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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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21. 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

Filmaffinity Rating 8.2 /10 Metacritic Rating 93 /100 IMDB Rating 8.1 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.5 /10

22. The Last Picture Show (1971)

The Last Picture Show (1971) is a quiet B/W coming‑of‑age drama set in 1951 Texas. Two friends confront loss, awkward sexual awakenings, fading dreams and the town cinema’s symbolic closure. read more

Genres: Drama, Romance

Filmaffinity Rating 7.8 /10 Metacritic Rating 93 /100 IMDB Rating 8.0 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.4 /10

23. 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

Filmaffinity Rating 8.0 /10 Metacritic Rating 92 /100 IMDB Rating 8.0 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.4 /10

24. Before Sunset (2004)

Before Sunset (2004) reunites Jesse and Celine in Paris nine years after Vienna; they spend hours walking and talking. A dialogue-driven, intimate drama about time, choices, longing, and unresolved love. read more

Genres: Drama, Romance

Filmaffinity Rating 7.3 /10 Metacritic Rating 91 /100 IMDB Rating 8.1 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.2 /10

25. Her (2013)

Her is a tender near-future drama about loneliness and love: Theodore, a divorced letter writer, falls for OS1's AI voice, Samantha. Their relationship explores grief, intimacy, memory and technology's limits. read more

Genres: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi

Filmaffinity Rating 7.5 /10 Metacritic Rating 91 /100 IMDB Rating 8.0 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.2 /10

26. Little Women (2019)

Little Women (2019) is a modern, non-linear take on Alcott’s novel about the March sisters—Jo, Meg, Amy and Beth—focusing on sisterhood, ambition, love and the choices women make. read more

Genres: Drama, Romance

Filmaffinity Rating 7.0 /10 Metacritic Rating 91 /100 IMDB Rating 7.8 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.0 /10

27. 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

Filmaffinity Rating 8.0 /10 Metacritic Rating 91 /100 IMDB Rating 7.8 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.3 /10

28. The African Queen (1951)

The African Queen (1951): In 1914 German East Africa, prim missionary Rose and gruff riverboat captain Charlie navigate dangers—rapids, enemies, disease—on a daring mission that turns into love. read more

Genres: Adventure, Drama, Romance

Filmaffinity Rating 7.9 /10 Metacritic Rating 91 /100 IMDB Rating 7.7 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.2 /10

29. Three Colors: White (1994)

Three Colors: White follows Karol, a Polish immigrant whose humiliating divorce in Paris leads him back to Warsaw, where he plots an ingenious, darkly comic revenge and reinvention. read more

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Metacritic Rating 91 /100 IMDB Rating 7.6 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.3 /10

30. Once (2006)

Once is an intimate, modern musical about a Dublin street musician and a Czech immigrant who bond through raw, acoustic songs. Their collaboration sparks hope, longing and tough choices about love, art and sacrifice. read more

Genres: Drama, Music, Romance

Filmaffinity Rating 7.2 /10 Metacritic Rating 90 /100 IMDB Rating 7.8 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.0 /10

31. Blue Is the Warmest Colour (2013)

Blue Is the Warmest Colour (2013) follows Adèle's coming-of-age after meeting Emma: an intimate, immersive portrayal of a passionate, turbulent relationship that shapes Adèle's sexuality, identity and loss. read more

Genres: Drama, Romance

Metacritic Rating 90 /100 IMDB Rating 7.7 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.3 /10

32. Phantom Thread (2017)

Phantom Thread (2017) is a moody 1950s London drama about couturier Reynolds Woodcock whose ordered life unravels when waitress Alma becomes his muse and lover, sparking obsession, power struggles and quiet menace. read more

Genres: Drama, Romance

Filmaffinity Rating 6.7 /10 Metacritic Rating 90 /100 IMDB Rating 7.4 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.7 /10

33. Paterson (2016)

A week in the life of Paterson, a NJ bus driver who secretly writes poems. Quiet, observant, and meditative, the film finds poetry in ordinary routines. read more

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Filmaffinity Rating 6.8 /10 Metacritic Rating 90 /100 IMDB Rating 7.3 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.7 /10

34. The Age of Innocence (1993)

The Age of Innocence: elegiac 1870s drama. Newland Archer is torn between duty to fiancée May and illicit passion for cousin Ellen Olenska—exploring desire, sacrifice and rigid social codes. read more

Genres: Drama, Romance

Filmaffinity Rating 7.0 /10 Metacritic Rating 90 /100 IMDB Rating 7.2 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.7 /10

35. The Crying Game (1992)

Neil Jordan’s The Crying Game: a tense, slow‑burn drama beginning in the Troubles where IRA volunteer Fergus bonds with captive Jody, then seeks Jody’s lover Dil in London—exploring love, identity and secrecy, with a pivotal revelation about Dil’s gender. read more

Genres: Crime, Drama, Romance

Filmaffinity Rating 7.1 /10 Metacritic Rating 90 /100 IMDB Rating 7.2 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.8 /10

36. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) — a bittersweet, visually inventive romantic drama where Joel fights to preserve memories of ex Clementine during an experimental erasure, probing love, identity, regret and memory. read more

Genres: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi

Filmaffinity Rating 7.6 /10 Metacritic Rating 89 /100 IMDB Rating 8.3 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.3 /10

37. The Artist (2011)

The Artist: a black-and-white, mostly silent comedy-drama following fading matinee idol George Valentin and rising dancer Peppy Miller as talkies change Hollywood. Nostalgic, playful, and poignantly human. read more

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Filmaffinity Rating 7.6 /10 Metacritic Rating 89 /100 IMDB Rating 7.9 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.1 /10

38. The Piano (1993)

The Piano is an intense, mostly wordless period drama about Ada, a mute Scotswoman in 19th‑century New Zealand whose piano sparks a fraught, transgressive relationship that explores desire, power and painful consequence. read more

Genres: Drama, Music, Romance

Filmaffinity Rating 7.4 /10 Metacritic Rating 89 /100 IMDB Rating 7.5 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.9 /10

39. The Power of the Dog (2021)

A slow-burning psychological Western set in 1925 Montana: rancher Phil’s cruel charm torments his brother’s new wife and flirts with a sensitive boy, as silence, gestures and secrets escalate tension. read more

Genres: Drama, Romance, Western

Filmaffinity Rating 6.4 /10 Metacritic Rating 89 /100 IMDB Rating 6.8 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.4 /10

40. 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

Filmaffinity Rating 8.1 /10 Metacritic Rating 88 /100 IMDB Rating 8.1 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.3 /10

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