Love contains multitudes, and so do romantic comedies, and we considered it all when putting together this list of the best romcoms of all time. Others are light and airy, or borderline fantastical. Others are dark and cynical, because, well, love often sucks. Some are sophisticated, drilling deep into the complexities of interpersonal relationships. Who hasn’t been in love, in one form or another? And honestly, what’s funnier than the things humans do while under love’s spell?īut the best romantic comedies don’t have to be straight-ahead farces to qualify – although, to be fair, many of them are.

Frequently derided and dismissed as ‘chick flicks’, romcoms are, in truth, more broadly relatable than any other category of film. No movie genre is more misunderstood than romantic comedy.