The Best Rom Coms that are Not Cliche, And You’d Want to Watch them Again and Again

We all know that there are some really cliche rom coms out there that you’d only watch because the actors and/or actresses are good-looking or their outfits are an inspiration. But, there are also some rom coms over here that are good, that deliver so much more than the laughs and the awwws. Here in this list you shall discover some exemplary rom coms that delivers more than a happy ending, but real character develpoment and quirkiness as well. Scroll down to find out more!

1

Amélie

Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz, Rufus
Jean-Pierre Jeunet
2001

At a tiny Parisian café, the adorable yet painfully shy Amélie (Audrey Tautou) accidentally discovers a gift for helping others. Soon Amelie is spending her days as a matchmaker, guardian angel, and all-around do-gooder. But when she bumps into a handsome stranger, will she find the courage to become the star of her very own love story?

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8.3 IMDB
2

Marriage Story

Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Laura Dern
Noah Baumbach
2019

A stage director and an actress struggle through a grueling, coast-to-coast divorce that pushes them to their personal extremes.

8 IMDB
3

The Artist

Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo, John Goodman
Michel Hazanavicius
2011

Hollywood, 1927: As silent movie star George Valentin wonders if the arrival of talking pictures will cause him to fade into oblivion, he sparks with Peppy Miller, a young dancer set for a big break.

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7.9 IMDB
4

About Time

Domhnall Gleeson, Rachel McAdams, Bill Nighy
Richard Curtis
2013

The night after another unsatisfactory New Year party, Tim's father tells his son that the men in his family have always had the ability to travel through time. Tim can't change history, but he can change what happens and has happened in his own life – so he decides to make his world a better place... by getting a girlfriend. Sadly, that turns out not to be as easy as he thinks.

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7.8 IMDB
5

(500) Days of Summer

Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Zooey Deschanel, Chloë Grace Moretz
Marc Webb
2009

Tom, greeting-card writer and hopeless romantic, is caught completely off-guard when his girlfriend, Summer, suddenly dumps him. He reflects on their 500 days together to try to figure out where their love affair went sour, and in doing so, Tom rediscovers his true passions in life.

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7.7 IMDB
6

Silver Linings Playbook

Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro
David O. Russell
2012

After spending eight months in a mental institution, a former teacher moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife.

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7.7 IMDB
7

Love, Simon

Nick Robinson, Josh Duhamel, Jennifer Garner
Greg Berlanti
2018

Everyone deserves a great love story. But for seventeen-year old Simon Spier it's a little more complicated: he's yet to tell his family or friends he's gay and he doesn't know the identity of the anonymous classmate he's fallen for online.

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7.6 IMDB
8

Love Actually

Hugh Grant, Colin Firth, Emma Thompson
Richard Curtis
2003

Follows seemingly unrelated people as their lives begin to intertwine while they fall in – and out – of love. Affections languish and develop as Christmas draws near.

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7.6 IMDB
9

The Big Sick

Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter
Michael Showalter
2017

Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani and grad student Emily Gardner fall in love but struggle as their cultures clash. When Emily contracts a mysterious illness, Kumail finds himself forced to face her feisty parents, his family's expectations, and his true feelings.

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7.5 IMDB
10

Juno

Ellen Page, Michael Cera, Jennifer Garner
Jason Reitman
2007

Faced with an unplanned pregnancy, an offbeat young woman makes an unusual decision regarding her unborn child.

7.4 IMDB
11

Crazy, Stupid, Love.

Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Julianne Moore
Glenn Ficarra, John Requa
2011

Cal Weaver is living the American dream. He has a good job, a beautiful house, great children and a beautiful wife, named Emily. Cal's seemingly perfect life unravels, however, when he learns that Emily has been unfaithful and wants a divorce. Over 40 and suddenly single, Cal is adrift in the fickle world of dating. Enter, Jacob Palmer, a self-styled player who takes Cal under his wing and teaches him how to be a hit with the ladies.

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7.4 IMDB
12

Happy Accidents

Vincent D\'Onofrio, Marisa Tomei, Nadia Dajani
Brad Anderson
2000

A comedy that pays tribute to the science fiction genre -- specifically, the sub-genre of time travel. But here the alternate reality is contemporary New York City where past and future experiences of trust, commitment and denial are cleverly put to the test. Just as Ruby is beginning to relish her first-ever healthy relationship, Sam begins muttering about being a time traveler from the year 2470.

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7.2 IMDB
13

Ruby Sparks

Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan, Chris Messina
Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
2012

Calvin is a young novelist who achieved phenomenal success early in his career but is now struggling with his writing – as well as his romantic life. Finally, he makes a breakthrough and creates a character named Ruby who inspires him. When Calvin finds Ruby, in the flesh, sitting on his couch about a week later, he is completely flabbergasted that his words have turned into a living, breathing person.

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7.2 IMDB
14

The 40 Year Old Virgin

Steve Carell, Catherine Keener, Paul Rudd
Judd Apatow
2005

Andy Stitzer has a pleasant life with a nice apartment and a job stamping invoices at an electronics store. But at age 40, there's one thing Andy hasn't done, and it's really bothering his sex-obsessed male co-workers: Andy is still a virgin. Determined to help Andy get laid, the guys make it their mission to de-virginize him. But it all seems hopeless until Andy meets small business owner Trish, a single mom.

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7.1 IMDB
15

Definitely, Maybe

Ryan Reynolds, Abigail Breslin, Elizabeth Banks
Adam Brooks
2008

When Will decides to tell his daughter the story of how he met her mother, he discovers that a second look at the past might also give him a second chance at the future.

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7.1 IMDB
16

Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Jason Segel, Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis
Nicholas Stoller
2008

When Sarah Marshall dumps aspiring musician Peter Bretter for rock star Aldous Snow, Peter's world comes crashing down. His best friend suggests that Peter should get away from everything and to fly off to Hawaii to escape all his problems. After arriving in Hawaii and meeting the beautiful Rachel Jansen, Peter is shocked to see not only Aldous Snow in Hawaii, but also Sarah Marshall.

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7.1 IMDB
17

Meet the Parents

Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Teri Polo
Jay Roach
2000

Greg Focker is ready to marry his girlfriend, Pam, but before he pops the question, he must win over her formidable father, humorless former CIA agent Jack Byrnes, at the wedding of Pam's sister. As Greg bends over backward to make a good impression, his visit to the Byrnes home turns into a hilarious series of disasters, and everything that can go wrong does, all under Jack's critical, hawklike gaze.

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7 IMDB
18

Enough Said

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Catherine Keener, James Gandolfini
Nicole Holofcener
2013

Eva is a divorced soon-to-be empty-nester wondering about her next act. Then she meets Marianne, the embodiment of her perfect self. Armed with a restored outlook on being middle-aged and single, Eva decides to take a chance on her new love interest Albert — a sweet, funny and like-minded man. But things get complicated when Eva discovers that Albert is in fact the dreaded ex–husband of Marianne...

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7 IMDB
19

Enchanted

Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey, James Marsden
Kevin Lima
2007

The beautiful princess Giselle is banished by an evil queen from her magical, musical animated land and finds herself in the gritty reality of the streets of modern-day Manhattan. Shocked by this strange new environment that doesn't operate on a "happily ever after" basis, Giselle is now adrift in a chaotic world badly in need of enchantment. But when Giselle begins to fall in love with a charmingly flawed divorce lawyer who has come to her aid - even though she is already promised to a perfect fairy tale prince back home - she has to wonder: Can a storybook view of romance survive in the real world?

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7 IMDB
20

Crazy Rich Asians

Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh
Jon M. Chu
2018

An American-born Chinese economics professor accompanies her boyfriend to Singapore for his best friend's wedding, only to get thrust into the lives of Asia's rich and famous.

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6.9 IMDB
21

To All the Boys I've Loved Before

Lana Condor, Noah Centineo, Janel Parrish
Susan Johnson
2020

Lara Jean's love life goes from imaginary to out of control when her secret letters to every boy she's ever fallen for are mysteriously mailed out.

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6 IMDB