Hairspray
1988 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 455 votes
'Pleasantly plump' teenager Tracy Turnblad achieves her dream of becoming a regular on the Corny Collins Dance Show. 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 2026-08-04 · 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.
The Time Machine
1960 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 932 votes
A Victorian Englishman travels to the far future and finds that humanity has divided into two hostile species. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Garden State
2004 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 2,086 votes
Andrew returns to his hometown for his mother’s funeral, a journey that reconnects him with old friends. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Love in the Time of Cholera
2007 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 417 votes
In Colombia just after the Great War, an old man falls from a ladder; dying, he professes great love for his wife. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Mermaids
1990 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 610 votes
Fifteen-year-old Charlotte Flax is tired of her wacky mom moving their family to a different town any time she feels it is necessary. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Another Country
1984 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 181 votes
In Moscow in 1983, an American journalist interviews Guy Bennett, who recalls his last year at public school, fifty years before, and how it contributed to his becoming a spy. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Seven Year Itch
1955 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 1,000 votes
When his family goes away for summer vacation, a hitherto faithful publishing executive with an overactive imagination is tempted by an attractive new neighbor. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Sundays at Tiffany's
2010 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 100 votes
Jane, a soon-to-be-married woman, is reunited with her imaginary friend Michael who returns in a human form. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Family Stone
2005 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 1,156 votes
An uptight, conservative businesswoman accompanies her boyfriend to his eccentric and outgoing family's annual Christmas celebration and finds that she's a fish out of water in their free-spirited way of life. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Sessions
2012 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 626 votes
Though a childhood bout with polio left him dependent on an iron lung, Mark O'Brien maintains a career as a journalist and poet. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Beastly
2011 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 2,885 votes
A modern-day take on the "Beauty and the Beast" tale where a New York teen is transformed into a hideous monster in order to find true love. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Aftermath
2019 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 731 votes
In the aftermath of World War II, a British colonel and his wife are assigned to live in Hamburg during the post-war reconstruction, but tensions arise with the German widower who lives with them. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Killer Heat
2024 · TMDB 5.8/10 · 334 votes
An expat PI is hired to investigate a suspicious death in Crete, Greece, where jealousies run deep amongst the victim's powerful family. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Submarine
2011 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 1,608 votes
15-year-old deep-thinking Welsh schoolboy Oliver Tate struggles to initiate and maintain a relationship with Jordana, his devilish, dark-haired classmate at their Swansea high school. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
2016 · TMDB 6.0/10 · 1,087 votes
The continuing adventures of the Portokalos family. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Far from the Madding Crowd
2015 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 1,123 votes
In Victorian England, the independent and headstrong Bathsheba Everdene attracts three very different suitors: Gabriel Oak, a hardworking young sheep farmer; Frank Troy, a handsome and reckless Sergeant; and William Boldwood, a prosperous and mature bachelor. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Empire Records
1995 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 832 votes
The employees of an independent music store learn about each other as they try to stop the store from being absorbed by a large chain. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Mixed Nuts
1994 · TMDB 5.4/10 · 223 votes
The events of a crisis hotline business on one crazy night during the Christmas holidays. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Quantum Love
2014 · TMDB 5.7/10 · 244 votes
Pierre has been happily married for fifteen years and a good father. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Pierrot le Fou
1965 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 951 votes
Pierrot escapes his boring society and travels from Paris to the Mediterranean Sea with Marianne, a girl chased by hit-men from Algeria. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.