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.
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Date Night Movies
This SceneIt list helps you quickly choose romantic and entertaining picks suited to a shared evening. Results are selected for the United States and balance audience response with practical watchability.
Updated 2026-08-03 · 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.
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 · 624 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.
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.
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 · 380 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.
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.
The Importance of Being Earnest
2002 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 514 votes
Two young gentlemen living in 1890s England use the same pseudonym ('Ernest') on the sly, which is fine until they both fall in love with women using that name, which leads to a comedy of mistaken identities. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Whatever Works
2009 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 1,859 votes
Whatever Works explores the relationship between a crotchety misanthrope, Boris and a naïve, impressionable young runaway from the south, Melody. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
To All the Boys: Always and Forever
2021 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 2,083 votes
Senior year of high school takes center stage as Lara Jean returns from a family trip to Korea and considers her college plans — with and without Peter. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
1998 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 440 votes
Per her mother's last wish, an 8 year old girl sets out to reunite her father with his college best friend who was in love with him. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Silver Streak
1976 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 370 votes
A somewhat daffy book editor on a rail trip from Los Angeles to Chicago thinks that he sees a murdered man thrown from the train. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Chances Are
1989 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 282 votes
Louie Jeffries is happily married to Corinne. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Penelope
2007 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 1,493 votes
Forlorn heiress Penelope Wilhern is cursed, and the only way out is to fall in love with someone of suitable stock. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
L.A. Story
1991 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 391 votes
With the help of a talking freeway billboard, a "wacky weatherman" tries to win the heart of an English newspaper reporter, who is struggling to make sense of the strange world of early-90s Los Angeles. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
His Girl Friday
1940 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 955 votes
Walter Burns is an irresistibly conniving newspaper publisher desperate to woo back his paper’s star reporter, who also happens to be his estranged wife. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Stargirl
2020 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 572 votes
An unassuming high schooler finds himself inexplicably drawn to the free-spirited new girl, whose unconventional ways change how they see themselves…and their world. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
It's Kind of a Funny Story
2010 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 2,484 votes
A clinically depressed teenager gets a new start after he checks himself into an adult psychiatric ward. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.