The Best Romantic Comedy Movies You Haven't Seen

If you love romantic comedies, chances are you've already watched Bridget Jones's Diary, Love Actually, and Pretty Woman more times than you can count. While there's no competing with the classics, there are plenty of romcoms out there that are just as fun, flirty, and fascinating—and you may not have even seen them yet. Here are the best romantic comedies you probably haven't seen.

Sleeping with Other People isn't your typical romantic comedy. It kicks off with the two main characters, Lainey (Alison Brie) and Jake (Jason Sudeikis), losing their virginity to each other, before making a time jump to the present day and reconnecting the pair. However, they don't immediately kick off a relationship again — instead, the two form a deep friendship based on their shared troubles with sex addiction. 

The film's plot allows the central couple to interact for the whole film, without having to use typical tropes to try to keep them apart. However, since they're just friends, the audience is still on the edge of their seat waiting to see if the pair will ever take their relationship to the next level. Backed up by fun supporting turns from Adam Scott, Amanda Peet, Adam Brody, and Marc Blucas, Sleeping With Other People is an engaging delight — and an unexpected one too, if you number among the many film fans who still haven't seen it.

Jason Segel and Emily Blunt's engagement goes horribly wrong in the very funny romantic comedy The Five-Year Engagement. The film stars Segel (who also co-wrote the movie along with Nicholas Stoller) as Tom Solomon, a sous chef planning his wedding to Violet (Blunt). Their plans repeatedly go awry, though, pushing the wedding date back further and further and placing a lot of strain on their relationship.

The Five-Year Engagement is produced by Judd Apatow, so it makes sense that the movie has a cast stacked full of stellar comedians, including Alison Brie, Chris Pratt, Mindy Kaling, Kevin Hart, Randall Park, Brian Posehn, Kumail Nanjiani, and Molly Shannon. With a star-studded supporting cast and two game leads, the film is likable and fun through and through — and judging from its disappointing box office returns, it's a gem you still probably haven't seen.

Obvious Child is one of a few romantic comedies that actually delves into a serious, real-life issue. Jenny Slate stars as Donna, a comedian who gets pregnant after having a one-night stand with Max (Jake Lacy). She decides to get an abortion, and throughout the film, she grapples with her decision—and her budding relationship with Max. 

Obvious Child was hailed by critics for its honest depiction of abortion, but it goes far beyond just that. The film is also blisteringly funny, featuring an incredible performance from Slate and her supporting cast, which also includes Gaby Hoffmann, David Cross, and Gabe Liedman. This is an unconventional treat you probably haven't seen — and one you definitely won't want to miss.

Most romantic comedies make it clear that the main couple belong together, but I Give It a Year leaves you constantly questioning whether the two are actually meant to be. Rose Byrne and Rafe Spall star as a couple who struggle through their first year of marriage as they try to figure out whether they ended up with the right person.

The little-seen film features sweet leading turns from Byrne and Spall, as well as impressive backing from Anna Faris, Stephen Merchant, Simon Baker, Olivia Colman, and Minnie Driver. The fact that the couple at the center of the film are already married helps to offer something different than your traditional romcom, while also giving you something to root for — or against.

A lot of people are fans of the musical Waitress on Broadway, but many of them haven't seen the romantic comedy movie it's based on. The 2007 film version of Waitress starred Keri Russell as a, you guessed it, waitress in a small town who falls in love with her gynecologist (Nathan Fillion) as she goes through a divorce–and a pregnancy. 

Although the film unfortunately isn't a musical, it's led by engaging performances from Russell and Fillion, who sell the star-crossed small-town lovers with as much aplomb as you'd expect from two well-respected stars. Plus, there's pie. Lots and lots of pie.

Another film featuring your favorite stars long ago, Only You is a romantic comedy bringing together future MCU co-stars Marisa Tomei and Robert Downey Jr. for some supernaturally tinged fun. The movie follows Tomei's Faith, a woman who was told at a young age that her soulmate was named Damon Bradley. As an adult, Faith decides to ditch her planned wedding to head off to Italy after getting a call from the mysterious Bradley, where she literally runs into Downey.

Downey's Peter Wright claims to be Bradley and starts to develop a relationship with Faith, but things become complicated for the pair when he reveals his true identity. Although the movie's plot sometimes feels contrived, Tomei and Downey throw sparks onscreen, and watching their characters interact is an absolute delight — especially knowing how huge their careers would get later down the line.

Somehow, some way, Sam Rockwell and Anna Kendrick starred in a killer romantic comedy together and the whole world missed it. The pair played a couple in the explosive 2015 action comedy Mr. Right, featuring Rockwell as Francis, a hit man who develops an unconventional relationship with the newly single Martha (Kendrick), who finds a new vitality from her assassin boyfriend.

With the FBI and a host of other dangerous men after him, Francis and Martha go on an action-fueled adventure to avoid capture. While there's lots of fun fight scenes to take up the time, the film is really sold by the charming turns by Rockwell and Kendrick, who both give stellar line deliveries throughout. This hidden gem is definitely one every romcom (and action) fan should catch. 

The process is usually love, marriage, and then children, but in Friends with Kids, things go in a different order. The movie stars Adam Scott and Jennifer Westfeldt as two best friends who decide to have a child together even though they don't have romantic feelings for each other. Their plan succeeds, and as their son grows up, they both develop relationships with other people.

However, this being a romantic comedy, the central pair do, eventually, develop romantic feelings for each other, and they struggle to deal with friendship, love, and parenthood all at once. Even some hardcore romcom fans missed seeing this during its theatrical run, but Scott and Westfeldt are both engaging in the lead roles, and their supporting cast, including Jon Hamm, Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Chris O'Dowd, Edward Burns, and Megan Fox, shine as well.