All of the Romantic Comedies That Are Coming Out This Year
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2016 is already a romantic year at the movies, and it's going to get even better if you're a romantic comedy fan. Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone are reteaming for a particularly heart-swelling movie, an ensemble comedy is coming your way, and a couple of indies might make it onto your list of all-time favorite romantic comedies. When you've exhausted all the old rom-coms on Netflix, look forward to this year's crop of fresh new movies in the genre!
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How to Be Single
- Who's starring: Dakota Johnson, Alison Brie, Rebel Wilson, Anders Holm
- What it's about: More a story of falling in love with yourself, How to Be Single nonetheless portrays tons of sexy single behavior in New York City.
- When it came out: Feb. 12
- Watch the trailer for How to Be Single.
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Lolo
- Who's starring: Julie Delpy
- What it's about: This French romantic comedy follows the courtship of Violette (Delpy, who also wrote and directed the film) and a sweet nerd (Dany Boon) and the multiple efforts of Violette's son Lolo to sabotage their romance.
- When it came out: March 11
- Watch the trailer for Lolo.
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My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
- Who's starring: Nia Vardalos and John Corbett
- What it's about: We pick up 14 years after the first movie for another Portokalos wedding — one for Toula's parents!
- When it came out: March 25
- Watch the trailer for My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2.
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Get a Job
- Who's starring: Anna Kendrick and Miles Teller
- What it's about: A millennial couple (Kendrick and Teller) navigate their postgrad life, jobs, and relationship.
- When it came out: March 25
- Watch the trailer for Get a Job.
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Mother's Day
- Who's starring: Jennifer Aniston, Kate Hudson, Jason Sudeikis, and Julia Roberts
- What it's about: In the grand tradition of ensemble comedies, the vast cast portrays the tribulations of the mommy-centric holiday, with a sliver of a romance between Aniston and Sudeikis.
- When it came out: April 29
- Watch the trailer for Mother's Day.
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Maggie's Plan
- Who's starring: Greta Gerwig, Ethan Hawke, Julianne Moore, and Vikings's Travis Fimmel
- What it's about: Like a 1950s comedic farce, Maggie (Greta Gerwig) figures out what to do once she gets the man of her dreams . . . and may not want him anymore.
- When it came out: May 20
- Watch the trailer for Maggie's Plan.
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Café Society
- Who's starring: Blake Lively, Jesse Eisenberg, and Kristen Stewart
- What it's about: Jesse Eisenberg's small-town guy visits Hollywood in the 1930s and falls for Kristen Stewart's character (while also flirting with Blake Lively).
- When it comes out: July 15
- Watch the trailer for Café Society.
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Bridget Jones's Baby
- Who's starring: Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, and Patrick Dempsey
- What it's about: Bridget is back for the third go-round, and her life is just as messy as you remember: she's pregnant, but torn between Mark and a new love interest (Dempsey). Read up on everything else we know about the movie.
- When it comes out: Sept. 16
- Watch the trailer for Bridget Jones's Baby.
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La La Land
- Who's starring: Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone
- What it's about: Whiplash director Damien Chazelle brings us a musical comedy-drama in which a jazz pianist (Gosling) falls for an actress (Stone) in modern-day LA.
- When it comes out: Dec. 2