The basic plot of a Romantic Comedy is that two protagonists, usually a man and a woman, meet, part ways due to an argument or other obstacle, then ultimately reunite. Sometimes the two protagonists meet and become involved initially, then must confront challenges to their union. Sometimes the two protagonists are hesitant to become romantically involved because they believe that they do not like each other, because one of them already has a partner, or because of social pressures. However, the screenwriters leave clues that suggest that the characters are, in fact, attracted to each other and that they would be a good love match. The protagonists often separate or seek time apart to sort out their feelings or deal with the external obstacles to their being together.
Early romantic comedies
Girl Shy (1924)
City Lights (1931)
Trouble in Paradise (1932)
No Man of Her Own (1932)
It Happened One Night (1934)
Modern Times (1936))
My Man Godfrey (1936)
The Awful Truth (1937)
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
Holiday (1938)
Ninotchka (1939)
His Girl Friday (1940)
The Philadelphia Story (1940)
The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
Ball of Fire (1941)
Later romantic comedies
Carry On Loving (1970)
Annie Hall (1977)
Romancing the Stone (1984)
Pretty in Pink (1986)
Moonstruck (1987)
The Princess Bride (1987)
Overboard (1987)
Working Girl (1988)
When Harry Met Sally (1989)
Pretty Woman (1990)
The Cutting Edge (1992)
Groundhog Day (1993)
Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
French Kiss (1995)
While You Were Sleeping (1995)
Sabrina (1995)
Beautiful Girls (1996)
The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996)
One Fine Day (1996)
As Good as It Gets (1997)
Picture Perfect (1997)
Overnight Delivery (1998)
The Wedding Singer (1998)
You've Got Mail (1998)
Six Days Seven Nights (1998)
10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
Au Pair (1999)
Never Been Kissed (1999)
Notting Hill (1999)
She's All That (1999)
Miss Congeniality (2000)
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