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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.

First Knight

1921. First Knight

Action Adventure Drama Romance
6.0

19952h 14min

United States

Director: Jerry Zucker

The timeless tale of King Arthur and the legend of Camelot are retold in this passionate period drama. Arthur is reluctant to hand the crown to Lancelot, and Guinevere is torn between her loyalty to her husband and her growing love for his rival. But Lancelot must balance his loyalty to the throne with the rewards of true love.


Pocahontas

1922. Pocahontas

Adventure Animation Family Romance
6.7

19951h 21min

United States

Director: Mike Gabriel

Pocahontas, daughter of a Native American tribe chief, falls in love with an English soldier as colonists invade 17th century Virginia.


The Bridges of Madison County

1923. The Bridges of Madison County

Drama Romance Relationship Drama Passionate Romance
7.6

19952h 15min

United States

Director: Clint Eastwood

Photographer Robert Kincaid wanders into the life of housewife Francesca Johnson for four days in the 1960s.

Themes

Duty versus desire, Emotional isolation, Marriage crisis, Housewife constraints, Secret affair, Memory and legacy

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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A Walk in the Clouds

1924. A Walk in the Clouds

Drama Romance
6.7

19951h 43min

United States

Director: Alfonso Arau

World War II vet Paul Sutton falls for a pregnant and unwed woman who persuades him -- during their first encounter -- to pose as her husband so she can face her family.


Forget Paris

1925. Forget Paris

Comedy Drama Romance
6.5

19951h 41min

United States

Director: Billy Crystal

Mickey Gordon is a basketball referee who travels to France to bury his father. Ellen Andrews is an American living in Paris who works for the airline he flies on. They meet and fall in love, but their relationship goes through many difficult patches.


The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain

1926. The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain

Drama Comedy Romance
6.6

19951h 31min

United Kingdom

Director: Christopher Monger

When an English cartographer arrives in Wales to tell the residents of the Welsh village of Ffynnon Garw that their 'mountain' is only a hill, the offended community sets out to remedy the situation.


French Kiss

1927. French Kiss

Comedy Romance
6.6

19951h 51min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Lawrence Kasdan

After her fiancee admits to infidelity while on a business trip in France, a woman attempts to get her lover back and marry him by traveling to Paris despite her crippling fear of flying. On the way she unwittingly smuggles something of value that has a charming crook chasing her across France as she chases after her future husband.


Persuasion

1928. Persuasion

Drama Romance
7.7

19951h 44min

France, United Kingdom

Director: Roger Michell

Living with her snobby family on the brink of bankruptcy, Anne Elliot is an unconforming woman with modern sensibilities. When Frederick Wentworth – the dashing one she once sent away – crashes back into her life, Anne must choose between putting the past behind her or listening to her heart when it comes to second chances.


While You Were Sleeping

1929. While You Were Sleeping

Romance Comedy Romantic Comedy Awkward Comedy
6.8

19951h 43min

United States

Director: Jon Turteltaub

A transit worker pulls commuter Peter off railway tracks after he's mugged, but—while he's in a coma—his family mistakenly thinks she's Peter's fiancée, and she doesn't correct them. Things get more complicated when she falls for his brother, who's not quite sure that she's who she claims to be.

Themes

Family obligation vs desire, Loyalty under secrecy, Deception and disclosure, Romance among siblings, Social expectations and reputation

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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A Goofy Movie

1930. A Goofy Movie

Adventure Comedy Romance Animation Family
7.0

19951h 18min

Australia, Canada

Director: Kevin Lima

Goofy’s teenage son Max is desperate to impress his crush and fit in at school. After well-meaning but ignorant Goofy suddenly whisks him away on a cross-country road trip—messing up Max’s first date plans in the process—Goofy’s old-school parenting and Max’s desire for independence lead to a vacation of hilarious mishaps, as they both learn to understand and listen to eachother.