Want to know the Best Romantic Comedy Movies statistically speaking? Well that is what you are going to get here! Our movie database has ranked over 36,000 movies using box office grosses, critic reviews, audience voting and award recognition. A quick search through our database showed over 3,000 Romantic Comedy movies. The following table shows, statistically speaking, the Top 100 Romantic Comedy Movies. Is your favorite missing? Just comment below and we will check to see if it has the stats to bump one of these movies of the list. This page comes from a request by Shay D.
Romantic Comedy Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
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| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
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| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 1 | The Apartment (1960) AA Best Picture Win |
Jack Lemmon & Shirley MacLaine |
19.00 | 344.2 | 344.20 | 8 | 87 | 10 / 05 | 99.9 | |
| 2 | Annie Hall (1977) AA Best Picture Win |
Woody Allen & Diane Keaton |
48.90 | 274.1 | 274.10 | 11 | 92 | 05 / 04 | 99.9 | |
| 3 | It Happened One Night (1934) AA Best Picture Win |
Clark Gable & Claudette Colbert |
5.20 | 282.8 | 466.60 | 3 | 90 | 05 / 05 | 99.9 | |
| 4 | Shakespeare in Love (1998) AA Best Picture Win |
Ben Affleck & Judi Dench |
100.30 | 267.4 | 771.10 | 17 | 70 | 13 / 07 | 99.7 | |
| 5 | The Philadelphia Story (1940) AA Best Picture Nom |
Cary Grant & James Stewart |
6.80 | 302.8 | 415.70 | 7 | 91 | 06 / 02 | 99.6 | |
| 7 | Roman Holiday (1953) AA Best Picture Nom |
Gregory Peck & Audrey Hepburn |
9.10 | 189.4 | 189.40 | 18 | 89 | 10 / 03 | 99.6 | |
| 6 | Tootsie (1982) AA Best Picture Nom |
Dustin Hoffman & Jessica Lange |
167.20 | 710.9 | 876.70 | 2 | 87 | 10 / 01 | 99.6 | |
| 9 | Silver Linings Playbook (2012) AA Best Picture Nom |
Jennifer Lawrence & Bradley Cooper |
132.10 | 207.4 | 371.30 | 23 | 87 | 08 / 01 | 99.5 | |
| 8 | Some Like It Hot (1959) | Jack Lemmon & Marilyn Monroe |
23.20 | 483.8 | 483.80 | 5 | 93 | 06 / 01 | 99.5 | |
| 11 | The Awful Truth (1937) AA Best Picture Nom |
Cary Grant & Irene Dunne |
4.20 | 204.3 | 204.30 | 36 | 86 | 06 / 01 | 99.4 | |
| 10 | Moonstruck (1987) AA Best Picture Nom |
Cher & Nicolas Cage |
80.60 | 257.8 | 257.80 | 5 | 84 | 06 / 03 | 99.3 | |
| 12 | Jerry Maguire (1996) AA Best Picture Nom |
Tom Cruise & Renée Zellweger |
154.00 | 435.4 | 773.60 | 4 | 82 | 05 / 01 | 99.1 | |
| 13 | Born Yesterday (1950) AA Best Picture Nom |
William Holden & Judy Holliday |
11.80 | 306.2 | 306.20 | 5 | 81 | 05 / 01 | 99.0 | |
| 14 | The Goodbye Girl (1977) AA Best Picture Nom |
Richard Dreyfuss | 91.00 | 510.1 | 510.10 | 4 | 80 | 05 / 01 | 98.9 | |
| 18 | Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) | Audrey Hepburn | 12.00 | 202.7 | 202.70 | 17 | 84 | 05 / 02 | 98.8 | |
| 15 | Pillow Talk (1959) | Rock Hudson & Doris Day |
22.20 | 463.1 | 463.10 | 6 | 83 | 05 / 01 | 98.6 | |
| 16 | Charade (1963) | Cary Grant & Audrey Hepburn |
18.70 | 272.5 | 272.50 | 8 | 88 | 01 / 00 | 98.6 | |
| 21 | The Lady Eve (1941) | Henry Fonda & Barbara Stanwyck |
4.50 | 201.6 | 201.60 | 36 | 87 | 01 / 00 | 98.6 | |
| 17 | Groundhog Day (1993) | Bill Murray & Directed by Harold Ramis |
70.90 | 214.1 | 214.10 | 13 | 87 | 00 / 00 | 98.5 | |
| 24 | Working Girl (1988) AA Best Picture Nom |
Harrison Ford & Sigourney Weaver |
63.80 | 194.0 | 313.10 | 11 | 77 | 06 / 01 | 98.4 | |
| 19 | Knocked Up (2007) | Seth Rogen & Paul Rudd |
148.80 | 270.3 | 398.00 | 13 | 86 | 00 / 00 | 98.3 | |
| 20 | Enchanted (2007) | Amy Adams | 127.80 | 232.2 | 618.60 | 19 | 83 | 03 / 00 | 98.2 | |
| 25 | Broadcast News (1987) AA Best Picture Nom |
William Hurt & Holly Hunter |
51.20 | 163.8 | 215.30 | 18 | 85 | 07 / 00 | 98.1 | |
| 22 | Arthur (1981) | Dudley Moore & Liza Minnelli |
107.70 | 484.2 | 484.20 | 3 | 78 | 04 / 02 | 98.0 | |
| 23 | When Harry Met Sally... (1989) | Billy Crystal & Meg Ryan |
92.80 | 292.3 | 292.30 | 12 | 83 | 01 / 00 | 97.9 | |
| 30 | Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) AA Best Picture Nom |
Hugh Grant & Andie MacDowell |
52.70 | 161.5 | 752.80 | 21 | 86 | 02 / 00 | 97.6 | |
| 26 | How To Marry a Millionaire (1953) | Marilyn Monroe | 22.10 | 460.9 | 460.90 | 6 | 80 | 01 / 00 | 97.4 | |
| 27 | Father Goose (1964) | Cary Grant & Leslie Caron |
17.10 | 228.0 | 228.00 | 8 | 77 | 03 / 01 | 97.3 | |
| 28 | As Good as It Gets (1997) | Jack Nicholson & Helen Hunt |
148.50 | 404.4 | 855.60 | 6 | 73 | 07 / 02 | 97.2 | |
| 29 | Lover Come Back (1961) | Rock Hudson & Doris Day |
24.30 | 410.2 | 410.20 | 7 | 79 | 01 / 00 | 97.0 | |
| 31 | Splash (1984) | Tom Hanks & Directed by Ron Howard |
69.80 | 259.8 | 259.80 | 10 | 78 | 01 / 00 | 96.9 | |
| 32 | His Girl Friday (1940) | Cary Grant & Rosalind Russell |
5.10 | 227.2 | 227.20 | 15 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 96.8 | |
| 33 | Cactus Flower (1969) | Walter Matthau & Ingrid Bergman |
33.90 | 298.0 | 298.00 | 9 | 76 | 01 / 01 | 96.7 | |
| 34 | The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005) | Steve Carell & Paul Rudd |
109.40 | 213.8 | 346.40 | 19 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 96.6 | |
| 35 | Crazy Rich Asians (2018) | Henry Golding | 174.50 | 238.2 | 325.50 | 17 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 96.3 | |
| 36 | There's Something About Mary (1998) | Ben Stiller & Cameron Diaz |
176.50 | 470.4 | 985.80 | 3 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 96.2 | |
| 41 | My Favorite Wife (1940) | Cary Grant & Irene Dunne |
4.10 | 185.2 | 262.00 | 30 | 78 | 03 / 00 | 96.2 | |
| 37 | While You Were Sleeping (1995) | Sandra Bullock & Bill Pullman |
81.10 | 232.9 | 523.20 | 15 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 96.1 | |
| 38 | Notting Hill (1999) | Hugh Grant & Julia Roberts |
116.10 | 286.8 | 898.90 | 16 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 95.8 | |
| 39 | Sleepless in Seattle (1993) | Tom Hanks & Meg Ryan |
126.70 | 382.5 | 687.80 | 5 | 74 | 02 / 00 | 95.8 | |
| 40 | The Thrill of It All (1963) | Doris Day & James Garner |
15.70 | 228.4 | 228.40 | 14 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 95.5 | |
| 44 | Bringing Up Baby (1938) | Cary Grant & Katharine Hepburn |
3.20 | 150.2 | 235.20 | 58 | 88 | 00 / 00 | 95.3 | |
| 42 | Something's Gotta Give (2003) | Jack Nicholson & Diane Keaton |
124.70 | 258.6 | 552.90 | 16 | 71 | 01 / 00 | 95.1 | |
| 43 | That Touch of Mink (1962) | Cary Grant & Doris Day |
24.30 | 404.8 | 404.80 | 5 | 69 | 03 / 00 | 95.1 | |
| 51 | Bull Durham (1988) | Kevin Costner & Susan Sarandon |
50.90 | 154.8 | 154.80 | 18 | 83 | 01 / 00 | 94.6 | |
| 45 | Foul Play (1978) | Goldie Hawn & Chevy Chase |
45.00 | 240.4 | 240.40 | 10 | 69 | 01 / 00 | 94.5 | |
| 46 | Move Over, Darling (1963) | Doris Day & James Garner |
17.40 | 253.3 | 253.30 | 9 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 94.4 | |
| 47 | Crocodile Dundee (1986) | Paul Hogan | 171.50 | 577.8 | 1,094.70 | 2 | 68 | 01 / 00 | 94.3 | |
| 54 | The American President (1995) | Michael Douglas & Annette Bening |
60.10 | 172.6 | 310.00 | 29 | 78 | 01 / 00 | 94.3 | |
| 48 | Pretty Woman (1990) | Julia Roberts & Richard Gere |
178.40 | 527.2 | 1,369.40 | 4 | 68 | 01 / 00 | 94.2 | |
| 49 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) | Nia Vardalos & John Corbett |
241.40 | 520.3 | 794.70 | 5 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 94.0 | |
| 50 | Hitch (2005) | Will Smith | 179.50 | 350.6 | 718.90 | 11 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 93.7 | |
| 52 | Seems Like Old Times (1980) | Goldie Hawn & Chevy Chase |
44.00 | 211.5 | 211.50 | 19 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 93.6 | |
| 53 | The Wedding Singer (1998) | Adam Sandler & Drew Barrymore |
80.20 | 213.9 | 328.60 | 23 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 93.4 | |
| 55 | You've Got Mail (1998) | Tom Hanks & Meg Ryan |
115.80 | 308.7 | 668.50 | 13 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 93.0 | |
| 57 | Victor Victoria (1982) | Julie Andrews & James Garner |
28.20 | 120.0 | 120.00 | 26 | 84 | 07 / 01 | 92.9 | |
| 56 | My Best Friend's Wedding (1997) | Julia Roberts & Cameron Diaz |
127.10 | 346.2 | 815.00 | 8 | 63 | 01 / 00 | 92.2 | |
| 58 | Clueless (1995) | Paul Rudd | 56.60 | 162.7 | 222.20 | 32 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 92.1 | |
| 59 | Send Me No Flowers (1964) | Doris Day & Rock Hudson |
12.90 | 171.0 | 171.00 | 15 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 92.1 | |
| 60 | Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) | Renée Zellweger & Hugh Grant |
71.50 | 158.3 | 623.70 | 31 | 75 | 01 / 00 | 91.8 | |
| 61 | Trainwreck (2015) | Amy Schumer & Bill Hader |
110.20 | 163.4 | 208.80 | 27 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 91.8 | |
| 67 | Waiting to Exhale (1995) | Whitney Houston & Angela Bassett |
67.10 | 192.7 | 234.10 | 26 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 90.8 | |
| 65 | The Shop Around the Corner (1940) | James Stewart | 2.40 | 107.1 | 107.10 | 81 | 88 | 00 / 00 | 90.5 | |
| 69 | It's Complicated (2009) | Meryl Streep & Steve Martin |
112.70 | 187.9 | 365.20 | 27 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 90.2 | |
| 62 | Sweet Home Alabama (2002) | Reese Witherspoon & Candice Bergen |
127.20 | 274.2 | 389.30 | 19 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 90.2 | |
| 68 | The Princess Bride (1987) | Cary Elwes & Robin Wright |
30.90 | 98.7 | 99.30 | 39 | 88 | 01 / 00 | 89.9 | |
| 63 | Look Who's Talking (1989) | John Travolta & Bruce Willis |
140.10 | 441.1 | 935.10 | 5 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 89.9 | |
| 64 | What Women Want (2000) | Mel Gibson & Helen Hunt |
182.80 | 424.0 | 867.60 | 5 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 89.9 | |
| 66 | The Proposal (2009) | Sandra Bullock & Ryan Reynolds |
164.00 | 273.3 | 529.00 | 16 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 89.5 | |
| 72 | Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011) | Steve Carell & Ryan Gosling |
84.40 | 133.0 | 225.20 | 36 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 89.4 | |
| 71 | Desk Set (1957) | Spencer Tracy & Katharine Hepburn |
4.90 | 108.4 | 108.40 | 49 | 84 | 00 / 00 | 89.4 | |
| 73 | Doc Hollywood (1991) | Michael J. Fox & Woody Harrelson |
54.80 | 162.8 | 162.80 | 23 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 89.3 | |
| 70 | The Secret of My Succe$s (1987) | Michael J. Fox | 67.00 | 214.2 | 214.20 | 8 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 88.8 | |
| 76 | Roxanne (1987) | Steve Martin | 40.10 | 128.0 | 128.00 | 28 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 88.7 | |
| 74 | Her (2013) AA Best Picture Nom |
Joaquin Phoenix & Scarlett Johansson |
25.60 | 39.3 | 72.80 | 100 | 91 | 05 / 01 | 88.2 | |
| 75 | How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003) | Kate Hudson & Matthew McConaughey |
105.80 | 219.3 | 367.70 | 24 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 87.9 | |
| 77 | About a Boy (2002) | Hugh Grant | 41.40 | 89.2 | 281.40 | 59 | 83 | 01 / 00 | 87.1 | |
| 79 | Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008) | Mila Kunis & Paul Rudd |
63.20 | 110.0 | 183.10 | 50 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 87.1 | |
| 80 | Two Weeks Notice (2002) | Sandra Bullock & Hugh Grant |
93.40 | 201.2 | 429.00 | 27 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 86.9 | |
| 78 | Say Anything... (1989) | John Cusack | 20.80 | 65.4 | 65.40 | 49 | 90 | 00 / 00 | 86.7 | |
| 81 | Amélie (2001) | Audrey Tautou & Mathieu Kassovitz |
33.20 | 73.5 | 385.50 | 71 | 81 | 05 / 00 | 85.7 | |
| 84 | Love Actually (2003) | Hugh Grant & Martine McCutcheon |
59.70 | 123.7 | 511.90 | 49 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 85.6 | |
| 83 | America's Sweethearts (2001) | Julia Roberts & John Cusack |
93.60 | 207.1 | 305.70 | 23 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 85.5 | |
| 82 | The Big Sick (2017) | Kumail Nanjiani & Zoe Kazan |
42.90 | 59.7 | 73.80 | 64 | 88 | 01 / 00 | 85.4 | |
| 86 | Never Been Kissed (1999) | Drew Barrymore | 55.50 | 137.0 | 208.90 | 43 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 84.8 | |
| 85 | L.A. Story (1991) | Steve Martin | 28.90 | 85.7 | 85.70 | 45 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 84.7 | |
| 87 | Grosse Pointe Blank (1997) | John Cusack | 28.10 | 76.5 | 84.60 | 73 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 84.0 | |
| 88 | Love, Simon (2018) | Nick Robinson & Jennifer Garner |
40.80 | 55.7 | 81.20 | 73 | 84 | 00 / 00 | 82.6 | |
| 89 | Sixteen Candles (1984) | Molly Ringwald & Directed by John Hughes |
23.70 | 88.1 | 88.10 | 45 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 82.4 | |
| 91 | Think Like a Man (2012) | Kevin Hart & Gabrielle Union |
91.50 | 143.8 | 150.90 | 34 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 82.2 | |
| 90 | 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) | Heath Ledger | 38.20 | 94.3 | 132.10 | 53 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 81.9 | |
| 92 | He's Just Not That Into You (2009) | Bradley Cooper & Jennifer Aniston |
94.00 | 156.6 | 298.10 | 33 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 81.9 | |
| 93 | 27 Dresses (2008) | Katherine Heigl & James Marsden |
76.80 | 133.7 | 279.00 | 42 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 81.5 | |
| 95 | 13 Going on 30 (2004) | Jennifer Garner & Mark Ruffalo |
57.20 | 115.2 | 194.20 | 56 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 80.9 | |
| 94 | Tin Men (1987) | Richard Dreyfuss & Danny Devito |
25.40 | 81.2 | 81.20 | 46 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 80.7 | |
| 96 | Love & Basketball (2000) | Sanaa Lathan & Omar Epps |
27.50 | 63.7 | 64.30 | 84 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 80.3 | |
| 97 | Music and Lyrics (2007) | Hugh Grant & Drew Barrymore |
50.60 | 91.9 | 265.10 | 52 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 78.5 | |
| 98 | She's Gotta Have It (1986) | Directed by Spike Lee | 7.10 | 24.0 | 24.00 | 85 | 84 | 00 / 00 | 77.3 | |
| 99 | Overboard (1987) | Goldie Hawn & Kurt Russell |
26.70 | 85.4 | 85.40 | 43 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 77.1 | |
| 100 | How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998) | Angela Bassett & Taye Diggs |
37.70 | 100.4 | 100.40 | 54 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 76.8 |
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Good work! What’s Up Doc? The Owl and the Pussycat. The Good Fairy, Houseboat all seem like they should fit on the list.
Are romanic comedies a dying genre? When I was updating this page I looked at my 2019 page and saw very few rom coms. And the ones I found did not do very well…the Longshot being the one that scored the best. And that one did not crack this Top 100. Then I looked at this weekend’s Valentine movies in theaters…you got Sonic The Hedgehog (computer animated kids movie) Fantasy Island (horror spin of classic telelvision show), The Photograph (a drama about love told in many stories) and Downhill (a Will Ferrell movie based on an international film that was far from funny). Where is Maid in Manhatten? Where is Notting Hill? I think this genre is in serious trouble. And now I start my 14 hour school day.
My tally is 64.
Hey WoC….very impressive tally count.