When you’re in the mood for love, these are the best romantic comedies to Netflix and chill with.
Spend your night revisiting the Julia Roberts classic My Best Friend’s Wedding or take a chance on something new like Randall Park’s 2023 directorial debut Shortcomings. Fall in love with Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani in the action-packed The Lovebirds or make Gabrielle Union’s The Perfect Find your perfect movie night match.
This list features 33 films currently streaming on Netflix that show love in all its many-splendored forms, from across the decades, in a range of languages, with protagonists of varying ages, and some even in animated fashion. But, from It’s Complicated to Nappily Ever After, it’s the humor that makes these lovey-dovey movies stand out.
Here are the best rom-coms on Netflix right now.
Plus One (2019)
Mr. and Mrs. Smith’s Maya Erskine and The Boys’ Jack Quaid star in this provocative indie rom-com as single besties and frequent wedding dates who realize the hard way that they may be more than just friends.
Watch Plus One here
13 Going On 30 (2004)
After a disastrous 13th birthday party, Jenna Rink (Jennifer Garner) wakes up to discover that she’s now 30 years old and doesn’t necessarily like the person she’s become. It’s only once she reconnects with her childhood best friend (played by Mark Ruffalo) that she starts to get back to herself.
Watch 13 Going on 30 here
My Best Friend’s Wedding (1997)
Jules (Julia Roberts) learns that her best friend Michael (Dermot Mulroney), with whom she had a marriage pact, is getting married to a woman nine years his junior (Cameron Diaz). So she sets out to sabotage his wedding in this sharp ‘90s rom-com about learning to let go.
Watch My Best Friend’s Wedding here
