What is the best romantic comedy of all time?

By YPB Team

From sharp-witted New York banter to feel-good British charm, these rom-coms have defined what falling in love on screen looks like. Which gets your heart?

  1. When Harry Met Sally — ranked #11
    When Harry Met Sally
    Rob Reiner's 1989 witty Nora Ephron-scripted classic exploring whether men and women can truly be just friends.
  2. Annie Hall — ranked #22
    Annie Hall
    Woody Allen's 1977 Oscar-winning landmark that reinvented the romantic comedy with meta-narrative structure and deadpan wit.
  3. Notting Hill — ranked #33
    Notting Hill
    Roger Michell's 1999 charming British rom-com about a London bookshop owner who falls for a global movie star.
  4. Pretty Woman — ranked #44
    Pretty Woman
    Garry Marshall's 1990 modern Cinderella story starring Richard Gere and Julia Roberts that became a defining rom-com of its era.
  5. Four Weddings and a Funeral — ranked #55
    Four Weddings and a Funeral
    Mike Newell's 1994 British charmer following a commitment-phobic man who keeps falling for the same American woman at social events.
  6. Clueless — ranked #66
    Clueless
    Amy Heckerling's 1995 sharp and affectionate Jane Austen adaptation set in Beverly Hills high school culture.
  7. 10 Things I Hate About You — ranked #77
    10 Things I Hate About You
    Gil Junger's 1999 witty Shakespeare Taming of the Shrew update set in a modern high school with a sharp feminist edge.
  8. Sleepless in Seattle — ranked #88
    Sleepless in Seattle
    Nora Ephron's 1993 feel-good romance built around longing, radio confessions, and fate across a continent.
  9. Hitch — ranked #99
    Hitch
    Andy Tennant's 2005 slick romantic comedy with Will Smith as a professional "date doctor" who meets his match.
  10. Crazy, Stupid, Love — ranked #1010
    Crazy, Stupid, Love
    Glenn Ficarra and John Requa's 2011 warm ensemble rom-com weaving multiple love stories through comedy and heartbreak.
  11. Bridget Jones's Diary — ranked #1111
    Bridget Jones's Diary
    Sharon Maguire's 2001 British favorite following a lovable thirty-something navigating career and two very different suitors.
  12. My Best Friend's Wedding — ranked #1212
    My Best Friend's Wedding
    P.J. Hogan's 1997 subversive rom-com about a woman trying to sabotage her best friend's wedding when she realizes she loves him.
  13. The Philadelphia Story — ranked #1313
    The Philadelphia Story
    George Cukor's 1940 screwball classic featuring Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, and James Stewart in a battle of wit and love.
  14. Roman Holiday — ranked #1414
    Roman Holiday
    William Wyler's 1953 enchanting story of a princess escaping royal duties for a day of adventure with an American journalist in Rome.
  15. La La Land — ranked #1515
    La La Land
    Damien Chazelle's 2016 bittersweet musical romance following an actress and a jazz musician chasing dreams in Los Angeles.

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