Fall Inn Love To Love And Anarchy: 10 Romantic Comedies To Watch On OTT

The best romantic comedies can make us feel like we've found the One in film form, and these are the kinds of love tales that we'll want to watch again and again. A romantic comedy not only reinforces the power of love but also provides hope and a few laughs to the audience.

Though most people associate romcoms with the 1990s and early 2000s, there have been several films released in the previous five years that have revitalised the genre. There have been plenty of famous new rom-com movies for fans to fall in love with over the last five years, and here is a selection of the top flicks among them for you to watch on OTT.

10 Romantic Comedies To Watch On OTT:

Marry Me (2022)

Jennifer Lopez, Owen Wilson, Maluma, John Bradley, Sarah Silverman, and Chloe Coleman star in Marry Me, a romantic comedy-drama film. The film is based on Bobby Crosby's comic book of the same name. Kat Valdez (Jennifer Lopez), a pop diva, is being married in front of a crowd of her admirers. She learns of her fiance's cheating practises seconds before the wedding and decides to marry Charlie Gilbert (Owen Wilson), a math teacher who holds a 'Marry Me' placard. As events try to separate the strange newlyweds, they must quickly determine whether two people from such disparate worlds can find true love. The film is available on Apple TV.

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The Half of It (2020)

Enrique Murciano co-stars with Leah Lewis, Daniel Diemer, and Alexxis Lemire in the film. Ellie (Leah Lewis) ghostwrites papers and essays for students at her high school for a small price. When local macho man Paul (Daniel Diemer) conscripts Ellie to send him love letters to Aster (Alexxis Lemire), one of the prettiest girls in school, Ellie refuses to reveal to anyone that she has affections for Aster as well. The film is a queer retelling of Cyrano de Bergerac. The film is available on Netflix.

Emily in Paris (2020)

The series, which is set and filmed in Paris, stars Lily Collins as Emily, an American who travels to France to bring an American perspective to Savoir, a French marketing business. Things don't always go as planned for Emily as she adjusts to her new life in Paris, whether it's her high-maintenance work at Savoir, juggling her friendships, or becoming involved in a new love triangle with Gabriel and her British classmate, Alfie. Just weeks after its second season began, the comedy-drama series was renewed for a third and fourth season. Season 3 will most likely be released in late 2022 or early 2023, according to various reports. The previous seasons are available on Netflix.

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Love and Anarchy (2020)

Ida Engvoll and Bjorn Mosten star in this comedic sitcom. When Sofie (Ida Engvoll), a career-driven consultant and married mother of two, is given the task of modernising an ancient publishing business, she meets young IT tech Max (Bjorn Mosten), and an unexpected love game ensues. Instead, she finds herself in the midst of a life crisis with far-reaching implications for her relationship with Max, and nothing goes according to plan. The series, which follows these characters as they struggle to make sense of love, life, and themselves in the midst of all of the chaos, has been renewed for a second season. The first season is currently accessible on Netflix, with the second set to debut on June 16.

Virgin River (2019)

Based on Robyn Carr's Virgin River series of books, this series follows Melinda (Alexandra Breckenridge), a nurse who is seeking to reclaim her life by starting over in a small town in Northern California, leaving her life in Los Angeles behind. Mel quickly realises that small-town life isn't all it's cracked up to be. Jack Sheridan (Martin Henderson), the love interest, is an ex-marine bar owner. Mel and Jack meet in Jack's bar and quickly become friends. Throughout the show, these two share a deep bond and a developing romance. The fourth season of the show will premiere on June 20. Previous seasons are available on Netflix.

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Last Christmas (2019)

Emilia Clarke plays Kate Andrich, a disillusioned Christmas store salesperson who develops love for a strange guy, Tom (Henry Golding), in the film Last Christmas. Nothing seems to go right for Kate, a disgruntled Londoner who works as an elf in a year-round Christmas shop. When she meets Tom, a dashing charmer who appears to be too good to be true, things swiftly improve. The film is available on Apple TV.

Falling Inn Love (2019)

Christina Milian and Adam Demos star in the film. Gabriela (Milian) enters an online contest to win a New Zealand inn shortly after losing her job in San Francisco and breaking up with her boyfriend. Naturally, she wins, but when she arrives in New Zealand, she discovers that the inn is in disarray. Gabriela invites Jake (Demos), a charming New Zealand contractor, to assist her in restoring the mansion to its former glory. They fall in love, of course, along the way. The movie is available to stream on Netflix.

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To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before (2018)

Lana Condor, Noah Centineo, Janel Parrish, and Anna Cathcart feature in the film. The teen romance series To All the Boys I've Loved Before is based on the novel about teenage Lara Jean, a high school daydreamer who writes love letters to the boys she has crushes on. She never sends the letters out; they're only for her to write so she can express herself and get over her crush. Her secret love letters are revealed in the series, causing turmoil in her love life. This film is the first installment in the To All the Boys film series and followed by two sequels, To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You, released on February 12, 2020, and To All the Boys: Always and Forever on February 12, 2021. It is available on Netflix.

The Kissing Booth (2018)

Joey King, Jacob Elordi, and Joel Courtney feature in the film. Elle (King) is a quirky, late-blooming adolescent whose developing affair with high school senior and bad boy Noah (Elordi) jeopardises her lifelong friendship with Noah's younger brother Lee (Courtney). The Kissing Booth 2, the sequel, was released on July 24, 2020, and The Kissing Booth 3, the third feature, was released on August 11, 2021. It can be found on Netflix.

Set It Up (2018)