Rom Coms, a list by Morgan McCullough

8.8

/2459557/

85

/54101/

84

/29081/

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.

84

8.1

/371450/

81

/8024/

79

/4524/

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.

84

8.0

/480468/

82

/15180/

77

/4930/

4.1

/965747/

93

/147/

94

/37196/

78

/20/

3.5

age 9+

In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley must overcome staggering odds to find happiness amid six-fingered swordsmen, murderous princes, Sicilians and rodents of unusual size. But even death can't stop these true lovebirds from triumphing.

83

8.0

/495948/

80

/25700/

77

/11772/

3.9

/959052/

96

/130/

92

/26840/

86

/25/

3.0

age 6+

In the boorish city of Agrabah, kind-hearted street urchin Aladdin and Princess Jasmine fall in love, although she can only marry a prince. He and power-hungry Grand Vizier Jafar vie for a magic lamp that can fulfill their wishes.

80

8.0

/731588/

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.

83

8.0

/747079/

77

/29542/

78

/17741/

4.1

/4132111/

91

/469/

82

/5129/

94

/54/

3.5

age 13+

Mia, an aspiring actress, serves lattes to movie stars in between auditions and Sebastian, a jazz musician, scrapes by playing cocktail party gigs in dingy bars, but as success mounts they are faced with decisions that begin to fray the fragile fabric of their love affair, and the dreams they worked so hard to maintain in each other threaten to rip them apart.

83

7.9

/106699/

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.

83

7.8

/381927/

75

/14374/

76

/5194/

4.0

/2385486/

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.

82

7.8

/380373/

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.

73

7.8

/426606/

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.

76

7.7

/335179/

76

/6982/

73

/3996/

3.6

/206921/

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.

79

7.7

/267922/

77

/7314/

74

/4430/

4.1

/954830/

88

/129/

89

/12295/

76

/17/

3.0

age 16+

Sex always gets in the way of friendships between men and women. At least, that's what Harry Burns believes. So when Harry meets Sally Albright and a deep friendship blossoms between them, Harry's determined not to let his attraction to Sally destroy it. But when a night of weakness ends in a morning of panic, can the pair avoid succumbing to Harry's fears by remaining friends and admitting they just might be the perfect match for each other?

71

7.7

/105421/

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.

84

7.7

/522410/

75

/13717/

73

/7820/

3.8

/1316459/

95

/234/

85

/22275/

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.

80

7.7

/768966/

75

/20129/

71

/12420/

3.7

/922992/

92

/260/

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.

79

7.6

/206914/

75

/4794/

73

/2641/

3.9

/451621/

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.

80

7.6

/468137/

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.

80

7.6

/609548/

75

/16785/

72

/10765/

3.7

/2652822/

86

/230/

84

/15629/

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.

79

7.5

/133103/

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.

83

7.5

/215628/

72

/3418/

71

/1815/

3.8

/174024/

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.

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.

82

7.5

/149244/

75

/9266/

73

/2566/

3.8

/256335/

98

/306/

88

/1349/

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.

71

IMDb 91

7.5

/576867/

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.

77

7.5

/491861/

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.

82

7.4

/258637/

72

/11001/

70

/2862/

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.

81

7.4

/197999/

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".

72

7.4

/440166/

77

/14867/

75

/8688/

4.0

/3334047/

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.

76

7.4

/547646/

75

/25199/

73

/13122/

4.1

/1771865/

89

/238/

69

/1892530/

75

/40/

3.0

age 6+

Shrek, Fiona, and Donkey set off to Far, Far Away to meet Fiona's mother and father, the Queen and King. But not everyone is happily ever after, as Shrek and the King find it difficult to get along. But when the Fairy Godmother discovers that Fiona has married Shrek instead of her son Prince Charming as King Harold had promised, she plots to destroy their marriage and replace the ogre with her son Charming.

81

7.4

/209689/

75

/12850/

73

/3503/

3.8

/803542/

94

/254/

89

/616/

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.

77

7.4

/101291/

75

/2960/

73

/1771/

4.0

/601435/

92

/192/

78

/1005/

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.

75

7.4

/228141/

74

/4016/

70

/1980/

3.5

/157961/

86

/190/

88

/25926/

67

/37/

3.0

age 17+

Andrew returns to his hometown for the funeral of his mother, a journey that reconnects him with past friends. The trip coincides with his decision to stop taking his powerful antidepressants. A chance meeting with Sam - a girl also suffering from various maladies - opens up the possibility of rekindling emotional attachments, confronting his psychologist father, and perhaps beginning a new life.

74

7.4

/175177/

75

/7049/

72

/3925/

3.5

/251085/

83

/167/

81

/1728/

62

/39/

3.0

age 14+

Gretta, a budding songwriter, finds herself alone after her boyfriend Dave ditches her. Her life gains purpose when Dan, a record label executive, notices her talent.

77

7.4

/324795/

76

/12517/

75

/9958/

3.9

/1556964/

85

/200/

77

/24317/

83

/35/

3.0

age 10+

In a 19th-century European village, a young man about to be married is whisked away to the underworld and wed to a mysterious corpse bride, while his real bride waits bereft in the land of the living.

71

7.4

/529325/

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

/569443/

73

/13389/

70

/7474/

3.8

/1437818/

93

/213/

88

/76780/

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.

74

7.4

/607626/

75

/16194/

72

/9031/

3.7

/1280912/

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.

82

7.3

/101073/

73

/2391/

70

/1062/

3.6

/121917/

98

/49/

85

/4920/

86

/19/

4.0

age 15+

Lloyd, an eternal optimist, seeks to capture the heart of Diane, an unattainable high school beauty and straight-A student. He surprises just about everyone-including himself-when she returns the sentiment. But Diane's over-possessive, divorced Dad disapproves and it's going to take more than just the power of love to conquer all.

77

7.3

/195335/

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.

74

7.3

/104327/

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.

77

7.3

/100290/

75

/2670/

73

/1544/

3.9

/322133/

88

/153/

82

/1482/

76

/37/

3.0

age 17+

15-year-old deep-thinking Welsh schoolboy Oliver Tate struggles to initiate and maintain a relationship with Jordana, his devilish, dark-haired classmate at their Swansea high school. As his parents' marriage begins to fall apart, similar problems arise in his relationship with Jordana.

76

7.3

/165675/

73

/3924/

71

/1982/

3.8

/310879/

81

/137/

84

/13324/

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

7.3

/218964/

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.

75

7.3

/306928/

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

7.3

/275776/

75

/13938/

74

/7788/

3.8

/802571/

83

/113/

76

/8719/

74

/22/

3.5

age 7+

Bestowed with superhuman strength, a young mortal named Hercules sets out to prove himself a hero in the eyes of his father, the great god Zeus. Along with his friends Pegasus, a flying horse, and Phil, a personal trainer, Hercules is tricked by the hilarious, hotheaded villain Hades, who's plotting to take over Mount Olympus!

70

7.2

/209235/

72

/4263/

69

/3434/

3.4

/104955/

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.

75

7.2

/147737/

72

/3691/

67

/1488/

3.3

/91622/

86

/88/

83

/7417/

71

/28/

3.5

age 17+

Holden and Banky are comic book artists. Everything is going good for them until they meet Alyssa, also a comic book artist. Holden falls for her, but his hopes are crushed when he finds out she's a lesbian.

72

7.2

/175443/

75

/6076/

71

/2214/

3.7

/326086/

75

/79/

85

/14257/

63

/16/

2.5

age 16+

When an unsuspecting town newcomer is drawn to local blood fiends, the Frog brothers and other unlikely heroes gear up to rescue him.

74

7.2

/378568/

73

/9650/

72

/6535/

3.7

/1228310/

84

/106/

79

/14725/

68

/34/