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Solid romance movies are hard to come by. Some are too cheesy and others lack substance. Plus, with Netflix offering thousands of titles to choose from, the search for a tug-at-your-heartstrings kind of movie can be daunting. Lucky for you, we have shed the tears and let out a collective “You went back to him?” groan to compile the perfect list of romance movies. Here are our choices for the best romance flicks on Netflix.

Obvious Child

After her boyfriend dumps her (in a public restroom, no less), stand-up comedian Donna Stern (Jenny Slate) decides to get over him by having a one night stand with a stranger, Max (Jake Lacy). Weeks later, Donna realizes she is pregnant and decides to have an abortion, but her life gets even more complicated when Max tracks her down and tries to start an actual relationship. Obvious Child is determined to wade through the gross muck of relationships, and its honesty about the difficulties of an unplanned pregnancy is refreshing. Slate is also perfect in the lead role, conveying her character’s ups and downs with aplomb.

The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society

Following the end of World War II, London writer Juliet Ashton (Lily James) bonds with the residents of Guernsey while writing her latest book. The colorful locals share their experiences of living on the once Nazi-occupied island with her, and the founding of the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. This romantic hidden gem, based on a book of the same name by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows, will dazzle fans of period pieces and romance alike.

Alex Strangelove

Alex Strangelove is a coming-of-age story about Alex Truelove (Daniel Doheny), a high-school student who is ready to lose his virginity to his girlfriend, Claire (Madeline Weinstein). Things get complicated, however, when he meets Elliot (Antonio Marziale), a charming gay kid. This sends him on an emotional roller coaster, where his sexuality is blurred as his feelings for Elliot deepen. In the end, it’s a story of self-discovery and sexuality during an age where nothing makes sense. The well-cast ensemble and homages to teenage classics like Sixteen Candles are simply a plus.

Carol

Few films are as beautiful, subtle, and beguiling as Carol. Based on author Patricia Highsmith’s groundbreaking novel, The Price of Salt, the film chronicles a forbidden love affair between a budding photographer (Rooney Mara) and an older woman in the midst of a challenging divorce (Cate Blanchett) at the onset of the 1950s. It’s a film that conveys much with few words — namely due to Mara and Blanchett’s exemplary performances and Edward Lachman’s muted cinematography — and speaks volumes regarding the nature of romantic desire. “Electrifying” is one way to put it; “profound” is another.

Ibiza: Love Drunk

In the Netflix original Ibiza, Harper (Gillian Jacobs) is sent to Spain for a business meeting, so she naturally brings her two best friends, Nikki (Vanessa Bayer) and Leah (Phoebe Robinson), to join along in the merriment. Harper meets a famous DJ, Leo (Richard Madden), and her friends convince her to throw caution — and her meeting — to the wind to go to Ibiza and find this man. It’s different from regular romance plots, but conventional nonetheless. With a trio of hysterical ladies, Ibiza will hit your funny bone, but not tear too hard at your heartstrings.

Ali’s Wedding

Ali’s Wedding is proof that a single white lie can change your life forever. Ali (Osamah Sami) is the son of a prominent Muslim clergyman, whose only wish is for his son to become a doctor. When Ali lies about his exam results — spoiler: He failed — his life changes overnight. He is quickly arranged to be married, even though he has fallen for a Lebanese woman named Dianna (Helana Sawires). Ali’s Wedding may border on cliche at times, particularly when it comes to cultural norms and issues of race, but the offbeat comedy still has its heart in the right place.

Blue Valentine

Blue Valentine is a love story of the everyday struggle. It follows two people through their journey of falling in love, getting married, having a child, and falling out of love. Dean (Ryan Gosling) and Cindy (Michelle Williams) are a young, working-class married couple. You experience their hardships and their triumphs. In the present day, Dean is pleading for their marriage to work, and Cindy is trying to decide if it’s worth it. This may not be a happy-ending-type romance, but it can’t always be happily ever after, right?

An Education

This coming-of-age story set in London in the 1960s features a teenage girl, Jenny (Carey Mulligan), whose life changes when she falls for David (Peter Sarsgaard), a man twice her age. Jenny swoons at the attention of an older man and leaps at the chance to be introduced into his world. An Education explores the idea of finding love in an unlikely person and how that person could end up changing your life forever.

Her

Written, directed, and produced by Spike Jonze, Her is not your average love story. Theodore, the main character, (Joaquin Phoenix) is a lonely man who spends most of his time playing video games. He decides to buy the brand new OS1, the world’s first artificially intelligent operating system. Her name is Samantha (voiced by Scarlett Johansson) and she is everything Theodore could want in a woman, but she isn’t real. Her explores what it would be like to fall in love with something you can’t see or touch. The Oscar-winning movie for Best Original Screenplay, Her is a new but relatable kind of love story.

To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before

Based on the novel of the same name, To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before is about a teenager named Lara (Lana Condor), whose life is turned upside down when love letters she has written to her crushes — meant for her eyes only — are mailed out. Each of her five previous loves confronts her one by one in an awkward, cringe-worthy fashion. Lara, normally a shy girl, must face the reality that her secrets are now out. She breaks through her shy exterior and lets herself have extraordinary experiences, and maybe she even finds love? This Netflix original will solidify your notions that high school was a rough time for all, but not without pulling at your heartstrings first.

Nappily Ever After

Based on the best-selling novel of the same name, Nappily Ever After tells the story of Violet Jones, played by Sanaa Lathan, who seemingly has it all — the job, the boyfriend, the hair — until it all falls apart. She comes to realize that the life she thought she wanted isn’t actually the life for her. In a late-night breaking point, Violet cuts all her hair off, shedding more than just her locks in the process. When she goes on a date with a soulful barber, she begins to understand what true happiness means to her. The Netflix original is a feel-good romance where one woman finds out what is most important to her.

Been So Long

Not all love stories are confined to America. In Been So Long, Michaela Coel (Black Mirror, Chewing Gum) plays Simone, a committed single mother living in London who falls — rather unexpectedly — for a man (Arinzé Kene) who may or may not be living in the shadow of his troubled past. Part musical part romance, the Netflix Originalis a pure portrayal of finding love during a time when life is already complicated enough. It’s based on the stage musical by Ché Walker and Arthur Darvill, and as such, you can expect the modern-day tale to incorporate elements of funk and soul, not to mention plenty of mood lighting.

One Day

Based on David Nicholls’ best-selling book, One Day follows Dexter (Jim Sturgess) and Emma (Anne Hathaway) on the same exact day for 23 years. The films starts in 1988 on the day of their college graduation, and follows them throughout the course of their lives, providing only a snapchat as to what happens on July 15. Sometimes the two are together and other times they’re seeing other people, though, they seemingly always find their way back to one another. It may not seem like a typical romance movie, but their love for one another is hard to deny. Pro tip: Keep some tissues handy.

Definitely, Maybe

When inquiring daughter Maya, played by Abigail Breslin, starts asking about the story of her mom, her father played by Ryan Reynolds begins to tell a story of three women that her mom could be. First, it’s his college sweetheart, Emily (Elizabeth Banks), then it’s Emily’s friend, Summer (Rachel Weisz), and finally his co-worker, April (Isla Fisher). He fell madly in love with each woman and any one of them could be her mother. Maya must try and figure out who her mother is, from the stories that her dad tells. Definitely, Maybe is a lighthearted love story that will have you trying to guess the real mother while also falling in love with the father-daughter duo.

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1.Blue Valentine(2010)

R112 minDrama, Romance

The relationship of a contemporary married couple, charting their evolution over a span of years by cross-cutting between time periods.

Director:Derek Cianfrance Stars:Ryan Gosling, Michelle Williams, John Doman, Faith Wladyka

Votes:169,870Gross:$9.74M

2.Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind(2004)

R108 minDrama, Romance, Sci-Fi

When their relationship turns sour, a couple undergoes a medical procedure to have each other erased from their memories.

Director:Michel Gondry Stars:Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Tom Wilkinson, Gerry Robert Byrne

Votes:823,450Gross:$34.40M

3.The Big Sick(2017)

R120 minComedy, Drama, Romance

Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani and grad student Emily Gardner fall in love but struggle as their cultures clash. When Emily contracts a mysterious illness, Kumail finds himself forced to face her feisty parents, his family's expectations, and his true feelings.

Director:Michael Showalter Stars:Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter, Ray Romano

Votes:103,666Gross:$42.87M

4.Her(2013)

R126 minDrama, Romance, Sci-Fi

In a near future, a lonely writer develops an unlikely relationship with an operating system designed to meet his every need.

Director:Spike Jonze Stars:Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, Scarlett Johansson, Rooney Mara

Votes:466,025Gross:$25.57M

5.I'll See You in My Dreams(2015)

PG-1392 minComedy, Drama, Romance

A widow and former songstress discovers that life can begin anew at any age.

Director:Brett Haley Stars:Blythe Danner, Martin Starr, Sam Elliott, Malin Akerman

Votes:6,225Gross:$7.43M

6.The Garden of Words(2013)

TV-1446 minAnimation, Drama, Romance

A 15-year-old boy and 27-year-old woman find an unlikely friendship one rainy day in the Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden.

Director:Makoto Shinkai Stars:Miyu Irino, Kana Hanazawa, Fumi Hirano, Gou Maeda

Votes:25,417

7.Spring(I) (2014)

Not Rated109 minHorror, Romance, Sci-Fi

A young man in a personal tailspin flees from US to Italy, where he sparks up a romance with a woman harboring a dark, primordial secret.

Directors:Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead Stars:Lou Taylor Pucci, Nadia Hilker, Francesco Carnelutti, Nick Nevern

Votes:20,858Gross:$0.05M

8.Your Name.(2016)

PG106 minAnimation, Drama, Fantasy

Two strangers find themselves linked in a bizarre way. When a connection forms, will distance be the only thing to keep them apart?

Director:Makoto Shinkai Stars:Ryûnosuke Kamiki, Mone Kamishiraishi, Ryô Narita, Aoi Yûki

Votes:132,958Gross:$5.02M

9.Love Actually(2003)

R135 minComedy, Drama, Romance

Follows the lives of eight very different couples in dealing with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London, England.

Director:Richard Curtis Stars:Hugh Grant, Martine McCutcheon, Liam Neeson, Laura Linney

Votes:385,702Gross:$59.70M

10.The Spectacular Now(2013)

R95 minComedy, Drama, Romance

A hard-partying high school senior's philosophy on life changes when he meets the not-so-typical 'nice girl.'

Director:James Ponsoldt Stars:Miles Teller, Shailene Woodley, Kyle Chandler, Jennifer Jason Leigh

Votes:133,656Gross:$6.85M

11.The Mermaid(2016)

R94 minComedy, Drama, Fantasy

Shan, a mermaid, is sent to assassinate Xuan, a developer who threatens the ecosystem of her race, but ends up falling in love with him instead.

Director:Stephen Chow Stars:Chao Deng, Show Lo, Yuqi Zhang, Yun Lin

Votes:7,305Gross:$3.23M

12.The Notebook(2004)

PG-13123 minDrama, Romance

A poor yet passionate young man falls in love with a rich young woman, giving her a sense of freedom, but they are soon separated because of their social differences.

Director:Nick Cassavetes Stars:Gena Rowlands, James Garner, Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling

Votes:474,175Gross:$81.00M

13.La La Land(I) (2016)

PG-13128 minComedy, Drama, Music

While navigating their careers in Los Angeles, a pianist and an actress fall in love while attempting to reconcile their aspirations for the future.

Director:Damien Chazelle Stars:Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Rosemarie DeWitt, J.K. Simmons

Votes:433,997Gross:$151.10M

14.Bridget Jones's Diary(2001)

R97 minComedy, Drama, Romance

A British woman is determined to improve herself while she looks for love in a year in which she keeps a personal diary.

Director:Sharon Maguire Stars:Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Gemma Jones

Votes:206,622Gross:$71.54M

15.The Lunchbox(2013)

PG104 minDrama, Romance

A mistaken delivery in Mumbai's famously efficient lunchbox delivery system connects a young housewife to an older man in the dusk of his life as they build a fantasy world together through notes in the lunchbox.

Director:Ritesh Batra Stars:Irrfan Khan, Nimrat Kaur, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Lillete Dubey

Votes:42,543Gross:$4.23M

16.Brooklyn(2015)

PG-13117 minDrama, Romance

An Irish immigrant lands in 1950s Brooklyn, where she quickly falls into a romance with a local. When her past catches up with her, however, she must choose between two countries and the lives that exist within.

Director:John Crowley Stars:Saoirse Ronan, Emory Cohen, Domhnall Gleeson, Jim Broadbent

Votes:116,800Gross:$38.32M

17.About Time(I) (2013)

R123 minComedy, Drama, Fantasy

At the age of 21, Tim discovers he can travel in time and change what happens and has happened in his own life. His decision to make his world a better place by getting a girlfriend turns out not to be as easy as you might think.

Director:Richard Curtis Stars:Domhnall Gleeson, Rachel McAdams, Bill Nighy, Lydia Wilson

Votes:262,197Gross:$15.32M

18.Titanic(1997)

PG-13194 minDrama, Romance

A seventeen-year-old aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic.

Director:James Cameron Stars:Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates

Votes:954,625Gross:$659.33M

19.Warm Bodies(2013)

PG-1398 minComedy, Horror, Romance

After a highly unusual zombie saves a still-living girl from an attack, the two form a relationship that sets in motion events that might transform the entire lifeless world.

Director:Jonathan Levine Stars:Nicholas Hoult, Teresa Palmer, John Malkovich, Analeigh Tipton

Votes:208,521Gross:$66.38M

20.Match Point(2005)

R124 minDrama, Romance, Thriller

At a turning point in his life, a former tennis pro falls for an actress who happens to be dating his friend and soon-to-be brother-in-law.

Director:Woody Allen Stars:Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Emily Mortimer, Matthew Goode

Votes:191,110Gross:$23.09M

21.Pride & Prejudice(2005)

PG129 minDrama, Romance

Sparks fly when spirited Elizabeth Bennet meets single, rich, and proud Mr. Darcy. But Mr. Darcy reluctantly finds himself falling in love with a woman beneath his class. Can each overcome their own pride and prejudice?

Director:Joe Wright Stars:Keira Knightley, Matthew Macfadyen, Brenda Blethyn, Donald Sutherland

Votes:230,503Gross:$38.41M

22.5 Centimeters Per Second(2007)

TV-PG63 minAnimation, Drama, Romance

Told in three interconnected segments, we follow a young man named Takaki through his life as cruel winters, cold technology, and finally, adult obligations and responsibility converge to test the delicate petals of love.

Director:Makoto Shinkai Stars:Kenji Mizuhashi, Yoshimi Kondou, Satomi Hanamura, Ayaka Onoue

Votes:43,608

23.Silver Linings Playbook(2012)

R122 minComedy, Drama, Romance

After a stint in a mental institution, former teacher Pat Solitano moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife. Things get more challenging when Pat meets Tiffany, a mysterious girl with problems of her own.

Director:David O. Russell Stars:Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Jacki Weaver

Votes:620,262Gross:$132.09M

24.Lost in Translation(2003)

R102 minDrama

A faded movie star and a neglected young woman form an unlikely bond after crossing paths in Tokyo.

Director:Sofia Coppola Stars:Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson, Giovanni Ribisi, Anna Faris

Votes:373,958Gross:$44.59M

25.The Perks of Being a Wallflower(2012)

PG-13103 minDrama

An introvert freshman is taken under the wings of two seniors who welcome him to the real world.

Director:Stephen Chbosky Stars:Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, Ezra Miller, Paul Rudd

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Votes:422,086Gross:$17.74M

26.Ruby Sparks(2012)

R104 minComedy, Drama, Fantasy

A novelist struggling with writer's block finds romance in a most unusual way: by creating a female character he thinks will love him, then willing her into existence.

Directors:Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris Stars:Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan, Annette Bening, Antonio Banderas

Votes:90,894Gross:$2.54M

27.A Moment to Remember(2004)

PG-13117 minDrama, Romance

A Korean love story about a young couple's enduring love, which is tested when 27 year old Sun-jin is diagnosed with a rare form of Alzheimer's disease.

Director:John H. Lee Stars:Woo-sung Jung, Ye-jin Son, Jong-hak Baek, Seon-jin Lee

Votes:19,521

28.Memoirs of a Geisha(2005)

PG-13145 minDrama, Romance

Nitta Sayuri reveals how she transcended her fishing-village roots and became one of Japan's most celebrated geisha.

Director:Rob Marshall Stars:Ziyi Zhang, Ken Watanabe, Michelle Yeoh, Suzuka Ohgo

Votes:131,530Gross:$57.49M

29.Beauty and the Beast(2017)

PG129 minFamily, Fantasy, Musical

A selfish prince is cursed to become a monster for the rest of his life, unless he learns to fall in love with a beautiful young woman he keeps prisoner.

Director:Bill Condon Stars:Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans, Josh Gad

Votes:237,177Gross:$504.01M