List of Romantic Comedies in which Leads are a Couple already
Either already married or engaged or dating for a while, this is my list of feature films that are romantic comedies (love is core conflict) and follow some or most of the rules of the rom-com but, with one exception, they already met cute. Hitched or about to. They met, fell in love (before the movies starts) and... now the obstacles are there to separate them... or, they are separate, reunite and sparks start again!
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- DirectorSeth MacFarlaneStarsMark WahlbergMila KunisSeth MacFarlaneJohn Bennett, a man whose childhood wish of bringing his teddy bear to life came true, now must decide between keeping the relationship with the bear, Ted or his girlfriend, Lori.
- DirectorNicholas StollerStarsJason SegelEmily BluntChris PrattOne year after meeting, Tom proposes to his girlfriend, Violet, but unexpected events keep tripping them up as they look to walk down the aisle together.
- DirectorDavid WainStarsJennifer AnistonPaul RuddMalin AkermanRattled by sudden unemployment, a Manhattan couple surveys alternative living options, ultimately deciding to experiment with living on a rural commune where free love rules.
- DirectorGabriele MuccinoStarsGerard ButlerJessica BielDennis QuaidA former sports star who's fallen on hard times starts coaching his son's football team as a way to get his life together. His attempts to become an adult are met with challenges from the attractive football moms who pursue him at every turn.
- DirectorDavid FrankelStarsMeryl StreepTommy Lee JonesSteve CarellAfter thirty years of marriage, a middle-aged couple attends an intense, week-long counseling session to work on their relationship.
- DirectorJudd ApatowStarsPaul RuddLeslie MannMaude ApatowPete and Debbie are both about to turn 40, their kids hate each other, both of their businesses are failing, they're on the verge of losing their house, and their relationship is threatening to fall apart....well, I finally decided to include it although there's no much romance... or is there?
- DirectorLee Toland KriegerStarsRashida JonesAndy SambergElijah WoodA divorcing couple tries to maintain their friendship while they both pursue other people.I’m including it but… not my cup of tea… they are cute together but, to me, to make it “unpredictable” they ended up "killing" the rom and the com on it.
- DirectorGlenn FicarraJohn RequaStarsSteve CarellRyan GoslingJulianne MooreA middle-aged husband's life changes dramatically when his wife asks him for a divorce. He seeks to rediscover his manhood with the help of a newfound friend, Jacob, learning to pick up girls at bars.
- DirectorShawn LevyStarsSteve CarellTina FeyMark WahlbergIn New York City, a case of mistaken identity turns a bored married couple's attempt at a glamorous and romantic evening into something more thrilling and dangerous.More screwball than romantic comedy, but funny and cute it is.
- DirectorAndy TennantStarsJennifer AnistonGerard ButlerGio PerezA bounty hunter learns that his next target is his ex-wife, a reporter working on a murder cover-up. Soon after their reunion, the always-at-odds duo find themselves on a run-for-their-lives adventure.
- DirectorNancy MeyersStarsMeryl StreepSteve MartinAlec BaldwinWhen attending their son's college graduation, a couple reignite the spark in their relationship. But the complicated fact is they're divorced and he's remarried.
- DirectorMarc LawrenceStarsHugh GrantSarah Jessica ParkerSam ElliottIn New York City, an estranged couple who witness a murder are relocated to small town Wyoming as part of the Witness Protection Program.
- DirectorAndy TennantStarsMatthew McConaugheyKate HudsonDonald SutherlandA new clue to the whereabouts of a lost treasure rekindles a married couple's sense of adventure -- and their estranged romance.
- DirectorKen KwapisStarsMandy MooreJohn KrasinskiRobin WilliamsA reverend puts an engaged couple through a grueling marriage preparation course to see if they are meant to be married in his church.
- DirectorAnthony RussoJoe RussoStarsKate HudsonOwen WilsonMatt DillonA best man (Wilson) stays on as a houseguest with the newlyweds, much to the couple's annoyance.
- DirectorAndy TennantStarsReese WitherspoonPatrick DempseyJosh LucasA young woman who has reinvented herself as a New York City socialite must return home to Alabama to obtain a divorce from her husband after seven years of separation.
- DirectorGore VerbinskiStarsBrad PittJulia RobertsJames GandolfiniA man tries to transport an ancient gun called The Mexican, believed to carry a curse, back across the border, while his girlfriend pressures him to give up his criminal ways.
- DirectorJason BloomStarsPaul RuddChristine TaylorReese WitherspoonWyatt writes an angry letter to his girlfriend, believing she's dating Ricker. Ricker's a dog. Helped by stripper Ivy, he tries to get the letter off a truck the next 24 hours.
- DirectorBryan SpicerStarsTim AllenKirstie AlleyJay O. SandersAn unhappily married Manhattan socialite couple flee from the I.R.S. and end up in Amish country where they pretend to be visiting relatives.
- DirectorChris ColumbusStarsHugh GrantJulianne MooreTom ArnoldWhen he finds out his longtime girlfriend is pregnant, a commitment-phobe realizes he might have to change his lifestyle for better or much, much worse.
- DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsKathleen TurnerNicolas CageBarry MillerPeggy Sue faints at a high school reunion. When she wakes up, she finds herself in her own past, just before she finished school.
- DirectorGilbert CatesStarsGeorge SegalNatalie WoodRichard BenjaminMari and Jeff Thompson start to doubt their own marriage when every couple they know separate.
- DirectorGene SaksStarsRobert RedfordJane FondaCharles BoyerPaul, a conservative young lawyer, marries the vivacious Corie. Their highly passionate relationship descends into comical discord in a five-flight New York City walk-up apartment.
- DirectorBud YorkinStarsDick Van DykeDebbie ReynoldsJason RobardsDick Van Dyke and Debbie Reynolds star as a suburban couple who learn that not even divorce can solve all their problems.
- DirectorNorman JewisonStarsRock HudsonDoris DayTony RandallWhen a hypochondriac believes he is dying, he makes plans for his wife--which she discovers and misunderstands.
- DirectorMichael GordonStarsDoris DayJames GarnerPolly BergenAfter being lost at sea for several years, a missing wife thought long dead returns just after her husband has remarried.
- DirectorJack CardiffStarsShirley MacLaineYves MontandEdward G. RobinsonAn actress disguises herself as a geisha in order to land the lead role in her director husband's film version of 'Madam Butterfly'.
- DirectorCharles WaltersStarsBing CrosbyGrace KellyFrank SinatraWith socialite Tracy Lord about to remarry, her ex-husband - with the help of a sympathetic reporter - has 48 hours to convince her that she really still loves him.
- DirectorGeorge CukorStarsJudy HollidayAldo RayMadge KennedyFlorence and Chet Keefer have had a troublesome marriage. Whilst in the middle of a divorce hearing, the judge encourages them to remember the good times they have had, hoping that the marriage can be saved. Starring Judy Holliday and Aldo Ray as Florence and Chet.
- DirectorRichard SaleStarsClaudette ColbertMacdonald CareyZachary ScottThe Halsworths' nearly-final divorce suddenly gets complicated when Miriam's old flame comes to town.
- DirectorGeorge CukorStarsSpencer TracyKatharine HepburnJudy HollidayDomestic and professional tensions mount when a husband and wife work as opposing lawyers in a case involving a woman who shot her husband.
- DirectorJack ConwayStarsWilliam PowellMyrna LoyGail PatrickA wife suspecting infidelity starts divorce proceedings, so the husband pretends to be insane in order to delay the divorce and clear up the misunderstanding.
- DirectorHoward HawksStarsCary GrantRosalind RussellRalph BellamyA newspaper editor uses every trick in the book to keep his ace reporter ex-wife from remarrying.
- DirectorGeorge CukorStarsCary GrantKatharine HepburnJames StewartWhen a rich woman's ex-husband and a tabloid-type reporter turn up just before her planned remarriage, she begins to learn the truth about herself.
- DirectorLeo McCareyStarsIrene DunneCary GrantRalph BellamyA married couple file an amicable divorce, but find it harder to let go of each other than they initially thought.