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Ah, l'amour

by OldAle1 • Created 4 years ago • Modified 4 years ago
Favorite romances. More takes on the bittersweet or tragic side than on the comic, both because of my own mordant feelings on the subject, and because romantic comedy is just one of the hardest things to get right. Top 65 are in order of preference, the rest listed chronologically.
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  • Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone in La La Land (2016)

    1. La La Land

    20162h 8mPG-1394Metascore
    8.0 (723K)
    When Sebastian, a pianist, and Mia, an actress, follow their passion and achieve success in their respective fields, they find themselves torn between their love for each other and their careers.
    DirectorDamien ChazelleStarsRyan GoslingEmma StoneRosemarie DeWitt
  • Meryl Streep and Albert Brooks in Defending Your Life (1991)

    2. Defending Your Life

    19911h 52mPG63Metascore
    7.2 (22K)
    In an afterlife way-station resembling a major city, the lives of the recently deceased are examined in a court-like setting.
    DirectorAlbert BrooksStarsAlbert BrooksMeryl StreepRip Torn
  • Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep in The Bridges of Madison County (1995)

    3. The Bridges of Madison County

    19952h 15mPG-1369Metascore
    7.6 (93K)
    Photographer Robert Kincaid wanders into the life of housewife Francesca Johnson for four days in the 1960s.
    DirectorClint EastwoodStarsClint EastwoodMeryl StreepAnnie Corley
  • The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)

    4. The Young Girls of Rochefort

    19672h 5mG
    7.7 (13K)
    Two sisters leave their small seaside town of Rochefort in search of romance. Hired as carnival singers, one falls for an American musician, while the other must search for her ideal partner.
    DirectorJacques DemyStarsCatherine DeneuveGeorge ChakirisFrançoise Dorléac
  • Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, and Donald O'Connor in Singin' in the Rain (1952)

    5. Singin' in the Rain

    19521h 43mG99Metascore
    8.3 (274K)
    A silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his delusionally jealous screen partner are trying to make the difficult transition to talking pictures in 1920s Hollywood.
    DirectorsStanley DonenGene KellyStarsGene KellyDonald O'ConnorDebbie Reynolds
  • Greer Garson and Ronald Colman in Random Harvest (1942)

    6. Random Harvest

    19422h 6mApproved62Metascore
    7.9 (8.9K)
    An amnesiac World War I veteran falls in love with a music-hall star, then suffer an accident which restores his original memories but erases his post-war life.
    DirectorMervyn LeRoyStarsRonald ColmanGreer GarsonPhilip Dorn
  • L'Atalante (1934)

    7. 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
  • Jean-Pierre Kalfon and Bulle Ogier in Mad Love (1969)

    8. Mad Love

    19694h 12m
    7.3 (955)
    During the rehearsals for the production of the tragedy Andromaque, the leading actress and her director, a couple behind the scenes, can't find a way to leave their personal problems at home. And life imitates fiction, creating a real tragedy for this couple when the man finds comfort with other women while the actress prefers to stay focused on her work, as if nothing is happening with her partner.
    DirectorJacques RivetteStarsBulle OgierJean-Pierre KalfonJosée Destoop
  • Janet Gaynor, Margaret Livingston, and George O'Brien in Sunrise (1927)

    9. 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
  • Marcel Dalio, Nora Gregor, and Roland Toutain in The Rules of the Game (1939)

    10. The Rules of the Game

    19391h 50mNot Rated99Metascore
    7.9 (33K)
    A bourgeois life in France at the onset of World War II, as the rich and their poor servants meet up at a French chateau.
    DirectorJean RenoirStarsMarcel DalioNora GregorPaulette Dubost
  • Wendy Hiller and Roger Livesey in I Know Where I'm Going! (1945)

    11. 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
  • James Mason and Joan Bennett in The Reckless Moment (1949)

    12. The Reckless Moment

    19491h 22mApproved
    7.1 (6K)
    After discovering the dead body of her teenage daughter's lover, a housewife takes desperate measures to protect her family from scandal.
    DirectorMax OphülsStarsJames MasonJoan BennettGeraldine Brooks
  • Catherine Deneuve and Nino Castelnuovo in The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)

    13. 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
  • Yûko Genkaku, Hikari Mitsushima, Takahiro Nishijima, Sakura Andô, and Sô Hirosawa in Love Exposure (2008)

    14. Love Exposure

    20083h 57mUnrated78Metascore
    8.0 (17K)
    A bizarre love triangle forms between a young Catholic upskirt photographer, a misandric girl and a manipulative cultist.
    DirectorSion SonoStarsTakahiro NishijimaHikari MitsushimaSakura Andô
  • By the Bluest of Seas (1936)

    15. By the Bluest of Seas

    19361h 11m
    6.9 (1.3K)
    Two best friends shipwreck on an island in the Caspian Sea and fall in love with the same woman while helping the villagers of their new home.
    DirectorsBoris BarnetSamad MardanovStarsYelena KuzminaLev SverdlinNikolay Kryuchkov
  • 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
  • Edvard Munch (1974)

    17. Edvard Munch

    19743h 30mNot RatedTV Movie
    8.1 (3.5K)
    This biopic of Norwegian Expressionist painter Edvard Munch focuses on the influences that shaped his art, his devastating affair with a married woman that will haunt him for the rest of his life
    DirectorPeter WatkinsStarsGeir WestbyGro FraasKerstii Allum
  • The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939)

    18. The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

    19392h 28mNot Rated
    7.8 (4.7K)
    The adopted son of a legendary actor, and an aspiring star himself, turns to his infant brother's wet nurse for support and affection - only for her to give up everything for her beloved's glory.
    DirectorKenji MizoguchiStarsShôtarô HanayagiKôkichi TakadaRyôtarô Kawanami
  • Love Letter (1995)

    19. Love Letter

    19951h 57mPG
    7.9 (12K)
    After losing her fiance in a fatal mountain-climbing incident, Hiroko was devastated. She comes across his childhood address in a school yearbook and impulsively writes to him. But what happens when she receives a reply?
    DirectorShunji IwaiStarsMiho NakayamaEtsushi ToyokawaBunjaku Han
  • Emma Watson, Saoirse Ronan, Florence Pugh, and Eliza Scanlen in Little Women (2019)

    20. Little Women

    20192h 15mPG91Metascore
    7.8 (269K)
    In 19th century Massachusetts, the March sisters--Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy--on the threshold of womanhood, go through many ups and downs in life and endeavor to make important decisions about their futures.
    DirectorGreta GerwigStarsSaoirse RonanEmma WatsonFlorence Pugh
  • Happiness (1965)

    21. Happiness

    19651h 20mNot Rated
    7.6 (11K)
    François, a young carpenter, lives a happy, uncomplicated life with his wife Thérèse and their two small children. One day he meets Emilie, a clerk in the local post office.
    DirectorAgnès VardaStarsJean-Claude DrouotClaire DrouotOlivier Drouot
  • Adèle Haenel in Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)

    22. Portrait of a Lady on Fire

    20192h 2mR95Metascore
    8.0 (120K)
    On an isolated island in Brittany at the end of the eighteenth century, a female painter is obliged to paint a wedding portrait of a young woman.
    DirectorCéline SciammaStarsNoémie MerlantAdèle HaenelLuàna Bajrami
  • Charulata (1964)

    23. Charulata

    19641h 57mNot Rated
    8.1 (7.6K)
    The lonely wife of a newspaper editor falls in love with her visiting cousin-in-law, who shares her love for literature.
    DirectorSatyajit RayStarsSoumitra ChatterjeeMadhavi MukherjeeShailen Mukherjee
  • The Passionate Friends (1949)

    24. The Passionate Friends

    19491h 35mApproved
    7.2 (3.3K)
    A woman meets a man whose love she rejected years ago.
    DirectorDavid LeanStarsAnn ToddTrevor HowardClaude Rains
  • Your Name. (2016)

    25. Your Name.

    20161h 46m81Metascore
    8.4 (361K)
    Two teenagers share a profound, magical connection upon discovering they are swapping bodies. Things manage to become even more complicated when the boy and girl decide to meet in person.
    DirectorMakoto ShinkaiStarsRyûnosuke KamikiMone KamishiraishiRyo Narita

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