Best Romantic Movies of All Time: Top 10 Romance Films

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See the list of Top 10 Best Romantic Movies of All Time including its short summary, photo, videos, and more that will surely remind your golden period of romance days.

Viewers have different choice of movies like – love stories, romantic movies, action movies, comedy movies and many more. Many people collect movies which they like. Watching a true romantic movie is a pure feeling of good experience. To express feelings for someone, romantic movies are one of the best ways. Romantic movies are perfect theme of love and romance. Especially, the romantic couples enjoy these movies. The scenes of romance are described by some wonderful romantic movies in the most fascinating manner that leaves the viewers enthralled forever.

List of Top 10 Romance Movies

Casablanca (1942)

Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance
Director: Michael Curtiz
Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Peter Lorre, Dooley Wilson
Release Date: November 26, 1942

Casablanca (1942) is often noted as one of the best movies in cinematic history. It is an American romantic drama film directed by Michael Curtiz. During World War II, the film was set; Humphrey Bogart stars as a man trying to hide the past. The story has an American expatriate. He meets up with a former lover and the difficulties and troubles which arise during the time spent together. Three Oscars have been won by the movie and it is a great romantic movie to watch. The story is set on the base of political and romantic espionage against the backdrop of the wartime conflict between democracy and totalitarianism.

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Gone With the Wind (1941)

Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance
Director: Victor Fleming
Starring: Vivian Leigh, Clark Gable, Leslie Howard, Olivia de Havilland, Hattie McDaniel.
Release Date: December 15, 1939.

Gone With the Wind (1939) is a movie which took place during the Civil War and Reconstruction in the deep south. The movie based on a novel which was written by Margaret Mitchell. This story is about Scarlet O’Hara (Vivien Leigh), the spoiled daughter of a well-to-do plantation owner. It is an epic civil war tale of a strong woman, Scarlett, who loves the man she did not marry. It is simple tale of love.

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Titanic (1997)

Language: English
Genre: Romance/Drama
MPAA rating: PG-13
Director: James Cameron
Actors: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane

Titanic movie, written by James Cameron is a1997 American, epic, disaster, and romantic drama film about the sinking of the RMS Titanic. Leonardo DiCaprio as Jack Dawson and Kate Winslet as Rose DeWitt Bukater starred in this movie. They fall in love during the ill-fated maiden voyage of the mighty ship; though they are from different social classes.

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Dirty Dancing (1987)

Genre: Drama, Romance
Language: English
Director: Emile Ardolino
Actors: Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey, Patrick Swayze, Jerry Orbach, Cynthia Rhodes, Kelly Bishop

Dirty Dancing is a romantic film made in the United States. A family is on trip at Kellerman’s when baby meets Johnny the Dancing teacher who falls in love with each other. One of the young daughters attends a summer camp and learns how to dance from the camp’s dance instructor. Against her father’s wishes she ends up falling in love with him.

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Pretty Woman (1990)

Director: Garry Marshall
Actors: Julia Roberts, Richard Gere,Jason Alexander, Alex Hyde-White, Hector Elizondo
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Language: English

Pretty Woman is a 1990 American romantic comedy film, written by J.F. Lawton and directed by Garry Marshall. Pretty Woman’s plot focuses on down-on-her-luck Hollywood prostitute Vivian Ward. Edward Lewis is a wealthy businessman who hires Vivian Ward to be his accompany for several business and social functions, and their developing relationship over the course of Vivian’s week long stay with him.

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Ghost (1990)

Starring: Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore
Release Date: July 13, 1990

Ghost is the romantic and touching film. The love which transcends even death is showed by the Ghost. The incredible chemistry is seen between the Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze. Through their eyes, the connection of real romantic is made by them. Sam and Molly are in love. While walking through an alley one night they are mugged, and Sam is murdered. Sam is left on the earth as a ghost and he soon realizes that his murder was not an accident. Before time runs out, a psychic is founded by him who can hear him and uses her to communicate with Molly. A ghost who teams with a psychic (Whoopi Goldberg) is played to uncover the truth behind his murder – and to rescue his sweetheart (Demi Moore) from a similar fate by Patrick Swayze.

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Dr. Zhivago – 1965

Starring: Omar Sharif, Julie Christie, Geraldine Chaplin, Rod Steiger, Alec Gunness, Tom Courtenay
Release Date: December 22, 1965

Dr. Zhivago, directed by David Lean is sweeping romantic epic based on Boris Pasternak’s novel. The story of a doctor (Omar Sharif as Dr. Yuri Zhivago), who is in love with two women – one his brunette wife (Geraldine Chaplin), the other a blonde nurse (Julie Christie). The film left its mark on the admired culture and fashion of its era, and remains extremely famous to this day.

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Moonstruck – 1987

Starring: Cher, Nicolas Cage, Olympia Dukakis, Vincent Gardenia, Danny Aiello, Julie Bovasso
Release Date: December 16th, 1987

Moonstruck is quirky romantic comedy directed by Norman Jewison. Loretta Castorini, a Brooklyn bookkeeper’s husband died several years earlier in a bus accident, decides it is the time to get married again. The proposal of a nice, middle-aged fellow named Johnny Cammareri is accepted by her. As per Loretta, first marriage of her was cursed as she and her husband had married at City Hall. So now she determined to do things right, though she admits to her mother, Rose that she is not really in love with Johnny. Loretta is engaged to Johnny Cammareri, but when she goes to the bakery to invite, Ronnie, to the impending wedding, the two begin to fall for each other.

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Romeo and Juliet (1968)

Release date: October 8, 1968
Starring: Leonard Whiting, Olivia Hussey, Milo O’Shea, Pat Heywood, John McEnery, Robert Stephens, and Michael York

Romeo and Juliet is the Shakespeare’s classic tale of tragedy which befalls teenage lovers because of a bitter family war. The family war has been around since before they were born. The two young lovers is tried to keep apart by the Montegues and Capulets, but each side ends up suffering from several losses. Only after the young lovers are found at their tragic end do the families realize how trivial the age old fighting between the families was.

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Love Story (1970)

Starring: Ray Milland, Ali MacGraw, Arthur Hiller, Ryan O’Neal, Howard G. Minsky, John Marley
Release Date: December 17th, 1970

Love Story is the most successful Paramount movie up to that time – received seven Academy Award nominations (including Best Picture) and won one for Francis Lai’s magnificent score. It is the story of love and romance. It is all about the sacrifices made by the lovers in order to come out successfully against all chances. A Harvard law student and a music wonk marry each other because they fall in love. Their life is started from scratch by the couple, only to discover that one of them is dying. The main characters in the movie have been played by Ali MacGraw, Ryan O’Neal, John Marley and Ray Milland.