'Eternity' and 4 Other Best Rom-Coms Released in 2025, Ranked by Rotten Tomatoes
Mark your must-see list, rom-com fans.
As 2025 comes to a close, it's time to take stock. The romantic comedy, a genre that has been presumed dead for decades, has proven once again that it's alive and well.
From nostalgic homages to the genre's golden era to bold, fresh takes on love in the digital age, this list will help you find the perfect movie for your evening viewing.
5. 'Peak Everything', 2025
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 75%
Adam is a lonely man who struggles daily with his anxiety. Forest fires, climate change, and other cataclysms make life difficult for him.
The only thing that grounds the nursery owner is Tina, a customer service representative who becomes his closest friend despite being a technical consultant on product management.
4. 'Heart Eyes', 2025
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 78%
Two people meet by chance on Valentine's Day. Instead of going on a first date, however, they must fend off a maniacal Cupid who kills couples on this holiday every year.
Heart Eyes is an honest rom-com/slasher, unburdened by self-reflection. The last couple of years have shown that combining genres makes rom-coms more appealing, and Heart Eyes demonstrates this once again.
3. 'Eternity', 2025
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 78%
In the heavenly office, Joan must make a crucial decision: whom to spend eternity with.
Should she choose her husband, Larry, with whom she lived her entire life, raised her children, and babysat her grandchildren? Or should she choose Luke, her first love, who died on the battlefields of the Korean War?
David Freyne's movie is an old-fashioned romantic comedy with vibrant characters that reflects on the two facets of intimacy: ideal first love and the deep feeling that comes with time through a series of disappointments and mistakes.
2. 'Nobody Wants This' Season 2, 2024-...
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 79%
The Netflix romantic hit Nobody Wants This strives to depict a couple's methodical journey toward healthy intimacy.
The era of the hot priest, played by Andrew Scott, is over – now, the idealized partner is a rabbi, played by Adam Brody.
Noah continues to build a relationship with podcast host Joanne. The main stumbling block in their relationship in Season 2 is her faith and conversion to Judaism.
1. 'Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy', 2025
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 88%
Bridget Jones is back for a new chapter in her life, seemingly entering her post-romantic period. Mr. Darcy tragically died during a humanitarian mission, leaving Bridget a widow with two children.
Compared to the second and third movies, which emphasized comedy, the new film feels much more mature. At times, it even feels grim, yet quite believable and realistic.
