Could you use a little romance right now? (Couldn’t we all?) 

Well, you’ve come to the right place. There’s no better way to get a quick hit of love in your life than with a romantic movie. Whether your taste is for swoony adaptations of classic literature, teen movies about young love blossoming into something deeper, tragic dramas depicting ill-fated passions, quirky rom-coms packed with laughs on the way to their happy endings, or tales of forbidden affairs consuming the helpless lovers swept up in them, there’s bound to be something for you on this lovey-dovey list.  

So if you’ve been looking for love in all the wrong places, try looking on your very own streaming device instead! You’re sure to find it right at the heart of these films. 

20th Century Girl

Throw it back to the turn of the millennium with 20th Century Girl, a heartfelt teen romance from filmmaker Bang Woo-ri. Set in South Korea in 1999, the film follows Na Bo-ra (Kim Yoo-jung), a teenager who promises to keep tabs on her best friend’s crush while her friend is out of the country. Bo-ra’s efforts bring her close to the crush’s best friend, Poong Woon-ho (Byeon Woo-seok), for whom she begins to develop feelings herself. 

20th Century Girl

2h 1m   TV-PG   2022

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Alex Strangelove

Exhilarating, inspiring, and revitalizing as it may be, first love is also strange, and Craig Johnson’s 2018 romantic comedy Alex Strangelove embraces how the feeling can turn an unsuspecting individual’s life upside down. Daniel Doheny stars in the teen movie as Alex Truelove, a high school student dating his best friend (Madeline Weinstein) who’s surprised by the chemistry and attraction he feels upon meeting the openly gay Elliot (Antonio Marziale). 

Alex Strangelove

1h 39m   TV-MA   2018

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Ali's Wedding

You may not have seen many Australian Muslim romantic comedies before, but after a stream of Jeffrey Walker’s tender and funny Ali’s Wedding, you’ll be wondering why there aren’t a lot more of them. The 2017 film stars Osamah Sami (who also co-wrote the script) as Ali, a well-intentioned young man who, upon failing to live up to his immigrant father’s expectations, tells just a little white lie — and then hilariously tries to maintain it as his life spins out of control.

Ali's Wedding

1h 49m   TV-MA   2018

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Always Be My Maybe

Taking inspiration from rom-com classics like When Harry Met Sally (and, of course, from Mariah Carey) while adding fresh energy and perspective, 2019’s Always Be My Maybe is a winning entry in the genre catalog. Ali Wong and Randall Park star in Nahnatchka Khan’s film as childhood friends who reconnect as adults in their hometown of San Francisco. Finding each other at very different places in their lives, they explore whether their bond can withstand everything that’s changed between them. Oh! And Keanu Reeves plays himself! 

Always Be My Maybe

1h 42m   PG-13   2019

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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

Try saying that five times fast! Or don’t — you’ll have a much easier time just enjoying this sweet period romance, directed by Mike Newell and based on the 2008 novel by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows. Set just after the end of World War II, the 2018 film follows a writer (Lily James) who travels to the island of Guernsey to research a story. There, she connects with the locals — including the kind and handsome Dawsey (Michiel Huisman) — and learns about their experiences under the occupation.  

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

2h 3m   TV-PG   2018

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Happiness for Beginners

Love can be found in the most unexpected places. Recently divorced, Helen (Ellie Kemper) signs up for a hiking trip to prove to herself what she’s capable of. She’s annoyed, however, to find her younger brother’s best friend, Jake (Luke Grimes), is also on the trip. Determined to make the most of it, Helen stumbles through the basics of camping and long-distance hiking. But on the trail, she and her hiking cohort form strong bonds, and she can’t help but admit she may have misjudged Jake over the years. 

Happiness for Beginners

1h 45m   TV-14   2023

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Lady Chatterley's Lover

Famously banned for obscenity for decades, D.H. Lawrence’s novel Lady Chatterley’s Lover shocked readers (or at least shocked government bodies) upon its completion in 1929. Luckily, modern audiences have a higher tolerance for explicit scenes and four-letter words, so the now-classic work can be found anywhere — and its 2022 adaptation by Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre can be streamed on Netflix. Emma Corrin stars as the wealthy, married Lady Chatterley, and Jack O’Connell as the gamekeeper who becomes her lover. 

Lady Chatterley's Lover

2h 7m   R   2022

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The Life List

A warm rom-com that navigates themes of grief, newfound love, and self-discovery, The Life List will hit you right in the heart. Based on the book of the same name by Lori Nelson Spielman, the 2025 film follows Alex Rose (Sofia Carson), a young woman at a crossroads who sets out to complete a “life list” once written by her teenage self. On that list? Falling in love.

The Life List

2h 5m   PG-13   2025

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Love at First Sight

How long does it take to fall in love? Approximately the time it takes to fly from New York to London. At least, this is the case for Hadley (Haley Lu Richardson) and Oliver (Ben Hardy), who are seated next to each other by chance on just such a flight. She’s an aimless student headed across the pond to attend her father’s wedding, and he’s a by-the-numbers statistics student headed home for a visit. By the time they land, their connection is clear. But when they get separated at customs, Hadley’s perpetually dead phone keeps her from calling him, and it’s up to fate to bring them back together.

Love at First Sight

1h 31m   PG-13   2023

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My Oxford Year

Sometimes, a change in scenery is what it takes to find that special someone. In My Oxford Year, based on a novel by Julia Whelan, Sofia Carson plays Anna, an ambitious young American woman who travels across the pond to the UK to fulfill her dream of studying at Oxford University. There, she gets swept up in a whirlwind romance with charming local Jamie (Corey Mylchreest) that profoundly impacts both of their lives. 

My Oxford Year

1h 52m   PG-13   2025

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Our Souls at Night

Who better than Robert Redford and Jane Fonda to remind us that romance need not only exist on-screen between people under 40? In Ritesh Batra’s warm 2017 drama Our Souls at Night (based on the novel by Kent Haruf), the legendary actors play lonely, widowed neighbors whose friendly arrangement to keep each other company at night starts to foster deeper feelings between them. 

Our Souls at Night

1h 43m   TV-14   2017

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The Perfect Find

If you’re looking for a great rom-com to watch, you’ve got your wish with Numa Perrier’s The Perfect Find. The 2023 film stars Gabrielle Union as Jenna, a fashion editor trying to make a personal and professional comeback who scores a gig at a glamorous magazine. On a night out with her friends, she kisses a handsome younger man (Keith Powers) only to find out soon after that he’s her co-worker — and her boss’s son. 

The Perfect Find

1h 39m   TV-MA   2023

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Players

If you think apps gamify dating, you’ll be shocked by this crew. Trish Sie’s 2024 romantic comedy stars Gina Rodriguez and Damon Wayans Jr. as a pair of Brooklynite best friends who rely on an extensive playbook of original pickup strategies to keep themselves busy with one-night stands. When Rodriguez’s Mackenzie realizes she wants her latest hookup to be something more, however, she enlists her friends to help her devise and pull off the ultimate play — scoring an actual relationship. 

Players

1h 45m   TV-MA   2024

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To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before

Of all the teen rom-coms to come out of the late-2010s revival of the genre, Susan Johnson’s To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, based on the novel by Jenny Han, has to be one of the sweetest. Lana Condor stars as Lara Jean Covey, a shy and daydreamy teenager whose secret romantic yearnings become known to their subjects, forcing her to come out of her shell in unconventional ways — like having a fake relationship with a popular jock (Noah Centineo). Follow up the original with 2020’s P.S. I Still Love You and 2021’s Always and Forever.

To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before

1h 40m   TV-14   2018

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Additional reporting by Meena Jang and Ananda Dillon.