Here are our top rom-com picks, new and old, that you can stream on Netflix right now. With equal parts grace and humor, Alex Strangelove tells a story about the discomfort of finding yourself. For anyone who struggled with coming out in high school , this is a queer rom-com you wish you had then.
Best friends Alex Daniel Doheny and Claire Madeline Weinstein , both virgins, start dating and plan to book a hotel room so they can have sex for the first time. But their new relationship unravels when Alex attends a party and meets Elliot Antonio Marziale , an openly gay teenager. As the two boys continue hanging out, Alex begins to question his sexuality.
Is he bisexual? And also, what about Claire? Sasha Ali Wong and Marcus Randall Park are childhood best friends who reunite after drifting apart for 15 years.
Naturally, the former besties revisit their relationship as adults β and we know what that eventually leads to. The film subverts rom-com stereotypes and serves up strong Asian American representation, with many sides of savory cuisine. Modernized, Australian-ized Shakespearean hijinks ensue! And maybe β just maybe β Bea and Ben find their way back to liking each other. If you need a good cry, look no further. Book-smart high schooler Ellie Leah Lewis needs some extra money to pay the electricity bill.
To make some quick cash, she agrees to help football jock Paul Daniel Diemer ghostwrite a love letter to his crush, Aster Alexxis Lemire. Through their correspondence, Ellie forms a surprising friendship with Josh β and a crush on Aster. The Half of It is a win for queers, himbos, Grinnell College alums, and awkward teens who sent anonymous messages to their Tumblr crushes.
