by Akulina Andreeva16 movies · 1 · 0 · 0
17 Romantic Movies
Love stories don't all have to feel the same. These range from warm and funny to messy and bittersweet, but every relationship here feels like it belongs to actual people rather than a romance template.
About these picks
- Before Sunrise
- An American man and a French woman meet on a train and spend a night walking and talking through Vienna.
- In the Mood for Love
- Two neighbors whose spouses are having an affair develop a deep, unspoken connection as they navigate loneliness and unspoken desire in 1960s Hong Kong.
- Past Lives
- Two childhood friends, separated by continents and time, reflect on destiny and love when they reunite for a fateful week in New York City.
- Pride & Prejudice
- Spirited Elizabeth Bennet navigates class distinctions and personal prejudices in her quest for love and understanding.
- About Time
- A young man discovers he can travel in time and uses his ability to improve his love life and find happiness.
- Portrait of a Lady on Fire
- An artist is commissioned to paint a wedding portrait of a reluctant bride on a remote island in 18th-century Brittany.
- Brooklyn
- A young Irish immigrant navigates love, homesickness, and new beginnings after moving to 1950s Brooklyn, New York.
- Carol
- In 1950s New York, an aspiring photographer falls for an older, married woman, leading to a passionate, forbidden romance.
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
- When an estranged couple undergoes a procedure to erase each other from their memories, they discover their true feelings in the process.
- Titanic
- 101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later.
- Her
- In the not so distant future, Theodore, a lonely writer, purchases a newly developed operating system designed to meet the user's every need.
- La La Land
- An aspiring actress and a jazz musician fall in love in Los Angeles, but face challenges as they pursue their dreams.
- Roman Holiday
- A sheltered princess escapes her royal duties for a day of freedom in Rome, falling for an American journalist who secretly covers her story.
- A Star Is Born
- A seasoned musician discovers and falls in love with a struggling artist, as her career takes off while his battles addiction and decline.
- The Big Sick
- A Pakistani-American comedian and a white American graduate student fall in love, but must navigate cultural differences and a sudden illness.
- The Notebook
- A man reads a story to an elderly woman about a timeless love affair between a wealthy girl and a poor boy.