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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. 14 -

    The Lady Eve

    1941, in 20 top lists Check
  2. 11 -

    Trouble in Paradise

    1932, in 17 top lists Check
  3. 59 -

    Moonstruck

    1987, in 10 top lists Check
  4. 38 -

    Ninotchka

    1939, in 20 top lists Check
  5. 21 -

    The Shop Around the Corner

    1940, in 14 top lists Check
  6. 13 -

    Bringing Up Baby

    1938, in 23 top lists Check
  7. 66 -

    Something Wild

    1986, in 5 top lists Check
  8. 95 -2

    Tootsie

    1982, in 17 top lists Check
  9. 34 -

    A Matter of Life and Death

    1946, in 22 top lists Check
  10. 17 -

    Moonrise Kingdom

    2012, in 9 top lists Check
  11. 47 -

    Silver Linings Playbook

    2012, in 7 top lists Check
  12. 23 -

    Harold and Maude

    1971, in 22 top lists Check
  13. 12 -

    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    2004, in 28 top lists Check
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    The Philadelphia Story

    1940, in 22 top lists Check
  15. 6 -

    It Happened One Night

    1934, in 29 top lists Check
  16. 7 -

    Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain

    2001 — a.k.a. Amélie, in 27 top lists Check
  17. 19 -

    The Apartment

    1960, in 28 top lists Check
  18. 65 -

    As Good as It Gets

    1997, in 9 top lists Check
  19. 5 -

    Roman Holiday

    1953, in 14 top lists Check
  20. 57 -

    Breakfast at Tiffany's

    1961, in 9 top lists Check
  21. 8 -

    His Girl Friday

    1940, in 22 top lists Check
  22. 3 -

    When Harry Met Sally...

    1989, in 16 top lists Check
  23. 36 -

    Adam's Rib

    1949, in 8 top lists Check
  24. 10 -

    Groundhog Day

    1993, in 22 top lists Check
  25. 48 -

    The Purple Rose of Cairo

    1985, in 7 top lists Check
  26. 4 -

    Annie Hall

    1977, in 34 top lists Check
  27. 15 -

    Sabrina

    1954, in 5 top lists Check
  28. 18 -

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
  29. 9 -

    Some Like It Hot

    1959, in 35 top lists Check
  30. 16 -

    City Lights

    1931, in 34 top lists Check
  31. 74 -

    10 Things I Hate About You

    1999, in 2 top lists Check
  32. 53 -

    13 Going on 30

    2004, in 1 top list Check
  33. 24 -

    The 40 Year Old Virgin

    2005 — a.k.a. The 40-Year-Old Virgin, in 5 top lists Check
  34. 69 -

    About a Boy

    2002, in 1 top list Check
  35. 54 -

    Appropriate Behavior

    2014 — a.k.a. Appropriate Behaviour, in 3 top lists Check
  36. 61 -

    Beauty and the Beast

    1991, in 19 top lists Check
  37. 85 -1

    Beginners

    2010, in 2 top lists Check
  38. 37 -

    The Big Sick

    2017, in 2 top lists
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  39. 33 -

    Born Yesterday

    1950, in 10 top lists Check
  40. 92 -2

    Boy Meets Girl

    2014, in 1 top list Check
  41. 58 -

    Bridesmaids

    2011, in 8 top lists Check
  42. 29 -

    Bridget Jones's Diary

    2001, in 3 top lists Check
  43. 79 -

    Bull Durham

    1988, in 8 top lists Check
  44. 67 -

    But I'm a Cheerleader

    1999, in 3 top lists Check
  45. 89 -2

    Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi

    1958 — a.k.a. That Which Runs Is a Car, in 2 top lists Check
  46. 30 -

    Clueless

    1995, in 8 top lists Check
  47. 35 -

    Coming to America

    1988, in 3 top lists Check
  48. 97 -2

    Crazy Rich Asians

    2018, in 3 top lists
    Check
  49. 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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