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Plot Summary:
Based on the play "Cyrano de Bergerac", large nosed C.D. Bales falls for the beautiful Roxanne while she falls for his personality but another man's looks.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 47000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, funny, romantic comedy, sexy, sentimental, romantic, entertaining, clever, offbeat
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Mr. Fix It (2006)
Plot Summary:
Lance Valenteen (David Boreanaz) makes a living as "Mr. Fix It," a man who gets hired by men that have just recently been dumped by their girlfriend. Lance dates the guys' ex-girlfriend and becomes the worst date possible, sending the girl back into her ex-boyfriends arms. But when Lance gets hired by Bill Smith (Pat Healy) to get Sophia Fiori (Alana De La Garza) back, Lance, for the first time, starts falling for one of his marks.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, not serious
Similar in 80%
Arthur (1981)
Plot Summary:
Arthur is the most quotable drunk millionaire that is likely to ever steal your heart. Dudley Moore portrays Arthur, a thirty year old child who will inherit 750 million dollars if he complies with his family's demands and marries the woman of their choosing.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 31000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: funny, romantic comedy, slapstick, sentimental, clever, humorous, witty, offbeat, sad, satirical
Similar in 86%
I.Q. (1994)
Plot Summary:
Albert Einstein helps a young man who's in love with Einstein's niece to catch her attention by pretending temporarily to be a great physicist.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: feel good, entertaining, sweet, romantic, funny, light, realistic, humorous, semi serious, clever
Similar in 84%
Two Much (1995)
Plot Summary:
A young gallerist is in love with two sisters at the same time. In order to solve the problem he decides to invent his own twin-brother.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, feel good, witty, anamorphic, realistic, semi serious, funny, inspirational, road movie
Similar in 75%
The Lonely Guy (1984)
Plot Summary:
A writer for a greeting card company learns the true meaning of loneliness when he comes home to find his girlfriend in bed with another man.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, talky, melancholic, light, sentimental, realistic, feel good, funny, witty, romantic comedy
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Three to Tango (1999)
Plot Summary:
Oscar and Peter land a career-making opportunity when a Chicago tycoon chooses them to compete for the design of a cultural center. The tycoon mistakenly believes that Oscar is gay and has him spy on his mistress Amy. Oscar goes along with it and ends up falling in love with Amy.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: humorous, sexy, light, feel good, romantic comedy, romantic, realistic, semi serious, funny, clever
Similar in 79%
Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)
Plot Summary:
Embarrassed by his large nose, a romantic poet/soldier romances his cousin by proxy.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, History, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 137 min
Plot tags: touching, emotional, witty, costume drama, atmospheric, entertaining, sentimental, captivating, realistic, romantic
Similar in 90%
Splash (1984)
Plot Summary:
A successful businessman falls in love with the girl of his dreams. There's one big complication though; he's fallen hook, line and sinker for a mermaid.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 82000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: feel good, sentimental, fairy tale, touching, romantic, funny, romantic comedy, sweet, light, entertaining
Similar in 76%
Coming to America (1988)
Plot Summary:
Prince Akeem, heir to the throne of Zamunda, leaves the tropical paradise kingdom in search of his queen. What better place than Queens, New York, to find his bride? Joined by his loyal servant and friend, Semmi, Akeem attempts to blend in as an ordinary American and begin his search.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 220000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: feel good, funny, humorous, entertaining, romantic comedy, cult classic, light, hilarious, parody, romantic
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Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (2004)
Plot Summary:
A small-town girl wins a date with a Hollywood star through a contest. When the date goes better than expected, a love triangle forms between the girl, the celebrity, and the girl's best friend.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: feel good, romantic, romantic comedy, teen, light, sweet, sexy, humorous, entertaining, realistic
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New in Town (2009)
Plot Summary:
Lucy Hill is an ambitious up-and-coming executive living in Miami. She loves her shoes, she loves her cars and she loves climbing the corporate ladder. When she is offered a temporary assignment – in the middle of nowhere – to restructure a manufacturing plant, she jumps at the opportunity, knowing that a big promotion is close at hand. What begins as a straight-forward assignment becomes a life-changing experience as Lucy discovers greater meaning in her life and, most unexpectedly, the man of her dreams.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, sweet, light, entertaining, romantic, romantic comedy, cute, teen, philosophical
Similar in 76%
The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996)
Plot Summary:
A successful veterinarian and radio show host with low self-esteem asks her model friend to impersonate her when a handsome man wants to see her.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: entertaining, touching, romantic, funny, light, sweet, romantic comedy, sentimental, feel good, humorous
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Playing It Cool (2014)
Plot Summary:
The story of a young man disillusioned by love who meets a breathtaking young woman at a charity dinner by pretending to be a philanthropist. Turns out that she’s engaged to a guy who doesn’t like her going on dates. Challenged by the chase, and egged on by his eclectic friends, he feigns a platonic relationship in order to keep seeing her as he tries to conquer her heart.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: entertaining, romantic, witty, romantic comedy, humorous, funny, sweet, sincere, captivating, visually appealing
Similar in 78%
HouseSitter (1992)
Plot Summary:
After building his dream house, architect Newton Davis proposes marriage to his girlfriend, only to be summarily rejected. He seeks solace in a one-night stand with a waitress, never imagining that a woman he slept with once would end up posing as his wife. Gwen's ruse is so effective that by the time Newton learns of his "marriage," the entire town feels like they know him.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: romantic, light, feel good, humorous, funny, clever, absurd, romantic comedy, uplifting, entertaining
Similar in 79%
There's Something About Mary (1998)
Plot Summary:
Having never fully recovered from a prom date that became a total disaster, a man finally gets a chance to reunite with his old prom date, only to run up against other suitors including the sleazy detective he hired to find her.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 325000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: humorous, funny, romantic, romantic comedy, hilarious, absurd, light, sexy, cult classic, sex comedy
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Mr. Deeds (2002)
Plot Summary:
When Longfellow Deeds, a small-town pizzeria owner and poet, inherits $40 billion from his deceased uncle, he quickly begins rolling in a different kind of dough. Moving to the big city, Deeds finds himself besieged by opportunists all gunning for their piece of the pie. Babe, a television tabloid reporter, poses as an innocent small-town girl to do an exposé on Deeds.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 151000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: funny, entertaining, humorous, romantic comedy, hilarious, light, not serious, romantic, slapstick, predictable
Similar in 77%
L.A. Story (1991)
Plot Summary:
With the help of a talking freeway billboard, a "wacky weatherman" tries to win the heart of an English newspaper reporter, who is struggling to make sense of the strange world of early-90s Los Angeles.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 34000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: feel good, funny, cult classic, clever, touching, humorous, surreal, witty, talky, satirical
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My Best Friend's Wedding (1997)
Plot Summary:
When she receives word that her longtime platonic pal Michael O'Neal is getting married to debutante Kimberly Wallace, food critic Julianne Potter realizes her true feelings for Michael -- and sets out to sabotage the wedding.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 152000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: romantic, feel good, sentimental, sweet, funny, romantic comedy, sexy, light, cute, clever
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The Other Woman (2014)
Plot Summary:
After discovering her boyfriend is married, Carly soon meets the wife he's been cheating on. And when yet another affair is discovered, all three women team up to plot mutual revenge on the three-timing SOB.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 148000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: feel good, funny, entertaining, humorous, romantic, sexy, teen, romantic comedy, sweet, absurd
Similar in 85%
It's Complicated (2009)
Plot Summary:
Ten years after their divorce, Jane and Jake Adler unite for their son's college graduation and unexpectedly end up sleeping together. But Jake is married, and Jane is embarking on a new romance with her architect. Now, she has to sort out her life – just when she thought she had it all figured out.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 97000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: feel good, realistic, light, romantic, humorous, witty, funny, entertaining, romantic comedy, sex comedy
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Leap Year (2010)
Plot Summary:
When yet another anniversary passes without a marriage proposal from her boyfriend, Anna decides to take action. Aware of a Celtic tradition that allows women to pop the question on Feb. 29, she plans to follow her lover to Dublin and ask him to marry her. Fate has other plans, however, and Anna winds up on the other side of the Emerald Isle with handsome, but surly, Declan -- an Irishman who may just lead Anna down the road to true love.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 109000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA, Ireland
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: romantic, feel good, sweet, touching, sexy, funny, sentimental, light, romantic comedy, humorous
Similar in 77%
The Accidental Husband (2008)
Plot Summary:
When radio love guru Dr Emma Lloyd convinces Patrick Sullivan's fiancée to dump him the week before their wedding. He sets about teaching her a lesson for interfering in other peoples lives that she knows nothing about. Things take a turn when he finds himself falling for the very person who ruined his life and everyone is going to have to learn a few lessons about 'Real Love'.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA, Ireland
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: romantic, feel good, light, romantic comedy, sweet, cute, entertaining, witty, funny, philosophical
Similar in 77%
My Best Friend's Girl (2008)
Plot Summary:
When Dustin's girlfriend, Alexis, breaks up with him, he employs his best buddy, Tank, to take her out on the worst rebound date imaginable in the hopes that it will send her running back into his arms. But when Tank begins to really fall for Alexis, he finds himself in an impossible position.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 46000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: romantic, humorous, sexy, sweet, teen, feel good, romantic comedy, sentimental, realistic, not serious
Similar in 76%
Heartbreaker (2010)
Plot Summary:
Alex and his sister run a business designed to break up relationships. They are hired by a rich man to break up the wedding of his daughter. The only problem is that they only have one week to do so.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 27000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: France, Monaco, USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: feel good, romantic, sentimental, sexy, sweet, heartbreaking, light, unusual plot structure, not serious, entertaining
Similar in 87%
27 Dresses (2008)
Plot Summary:
Altruistic Jane finds herself facing her worst nightmare as her younger sister announces her engagement to the man Jane secretly adores.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 172000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: romantic, feel good, light, romantic comedy, sweet, cute, sentimental, funny, teen, humorous
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Just Go with It (2011)
Plot Summary:
A plastic surgeon, romancing a much younger schoolteacher, enlists his loyal assistant to pretend to be his soon to be ex-wife, in order to cover up a careless lie. When more lies backfire, the assistant's kids become involved, and everyone heads off for a weekend in Hawaii that will change all their lives.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 261000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: romantic, feel good, funny, humorous, entertaining, romantic comedy, light, hilarious, teen, sweet
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The Wedding Date (2005)
Plot Summary:
With the wedding of her younger sister fast approaching, Kat Ellis faces the undesirable prospect of traveling alone to London for the ceremony. While this is bad enough, Jeffrey, the man who left her as they moved closer to marriage, happens to be the groom's best man. Determined to show everyone -- most of all Jeffrey -- that her romantic life is as full and thrilling as ever, Kat hires a charming male escort as her date.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 56000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: romantic, feel good, sweet, light, sexy, sentimental, funny, romantic comedy, realistic, witty
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The Ugly Truth (2009)
Plot Summary:
A romantically challenged morning show producer is reluctantly embroiled in a series of outrageous tests by her chauvinistic correspondent to prove his theories on relationships and help her find love. His clever ploys, however, lead to an unexpected result.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 228000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: romantic, feel good, sexy, funny, sweet, witty, romantic comedy, humorous, entertaining, teen
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How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)
Plot Summary:
An advice columnist, Andie Anderson (Kate Hudson), tries pushing the boundaries of what she can write about in her new piece about how to get a man to leave you in 10 days. Her editor, Lana (Bebe Neuwirth), loves it, and Andie goes off to find a man she can use for the experiment. Enter executive Ben Berry (Matthew McConaughey), who is so confident in his romantic prowess that he thinks he can make any woman fall in love with him in 10 days. When Andie and Ben meet, their plans backfire.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 262000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: romantic, feel good, light, humorous, romantic comedy, entertaining, sweet, cute, teen, funny
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Hitch (2005)
Plot Summary:
Dating coach Alex 'Hitch' Hitchens mentors a bumbling client, Albert, who hopes to win the heart of the glamorous Allegra Cole. While Albert makes progress, Hitch faces his own romantic setbacks when proven techniques fail to work on Sara Melas, a tabloid reporter digging for dirt on Allegra Cole's love life. When Sara discovers Hitch's connection to Albert – now Allegra's boyfriend – it threatens to destroy both relationships.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 331000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: feel good, romantic, funny, light, romantic comedy, sentimental, sweet, hilarious, sexy, witty