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1. One Tree Hill (2003–2012)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
Half-brothers Lucas and Nathan Scott trade between kinship and rivalry both on the basketball court and in the hearts of their friends in the small, but not so quiet town of Tree Hill, North Carolina.
Stars: Chad Michael Murray, James Lafferty, Hilarie Burton Morgan, Bethany Joy Lenz
Votes: 87,280
2. The Proposal (I) (2009)
PG-13 | 108 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A pushy boss forces her young assistant to marry her in order to keep her visa status in the U.S. and avoid deportation to Canada.
Director: Anne Fletcher | Stars: Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds, Mary Steenburgen, Craig T. Nelson
Votes: 360,925 | Gross: $163.96M
3. American Graffiti (1973)
PG | 110 min | Comedy, Drama
A group of teenagers in California's central valley spend one final night after their 1962 high school graduation cruising the strip with their buddies before they pursue their varying goals.
Director: George Lucas | Stars: Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Paul Le Mat, Charles Martin Smith
Votes: 98,277 | Gross: $115.00M
4. Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)
PG-13 | 95 min | Drama, Romance
When Keith goes out with Amanda, the girl of his dreams, Amanda's ex-boyfriend plans to get back at Keith. Meanwhile, Keith's best friend, tomboy Watts, realizes she has feelings for Keith.
Director: Howard Deutch | Stars: Eric Stoltz, Mary Stuart Masterson, Lea Thompson, Craig Sheffer
Votes: 34,703 | Gross: $18.55M
5. Indecent Proposal (1993)
R | 117 min | Drama, Romance
A billionaire offers $1,000,000 to a young married couple for one night with the wife.
Director: Adrian Lyne | Stars: Robert Redford, Demi Moore, Woody Harrelson, Seymour Cassel
Votes: 78,228 | Gross: $106.61M
6. Central Intelligence (2016)
PG-13 | 107 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
After he reconnects with an awkward pal from high school through Facebook, a mild-mannered accountant is lured into the world of international espionage.
Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber | Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Danielle Nicolet, Amy Ryan
Votes: 213,646 | Gross: $127.44M
7. Still Standing (2002–2006)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Romance
Bill and Judy are not your average parents; the kids are the responsible ones.
Stars: Mark Addy, Jami Gertz, Jennifer Irwin, Taylor Ball
Votes: 8,780
8. Vice (I) (2018)
R | 132 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
The story of Dick Cheney, an unassuming bureaucratic Washington insider, who quietly wielded immense power as Vice President to George W. Bush, reshaping the country and the globe in ways that are still felt today.
Director: Adam McKay | Stars: Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carell, Sam Rockwell
Votes: 162,561 | Gross: $47.84M
9. Young Adult (2011)
R | 94 min | Comedy, Drama
Soon after her divorce, a fiction writer returns to her home in small-town Minnesota, looking to rekindle a romance with her ex-boyfriend who is now happily married and has a newborn daughter.
Director: Jason Reitman | Stars: Charlize Theron, Patrick Wilson, Patton Oswalt, Elizabeth Reaser
Votes: 87,986 | Gross: $16.31M
10. The Wedding Planner (2001)
PG-13 | 103 min | Comedy, Romance
Mary Fiore is San Francisco's most successful supplier of romance and glamor. She knows all the tricks. She knows all the rules. But then she breaks the most important rule of all: she falls in love with the groom.
Director: Adam Shankman | Stars: Jennifer Lopez, Matthew McConaughey, Bridgette Wilson-Sampras, Justin Chambers
Votes: 86,664 | Gross: $60.40M
11. Hairspray (1988)
PG | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A 'pleasantly plump' teenager teaches 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show.
Director: John Waters | Stars: Sonny Bono, Ruth Brown, Divine, Debbie Harry
Votes: 23,469 | Gross: $6.67M
12. A Lifelong Love (2023 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Romance
While trying to reunite her grandfather with his lost love, Annika teams up with college sweetheart Ryan to create a book about the experience, documenting different love stories along the way.
Director: Nicholas Humphries | Stars: Andrea Brooks, Patch May, Tom Young, Averie Peters
Votes: 412
13. Lost and Delirious (2001)
R | 103 min | Drama, Romance
After starting at an upmarket boarding school, a teenage girl forms close friendships with her two older roommates. However, when she discovers that her new friends are lovers she finds herself caught in a complicated situation.
Director: Léa Pool | Stars: Piper Perabo, Jessica Paré, Mischa Barton, Jackie Burroughs
Votes: 22,356 | Gross: $0.30M
14. Sunshine Cleaning (2008)
R | 91 min | Comedy, Drama
In order to raise the tuition to send her young son to private school, a mom starts an unusual business -- a biohazard removal/crime scene clean-up service -- with her unreliable sister.
Director: Christine Jeffs | Stars: Amy Adams, Emily Blunt, Alan Arkin, Jason Spevack
Votes: 74,170 | Gross: $12.06M
15. Magic (1978)
R | 107 min | Drama, Horror
A ventriloquist is at the mercy of his vicious dummy while he tries to renew a romance with his high school sweetheart.
Director: Richard Attenborough | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Ann-Margret, Burgess Meredith, Ed Lauter
Votes: 13,482 | Gross: $25.94M
16. Carrie (2002 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 132 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Carrie White is a lonely and painfully shy teenage girl with telekinetic powers who is slowly pushed to the edge of insanity by frequent bullying from both her classmates and her domineering, religious mother.
Director: David Carson | Stars: Angela Bettis, Patricia Clarkson, Rena Sofer, Kandyse McClure
Votes: 11,478
17. Lifeguard (I) (1976)
PG | 96 min | Drama
Rick, still in his 30's, works full-time as a lifeguard on the beaches of Los Angeles. When he meets his divorced high school girlfriend and her five-year-old son after fifteen years, he considers switching to a more "serious" job.
Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Sam Elliott, Anne Archer, Stephen Young, Parker Stevenson
Votes: 1,791
18. Blue Jay (I) (2016)
Unrated | 80 min | Drama, Romance
Meeting by chance when they return to their tiny California hometown, two former high-school sweethearts reflect on their shared past.
Director: Alex Lehmann | Stars: Mark Duplass, Sarah Paulson, Clu Gulager, James Andrews
Votes: 20,790 | Gross: $0.01M
19. Touchback (2011)
PG-13 | 118 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
A man looks back 15 years to the injury that ended his career as a promising high-school football player.
Director: Don Handfield | Stars: Brian Presley, Kurt Russell, Melanie Lynskey, Marc Blucas
Votes: 4,471 | Gross: $0.20M
20. My Salinger Year (2020)
R | 101 min | Drama
A college grad takes a clerical job working for the literary agent of the renowned, reclusive writer J.D. Salinger.
Director: Philippe Falardeau | Stars: Margaret Qualley, Sigourney Weaver, Douglas Booth, Seána Kerslake
Votes: 6,835
21. Lorelei (2020)
111 min | Drama
A working-class fable about a biker, a mermaid and three shades of blue.
Director: Sabrina Doyle | Stars: Jena Malone, Pablo Schreiber, Ryan Findley, Cory Ellis
Votes: 2,441
22. Beer for My Horses (2008)
PG-13 | 86 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Two best friends work together as deputies in a small town. The two defy the Sheriff and head off on an outrageous road trip to save the protagonist's girlfriend from drug lord kidnappers.
Director: Michael Salomon | Stars: Toby Keith, Rodney Carrington, Claire Forlani, Ted Nugent
Votes: 1,946 | Gross: $0.67M
23. Almost Christmas (2016)
PG-13 | 111 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A dysfunctional family gathers together for their first Christmas since their mom died.
Director: David E. Talbert | Stars: Kimberly Elise, Omar Epps, Danny Glover, Mo'Nique
Votes: 7,876 | Gross: $41.72M
24. Baby It's You (1983)
R | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
In a 1966 New Jersey high school, Jill and new student Sheik from the other side of the tracks make their way in a first love romance.
Director: John Sayles | Stars: Rosanna Arquette, Vincent Spano, Joanna Merlin, Jack Davidson
Votes: 2,157 | Gross: $1.87M
25. Roadhouse Romance (2021 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Drama, Romance
When Callie returns home, she finds her hometown has changed - her first love has a new girl and her family's BBQ restaurant has hit hard times. She clashes with a marooned bigshot director who might hold the key to saving the restaurant.
Director: Paul Ziller | Stars: Lauren Alaina, Tyler Hynes, Michael Teigen, Lauren K. Robek
Votes: 1,392
26. Eat, Play, Love (2017 TV Movie)
TV-G | 83 min | Comedy, Romance
Veterinarian Dr. Carly Monroe (Jen Lilley) falls for Dan Landis (Jason Cermak), the owner of a dog shelter she frequently visits. Unfortunately, Dan is about to marry his glamorous girlfriend and move to New York City.
Director: Christie Will Wolf | Stars: Jen Lilley, Jason Cermak, Lee Majors, Lindsay Wagner
Votes: 1,551
27. Just for the Summer (2020 TV Movie)
TV-G | 91 min | Comedy, Romance
Trying to evade the matchmaking efforts of their grandmothers, two former childhood sweethearts pretend to get back together for the summer.
Director: David I. Strasser | Stars: Brant Daugherty, Hayley Sales, Linda Darlow, Tasha Simms
Votes: 1,118
28. Where Your Heart Belongs (2022 TV Movie)
TV-G | 86 min | Family, Romance
When a NY marketing executive returns home to help with her best friend's wedding, she learns the hard way that the love and support of family and friends means more than she'd ever imagined.
Director: Christie Will Wolf | Stars: Jen Lilley, Christopher Russell, Jill Morrison, Robert Wisden
Votes: 807
29. Something Like Summer (2017)
115 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
Something Like Summer traces the tumultuous relationship of Ben and Tim, secret high school sweethearts who grow over the years into both adulthood enemies and complicated friends.
Director: David Berry | Stars: Grant Davis, Davi Santos, Ben Baur, Ajiona Alexus
Votes: 1,515
30. Surprised by Love (2015 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
The story of a young businesswoman who tries to convince her uptight parents to accept her current boyfriend and instead finds herself falling for an old high school flame.
Director: Robert Iscove | Stars: Hilarie Burton Morgan, Paul Campbell, Malcolm Stewart, Wanda Cannon
Votes: 2,910
31. The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1943)
Approved | 98 min | Comedy, Romance, War
After an all-night send-off party for the troops, a small-town girl with an awkward boyfriend wakes up to find herself married and pregnant, but with no memory of her husband's identity.
Director: Preston Sturges | Stars: Eddie Bracken, Betty Hutton, Diana Lynn, William Demarest
Votes: 7,950
32. Aloha with Love (2022 TV Movie)
90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Gemma, a big city architect, must fly to the Hawaii in order to handle the estate of her late Aunt. At her Aunt's request, she must first renovate the house. Ben, a handsome country-boy ... See full summary »
Director: Brian Herzlinger | Stars: Tiffany Smith, Trevor Donovan, Sarah Ashley Rodriguez, Branscombe Richmond
Votes: 521
33. Season for Love (2018 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Action, Family, Romance
After her divorce, Tyler returns to Red Rock with her daughter. She helps her mother in the restaurant and signs up for the yearly BBQ cook-off, in which her old high-school sweetheart also competes.
Director: Jill Carter | Stars: Autumn Reeser, Marc Blucas, Shelley Thompson, Lola Flanery
Votes: 1,526
34. The Holiday Fix Up (2021)
TV-PG | 84 min | Drama, Romance
When interior-designer Sam returns home during the holidays to help renovate the Bell Harbor Inn, she gets paired with Coop as her contractor. The only problem: he's the guy who broke her heart and she's the one who got away.
Director: Brian Herzlinger | Stars: Jana Kramer, Ryan McPartlin, Steve Vinovich, Maria Menounos
Votes: 1,103
35. Turkey Drop (2019 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 84 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Lucy Jacobs is a small-town girl who has started her freshman year at a big-city university. When Lucy returns home for Thanksgiving break, she suspects she is about to get turkey dropped: dumped by her high school sweetheart.
Director: Jerry Ciccoritti | Stars: Cheryl Hines, Olivia Holt, David Hewlett, Karen Cliche
Votes: 626
36. Back to You and Me (2005 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 92 min | Drama, Romance
Dr. Syd has a good practice in the big city but a bad day when her terminal patient finally passes away. Her surgeon boyfriend, who has been sarcastically nick named "Mr. Personality" and "... See full summary »
Director: David S. Cass Sr. | Stars: Lisa Hartman, Dale Midkiff, Rue McClanahan, Barbara Niven
Votes: 630
37. Love in Winterland (2020 TV Movie)
TV-G | 83 min | Drama, Romance
Ally, a final contestant on a dating show, must face her high-school sweetheart when she is chosen for the Hometown Date.
Director: Pat Williams | Stars: Italia Ricci, Chad Michael Murray, Jack Turner, Aliyah O'Brien
Votes: 1,509
38. Christmas Pen Pals (2018 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
After being dumped by her boyfriend, a successful tech wiz dating-app creator returns to her hometown for the holiday season, and her dad gets her to sign up for the annual Christmas Cupid anonymous matchmaking event.
Director: Siobhan Devine | Stars: Sarah Drew, Niall Matter, Michael Gross, Chiara Zanni
Votes: 1,590
39. Ima, ai ni yukimasu (2004)
119 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
A young woman returns from the dead to her guilt-ridden husband and son, but she cannot remember them.
Director: Nobuhiro Doi | Stars: Yûko Takeuchi, Shidô Nakamura, Akashi Takei, Karen Miyama
Votes: 5,026
40. Hot Spell (1958)
Unrated | 86 min | Drama
A housewife is doing her best to keep her family together as it's slowly falling apart, a fact she's trying to ignore. Her cheating husband's birthday party is approaching and many lines will be crossed after that event.
Directors: Daniel Mann, George Cukor | Stars: Shirley Booth, Anthony Quinn, Shirley MacLaine, Earl Holliman
Votes: 595
41. Love in the Sun (2019 TV Movie)
TV-G | 82 min | Romance
A dating app creator finds her views on love challenged when she returns home to Florida and reconnects with her high school sweetheart.
Director: Rich Newey | Stars: Emeraude Toubia, Tom Maden, Shawn Christian, Betsy Graver
Votes: 1,107
42. Christmas on the Menu (2020 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 88 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Celebrated chef Josie heads home for the holidays and creates a special festive menu for her mom's new bed-and-breakfast bistro, where she runs into Tanner, the famous food critic who ... See full summary »
Director: Jake Helgren | Stars: Kim Shaw, Clayton James, Cynthia Gibb, Katrina Norman
Votes: 717
43. Time (I) (2020)
PG-13 | 81 min | Documentary, Biography
Fox Rich fights for the release of her husband, Rob, who is serving a 60-year sentence in prison.
Director: Garrett Bradley | Stars: Sibil Fox Richardson, Robert G. Richardson, Mahlik Richardson, Remington B. Richardson
Votes: 6,304
44. Seven Girlfriends (1999)
R | 99 min | Comedy, Romance
A guy proposing is told that he has no idea how to have a relationship. On the way to the funeral of another ex, he goes on a road trip to find out what went wrong with the 7 girlfriends in his life by contacting them.
Director: Paul Lazarus | Stars: Laura Leighton, Tim Daly, Olivia d'Abo, Neal Lerner
Votes: 1,529
45. Runnin' from My Roots (2018)
Not Rated | 92 min | Drama, Music, Romance
After a very public fall from grace, country-music star Faith Winters seeks refuge in her rural Texas hometown, where she rediscovers feelings for her high-school sweetheart, the local pastor. But her homecoming is bittersweet.
Director: Nancy Criss | Stars: Janelle Arthur, Aaron O'Connell, Nia Sioux, Joel Rush
Votes: 251
46. A Godwink Christmas: Second Chance, First Love (2020 TV Movie)
TV-G | 87 min | Drama, Family, Romance
After 15 years, a single father moves home from Hawaii with his two sons, and through a series of coincidences--or Godwinks--ends up stuck in traffic next to his high school sweetheart.
Director: Heather Hawthorn Doyle | Stars: Brooke D'Orsay, Sam Page, Michele Scarabelli, Rhys Slack
Votes: 1,332
47. See Girl Run (2012)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Romance
A young adult woman decides to revisit her past relationships in order to find some guidance in her current life.
Director: Nate Meyer | Stars: Robin Tunney, Adam Scott, Jeremy Strong, William Sadler
Votes: 1,431
48. Let It Be Me (1995)
PG-13 | 88 min | Drama, Romance
After becoming engaged to Emily, Gabe finds himself watching a graceful pair of dancers in a dance studio window. Hoping to learn to dance for his upcoming wedding, Gabe enters the studio ... See full summary »
Director: Eleanor Bergstein | Stars: Campbell Scott, Jennifer Beals, Yancy Butler, Patrick Stewart
Votes: 793
49. Anja & Viktor (2001)
Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy, Romance
Highschool sweethearts Anja and Viktor find themselves in a lesser state of love when Anja graduates and gets a job in the city.
Director: Charlotte Sachs Bostrup | Stars: Robert Hansen, Sofie Lassen-Kahlke, Jonas Gülstorff, Karl Bille
Votes: 1,486
50. Promise (1986 TV Movie)
97 min | Drama, Family
When his mother dies, Bob not only inherits her house, but also the custody of his younger brother, who suffers from schizophrenia and epilepsy. At the age of 21, Bob promised to look after... See full summary »
Director: Glenn Jordan | Stars: James Garner, James Woods, Piper Laurie, Peter Michael Goetz
Votes: 489