The Most Boring Rom-Coms in History

Rom-coms are supposed to give us warm feelings and butterflies, not put us to sleep. They are sweet movies with hilarious moments you can't help but laugh out loud at or cringe. However, not all rom-coms are the same.

There are plenty of rom-coms that are either just okay or incredibly boring. They have interesting plots but poor execution. So, which movies are we talking about? To find out, we reviewed entertainment sources like IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, and Business Insider.

• Director: Garry Marshall
• Cast: Julia Roberts, Richard Gere, Joan Cusack, and Héctor Elizondo

"Runaway Bride" isn't the worst movie ever made, but it's boring compared to other rom-coms. This was a common suggestion on Reddit posts for bad rom-com movies. Some people argued that it was a guilty pleasure, while others disliked it so much they wouldn't watch it again.

This film follows Maggie Carpenter, a carefree and confident woman known to leave her fiances at the altar. She catches the attention of Ike Graham, who writes a story on the 'man eater' who leaves her fiances at the altar alone. Turns out though, there is a lot more to the story. While a fun and unique plot, the story fell flat because of its predictability.

• Director: Clare Kilner
• Cast: Mandy Moore, Allison Janney, and Trent Ford

Have you ever heard of "How to Deal?" This interesting romantic comedy also mixes drama. It's based on the novels "That Summer" and "Someone Like You" by Sarah Dessen. So, what is it about? Well, "How to Deal" is about teenagers and how they face both romance and death. It's a tragic movie that tries to blend comedy with serious topics like the death of a teenager and teenage pregnancy. It didn't do this too well.

The movie has very mixed reviews. Critics on Rotten Tomatoes rate this movie poorly on the Tomatometer (27%), while the audience score is way higher at 64%.

• Director: Mark Waters
• Cast: Addison Rae, Tanner Buchanan, Madison Pettis, and Peyton Meyer

"He's All That" is hard to watch. This is something both critics and audience members can agree with. This nostalgic gender-swapped remake of "She's All That" is nowhere near as charming as the original movie.

Actually, a lot of the film doesn't make sense. It's about a teenage influencer, Padgett Sawyer, who fakes her life for views. After a horrible public breakup, she loses a lot of sponsorships and followers. To gain more views and win a bet with her best friend, she tries to turn the most unpopular guy in school – popular. Through the film, the two get to know each other and fall in love. The premise is simple, but the execution was poor. The humor in the movie fails. It's a lot of silly social media jokes and unrealistic moments. One of these unrealistic moments is how the world turns against Padgett after she freaks out on her ex-boyfriend when she finds him cheating.

• Director: Ken Kwapis
• Cast: Ben Affleck, Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore, Jennifer Connelly, Kevin Connolly, and Bradley Cooper

A lot of people complain of the pacing in "He's Just Not That Into You." The pacing and characters can make a movie boring, which is what might have happened here. "He's Just Not That Into You" is a film that tells the story of nine people and their romantic problems. Although there are nine characters, we learn more about Gigi, who has trouble reading romantic signs. After a date, she befriends a bar owner, Alex. She falls first, but he falls harder after rejecting her advances and realizing he does like her too.

The reviews of this movie are mixed. On the Tomatometer on Rotten Tomatoes, critics have rated this film a 41%. Audience members are nicer, rating the film 59%.

• Director: Tom Vaughan
• Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Jessica Alba and Salma Hayek

"Some Kind of Beautiful" could have used a little more comedy. This film was released on August 21, 2015, in the United States. While listed as a romantic comedy, there are a lot of tense and dramatic moments that can leave you feeling stressed out, only to feel bored soon after.

"Some Kind of Beautiful" is messy. It's about a college professor, Richard, who starts falling for the mother of his child's sister. Not only is this awkward plot tough to watch but it's also played too lightly. The actors do their best with their lines, but the comedy just isn't there. Many people agree, which you can see in the Tomatometer score of Rotten Tomatoes, which is a measly 6%. The audience score is slightly nicer at 30%.

• Director: Marc Lawrence
• Cast: Hugh Grant, Sarah Jessica Parker, Sam Elliott, and Mary Steenburgen

Romantic comedy thrillers are uncommon, but they shouldn't be. Although an interesting plot, "Did You Hear About the Morgans?" is boring. The characters needed a little more personality or development for the movie to do well. While a box office success, the film has received a lot of negative critiques and reviews.

"Did You Hear About the Morgans?" tells the story of a power couple (Paul and Meryl) on the verge of a divorce. They are not on good terms when suddenly the two are put into witness protection after they witness a murder. The humor is centered around their awkward relationship and how they adjust to witness protection in a small town. Although the movie tries to be funny and romantic, it's hard to keep watching when you hear that they separated because of Paul's infidelity.

• Director: David O. Russell
• Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Jessica Biel, and James Marsdon

"Accidental Love" bombed horribly at the box office. Even with a great cast, not a lot of people showed up to watch the film. Out of those who did, most didn't like it. On Rotten Tomatoes, this strange romantic comedy scored a 9% on the Tomatometer. Audience members were no nicer, giving the movie a 15% with over 2,000 ratings.

The premise of the film is ridiculous. It follows a small-town waitress who gets a nail stuck in her head. This nail causes her to act strangely, which somehow leads her to Washington D.C. In Washington D.C., she meets a politician, and they fall in love. Although goofy, the waitress' erratic behavior was cringy instead of funny.

• Director: Kat Coiro
• Cast: Jennifer Lopez, Owen Wilson, Maluma, and John Bradley

One of the more recent films to make our list of the most boring rom-coms in history is "Marry Me." While it isn't a total snooze-fest, it does have a lot of boring and unfunny parts. This film follows superstar Kat Valdez who is getting married to her boyfriend in public at a concert. Right before the big moment, she finds out he is cheating. Still, she gets up to perform and in her moment of distress, proposes to Charlie Gilbert, a divorced dad attending the concern with his young daughter.

There are a lot of awkward moments. The two have very little, if anything in common, and yet start to fall in love. It could have been more entertaining if the two characters had a little more personality.

• Director: Tom Dey
• Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Sarah Jessica Parker, Zooey Deschanel, and Justin Bartha

"Failure to Launch" is a silly movie. This romantic comedy isn't the worst on our list, but it's still not the best. In this movie, Tripp, a thirty-five-year-old man who still lives at home, keeps breaking up with women by letting them see that he lives at home. While his parents love him, they hire someone to get him out of the home, Paula.

Through the movie, they date and he tries to break it off by showing off where he lives. She doesn't care and starts catching feelings for him, even though his parents hired her. The movie drags towards the end and is just okay. Critics on Rotten Tomatoes criticize the film for its lack of comedic moments.

• Director: Reginald Hudlin
• Cast: Matthew Perry, Elizabeth Hurley, Bruce Campbell, and Amy Adams

"Serving Sara" doesn't make any sense. It's boring, confusing, and doesn't feel like a romance. During this film, Joe Tyler, a process server, is messing up a lot. While trying to serve Sara with divorce papers from her husband, she's tipped off by Tony, Joe's rival. She reverses the divorce and tells Joe she'll pay him $1 million if he serves the papers to her husband, Gordon, first. If this is done, she receives half of everything he owns.

Through misadventures, the two start falling in love. Honestly, this movie is boring because the characters have no personality or pizazz. It's hard to root for the two main characters. The reviews for "Serving Sara" are harsh. On the Tomatometer, critics rate this film a 4%.

• Director: Kris Isacsson
• Cast: Freddie Prinze, Jr., Julia Stiles, Selma Blair, and Shawn Hatosy

"Down to You" is also rated very poorly on Rotten Tomatoes. This romantic comedy starts of sweet. It has a simple premise. It's about a young couple in college navigating their relationship in a new chapter of life.

It's very okay. The movie isn't anything special, nor does it give a lot of warm and fuzzy feelings. Instead, reviewers complain that it's a snoozefest. Nothing really happens in the movie, at least nothing serious enough to root for the two main characters. On the Tomatometer, critics rated it a 3%. Regular audience viewers liked the movie more giving it a 48% with over 50,000 reviewers.

• Director: Paul Weiland
• Cast: Patrick Dempsey, Michelle Monaghan, and Sydney Pollack

"Made of Honor" is supposed to be a romantic comedy, but while funny, the romance is lacking. Instead, it's sad and frustrating. The movie follows Tom Bailey, Jr., a serial dater who befriends the geeky Hannah during college. Over a decade after college, the two are still friends. Tom continues to date around, but Hannah is getting married and wants him to be her maid of honor. Right before she tells him of her engagement, he realizes he's in love with her and does everything he can to destroy the wedding with his role.

While it's supposed to be cute, it's more annoying. Imagine having a crush on someone for years, getting rejected, and when you finally move on, they start showing their feelings.

• Director: Martha Coolidge
• Cast: Hilary Duff, Haylie Duff, Anjelica Huston, and Lukas Haas

It's hard to see "Material Girls" as a romantic comedy. Instead, it just feels like a strange teen movie that falls flat with the comedy. Firstly, the girls don't feel real. The two main characters are stereotypes without personalities or interests of their own. Also, the romance is a tiny plot of the film. Instead, it's about the two losing their wealth.

Don't take it from us. Rotten Tomatoes reviewers also don't like this movie and find it boring. On the Tomatometer, "Material Girls" is rated a 4%.

• Director: P. J. Hogan
• Cast: Isla Fisher, Hugh Dancy, Joan Cusack, and John Goodman

Interestingly, there was a big trend in movies during the early 2000s. So many romantic comedies were about really rich woman either losing their wealth or falling for someone with less income. "Confessions of a Shopaholic" is no exception. In this film, Rebecca Bloomwood, a shopping addict, wants more out of her life. She hopes to work for the fashion magazine Alette. This doesn't go as planned though, as the position is filled internally.

Through the movie, we see her struggle with debt and financial problems because of her shopping addiction. She eventually starts working at Successful Saving. The romance in this movie is light. It's kinda there, but not a huge part. Most of the movie revolves around Rebecca's struggles. Honestly, it's just okay. On Rotten Tomatoes, the Tomatometer score sits at 27%.

• Director: Mark Rosman
• Cast: Hilary Duff, Heather Locklear and Chris Noth

Last but not least is "The Perfect Man." Released on June 17, 2005, the movie was moderately successful. It had a budget of $10 million and earned $19.8 million at the box office. The movie has an average rating of 3.4 out of 10.

This boring movie is about a teenage girl who is tired of starting new every time her mom gets heartbroken. To remedy this, she creates a fake secret admirer for her mom. It's a sweet gesture from the daughter, but who moves every time they break up? This was a constant question asked by Redditors and Rotten Tomato reviewers.