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Best Romance Movies of All Time
Romance films are the hardest genre to recommend blindly. A Must from someone who knows your emotional range is worth a thousand critic reviews.
Romance films are the hardest genre to recommend blindly. What moves one person leaves another cold. That's exactly why your friends' reactions matter more here than anywhere else — a Must from someone who knows your emotional range is worth a thousand critic reviews.
7.9Titanic
1997
8.0La La Land
2016
7.9The Notebook
2004
7.8Pride & Prejudice
2005
8.1Before Sunrise
1995
8.1Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2004
7.9Amélie
2001
7.6When Harry Met Sally...
1989
8.0Her
2013
7.9Call Me by Your Name
2017
Why romance recommendations need to come from people you know
No genre is more calibrated to personal history. The film that levels one viewer barely registers with another. Friends filter for you — they know which strings pull. Every Must from a trusted circle is a shortcut past a dozen misfires.
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Romantic Comedies
When Harry Met Sally · Notting Hill · About Time
Tragic Romance
Titanic · Atonement · Brokeback Mountain
Period Romance
Pride & Prejudice · Sense and Sensibility · Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Modern Love Stories
La La Land · Her · Call Me by Your Name
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