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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. 18 -

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
  2. 100 -2

    The Lobster

    2015, in 7 top lists Check
  3. 47 -

    Silver Linings Playbook

    2012, in 7 top lists Check
  4. 84 -1

    Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

    2010, in 6 top lists Check
  5. 16 -

    City Lights

    1931, in 34 top lists Check
  6. 19 -

    The Apartment

    1960, in 28 top lists Check
  7. 2 -

    The Princess Bride

    1987, in 19 top lists Check
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    Annie Hall

    1977, in 34 top lists Check
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    Groundhog Day

    1993, in 22 top lists Check
  10. 45 -

    There's Something About Mary

    1998, in 11 top lists Check
  11. 61 -

    Beauty and the Beast

    1991, in 19 top lists Check
  12. 43 -

    WALL·E

    2008, in 26 top lists Check
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    Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain

    2001 — a.k.a. Amélie, in 27 top lists Check
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    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    2004, in 28 top lists Check
  15. 74 -

    10 Things I Hate About You

    1999, in 2 top lists Check
  16. 53 -

    13 Going on 30

    2004, in 1 top list Check
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    The 40 Year Old Virgin

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

    2002, in 1 top list Check
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    Adam's Rib

    1949, in 8 top lists Check
  20. 54 -

    Appropriate Behavior

    2014 — a.k.a. Appropriate Behaviour, in 3 top lists Check
  21. 65 -

    As Good as It Gets

    1997, in 9 top lists Check
  22. 85 -1

    Beginners

    2010, in 2 top lists Check
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    The Big Sick

    2017, in 2 top lists
    Check
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    Born Yesterday

    1950, in 10 top lists Check
  25. 92 -2

    Boy Meets Girl

    2014, in 1 top list Check
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    Breakfast at Tiffany's

    1961, in 9 top lists Check
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    Bridesmaids

    2011, in 8 top lists Check
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    Bridget Jones's Diary

    2001, in 3 top lists Check
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    Bringing Up Baby

    1938, in 23 top lists Check
  30. 79 -

    Bull Durham

    1988, in 8 top lists Check
  31. 67 -

    But I'm a Cheerleader

    1999, in 3 top lists Check
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    Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi

    1958 — a.k.a. That Which Runs Is a Car, in 2 top lists Check
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    Clueless

    1995, in 8 top lists Check
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    Coming to America

    1988, in 3 top lists Check
  35. 97 -2

    Crazy Rich Asians

    2018, in 3 top lists
    Check
  36. 93 -2

    Desk Set

    1957, in 1 top list Check
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    Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge

    1995, in 5 top lists Check
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    Enchanted

    2007, in 3 top lists Check
  39. 63 -

    Forgetting Sarah Marshall

    2008, in 1 top list Check
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    Four Weddings and a Funeral

    1994, in 13 top lists Check
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    The Goodbye Girl

    1977, in 4 top lists Check
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    Grosse Pointe Blank

    1997, in 4 top lists Check
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    Harold and Maude

    1971, in 22 top lists Check
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    His Girl Friday

    1940, in 22 top lists Check
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    Hors de prix

    2006 — a.k.a. Priceless, in 1 top list Check
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    Houseboat

    1958, in 1 top list Check
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    How Stella Got Her Groove Back

    1998, in 1 top list Check
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    How to Marry a Millionaire

    1953, in 3 top lists Check
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    It Happened One Night

    1934, in 29 top lists Check
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    Jeffrey

    1995, in 1 top list Check
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