Netflix Has So Many Rom-Coms Streaming Right Now
Love: the most dangerous four-letter word in the dictionary. And the culprit behind every embarrassing yet adorable rom-com ever made. These are the best, sappiest romantic comedies on Netflix. Happy streaming! (Plus, check out the most romantic movies on Netflix.)
She's Gotta Have It (1986) Watch Now
Spike Lee’s first feature film follows Nola Darling (Tracy Camilla Johns), a sexually-liberated woman who refuses to commit to one man. –Alexis Jones
Sliding Doors (1998) Watch Now
All subway riders know catching the right train makes all the difference. And Helen Quilley (Gwyneth Paltrow) can attest to that. She’s a woman stuck in two realities: In the first, she catches her boyfriend cheating on her. In the second, she arrives home after the woman has left. The fate of her relationship boils down to which train she makes. –AJ
Punch-Drunk Love (2002) Watch Now
Adam Sandler gets in touch with his inner art house to lead a dark comedy about a troubled businessman juggling sisters, romance, and crooks. It’s quirky, but know this is entirely a Paul Thomas Anderson affair. No silly Sandler jokes here. –DeAnna Janes
Monster-in-Law (2005) Watch Now
Jennifer Lopez and Jane Fonda go head to head in this romantic comedy about a mother- and daughter-in-law who can’t seem to get along. Fonda’s character, Viola, has just been released from an anger management clinic when her only son announces he’s getting married. And thus, the antics begins. –AJ
The Break-Up (2006) Watch Now
It’s not the War of the Roses, but Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn take petty to the next level in this romantic comedy about a couple who've just broken up-but both refuse to leave the apartment. Let the games begin. –AJ
Definitely, Maybe (2008) Watch Now
Whatever happened to Goodnight Moon? Definitely, Maybe is one hell of a bedtime story as Will Hayes (Ryan Reynolds) recounts three of his past romantic relationships to his daughter (Abigail Breslin) after she insists on hearing the story of how he and her mother met. And in a fun twist, Will changes the names of all three women, so his daughter has to guess which one became his wife. –AJ
Mamma Mia! (2008) Watch Now
Three ex-boyfriends on one doorstep-love triangles don’t get more complicated than this. Panic ensues to the tune of several Abba songs when Donna (Meryl Streep) learns her daughter Sophie (Amanda Seyfried) invited three of her past flings to her wedding. And don’t forget: One of these men could be Sophie’s long-lost father. –AJ
Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009) Watch Now
Following an underwhelming date night, a couple struggling to make marriage work witnesses a murder and is forced to move to Wyoming. Sarah Jessica Parker and Hugh Grant play this wealthy displaced couple whose respite away from the city might be just what their marriage needs. –AJ
The Switch (2010) Watch Now
Wally (Jason Bateman) reunites with Kassie (Jennifer Aniston) seven years after drunkenly swapping her donor’s sperm for his at an insemination party-and Wally can’t help but notice the uncanny resemblance between himself and Kassie’s son. This might be the one thing best friends can’t forgive. –AJ
Man Up (2015) Watch Now
Write, direct, act, roll the perfect R in a Russian accent-Lake Bell can do it all. Add to that list impersonating a blind date and winning over the guy who was meant for someone else, which is exactly what happens in Ben Palmer’s rom-com, which co-stars Simon Pegg and reinvents the “meet cute." –DJ
Sleeping with Other People (2015) Watch Now
Twelve years after their college one-night stand, Jake and Lainey are having sex with everyone but each other. It’s actually their separate sexual encounters that lead to their reunion at a sex therapy group. But the two agree sex between them would be a mistake, and instead become involved in something even more dangerous: love. –AJ
The Incredible Jessica James (2017) Watch Now
2 Dope Queens’ Jessica Williams brings her dry humor and charm to Jessica James, which follows a New York theater teacher through the post-breakup dating world. During a Tinder date, the newly-single Jessica can’t stop talking about her ex-and lucky for her, neither can her date. Such a perfect match. –AJ
Alex Strangelove (2018) Watch Now
Alex Strangelove (Daniel Doheny) assumed he was straight, and that sex with his high school girlfriend was inevitable-until one flirtatious encounter with another boy makes him consider an alternative future, and he’s forced to face the truth. –AJ
Candy Jar (2018) Watch Now
Lona (Sami Gayle), an introverted academic raised by a single, working-class mom is forced to co-captain the debate team with her pompous and wealthy classmate, Bennett (Jacob Latimore). In working together, the two high schoolers learn that winning arguments isn’t all they have in common. –AJ
Ibiza (2018) Watch Now
It's the rom-com version of The Hangover-minus the Mike Tyson face tattoo. Ibiza follows Harper (Gillian Jacobson), a young business woman sent to Spain to close an important international deal. But Harper’s trip is derailed when her two best friends tag along and they embark on an impromptu trip leading to a night of sex, drugs, and falling in love. –AJ
The Kissing Booth (2018) Watch Now
Shelly Evans (Joey King) and Lee Flynn (Joel Courtney) are the type of friends who could finish each other sentences, taking BFF to an annoyingly unattainable level-choreographed dance routines and all. That is, until Shelly falls in love with Lee’s older brother, and their friendship is forever changed. –AJ
Set It Up (2018) Watch Now
Harper (Zoey Deutch) and Charlie (Glen Powell) are eager to play cupid for their overly-demanding bosses. But after several missed shots, it’s Harper and Charlie who’ve been hit by love arrow. –AJ
Sierra Burgess Is a Loser (2018) Watch Now
And the swooning continues. Noah Centineo is back at it again, this time as love interest to Sierra Burgess, a timid high schooler who pretends to be someone else when the most popular guy in school mistakes her for his crush over a series of traded text messages. –AJ
To All The Boys I've Loved Before (2018) Watch Now
Secret love letters and a mischievous little sister … What could possibly go wrong? In the case of Laura Jean Covey (Lana Candor)-everything. Especially if the most popular guy in school, Peter Kavinsky (Noah Centineo), is one of the recipients. –AJ
When We First Met (2018) Watch Now
The friend zone is like your favorite pair of skinny jeans-comfortable when you're in them, but way too hard to get out of. So when Noah (Adam Devine) gets the chance to turn back time to the moment he was friend-zoned by his good friend Avery (Alexandra Daddario), he jumps on it. But he eventually realizes she was never his to have. –AJ
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