The Best Romantic Comedies Rated PG-13

Updated November 11, 2020 7.7k votes 1.4k voters 127.3k views97 items

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List of PG-13 romantic comedies, ranked from best to worst with movie trailers when available. Many good romantic comedies are rated PG-13 - they are able to make jokes that appeal to a wide audience and don't have to use explicit language or behavior to get their point across. This list takes the best PG-13 romantic comedies and pits them against each other to see once and for all what the greatest PG-13 romantic comedy movie of all time is.

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This list of popular PG-13 romantic comedies includes information like who directed the film, when it was released and which actors starred in the movie. Classic rom-coms like Clueless, 10 Things I Hate About You, and The Wedding Singer are pitted against newer movies like The Proposal. If you think the top PG-13 romantic comedy movie isn't as high as it should be then be sure to vote it up so it can take its rightful place among the other great funny romance films on this list.

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10 Things I Hate About You
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Gabrielle Union
Released: 1999
Directed by: Gil Junger
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Legally Blonde
Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson
Released: 2001
Directed by: Robert Luketic
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She's the Man
Amanda Bynes, Channing Tatum
Released: 2006
Directed by: Andy Fickman
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Clueless
Alicia Silverstone, Brittany Murphy
Released: 1995
Directed by: Amy Heckerling
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50 First Dates
Drew Barrymore, Adam Sandler
Released: 2004
Directed by: Peter Segal
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27 Dresses
Katherine Heigl, Malin Åkerman
Released: 2008
Directed by: Anne Fletcher
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17 Again
Zac Efron, Michelle Trachtenberg
Released: 2009
Directed by: Burr Steers
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The Wedding Singer
Drew Barrymore, Adam Sandler
Released: 1998
Directed by: Frank Coraci
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Easy A
Emma Stone, Amanda Bynes
Released: 2010
Directed by: Will Gluck
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Notting Hill
Julia Roberts, Alec Baldwin
Released: 1999
Directed by: Roger Michell
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Never Been Kissed
Jessica Alba, Drew Barrymore
Released: 1999
Directed by: Raja Gosnell
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A Knight's Tale
Heath Ledger, Paul Bettany
Released: 2001
Directed by: Brian Helgeland
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What a Girl Wants
Amanda Bynes, Kelly Preston
Released: 2003
Directed by: Dennie Gordon
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My Best Friend's Wedding
Julia Roberts, Dermot Mulroney
Released: 1997
Directed by: P. J. Hogan
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He's Just Not That Into You
Scarlett Johansson, Jennifer Aniston
Released: 2009
Directed by: Ken Kwapis
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Pretty in Pink
James Spader, Gina Gershon
Released: 1986
Directed by: Howard Deutch
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The Proposal
Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds
Released: 2009
Directed by: Anne Fletcher
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How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
Kate Hudson, Matthew McConaughey
Released: 2003
Directed by: Donald Petrie
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Can't Buy Me Love
Paula Abdul, Patrick Dempsey
Released: 1987
Directed by: Steve Rash
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13 Going on 30
Jennifer Garner, Ashley Benson
Released: 2004
Directed by: Gary Winick
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Sydney White
Amanda Bynes, Sara Paxton
Released: 2007
Directed by: Joe Nussbaum
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Sweet Home Alabama
Reese Witherspoon, Matthew McConaughey
Released: 2002
Directed by: Andy Tennant
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Jennifer Aniston, Alec Baldwin
Released: 2004
Directed by: John Hamburg
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Hitch
Will Smith, Eva Mendes
Released: 2005
Directed by: Andy Tennant
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Jennifer Aniston, Nicole Kidman
Released: 2011
Directed by: Dennis Dugan
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