#1 of 3,398 Top 100 · Romance
The 100 Best Romance Movies, Ranked
We rank 3,398 of the 25,468 romance films on the site; these are the top 100. Casablanca (1943) is #1 with a critics & audiences score of 96/100, ahead of Vertigo (1958) and Three Colors: Red (1994). Ranked by Echo Score; 56 of these 100 films have none (released before 2017, when Echo Scores start) and are ranked by a blend of their Metascore and IMDb/Letterboxd user ratings. A ranked watchlist for love stories and romantic comedies. For new releases and box office hits, see the romance movies guide.
- ranked romance films
- 3,398
- romance films on the site
- 25,468
- release years in the top 100
- 1927–2026
- award winners in the top 100
- 36
#1 of 3,398 Top 10
What Are the Best Romance Movies?
Casablanca (1943) leads with a critics & audiences score of 96/100, ahead of Vertigo (1958); 3 of the top 10 are from the 1940s. 2 of the top 10 are ranked by Echo Score, led by Compensation (2025) at 92; the other 8 are ranked by a blend of Metascore and IMDb/Letterboxd user ratings.
- 1. Casablanca 100 Metascore (Metascore 100 out of 100 (18 critic reviews))
1943 · Drama, Romance · 1h 42m
Dir. Michael Curtiz No Echo Score: ranked 96/100 on critics & audiences · 3 award wins
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2. Vertigo 100 Metascore (Metascore 100 out of 100)1958 · Mystery, Romance · 2h 8m
Dir. Alfred Hitchcock No Echo Score: ranked 95/100 on critics & audiences
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3. Three Colors: Red 100 Metascore (Metascore 100 out of 100)1994 · Drama, Mystery · 1h 39m
Dir. Krzysztof Kieslowski No Echo Score: ranked 94/100 on critics & audiences · 1 award win · $3.6M worldwide
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4. Some Like It Hot 98 Metascore (Metascore 98 out of 100)1959 · Comedy, Romance · 2h 1m
Dir. Billy Wilder No Echo Score: ranked 93/100 on critics & audiences · 5 award wins
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5. Gone with the Wind 97 Metascore (Metascore 97 out of 100 (19 critic reviews))1940 · Drama, History · 3h 58m
Dir. George Cukor No Echo Score: ranked 92/100 on critics & audiences · 9 award wins
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6. Compensation 92 Echo (Echo Score 92 out of 100)2025 · Drama, History · 1h 35m
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7. Beauty and the Beast 95 Metascore (Metascore 95 out of 100 (22 critic reviews))1991 · Fantasy, Romance · 1h 24m
Dir. Gary Trousdale No Echo Score: ranked 91/100 on critics & audiences · 3 award wins · $451.3M worldwide
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8. Portrait of a Lady on Fire 91 Echo (Echo Score 91 out of 100)2019 · Drama, History · 2h 2m
Dir. Céline Sciamma 5 award nominations · $9.9M worldwide
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8. The Shop Around the Corner 96 Metascore (Metascore 96 out of 100)1940 · Drama, Comedy · 1h 39m
Dir. Ernst Lubitsch No Echo Score: ranked 91/100 on critics & audiences
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8. Lady Killer (Gueule d’Amour) 91 Metascore (Metascore 91 out of 100 (5 critic reviews))2023 · Drama, Romance · 1h 34m
Dir. Jean Grémillon No Echo Score: ranked 91/100 on critics & audiences
#11 to #100
Romance Movies Ranked #11 to #100
Places 11 to 100: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938) opens the list and Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy (2021) closes it. 33 of these 90 films are not in English; 14 languages appear in all. Filter by decade or language, or sort by year or box office.
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Echo Score, our 0–100 rating (films from 2017 on) Blend: Metascore with IMDb/Letterboxd user ratings, for films without an Echo Score
- 1 1. Casablanca
1943 · Drama, Romance · 1h 42m
96 Blend - 2 2. Vertigo
1958 · Mystery, Romance · 2h 8m
95 Blend - 3 3. Three Colors: Red
1994 · Drama, Mystery · 1h 39m
94 Blend $3.6M - 4 4. Some Like It Hot
1959 · Comedy, Romance · 2h 1m
93 Blend - 5 5. Gone with the Wind
1940 · Drama, History · 3h 58m
92 Blend - 6 6. Compensation
2025 · Drama, History · 1h 35m
92 Echo - 7 7. Beauty and the Beast
1991 · Fantasy, Romance · 1h 24m
91 Blend $451.3M - 8 8. Portrait of a Lady on Fire
2019 · Drama, History · 2h 2m
91 Echo $9.9M - 8 8. The Shop Around the Corner
1940 · Drama, Comedy · 1h 39m
91 Blend - 8 8. Lady Killer (Gueule d’Amour)
2023 · Drama, Romance · 1h 34m
91 Blend - 11
11. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs1938 · Fantasy, Romance · 1h 23m
91 Blend - 12
12. Singin' in the Rain1952 · Comedy, Romance · 1h 43m
90 Blend - 13
13. A Star Is Born2018 · Drama, Romance · 2h 16m
90 Echo $436.4M - 13
13. God's Own Country2017 · Drama, Romance · 1h 44m
90 Echo $2.5M - 13
13. The Best Years of Our Lives1946 · Drama, Romance · 2h 50m
90 Blend - 13
13. Violet Evergarden: The Movie2020 · Animation, Romance · 2h 20m
90 Echo - 13
13. All That's Left of You2026 · Drama, Romance · 2h 25m
90 Echo $979.4K - 13
13. The Lady Eve1941 · Comedy, Romance · 1h 34m
90 Blend - 13
13. Oon Ko Sweater2025 · Romance, Drama · 2h 28m
90 Echo - 20
20. The Apartment1960 · Drama, Comedy · 2h 5m
90 Blend - 20
20. Before Sunset2004 · Drama, Romance · 1h 20m
90 Blend $16.5M - 22
22. WALL-E2008 · Adventure, Sci-Fi · 1h 38m
89 Blend $527.4M - 23
23. The Philadelphia Story1940 · Comedy, Romance · 1h 52m
89 Blend - 24
24. La Chimera2024 · Adventure, Comedy · 2h 10m
89 Echo $5.2M - 24
24. Gundi: Legend of Love2024 · Drama, Romance · 2h 39m
89 Echo $7M - 24
24. Sunrise1927 · Drama, Romance · 1h 34m
89 Blend - 24
24. The Glassworker2025 · Animation, Drama · 1h 38m
89 Echo $88.1K - 24
24. The Mother and the Whore1973 · Drama, Romance · 3h 37m
89 Blend $47.3K - 29
29. On the Waterfront1954 · Drama, Romance · 1h 48m
89 Blend - 30
30. Wicked2024 · Fantasy, Musical · 2h 40m
88 Echo $764M - 30
30. Phantom Thread2017 · Drama, Romance · 2h 10m
88 Echo $52.2M - 30
30. A Silent Voice2017 · Drama, Romance · 2h 10m
88 Echo $30.8M - 30
30. Breaking Away1979 · Drama, Sport · 1h 41m
88 Blend $16.4M - 30
30. Leviticus2026 · Horror, Romance · 1h 26m
88 Echo $8.9M - 30
30. Violet Evergarden: The Movie2020 · Animation, Romance · 2h 20m
88 Echo - 30
30. Thiruchitrambalam2022 · Drama, Comedy · 2h 13m
88 Echo $5.3M - 30
30. Your Eyes Tell2020 · Romance, Drama · 2h 3m
88 Echo $8M - 30
30. Pillion2025 · Drama, Romance · 1h 43m
88 Echo - 30
30. Amar Singh Chamkila2024 · Biography, Drama · 2h 25m
88 Echo - 30
30. Love Reddy2024 · Drama, Romance · 2h 18m
88 Echo - 30
30. The Santa Class2024 · Romance, Comedy · 1h 24m
88 Echo - 30
30. Villa Amore2025 · Romance, Comedy
88 Echo - 30
30. Dinner in America2022 · Drama, Comedy · 1h 46m
88 Echo - 30
30. Show Boat1936 · Comedy, Drama · 1h 53m
88 Blend - 45
45. Notorious1946 · Drama, Thriller · 1h 41m
87 Blend - 46
46. Meet Me in St. Louis1945 · Drama, Comedy · 1h 53m
87 Blend - 46
46. Three Colors: White1994 · Drama, Comedy · 1h 31m
87 Blend $1.3M - 46
46. Brief Encounter1946 · Drama, Romance · 1h 26m
87 Blend - 49
49. Yi Yi2000 · Drama, Romance · 2h 53m
87 Blend $1.2M - 50
50. Lost Illusions2022 · Drama, History · 2h 29m
87 Echo $8.6M - 50
50. A Summer's Tale2014 · Drama, Comedy · 1h 53m
87 Blend - 50
50. Badhaai Ho2018 · Romance, Comedy · 2h 5m
87 Echo $26.1M - 50
50. Her Story2024 · Drama, Romance · 2h 3m
87 Echo $326K - 50
50. The Band Wagon1953 · Comedy, Romance · 1h 52m
87 Blend - 50
50. Level Five2014 · Romance, War · 1h 46m
87 Blend - 56
56. La La Land2016 · Drama, Comedy · 2h 8m
86 Blend $509.2M - 56
56. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind2004 · Drama, Romance · 1h 48m
86 Blend $73.4M - 58
58. A Star Is Born1954 · Drama, Romance · 2h 34m
86 Blend - 58
58. Sita Sings the Blues2009 · Fantasy, Comedy · 1h 22m
86 Blend $12.6K - 60
60. The Age of Innocence1993 · Drama, Romance · 2h 19m
86 Blend $32.3M - 60
60. Supernova2021 · Drama, Romance · 1h 33m
86 Echo $3.4M - 60
60. Pillion2026 · Comedy, Drama · 1h 47m
86 Echo $6.7M - 60
60. Three Colors: Blue1993 · Drama, Mystery · 1h 38m
86 Blend $1.6M - 60
60. Lady J (Mademoiselle de Joncquières)2019 · Drama, Romance · 1h 49m
86 Echo $4.1M - 60
60. Preparations to be Together for an Unknown Period of Time2021 · Drama, Romance · 1h 35m
86 Echo $117.4K - 60
60. The Birds1963 · Drama, Mystery · 1h 59m
86 Blend - 60
60. Desire1936 · Comedy, Romance · 1h 35m
86 Blend - 60
60. The Chronology of Water2025 · Drama, Romance · 2h 7m
86 Echo - 60
60. Wild Strawberries1959 · Drama, Romance · 1h 31m
86 Blend - 60
60. Springtime in a Small Town2004 · Drama, Romance · 1h 56m
86 Blend - 60
60. Beauty and the Beast2002 · Drama, Fantasy · 1h 36m
86 Blend - 60
60. The Strawberry Blonde1941 · Comedy, Romance · 1h 39m
86 Blend - 60
60. The Miracle of Morgan's Creek1944 · Comedy, Romance · 1h 38m
86 Blend - 74
74. Forrest Gump1994 · Drama, Romance · 2h 22m
86 Blend $678.2M - 74
74. Amour2012 · Drama, Romance · 2h 7m
86 Blend $29.7M - 74
74. Before Midnight2013 · Drama, Romance · 1h 49m
86 Blend $20.7M - 77
77. The Piano1993 · Drama, Romance · 2h 1m
86 Blend $40.2M - 77
77. Hope and Glory1988 · Drama, Comedy · 1h 53m
86 Blend $10M - 77
77. Blue Is the Warmest Color2013 · Drama, Romance · 2h 59m
86 Blend $19.8M - 77
77. Farewell My Concubine1993 · Drama, Romance · 2h 51m
86 Blend $7.4M - 77
77. The King and the Mockingbird2014 · Fantasy, Romance · 1h 23m
86 Blend - 82
82. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon2000 · Action, Adventure · 2h
85 Blend $214M - 83
83. The African Queen1952 · Adventure, Drama · 1h 45m
85 Blend - 83
83. To Have and Have Not1945 · Adventure, Thriller · 1h 40m
85 Blend - 83
83. Bringing Up Baby1938 · Comedy, Romance · 1h 42m
85 Blend - 83
83. Summer Palace2008 · Drama, Romance · 2h 38m
85 Blend - 87
87. Challengers2024 · Drama, Romance · 2h 11m
85 Echo $96.1M - 87
87. Past Lives2023 · Drama, Romance · 1h 46m
85 Echo $42.7M - 87
87. Call Me by Your Name2017 · Drama, Romance · 2h 12m
85 Echo $67.5M - 87
87. All of Us Strangers2023 · Drama, Fantasy · 1h 45m
85 Echo $20.2M - 87
87. Better Days2019 · Drama, Romance · 2h 15m
85 Echo $227.3M - 87
87. All We Imagine as Light2024 · Drama, Romance · 1h 50m
85 Echo $3.5M - 87
87. Waves2019 · Drama, Sport · 2h 15m
85 Echo $2.6M - 87
87. The Count of Monte-Cristo2024 · Action, Adventure · 2h 53m
85 Echo $85.9M - 87
87. Us & Them2018 · Drama, Romance · 2h
85 Echo - 87
87. I Lost My Body2019 · Drama, Fantasy · 1h 21m
85 Echo $1.1M - 87
87. I Want to Eat Your Pancreas2019 · Drama, Romance · 1h 48m
85 Echo $33.7M - 87
87. Away from Her2007 · Drama, Romance · 1h 50m
85 Blend $9.2M - 87
87. The Baltimorons2025 · Comedy, Drama · 1h 39m
85 Echo $833.6K - 87
87. Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy2021 · Drama, Romance · 2h 1m
85 Echo $1.5M
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Decade by decade
The Best Romance Movie of Every Decade
From Sunrise (1927) in the 1920s to Compensation (2025) in the 2020s: the highest-ranked romance movie of each of 11 decades. The 2020s place the most films in the top 100 (32).
- 1920s 95 Metascore Sunrise 1927
- 1930s 96 Metascore Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1938
- 1940s 100 Metascore Casablanca 1943
- 1950s 100 Metascore Vertigo 1958
- 1960s 94 Metascore The Apartment 1960
- 1970s 89 Metascore The Mother and the Whore 1973
- 1980s 86 Metascore Hope and Glory 1988
- 1990s 100 Metascore Three Colors: Red 1994
- 2000s 91 Metascore Before Sunset 2004
- 2010s 91 Echo Portrait of a Lady on Fire 2019
- 2020s 92 Echo Compensation 2025
Awards
Which Romance Movies Won the Most Awards?
Slumdog Millionaire (2008) has the strongest record with 27 wins from 33 nominations, including wins at Oscars, Golden Globes and BAFTA. Wins and nominations are counted across every ceremony on our awards pages.
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Slumdog Millionaire 27 wins / 33 nom.2008 · Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA · 84 Metascore - La La Land 25 wins / 45 nom.2016 · Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA · 94 Metascore
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The English Patient 20 wins / 39 nom.1996 · Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA · 86 Metascore -
Brokeback Mountain 18 wins / 41 nom.2005 · Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA · 87 Metascore -
Titanic 18 wins / 40 nom.1997 · Oscars, Golden Globes, Critics' Choice · 75 Metascore -
Cabaret 18 wins / 30 nom.1972 · Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA · 80 Metascore -
The Great Gatsby 18 wins / 22 nom.2013 · Oscars, BAFTA, Critics' Choice · 55 Metascore -
Anora 16 wins / 43 nom.2024 · Oscars, BAFTA, Critics' Choice · 79 Echo
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More Ways to Explore Romance Movies
The top 100 are the best 3% of 3,398 ranked romance films. The romance guide, the full list of 25,468 films and the romance box office chart cover the rest of the genre.
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Romance Movies: Questions & Answers
Answers from the romance ranking above: the best romance film, how many romance movies there are, the strongest decade and the most awarded romance film.
What is the best romance movie?
Casablanca (1943) is the best-ranked romance movie on What's After the Movie, with a critics & audiences score of 96/100. Vertigo (1958) and Three Colors: Red (1994) follow. 2 of the top 10 are ranked by Echo Score, led by Compensation (2025) at 92; the other 8 are ranked by a blend of Metascore and IMDb/Letterboxd user ratings.
About Casablanca How many romance movies are there?
The site lists 25,468 romance films. 3,398 of them are ranked: features of 60+ minutes with a real audience, critic, award or box office signal and a score. This page shows the top 100.
All romance movies Which decade has the best romance movies?
The 2020s place 32 films in the top 100, more than any other decade. The oldest film in the list is Sunrise (1927), the newest All That's Left of You (2026).
What is the most awarded romance movie?
Slumdog Millionaire (2008) won 27 awards from 33 nominations, ahead of La La Land (2016) (25 wins), counted across the Oscars, festivals and guild awards on our awards pages.
Movie awards How is this list different from the romance genre page?
This page is only the ranking of the 100 best romance films. The romance genre page covers the whole genre: new releases, the biggest box office hits, its directors and how it changed over the decades.
Romance movies guide