Age”. It captivates the importance of being truthful, vulnerable, and understanding of other individuals in relationships. These characters fall in love through anonymous emails while they are struggling themselves with their life situations. This taught the lesson that people need to appreciate the beauty of people for who they are and the chemistry that can be built between two people.

8. “27 Dresses”- Anne Fletcher

This movie was able to captivate how important it is to prioritize an individuals own happiness while maintaining a love life and friendships. 

7. “Mr. and Mrs. Smith”- Doug Liman

Stands out from a lot of comedies due to the action and tension part of it. It portrayed how teamwork can often lead people back together.

6. “50 First Dates”- Peter Segal

This is more of a heartwarming romantic comedy that focuses on the emotional depth. It blends consistency to make one of the main characters who has short-term memory loss, Lucy, to fall in love with him every day.

5. “13 Going on 30”- Gary Winick

This movie focused on the importance of maintaining a friendship throughout your love life, and to not turn away from your friends with popularity. It walks the watcher through the young life and “magically” takes us to her later life.

4. “Anyone but You”-Will Gluck

Took it’s popularity in late 2023 due the impression that it was “The first good romantic comedy that was produced in the 2020’s”. It stars two individuals who have a situation happen to them and do not talk for months, and than both have to travel to Australia together. It portrays sabotage and pranks that later lead to the actualization of love.

3. “When Harry Met Sally”- Rob Reiner

This movie explores the question of, “Can men and women just be friends?”. The director made sure to portray the authenticity by navigating through their friendship and growing romance.

2.  “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days”- Donald Petrie

Could have been lower on the list but it portrayed the plot of Andie and Ben using each other for personal gain and slowly falling in love perfectly. Portrayed how pushing people away is not beneficial and creates conflict.

1. “10 Things I Hate About You”- Gil Junger

A modern day movie based upon William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew. This portrays the love story of two completely different sisters who both find love out of nowhere. This bases the themes of love on individuality, vulnerability, and trust.