Lost Illusions
2021 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 568 votes
Lucien de Rubempré, a young, lower-class poet, leaves his family's printing house for Paris. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Curated by SceneIt · United States
Romantic Movies
This SceneIt list helps you quickly choose engaging romance-led stories for an easy watch. Results are selected for the United States and balance audience response with practical watchability.
Updated 2026-08-04 · Ratings from TMDB
How we chose these titles
We rank eligible titles using TMDB audience ratings, vote confidence, relevance to the theme, and current popularity. Ratings can change as new votes are added.
Emma
1996 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 680 votes
Emma Woodhouse is a congenial young lady who delights in meddling in other people’s affairs. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Water for Elephants
2011 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 2,643 votes
In this captivating Depression-era melodrama, impetuous veterinary student Jacob Jankowski joins a celebrated circus as an animal caretaker but faces a wrenching dilemma when he's transfixed by angelic married performer Marlena. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Lost and Delirious
2001 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 539 votes
After starting at an upmarket boarding school, a teenage girl forms close friendships with her two older roommates. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Irma la Douce
1963 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 482 votes
When a recently fired policeman falls in love with a French prostitute, he doesn't want her to be with other men, so he creates an alter-ego in order to become her only customer. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Sessions
2012 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 625 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.
Chemical Hearts
2020 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 1,167 votes
When a hopelessly romantic high school senior falls for a mysterious new classmate, it sets them both on an unexpected journey that teaches them about love, loss, and most importantly themselves. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Shop Around the Corner
1940 · TMDB 8.1/10 · 854 votes
Two employees at a gift shop can barely stand one another, without realising that they are falling in love through the post as each other's anonymous pen pal. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Dinner in America
2020 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 270 votes
An on-the-lam punk rocker and a young woman obsessed with a local band go on an unexpected and epic journey together through the decaying suburbs of the American Midwest. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Miss Potter
2006 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 559 votes
Beatrix Potter, the author of the beloved children's book "The Tale of Peter Rabbit", struggles for love, happiness and success. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Don't Move
2004 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 299 votes
While waiting for the brain surgery of his daughter Angela, victim of a motorcycle accident, the surgeon Timoteo recalls his torrid affair with and passion for Italia, a simple woman from slums in the periphery of the big city where he lives. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
I Am Dragon
2015 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 420 votes
In the midst of the wedding princess Miroslava is kidnapped by a dragon and carried away into his castle on the remote island. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Lucas
1986 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 270 votes
A brilliant but socially inept 14-year-old experiences heartbreak for the first time when his two best friends – Cappie, an older-brother figure, and Maggie, the new girl with whom he is in love – fall for each other. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Ride Your Wave
2019 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 381 votes
Hinako is a surf-loving college student who has just moved to a small seaside town. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
1967 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 921 votes
A couple's attitudes are challenged when their daughter brings home a fiancé who is black. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Dan in Real Life
2007 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 1,373 votes
Advice columnist Dan Burns is an expert on relationships, but somehow struggles to succeed as a brother, a son and a single parent to three precocious daughters. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Welcome to the Sticks
2008 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 2,596 votes
Although living a comfortable life in Salon-de-Provence, a charming town in the South of France, Julie has been feeling depressed for a while. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
2014 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 964 votes
In the Iranian ghost-town Bad City, a place that reeks of death and loneliness, the townspeople are unaware they are being stalked by a lonesome vampire. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Secret of Moonacre
2009 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 506 votes
When 13 year old Maria Merryweather's father dies, leaving her orphaned and homeless, she is forced to leave her luxurious London life to go and live with Sir Benjamin, an eccentric uncle she didn't know she had, at the mysterious Moonacre Manor. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
As Tears Go By
1988 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 380 votes
Mid-level gangster Wah falls in love with his beautiful cousin, but must also continue to protect his volatile partner-in-crime and friend, Fly. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.