6 Underrated Romantic Comedies You Can Stream on Netflix
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If you love romantic comedies, you've probably already seen all the best ones Netflix has to offer, so if you want to spoil yourself by watching something you haven't seen before, you've come to the right place. We have a list of unexpected, underrated romantic comedies you can stream instead. These might not all be the big, celebrated hits you've seen a million times, and that's a good thing — when you've exhausted all your old faves, check out one of these.
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Save the Date
Comedy fanatics will love seeing Lizzy Caplan, Alison Brie, and Martin Starr in the same low-budget romance; romance fanatics will appreciate how Caplan's character's feelings are treated in the face of what she's supposed to want vs. what she really wants.
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Can't Buy Me Love
Before he was McDreamy, Patrick Dempsey was an '80s nerd named Ronald trying to win the affection of the most popular girl in school. It's not as well known as a John Hughes flick, but it's a throwback delight.
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I Give It a Year
The happy ending is not what you're expecting from a romantic comedy, which makes this love story between Rose Byrne and Rafe Spall unconventional but still somehow totally satisfying.
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The Incredible Jessica James
Jessica Williams is effervescent in this indie romantic comedy about a young woman who's struggling in the aftermath of a breakup and in her aspirations as a playwright when she meets a guy who seems all wrong for her (Chris O'Dowd).
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Definitely, Maybe
Ryan Reynolds has three worthy love interests in this rom-com that is also a bit of a mystery, since he's telling his daughter (Abigail Breslin) about her mother in a roundabout way.
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Sleeping With Other People
How could a romantic comedy with Jason Sudeikis and Alison Brie be anything less than hilarious and delightful? Sleeping With Other People is the modern When Harry Met Sally, if you can imagine Harry and Sally having a lot more sex.