The best rom-coms on Amazon Prime right now

A classic early oughts rom-com, Legally Blonde is all about Elle Woods (Big Little Lies‘ Reese Witherspoon) and her desire to prove herself to be more than just a shallow pretty face. She wants to win back her ex (and stick her nose up to his snooty new girlfriend) by putting herself through law school. But as it turns out, Elle is actually quite resourceful and smart, bucking the typical “dumb blonde, valley girl” stereotypes. What’s more, she discovers along the way that her true love might not be the arrogant ex, Warner (Matthew Davis), who never really believed in her, but rather someone else who has been right under her nose the whole time.

The movie, which led to a sequel, direct-to-DVD spin-off, and even a musical, may see a new film written by Mindy Kaling and Dan Goor. It’s a wonderfully feel-good rom-com that will have you laughing and loving the predictable yet still highly entertaining plot.

The acting talents of George Clooney and Julia Roberts, combined with their consistently fabulous on-screen chemistry, is always a winning combination. Such is the case with Ticket to Paradise. Almost worthy of being called an anti-rom-com, the pair play David and Georgia, a divorced couple who can’t stand one another.

When their daughter, Lily (Kaitlyn Dever), graduates from college, however, and makes a rash decision to get married to a man she meets on vacation in Bali, leaving her career aspirations behind, the two must unite. They travel together to Bali to try and convince their daughter that she’s making a mistake, one that’s all too reminiscent of one they made themselves decades prior. Despite mixed reviews, Ticket to Paradise was a box-office success. It’s full of laughs, along with heartwarming and relatable moments.

Emma Roberts and Thomas Mann star as a realtor and a lawyer, respectively, who live similar lives in different places. Through a chance encounter after eerily similar embarrassing experiences with their significant others, the pair meet. The rest, as they say in movie world, is history.

About Fate is a sweet film that serves as a remake of the 1975 Soviet TV movie The Irony of Fate. The premise shows that somewhere, somehow, someone else might be going through the same experiences you are. You’re not alone. And everyone can find love, sometimes in the strangest of places, especially when it’s meant to be.

Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum shine in this corny albeit entertaining action-adventure comedy that throws in a bit of romance, too. Bullock is Loretta, a successful romance novelist who ends up on a real journey with the cover model of her latest book (Tatum) as they try to escape the clutches of a billionaire villain (Daniel Radcliffe). He’s looking for the lost ancient burial chamber she describes in one of her books, believing it to be real since she based the story on historical facts.

The odd pairing of the grumpy, reclusive widow and the handsome, attention-seeking model draws you into the story of The Lost City. And no surprises, there’s a bit of romance in the end.