Best romance movies filmaffinity
In the following page, you will see a ranking of the best romance movies of all time. We have gathered the ratings of Imdb, Metacritic, Filmaffinity and crafted our own algorithm and generated the following ratings.
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1. City Lights (1931)
City Lights: Chaplin's Little Tramp befriends a drunk millionaire and pretends to be rich to help a blind flower girl. Slapstick, warmth and a bittersweet finale. read more
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
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2. Life Is Beautiful (1997)
Life Is Beautiful (1997): Guido shields his son in a Nazi concentration camp by turning survival into an elaborate "game," blending whimsical comedy, parental love and heartbreaking sacrifice. read more
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
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3. Casablanca (1942)
Casablanca, set in WWII Morocco, follows nightclub owner Rick who must choose between self-preservation and sacrifice when his former lover Ilsa and resistance leader Victor seek letters of transit to escape. read more
Genres: Drama, Romance, War
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4. The Apartment (1960)
The Apartment (1960) — a darkly comic romantic drama about lonely clerk Bud who lets bosses use his apartment. Ambition collides with compassion when love blooms with the elevator operator, exposing corporate hypocrisy. read more
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
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5. Sunrise (1927)
Sunrise (1927): a lyrical silent drama where a farmer, tempted by a glamorous city woman who urges him to drown his wife, refuses. A day of redemption, city fair, storm; a poetic study of love and forgiveness. read more
Genres: Drama, Romance
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8.7
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6. Cinema Paradiso (1988)
Cinema Paradiso is a bittersweet coming-of-age drama: Toto recalls his mentor Alfredo and their Sicilian life. A nostalgic, emotional love letter to cinema, memory, friendship and loss. read more
Genres: Drama, Romance
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7. Some Like It Hot (1959)
Some Like It Hot — 1929 Chicago screwball comedy: two musicians flee the mob by disguising as women in an all‑female band, triggering mistaken identities, romance, slapstick and caper chaos. read more
Genres: Comedy, Music, Romance
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8. Forrest Gump (1994)
Forrest Gump follows a kind, simple Alabama man whose optimism and persistence carry him through key American moments—segregation, Vietnam, business, presidents—while he loves Jenny; it's a bittersweet, nostalgic tale of fate, resilience and quiet heroism. read more
Genres: Drama, Romance
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8.4
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9. Vertigo (1958)
Vertigo (1958) — Hitchcock’s moody psychological thriller: acrophobic ex‑detective Scottie obsesses over Madeleine, rescues but loses her, then remakes lookalike Judy, unmasking deception, guilt and tragic consequences. read more
Genres: Mystery, Romance, Thriller
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10. Sherlock Jr. (1924)
Sherlock Jr. (1924) is Buster Keaton’s silent comedy about a daydreaming projectionist framed for theft who retreats into inventive film fantasies as “Sherlock Jr.” — full of daring stunts, deadpan humor and pioneering camera tricks. read more
Genres: Action, Comedy, Romance
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11. Rebecca (1940)
Rebecca (1940): Hitchcock’s gothic psychological mystery about a timid bride who marries Maxim and returns to Manderley, haunted by his dead wife and Mrs. Danvers; slow-burning dread and secrets. read more
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Romance
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12. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) follows three WWII veterans returning to small‑town America as they face emotional, social and economic challenges rebuilding identity, relationships and purpose. read more
Genres: Drama, Romance, War
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8.5
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13. Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Set in 1927 as talkies arrive, Singin’ in the Rain follows Don, Cosmo and tone‑deaf Lina as they secretly dub Lina with Kathy’s voice to save a film—romantic, comic, dance‑filled Hollywood nostalgia. read more
Genres: Comedy, Musical, Romance
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8.8
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14. The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)
Argentine drama-mystery: retired legal counselor revisits a decades-old rape-murder while confronting unreturned love. A slow-burning, haunting study of obsession, grief and flawed justice. read more
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Romance
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15. Wild Strawberries (1957)
Wild Strawberries follows aging Dr. Isak Borg on a road trip that triggers flashbacks, dreams and roadside encounters, forcing him to confront regret, lost love and the chance for reconciliation. read more
Genres: Drama, Romance
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8.3
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16. Notorious (1946)
Notorious (1946): Alicia, daughter of a Nazi spy, is recruited to infiltrate pro‑Nazi exiles in Rio, marries their leader as cover, risking love, betrayal and poison in Hitchcock’s tense, elegiac spy‑romance. read more
Genres: Drama, Film-Noir, Romance
8.1
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8.7
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17. Manhattan (1979)
Manhattan is a bittersweet comedy-drama about midlife confusion and complicated love. Neurotic writer Isaac juggles a teen girlfriend, attraction to a married friend's mistress, guilt, wit, and an elegiac NYC tone. read more
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
8.1
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8.1
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18. Annie Hall (1977)
Annie Hall is a smart, bittersweet romantic comedy where neurotic comedian Alvy recalls his awkward, passionate relationship with quirky Annie—witty, inventive, intimate, and emotionally honest. read more
Genres: Comedy, Romance
8.0
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8.4
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19. The Philadelphia Story (1940)
The Philadelphia Story (1940) is a witty romantic comedy about class and self-discovery: socialite Tracy Lord faces love and pride when her ex-husband, a reporter and a photographer disrupt her wedding plans. read more
Genres: Comedy, Romance
8.0
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8.5
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20. Bringing Up Baby (1938)
Bringing Up Baby (1938): a screwball comedy where paleontologist David Huxley's wedding and museum funding are upended by heiress Susan Vance, a pet leopard and escalating chaotic mishaps. read more
Genres: Comedy, Family, Romance
8.0
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8.3
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