The 14 Best Romantic Comedy Movies According to the Tuesday Night Movie Night Community

A community-curated watchlist.

Written by Drew Levy
Updated April 19, 2026

Every movie night needs some lighthearted fun every once in a while. Watching something uplifting, easy, predictable, and much-cleaner-than-how-real-life-typically-plays-out has its time and place in every movie-watcher's rotation. Or as my wife says "can we please just watch a normal movie tonight, Drew?" This week we asked the tnmn community to send in their favorite romantic comedies. We've got a great, decades-spanning list of classics you may want to revisit and recent gems you may have missed. Subscribe to Tuesday Night Movie Night here if you want to help create lists like these and receive exactly one good movie recommendation each week from two brothers who love movies. Below are the rankings according to your votes.

Mike Newell's Four Weddings And A Funeral (1994)

ComedyDramaRomance

Recommended by Becky U.

Over the course of the five titular social occasions, a committed bachelor may find love.

Becky U. says:"Starts with swearing, amazing British cast, set the benchmark for so many 90s/00's romcoms that came after it. And inadvertently gave us Elizabeth Hurley in that Versace dress at the premiere."

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Donald Petrie's How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)

ComedyRomance

Recommended by Melissa C.

A ladies' man's wager that he can make a woman fall in love with him in 10 days is jeopardized when unbeknownst to him, that woman is writing a story on how to lose a guy in 10 days.

Melissa C. says:"It was the peak of McConaughey charm and perfection of the rom com before he descended into his lost decade of crap."

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Sheree Folkson's The Decoy Bride (2011)

ComedyRomance

Recommended by Amanda L.

A local girl on a remote Scottish island is hired to distract paparazzi from a Hollywood actress's wedding.

Amanda L. says:"Actual adults playing adult characters, who have real chemistry with each other. Plus: Scottish accents."

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Hal Ashby's Harold and Maude (1971)

ComedyDramaRomance

Recommended by Chris H.

A death-obsessed young man meets an eccentric septuagenarian.

Chris H. says:"Beautiful dark comedy that proves even outcasts can find love. Just wonderful!"

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Nora Ephron's Sleepless in Seattle (1993)

ComedyRomance

Recommended by Caye J.

An already engaged journalist becomes enamored with a widowed man after he pours his heart out on a radio talk show.

Caye J. says:"Tom and Meg as a couple is just about perfect, and adding the adorable machinations of Tom's son makes this a timeless romantic comedy that can be watched over and over."

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Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly's There's Something About Mary (1998)

ComedyRomance

Recommended by Kelly F.

A former high school geek may get a 2nd chance at a date with one of the most popular girls in school, over a decade later, thanks to a private investigator.

Kelly F. says:"'Oh man! How'd you get the beans above the frank?'"

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Steven Soderbergh's Out of Sight (1998)

CrimeComedyRomanceThriller

Recommended by David G.

A bank robber breaks out of jail and kidnaps a U.S. Marshal, for whom he discovers he may have romantic feelings.

David G. says:"Is it really a romantic comedy? Probably not. But the chemistry between Clooney and Lopez is enough to make any audience break out in a sweat, and the character quirks (e.g., Ving Rhames' persistent guilt for his life of crime) always deliver a chuckle."

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Nicholas Stoller's Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)

ComedyRomance

Recommended by Adam B.

A man on vacation in Hawaii to recover from his recent breakup is surprised to find his ex and her new boyfriend staying at the same resort.

Adam B. says:"Not only is this a great film, it gave us great music like *checks notes* "Inside of You" and the Muppet Dracula Musical. BUT, also also, it gave us the fun tidbit that after Harrison Ford watched it, he texted "BTW, good dick." 😂"

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Garry Marshall's Overboard (1987)

ComedyRomance

Recommended by Carolyn W.

A carpenter convinces a wealthy woman, who refused to pay him for a recent job, that she is his wife after she develops amnesia from a boating accident.

Carolyn W. says:"Wonderful fun family story. Good ending"

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Peter Chelsom's Serendipity (2001)

ComedyRomance

Recommended by Jacob N.

One character lends her glove to another character for several years. (synopsis credit: Jacob N.)

Jacob N. says:"This is a total hidden gem of a RomCom: John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale are cute, forgivably irresponsible idiots, Jeremy Piven reliably does what he does, Molly Shannon and Eugene Levy provide a perfect dash of comic relief, and the overall whimsy of the throughline--fate vs control--is right on the money."

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Rob Reiner's The Princess Bride (1987)

AdventureComedyFamilyFantasyRomance

Recommended by Carolyn M. & Mico D.

A fairy tale adventure about a farmboy-turned-pirate who must rescue his kidnapped true love.

Carolyn M. says:"True love, action and true love."

Mico D. says:"It's inconceivable that you could think another movie is a better romantic comedy but if so then, as you wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiish... I hope everyone voting has already seen it but this movie really has it all, many different types of love, many different types of laughs, and quotable lines for generations to come."

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Aaron Nee, Adam Nee's The Lost City (2022)

ActionAdventureComedyRomance

Recommended by Christina L.

A reclusive romance novelist on a book tour and her cover model end up on a dangerous jungle adventure.

Christina L. says:"Great easy movie, more funny than romantic and all the jokes hit."

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Michael Showalter's The Baxter (2005)

ComedyRomance

Recommended by Drew L.

A romantic comedy about the predictable, "sensible choice" character who's dramatically left at the altar when the main character realizes she's in love with the more exciting, passionate leading man.

Drew L. says, "I love a movie where the main character is an accountant."

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Charles Burnett's The Annihilation of Fish (1999)

ComedyRomance

Recommended by Blake L.

A woman who believes a dead composer is in love with her falls for a man who sometimes physically fights a demon only he can see.

Blake L. says, "A one of a kind romantic comedy from the brilliant mind of Charles Burnett, starring James Earl Jones."

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