Love actually is a comedy movie with romantic elements.
Love Actually is a 2003 Christmas-themed romantic comedy film written and directed by Richard Curtis . Romantic comedy films ( also known as the portmanteaus romedy or romcom ) are films with light-hearted , humorous plotlines , centered on romantic ideals such as that true love is able to surmount most obstacles . Romantic comedy films are a certain genre of comedy films as well as of romance films , and may also have elements of screwball comedies .