50 Best Rom-Coms to Watch Right Now

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What is it about a good rom-com that always hits the spot? Whether it's an old favorite or a new release, pressing play on this particular genre is as satisfying as a hot beverage on a blustery day. Perhaps it's the comfort in knowing that the typically formulaic plot of meet-cute, complication, major epiphany, and happy ending will never leave you feeling unnerved. Or, maybe it's the assurance that opposites do attract, lots of people fall for the wrong person just before meeting the love of their life, almost everyone has a difficult time realizing their person has been right in front of them all along, and everything always does work out that allows us to both feel seen in our vulnerability (aka being human) and safe in our hopes for great love.

So let's toast to that! Whether you’re hanging with your spouse, boyfriend, girlfriend, or BFF, you can always cuddle up on the couch with some snacks, and, of course, a glass (or bottle) of wine and escape into the rose-colored world of your favorite rom-com. We’ve curated a list of the best romantic comedies you should watch this weekend and beyond.

Read on for our 50 favorite rom-coms and where to stream them.

To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before: Always and Forever

Senior year is tough, and it becomes even harder when deciding if there's any future for a current romance. Follow Lara Jean as she struggles with following her heart or her head in choosing between her dream college or her high school sweetheart. If you're looking for something to binge, the entire To All the Boys trilogy (read: Lara Jean and Peter’s whole love story) is all on Netflix.

Where to stream: Netflix

50 First Dates

This sweet movie starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore will have you forgetting about all your problems and believing in love again, and again, and again. When Henry falls in love with Lucy, who has short-term memory loss, he must woo her all over again every single day.

Where to stream: Amazon Prime Video

The Wedding Planner

While wedding planning might seem like just checking off lists, anyone that's ever tried can certainly tell you otherwise. Professional wedding planner Mary (Jennifer Lopez) usually has everything under control until she finds herself falling for her groom-to-be client (played by Matthew McConaughey).

Where to stream: Amazon Prime Video

My Best Friend’s Wedding

Julianne (Julia Roberts) doesn't realize she’s in love with her best friend Michael (Dermot Mulroney) until after he announces his proposal to another woman. Her response? Play along while simultaneously going to great lengths to stop the wedding. (Now that's a lot to unpack.)

Where to stream: Amazon Prime Video

What Men Want

When Ali (Taraji P. Henson) is passed up for a well-deserved promotion for a male co-worker, she sees a psychic and gains the ability to read the minds of men. The newly acquired gift gives her a considerable advantage at work—and in love.

Where to stream: Amazon Prime Video

Love, Simon

This rom-com tells the coming out story of a gay teen who has also just fallen in love online with a classmate—but he doesn’t know who it is. This hilarious and adorable coming-of-age movie about young love and finding yourself will have you both laughing and crying.

Where to stream: Hulu

Crazy Rich Asians

Rachel (Constance Wu) travels to Singapore with her boyfriend Nick (Henry Golding) for his best friend’s wedding. While there, she discovers he is part of an extremely wealthy and elite family and must figure out a way to win over his hard-to-please mother.

Where to stream: Amazon Prime Video

Pretty Woman

You can never watch this 1990 classic starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere too many times. When a successful businessman and prostitute fall for each other, there are many hurdles they must overcome to bridge the gap between their two very different worlds.

Where to stream: Amazon Prime Video

The Lovebirds

A couple (played by Kumail Nanjani and Issa Rae) with a failing relationship is framed for murder, so they must embark on a crazy race to find the killer and clear their name. Of course, their pursuits bring them closer than ever.

Where to stream: Netflix

How to Lose a Guy In 10 Days

This classic rom-com stars Kate Hudson as Andie, a journalist and columnist who for the sake of an assignment, must make a guy fall for her and then leave her all within 10 days. Her subject? None other than advertising executive Ben (Matthew McConaughey), who has a scheme of his own.

Where to stream: Amazon Prime Video

The Big Sick

Falling in love is the easy part for Kumail (Kumail Nanjiani) and Emily (Zoe Kazan). The real trial comes when their respective families try to overcome their cross-cultural differences. (FYI: This overall newbie racked up a whopping 98% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.)

Where to stream: Amazon Prime Video

Down With Love

Set in the fashion-forward early-1960's, a progressive female author (Renée Zellweger) meets her match when journalist and notorious ladies' man, Catcher Block (Ewan McGregor) sets out to expose her for the traditionalist he believes her to be.

Where to stream: Amazon Prime Video

The Princess Bride

Chances are you're already familiar with this cult-favorite rom-com and its fairy-tale flair, but that doesn't mean you can't watch it again! Follow along the epic tale of romance and adventure as a simple farm boy (Carly Elwes) tries to reunite with Buttercup (Robin Wright), his one true love.

Where to stream: Disney+

Bridesmaids

Kristen Wiig plays Annie, a maid of honor trying to keep it together through her best friend's pre-wedding events while also contending with a competitive bridesmaid (Rose Byrne). You can earmark this female-led, female-written comedy as relatable AF.

Where to stream: Amazon Prime Video

Knocked Up

It's all fun and games until things get real. Party animal Ben Stone (Seth Rogen) learns to grow up after a one-night stand leads to an unexpected pregnancy and he has to prove his capability of being a father.

Where to stream: Amazon Prime Video

Trainwreck

Journalist Amy (Amy Schumer) is happily not in love. But that all comes to a screeching halt as she finds herself falling for good-guy Aaron (Bill Hader) and struggling with her fear of commitment in the process.

Where to stream: Amazon Prime Video

When Harry Met Sally

Harry Burns (Billy Crystal) and Sally Albright (Meg Ryan) are old friends that can't stop running into each other throughout the course of their lives. How many near misses does it take for them to realize what we already know? (Oh, and there's that famous, "I'll have what she's having," restaurant scene.)

Where to stream: Amazon Prime Video

Isn't It Romantic

Hate the typical rom-com formula of meet-cutes and happily ever afters? So does love-cynic Natalie (Rebel Wilson) until an accident transports her right into the plot of her very own exaggerated narrative.

Where to stream: Amazon Prime Video

Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Heartbroken Peter (Jason Segel) tries to get over a recent breakup by taking a vacation. His attempts are thwarted when he finds his ex (Kristen Bell) and her new boyfriend (Russel Brand) staying at the same resort.

Where to stream: Amazon Prime Video

There's Something About Mary

What would a rom-com be without second chances? Ted (Ben Stiller) takes luck into his own hands by hiring a private detective to track down his high school crush (Cameron Diaz), but things take a considerable twist when the detective falls for her too.

Where to stream: Hulu

Notting Hill

William Thacker (Hugh Grant) lives an average, if not boring, life until super-celeb Anna Scott (Julia Roberts) strolls into his bookstore. What could have simply been a near miss turns into a whirlwind as their paths continue to cross and intertwine.

Where to stream: Amazon Prime Video

Sixteen Candles

Sweet sixteens are a right of passage for all teenage girls. The special day turns into quite the bumpy ride into womanhood as Samantha Baker (Molly Ringwald) spends hers overcoming every embarrassing high school anecdote imaginable.

Where to stream: Amazon Prime Video

My Big Fat Greek Wedding

Breaking from family tradition can be hard, especially when those traditions include only marrying other Greeks. Toula Portokalos (Nia Vardalos) contends with familial expectations, as well as her own cultural identity, when she falls in love with non-Greek Ian (John Corbett).

Where to stream: Hulu

Meet the Parents

Meeting the parents may easily be one of the most nerve-wracking situations we have to experience. Gary Focker (Ben Stiller) takes it in stride (not so much) as he faces off against a less-than-welcoming future father-in-law.

Where to stream: Amazon Prime Video

The Wedding Date

What's a single girl to do when she finds out her ex will be attending her sister's wedding? Hire a handsome male escort to pose as her current boyfriend, obvs.

Where to stream: Amazon Prime Video

You've Got Mail

Before there was texting, there were chat rooms and emails (and Meg Ryan). You'll be screaming at the screen as you watch these two rival business owners unknowingly fall in love with one another through an extended exchange of anonymous (screen names!) messages.

Where to stream: Amazon Prime Video

Hitch

Dating expert Alex Hitchens (Will Smith) has made a career out of coaching men through the age-old dance that is wooing someone. Yet his own charms seem to flounder as he attempts to impress journalist Sara (Eva Mendes).

Where to stream: Amazon Prime Video

The Holiday

Few holiday-themed films have the staying power of this classic, but we're not ashamed to say we're happy to watch these love stories unfold all year round. Two heartbroken women swap houses for the season to escape from their lives and find love—and themselves—in the process.

Where to stream: Amazon Prime Video

The Proposal

How far would you go for a job? Executive assistant Andrew (Ryan Reynolds) will do just about anything for his, including marrying his difficult boss (Sandra Bullock) to save her from deportation.

Where to stream: Amazon Prime Video

The Wedding Singer

Wedding singer Robbie Hart (Adam Sandler) and waitress Julia (Drew Barrymore) have been working the wedding circuit together for years. As they spend more and more time together it becomes clear that they're both engaged to the wrong people.

Where to stream: Amazon Prime Video

10 Things I Hate About You

Imagine finding the girl of your dreams on the very first day at a new school. Patrick (Heath Ledger) experiences just that, only to learn that his crush (Julia Stiles) isn't allowed to date unless her less-amicable sister does too.

Where to stream: Disney+

13 Going On 30

Awkward pre-teen Jenna (Jennifer Garner) gets catapulted from her failed thirteenth birthday party into her 30-year-old future self. As the luster of living her glam dream life wears off, she begins to realize that it's not what she truly wants. Bonus: There's a major Thriller dance montage.

Where to stream: Hulu

Under the Tuscan Sun

After her divorce is finalized, Frances (Diane Lane) takes a solo trip to Tuscany to find herself. Instead, she falls under the spell of Italy's irresistible charm, impulsively buys a run-down house, and attempts to jump-start a brand new life for herself.

Where to stream: Amazon Prime Video

The Parent Trap

Identical twins Annie and Hallie (Lindsay Lohan) find one another after unknowingly being separated as infants. What does one do with this discovery? Devise a genius plan to switch places without their parents knowing and eventually try to set them back up together.

Where to stream: Disney+

Something's Gotta Give

A May-December romance takes an interesting twist when agist sexagenarian Harry Sanborn (Jack Nicholson) ends up falling in love with his young girlfriend's mother (Diane Keaton). But is one age-appropriate fling enough to reform this lifetime playboy's ways?

Where to stream: Hulu

Mamma Mia!

Bride-to-be Sophie (Amanda Seyfried) has one wish: to find out who her father is. She sets off to narrow down the three possibilities by inviting them to her wedding without her mother's (Meryl Streep) knowledge. And yes, the entire narrative plays out to the tune of ABBA's major hits!

Where to stream: Amazon Prime Video

Sweet Home Alabama

Big-city fashion designer Melanie (Reese Witherspoon) has it all: the career, the dreamboat boyfriend, and the ring. But there's just one catch: She's still married to her estranged high-school sweetheart and has to return to the deep South to convince him to sign the divorce papers.

Where to stream: Hulu

27 Dresses

Always a bridesmaid never a bride, that's how the old saying goes. Jane (Katherine Heigl) is the consummate bridesmaid (and has the dresses to prove it) but struggles with supporting her own sister's wedding because she's secretly in love with the groom (who is also her boss). Complicated.

Where to stream: Amazon Prime Video

Bridget Jones's Diary

As the title would imply, this narrative is all about leading-lady Bridget Jones (Renée Zellweger) and the contents of her diary. As part of her New Year's resolutions, Jones sets off to take control of her mediocre life, find love, and truthfully document every step of the way.

Where to stream: Amazon Prime Video

Sleepless in Seattle

Fate is set into motion when widower Sam (Tom Hanks) is persuaded by his eight-year-old son to call into a national radio talk show only to end up gushing about his lost love. Women across the nation are touched as they listen in, but none more-so than engaged journalist Annie (Meg Ryan) who is spurred to meet the man behind the voice—on the top of the Empire State Building on Valentine's Day.

Where to stream: Amazon Prime Video

Two Weeks Notice

Passionate activist Lucy Kelson (Sandra Bullock) and her exceedingly rich, overbearing boss George Wade (Hugh Grant) couldn't be more different. But, you know what they say, opposites attract—sometimes it just takes losing that person to realize it.

Where to stream: Amazon Prime Video

Clueless

Cher (Alicia Silverstone) runs her Beverly Hills high school, but this bold blonde is anything but a mean girl. She's got a heart of gold (and closet of dreams) that she uses to bring together kindred hearts, though her matchmaking prowess continues to miss the mark in her own love life.

Where to stream: Hulu

Miss Congeniality

When it comes to national security, nothing is too big a case for the FBI (insert famous Kris Jenner giph here). Not even turning frumpy agent Gracie Hart (Sandra Bullock) into a knock-out undercover contestant in the Miss United States pageant.

Where to stream: Amazon Prime Video

Legally Blonde

Getting dumped can do things to a person. For sparkly sorority president Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon) that something was a kick in the butt to gain admission into Harvard Law School in order to win back her ex's love. Casual.

Where to stream: Amazon Prime Video

La La Land

Pianist Sebastian (Ryan Gosling) and aspiring actress Mia (Emma Stone) fall in love in a hopeless place. Los Angeles that is, while they each carve out their separate careers and pursue lifelong dreams. If you're still not convinced perhaps this film's six Oscars (ahem, wins—not nominations) will do the trick.

Where to stream: Amazon Prime Video

Maid in Manhattan

Eligible bachelor Christopher Marshall (Ralph Fiennes) falls in love with another guest staying at the Plaza (hello, gloriously autumnal NYC B-roll). Little does he know the woman of his dreams isn't actually a glitzy socialite but the maid (Jennifer Lopez) tending the room.

Where to stream: Amazon Prime Video

Breakfast at Tiffany's

Easy-breezy socialite Holly Golightly (Audrey Hepburn) and her writer neighbor Paul Varjak (George Peppard) have little in common other than their home address. And yet, as they always do, sparks fly between the two despite their vastly different lifestyles and mysterious pasts.

Where to stream: Amazon Prime Video

Love Actually

The month leading up to Christmas can be one of the most magical—and hectic/frustrating/heartbreaking—times of the year. Follow the narratives of eight couples (lead by an all-star cast) and the many ways their personal love stories play out during the holidays.

Where to stream: Amazon Prime Video

Juno

As if navigating the teenage trials and tribulations of high school weren't hard enough, Juno (Elliot Page) has to deal with the drama of her unexpected pregnancy too. True to her offbeat style, the young mother-to-be chooses to ride out the journey on her own terms.

Where to stream: Amazon Prime Video

Amélie

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Amélie Poulain (Audrey Tautou) lives a simple yet naive life engrossed in helping other people find happiness. But such lovely endeavors leave her own life largely disregarded until her very own love story unfolds amidst an enchanting Parisian backdrop.

Where to stream: Amazon Prime Video

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