Paste's The 100 Best Romantic Comedies of All Time

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As a genre, the romantic comedy has had pretty sharply defined highs (the 1940s and 1980s) and lows (1990s-2000s) based on viewer appetite and studio competence, but thanks to this thing we call “the human condition,” hope-laden fables showing how two people can, indeed, find and cherish one another despite all obstacles will never stay out of fashion long—no matter how soulless and cynical the industry. Whether because we are young and naïve, not-so-young and searching, or old and grumpy with a soft spot (or wistful memory), there’s always an appetite for fascinating meet-cutes, resolved comedies of errors and melted gruff exteriors. So no matter your particular poison when it comes to scripted takes on love and relationships, let Paste’s list of the 100 Best Romantic Comedies of All Time provide you just what the doctor ordered.

List published April 2013. Updated and expanded in October 2018, updated Feb 2022.

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  1. 12 -

    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    2004, in 28 top lists Check
  2. 7 -

    Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain

    2001 — a.k.a. Amélie, in 27 top lists Check
  3. 10 -

    Groundhog Day

    1993, in 22 top lists Check
  4. 84 -1

    Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

    2010, in 6 top lists Check
  5. 49 -

    Juno

    2007, in 12 top lists Check
  6. 4 -

    Annie Hall

    1977, in 34 top lists Check
  7. 18 -

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
  8. 17 -

    Moonrise Kingdom

    2012, in 9 top lists Check
  9. 19 -

    The Apartment

    1960, in 28 top lists Check
  10. 47 -

    Silver Linings Playbook

    2012, in 7 top lists Check
  11. 16 -

    City Lights

    1931, in 34 top lists Check
  12. 57 -

    Breakfast at Tiffany's

    1961, in 9 top lists Check
  13. 74 -

    10 Things I Hate About You

    1999, in 2 top lists Check
  14. 23 -

    Harold and Maude

    1971, in 22 top lists Check
  15. 3 -

    When Harry Met Sally...

    1989, in 16 top lists Check
  16. 5 -

    Roman Holiday

    1953, in 14 top lists Check
  17. 26 -

    Punch-Drunk Love

    2002, in 12 top lists Check
  18. 65 -

    As Good as It Gets

    1997, in 9 top lists Check
  19. 30 -

    Clueless

    1995, in 8 top lists Check
  20. 20 -

    Pretty Woman

    1990, in 12 top lists Check
  21. 6 -

    It Happened One Night

    1934, in 29 top lists Check
  22. 58 -

    Bridesmaids

    2011, in 8 top lists Check
  23. 71 -

    Notting Hill

    1999, in 6 top lists Check
  24. 24 -

    The 40 Year Old Virgin

    2005 — a.k.a. The 40-Year-Old Virgin, in 5 top lists Check
  25. 63 -

    Forgetting Sarah Marshall

    2008, in 1 top list Check
  26. 45 -

    There's Something About Mary

    1998, in 11 top lists Check
  27. 68 -

    Shakespeare in Love

    1998, in 12 top lists Check
  28. 29 -

    Bridget Jones's Diary

    2001, in 3 top lists Check
  29. 28 -

    Knocked Up

    2007, in 4 top lists Check
  30. 13 -

    Bringing Up Baby

    1938, in 23 top lists Check
  31. 8 -

    His Girl Friday

    1940, in 22 top lists Check
  32. 1 -

    The Philadelphia Story

    1940, in 22 top lists Check
  33. 100 -2

    The Lobster

    2015, in 7 top lists Check
  34. 55 -

    You've Got Mail

    1998, in 4 top lists Check
  35. 31 -

    Four Weddings and a Funeral

    1994, in 13 top lists Check
  36. 85 -1

    Beginners

    2010, in 2 top lists Check
  37. 35 -

    Coming to America

    1988, in 3 top lists Check
  38. 48 -

    The Purple Rose of Cairo

    1985, in 7 top lists Check
  39. 95 -2

    Tootsie

    1982, in 17 top lists Check
  40. 69 -

    About a Boy

    2002, in 1 top list Check
  41. 56 -

    My Big Fat Greek Wedding

    2002, in 3 top lists Check
  42. 21 -

    The Shop Around the Corner

    1940, in 14 top lists Check
  43. 50 -

    Sleepless in Seattle

    1993, in 8 top lists Check
  44. 15 -

    Sabrina

    1954, in 5 top lists Check
  45. 60 -

    Grosse Pointe Blank

    1997, in 4 top lists Check
  46. 34 -

    A Matter of Life and Death

    1946, in 22 top lists Check
  47. 14 -

    The Lady Eve

    1941, in 20 top lists Check
  48. 11 -

    Trouble in Paradise

    1932, in 17 top lists Check
  49. 81 -1

    The Wedding Singer

    1998, in 3 top lists Check
  50. 53 -

    13 Going on 30

    2004, in 1 top list Check
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