Spring has sprung, love is in the air, and the best romantic comedies on Netflix right now are calling your name! This massive library of sap and laughs is a bit of a behemoth, however, and there are many titles that probably aren’t worth your time. That’s where we come in. We’ve scoured the collection to identify the best options and surface them in this tidy list.
This May, it’s a small but mighty update as popular studio hits Crazy, Stupid, Love and Trainwreck land on the platform. Read on for the best romantic comedies on Netflix right now.
We’ve also curated posts highlighting the best rom-coms on Amazon Prime Video and the best rom-coms on Hulu, just in case Netflix doesn’t have what you’re looking for. If you need more choices, check out our guide for the best new movies to stream this week and the best movies on Netflix.
Fortunately, smooth player Jacob Palmer (Ryan Gosling) takes pity on Cal and coaches him up to survive in this modern dating world. Unfortunately, Jacob himself is catching serious feelings for Hannah (Emma Stone).
Amy Schumer isn’t everybody’s cup of tea, but Trainwreck is perhaps her most universally appealing offering. After a lifetime of being told by her dad that monogamy isn’t realistic, magazine writer Amy (Schumer) is leading an uninhibited life of screwing around and avoiding commitment.
But while she tells herself this is what she wants, she’s kind of in a rut. That tension ratchets up when she meets Aaron Conners (Bill Hader), the successful sports doctor (and friend of LeBron James) who is the subject of her newest piece.
This star-studded rom-com was a bit of a box-office and critical dud, but with Vince Vaughn, Jason Bateman, Jon Favreau, Kristen Bell, Malin Akerman, and Kristin Davis, there’s a lot to like, at least from a talent perspective.
When four couples descend on a tropical island resort, it’s a bit awkward that one is actually there to work on their marriage while the others just want to have some fun. Unfortunately, couples therapy is mandatory, so what was supposed to be an amazing vacation turns into a symposium on all of their problems.
Unfortunately, Quince is quickly murdered aboard the ship, forcing the couple into the middle of a whodunit where they’re both the prime suspects and the lead investigators. There are now two Murder Mystery movies to keep you engaged in a more of a genre rom-com movie marathon.
A beloved Christmas rom-com, there’s no shame in enjoying The Holiday in the warmer months, too. When Amanda (Cameron Diaz) and Iris (Kate Winslet) decide to swap homes (and countries) for the Christmas holiday after bad breakups, neither is expecting to find romance with a local man.
Yet, Amanda falls for Iris’s brother (Jude Law), and Iris falls for Amanda’s coworker (Jack Black), and suddenly, each is dreading their imminent return home.
Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore have great chemistry in this rom-com about a woman with short-term memory loss. Henry (Sandler) is a player and fully prepared to put the moves on Lucy (Barrymore) until he realizes that she has a condition that causes her to forget and relive the same day again.
Henry soon finds he’s also falling in love with her, as he goes to increasingly great lengths to give her the most romantic day ever, day after day after day.
In this culture-clashing comedy, Paz Vega plays a Mexican immigrant and single mother, Flor Moreno, hired by the wealthy Clasky family as a housekeeper. But when Flor admits she can’t handle the demanding schedule because of her daughter, Deborah Clasky (Téa Leoni) decides both women should move into the family home.
Deborah and her husband John (Adam Sandler) have very different ideas than Flor on how to raise their children and run their family, and nobody expects the romantic sparks to fly.
A great example of how twisted rom-coms used to be, The Wedding Planner stars Jennifer Lopez as Mary Fiore, San Francisco’s top wedding planner.
When she is rescued from an accident by the dashing pediatrician, Steve Edison (Matthew McConaughey), she’s immediately swept off her heels… only to realize that he’s the groom in her most recent booking. Mary gets to work dutifully, only to be forced into uncomfortable one-on-one situations that beg them to act on their mutual attraction.
Hugh Grant and Sandra Bullock play their typecast rom-com odd couple selves in Two Weeks Notice. As part of a deal to preserve a local community center, environmental lawyer Lucy Kelson (Bullock) goes to work for billionaire George Wade (Grant).
Unfortunately, the indecisive and weak-willed George depends on Lucy for far more than just legal advice. When Lucy reaches the end of her rope, she hires June Carter (Alicia Witt) to replace her, only to realize during her two weeks’ notice that her feelings for George may be more than just professional.
The movie that took Jennifer Garner from network TV star to household name, 13 Going on 30, is still a beloved fairy tale rom-com. Thirteen-year-old Jenna Brink is so over junior high. She can’t wait to grow up, find a boyfriend, and be a well-adjusted adult.
When Jenna wishes to become just that, she’s transformed overnight into a 30-year-old (Garner). Unfortunately, Jenna still has her teenage brain and finds that adulthood is not all it’s cracked up to be, especially when you’re a 13-year-old in a 30-year-old body.
Lindsay Lohan is back in the saddle and starring in Netflix rom-coms! Avery (Lohan) and Logan (Ian Harding) were once an item, but things fizzled out in their relationship.
When Avery and Logan show up at Christmas and discover that their new significant others are siblings, they decide to play it cool and pretend they don’t know each other. Keeping their romantic history secret, however, proves difficult as each is more resentful about the breakup than they previously realized.
Two of the biggest young stars in Hollywood team up in this rom-com about the seemingly perfect couple who actually kind of hate each other. Bea (Sydney Sweeney) and Ben (Twisters star Glen Powell) have a fiery first date, but that initial attraction quickly turns to icy friction. Unfortunately, when they find themselves at the same destination wedding in Australia, single and under the microscope, they decide to behave like rational adults and pretend to be dating. What starts as a ruse turns into something more, but will Bea and Ben realize their attraction to each other is real before it’s too late?
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