9 Funny Rom-Coms to Watch on Peacock When You Need a Laugh

In need of a laugh? Had a long day and want to relax with a new movie? Lucky for you, Peacock’s got you covered. Sit down, get comfortable, and enjoy these rom-coms guaranteed to leave your heart full and tear ducts empty.  

1.  Bros (2022)

When a prominent movie studio invites cynical podcaster and LGBT activist Bobby (Billy Eichner) to write a gay rom-com, he immediately balks at the idea. How, after all, could one translate to a straight audience that for some queer people, anonymous app hookups and non-monogamy may be more authentic than coffee shop meet cutes? But when a handsome and enrapturing somebody comes into his life, Bobby finally finds the opportunity to live the beautiful and gloriously gay love story he never thought possible.

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2. Meet Cute (2022)

You’ve heard it before folks: girl meets boy, boy and girl bond over their shared drink order, then girl uses a time-traveling tanning bed to relive their first meeting over and over again. 365 first dates later, Sheila (Kailey Cuoco) has convinced herself that tepid cinephile Gary (Pete Davidson) is a man worth breaking the laws of physics for. Or rather — he will be, just as soon as she finishes wiping out every pesky trauma from his past.

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3. Ticket to Paradise (2022)

When their daughter reveals that she’s giving up the potential for a promising law career to marry a man she’s known for a month, divorced exes David (George Clooney) and Georgia Cotton (Julia Roberts) set aside their hatred for one another to sabotage the wedding before it even happens. Love, however, proves itself an impossible enemy to subdue. Especially when David and Georgia begin to realize that while new flames burn bright, old ones can still blaze beneath the surface.

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4. Deliver Us from Eva (2003)

Three brothers-in-law devise a way to pay off their womanizer friend (LL Cool J) to romance and keep their sister-in-law Eva (Gabrielle Union) from meddling in their married lives. But when the two unexpectedly fall in love, the men devise an ill-conceived plan to break them up, by whatever means necessary. Can love prevail in the end — along with the understanding that hell hath no fury like a sister scorned?

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5. The Five-Year Engagement (2012)

There’s no doubt that San Francisco sous-chef Tom (Jason Segel) and his brilliant fiance Dr. Violet Barnes (Emily Blunt) are in love. But when a series of events cause their engagement to be extended by several years, the two must overcome their growing pains and remind themselves why they got engaged in the first place.

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6. Made of Honor (2008) 

Serial dater Tom (Patrick Dempsey) was living his best life until he realizes he’s in love with his best friend, Hannah (Michelle Monaghan). Unfortunately for him, she’s marrying her dream guy and has asked Tom to be her maid of honor. Will Tom get the girl and stop the wedding in time? That’s beside the point, because if you squint hard enough, you can almost imagine Patrick Dempsey’s trying to marry you, instead.  

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7. The Break Up (2006) 

After Brooke (Jennifer Aniston) and Gary (Vince Vaughn) break up, neither will agree to move out of their shared apartment. The lovers-turned-enemies are ready to put up an all-out war to remain in this apartment — perfect for our viewing pleasure. 

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8. Along Came Polly (2004) 

Reuben (Ben Stiller) hates risk. So, naturally, he marries the most perfect girl he can find and lives happily ever after. But “ever after” doesn’t last very long when she cheats on him during their honeymoon. Even though this movie is about embracing risk, watching this will guarantee you a good time. 

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9. The Wedding Date (2005) 

Have you ever wished that you could hire someone to be your partner for a day so you could impress an ex? Kat (Debra Messing) is in that exact scenario, now that her old flame is the best man at her little sister’s wedding. Naturally, she hires a male escort to be her boyfriend and learns that true love could be as close as the nearest phonebook.  

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