plural rom-coms
: romantic comedy
That's where the rom-com comes in, that wayward genre of sweet serendipity and forgivably thin plots set to rising music …—
Vogue
VogueOne of the film's pleasures is its movie within a movie, the rom-com "I Love You, I Love New York."—Tad Friend
—often used before another nounTad Frienda silly rom-com plot
Does anybody cry funnier than Segel does in Forgetting Sarah Marshall, the wonderful rom-com farce he not only starred in but wrote?—Jim Windolf
Jim WindolfExamples of rom-com in a Sentence
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Alex Lehmann directed the darkly comedic rom-com, starring Kaley Cuoco and Pete Davidson.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 16 June 2026
Lopez stars in the new rom-com Office Romance with Ted Lasso's Brett Goldstein, who wrote the movie.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026
The comedy veteran, whose career officially launched with 8 Simple Rules and a run on Charmed, has recently starred in such genre-bending rom-coms as Meet Cute (2022) and Role Play (2024).
—Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 15 June 2026
This week, Jennifer Lopez delivers success in another rom-com with Office Romance sitting comfortably atop the charts, so here are a few more movies that complement it.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 12 June 2026
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 16 June 2026
Lopez stars in the new rom-com Office Romance with Ted Lasso's Brett Goldstein, who wrote the movie.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026
The comedy veteran, whose career officially launched with 8 Simple Rules and a run on Charmed, has recently starred in such genre-bending rom-coms as Meet Cute (2022) and Role Play (2024).
—Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 15 June 2026
This week, Jennifer Lopez delivers success in another rom-com with Office Romance sitting comfortably atop the charts, so here are a few more movies that complement it.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 12 June 2026
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“Rom-com.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rom-com. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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