A Promise
2013 · TMDB 5.7/10 · 140 votes
A romantic drama set in Germany just before WWI and centered on a married woman who falls in love with her husband's teacher. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
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Romance Movies
Discover popular and highly rated romance movies. This page focuses on useful, popular choices for viewers in the United States.
Updated 2026-08-06 · Ratings from TMDB
How we chose these titles
Eligible titles are ranked using TMDB popularity, audience rating, and vote count. Streaming availability and ratings can change over time.
Children of a Lesser God
1986 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 347 votes
Starting his new job as an instructor at a New England school for the deaf, James Leeds meets Sarah Norman, a young deaf woman who works at the school as a member of the custodial staff. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Guru
2007 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 143 votes
A villager, Gurukant Desai, arrives in Bombay in 1958, and rises from its streets to become the biggest tycoon in India. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Tom Jones
1963 · TMDB 5.9/10 · 243 votes
Tom loves Sophie and Sophie loves Tom. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Smart People
2008 · TMDB 5.9/10 · 291 votes
Professor Lawrence Wetherhold might be imperiously brilliant, monumentally self-possessed and an intellectual giant -- but when it comes to solving the conundrums of love and family, he's as downright flummoxed as the next guy. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Strictly Ballroom
1992 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 389 votes
Brave new steps put Scott's career in jeopardy. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Lola
1961 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 299 votes
A bored young man meets with his former girlfriend, now a cabaret dancer and single mother, and soon finds himself falling back in love with her. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Sissi: The Young Empress
1956 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 376 votes
Sissi is now the empress of Austria and attempts to learn etiquette. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Diary of a Fleeting Affair
2022 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 186 votes
A single mother and a married man enter into an affair with the understanding that their relationship is purely sexual. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Home Fries
1998 · TMDB 5.1/10 · 109 votes
Dorian and Angus chase down their womanizing stepfather with a helicopter, frightening him to death. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Lovers on the Bridge
1991 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 385 votes
Set against Paris' oldest bridge, the Pont Neuf, while it was closed for repairs, this film is a love story between two young vagrants: Alex, a would be circus performer addicted to alcohol and sedatives and Michele, a painter driven to a life on the streets because of a failed relationship and an affliction which is slowly turning her blind. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Claim
2000 · TMDB 6.0/10 · 111 votes
A prospector sells his wife and daughter to another gold miner for the rights to a gold mine. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Slackers
2002 · TMDB 5.2/10 · 219 votes
Dave, Sam and Jeff are about to graduate from Holden University with honors in lying, cheating and scheming. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Trojan War
1997 · TMDB 6.0/10 · 144 votes
Brad is about to hook up with the girl of his dreams, but runs into a problem, no condom. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Sea Hawk
1940 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 156 votes
Dashing pirate Geoffrey Thorpe plunders Spanish ships for Queen Elizabeth I and falls in love with Dona Maria, a beautiful Spanish royal he captures. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Jodhaa Akbar
2008 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 286 votes
A sixteenth century love story about a marriage of alliance that gave birth to true love between a Mughal emperor and a Rajput princess. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Mario
2018 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 152 votes
Mario is a promising young footballer in Switzerland on his way to the top, closing in on the success he and his father always dreamed of. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Flavors of Youth
2018 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 593 votes
The rigorous city life of China, while bustling and unforgiving, contains the everlasting memories of days past. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Secret Scripture
2017 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 327 votes
The hidden memoir of an elderly woman confined to a mental hospital reveals the history of her passionate yet tortured life, and of the religious and political upheavals in Ireland during the 1920s and 30s. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Paperman
2012 · TMDB 8.0/10 · 1,818 votes
An urban office worker finds that paper airplanes are instrumental in meeting a girl in ways he never expected. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.