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51. Labor Day (2013)
PG-13 | 111 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
Depressed single mom Adele and her son Henry offer a wounded, fearsome man a ride. As police search town for the escaped convict, the mother and son gradually learn his true story as their options become increasingly limited.
Director: Jason Reitman | Stars: Kate Winslet, Josh Brolin, Gattlin Griffith, Clark Gregg
Votes: 51,402 | Gross: $13.36M
52. Only Yesterday (1991)
PG | 119 min | Animation, Drama, Romance
A twenty-seven-year-old office worker travels to the countryside while reminiscing about her childhood in Tokyo.
Director: Isao Takahata | Stars: Miki Imai, Toshirô Yanagiba, Yoko Honna, Mayumi Izuka
Votes: 37,453 | Gross: $0.45M
53. Biutiful (2010)
R | 148 min | Drama, Romance
A man dying of cancer tries his best to leave the world on his own terms.
Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu | Stars: Javier Bardem, Maricel Álvarez, Hanaa Bouchaib, Guillermo Estrella
Votes: 94,768 | Gross: $5.10M
54. Beginners (2010)
R | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young man is rocked by two announcements from his elderly father: that he has terminal cancer and that he has a young male lover.
Director: Mike Mills | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, Mélanie Laurent, Goran Visnjic
Votes: 94,895 | Gross: $5.79M
55. All That Heaven Allows (1955)
Passed | 89 min | Drama, Romance
An upper-class widow falls in love with a much younger, down-to-earth nurseryman, much to the disapproval of her children and criticism of her country club peers.
Director: Douglas Sirk | Stars: Jane Wyman, Rock Hudson, Agnes Moorehead, Conrad Nagel
Votes: 16,753
56. Kabir Singh (2019)
Not Rated | 173 min | Action, Drama, Romance
An exalted but short-fused surgeon plunges into a spiral of drugs, alcohol and rage after his intense relationship with his girlfriend turbulently ends.
Director: Sandeep Reddy Vanga | Stars: Shahid Kapoor, Kiara Advani, Nikita Dutta, Soham Majumdar
Votes: 40,549
57. Black Beauty (1994)
G | 88 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The fates of horses, and the people who own and command them, are revealed as Black Beauty narrates the circle of his life.
Director: Caroline Thompson | Stars: Sean Bean, David Thewlis, Docs Keepin Time, Alan Cumming
Votes: 10,704 | Gross: $4.63M
58. Just Between Lovers (2017–2018)
70 min | Drama, Romance
A major accident takes the lives of 48 people. The lives of the survivors, those who lost loved ones and those connected to the parties blamed for the tragic event are also marked forever.
Stars: Lee Jun-ho, Won Jin-ah, Lee Ki-woo, Kang Han-na
Votes: 3,261
59. Hotel Chevalier (2007)
R | 13 min | Short, Drama, Romance
A prologue of one heart-breaking history of love and the prologue of the travel told in The Darjeeling Limited (2007).
Director: Wes Anderson | Stars: Jason Schwartzman, Natalie Portman, Waris Ahluwalia, Michel Castejon
Votes: 36,174
60. The World of Suzie Wong (1960)
Approved | 126 min | Drama, Romance
A businessman moves to Hong Kong to pursue a career as an artist and falls in love with a prostitute he hires as a model.
Director: Richard Quine | Stars: William Holden, Nancy Kwan, Sylvia Syms, Michael Wilding
Votes: 2,764 | Gross: $7.30M
61. Now, Voyager (1942)
Passed | 117 min | Drama, Romance
A frumpy spinster blossoms under therapy and becomes an elegant, independent woman.
Director: Irving Rapper | Stars: Bette Davis, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Gladys Cooper
Votes: 19,084
62. Three Comrades (1938)
Passed | 98 min | Drama, Romance
The close friendship of three German soldiers is strengthened by their shared love for the same woman, who is dying of tuberculosis.
Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Robert Taylor, Margaret Sullavan, Franchot Tone, Robert Young
Votes: 2,111
63. Broken Embraces (2009)
R | 127 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
Harry Caine, a blind writer, reaches this moment in time when he has to heal his wounds from 14 years back. He was then still known by his real name, Mateo Blanco, and directing his last movie.
Director: Pedro Almodóvar | Stars: Penélope Cruz, Lluís Homar, Blanca Portillo, José Luis Gómez
Votes: 42,749 | Gross: $5.01M
64. Sylvie's Love (2020)
PG-13 | 114 min | Drama, Music, Romance
When a young woman meets an aspiring saxophonist in her father's record shop in 1950s Harlem, their love ignites a sweeping romance that transcends changing times, geography, and professional success.
Director: Eugene Ashe | Stars: Tessa Thompson, Nnamdi Asomugha, Eva Longoria, Aja Naomi King
Votes: 6,471
65. Autumn in My Heart (2000)
53 min | Drama, Romance
The story is about two childhood friends, Joon-suh and Eun-suh, who grew up together but were forced to part ways when Eun-suh's family moved away. Many years later, they meet again by chance and rekindle their friendship.
Stars: Kim Hae-sook, Song Seung-heon, Song Hye-kyo, Won Bin
Votes: 1,439
66. Close to the Horizon (2019)
109 min | Drama, Romance
When Jessica leaves home one night, she has no idea she is about to meet her great love. But Danny hides a dark secret and soon Jessica will be faced with the most difficult decision of her life.
Director: Tim Trachte | Stars: Luna Wedler, Jannik Schümann, Luise Befort, Victoria Mayer
Votes: 1,909
67. The Last Movie Ever Made (2023)
95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
With the world about to end, Marshall convinces a group of friends and strangers to help finish the sci-fi movie he abandoned in high school.
Director: Nathan Blackwell | Stars: Adam Rini, Megan Hughes Rini, Craig Curtis, Dallas Teat
Votes: 47
68. Ashes of Love (2018)
TV-14 | 45 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Hidden away by her mother, the Floral Goddess, the naïve Jinmi is drawn to Xufeng, the Heavenly Emperor's son. Yet forces conspire against them.
Stars: Zi Yang, Allen Deng, Yunxi Luo, Yifei Wang
Votes: 3,140
69. Beyond the Universe (2022)
TV-MA | 126 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Follows Nina, a talented pianist who has lupus. She forges an unexpected yet strong connection with Gabriel, one of the doctors on the team who takes care of her and gives her to confidence to play with a huge orchestra in São Paulo.
Director: Diego Freitas | Stars: Henrique Zaga, Ashleigh Morghan, Diego Freitas, João Miguel
Votes: 2,396
70. Racer and the Jailbird (2017)
R | 130 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Set against the background of a brutal crime gang in Brussels, a tragic love story between Gigi, a high-flying gangster, and Bibi, a young racing driver with very upper-class roots.
Director: Michaël R. Roskam | Stars: Matthias Schoenaerts, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Eric De Staercke, Jean-Benoît Ugeux
Votes: 5,746 | Gross: $0.05M
71. Irreplaceable You (2018)
TV-MA | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A man and a woman who have known each other since age 8 are destined to be together until death does them part.
Director: Stephanie Laing | Stars: Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Michiel Huisman, Steve Coogan, Timothy Simons
Votes: 10,452
72. Here on Earth (2000)
PG-13 | 96 min | Drama, Romance
A rich college kid is taught a lesson after a joy ride ends up destroying a country restaurant.
Director: Mark Piznarski | Stars: Chris Klein, Leelee Sobieski, Josh Hartnett, Michael Rooker
Votes: 8,901 | Gross: $10.49M
73. Ziegfeld Girl (1941)
Passed | 132 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
In the 1920s, three women become performers in the renowned Broadway show the Ziegfeld Follies, where they find fame, love, and tragedy.
Directors: Busby Berkeley, Robert Z. Leonard | Stars: James Stewart, Judy Garland, Hedy Lamarr, Lana Turner
Votes: 3,466
74. Creator (1985)
R | 107 min | Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi
An eccentric scientist teaches a student in his own manner while he looks for a way to clone his deceased wife.
Director: Ivan Passer | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Mariel Hemingway, Vincent Spano, Virginia Madsen
Votes: 3,514 | Gross: $5.35M
75. Queen Christina (1933)
Approved | 99 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
Queen Christina of Sweden is a popular monarch who is loyal to her country. However, when she falls in love with a Spanish envoy, she must choose between the throne and the man she loves.
Director: Rouben Mamoulian | Stars: Greta Garbo, John Gilbert, Ian Keith, Lewis Stone
Votes: 8,647 | Gross: $0.77M
76. Stairway to Heaven (2003–2004)
70 min | Romance
There exists a love in the human heart that cannot be erased forever. Because it was believed that this love exists only in heaven, people continue to search for a stairway to heaven.
Stars: Kwon Sang-woo, Choi Ji-woo, Shin Hyeon-jun, Kim Tae-hee
Votes: 837
77. The Big Parade (1925)
Not Rated | 151 min | Drama, Romance, War
A young American soldier witnesses the horrors of the Great War.
Directors: King Vidor, George W. Hill | Stars: John Gilbert, Renée Adorée, Hobart Bosworth, Claire McDowell
Votes: 7,313 | Gross: $11.00M
78. I'm Sorry, I Love You (2004)
70 min | Drama, Romance
Mu-Hyuk, a Korean adopted to Australia, is a tough but very attractive street guy. He is shot in the head at his girlfriend's wedding and must wait for his death. He decides to go back to ... See full summary »
Stars: Seo Ji-yeong, So Ji-seob, Lim Soo-jung, Jung Kyung-ho
Votes: 1,317
79. Way Down East (1920)
Passed | 145 min | Drama, Romance
A naive country girl is tricked into a sham marriage by a wealthy womanizer, then must rebuild her life despite the taint of having borne a child out of wedlock.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Lillian Gish, Richard Barthelmess, Mrs. David Landau, Lowell Sherman
Votes: 5,908 | Gross: $4.50M
80. The Crowd (1928)
Not Rated | 98 min | Drama, Romance
The life of a man and woman together in a large, impersonal metropolis through their hopes, struggles, and downfalls.
Director: King Vidor | Stars: Eleanor Boardman, James Murray, Bert Roach, Estelle Clark
Votes: 9,209
81. I'm Here (2010)
31 min | Short, Drama, Romance
A young man faces the abrupt loss of his friend.
Director: Spike Jonze | Stars: Andrew Garfield, Lyle Kanouse, Nancy Munoz, Sienna Guillory
Votes: 7,944
82. The Eddy Duchin Story (1956)
Approved | 123 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The life story of the famous pianist and band leader of the 1930s and 1940s.
Director: George Sidney | Stars: Tyrone Power, Kim Novak, Victoria Shaw, James Whitmore
Votes: 2,161
83. Ex-Lady (1933)
Unrated | 67 min | Comedy, Drama
Although free spirit Helen Bauer does not believe in marriage, she consents to marry Don, but his infidelities cause her to also take on a lover.
Director: Robert Florey | Stars: Bette Davis, Gene Raymond, Frank McHugh, Monroe Owsley
Votes: 1,696 | Gross: $0.50M
84. Love Like the Falling Petals (2022)
TV-14 | 128 min | Drama, Romance
An aspiring photographer falls in love with a skillful hairstylist. The future stretches before them until a twist of fate threatens their romance.
Directors: Yoshihiro Fukagawa, Valeria Zunzun | Stars: Kento Nakajima, Andrew Russell, Honoka Matsumoto
Votes: 831
85. Beyond Tomorrow (1940)
Approved | 84 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
The ghosts of three elderly industrialists killed in an airplane crash return to Earth to help reunite a young couple they initially brought together.
Director: A. Edward Sutherland | Stars: Harry Carey, C. Aubrey Smith, Charles Winninger, Alex Melesh
Votes: 2,339
86. I Give My First Love to You (2009)
122 min | Drama, Romance
Takuma knows that his life is shorter than the others and he feels that his demise is getting near. He chose to stay away from the girl that he loves so that she can easily move on. What he didn't know is that he is under-estimating her.
Director: Takehiko Shinjô | Stars: Mao Inoue, Masaki Okada, Natsuki Harada, Keiko Horiuchi
Votes: 2,852
87. Loqueesha (2019)
Not Rated | 98 min | Comedy
Faced with a financial crisis, Joe, a divorced, quick-witted bartender, applies for a job at a failing Detroit radio station -- as a black female disc jockey.
Director: Jeremy Saville | Stars: Susan Diol, Camille James Harman, Albie Selznick, Alveraz Ricardez
Votes: 1,092
88. The Shopworn Angel (1938)
Passed | 85 min | Drama, Romance
Shortly after the United States enters World War I in 1917, a Broadway actress agrees to let a naive soldier court her in order to impress his friends, but a real romance soon begins.
Director: H.C. Potter | Stars: Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart, Walter Pidgeon, Hattie McDaniel
Votes: 1,663
89. Lover's Concerto (2002)
Not Rated | 106 min | Drama, Romance
A college student befriends two cute girls his age. He loses contact with them. He tries to find them years later.
Director: Lee Han | Stars: Cha Tae-hyun, Son Ye-jin, Lee Eun-ju, Park Yong-woo
Votes: 2,140
90. Walk Softly, Stranger (1950)
Approved | 81 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
An ex-hood hopes to start a new life under an assumed name in a small town but his past catches up with him when an old crime-buddy asks him to help with a casino heist.
Director: Robert Stevenson | Stars: Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Spring Byington, Paul Stewart
Votes: 1,314
91. The Easiest Way (1931)
Passed | 73 min | Drama, Romance
Growing up in a poor working-class family, Laura decides not to marry the boy-next-door and instead accepts wealthy, older Will Brockton's invitation to move in with him. After falling in ... See full summary »
Director: Jack Conway | Stars: Constance Bennett, Adolphe Menjou, Robert Montgomery, Anita Page
Votes: 618
92. The Strange Love of Molly Louvain (1932)
Not Rated | 73 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Molly Louvain's plans for a respectable marriage with her sweetheart Ralph fall through so she takes to the road with a two-bit crook and becomes wanted by the police in connection with a high-profile crime.
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Ann Dvorak, Lee Tracy, Richard Cromwell, Guy Kibbee
Votes: 591
93. Never Fear (1950)
Passed | 82 min | Drama
A dancer who has just gotten engaged to her partner and choreographer and is about to embark on a major career is devastated to learn that she has contracted polio.
Director: Ida Lupino | Stars: Sally Forrest, Keefe Brasselle, Hugh O'Brian, Eve Miller
Votes: 810
94. Conversazioni con altre donne (2023)
82 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Two former partners reignite their spark at a wedding reception, but as the night wears on, fond memories fade into mutual regrets and their brief affair turns into a desperate attempt to recapture lost time.
Director: Filippo Conz | Stars: Valentina Lodovini, Francesco Scianna, Chiara Baschetti, Carlo Ferreri
Votes: 36
95. Sombras Brancas (2023)
114 min | Biography, Drama, Fantasy
At the age of 71, a highly regarded writer, José Cardoso Pires, suffers a major stroke and loses his memory and the ability to relate to the rest of the world. Everybody seems to defy the ... See full summary »
Director: Fernando Vendrell | Stars: Rui Morisson, Natália Luiza, Rafael Gomes, Ana Lopes
Votes: 37
96. The Age of Consent (1932)
Passed | 63 min | Drama, Romance
College co-eds learn to handle the responsibilities of romance.
Director: Gregory La Cava | Stars: Dorothy Wilson, Arline Judge, Richard Cromwell, Eric Linden
Votes: 451
97. One Sunday Afternoon (1933)
Passed | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Middle-aged dentist Biff Grimes reminisces about his unrequited love for beautiful Virginia Brush and her husband Hugo, his ex-friend, who betrayed him.
Director: Stephen Roberts | Stars: Gary Cooper, Fay Wray, Frances Fuller, Roscoe Karns
Votes: 742
98. Ella Cinders (1926)
Passed | 75 min | Comedy, Romance
Ella Cinders, oppressed and abused by her stepmother and stepsisters, wins a contest for a film role in Hollywood. When the contest turns out to be fraudulent, she determines to stay and achieve Hollywood stardom the hard way.
Director: Alfred E. Green | Stars: Colleen Moore, Lloyd Hughes, Vera Lewis, Doris Baker
Votes: 1,085
99. Force of Arms (1951)
Approved | 99 min | Drama, Romance, War
During World War II in Italy, an American sergeant and WAC lieutenant take time out for romance.
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: William Holden, Nancy Olson, Frank Lovejoy, Gene Evans
Votes: 693
100. Let Us Live (1939)
Approved | 68 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Two innocent men are wrongly convicted of murder and sentenced to death. The fiancée of one of them convinces a police detective of their innocence, and together they try to find the real killer before the men's execution date.
Director: John Brahm | Stars: Maureen O'Sullivan, Henry Fonda, Ralph Bellamy, Alan Baxter
Votes: 678