{"id":164,"date":"2026-01-05T08:09:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T08:09:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/?p=164"},"modified":"2026-01-05T08:09:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T08:09:28","slug":"the-15-best-romantic-comedies-you-can-stream-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/?p=164","title":{"rendered":"The 15 Best Romantic Comedies You Can Stream Right Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">Romantic comedies don\u2019t always get their due. The genre is as old as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mentalfloss.com\/section\/movies\" target=\"_self\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.mentalfloss.com\/section\/movies\">cinema<\/a>\u00a0itself, and has been making large audiences in dimly lit rooms flush with the sweeping highs and cringe-happy awkwardness of wuv (twue wuv) for more than a century. Rom-coms been through boom times and busts. They have made progress and been problematic. They&#8217;ve made hearts warm and eyes roll.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">It also turns out that looking for the best romantic comedies available through online services is a sign of weakness for our streaming overlords. It\u2019s not hard to find a few dozen gems, but the severe lack of any movies made before 1980 and a more general focus on schlock over substance is enough to make you want to call your congressperson. Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, it\u2019s time to up your rom-com game.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">What\u2019s more, if you don\u2019t see a movie you absolutely love featured here, check your streaming service again. Chances are it\u2019s not available anymore (au revoir,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mentalfloss.com\/article\/66614\/13-whimsical-facts-about-amelie\" target=\"_self\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.mentalfloss.com\/article\/66614\/13-whimsical-facts-about-amelie\" aria-label=\"Am\u00e9lie\" data-uw-rm-empty-ctrl=\"\"><em>Am\u00e9lie<\/em><\/a>). Fortunately, there\u2019s more than enough to crush a 24-hour rom-com marathon for any particular romance-centric days that might be coming up on the calendar.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">Let\u2019s cutely meet 15 of the best. (In alphabetical order.)<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">1.<em>\u00a02 Days In New York\u00a0<\/em>(2012)<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2 Days in New York Official Trailer #1 (2012) - Julie Delpy, Chris Rock Movie HD\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lfiG4JM2DoI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019ll help if you\u2019ve seen its predecessor,\u00a0<em>2 Days in Paris<\/em>, but it\u2019s not necessary to enjoy the all-too-real comedy at the heart of Julie Delpy\u2019s canny sequel. The first film explored a minefield of sexual politics with a healthy side order of fragile male ego, but the second features Chris Rock as Marion\u2019s (Delpy) new boyfriend, a fun visit from French family, and an awkward dance around casual racism. Delpy is deft at handling third-rail comedy topics while staying grounded in what it means to be human.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Big Sick Trailer #1 (2017) | Movieclips Trailers\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jcD0Daqc3Yw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Boy and girl meet. Boy and girl break up. Girl gets sick. Boy sticks around to hang with girl\u2019s parents in a hospital waiting room. A tale as old as time. Based on their own relationship, Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani\u2019s Oscar-nominated script was rightly hailed as a breath of fresh air when it hit Sundance, as it&#8217;s filled with an overwhelming amount of emotion. In toying with the genre (by injecting real life), they\u2019ve made a rom-com that begins with two young people falling in love but leads to a young man proving himself to her parents \u2026 who just happen to be played by a top-of-their-game Holly Hunter and Ray Romano.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">3.<em>\u00a0Her<\/em>\u00a0(2013)<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Her TRAILER 1 (2013) - Joaquin Phoenix, Scarlett Johansson Movie HD\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6QRvTv_tpw0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-14\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">It\u2019s possible that Spike Jonze\u2019s sci-fi love story is sad. Maybe even depressing. But the ending is more sweet than bitter, and there\u2019s way more silver lining than dark cloud if you squint. The movie features the stirring relationship between Theodore Twombly (Joaquin Phoenix) and an AI virtual assistant (\u201cAlexa, do you maybe wanna go out sometime?\u201d). Scarlett Johansson voices Samantha the AI who lives on the internet and appears at whim on Theodore\u2019s smart device. He teaches her to love, she proves that he\u2019s worthy of it, and they both get an operating system upgrade.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-15\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\"><strong>Where to watch it:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/70278933\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/70278933\" aria-label=\"Netflix - open in a new tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\">Netflix<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-16\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">4.<em>\u00a0Hitch<\/em>\u00a0(2005)<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hitch (2005) - Trailer\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dMaq_pfxs-0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Truly living his Willennium to the fullest, Will Smith starred in this slapstick throwback as a dating consultant who can\u2019t get his own love life in order. He braved water skis and an explosive fish allergy to win Eva Mendes\u2019s character\u2019s heart, all while helping the schlubby good guy Albert (Kevin James) stay true to himself and win an out-of-his-league crush Allegra (Amber Valletta). Even with its modern slant (which thankfully isn\u2019t about negging women at bars), it\u2019s still about sweetness beating cynicism.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-20\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">5.<em>\u00a0The Incredible Jessica James<\/em>\u00a0(2017)<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Incredible Jessica James | Official Trailer [HD] | Netflix\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zEkYAzSpHnA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-22\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">There\u2019s nothing like this odyssey through dating life in the App Era. Former\u00a0<em>The\u00a0Daily Show<\/em>\u00a0correspondent Jessica Williams owns the hyper-confident, profoundly magnetic main role as a woman with ambitions in every corner of her life. Her unlikely romance with divorcee Boone (Chris O\u2019Dowd) is predicated on refusing to obsess over their exes\u2019 social media accounts anymore, but it blossoms into exactly the best kind of supportive, frantic affair that the genre promises.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-23\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\"><strong>Where to watch it:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/80171022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/80171022\" aria-label=\"Netflix - open in a new tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\">Netflix<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-24\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">6.<em>\u00a0Jerry Maguire<\/em>\u00a0(1996)<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jerry Maguire - Trailer\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rCCaTPY-z4Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This movie completes this list. Without it, there would be a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mentalfloss.com\/article\/72047\/13-complete-facts-about-jerry-maguire\" target=\"_self\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.mentalfloss.com\/article\/72047\/13-complete-facts-about-jerry-maguire\" aria-label=\"Jerry Maguire\" data-uw-rm-empty-ctrl=\"\"><em>Jerry Maguire<\/em><\/a>-shaped hole. The most sprawling of the modern rom-coms, Cameron Crowe\u2019s film is over two hours of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mentalfloss.com\/article\/66850\/11-movies-could-have-starred-tom-cruise\" target=\"_self\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.mentalfloss.com\/article\/66850\/11-movies-could-have-starred-tom-cruise\">Tom Cruise<\/a>\u00a0playing a character trying to climb back up the mountain after jumping into the ocean. Dorothy Boyd (Ren\u00e9e Zellweger) is the only one who sticks by him, setting up a fraught relationship about staying fiercely loyal and rejecting hollow status symbols. Would they have stayed together without the Tidwells\u2019 (Cuba Gooding Jr. and Regina King) loving partnership as a guide? You tell me.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-28\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">7.\u00a0<em>Kicking And Screaming\u00a0<\/em>(1995)<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kicking and Screaming (1995) Official Trailer #1 - Noah Baumbach Movie\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hMJuES9UYGY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Noah Baumbach\u2019s directorial debut is a new classic of angsty\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mentalfloss.com\/article\/533632\/new-guidelines-redefine-birth-years-millennials-gen-x-and-post-millennials\" target=\"_self\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.mentalfloss.com\/article\/533632\/new-guidelines-redefine-birth-years-millennials-gen-x-and-post-millennials\">Gen X<\/a>\u00a0relationships. The kicking and screaming in the title refer to a group of recent graduates refusing to cut the academic umbilical cord completely as they head into the \u201creal world.\u201d It flashes between the meet-cute of Grover (Josh Hamilton) and Jane (Olivia d\u2019Abo) in a college writing class and the relationship\u2019s ultimate failure to weather a post-diploma adulthood. They\u2019re dry and witty and compare their parents to presidents a lot. They\u2019re also charming and unforgettable\u2014especially if you\u2019re constantly craving &#8217;90s nostalgia.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-32\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">8.<em>\u00a0The Lobster<\/em>\u00a0(2015)<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Lobster Official Trailer #1 (2016) -  Jacqueline Abrahams, Roger Ashton-Griffiths Movie HD\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vU29VfayDMw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Yorgos Lanthimos\u2019s absurdist dystopia is a romantic black comedy that envisions a world where you\u2019re either with someone or you\u2019re turned into an animal. At least you get to choose your animal. David (Colin Farrell) eventually falls for a shortsighted woman (Rachel Weisz) rebelling against the whole system, determined to remain single and living in the woods with like-minded friends. If you need tons of sugar in your rom-com, this may not be for you. But if you can laugh at the sheer horror of finding a permanent partner and the pressure society places on all of us to do so, there\u2019s nothing funnier than this.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-36\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">9.<em>\u00a0Mamma Mia!<\/em>\u00a0(2008)<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mamma Mia! (2008) Official Trailer | Screen Bites\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8RBNHdG35WY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Like an antidote to despair, this insanely popular jukebox musical features a fantastic cast that looks like they were paid to drink fruity drinks and party on a Greek island for a few months. Undoubtedly the singing and dancing were hard work. It\u2019s the story of Sophie Sheridan (Amanda Seyfried), who invites three of her mother\u2019s (Meryl Streep) former lovers (Colin Firth, Pierce Brosnan, and Stellan Skarsg\u00e5rd) to her wedding in the hopes of learning which one is her father. It\u2019s as upbeat as snorting a line of breakfast cereal, goes big on the poppy musical numbers from ABBA, and tosses in a ton of love stories because one just isn\u2019t enough.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-40\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">10.<em>\u00a0Meet The Patels<\/em>\u00a0(2014)<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Meet the Patels Official Trailer 2 (2015) - Documentary HD\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7litSYXbpRs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s rare for a documentary to fall into this genre, but this movie is a real-life rom-com. Directed by siblings Geeta V. Patel and Ravi V. Patel, it focuses mostly on Ravi (an actor with bit parts in TV shows and movies), who\u2014after breaking up with an American woman named Audrey\u2014acquiesces to his parents\u2019 wish that he find a partner through traditional, arraigned marriage. What results is a charismatic young man\u2019s journey to discover himself by finding out what he really wants in a wife. It\u2019s an absolutely charming movie that\u2019s as realistic as it gets.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-44\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">11.\u00a0<em>Moonstruck<\/em>\u00a0(1987)<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Moonstruck Official Trailer #1 - Nicolas Cage Movie (1987) HD\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M01_2CKL6PU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mentalfloss.com\/article\/84010\/13-enchanting-facts-about-moonstruck\" target=\"_self\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.mentalfloss.com\/article\/84010\/13-enchanting-facts-about-moonstruck\">Oscar winner<\/a>\u00a0is all about personality. Cher won an Academy Award for playing Loretta Castorini, the widow who falls hard for her fiance\u2019s younger brother Ronny (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mentalfloss.com\/article\/530681\/9-bizarre-facts-about-nicolas-cage\" target=\"_self\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.mentalfloss.com\/article\/530681\/9-bizarre-facts-about-nicolas-cage\">Nicolas Cage<\/a>). Loretta is a slice of perfection and Ronny is a sweaty baker with a hot temper. Naturally, they look great at the opera together. Yes, it\u2019s about falling head over heels, but it\u2019s also about family so aggravating you\u2019ve gotta love \u2018em. It also serves as a potent reminder that Olympia Dukakis is the best.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-48\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">12.<em>\u00a0Obvious Child<\/em>\u00a0(2014)<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Obvious Child | Official Trailer HD | A24\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r2GN3wdfqbA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Tackling a topic other rom-coms are afraid to go near, Gillian Robespierre\u2019s debut features a star-making performance by Jenny Slate as a comedian named Donna who discovers she\u2019s pregnant and has to schedule an abortion on Valentine\u2019s Day. Instead of hand-wringing about the choice itself, the film focuses on other elements of Donna\u2019s life and features a grounding conversation where Donna\u2019s mother reveals she had an abortion before giving birth to her daughter. It\u2019s an incredibly funny movie featuring a romance that\u2019s built on support and respect instead of mere compatibility.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-52\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">13.<em>\u00a0Sabrina<\/em>\u00a0(1995)<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sabrina (1995) - Trailer\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/twTksx_lWB4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It may be hard to find true classics on streaming services, but it\u2019s slightly easier to find remakes of those classics. In this one, Sydney Pollack remade\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mentalfloss.com\/article\/22327\/5-things-you-didnt-know-about-billy-wilder\" target=\"_self\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.mentalfloss.com\/article\/22327\/5-things-you-didnt-know-about-billy-wilder\">Billy Wilder<\/a>\u2019s three-way romance with Harrison Ford in the Humphrey Bogart role, Julia Ormond in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mentalfloss.com\/article\/63740\/7-things-you-might-not-know-about-audrey-hepburn\" target=\"_self\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.mentalfloss.com\/article\/63740\/7-things-you-might-not-know-about-audrey-hepburn\">Audrey Hepburn<\/a>\u00a0role, and Greg Kinnear in the William Holden role. Though it&#8217;s impossible to live up to the 1954 version, it\u2019s still a delightful tale of a chauffer\u2019s daughter enchanting two polar opposite billionaire brothers.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-56\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">14.<em>\u00a0She\u2019s Gotta Have It\u00a0<\/em>(1986)<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-57\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">There\u2019s a new(ish) series on Netflix based on it, but you can also stream Spike Lee\u2019s raucous movie about a young woman\u2019s battle against monogamy. Tracy Camilla Johns stars as Nola Darling, a Brooklynite having sex with three different men who can\u2019t handle the idea that she\u2019s having sex with three different men. Their insecurity sparks a profound change which Lee mines for depth, heartache, and laughs with his cutthroat genius. It\u2019s an evocative masterpiece featuring one of the most revolutionary modern characters and a healthy subversion of harmful rom-com tropes.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-59\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">15.<em>\u00a0To All The Boys I\u2019ve Loved Before<\/em>\u00a0(2018)<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"To All The Boys I&#039;ve Loved Before | Official Trailer | Netflix\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/555oiY9RWM4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Based on Jenny Han\u2019s wildly popular novel, Susan Johnson\u2019s adaptation is a thoroughly modern rom-com with nods to the 1980s classics as well as a powerful reminder that, if you\u2019re going to write love letters to all your crushes, make sure your precocious little sister doesn\u2019t mail them. That\u2019s exactly what happens to Lara Jean Covey (Lana Condor), a shy teen trying to keep her head down while harboring strong feelings for her life-long friend Josh (Israel Broussard), who\u2019s off-limits because he dated Lara Jean\u2019s sister. After the letters go loose in the wild, Lara Jean agrees to fake a relationship with latter-recipient Peter (Noah Centineo) so she can pretend her feelings for Josh aren\u2019t real and so he can win his ex-girlfriend back through jealousy. It\u2019s a tangled web worthy of Shakespeare that\u2019s funny, sweet, and as enriching as drinkable yogurt.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Romantic comedies don\u2019t always get their due. The genre is as old as\u00a0cinema\u00a0itself, and has been making large audiences in dimly lit rooms flush with the sweeping highs and cringe-happy awkwardness of wuv (twue wuv) for more than a century. Rom-coms been through boom times and busts. 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