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20 Classic Rom-Coms Safe to Share with Your Kids

Updated November 16, 2020 979 votes 112 voters 7.0k views20 items

List RulesVote up the classic rom-coms appropriate for kids and teens that will teach them to love and respect romantic comedies.

As your kids grow from children to tweens and teens, it's only natural their thoughts will turn to romance. Your kids will start experiencing crushes and maybe start dating, and this exposure to the world of love will undoubtedly lead to a sea change in cinematic preferences. The days they found the pinnacle of romance to be films like The Princess Bride and Enchanted are over. You'll need to find some romantic comedies for beginners. This means choosing films that take a more adult look at love and dating without being gratuitously raunchy. It's time to make the switch to movies made by John Hughes throughout the '80s or just about any movie starring Drew Barrymore in the '00s. Read below for some suggestions on romantic comedies appropriate for teens and tweens!

Films like 10 Things I Hate About You, Clueless, and Pretty in Pink touch on topics of concern to young adults, but do so with appropriate discretion. Of course, there are a few of naughty words spread about and sly nods to the birds and the bees. But these films manage to tackle these topics in a fashion that's still mostly appropriate for a younger audience. Keep in mind, some of these films are rated PG-13, so you may want to give them a viewing yourself before letting your kids watch. You should be able to find some films to get kids into romantic comedies that are appropriate for your kid's age and overall maturity level. As a bonus, you may find some classic films you fondly remember from your own adolescence, which you can enjoy all over again with your family!

Vote up the best romantic comedies for teens or tweens below!

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10 Things I Hate About You
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Gabrielle Union
Released: 1999
Directed by: Gil Junger
10 Things I Hate About You is a 1999 American romantic comedy film directed by Gil Junger, and... more on Wikipedia
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The Princess Diaries
Anne Hathaway, Mandy Moore
Released: 2001
Directed by: Garry Marshall
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Clueless
Alicia Silverstone, Brittany Murphy
Released: 1995
Directed by: Amy Heckerling
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Legally Blonde
Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson
Released: 2001
Directed by: Robert Luketic
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13 Going on 30
Jennifer Garner, Ashley Benson
Released: 2004
Directed by: Gary Winick
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50 First Dates
Drew Barrymore, Adam Sandler
Released: 2004
Directed by: Peter Segal
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She's All That
Sarah Michelle Gellar, Anna Paquin
Released: 1999
Directed by: Robert Iscove
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The Princess Bride
Billy Crystal, Robin Wright
Released: 1987
Directed by: Rob Reiner
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What a Girl Wants
Amanda Bynes, Kelly Preston
Released: 2003
Directed by: Dennie Gordon
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Never Been Kissed
Jessica Alba, Drew Barrymore
Released: 1999
Directed by: Raja Gosnell
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Pretty in Pink
James Spader, Gina Gershon
Released: 1986
Directed by: Howard Deutch
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17 Again
Zac Efron, Michelle Trachtenberg
Released: 2009
Directed by: Burr Steers
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27 Dresses
Katherine Heigl, Malin Åkerman
Released: 2008
Directed by: Anne Fletcher
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You've Got Mail
Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan
Released: 1998
Directed by: Nora Ephron
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The Wedding Singer
Drew Barrymore, Adam Sandler
Released: 1998
Directed by: Frank Coraci
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My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Nia Vardalos, Andrea Martin
Released: 2002
Directed by: Joel Zwick
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Can't Buy Me Love
Paula Abdul, Patrick Dempsey
Released: 1987
Directed by: Steve Rash
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Notting Hill
Julia Roberts, Alec Baldwin
Released: 1999
Directed by: Roger Michell
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Can't Hardly Wait
Jennifer Love Hewitt, Melissa Joan Hart
Released: 1998
Directed by: Deborah Kaplan, Harry Elfont
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Say Anything...
John Cusack, Jeremy Piven
Released: 1989
Directed by: Cameron Crowe
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