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IMDB Top 100 Romantic Movies (by rating)

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  • Ingrid Bergman, Humphrey Bogart, Peter Lorre, Claude Rains, Sydney Greenstreet, Paul Henreid, and Conrad Veidt in Casablanca (1942)

    1. Casablanca

    19421h 42mPG100Metascore
    8.5 (631K)
    A cynical expatriate American cafe owner struggles to decide whether or not to help his former lover and her fugitive husband escape the Nazis in French Morocco.
    DirectorMichael CurtizStarsHumphrey BogartIngrid BergmanPaul Henreid
  • Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh in Gone with the Wind (1939)

    2. Gone with the Wind

    19393h 58mG97Metascore
    8.2 (346K)
    A sheltered and manipulative Southern belle and a roguish profiteer face off in a turbulent romance as the society around them crumbles with the end of slavery and is rebuilt during the Civil War and Reconstruction periods.
    DirectorVictor FlemingStarsClark GableVivien LeighThomas Mitchell
  • Al Pacino and Chris O'Donnell in Scent of a Woman (1992)

    3. Scent of a Woman

    19922h 36mR57Metascore
    8.0 (351K)
    A prep school student needing money agrees to "babysit" a blind man, but the job is not at all what he anticipated.
    DirectorMartin BrestStarsAl PacinoChris O'DonnellJames Rebhorn
  • Zoe Saldaña and Sam Worthington in Avatar (2009)

    4. Avatar

    20092h 42mPG-1383Metascore
    7.9 (1.4M)
    A paraplegic Marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home.
    DirectorJames CameronStarsSam WorthingtonZoe SaldañaSigourney Weaver
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, and Frances Fisher in Titanic (1997)

    5. 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)

    6. The Notebook

    20042h 3mPG-1353Metascore
    7.8 (655K)
    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
  • Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal in When Harry Met Sally... (1989)

    7. When Harry Met Sally...

    19891h 35mR76Metascore
    7.7 (255K)
    Harry and Sally have known each other for years, and are very good friends, but they fear sex would ruin the friendship.
    DirectorRob ReinerStarsBilly CrystalMeg RyanCarrie Fisher
  • Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep in The Bridges of Madison County (1995)

    8. The Bridges of Madison County

    19952h 15mPG-1369Metascore
    7.6 (93K)
    Photographer Robert Kincaid wanders into the life of housewife Francesca Johnson for four days in the 1960s.
    DirectorClint EastwoodStarsClint EastwoodMeryl StreepAnnie Corley
  • Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor in Moulin Rouge! (2001)

    9. Moulin Rouge!

    20012h 7mPG-1366Metascore
    7.6 (307K)
    A poor Bohemian poet in 1890s Paris falls for a beautiful courtesan and nightclub star coveted by a jealous duke.
    DirectorBaz LuhrmannStarsNicole KidmanEwan McGregorJohn Leguizamo
  • Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Julia Ormond, and Aidan Quinn in Legends of the Fall (1994)

    10. Legends of the Fall

    19942h 13mR45Metascore
    7.5 (192K)
    In the early 1900s, three brothers and their father living in the remote wilderness of Montana are affected by betrayal, history, love, nature, and war.
    DirectorEdward ZwickStarsBrad PittAnthony HopkinsAidan Quinn
  • Ralph Fiennes and Kristin Scott Thomas in The English Patient (1996)

    11. The English Patient

    19962h 42mR86Metascore
    7.4 (209K)
    At the close of World War II, a young nurse tends to a badly burned plane crash victim. His past is shown in flashbacks, revealing an involvement in a fateful love affair.
    DirectorAnthony MinghellaStarsRalph FiennesJuliette BinocheWillem Dafoe
  • Mandy Moore and Shane West in A Walk to Remember (2002)

    12. A Walk to Remember

    20021h 41mPG35Metascore
    7.3 (227K)
    Two North Carolina teens, Landon Carter and Jamie Sullivan, are thrown together after Landon gets into trouble and is sentenced to perform community service.
    DirectorAdam ShankmanStarsMandy MooreShane WestPeter Coyote
  • Ziyi Zhang in Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)

    13. Memoirs of a Geisha

    20052h 25mPG-1354Metascore
    7.3 (167K)
    The heartwarming tale of Nitta Sayuri, a young Japanese woman who transcended from her fishing-village roots and became one of Japan's most celebrated geisha.
    DirectorRob MarshallStarsZiyi ZhangKen WatanabeMichelle Yeoh
  • Liya Kebede in Desert Flower (2009)

    14. Desert Flower

    20092hR54Metascore
    7.3 (15K)
    Waris Dirie, born 1965 in Somalia, flees at thirteen when sold to be a mans fourth wife. She works as a maid at the Somalian embassy in London, then in a McDonald's where she's discovered and becomes an international top model.
    DirectorSherry HormannStarsSoraya Omar-ScegoIdriss Abdillahi HoufanehAwa Saïd Darar
  • Andrew Keegan, Heath Ledger, Julia Stiles, Gabrielle Union, Susan May Pratt, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, David Krumholtz, and Larisa Oleynik in 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)

    15. 10 Things I Hate About You

    19991h 37mPG-1370Metascore
    7.4 (418K)
    A high-school boy, Cameron, cannot date Bianca until her anti-social older sister, Kat, has a boyfriend. So, Cameron pays a mysterious boy, Patrick, to charm Kat.
    DirectorGil JungerStarsHeath LedgerJulia StilesJoseph Gordon-Levitt
  • Johnny Depp and Juliette Binoche in Chocolat (2000)

    16. Chocolat

    20002h 1mPG-1364Metascore
    7.2 (207K)
    Single mother Vianne Rocher and her young daughter arrive in a rural French town in the winter of 1959, and open an unusual chocolate shop that disrupts the moral fiber of the strictly Catholic townsfolk and mayor.
    DirectorLasse HallströmStarsJuliette BinocheJohnny DeppJudi Dench
  • Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant in Notting Hill (1999)

    17. Notting Hill

    19992h 4mPG-1368Metascore
    7.2 (365K)
    A set of circumstances makes Anna Scott, a famous actress, fall in love with William Thacker, owner of a bookstore in Notting Hill. But the paparazzi's fascination with her complicates their bond.
    DirectorRoger MichellStarsHugh GrantJulia RobertsRichard McCabe
  • Catherine McCormack in Dangerous Beauty (1998)

    18. Dangerous Beauty

    19981h 51mR51Metascore
    7.1 (20K)
    A Venetian courtesan becomes a hero to her city, but later becomes the target of an inquisition by the Church for witchcraft.
    DirectorMarshall HerskovitzStarsCatherine McCormackRufus SewellOliver Platt
  • Gwyneth Paltrow and Joseph Fiennes in Shakespeare in Love (1998)

    19. Shakespeare in Love

    19982h 3mR87Metascore
    7.1 (239K)
    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
  • Rowan Atkinson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell, Simon Callow, John Hannah, and Charlotte Coleman in Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)

    20. Four Weddings and a Funeral

    19941h 57mR81Metascore
    7.1 (174K)
    Over the course of five social occasions, a committed bachelor must consider the notion that he may have discovered love.
    DirectorMike NewellStarsHugh GrantAndie MacDowellJames Fleet
  • Richard Gere and Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman (1990)

    21. Pretty Woman

    19901h 59mR51Metascore
    7.1 (386K)
    Edward, a rich entrepreneur, hires Vivian, a prostitute, to accompany him to a few social events. Trouble ensues when he falls in love with her and they try to bridge the gap between their worlds.
    DirectorGarry MarshallStarsRichard GereJulia RobertsJason Alexander
  • Pierce Brosnan, Lena Olin, Chris Cooper, Emilie de Ravin, and Robert Pattinson in Remember Me (2010)

    22. Remember Me

    20101h 53mPG-1340Metascore
    7.1 (159K)
    A romantic drama centred on two new lovers: Tyler, whose parents have split in the wake of his brother's suicide, and Ally, who lives each day to the fullest since witnessing her mother's murder.
    DirectorAllen CoulterStarsRobert PattinsonEmilie de RavinCaitlyn Rund
  • Susan Sarandon, Patrick Dempsey, James Marsden, and Amy Adams in Enchanted (2007)

    23. Enchanted

    20071h 47mPG75Metascore
    7.1 (224K)
    A young maiden in a land called Andalasia, who is prepared to be wed, is sent away to New York City by an evil Queen, where she falls in love with a lawyer.
    DirectorKevin LimaStarsAmy AdamsSusan SarandonJames Marsden
  • Hilary Swank and Gerard Butler in P.S. I Love You (2007)

    24. P.S. I Love You

    20072h 6mPG-1339Metascore
    7.0 (222K)
    A young widow discovers that her late husband has left her 10 messages intended to help ease her pain and start a new life.
    DirectorRichard LaGraveneseStarsHilary SwankGerard ButlerHarry Connick Jr.
  • Dirty Dancing (1987)

    25. Dirty Dancing

    19871h 40mPG-1365Metascore
    7.1 (269K)
    Spending the summer at a Catskills resort with her family, Frances "Baby" Houseman falls in love with the camp's dance instructor, Johnny Castle.
    DirectorEmile ArdolinoStarsPatrick SwayzeJennifer GreyJerry Orbach

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