Best Romance Film

Il Postino tells the story of Mario, an Italian postman who develops a profound friendship with the renowned Chilean poet Pablo Neruda while working on a remote island. The film is notable for its poignant exploration of connection and artistic inspiration through the performances of Massimo Troisi...

This 2013 French film, *Blue Is the Warmest Color*, portrays a passionate and intense relationship between Adele and Héloïse. Directed by Abdellatif Kechiche, it received critical acclaim including the Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival. The movie offers a raw and unflinching depiction of young love...

Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... is a 2001 Indian Hindi-language family drama film written and directed by Karan Johar. The film centers on the wealthy Raichand family and explores themes of adoption, familial duty, and reconciliation after the eldest son is banished for marrying beneath his social statu...

The Half of It is a 2020 American coming-of-age romantic comedy-drama film written, directed, and co-produced by Alice Wu. The story is loosely inspired by Edmond Rostand's 1897 play "Cyrano de Bergerac" and centers on Ellie Chu, a shy, introverted straight-A student in the fictional town of Squaham...

Fire Island is a 2022 American romantic comedy directed by Andrew Ahn and written by Joel Kim Booster, who also stars. The screenplay is structured as a contemporary adaptation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, following a group of friends on their annual summer vacation to Fire Island, New York...

Plus One is a 2019 American romantic comedy written and directed by Jeff Chan and Andrew Rhymer, starring Maya Erskine and Jack Quaid as longtime single friends Alice and Ben. Facing a summer crowded with weddings, they agree to attend each event as each other's guest, while their friendship gradual...

Set It Up is a 2018 romantic comedy film released on Netflix, directed by Claire Scanlon and starring Zoey Deutch and Glen Powell. The plot follows two overworked assistants who attempt to set up their demanding executives in order to gain more free time. The film was noted for revitalizing the clas...

Always Be My Maybe is a 2019 American romantic comedy directed by Nahnatchka Khan and written by Ali Wong, Randall Park, and Michael Golamco. Wong and Park play childhood friends who reconnect as adults in San Francisco after following sharply different personal and professional paths. The film cent...

Bros is a 2022 American romantic comedy directed by Nicholas Stoller, who co-wrote the screenplay with its star, Billy Eichner. Eichner plays a New York museum executive whose reluctance to pursue a committed relationship is challenged after he meets a lawyer played by Luke Macfarlane. Distributed b...

The Map of Tiny Perfect Things is a 2021 American romantic science-fiction film directed by Ian Samuels and written by Lev Grossman from his short story. It follows Mark and Margaret, two teenagers who discover that they are independently reliving the same day and begin mapping small, easily overloo...

Words on Bathroom Walls is a 2020 American coming-of-age romantic drama directed by Thor Freudenthal and adapted from Julia Walton's young adult novel. Charlie Plummer plays Adam, a teenager diagnosed with schizophrenia who transfers to a Catholic school and develops a relationship with Maya, played...

Imagine Me & You is a 2005 British romantic comedy written and directed by Ol Parker, starring Piper Perabo, Lena Headey, and Matthew Goode. The plot centers on a woman who, on her wedding day, becomes drawn to the florist who provided flowers for the ceremony, reframing the conventional wedding-com...

I Want You Back is a 2022 American romantic comedy directed by Jason Orley and starring Charlie Day and Jenny Slate. The story follows Peter and Emma, two strangers who are dumped by their respective partners on the same weekend; they form an alliance and try to disrupt their ex-partners' new relati...

In Your Eyes is a 2014 American romantic drama with supernatural elements, written by Joss Whedon and directed by Brin Hill. The story follows Rebecca and Dylan, two people who can see and feel each other's experiences despite living far apart, and explores the relationship that develops between the...

Love & Other Drugs is a 2010 romantic drama directed by Edward Zwick and based in part on Jamie Reidy's memoir Hard Sell. Jake Gyllenhaal plays a pharmaceutical representative working in the 1990s, while Anne Hathaway plays Maggie Murdock, a woman living with early-onset Parkinson's disease. The fil...

The Photograph is a 2020 American romantic drama written and directed by Stella Meghie. Issa Rae plays Mae Morton, whose relationship with journalist Michael Block, played by Lakeith Stanfield, develops after he investigates the life of her late mother, a photographer. The film moves between Mae's p...

2 States is a 2014 Hindi-language romantic comedy-drama directed by Abhishek Varman and adapted from Chetan Bhagat's novel 2 States: The Story of My Marriage. The story follows Krish Malhotra, a Punjabi man, and Ananya Swaminathan, a Tamil woman, as they pursue a relationship and seek approval from...

"The Broken Hearts Gallery" is a 2020 romantic comedy written and directed by Natalie Krinsky. The film stars Geraldine Viswanathan as Lucy, an aspiring art gallery assistant in New York City who struggles to let go of past relationships. After a breakup, she begins collecting souvenirs from her for...

"My Salinger Year" is a 2020 drama film directed by Philippe Falardeau, based on Joanna Rakoff's 2014 memoir of the same name. Starring Margaret Qualley and Sigourney Weaver, the plot follows a young aspiring writer who takes a job at a New York City literary agency in the 1990s. She is assigned to...

TiMER is a 2009 American science-fiction romantic comedy written and directed by Jac Schaeffer in her feature-film directing debut. The story follows a device that can count down to the moment when a person meets their predetermined soulmate, exploring how that technology affects dating, commitment,...

Falling for Figaro is a romantic comedy film set within the world of opera in Scotland. The story follows a woman who leaves her established career and trains for an opera singing competition, creating a conflict between personal ambition and her existing life. The film stars Danielle Macdonald and...

Architecture of Love is an Indonesian romantic drama adapted from the novel by Ika Natassa. The story follows a writer who travels abroad after a period of personal difficulty and begins rebuilding her life while forming a relationship. The film uses an international urban setting to connect romance...

The Sun Is Also a Star is a 2019 American romantic drama film directed by Ry Russo-Young. It is based on Nicola Yoon’s novel of the same name and follows two teenagers whose relationship develops over a single day in New York City. The story is shaped by family circumstances, cultural identity, and...

Along for the Ride is a 2022 American teen romance film written and directed by Sofia Alvarez, based on the novel by Sarah Dessen. It follows Auden, a teenager who spends the summer in the coastal town of Colby before starting college. Because she has trouble sleeping, she meets Eli at night, and th...

Not Another Happy Ending is a 2013 Scottish romantic comedy film directed by John McPhail and starring Karen Gillan. The story centers on a writer whose creative success creates difficulties in her relationship with her publisher, linking the romantic plot to the professional pressures of publishing...

The Last Song is a 2010 American romantic drama directed by Julie Anne Robinson and based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks. Miley Cyrus plays Ronnie Miller, a teenager who spends a summer with her estranged father in a coastal town and develops a relationship with Will Blake, played by Liam Hemsworth...

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 is a 2012 fantasy romance film and the final installment in the film series based on Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight novels. It continues Bella Swan’s life as a vampire and follows the Cullen family’s attempt to protect Renesmee from the Volturi. The story combin...

Love Wedding Repeat is a 2020 romantic comedy film directed and written by Dean Craig. It follows Jack, played by Sam Claflin, as events at his sister’s wedding unfold through different possible arrangements, including complications involving former partners and new romantic interests. The film is a...

Operation Christmas Drop is a 2020 American holiday romantic comedy film released by Netflix. The story follows a congressional aide who visits a U.S. Air Force base in Guam to assess its Christmas activities and develops a relationship with an officer involved in the mission. The film takes its tit...