Best Romantic Comedies

[dbmill]

A few others:

Defending Your Life - who says romantic comedies all have to take place when you're both still alive?

Ball of Fire - Another Howard Hawks contribution to this category, he could have a bunch.

Libeled Lady - With William Powell, Spencer Tracy, Myrna Loy, and Jean Harlow, it functions as a sort of a two for your money pairing and re-pairing of couples.

I Married A Witch - Great little fantasy made while French director Rene Clair was in America during World War II.

 

[G0UCONN]

Defending Your Life - who says romantic comedies all have to take place when you're both still alive?

Good call

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Just Visiting - This movie is one of the weirdest premises for a comedy I have ever seen, and it just kind of works. I wouldn't say it is great, but if you see it on cable, it is worth the 90 minutes.

I am surprised that Christina Applegate does not have back problems because she carried quite a few dodgy movies over the years.

 

[storrsroars]

Anyone ever see Enough Said with Julia Louis-Dreyfus and James Gandolfini? I never heard of it until running across it in a list of best romantic comedies as rated on Rotten Tomatoes. It gets great ratings and sounds right up my alley (with Catherine Keener, too, whom I also love); kind of surprised never heard of it.

Enough Said is definitely worth a watch. I don't know if what Gandolfini and Louis-Dreyfus had would be called "chemistry", but it was certainly believable, given the former was fat and bald and the latter pretty hot. It has many light moments for a movie about a pretty effed up relationship. Really solid acting all around.

While The Mexican probably wouldn't be considered a classic rom-com, there are definitely Preston Sturges elements that Pitt and Roberts sell pretty well.

 

[Waquoit]

Defending Your Life - who says romantic comedies all have to take place when you're both still alive?

Good call

I can't agree enough. That's a movie that still gets me thinking from time to time.

 

[G0UCONN]

I can't agree enough. That's a movie that still gets me thinking from time to time.

The actor who plays Brooks lawyer, forget his name, was hilarious.

 

[storrsroars]

The actor who plays Brooks lawyer, forget his name, was hilarious.

Rip Torn. You wouldn't understand.

 

[G0UCONN]

Rip Torn. You wouldn't understand.

"Wrap it up".

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Doc Hollywood - well done little movie with Michael J Fox at his peak. Julie Warner is excellent and appealing as the female lead in a tough role. The supporting cast is excellent too, especially Barnard Hughes as Doctor Hogue.

 

[Taco]

As a John Cusack fan, I'd also add Serendipity to the list. It's not exactly critically acclaimed, but it's a fun movie and Kate Beckinsale is gorgeous.

"Say Anything" is his best RC (Kickboxing - Sport of the future) - I'd put "The Sure Thing" as a distant 2nd. Fun Fact, In "True Colors" John Cusacks character was a UCONN grad.