23 Underrated Rom-Coms That Prove The Genre Isn’t “Dead” After All

Ben (Jack Quaid) and Alice (Maya Erskine) are college friends who agree to be the other's plus-one at every wedding they're invited to, in hopes of finding their own significant other.

Starring: Maya Erskine, Jack Quaid, Beck Bennett, Rosalind Chao, Perrey Reeves, Ed Begley Jr., and more

You'll love it if: You are single as hell, love to laugh, and have a heart of gold.

Harper (Zoey Deutch) and Charlie (Glen Powell) are both majorly overworked and underpaid assistants. In hopes of getting some of their free time back, they decide to set up their bosses.

Starring: Zoey Deutch, Glen Powell, Taye Diggs, Lucy Liu, Pete Davidson, and more

You'll love it if: You love Zoey Deutch, electric chemistry, and workplace shenanigans.

Jessica (Jessica Williams) is an aspiring playwright in New York City who's trying to get over a recent breakup when she meets Boone (Chris O'Dowd), who's also recovering from a recent split. Together, they figure out a way to make it in a "post-relationship" world.

Starring: Jessica Williams, Chris O'Dowd, Noël Wells, LaKeith Stanfield, Megan Ketch, Zabryna Guevara, and more

You'll love it if: You love LaKeith Stanfield, dancing like no one's watching, and strong female characters. 

Loosely based on Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, Fire Island follows a group of friends on their annual trip to Fire Island Pines. But when a sudden turn of events jeopardizes the whole trip, everyone's relationships are put to the test. 

Starring: Joel Kim Booster, Bowen Yang, Conrad Ricamora, James Scully, Margaret Cho, and more

You'll love it if: Your friends mean literally everything to you, you're a hopeless romantic at heart, and you're a sucker for karaoke. 

Fresh off a breakup, Lucy (Geraldine Viswanathan), a twentysomething art gallery assistant, finds herself drowning in her boyfriend's old stuff that she just can't seem to get rid of. Unable to get rid of these prized mementos, she meets a hotel owner named Nick (Dacre Montgomery) and creates an art gallery where people can display keepsakes from their past relationships.

Starring: Geraldine Viswanathan, Dacre Montgomery, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Molly Gordon, Phillipa Soo, Bernadette Peters, and more

You'll love it if: You love laughing so hard you're crying, you love undeniable chemistry, and you've ever had your heart broken.

During a trip back to her hometown, TV producer Ally (Alison Brie) reconnects with her ex Sean (Jay Ellis) and starts to question everything about her life. Things only become more confusing when she learns Sean is getting married to Cassidy (Kiersey Clemons), who just reminds her of the person she used to be.

Starring: Alison Brie, Jay Ellis, Kiersey Clemons, Danny Pudi, Haley Joel Osment, and more

You'll love it if: You adore the series Community, unconventional romances, and movies about "finding yourself." 

Told in two alternating timelines, Look Both Ways follows a college graduate named Natalie (Lili Reinhart) down two extremely different paths: one where she gets pregnant two weeks before graduation and one where she doesn't. 

Starring: Lili Reinhart, Danny Ramirez, David Corenswet, Aisha Dee, Andrea Savage, Luke Wilson, Nia Long, and more 

You'll love it if: You love Lili Reinhart and happy endings, and you firmly believe that everything happens for a reason.  

Ever since her father drilled into her head that monogamy isn't real, magazine writer Amy (Amy Schumer) has only ever been in casual relationships. But as much as she enjoys an uninhibited life free of commitment, Amy finds herself stuck in a rut. While writing a profile about charming and successful sports doctor Aaron Conners (Bill Hader), she finds herself actually falling in love for the first time — and what's even wilder, Aaron actually seems to like her too. 

Starring: Amy Schumer, Bill Hader, Brie Larson, Colin Quinn, John Cena, Tilda Swinton, LeBron James, and more

You'll love it if: You love Judd Apatow movies and Tilda Swinton being a chameleon, and you think Bill Hader is a sex symbol. 

Loretta Sage (Sandra Bullock) is a well-known romance author who's become a bit reclusive after her husband's death. While promoting her new book with her cover model Alan (Channing Tatum), Loretta gets kidnapped by an eccentric billionaire (Daniel Radcliffe) who hopes she can lead him to an ancient city's lost treasure from her latest story. Determined to prove he can be a hero in real life and not just on the pages of her books, Alan sets off to rescue her.

Starring: Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, Daniel Radcliffe, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Brad Pitt, and more

You'll love it if: You love a whole lotta adventure, Daniel Radcliffe being a villain, and romance novels. 

After not speaking for 15 years, childhood sweethearts Sasha (Ali Wong) and Marcus (Randall Park) reconnect in their hometown of San Francisco. With the sparks clearly still there, the two try to fit each other into their very different worlds.

Starring: Ali Wong, Randall Park, James Saito, Michelle Buteau, Vivian Bang, Daniel Dae Kim, Keanu Reeves, and more

You'll love it if: You love a good laugh, awkward teen love, and Keanu Reeves.

When medical school dropout Wallace (Daniel Radcliffe) decides to give up on love altogether, he meets Chantry (Zoe Kazan), the girl of his dreams who just happens to have a boyfriend. Over the next few months, Wallace learns to suppress his feelings for Chantry, not wanting to ruin their relationship but growing more and more in love with her every single day. 

Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Zoe Kazan, Adam Driver, Megan Park, Mackenzie Davis, Rafe Spall, and more

You'll love it if: You live for Adam Driver screaming about nachos, early 2010s fashion, and the friends-to-lovers trope.