The 90 Best Rom-Coms of All Time

some of the best romantic comedies including clueless and crazy rich asians

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The All-Time Best Rom-Coms

last updated 22 September 2023

Romantic comedies: Love them or tolerate them—and let's be honest, you can't hate a rom-com—they're always good for a cozy evening in and a life lesson or two. They're also versatile: As with all the best movies, you can enjoy a good romantic comedy with almost anyone in your life, from your partner to your parents to your best friend. For when nothing but a good rom-com will do, those of us obsessed with the genre at Marie Claire have put together our list of the best romantic comedies of all time.

On this list, you’ll find picks from the genre’s queens, a.k.a. Julia Roberts and Nora Ephron. And while rom-coms are all generally funny and romantic (duh!), the films on our list feature a wide variety of plots and classic tropes. Are you looking for an enemies-to-lovers romance? We got you—The Proposal made this list. Love watching a couple fake date only to fall in love à la 10 Things I Hate About You style? Same. Stressing over who two teenagers will take to the prom? (Plot twist: They'll meet each other there.) That's our favorite activity!

Our point is, rom-coms are the butter of the movie world—they just go perfectly with whatever you're craving. We've ordered our list of the 90 best rom-coms by genre, from laugh-out-loud rom-coms to teen versions to bittersweet rom-coms that will make you laugh and shed a tear or two. Last, you’ll find our final section dedicated to the absolute best of this genre.

The Best Laugh-Out-Loud Rom-Coms

'50 First Dates'

Director: Peter Segal

Stars: Drew Berrymore, Adam Sandler, Rob Schneider

Rom-com tropes: Fantasy/vacation setting

Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler's chemistry is undeniable in the feel-good movie 50 First Dates (2004), where Henry (Sandler) falls in love with a woman named Lucy (Barrymore) who has short-term memory loss. Every day, Henry tries to get Lucy to fall in love with him until she remembers him.

The Best Laugh-Out-Loud Rom-Coms

'50 First Dates'

'Knocked Up'

'Forgetting Sarah Marshall'

'The Parent Trap'

'There's Something About Mary'

'Some Like It Hot'

'27 Dresses'

'The Proposal'

'Something Borrowed'

'Deliver Us From Eva'

'Coming to America'

'The 40-Year-Old Virgin'

The Best Bittersweet Rom-Coms

'About Time'

'Me Before You'

'Waitress'

'500 Days of Summer'

'Silver Linings Playbook'

'Love and Basketball'

'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind'

'Kissing Jessica Stein'

'He's Just Not That Into You'

'Love and Other Drugs

The Best Teen Rom-Coms

'Never Been Kissed'

'Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist'

'Juno'

'She's All That'

'To All the Boys I've Loved Before'

'Love, Simon'

'Say Anything'

'Grease'

'She's the Man'

The Best Classic Rom-Coms

'The Apartment'

'His Girl Friday'

'Love Jones'

'Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon'

'Serendipity'

'The Shop Around the Corner'

'The Seven Year Itch'

'It Happened One Night'

'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'

'Bringing Up Baby'

'While You Were Sleeping'

'The Wedding Planner'

'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes'

'The Philadelphia Story'

'Moonstruck'

'Groundhog Day'

'Jerry Maguire'

'Something's Gotta Give'

'Much Ado About Nothing'

The Best Modern Rom-Coms

'Red, White, and Royal Blue'

'Fire Island'

'Someone Great'

'Two Night Stand'

'Think Like a Man'

'Sleeping With Other People'

'The Beauty Inside'

'Set It Up'

'Always Be My Maybe'

'Happiest Season'

'Trainwreck'

'Just Wright'

'Long Shot'

'Palm Springs'

'Crazy Rich Asians'

'Definitely, Maybe'

'The Big Sick'

'Enchanted'

The All-Time Best Rom-Coms

'When Harry Met Sally'

'Clueless'

'How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days'

'13 Going on 30'

'Mamma Mia'

'My Big Fat Greek Wedding'