The Best Prime Video Romantic Comedies
The Best Prime Video Romantic Comedies
Looking for the perfect romantic comedy to stream on Amazon Prime Video? Look no further! In this article, we'll highlight some of the best options currently available on the platform.
Crazy, Stupid, Love
IMDB Rating : 7.3 out of 10
Amazon Prime Rating: 4.5 out of 5
Cast: Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Julianne Moore, Emma Stone, Marisa Tomei, and Kevin Bacon
Director : Glenn Ficarra and John Requa
Awards : Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Synopsis : The film follows Cal Weaver, a middle-aged man whose wife asks him for a divorce. To get over his wife, Cal turns to Jacob Palmer, a young man who teaches him how to pick up women. Meanwhile, Cal's 13-year-old son, Robbie, is in love with his 17-year-old babysitter, Jessica, and Cal's wife, Emily, is having an affair with her co-worker, David Lindhagen.
When Harry Met Sally
IMDB Rating : 7.6 out of 10
Amazon Prime Rating: 4.5 out of 5
Cast: Billy Crystal as Harry Burns, Meg Ryan as Sally Albright, Carrie Fisher as Marie, Bruno Kirby as Jess, and Steven Ford as Joe
Director : Rob Reiner
Awards : Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, and won several awards including the National Board of Review award for Best Original Screenplay, and the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay
Synopsis : Harry and Sally who meet on a road trip from Chicago to New York and become friends. Over the next 12 years, they keep running into each other, and despite their differences, they become close friends. However, as they approach their 30s, they both start to wonder if they should be more than friends.
The Big Sick
IMDB Rating : 7.6 out of 10
Amazon Prime Rating: 4.5 out of 5
Cast: Kumail Nanjiani as Kumail, Zoe Kazan as Emily, Holly Hunter as Beth, Ray Romano as Terry and Anupam Kher as Azmat.
Director : Michael Showalter
Awards : Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, and won several awards including the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Original Screenplay, and the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay.
Synopsis : Kumail, a struggling comedian, who meets Emily at one of his stand-up shows. They quickly fall in love but Kumail is hesitant to tell his traditional Muslim parents about her, fearing they will disown him. Things take a dramatic turn when Emily becomes seriously ill and Kumail must navigate the complications of their relationship and his family's expectations.
Bridget Jones's Diary
IMDB Rating : 6.7 out of 10
Amazon Prime Rating: 4.0 out of 5
Cast: Renée Zellweger as Bridget Jones, Hugh Grant as Daniel Cleaver, Colin Firth as Mark Darcy, Jim Broadbent as Colin Jones, Gemma Jones as Pamela Jones, and Sally Phillips as Shazza
Director : Sharon Maguire
Awards : Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and a BAFTA award for Best Adapted Screenplay
Synopsis : Bridget Jones, a 32-year-old single woman who starts keeping a diary to document her struggles with love, work, and her weight. She sets her sights on the charming Daniel Cleaver, but finds herself falling for the more serious Mark Darcy. As the year unfolds, Bridget must choose between the two men and learn to be comfortable in her own skin.
Love, Actually
IMDB Rating : 7.6 out of 10
Amazon Prime Rating: 4.5 out of 5
Cast: Hugh Grant as David, the Prime Minister; Emma Thompson as Karen, his sister-in-law; Liam Neeson as Daniel, Karen's husband; Colin Firth as Jamie, the writer; Laura Linney as Sarah; Alan Rickman as Harry, the husband of Karen; Keira Knightley as Juliet, the wife of Jamie; and Bill Nighy as Billy Mack
Director : Richard Curtis
Awards : BAFTA award for Best Original Screenplay
Synopsis : The film tells multiple interconnected stories of love and relationships set in the weeks leading up to Christmas. The story arcs include a new Prime Minister falling in love with his staff member, a struggling writer finding unexpected love, a family dealing with the loss of a loved one, and a man trying to win back his wife.
The Proposal
IMDB Rating : 6.7 out of 10
Amazon Prime Rating: 4.0 out of 5
Cast: Sandra Bullock as Margaret Tate, Ryan Reynolds as Andrew Paxton, Mary Steenburgen as Grace Paxton, Craig T. Nelson as Joe Paxton and Betty White as Grandma Annie
Director : Anne Fletcher
Awards : Golden Globe for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (Sandra Bullock) and the People's Choice Awards for Favorite Comedy Movie and Favorite Leading Lady (Sandra Bullock)
Synopsis : The film follows the story of Margaret, a Canadian executive, who learns that she may be deported from the United States because of an expired visa. In order to stay in the country, she proposes to her assistant, Andrew, and convinces him to pretend to be engaged so that she can get a green card. Things become complicated when they have to travel to Alaska to meet his family and Margaret has to convince them that the engagement is real.
Clueless
IMDB Rating : 6.8 out of 10
Amazon Prime Rating: 4.5 out of 5
Cast: Alicia Silverstone as Cher Horowitz, Paul Rudd as Josh, Stacey Dash as Dionne, Brittany Murphy as Tai, Donald Faison as Murray, and Breckin Meyer as Travis
Director : Amy Heckerling
Awards : MTV Movie Award for Best Female Performance (Alicia Silverstone) and the MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance (Brittany Murphy)
Synopsis : The film is a modern retelling of Jane Austen's 1815 novel Emma, set in Beverly Hills and follows the story of Cher Horowitz, a wealthy high school student who is popular, fashionable, and well-known for her matchmaking skills. She sets out to improve the life of new student Tai Frasier, but her own life becomes complicated when she starts to develop feelings for her ex-stepbrother, Josh.