Rom Com, a list by David Boyes

75

/15892/

71

/7213/

3.5

/964042/

64

/229/

72

/927665/

55

/41/

3.5

age 15+

Eight very different couples deal with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London.

86

8.8

/2458839/

85

/54101/

84

/29076/

4.2

/3409579/

75

/157/

95

/92568/

82

/21/

4.0

age 13+

A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But despite all he has achieved, his one true love eludes him.

82

7.4

/258407/

72

/11001/

71

/2854/

3.8

/2228755/

93

/352/

85

/490/

91

/62/

4.0

age 17+

A young sex worker from Brooklyn gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairytale is threatened as his parents set out to get the marriage annulled.

83

7.8

/381726/

75

/14323/

77

/5189/

4.0

/2368920/

92

/383/

80

/661/

88

/62/

4.0

age 17+

Brought back to life by an unorthodox scientist, a young woman runs off with a lawyer on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, she grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation.

72

7.4

/439837/

77

/14825/

75

/8682/

4.0

/3280513/

72

/93/

69

/987442/

70

/26/

2.5

age 13+

On the first day at his new school, Cameron instantly falls for Bianca, the gorgeous girl of his dreams. The only problem is that Bianca is forbidden to date until her ill-tempered, completely un-dateable older sister Kat goes out, too. In an attempt to solve his problem, Cameron singles out the only guy who could possibly be a match for Kat: a mysterious bad boy with a nasty reputation of his own.

83

8.6

/802823/

86

/13315/

84

/13713/

4.4

/670938/

80

/92/

96

/15224/

58

/32/

3.5

age 13+

A touching story of an Italian book seller of Jewish ancestry who lives in his own little fairy tale. His creative and happy life would come to an abrupt halt when his entire family is deported to a concentration camp during World War II. While locked up he tries to convince his son that the whole thing is just a game.

74

7.4

/607447/

75

/16146/

72

/9025/

3.7

/1268333/

80

/236/

78

/7420/

68

/40/

3.0

age 14+

Cal Weaver is living the American dream. He has a good job, a beautiful house, great children and a beautiful wife, named Emily. Cal's seemingly perfect life unravels, however, when he learns that Emily has been unfaithful and wants a divorce. Over 40 and suddenly single, Cal is adrift in the fickle world of dating. Enter, Jacob Palmer, a self-styled player who takes Cal under his wing and teaches him how to be a hit with the ladies.

80

7.6

/609288/

75

/16737/

73

/10756/

3.7

/2613680/

86

/230/

84

/15630/

76

/36/

4.0

age 14+

Tom, greeting-card writer and hopeless romantic, is caught completely off-guard when his girlfriend, Summer, suddenly dumps him. He reflects on their 500 days together to try to figure out where their love affair went sour, and in doing so, Tom rediscovers his true passions in life.

73

7.8

/426497/

80

/17371/

79

/9017/

4.1

/1319376/

71

/168/

82

/2895/

55

/34/

2.5

age 14+

The night after another unsatisfactory New Year's party, Tim's father tells his son that the men in his family have always had the ability to travel through time. They can't change history, but they can change what happens and has happened in their own lives. Thus begins the start of a lesson in learning to appreciate life itself as it is, as it comes, and most importantly, the people living alongside us.

77

7.3

/195221/

71

/4964/

71

/2618/

4.0

/639971/

79

/201/

78

/6603/

78

/37/

3.5

age 17+

A socially awkward and volatile small business owner meets the love of his life after being threatened by a gang of scammers.

76

7.7

/335130/

76

/6961/

74

/3995/

3.6

/204749/

86

/84/

86

/9101/

67

/30/

3.0

age 15+

A misanthropic author, a single mother and waitress, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship after the artist is assaulted in a robbery.

74

7.2

/378465/

73

/9650/

72

/6529/

3.7

/1228310/

84

/106/

79

/14725/

68

/34/

3.0

age 13+

London bookstore owner William Thacker's quiet life turns upside down when a chance encounter with famous actress Anna Scott sparks an unlikely romance challenged by their vastly different worlds.

84

8.1

/371359/

81

/8024/

80

/4520/

4.3

/1271408/

100

/51/

93

/5127/

79

/19/

3.0

age 16+

An unexpected meeting on a train leads two travelers to spend an evening wandering through Vienna. As the night unfolds, they share stories and conversations about life and love, exploring new ideas while a quiet intimacy grows between them, knowing it may be their only night together.

80

8.0

/731440/

79

/21621/

76

/8594/

3.8

/810957/

94

/144/

88

/14897/

72

/14/

3.0

age 11+

A narcissistic TV weatherman, along with his attractive-but-distant producer, and his mawkish cameraman, is sent to report on Groundhog Day in the small town of Punxsutawney, where he finds himself repeating the same day over and over.

84

7.7

/522204/

75

/13671/

74

/7813/

3.8

/1305779/

95

/234/

85

/22274/

91

/44/

4.0

age 16+

Two lost souls visiting Tokyo -- the young, neglected wife of a photographer and a washed-up movie star shooting a TV commercial -- find an odd solace and pensive freedom to be real in each other's company, away from their lives in America.

71

7.4

/529167/

76

/15728/

73

/8449/

3.6

/598359/

61

/207/

73

/13761/

55

/41/

3.5

age 13+

An Eastern European tourist unexpectedly finds himself stranded in JFK airport, and must take up temporary residence there.

81

7.4

/209580/

75

/12806/

73

/3501/

3.8

/798727/

94

/254/

89

/619/

83

/48/

3.5

age 16+

When carefree Nyles and reluctant maid of honor Sarah have a chance encounter at a Palm Springs wedding, things get complicated when they find themselves unable to escape the venue, themselves, or each other.

75

7.3

/306859/

73

/7374/

70

/3559/

3.6

/296466/

84

/89/

79

/11164/

77

/28/

3.0

age 17+

Jerry Maguire used to be a typical sports agent: willing to do just about anything he could to get the biggest possible contracts for his clients, plus a nice commission for himself. Then, one day, he suddenly has second thoughts about what he's really doing. When he voices these doubts, he ends up losing his job and all of his clients, save Rod Tidwell, an egomaniacal football player.

77

7.5

/491811/

78

/23208/

74

/8340/

3.9

/2300032/

83

/272/

84

/14492/

69

/38/

age 14+

As bass guitarist for a garage-rock band, Scott Pilgrim has never had trouble getting a girlfriend; usually, the problem is getting rid of them. But when Ramona Flowers skates into his heart, he finds she has the most troublesome baggage of all: an army of ex-boyfriends who will stop at nothing to eliminate him from her list of suitors.

80

7.7

/768966/

75

/20097/

71

/12413/

3.7

/917368/

92

/261/

86

/10518/

81

/45/

3.5

age 16+

After losing his job and wife, and spending time in an institution, a former teacher winds up living with his parents. He wants to rebuild his life and reconcile with his wife, but his father would be happy if he shared his obsession with the Philadelphia Eagles. Things get complicated when he meets Tiffany Maxwell who offers to help him reconnect with his wife if he will do something very important for her in exchange.

82

7.8

/380324/

77

/10221/

76

/6173/

4.0

/996490/

93

/270/

86

/6758/

84

/43/

3.5

age 14+

Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, Moonrise Kingdom tells the story of two twelve-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness. As various authorities try to hunt them down, a violent storm is brewing off-shore – and the peaceful island community is turned upside down in more ways than anyone can handle.

83

7.5

/215597/

72

/3407/

71

/1814/

3.8

/172832/

97

/230/

79

/10798/

94

/42/

4.0

age 17+

Two middle-aged men embark on a spiritual journey through Californian wine country. One is an unpublished novelist suffering from depression, and the other is only days away from walking down the aisle.

80

7.6

/468097/

75

/10166/

75

/7594/

3.7

/778302/

93

/227/

83

/8019/

81

/40/

3.5

age 14+

While on a trip to Paris with his fiancée's family, a nostalgic screenwriter finds himself mysteriously going back to the 1920s every day at midnight.

82

7.5

/149222/

75

/9253/

73

/2563/

3.8

/255585/

98

/306/

88

/1350/

86

/47/

3.5

age 15+

Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani and grad student Emily Gardner fall in love but struggle as their cultures clash. When Emily contracts a mysterious illness, Kumail finds himself forced to face her feisty parents, his family's expectations, and his true feelings.

81

7.4

/569369/

73

/13359/

70

/7472/

3.8

/1426379/

93

/213/

88

/76782/

81

/38/

4.0

age 14+

Faced with an unplanned pregnancy, sixteen year old high-schooler, Juno MacGuff, makes an unusual decision regarding her unborn child.

81

7.4

/197973/

75

/4753/

71

/2119/

3.6

/240076/

91

/165/

90

/11150/

79

/35/

4.0

age 16+

After his long-time girlfriend dumps him, a thirty-year-old record store owner seeks to understand why he is unlucky in love while recounting his "top five breakups of all time".

71

7.7

/105401/

76

/3265/

80

/3236/

3.8

/372037/

54

/76/

79

/1068/

45

/24/

3.5

age 11+

When Juli meets Bryce in the second grade, she knows it's true love. After spending six years trying to convince Bryce the same, she's ready to give up - until he starts to reconsider.

75

7.2

/114442/

72

/3463/

72

/2335/

3.8

/217256/

86

/205/

75

/893/

79

/41/

3.0

A depressed musician reunites with his lover. However, their romance, already played over several centuries, is disrupted by the arrival of her uncontrollable younger sister.

67

7.6

/47185/

79

/3032/

82

/1613/

3.6

/69023/

44

/120/

96

/1691/

43

/31/

2.0

age 10+

A family dog – with a near-human soul and a philosopher's mind – evaluates his life through the lessons learned by his human owner, a race-car driver.

81

7.3

/94442/

71

/3246/

71

/2002/

3.9

/215336/

96

/264/

72

/456/

90

/42/

4.0

age 16+

A week in the life of Paterson, a poet bus driver, and his wife Laura, a very creative artist, who live in Paterson, New Jersey, hometown of many famous poets and artists.

82

7.9

/108631/

79

/3123/

79

/2086/

4.3

/675212/

89

/71/

93

/2267/

78

/18/

3.0

Two melancholic Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal server at a late-night restaurant.

79

7.6

/206891/

75

/4783/

73

/2636/

3.9

/449570/

90

/107/

91

/8538/

87

/33/

2.5

age 16+

When a beautiful first-grade teacher arrives at a prep school, she soon attracts the attention of an ambitious teenager named Max, who quickly falls in love with her. Max turns to the father of two of his schoolmates for advice on how to woo the teacher. However, the situation soon gets complicated when Max's new friend becomes involved with her, setting the two pals against one another in a war for her attention.

77

7.4

/101272/

75

/2955/

73

/1770/

4.0

/597933/

92

/192/

78

/1004/

82

/35/

2.5

age 16+

An aspiring dancer moves to New York City and becomes caught up in a whirlwind of flighty fair-weather friends, diminishing fortunes and career setbacks.

78

7.2

/43612/

72

/1968/

69

/629/

3.6

/87083/

94

/231/

84

/157/

78

/34/

3.5

age 16+

Nancy Stokes, a retired schoolteacher, is pretty sure she has never had good sex. Now that her husband has died, she is determined to take a tour of sexual vistas that until now she has only imagined. She even has a plan; it involves an anonymous hotel room, and a sex worker who calls himself Leo Grande.

70

7.3

/87677/

68

/3181/

69

/2157/

3.7

/84378/

72

/213/

69

/389/

64

/41/

3.0

age 17+

Two lifelong friends bond whilst vacationing in a luxury Swiss Alps lodge as they ponder retirement. While Fred has no plans to resume his musical career despite the urging of his loving daughter Lena, Mick is intent on finishing the screenplay for what may be his last important film for his muse Brenda. And where will inspiration lead their younger friend Jimmy, an actor grasping to make sense of his next performance?

79

7.5

/133072/

78

/8462/

80

/6182/

3.2

/531071/

92

/238/

87

/1494/

72

/38/

3.5

age 13+

Everyone deserves a great love story, but for 17-year-old Simon Spier, it's a little more complicated. He hasn't told his family or friends that he's gay, and he doesn't know the identity of the anonymous classmate that he's fallen for online.

75

7.5

/243931/

75

/6498/

73

/2442/

3.6

/167029/

73

/176/

85

/29388/

67

/35/

3.5

age 13+

Harold Crick is a lonely IRS agent whose mundane existence is transformed when he hears a mysterious voice narrating his life.

70

7.2

/209203/

72

/4254/

69

/3432/

3.4

/104300/

63

/119/

83

/12986/

64

/31/

3.0

age 14+

In the winter of 1959, a single mother and her young daughter arrive in a rural French town, where they open an unusual chocolate shop that disrupts the moral fiber of the strictly Catholic townsfolk and mayor.

79

7.5

/59169/

77

/1943/

76

/1225/

4.2

/619370/

95

/22/

86

/666/

71

/13/

3.0

An assassin goes through obstacles as he attempts to escape his violent lifestyle despite the opposition of his partner, who is secretly attracted to him.

74

7.3

/104315/

75

/2782/

69

/988/

3.7

/69495/

82

/72/

86

/4163/

76

/27/

2.5

age 17+

Hitman Martin Blank becomes a moving target after he rebuffs a fellow assassin's invitation to form a union. On the advice of his quirky assistant and neurotic psychiatrist, Martin begrudgingly heads out to Grosse Pointe, Michigan for his ten-year high school reunion, where he soon comes across the woman he jilted on prom night.

83

7.9

/106679/

79

/5172/

78

/2399/

4.0

/316279/

95

/215/

92

/898/

79

/38/

3.5

age 13+

A boy growing up in Dublin during the 1980s escapes his strained family life by starting a band to impress the mysterious girl he likes.

76

7.3

/165633/

73

/3914/

72

/1980/

3.8

/308693/

81

/137/

84

/13325/

70

/32/

3.5

age 16+

Extremely shy Lars finds it impossible to make friends or socialize. His brother and sister-in-law worry about him, so when he announces that he has a girlfriend he met on the Internet, they are overjoyed. But Lars' new lady is a life-size plastic woman. On the advice of a doctor, his family and the rest of the community go along with his delusion.

75

7.4

/66479/

73

/1413/

71

/1009/

3.8

/327078/

76

/59/

88

/1731/

69

/19/

3.0

Billy is released after five years in prison. In the next moment, he kidnaps teenage student Layla and visits his parents with her, pretending she is his girlfriend and they will soon marry.

81

7.3

/6772/

73

/326/

74

/48/

3.6

/38199/

95

/75/

96

/45/

85

/7/

3.5

When Naveen brings his fiancé Jay home to meet his traditional Indian family, they must contend with accepting his white-orphan-artist boyfriend and helping them plan the Indian wedding of their dreams.

75

7.3

/218948/

70

/4640/

69

/3575/

3.7

/166800/

90

/230/

77

/2955/

78

/47/

3.0

age 14+

After experiencing a traumatic misfortune, Jasmine French, a wealthy woman from New York, moves to San Francisco to live with her foster sister Ginger and the firm purpose of getting a new life, but she will be haunted by anxiety and memories of the past.

66

7.2

/95067/

73

/2563/

73

/1981/

3.5

/108657/

57

/42/

69

/405/

49

/13/

age 17+

An acclaimed writer, his ex-wife, and their teenaged children come to terms with the complexities of love in all its forms over the course of one tumultuous year.

82

7.5

/15353/

77

/810/

76

/229/

4.0

/295017/

91

/76/

90

/97/

80

/8/

3.5

age 16+

An on-the-lam punk rocker and a young woman obsessed with a local band go on an unexpected and epic journey together through the decaying suburbs of the American Midwest.

80

7.2

/15699/

73

/953/

71

/231/

3.9

/164434/

98

/138/

85

/72/

82

/31/