Romantic comedies have a way of warming our hearts and making us laugh, and The Sweetest Thing is a prime example of this delightful genre. If you loved this film and are looking for similar feel-good movies, you’re in the right place. Here are 15 movies like The Sweetest Thing that will keep you entertained and smiling.
1. 10 Things I Hate About You
This modern retelling of Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew stars Heath Ledger and Julia Stiles. The film follows a high school girl who cannot date until her older, more rebellious sister starts dating.
2. Legally Blonde
Reese Witherspoon shines as Elle Woods, a sorority girl who enrolls in Harvard Law School to win back her ex-boyfriend but ends up discovering her true potential. This movie is both hilarious and empowering.
3. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey star in this romantic comedy about a writer who tries to drive a man away in 10 days, while he tries to make her fall in love with him for a bet.
4. Bridget Jones’s Diary
Renée Zellweger plays Bridget Jones, a single woman in her 30s who keeps a diary about her romantic misadventures. The film also stars Colin Firth and Hugh Grant.
5. 13 Going on 30
Jennifer Garner plays a 13-year-old girl who magically wakes up as a 30-year-old woman. This charming film explores themes of growing up and finding oneself.
6. The Proposal
Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds star in this romantic comedy about a Canadian executive who forces her assistant to marry her to avoid deportation. Sparks fly as they pretend to be in love.
7. 27 Dresses
Katherine Heigl stars as a perpetual bridesmaid who is always the bridesmaid, never the bride, until her younger sister gets engaged to the man she’s secretly in love with.
8. She’s the Man
Amanda Bynes disguises herself as her twin brother to join a boys’ soccer team in this hilarious and heartwarming film. The movie also stars Channing Tatum.
9. Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Julianne Moore, and Emma Stone lead an ensemble cast in this comedy about love, heartbreak, and redemption.
10. The Holiday
Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet star as two women who swap homes for the holidays to escape their respective romantic troubles. The film also features Jude Law and Jack Black.
11. Notting Hill
Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts star in this charming film about a London bookstore owner who falls in love with a famous American actress.
12. Confessions of a Shopaholic
Isla Fisher stars as a shopaholic journalist who falls in love with a wealthy entrepreneur while trying to manage her mounting debt.
13. Friends with Benefits
Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake star in this film about two friends who decide to add physical intimacy to their relationship, only to find out that emotions can’t be ignored.
14. The Ugly Truth
Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler star in this romantic comedy about a TV producer and a chauvinistic correspondent who clash over their differing views on relationships.
15. Sweet Home Alabama
Reese Witherspoon stars as a New York fashion designer who must return to her Southern roots to finalize her divorce before she can marry her new fiancé.
