The best romantic comedies of the 1990s
The top 3 according to 304 votes from people: Groundhog Day (1993) · Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) · Sleepless in Seattle (1993). (Updated May 13, 2022.)
The rom-com's modern golden age: Meg Ryan, Julia Roberts, Hugh Grant and a few time loops. Ranked from SlashFilm, Collider and BuzzFeed.
Top 10
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1
Groundhog Day (1993)
A weatherman stuck in a time loop falls for his producer.
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2
Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
Hugh Grant across five ceremonies.
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3
Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
A widower's radio call and Meg Ryan across the country.
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4
Pretty Woman (1990)
Vivian and Edward, almost every rom-com trope at once.
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5
Clueless (1995)
Cher Horowitz plays matchmaker in Beverly Hills.
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6
You've Got Mail (1998)
Rival booksellers who fall in love by email.
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7
My Best Friend's Wedding (1997)
Julia Roberts tries to stop a wedding.
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8
10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
The Taming of the Shrew in a Seattle high school.
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9
Notting Hill (1999)
A film star walks into a London bookshop.
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10
There's Something About Mary (1998)
A gross-out rom-com that pushed the genre's limits.
Candidates
They don't make it into the top 10… yet. Vote for them to move them up.
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11
While You Were Sleeping (1995)
A token collector mistaken for a man's fiancée.
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12
Jerry Maguire (1996)
A sports agent starts over with one client and Dorothy.
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13
As Good as It Gets (1997)
A misanthropic writer and a New York waitress.
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14
The Wedding Singer (1998)
Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore in 1985.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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Comments (1)
Groundhog Day as a rom-com at #1, I didn't see that coming but honestly yes