The 21 Best Romantic Comedies of 2021 (So Far)

Release date: January 8

Starring: James Maslow and Ciara Hanna.

In the mood for the most early 2000s-feeling rom-com ever? Look no further! A Hollywood agent, desperate to impress his hometown friends, hires an actress to be his date for a high school reunion. We love a fake romance that turns into something more. And that's not a spoiler, that's just basic reasoning from the trailer. It's cliché, yet comforting.

Release Date: January 14

Starring: Anne Hathaway, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Stephen Merchant, , and Mindy Kaling.

It's a pandemic movie-meets a rom-com-meets...a heist film? Paxton, a delivery driver, and Linda, a CEO at a fashion company, (Ejiofor and Hathaway) are a couple on the brink of breakup during the COVID-19 lockdown. When Linda is tasked with personally moving a high-value diamond from one of her retail stores, the quarreling couple decides to steal it instead.

Release date: February 12

Starring: Lana Condor, Noah Centineo, Jordan Fisher, John Corbett

Lara Jean Covey and Peter Kavinsky have been through it over the years: They were torn apart, first, by a jealous ex-girlfriend, then by a mysterious ex-crush. Now, in the final installment of Netflix's adaptation of Jenny Han's beloved YA series, they'll learn whether their love can withstand the pressures of life after high school.

Release date: February 12

Starring: Kathryn Newton, Kyle Allen

Another heart-wrenching yet hilarious teen rom-com, The Map of Tiny Perfect Things is a time-loop story in the vein of Palm Springs and Groundhog Day. This time around, Mark and Margaret take advantage of their situation to map out the most perfect moments of the day they keep reliving over and over—until one of them decides to try to break the loop, of course.

Release Date: February 19

Starring: Dan Stevens, Isla Fisher, Judi Dench and Leslie Mann

Charles, struggling writer (Stevens), seeks the mystical help of a medium (a fabulous Judi Dench) who...accidentally summons his dead ex-wife (Mann). Oh, Charles is now remarried. Cue the most awkward and hilarious love triangle ever.

Release date: June 18

Starring: Anthony Ramos, Leslie Grace, Corey Hawkins, Melissa Barrera

Before there was Hamilton, there was In the Heights, Lin-Manuel Miranda's first widely acclaimed musical that won four of the whopping 13 Tonys it was nominated for in 2008. It explores the lives of the residents in the fast-gentrifying, largely immigrant N.Y.C. neighborhood of Washington Heights. Keep your eyes peeled for plenty of Hamilton alums peppered throughout the cast, including Lin himself as the piragua guy.

Release Date: TBD

Starring: Danielle MacDonald, Joanna Lumley, Shazad Latif

An unfulfilled fund manager quits her lackluster job, breaks up with her boyfriend, and travels to the Scottish Highlands to pursue her lifelong dream of becoming an opera singer. There, she begins to fall her (devilishly handsome) training partner.

Release Date: June 23

Starring: Iliza Shlesinger, Margaret Cho, Ryan Hansen

Comedian Iliza Shlesinger penned this Netflix film based on a real-life incident where she had an adorable meet-cute with a guy who seemed, well, good on paper, only to find out he had a lot of skeletons in his closet.

Release Date: February 12

Starring: Kristen Wiig, Annie Mumolo, Jamie Dornan, Damon Wayans Jr.

Expect the unexpected in this hilarious blockbuster about two besties, Barb and Star, who take a once-in-a-lifetime vacation and find romance with a mysterious (and potentially dangerous) stranger.

Release Date: April 23

Starring: Aya Cash, William Jackson Harper, Sarah Bolger

It's a classic story: Boy meets girl. Boy and girl date for 10 years. Boy and girl break up right before girl's sister's wedding but decide to pretend to still be together for the sake of the festivities. Prepare for just as many tears as laughs.

Release Date: October 22

Starring: Frances McDormand, Timothée Chalamet, Benicio del Toro, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton, Léa Seydoux, Jeffrey Wright, Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Elizabeth Moss

It's not your typical rom-com, but with Wes Anderson at the film's helm there's sure to be lots of romance. (And it's set in France! The home of romance!) Described as a "love letter to journalists," the film is a stacked with an A-list cast.