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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. 62 -

    Pretty in Pink

    1986, in 2 top lists Check
  2. 44 -

    How to Marry a Millionaire

    1953, in 3 top lists Check
  3. 88 -2

    The Major and the Minor

    1942, in 3 top lists Check
  4. 94 -2

    To All the Boys I've Loved Before

    2018, in 1 top list
    Check
  5. 25 -

    Love & Basketball

    2000, in 6 top lists Check
  6. 66 -

    Something Wild

    1986, in 5 top lists Check
  7. 80 new

    Palm Springs

    2020, in 3 top lists
    Check
  8. 72 -

    How Stella Got Her Groove Back

    1998, in 1 top list Check
  9. 32 -

    She's Gotta Have It

    1986, in 6 top lists Check
  10. 97 -2

    Crazy Rich Asians

    2018, in 3 top lists
    Check
  11. 91 -2

    Love, Simon

    2018, in 1 top list
    Check
  12. 96 -2

    Overboard

    1987, in 1 top list Check
  13. 37 -

    The Big Sick

    2017, in 2 top lists
    Check
  14. 15 -

    Sabrina

    1954, in 5 top lists Check
  15. 27 -

    The Goodbye Girl

    1977, in 4 top lists Check
  16. 69 -

    About a Boy

    2002, in 1 top list Check
  17. 79 -

    Bull Durham

    1988, in 8 top lists Check
  18. 50 -

    Sleepless in Seattle

    1993, in 8 top lists Check
  19. 40 -

    Sing Street

    2016, in 3 top lists Check
  20. 100 -2

    The Lobster

    2015, in 7 top lists Check
  21. 73 -

    Roxanne

    1987, in 2 top lists Check
  22. 54 -

    Appropriate Behavior

    2014 — a.k.a. Appropriate Behaviour, in 3 top lists Check
  23. 71 -

    Notting Hill

    1999, in 6 top lists Check
  24. 78 -

    While You Were Sleeping

    1995, in 2 top lists Check
  25. 67 -

    But I'm a Cheerleader

    1999, in 3 top lists Check
  26. 81 -1

    The Wedding Singer

    1998, in 3 top lists Check
  27. 33 -

    Born Yesterday

    1950, in 10 top lists Check
  28. 47 -

    Silver Linings Playbook

    2012, in 7 top lists Check
  29. 30 -

    Clueless

    1995, in 8 top lists Check
  30. 17 -

    Moonrise Kingdom

    2012, in 9 top lists Check
  31. 85 -1

    Beginners

    2010, in 2 top lists Check
  32. 74 -

    10 Things I Hate About You

    1999, in 2 top lists Check
  33. 64 -

    Splash

    1983, in 3 top lists Check
  34. 70 -

    Lars and the Real Girl

    2007, in 1 top list Check
  35. 76 -

    Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge

    1995, in 5 top lists Check
  36. 20 -

    Pretty Woman

    1990, in 12 top lists Check
  37. 52 -

    Xi yan

    1993 — a.k.a. The Wedding Banquet, in 9 top lists Check
  38. 59 -

    Moonstruck

    1987, in 10 top lists Check
  39. 31 -

    Four Weddings and a Funeral

    1994, in 13 top lists Check
  40. 58 -

    Bridesmaids

    2011, in 8 top lists Check
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    Adam's Rib

    1949, in 8 top lists Check
  42. 84 -1

    Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

    2010, in 6 top lists Check
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    A Matter of Life and Death

    1946, in 22 top lists Check
  44. 28 -

    Knocked Up

    2007, in 4 top lists Check
  45. 29 -

    Bridget Jones's Diary

    2001, in 3 top lists Check
  46. 56 -

    My Big Fat Greek Wedding

    2002, in 3 top lists Check
  47. 63 -

    Forgetting Sarah Marshall

    2008, 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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    There's Something About Mary

    1998, in 11 top lists Check
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    Juno

    2007, in 12 top lists Check
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