When you don’t know what to watch on movie night, it’s always easy to fall back on a rom-com. Life gets busy, you get tired, and when you’re just interested in something easier, a romantic comedy delivers. That’s why it’s such a popular genre!
However, being such a popular genre, there are many, many bad rom-coms out there — especially on a streaming giant like Netflix. Finding a good romantic comedy on Netflix can feel a bit like trying to find love for real. So, to make it easier for you, we’ve scoured the collection to identify the best romantic comedies on Netflix right now.
We’ve also curated posts highlighting the best rom-coms on Amazon Prime Video and the best rom-coms on Hulu, just in case Netflix doesn’t have what you’re looking for.
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Bridesmaids (2011)
Warm Bodies (2013)
The Five-Year Engagement (2012)
Your Place or Mine (2023)
The Wedding Date (2005)
Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
Many Nora Ephron rom-coms feel like they could only have been made when they were, in that ’90s and early 2000’s period before catfishing and dating apps added an extreme creep element to the blind meet-cute. (Try You’ve Got Mail again with a 2023 perspective.)
Sleepless In Seattle, fortunately, remains pretty cute due to the timelessness of the meet-cute medium of choice: Radio. After his wife’s death, Sam Baldwin (Tom Hanks) moves he and his eight-year-old son Jonah (Ross Malinger) to Seattle for a new start. On Christmas Eve, Jonah calls a radio station to make a wish for his dad to find a new partner. All the way in Baltimore, journalist Annie Reed (Meg Ryan) is listening in and gradually falls in love. To reveal more would be spoiling the fun; just enjoy and watch a rom-com at its finest.
Easy A (2010)
Olive (Emma Stone) isn’t exactly the coolest kid in school, but when she tells a little white lie about losing her virginity, the grapevine kicks into overdrive, giving the kind of notoriety no teenager wants.
But rather than just take the punches, Olive decides to capitalize on this promiscuous new reputation by using it to help elevate the social standing of other rejects and afterthoughts. With her classmates shunning her, her teachers shaming her, and even the school board growing concerned about her, Olive uses the support of her goofy parents and long-time crush Micah (Cam Gigandet) to crush the high school rumor mill. (And get the guy.)
La La Land (2016)
The Kissing Booth (2018)
Long Story Short (2021)
To All the Boys: Always and Forever (2021)
The Incredible Jessica James (2017)
She's Gotta Have It (1986)
The Perfect Date (2019)
I Am Not an Easy Man (2018)
The Knight Before Christmas (2019)
The Half of It (2020)
The Lovebirds (2021)
Someone Great (2019)
Set It Up (2018)
Always Be My Maybe (2019)
Ali's Wedding (2017)
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