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Romance movies

Stories of passion, heartbreak, and intimacy that explore the beautiful and complicated nature of love.

Subgenres include: Romantic Comedy, Passionate Romance, Dark Romance.

Hamnet

1. Hamnet

Drama Romance History
8.1

20252h 6min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Chloé Zhao

The powerful story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare's timeless masterpiece, Hamlet.


Poor Things

2. Poor Things

Science Fiction Romance Comedy Bio-Genetic Sci-Fi Romantic Comedy
7.8

20232h 21min

Ireland, United Kingdom

Director: Yorgos Lanthimos

Brought back to life by an unorthodox scientist, a young woman runs off with a lawyer on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, she grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation.

Themes

Class inequality, Power and control, Bodily autonomy, Womens liberation, Scientific ethics, Desire and agency

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Past Lives

3. Past Lives

Drama Romance Passionate Romance Relationship Drama
7.8

20231h 46min

United States, South Korea

Director: Celine Song

Nora builds a calm, settled life in New York, then Hae Sung flies in from her past and turns every quiet routine into a storm of unfinished feelings. Across one charged weekend, husband, first love, and the woman caught between them collide in a city that suddenly feels far too small.

Themes

Intergenerational longing, Cross-cultural pressure, Memory as bond, Immigrant identity struggles, Destiny and interconnection, Marital loyalty under conflict

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CODA

4. CODA

Drama Music Romance Family Drama Narrative Musical
8.0

20211h 52min

France, United States

Director: Sian Heder

As a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults), Ruby is the only hearing person in her deaf family. When the family's fishing business is threatened, Ruby finds herself torn between pursuing her love of music and her fear of abandoning her parents.

Themes

Identity through music, Economic pressure on a fishing family, Family obligation vs personal ambition, Communication across deaf and hearing, Pursuit of art under constraint, Sign language as bridge

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
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All of Us Strangers

5. All of Us Strangers

Romance Drama Fantasy Fantasy Romance Everyday Life Drama
7.6

20231h 45min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Andrew Haigh

One night in his near-empty tower block in contemporary London, Adam has a chance encounter with a mysterious neighbor Harry, which punctures the rhythm of his everyday life.

Themes

Urban isolation, Queer loneliness, Magical realism, Parental memory, Memory haunt, Intimate relationship strain

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Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

6. Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

Drama Romance Historical Drama Passionate Romance
7.3

20252h 3min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Simon Curtis

When Mary finds herself at the center of a public scandal and the family faces financial strife, the entire household grapples with the threat of social disgrace. The Crawleys must embrace change as the staff prepares for a new chapter with the next generation leading Downton Abbey into the future.

Themes

Tradition vs reform, Class dynamics and public judgment, Financial risk and strategic investment, Female leadership and succession, Reputation management and shunning, Generational change and continuity

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Apple TV
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Song Sung Blue

7. Song Sung Blue

Music Romance Drama
7.3

20252h 13min

United States

Director: Craig Brewer

Based on a true story, two down-on-their-luck musicians form a joyous Neil Diamond tribute band, proving it's never too late to find love and follow your dreams.


Anora

8. Anora

Drama Comedy Romance Passionate Romance High-Concept Comedy
7.4

20242h 19min

United States

Director: Sean Baker

A young sex worker from Brooklyn gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairytale is threatened as his parents set out to get the marriage annulled.

Themes

Family control, Strip club economy, New year's eve pressure, Mansion power dynamics, Annulment interference, Class differences dynamics

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Wicked

9. Wicked

Drama Romance Fantasy Coming-of-Age Drama Fantasy Romance
7.4

20242h 42min

United States

Director: Jon M. Chu

In the land of Oz, ostracized and misunderstood green-skinned Elphaba is forced to share a room with the popular aristocrat Glinda at Shiz University, and the two's unlikely friendship is tested as they begin to fulfill their respective destinies as Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.

Themes

Abuse of power, Female friendship under strain, Institutional manipulation, Prestige vs ethics, Ostracism and belonging, Discrimination against animals

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Painter Marianne is hired to create a wedding portrait of Héloïse, a young woman who is to be married against her will. Since Héloïse refuses to pose, Marianne studies her by day so she can paint her in secret at night. But over time, their unusual bond grows into a love that has no future in the world around them.

Themes

Arranged marriage pressure, Class constraints, Artistic autonomy conflict, Gaze and desire, Reproductive choices, Female agency under constraint, Intimate alliance vs duty

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Apple TV
HBO Max
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