Historically, rom-coms have had to accomplish several tasks to be successful — make an audience laugh out loud, and also bring them to tears. From 1990s hits such as Never Been Kissed to 2000s classics like 13 Going on 30, viewers love rewatching their favorite romantic comedy movies no matter how many times they’ve already seen them.
There is no formula to producing the perfect rom-com, but there’s a handful of flicks that have gone down in cinematic history as some of the greatest of all time.
Scroll through our gallery to see a list of 20 of the best romantic comedy movies.


