Romantic comedies

romantic comedies or Rom-Com's are light-hearted films with humorous plot lines which are mostly centered around two protagonists, usually a man and a woman who have to over come obstacles to find love with each other/prove their love for each other. It is often that the two characters are hesitant to get romantically involved with each other, but we as the audience are given teasers of what is going to happen. A good example of this is 'The Proposal'.

romantically comedies always have happy endings even if they don't turn out the way we think they will. This usually results in some comic friction as the protagonists declare their love for each other and end up together. The characters do not though necessarily have to get married or live 'happily ever after' as the basic plot of romantic comedies is to portray the importance of love between the protagonists.

Romantic comedy films are the sub-genre of comedy films and romantic comedies. They also incorporate screwball comedy in some Rom-Com's e.g. Knocked up, which attracts more of a male audience than a standard romantic comedy as it usually contains more sexual content and stoner comedy.