Top 10 Underrated Romantic Comedies of the 2000s

The 2000s were an underrated decade for romantic comedies. For this list, we’ll be looking at the most overlooked and underappreciated rom-coms, from the new millennium to 2010. Our countdown includes "Music and Lyrics," "The Holiday," "Just Friends," and more! What’s your favorite rom-com from the aughts? Let us know in the comments!
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What’s your favorite rom-com from the 2000s? Let us know below, and be sure to also check out our video of the Top 10 Forgotten Rom-Coms That Deserve to Be Classics - kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXbcg2WPp7Sqmsk

[@erzaender]

definitely, maybe and the holiday

[@justineves3588]

The holiday

[@arielfangirlmendez]

The sisterhood of the traveling pants was good but music and lyrics is my favorite

[@caitlinireland4396]

If you like Matthew Goode in a romance, check out A discovery of witches on shudder or AMC or sky if from UK. PLEASE do a list on a discovery of witches

[@chelseacanales8763]

Confession of a Shopaholic is so underrated! It’s funny and sweet❤ Rebecca and Luke are so good together.

[@xenijagrunschnabel7766]

Always happy when Serendipity is recognized. I would even put it on number 1 in this video. Very underrated. Like you said, you have to belive that these two belong together and I do, I really do.

[@trinaq]

Music and Lyrics deserves more love, it was my entire childhood.

[@lemasander4932]

It’s so lovely. I don’t know how often I rewatched it already 😅🥰

[@bestnameeverf]

Such a great movie! Cant get Pop Goes my heart out of my head.

[@yenziwemamba5930]

the holiday is such an AMAZING movie! 🥺🥺

[@lindsay9838]

Right?! I don’t feel like it’s underrated, everyone loves that movie!!!!

[@QUARTERMASTEREMI6]

Yes! It's such a brilliant movie! 😁

[@yenziwemamba5930]

@@lindsay9838 that's honestly so true!!

[@yenziwemamba5930]

@@QUARTERMASTEREMI6 truly a classic 🤭

[@CarysLibri]

Jack Black 💗💗💗

[@ballybunion9]

10. Music and Lyrics - Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore 9. Imagine Me and You - Lena Headey, Piper Peribo, and Matthew Goode 8. Just my Luck - Chris Pine, Lindsay Lohan 7. Definitely, Maybe - Ryan Reynolds, Abigail Breslin, Rachel weisz, Elizabeth Banks and Isla Fisher 6. Bride and Prejudice - Aishwarya Rai and Martin Henderson 5. The Holiday - Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jack Black, Jude Law, and Eli Wallach 4. John Tucker Must Die - Jesse Metcalfe, Brittany Snow and Penn Badgley 3. Just Friends - Anna Faris, Ryan Reynolds Amy Smart and Chris Klein 2. Serendipity - John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale Honorable Mentions Just Like Heaven - Mark Ruffalo and Reese Witherspoon Kate and Leopold - Hugh Jackman and Meg Ryan Lara's and the Real Girl - Matthew Goode Confessions of a Shopaholic 1. It's Complicated - Meryl Streep Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin

[@muchamore321]

thanks

[@psychedelicyeti6053]

Chasing liberty was another honorable mention

[@alyzu4755]

The opening video in "Music and Lyrics" is amazing! 😂😂😂

[@bestnameeverf]

Agreed! I watch it at least once a week. So catchy!

[@tanmayshekhawat]

And POP! goes my heart

[@angelaholmes8888]

It's complicated deserves the number 1 spot 💙💙🙂

[@CM-yd4ze]

This list is pretty good, a lot of good movies in there, even the honorable mentions. Definitely underrated and deserve more love.

[@Wahoowa01]

I actually own 5 of these on DVD 😮 (including one of the honorable mentions, and 4 out of your picks 5-10). Your Top 5 were just okay for me (even though I had seen most of them). I would also add Something New to this list! Totally underrated, and one of my faves!

[@jazzyd312]

I watch It's Complicated whenever it's on!!! John Krasinski is hilarious 😂

[@kayladelarosa1990]

OMG! I KNOW! It's currently on Hulu. Matter of fact, I watched it the other day. Lol!

[@harrymccooter]

Serendipity is my favorite romantic comedy. First time I watched it I cried at the end. Plus the soundtrack is beautiful. Nick Drake was the best decision they could have made. Both for Northern Sky, and how they adjusted Black Eyed Dog. And I’m glad Imagine Me & You was on here. For once they made it hard to dislike the male character in a lesbian movie. Hec was impossible to hate, and the movie was well done and heartbreaking but hopeful.

[@zuzanajechova502]

Music and lyrics is one of the funniest romcoms ever made! The chemistry between Alex and Sophie is perfect!

[@tracy_222]

The holiday is one of my favorite movies of all time👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🎥

[@tinam5705]

Thank you for adding Bride and Prejudice! One of my absolute favs!!!!!!!!!!!

[@knittedbywhitney]

Totally missing out on my favourite 2000s romcom: Return to Me directed by Bonnie Hunt. It's a beautiful love story between Minnie Driver and David Duchovny where Driver receives a heart transplant from Duchovny's wife who dies in an accident, then they meet and fall in love. The supporting characters REALLY add a lot to the movie and make it equal parts hilarious and heart warming. HIGHLY recommend this movie!

[@GreekgodsofOlympus31.]

The holiday movie and it's complicated movie is the best romantic and love movies ever!!!!

[@TheMalawianFlorence]

These type of videos have introduced me to some of my favourite romcoms

[@casckettfriki]

Music And Lyrics, Imagine Me And You and Serendipity are my favourites. I've watch those movies a thousand times and I will do it a thousand more for sure

[@arisolisB]

Wishing everybody LOTS OF LOVE today and always 💖🌷✨✨

[@samanthavonteese333]

So many great choices! Although I would have put Just Like Heaven and Kate & Leopold on the actual list as opposed to the honourable mentions. The side characters and Mark Ruffalo's physical comedy in Just Like Heaven are hilarious, and that dance scene on the roof in Kate & Leopold, dancing to Until.. by Sting is so romantic 😍💜😍

[@SandeepSingh-xg6sz]

music and lyrics movie was awesome ..i still remember its song

[@michaelcain9324]

The Holiday and It's Complicated are my favorites. Going to try Bride and Prejudice, and The Tucker Must Die one. Thanks! 😝❤️‍🔥

[@carinproud434]

Serendipity and Just Like Heaven are 2 of my favourite movies. A shout out I have to give though is Must Love Dogs!! If you like serendipity you’ll love this!!!

[@nicolewilliams8049]

Kate and Leopold my faavvveee ❤❤❤❤!!! It's Complicated shows that aging can be really good fun. I think if we all had prospects like that, we'd look forward to it.

[@Iggystar71]

Please, please, do yourself a favor and watch Lars and the Real Girl. It’s a romantic comedy, yes, but it really focused on the love of a community. You’d think it would be weird or creepy, the blow-up doll aspect, but it’s not at all. Please, just watch it!!!! Your heart will melt!!!❤❤

[@iswarya01]

This is a great list!

[@angelicamcelroy5815]

It's complicated is absolutely 💯 #1. I do think you missed "some things got to give" its a beautiful movie. Anything with an amazing score like it's complicated and the holiday are ones that just lift you away from reality and into beautiful stories.

[@Bdhstl95]

Just Like Heaven is one of my favs. But, I love It’s Complicated!

[@lindsay9838]

A Little Bit of Heaven is also a wonderful rom com. A really lighthearted/fun story to watch despite the devastating situation they’re in. Makes me happy but also makes me bawl every time. Kate Hudson totally kills it as the character she plays and the male lead is absolutely precious

[@cdonorab]

Its Complicated definitely a good one. Still crack up at the Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin Steve Martin computer scene and John Krasinski steals the scenes he's in.

[@dani_ela3706]

I think Because I Said So with Mandy Moore is so underrated!!

[@Sshruff1]

Absolutely love Matthew Goode. ❤

[@NinjaBooKitty]

I really don't know how the hell you didn'tr include 'Failure to Launch'! I don't like rom-coms T ALL but I have watched this one literally over 100 times. Perfect in every way! And my first time seeing the beautiful Bradley Cooper! 🥰🥰

[@margaret91]

"It's Complicated" just so happens to b my #1 favorite rom-com movies of *ALL* time

[@IOAFan]

Overall, a good list. It's great to see not just one, but two, Nancy Meyers movies on the list (It's Complicated & The Holiday.) I'd probably have one more of hers on the list, or at least an HM: What Women Want (2000.) My favorite that's missing from your list is Return to Me (2000.) It's such a good movie and it never shows up on lists like this one.

[@hawkwardzombie]

‘Because I Said So’ is also an underrated romcom 🥰

[@RealTalk1411]

What about The Wedding Date. I thought The Wedding Date was highly underrated. The chemistry between Debra Messing and Dermot Mulroney is insane🔥🔥🔥. I also think Knocked Up is underrated. Ppl hardly talk about that movie. It had a great plot of two ppl dealing with the consequences of a one-night stand and also their conflicting personalities. What Happens In Vegas should be here too. Another slept on Cameron Diaz film. I am glad The Holiday made the list. It is such an underrated Christmas and romantic comedy film. It deserves more recognition. Why is John Tucker Must Die on this list. I didn't think the movie was all that great.

[@veronicareitherreese6671]

Wedding Date is awesome.

[@lindsay9838]

Agreed about John Tucker…that was such a weird choice. It was never really that big of a deal, kind of a B-lister as far as Rom Coms go. So many better ones out there!

[@RealTalk1411]

@@lindsay9838 It was average at best.

[@andrewjones575]

The Holiday is far more drama than comedy.

[@clarajays]

Music and lyrics is still great to this day

[@angelaholmes8888]

Glad to see bride and prejudice that film is so sweet 😍🥰

[@canuck21]

Music and Lyrics is in my top 5 rom-coms. It beats everything mentions here.

[@sarasaeed376]

Definitely, maybe favourite

[@Tribeloko]

Definitely, Maybe is one of my favs

[@lemasander4932]

Just like heaven should have gotten more than an honorable mention 💖

[@lolariver]

Obsessed with Just Friends!!

[@TheLittleThingsLP]

More honorable mentions: Elizabethtown and Something's gotta give

[@khartgarrett]

I just heard a list from these guys that said Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore were part of worst chemistry couples lol. I actually liked Music And Lyrics though tbh

[@DesiSJ]

Book Club is another one that I love.

[@Christian-nb5yo]

Finally someone appreciates just my luck!!!

[@AuroraEntertainmentLW]

only now i noticed that the actor from the office is involved in the holday. good movie list 👍

[@angelaholmes8888]

Definitely maybe is so underrated 💯

[@simontinisensarma9399]

Leap year should have made the list.

[@handegokbas8327]

FOR REALLL! My favorite romcom- Matthew Goode is so effin charming I convinced myself that I will not marry until I find my Irish Declan. ❤

[@chasehedges6775]

Kids who lived in the 80s and 90s: WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE! Kids from the 2000s: Hold my beer and let’s turn it up to 11!

[@patygabyrs2575]

Serendipity my favorite 4ever ❤❤

[@johnzengerle7576]

50 First Dates

[@nizamungabo4650]

LOVE AND LYRICS!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@waittillfamewtf2385]

💔 "The Break-Up" (2006)

[@angelaholmes8888]

I love imagine me and you ❤❤❤

[@minenoturs4271]

2:03 yes

[@betssya.bautista2449]

The first movie the gave me butterflies and made me understand so many things 😂❤️

[@chasehedges6775]

The 2000s were the best! ❤❤

[@jimmy67G]

I loved the holiday and About a boy, ots complicated and just go with it xxshanna

[@asha_vere]

Some of my favs on here. The Holiday is probably my fav movie. I watched Serendipity not too long ago and really enjoyed it too. WAY more than You've Got Mail or When Harry Met Sally. I honestly don't understand why people like those two because the guys were pricks.

[@heyitsfaye6800]

can you make something about 2010s 🥺

[@JennNofficial]

Mine for me would be The Holiday yay it’s #5!!!

[@andrewjones575]

It shouldn't qualify - it's mostly drama.

[@zamyafields6513]

*MY FAVORITES:* The Holiday Just My Luck Hitch Made of Honor Confessions of a Shopaholic The Wedding Planner Just Friends Sweet Home Alabama How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days Enchanted The Proposal Serendipity

[@lyndagruenwald1949]

The only one i really like is the holiday - might consider the one with steve martin & alec baldwin

[@sarahramsey9454]

me before you the vow about time BEFORE trilogy the five year engagement the pursuit of happyness hitch all underrated as well

[@TheMalawianFlorence]

Bride and Prejudice is one of my all time favourite. I've watched it way too many times

[@tessat338]

My baby was small when that came out. I could take him to see it in the theatres. He would sleep through most of it and I could get out of the house. Of course that baby is now over six feet tall and is in college.

[@samsprrr3548]

I love the holiday its one of my top Christmas romance films.

[@justineves3588]

Very very great list I like it a lot very very great job mis mojo one of my absolute favorite list ever 💗

[@rominafranza]

OMG, I love The Holiday, Music and Lyrics, Just like heaven, Kate and Leopold and Def Maybe. I have all the DVDs and I wantch them all the time haha, I'm old school, paper books and DVDs hahha

[@Maykay524]

Definitely Maybe is one of my favorite movies!!!

[@jonathansk1905]

I watch all these but where are : Letter to Juliet (by Amanda and Christopher) and When in Rome (by Kristen and Josh)?

[@iremgurkan9443]

In what universe is the Holiday underrated??

[@psychedelicyeti6053]

I watched "Music and Lyrics" and "angus thongs and perfect snogging" on a flight and they became some of my favorite movies lol "Bride and Prejudice" is imo one of the best jane Austin adaptions 😂

[@danaarmas956]

i fell in love with My Boyfirend. Chris pine is My Boyfirend

[@RomaroBrandon]

Honorable Mention: Hitch

[@samanthamorris5340]

Kate and Leopold is just such a cute little movie

[@ttaitt]

Something New is a more substantive and underrated film than practically anything on this list.

[@Fayoke]

Most of these movies are my favourite romcoms

[@jademccreery3140]

Me seeing Music and Lyrics 🥺🫶🏽

[@cedeerella26]

Just my luck is a classic, I became a fan of mcfly because of them

[@matthewbaduria]

Music And Lyrics is a great movie,but The Holiday is the second great movie.

[@GamerFunOriginallyAarush]

Oh wow!

[@chrisastacio-felix4115]

Yeessss Bride and Prejudice !!!!!!

[@MegaKrendelek]

serendipity is the best

[@cheyennecedeno6867]

February 14th 2023 on Tuesday, at 11:44AM. I wish you all beautiful love this Valentine's. 🌸🌸🌸🌸

[@evaoslik]

Strongly disagree about Just Friends being underrated....... In fact, I think it is overrated.... I watched it yesterday and almost didn't make it to the end...... Btw - earlier yesterday I watched "Leap Year" which I enjoyed and found interesting.....so it was a striking difference to me..... (btw - I LOVE Ryan.....but in this role I didn't)

[@willemijnmadeleine7164]

Saying the holiday is underrated is like saying beyonce is an indie artist 😂

[@bethanytaylor1704]

Leap Year came out in 2010- or else it should be on the list.

[@sessionshannah]

❤❤

[@lynnhettrick7588]

I hated The Holiday… Kate & Leopold should’ve taken its place!

[@yadielenielbellecolon982]

These Rom Com Movies Deserved to Be Overrated 📺📼📽️🎬💗🥰💝💖

[@AlwaysMegaHot]

Ugh I hate The Holiday! It's overrated and predictable crap, and it's NOT a classic.

[@dariarock9754]

I've seen most of them.