#26 Jab We Met (2007)
Changing fortunes await wealthy but dejected industrialist Aditya when he meets a spirited chatterbox named Geet on a train. Geet’s on her way to elope with her secret beau, but fate has other plans.
Content Note: TV-14
#27 Jane the Virgin (2014-2019)
After vowing to remain chaste until marriage, Jane Villanueva learns she’s pregnant due to a medical slip-up and has to rethink her future.
Content Note: TV-14
#28 Leap Year (2010)
Anna chooses February 29 to propose marriage to her “perfect” boyfriend, Jeremy, sure he’ll accept because of an Irish custom. But after meeting charming innkeeper Declan en route to Dublin, Anna must evaluate her original plans.
Content Note: PG
#29 Love Per Square Foot (2018)
Individually, bank employees Sanjay and Karina don’t earn enough to be able to buy a home, so they decide to enter into a marriage of convenience.
Content Note: TV-14
#30 Larry Crowne (2011)
After he’s laid off from his longtime job at a soulless retail giant, average middle-aged guy Larry Crowne decides it’s time to change his life by heading back to college, where he finds a new perspective — and a new romance with a professor.
Content Note: PG-13
#31 Love Actually (2003)
Writer-director Richard Curtis’s charming treatise on romance and relationships is an all-star ensemble comedy that tells 10 separate (but intertwining) London love stories, leading up to a spirited climax on Christmas Eve.
Content Note: Rated R for sexuality, nudity, and language.
#32 Mamma Mia (2008)
On the idyllic Greek isle of Kalokairi, single mom Donna Sheridan (Meryl Streep) goes into a tizzy when her bride-to-be daughter (Amanda Seyfried), in a bid to learn her father’s identity, invites three of Donna’s ex-lovers to the wedding. Buoyed by the tunes of ABBA, this effervescent yarn — a Golden Globe nominee for Best Picture (Comedy or Musical) — also stars Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth and Stellan Skarsgård as the trio of potential dads.
Content Note: PG-13
#33 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries (2012-2015)
Photo: ABC
Get ready to immerse yourself in the opulent, exciting and sometimes dangerous world of Australia’s leading lady, Det. Phryne Fisher.
Content Note: TV-14
#34 New Girl (2011-)
Still rebounding from a breakup, Jessica Day moves in with three single guys, all of whom are ready to help her understand the ways of the world.
Content Note:
#35 No Reservations (2007)
Kate, an uptight chef, finds her life turned upside down when her sister dies in a car accident and she becomes her niece’s sole guardian. The arrival of an unpredictable sous chef at her restaurant adds to the chaos.
Content Note: PG
#36 Oh My Ghost (2015)
Possessed by the ghost of a lustful virgin, a timid assistant chef becomes confidently libidinous, drawing the attention of a haughty culinary star.
Content Note: TV-14
#37 Penelope (2006)
In this modern-day fairy tale, a young woman cursed with the nose of a pig lives her entire life in seclusion — until an unlikely beau stumbles onto the scene and convinces her to celebrate her inner beauty.
Content Note: PG
#38 The Princess Diaries/Princess Diaries 2
The life of gawky Mia Thermopolis changes drastically after learning she’s the heir to a European principality’s throne. But as her royal grandmother schools Mia on conducting herself with gracious disdain, she ends up at odds with her best friend.
Content Note: G
#39 P.S. I Love You (2007)
When she loses her beloved husband, Gerry, to a brain tumor, grieving widow Holly Kennedy learns that he left a series of letters behind to help her cope with the pain of living without him.
Content Note:
#40 Reply 1994 & Reply 1997
All hailing from various parts of Korea, a group of college students go from being complete strangers to a big happy family at a Seoul boarding house.
Netflix Synopsis for 1997: As a teen, Shi Won was obsessed with a boy band. Now 33 years old, Shi Won and her friends are reviving their memories as their school reunion nears.
Content Note: TV-14
#41 Set it Up (2018)
In desperate need of a break from the office, two beleaguered assistants team up to trick their workaholic bosses into falling in love.
Content Note: TV-14
#42 Sliding Doors (1998)
Two different universes unfold in this fantasy about alternate realities, the reliability of subway schedules and fate’s role in shaping lives.
Content Note: PG-13
#43 Something New (2006)
Struggling with her personal life, black career woman Kenya agrees to a blind date with a sexy, free-spirited landscape architect. Her new love interest is white, which isn’t necessarily a deal-breaker, until she meets a seemingly perfect black man.
Content Note:
#44 Stardust (2007)
To win his true love’s heart, wide-eyed Tristan Thorn journeys to a forbidden realm to retrieve a fallen star that has taken human form. But the star is being pursued by an evil witch and others looking to possess her celestial powers.
Content Note: PG-13
#45 Strictly Ballroom (1992)
Dumped by his partner just before a major dance competition, gifted hoofer Scott Hastings (Paul Mercurio) is forced to take a graceless neophyte (Tara Morice) as his new partner. But much to everyone’s surprise, Scott soon turns his unpromising protégé into a topnotch dancer. Bill Hunter, Pat Thomson, Gia Carides and Barry Otto also star in this quirky, engaging tale from Aussie director Baz Luhrmann.
Content Note: PG
#46 Strong Girl Bong-soon (2017)
Born with supernatural strength, Bong–soon fights evil and procures justice while getting tangled in a love triangle with her CEO boss and cop crush.
Content Note: TV-14
#47 To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before (2018)
When her secret love letters somehow get mailed to each of her five crushes, Lara Jean finds her quiet high school existence turned upside down.
Content Note: TV-14
#48 Unleashed (2017)
With only her cat, Ajax, and dog, Summit, in tow, Emma moves to San Francisco in the wake of a disastrous romance. But her life takes a surprising turn when a cosmic occurrence magically transforms her beloved pets into two handsome human suitors.
Content Note: TV-14
#49 The Wedding Party (2016)
As their big day arrives, a couple’s lavish wedding plans turn into a nightmare of exes, fighting parents and uninvited guests.
Content Note: TV-14
#50 White Christmas (1954)
Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye play war buddies turned entertainers who fall for two sisters. The boys follow the girls to a resort owned by their former commanding officer, and he’s in danger of losing the place.
Content Note: NR but would likely be PG.
COMING SOON
Coming soon in September 2018 are quite a few more romantic comedies also worth watching. So, for your viewing pleasure, they are Sierra Burgess is a Loser, Nappily Ever After, The Breakfast Club, Groundhog Day, Sydney White, and my personal favorite, Two Weeks Notice.
What romantic comedies do you plan to watch on Netflix? Leave a comment below and let me know!
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Gah!! So many great films on this list and I’ve seen most of them. But I wouldn’t mind watching them again.