Best Romance Movies of All Time

The best romance movies by audience rating and number of votes. Each movie links to a list of similar ones. Still can't decide? Swipe to find yours.

1. Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)
★ 8.5 · 4,633 votes · Comedy, Drama, Romance
Raj is a rich, carefree, happy-go-lucky second generation NRI. Simran is the daughter of Chaudhary Baldev Singh, who in spite of being an NRI is very strict about adherence to Indian values. Simran has left for India to be married to her childhood fiancé. Raj leaves for India with a mission at his hands, to claim his lady love under the noses of her whole family. Thus begins a saga.
Movies like Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge →
2. Forrest Gump (1994)
★ 8.5 · 30,662 votes · Comedy, Drama, Romance
A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But despite all he has achieved, his one true love eludes him.
Movies like Forrest Gump →
3. Cinema Paradiso (1988)
★ 8.4 · 5,013 votes · Drama, Romance
A filmmaker recalls his childhood, when he fell in love with the movies at his village's theater and formed a deep friendship with the theater's projectionist.
Movies like Cinema Paradiso →
4. Gabriel's Inferno (2020)
★ 8.4 · 2,484 votes · Romance, Drama
An intriguing and sinful exploration of seduction, forbidden love, and redemption, Gabriel's Inferno is a captivating and wildly passionate tale of one man's escape from his own personal hell as he tries to earn the impossible--forgiveness and love.
Movies like Gabriel's Inferno →
5. Gabriel's Inferno: Part II (2020)
★ 8.3 · 1,569 votes · Romance, Drama
Professor Gabriel Emerson finally learns the truth about Julia Mitchell's identity, but his realization comes a moment too late. Julia is done waiting for the well-respected Dante specialist to remember her and wants nothing more to do with him. Can Gabriel win back her heart before she finds love in another's arms?
Movies like Gabriel's Inferno: Part II →
6. Modern Times (1936)
★ 8.3 · 4,227 votes · Comedy, Drama, Romance
A bumbling tramp desires to build a home with a young woman, yet is thwarted time and time again by his lack of experience and habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time...
Movies like Modern Times →
7. City Lights (1931)
★ 8.2 · 2,566 votes · Comedy, Drama, Romance
A tramp falls in love with a beautiful blind flower girl. His on-and-off friendship with a wealthy man allows him to be the girl's benefactor and suitor.
Movies like City Lights →
8. Life in a Year (2020)
★ 8.2 · 2,012 votes · Drama, Romance
A 17 year old finds out that his girlfriend is dying, so he sets out to give her an entire life, in the last year she has left.
Movies like Life in a Year →
9. Five Feet Apart (2019)
★ 8.2 · 6,003 votes · Romance, Drama
Seventeen-year-old Stella spends most of her time in the hospital as a cystic fibrosis patient. Her life is full of routines, boundaries and self-control — all of which get put to the test when she meets Will, an impossibly charming teen who has the same illness. There's an instant flirtation, though restrictions dictate that they must maintain a safe distance between them. As their connection intensifies, so does the temptation to throw the rules out the window and embrace that attraction.
Movies like Five Feet Apart →
10. The Apartment (1960)
★ 8.2 · 2,803 votes · Comedy, Drama, Romance
Bud Baxter is a minor clerk in a huge New York insurance company, until he discovers a quick way to climb the corporate ladder. He lends out his apartment to the executives as a place to take their mistresses. Although he often has to deal with the aftermath of their visits, one night he's left with a major problem to solve.
Movies like The Apartment →
11. The Handmaiden (2016)
★ 8.2 · 4,537 votes · Thriller, Drama, Romance
1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl, Sook-hee, is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, Hideko, who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate with her domineering Uncle Kouzuki. But the maid has a secret. She is a pickpocket recruited by a swindler posing as a Japanese Count to help him seduce the Lady to steal her fortune.
Movies like The Handmaiden →
12. The Art of Racing in the Rain (2019)
★ 8.1 · 1,749 votes · Drama, Romance
A family dog – with a near-human soul and a philosopher's mind – evaluates his life through the lessons learned by his human owner, a race-car driver.
Movies like The Art of Racing in the Rain →
13. Casablanca (1943)
★ 8.1 · 6,281 votes · Drama, Romance
In Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications.
Movies like Casablanca →
14. Vertigo (1958)
★ 8.1 · 6,554 votes · Mystery, Romance, Thriller
A retired San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her.
Movies like Vertigo →
15. Singin' in the Rain (1952)
★ 8.1 · 3,645 votes · Comedy, Romance
In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his paranoid screen partner struggle to make the difficult transition to talking pictures.
Movies like Singin' in the Rain →
16. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
★ 8.1 · 16,855 votes · Sci-Fi, Drama, Romance
Joel Barish, heartbroken that his girlfriend underwent a procedure to erase him from her memory, decides to do the same. However, as he watches his memories of her fade away, he realises that he still loves her, and may be too late to correct his mistake.
Movies like Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind →
17. In the Mood for Love (2000)
★ 8.1 · 3,410 votes · Drama, Romance
In 1960s Hong Kong, two neighbors form an intimate bond after making a discovery about their spouses in this visually stunning tale of unrequited love.
Movies like In the Mood for Love →
18. Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
★ 8.1 · 3,070 votes · Drama, Romance
On an isolated island in Brittany at the end of the eighteenth century, a female painter is obliged to paint a wedding portrait of a young woman.
Movies like Portrait of a Lady on Fire →
19. Call Me by Your Name (2017)
★ 8.1 · 12,993 votes · Romance, Drama
In the summer of 1983, a 17-year-old Elio spends his days in his family's villa in Italy. One day Oliver, a graduate student, arrives to assist Elio's father, a professor of Greco-Roman culture. Soon, Elio and Oliver discover a summer that will alter their lives forever.
Movies like Call Me by Your Name →
20. Some Like It Hot (1959)
★ 8.1 · 4,025 votes · Comedy, Romance, Crime
In Prohibition-era Chicago, musicians Joe and Jerry witness a mob hit, and flee the state in an all-female band disguised as Josephine and Daphne, but further complications set in.
Movies like Some Like It Hot →

Best Romance Movies of All Time

The best romance movies by audience rating and number of votes. Each movie links to a list of similar ones. Still can't decide? Swipe to find yours.

1. Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)
★ 8.5 · 4,633 votes · Comedy, Drama, Romance
Raj is a rich, carefree, happy-go-lucky second generation NRI. Simran is the daughter of Chaudhary Baldev Singh, who in spite of being an NRI is very strict about adherence to Indian values. Simran has left for India to be married to her childhood fiancé. Raj leaves for India with a mission at his hands, to claim his lady love under the noses of her whole family. Thus begins a saga.
Movies like Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge →
2. Forrest Gump (1994)
★ 8.5 · 30,662 votes · Comedy, Drama, Romance
A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But despite all he has achieved, his one true love eludes him.
Movies like Forrest Gump →
3. Cinema Paradiso (1988)
★ 8.4 · 5,013 votes · Drama, Romance
A filmmaker recalls his childhood, when he fell in love with the movies at his village's theater and formed a deep friendship with the theater's projectionist.
Movies like Cinema Paradiso →
4. Gabriel's Inferno (2020)
★ 8.4 · 2,484 votes · Romance, Drama
An intriguing and sinful exploration of seduction, forbidden love, and redemption, Gabriel's Inferno is a captivating and wildly passionate tale of one man's escape from his own personal hell as he tries to earn the impossible--forgiveness and love.
Movies like Gabriel's Inferno →
5. Gabriel's Inferno: Part II (2020)
★ 8.3 · 1,569 votes · Romance, Drama
Professor Gabriel Emerson finally learns the truth about Julia Mitchell's identity, but his realization comes a moment too late. Julia is done waiting for the well-respected Dante specialist to remember her and wants nothing more to do with him. Can Gabriel win back her heart before she finds love in another's arms?
Movies like Gabriel's Inferno: Part II →
6. Modern Times (1936)
★ 8.3 · 4,227 votes · Comedy, Drama, Romance
A bumbling tramp desires to build a home with a young woman, yet is thwarted time and time again by his lack of experience and habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time...
Movies like Modern Times →
7. City Lights (1931)
★ 8.2 · 2,566 votes · Comedy, Drama, Romance
A tramp falls in love with a beautiful blind flower girl. His on-and-off friendship with a wealthy man allows him to be the girl's benefactor and suitor.
Movies like City Lights →
8. Life in a Year (2020)
★ 8.2 · 2,012 votes · Drama, Romance
A 17 year old finds out that his girlfriend is dying, so he sets out to give her an entire life, in the last year she has left.
Movies like Life in a Year →
9. Five Feet Apart (2019)
★ 8.2 · 6,003 votes · Romance, Drama
Seventeen-year-old Stella spends most of her time in the hospital as a cystic fibrosis patient. Her life is full of routines, boundaries and self-control — all of which get put to the test when she meets Will, an impossibly charming teen who has the same illness. There's an instant flirtation, though restrictions dictate that they must maintain a safe distance between them. As their connection intensifies, so does the temptation to throw the rules out the window and embrace that attraction.
Movies like Five Feet Apart →
10. The Apartment (1960)
★ 8.2 · 2,803 votes · Comedy, Drama, Romance
Bud Baxter is a minor clerk in a huge New York insurance company, until he discovers a quick way to climb the corporate ladder. He lends out his apartment to the executives as a place to take their mistresses. Although he often has to deal with the aftermath of their visits, one night he's left with a major problem to solve.
Movies like The Apartment →
11. The Handmaiden (2016)
★ 8.2 · 4,537 votes · Thriller, Drama, Romance
1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl, Sook-hee, is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, Hideko, who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate with her domineering Uncle Kouzuki. But the maid has a secret. She is a pickpocket recruited by a swindler posing as a Japanese Count to help him seduce the Lady to steal her fortune.
Movies like The Handmaiden →
12. The Art of Racing in the Rain (2019)
★ 8.1 · 1,749 votes · Drama, Romance
A family dog – with a near-human soul and a philosopher's mind – evaluates his life through the lessons learned by his human owner, a race-car driver.
Movies like The Art of Racing in the Rain →
13. Casablanca (1943)
★ 8.1 · 6,281 votes · Drama, Romance
In Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications.
Movies like Casablanca →
14. Vertigo (1958)
★ 8.1 · 6,554 votes · Mystery, Romance, Thriller
A retired San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her.
Movies like Vertigo →
15. Singin' in the Rain (1952)
★ 8.1 · 3,645 votes · Comedy, Romance
In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his paranoid screen partner struggle to make the difficult transition to talking pictures.
Movies like Singin' in the Rain →
16. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
★ 8.1 · 16,855 votes · Sci-Fi, Drama, Romance
Joel Barish, heartbroken that his girlfriend underwent a procedure to erase him from her memory, decides to do the same. However, as he watches his memories of her fade away, he realises that he still loves her, and may be too late to correct his mistake.
Movies like Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind →
17. In the Mood for Love (2000)
★ 8.1 · 3,410 votes · Drama, Romance
In 1960s Hong Kong, two neighbors form an intimate bond after making a discovery about their spouses in this visually stunning tale of unrequited love.
Movies like In the Mood for Love →
18. Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
★ 8.1 · 3,070 votes · Drama, Romance
On an isolated island in Brittany at the end of the eighteenth century, a female painter is obliged to paint a wedding portrait of a young woman.
Movies like Portrait of a Lady on Fire →
19. Call Me by Your Name (2017)
★ 8.1 · 12,993 votes · Romance, Drama
In the summer of 1983, a 17-year-old Elio spends his days in his family's villa in Italy. One day Oliver, a graduate student, arrives to assist Elio's father, a professor of Greco-Roman culture. Soon, Elio and Oliver discover a summer that will alter their lives forever.
Movies like Call Me by Your Name →
20. Some Like It Hot (1959)
★ 8.1 · 4,025 votes · Comedy, Romance, Crime
In Prohibition-era Chicago, musicians Joe and Jerry witness a mob hit, and flee the state in an all-female band disguised as Josephine and Daphne, but further complications set in.
Movies like Some Like It Hot →

1. Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)

2. Forrest Gump (1994)

3. Cinema Paradiso (1988)

4. Gabriel's Inferno (2020)

5. Gabriel's Inferno: Part II (2020)

6. Modern Times (1936)

7. City Lights (1931)

8. Life in a Year (2020)

9. Five Feet Apart (2019)

10. The Apartment (1960)

11. The Handmaiden (2016)

12. The Art of Racing in the Rain (2019)

13. Casablanca (1943)

14. Vertigo (1958)

15. Singin' in the Rain (1952)

16. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

17. In the Mood for Love (2000)

18. Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)

19. Call Me by Your Name (2017)

20. Some Like It Hot (1959)

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