The 50 Best R-rated Rom-Coms of the Past 50 Years

“Conversations with Other Women” is a rom-com drama about former lovers (Helena Bonham Carter and Aaron Eckhart), unnamed in the movie, who reconnect at a wedding and discover their mutual attraction has not waned. Critics noted the charisma of the two lead characters as the film’s strong suit.

Total strangers Peter (Charlie Day) and Emma (Jenny Slate) meet after getting dumped by their respective partners. They find out via social media that both of their exes have moved on to other relationships and decide to try to get them back.

This quirky rom-com paired Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron as a journalist and politician, respectively. He realizes she was his babysitter and childhood crush. Things become even more interesting when she hires him as her speechwriter in her bid for the presidency, much to the chagrin of her advisers.

Mark Ruffalo earned critics’ kudos for his portrayal of a man with chronic depression issues who becomes a stay-at-home dad for his two precocious daughters while his wife (Zoe Saldaña) pursues an MBA to get a job that can support the family.

A rom-com/fantasy directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, “The Lobster” stars Colin Farrell and Rachel Weisz in a film about a dystopian society in which single people must find a mate within 45 days or be transformed into an animal of their choice. Mark Harris of Grantland said the movie was a “brilliant black comedy so steeped in loneliness it could break your heart if you let it.”