Looking for some romcoms you haven't already watched 50 times? You may have missed some of these gems with some of your favorite stars, including Frances McDormand, Dan Stevens, Robert Downey Jr, and Ethan Hawke.
"I'm Your Man" (2021)
"Downton Abbey" alum Dan Stevens is an eager-to-please robot designed especially for anthropologist Alma (Maren Eggert). If she lives with him for a week, she gets funding for her research project. Despite her misgivings, she begins to have feelings for him in this German comedy that swept the German Film Awards. Read TheWrap's review.
"Juliet, Naked" (2018)
Annie (Rose Byrne) is sick of her longtime boyfriend's (Chris O'Dowd) obsession with reclusive musician Tucker Crowe (Ethan Hawke). But when she meets Tucker in person, their attraction is undeniable in this funny, lighthearted comedy.
"Just Wright" (2010)
Queen Latifah is a sports physical therapist who realizes she's falling for her client, Common's all-star basketball player. Will he ever see her as more than a friend? And will he drop his gold-digging girlfriend (Paula Patton)? Well worth your time.
"Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day" (2008)
In this delightful period comedy, Frances McDormand is down-on-her-luck governess Miss Pettigrew, who finds employment, love, and a better life all in one day. After being fired by her agency, she winds up as a secretary to ditzy actress Delysia (Amy Adams), who has more than her share of suitors. Once Delysia gives her a makeover, Miss Pettigrew catches the eye of influential fashion designer Joe (Ciarán Hinds).
"Something New" (2006)
Successful accountant Kenya (Sanaa Lathan) tries to resist falling for her hunky landscaper (Simon Baker), but they're clearly meant to be together in this rom-com. (Sorry to Blair Underwood, who plays the handsome but bland guy her family wants to set her up with.)
"Return to Me" (2000)
David Duchovny's grieving widower refuses to date, until he meets winsome waitress Minnie Driver. Their romance is perfect, until she realizes that she received his dead wife's heart in a life-saving transplant. While that all sounds tragic, this rom-com is very funny with a terrific supporting cast, including David Alan Grier, Jim Belushi and Bonnie Hunt (who also directed).
"The Matchmaker" (1997)
Marcy (Janeane Garafalo), an assistant to a Boston politician, is tasked with finding his Irish relatives to secure his next election. The small town she's sent to is in the middle of a matchmaking festival, where she attracts the attention of bartender Sean Kelly (David O'Hara of "Braveheart" and "The Departed").
"The Sum of Us" (1994)
Jeff's (Russell Crowe) widowed dad Harry (Jack Thompson) is a bit overeager in trying to set him up with the right guy in this winning Australian LGBT film.
"Corrina, Corrina" (1994)
In 1959, Manny (Ray Liotta), a widowed ad man hires a housekeeper and nanny Corrina (Whoopi Goldberg) to take care of his daughter (Tina Majorino). She quickly becomes family and much more: Manny kisses Corrina goodbye one morning before he's even acknowledged his feelings for her.
"Honeymoon in Vegas" (1992)
Jack (Nicolas Cage) has reluctantly agreed to marry girlfriend Donna (Sarah Jessica Parker) in Las Vegas, but everything goes wrong when high-roller Tommy Korman (James Caan) invites him to a rigged poker game. After losing big, Jack has no choice but to let Tommy meet Donna, who is a dead ringer for Tommy's late wife. What follows is a hilarious, high-flying comedy as Jack goes above and beyond to save Donna from Tommy's advances.
"Love Potion #9" (1992)
Before Sandra Bullock got a glow-up makeover in "Miss Congeniality," she was a nerdy scientist who (along with costar Tate Donovan) came up with a love potion that made anyone who used it irresistible to the opposite sex. Not Oscar-worthy but eminently watchable.
"Only You" (1994)
Long before they costarred in the MCU, Marisa Tomei and Robert Downey Jr. starred in this romcom from "Moonstruck" director Norman Jewison. She plays Faith, who was told that her destiny was to marry a man named Damon Bradley. That prophesy leads her to romantic Italy, where she meets Downey and also Billy Zane. Who is the man she's meant to be with?
