romantic comedies

Funny dating films

Romantic comedies are films or stories that combine romance with humor, typically following two people through mishaps and misunderstandings before they end up together.

The genre runs from screwball classics to modern date-night fare.

Often shortened to rom-coms: We watched a rom-com on Netflix.

The formula is predictable but enduringly popular.

Related

Julia Roberts · humor · quirky sidekick · love triangles · love · falling in love · chick-flick · genre · happily ever after · happy ending · chemistry · tragicomedies · misunderstandings · grand gesture · cultural satire · affection · courtship · dramatic irony

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genre tone

romantic comediestragedies

Dramas with fatal endings

horror films · psychological thrillers · film noir · grimdark · war films

narrative outcome

romantic comediestragedies

Dramas with fatal endings

tearjerkers · weepies · melodramas · Romeo and Juliet · Titanic

subject matter

romantic comedieshorror movies

Films designed to frighten

thrillers · slasher films · war movies · action films · murder mysteries

Family

comedy, romantic, romance, comedian, unromantic, comedic, romancing, bromance, romantically

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G