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  • Doug Jones and Sally Hawkins in The Shape of Water (2017)

    1. The Shape of Water

    20172h 3mR87Metascore
    7.3 (463K)
    At a top secret research facility in the 1960s, a lonely janitor forms a unique relationship with an amphibious creature that is being held in captivity.
    DirectorGuillermo del ToroStarsSally HawkinsOctavia SpencerMichael Shannon
  • Sam Claflin and Emilia Clarke in Me Before You (2016)

    2. Me Before You

    20161h 50mPG-1351Metascore
    7.4 (315K)
    A girl in a small town forms an unlikely bond with a recently-paralyzed man she's taking care of.
    DirectorThea SharrockStarsEmilia ClarkeSam ClaflinJanet McTeer
  • Pierre Niney and Paula Beer in Frantz (2016)

    3. Frantz

    20161h 53mPG-1373Metascore
    7.5 (18K)
    In the aftermath of WWI, a young German who grieves the death of her fiancé in France meets a mysterious Frenchman who visits the fiancé's grave to lay flowers.
    DirectorFrançois OzonStarsPierre NineyPaula BeerErnst Stötzner
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, and Frances Fisher in Titanic (1997)

    4. Titanic

    19973h 14mPG-1375Metascore
    7.9 (1.3M)
    A seventeen-year-old aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic.
    DirectorJames CameronStarsLeonardo DiCaprioKate WinsletBilly Zane
  • The Notebook (2004)

    5. The Notebook

    20042h 3mPG-1353Metascore
    7.8 (662K)
    An elderly man reads to a woman with dementia the story of two young lovers whose romance is threatened by the difference in their respective social classes.
    DirectorNick CassavetesStarsGena RowlandsJames GarnerRachel McAdams
  • Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, and Giorgio Cantarini in Life Is Beautiful (1997)

    6. Life Is Beautiful

    19971h 56mPG-1358Metascore
    8.6 (785K)
    When an open-minded Jewish waiter and his son become victims of the Holocaust, he uses a perfect mixture of will, humor and imagination to protect his son from the dangers around their camp.
    DirectorRoberto BenigniStarsRoberto BenigniNicoletta BraschiGiorgio Cantarini
  • Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump (1994)

    7. Forrest Gump

    19942h 22mPG-1382Metascore
    8.8 (2.4M)
    The history of the United States from the 1950s to the '70s unfolds from the perspective of an Alabama man with an IQ of 75, who yearns to be reunited with his childhood sweetheart.
    DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsTom HanksRobin WrightGary Sinise
  • Pascale Arbillot, Valérie Bonneton, François Cluzet, Marion Cotillard, Jean Dujardin, Laurent Lafitte, Gilles Lellouche, and Benoît Magimel in Little White Lies (2010)

    8. Little White Lies

    20102h 34mNot Rated50Metascore
    7.1 (28K)
    A near-fatal accident leaves one friend in the hospital while the rest go on their annual vacation. But their secrets and personal grief threaten to drive them apart.
    DirectorGuillaume CanetStarsFrançois CluzetMarion CotillardBenoît Magimel
  • Au nom de la terre (2019)

    9. Au nom de la terre

    20191h 43m
    6.8 (1.6K)
    Pierre is 25 when he returns from Wyoming to his fiancée and take over the family farm. Twenty years later, the farm expanded and so did the family.
    DirectorÉdouard BergeonStarsGuillaume CanetVeerle BaetensAnthony Bajon
  • Chloë Grace Moretz and Jamie Blackley in If I Stay (2014)

    10. If I Stay

    20141h 47mPG-1346Metascore
    6.7 (130K)
    Life changes in an instant for young Mia Hall after a car accident puts her in a coma. During an out-of-body experience, she must decide whether to wake up and live a life far different than she had imagined. The choice is hers if she can go on.
    DirectorR.J. CutlerStarsChloë Grace MoretzMireille EnosJamie Blackley
  • Cole Sprouse and Haley Lu Richardson in Five Feet Apart (2019)

    11. Five Feet Apart

    20191h 56mPG-1353Metascore
    7.2 (92K)
    Stella spends most of her time in the hospital as a cystic fibrosis patient. Her life is full of routines, boundaries and self-control -- all of which get put to the test when she meets Will, a charming boy who has the same illness.
    DirectorJustin BaldoniStarsHaley Lu RichardsonCole SprouseMoises Arias
  • Guillaume Canet and Marion Cotillard in Love Me If You Dare (2003)

    12. Love Me If You Dare

    20031h 33mR45Metascore
    7.5 (74K)
    As adults, best friends Julien and Sophie continue the odd game they started as children -- a fearless competition to outdo one another with daring and outrageous stunts. While they often act out to relieve one another's pain, their game might be a way to avoid the fact that they are truly meant for one another.
    DirectorYann SamuellStarsGuillaume CanetMarion CotillardThibault Verhaeghe
  • James Franco, Vanessa Hudgens, Selena Gomez, Ashley Benson, and Rachel Korine in Spring Breakers (2012)

    13. Spring Breakers

    20121h 34mR63Metascore
    5.3 (153K)
    Four college girls hold up a restaurant in order to fund their spring break vacation. While partying, drinking, and taking drugs, they are arrested, only to be bailed out by a drug and arms dealer.
    DirectorHarmony KorineStarsVanessa HudgensSelena GomezAshley Benson
  • Patrick Bruel and Fabrice Luchini in The Best Is Yet to Come (2019)

    14. The Best Is Yet to Come

    20191h 57m
    6.7 (2.6K)
    Two friends decide to live all the things they couldn't after a huge misunderstanding.
    DirectorsAlexandre de La PatellièreMatthieu DelaporteStarsFabrice LuchiniPatrick BruelZineb Triki
  • Sam Rockwell, Taika Waititi, Scarlett Johansson, Stephen Merchant, Alfie Allen, Rebel Wilson, Thomasin McKenzie, and Roman Griffin Davis in Jojo Rabbit (2019)

    15. Jojo Rabbit

    20191h 48mPG-1358Metascore
    7.9 (471K)
    A young German boy in the Hitler Youth, whose hero and imaginary friend is the country's dictator, is shocked to discover that his mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their home.
    DirectorTaika WaititiStarsRoman Griffin DavisThomasin McKenzieScarlett Johansson
  • Emilia Clarke and Henry Golding in Last Christmas (2019)

    16. Last Christmas

    20191h 43mPG-1350Metascore
    6.5 (98K)
    Kate is a young woman subscribed to bad decisions. Working as an elf in a year-round Christmas store is not good for the wannabe singer. However, she meets Tom there. Her life takes a new turn--that seems too good to be true.
    DirectorPaul FeigStarsMadison IngoldsbyEmma ThompsonBoris Isakovic
  • Patrick Schwarzenegger and Bella Thorne in Midnight Sun (2018)

    17. Midnight Sun

    20181h 31mPG-1338Metascore
    6.6 (39K)
    A 17-year-old girl suffers from a condition that prevents her from being out in the sunlight.
    DirectorScott SpeerStarsBella ThornePatrick SchwarzeneggerRob Riggle
  • Imelda Staunton, Paddy Considine, Bill Nighy, Andrew Scott, Dominic West, George MacKay, Ben Schnetzer, and Faye Marsay in Pride (2014)

    18. Pride

    20141h 59mR79Metascore
    7.8 (64K)
    U.K. gay activists work to help miners during their lengthy strike of the National Union of Mineworkers in the summer of 1984.
    DirectorMatthew WarchusStarsBill NighyImelda StauntonDominic West
  • When Marnie Was There (2014)

    19. When Marnie Was There

    20141h 43mPG72Metascore
    7.6 (53K)
    Anna, a shy 12-year-old girl, is sent to spend time with her aunt and uncle who live in the countryside, where she meets Marnie. The two become best friends. But Anna gradually discovers that Marnie is not quite who she appears to be.
    DirectorHiromasa YonebayashiStarsSara TakatsukiKasumi ArimuraNanako Matsushima
  • Gwyneth Paltrow and Joseph Fiennes in Shakespeare in Love (1998)

    20. Shakespeare in Love

    19982h 3mR87Metascore
    7.1 (240K)
    The world's greatest-ever playwright, William Shakespeare, is young, out of ideas, and short of cash, but meets his ideal woman and is inspired to write one of his most famous plays.
    DirectorJohn MaddenStarsGwyneth PaltrowJoseph FiennesGeoffrey Rush
  • Private Romeo (2011)

    21. Private Romeo

    20111h 34mNot Rated53Metascore
    6.0 (2.5K)
    A modern take on Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet'. Set at an isolated all-boys military academy, it follows the forbidden relationship between two cadets.
    DirectorAlan BrownStarsHale ApplemanCharlie BarnettAdam Barrie
  • Colin Firth and Julianne Moore in A Single Man (2009)

    22. A Single Man

    20091h 39mR77Metascore
    7.5 (121K)
    An English professor, one year after the sudden death of his boyfriend, is unable to cope with his typical days in 1960s Los Angeles.
    DirectorTom FordStarsColin FirthJulianne MooreMatthew Goode
  • Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet in Finding Neverland (2004)

    23. Finding Neverland

    20041h 46mPG67Metascore
    7.6 (215K)
    The story of Sir J.M. Barrie's friendship with a family who inspired him to create Peter Pan.
    DirectorMarc ForsterStarsJohnny DeppKate WinsletJulie Christie
  • Ryan Corr and Craig Stott in Holding the Man (2015)

    24. Holding the Man

    20152h 7mUnrated
    7.4 (14K)
    Tim and John fell in love at their all-boys high school. Their romance endured for 15 years to laugh in the face of everything life threw at it - the separations, the discrimination, the temptations, the jealousies and the losses.
    DirectorNeil ArmfieldStarsRyan CorrSarah SnookFrancesco Ferdinandi
  • Dylan O'Brien and Sadie Sink in All Too Well: The Short Film (2021)

    25. All Too Well: The Short Film

    202115mPG-13Short
    8.4 (19K)
    A man and a young woman who fall in love, but slowly drift apart in time. Based on Taylor Swift's song 'All Too Well'.
    DirectorTaylor SwiftStarsSadie SinkDylan O'BrienTaylor Swift

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