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Romantic movies of all time

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  • Brief Encounter (1945)

    1. Brief Encounter

    19451h 26mApproved92Metascore
    8.0 (47K)
    Meeting a stranger in a railway station, a woman is tempted to cheat on her husband.
    DirectorDavid LeanStarsCelia JohnsonTrevor HowardStanley Holloway
  • Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung Chiu-wai in In the Mood for Love (2000)

    2. In the Mood for Love

    20001h 38mPG87Metascore
    8.1 (178K)
    Two neighbors form a strong bond after both suspect extramarital activities of their spouses. However, they agree to keep their bond platonic so as not to commit similar wrongs.
    DirectorWong Kar-WaiStarsMaggie CheungTony Leung Chiu-waiPing-Lam Siu
  • Woody Allen and Diane Keaton in Annie Hall (1977)

    3. Annie Hall

    19771h 33mPG92Metascore
    7.9 (285K)
    Alvy Singer, a divorced Jewish comedian, reflects on his relationship with ex-lover Annie Hall, an aspiring nightclub singer, which ended abruptly just like his previous marriages.
    DirectorWoody AllenStarsWoody AllenDiane KeatonTony Roberts
  • Bud Cort, Ruth Gordon, Cyril Cusack, Judy Engles, Ellen Geer, Vivian Pickles, Shari Summers, and Charles Tyner in Harold and Maude (1971)

    4. Harold and Maude

    19711h 31mPG62Metascore
    7.9 (84K)
    Young, rich, and obsessed with death, Harold finds himself changed forever when he meets lively septuagenarian Maude at a funeral.
    DirectorHal AshbyStarsRuth GordonBud CortVivian Pickles
  • Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal in Brokeback Mountain (2005)

    5. Brokeback Mountain

    20052h 14mR87Metascore
    7.7 (402K)
    Two shepherds fall for each other, but their relationship becomes complicated when they both get married to their respective girlfriends.
    DirectorAng LeeStarsJake GyllenhaalHeath LedgerMichelle Williams
  • David Niven and Kim Hunter in A Matter of Life and Death (1946)

    6. A Matter of Life and Death

    19461h 44mPG
    8.0 (27K)
    A British wartime aviator who cheats death must argue for his life before a celestial court, hoping to prolong his fledgling romance with an American girl.
    DirectorsMichael PowellEmeric PressburgerStarsDavid NivenKim HunterRobert Coote
  • Punch-Drunk Love (2002)

    7. Punch-Drunk Love

    20021h 35mR78Metascore
    7.3 (186K)
    Socially frustrated Barry Egan calls a phone-sex line to curb his loneliness. Little does he know it will land him in deep trouble and will jeopardize his burgeoning romance with the mysterious Lena.
    DirectorPaul Thomas AndersonStarsAdam SandlerEmily WatsonPhilip Seymour Hoffman
  • Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh in Gone with the Wind (1939)

    8. Gone with the Wind

    19393h 58mG97Metascore
    8.2 (348K)
    A sheltered and manipulative Southern belle and a roguish profiteer face off in a turbulent romance as the society around them crumbles with the end of slavery and is rebuilt during the Civil War and Reconstruction periods.
    DirectorVictor FlemingStarsClark GableVivien LeighThomas Mitchell
  • Wendy Hiller and Roger Livesey in I Know Where I'm Going! (1945)

    9. I Know Where I'm Going!

    19451h 32mApproved86Metascore
    7.4 (11K)
    A young Englishwoman goes to the Hebrides to marry her older, wealthier fiancé. When the weather keeps them separated on different islands, she begins to have second thoughts.
    DirectorsMichael PowellEmeric PressburgerStarsWendy HillerRoger LiveseyPamela Brown
  • Joan Fontaine and Louis Jourdan in Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948)

    10. Letter from an Unknown Woman

    19481h 27mApproved
    7.8 (14K)
    A pianist about to flee from a duel receives a letter from a woman he cannot remember, who may hold the key to his downfall.
    DirectorMax OphülsStarsJoan FontaineLouis JourdanMady Christians
  • Nicolas Cage and Laura Dern in Wild at Heart (1990)

    11. Wild at Heart

    19902h 5mR52Metascore
    7.2 (108K)
    Young lovers Sailor and Lula run from the variety of weirdos that Lula's mom has hired to kill Sailor.
    DirectorDavid LynchStarsNicolas CageLaura DernWillem Dafoe
  • Beauty and the Beast (1946)

    12. Beauty and the Beast

    19461h 33mNot Rated92Metascore
    7.9 (29K)
    A beautiful young woman takes her father's place as the prisoner of a mysterious beast, who wishes to marry her.
    DirectorsJean CocteauRené ClémentStarsJean MaraisJosette DayMila Parély
  • L'Atalante (1934)

    13. L'Atalante

    19341h 29mNot Rated
    7.7 (18K)
    Newly married couple Juliette and a ship captain Jean struggle through marriage as they travel on the L'atalante along with the captain's first mate Le père Jules and a cabin boy.
    DirectorJean VigoStarsDita ParloJean DastéGilles Margaritis
  • Manhattan (1979)

    14. Manhattan

    19791h 36mR83Metascore
    7.8 (151K)
    The life of a divorced television writer dating a teenage girl is further complicated when he falls in love with his best friend's mistress.
    DirectorWoody AllenStarsWoody AllenDiane KeatonMariel Hemingway
  • Janet Gaynor, Margaret Livingston, and George O'Brien in Sunrise (1927)

    15. Sunrise

    19271h 34mPassed95Metascore
    8.1 (56K)
    A married farmer falls under the spell of a sophisticated woman from the city, who tries to convince him to drown his wife.
    DirectorF.W. MurnauStarsGeorge O'BrienJanet GaynorMargaret Livingston
  • The Lovers on the Bridge (1991)

    16. The Lovers on the Bridge

    19912h 5mR
    7.6 (16K)
    Alex, who's homeless and addicted to alcohol, and Michèle, who's losing her sight, form a relationship while sleeping rough on Paris's Pont-Neuf bridge.
    DirectorLeos CaraxStarsJuliette BinocheDenis LavantKlaus-Michael Grüber
  • Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal in When Harry Met Sally... (1989)

    17. When Harry Met Sally...

    19891h 35mR76Metascore
    7.7 (256K)
    Harry and Sally have known each other for years, and are very good friends, but they fear sex would ruin the friendship.
    DirectorRob ReinerStarsBilly CrystalMeg RyanCarrie Fisher
  • Catherine Deneuve and Nino Castelnuovo in The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)

    18. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

    19641h 31mNot Rated86Metascore
    7.8 (33K)
    A young woman separated from her lover by war faces a life-altering decision.
    DirectorJacques DemyStarsCatherine DeneuveNino CastelnuovoAnne Vernon
  • Claire Danes, Leonardo DiCaprio, John Leguizamo, Jamie Kennedy, Dash Mihok, and Harold Perrineau in Romeo + Juliet (1996)

    19. Romeo + Juliet

    19962hPG-1360Metascore
    6.7 (253K)
    Shakespeare's famous play is updated to the hip modern suburb of Verona still retaining its original dialogue.
    DirectorBaz LuhrmannStarsLeonardo DiCaprioClaire DanesJohn Leguizamo
  • Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn in The African Queen (1951)

    20. The African Queen

    19511h 45mPG91Metascore
    7.7 (87K)
    In WWI East Africa, a gin-swilling Canadian riverboat captain is persuaded by a strait-laced English missionary to undertake a trip up a treacherous river and use his boat to attack a German gunship.
    DirectorJohn HustonStarsHumphrey BogartKatharine HepburnRobert Morley
  • Amour (2012)

    21. Amour

    20122h 7mPG-1395Metascore
    7.9 (108K)
    Georges and Anne are an octogenarian couple. They are cultivated, retired music teachers. Their daughter, also a musician, lives in Britain with her family. One day, Anne has a stroke, and the couple's bond of love is severely tested.
    DirectorMichael HanekeStarsJean-Louis TrintignantEmmanuelle RivaIsabelle Huppert
  • Ralph Fiennes and Kristin Scott Thomas in The English Patient (1996)

    22. The English Patient

    19962h 42mR86Metascore
    7.4 (209K)
    At the close of World War II, a young nurse tends to a badly burned plane crash victim. His past is shown in flashbacks, revealing an involvement in a fateful love affair.
    DirectorAnthony MinghellaStarsRalph FiennesJuliette BinocheWillem Dafoe
  • Vertigo (1958)

    23. Vertigo

    19582h 8mPG100Metascore
    8.2 (446K)
    A former San Francisco police detective juggles wrestling with his personal demons and becoming obsessed with the hauntingly beautiful woman he has been hired to trail, who may be deeply disturbed.
    DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsJames StewartKim NovakBarbara Bel Geddes
  • Fear Eats the Seoul (2011)

    24. Fear Eats the Seoul

    20111h 39m
    9.1 (69)
    When South Korea is ravaged by a massive demon epidemic that nearly wipes out its entire population, four foreigners are forced to stick together to survive the fallout. After they encounter a Korean survivor who informs them that a nuclear purge of the country is imminent, they realize that escape is the only option. But nothing comes free, and to make it out alive they must overcome their differences and work together to confront not only the flesh-hungry demons waiting for them around every corner, but also the personal demons hiding within themselves.
    DirectorNick NeonStarsAmber GreenElinza PretoriusMiles Meili
  • Rock Hudson and Jane Wyman in All That Heaven Allows (1955)

    25. All That Heaven Allows

    19551h 29mApproved78Metascore
    7.6 (18K)
    An upper-class widow falls in love with a much younger, down-to-earth nurseryman, much to the disapproval of her children and criticism of her country club peers.
    DirectorDouglas SirkStarsJane WymanRock HudsonAgnes Moorehead

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