The 38 best romantic movies available on Netflix
Do you want to enjoy a good love story? Netflix, in its catalog, contains some good romantic movie titles. Here we propose a varied selection of 38 best romantic films with which you can enjoy this genre according to your tastes.
1. Story of a marriage (2019)
Direction: Noah baumbach
Gender: drama
We recommend it if: Do you think that heartbreak is one more stage of love, this movie will make you get involved in a devastating breakup based on real events.
Charlie is a theater director who finds himself in the middle of a breakup with his wife, Nicole, and a common son. The couple, with an overwhelming chemistry, tries that the divorce does not damage the happy moments lived together. However, everything changes when they have to turn to lawyers and courts.
2. La La Land (2016)
Direction: Damien chazelle
Gender: musical
We recommend it if: you want to enjoy a modern movie that keeps the spirit of classic Hollywood musicals.
Mia is a girl who pursues the dream of becoming an actress. Sebastián is a jazz musician who makes a living playing in restaurants. Soon, fate crosses them in the same place and love arises between them. However, his desire for professional success marks the decline of his beautiful relationship.
3. Call Me By Your Name (2017)
Direction: Luca guadagnino
Gender: drama
We recommend it if: You want to experience the beginning of a tender summer love that is brewing among the most beautiful rural landscapes in the Lombardy region.
The summer of 1983 changes Elio Perlman's life when Oliver, his father's research assistant, arrives at his house to stay there for a few months. At first, the relationship between them is cold and distant but, little by little, they begin to share time and experiences that make the bond stronger and stronger.
4. Pride and Prejudice (2005)
Direction: Joe wright
Gender: drama
We recommend it if: you like love stories based on classics of romantic literature, this is an adaptation of the homonymous novel by Jane Austen.
The film is set in 18th century Victorian England, and tells the story of the Bennets, a family made up of a married couple and their five daughters, who have been raised in order to find a good husband. With the exception of Elizabeth, who does not have marriage out of interest in her life, but to meet true love.
When Mr. Bingley, a wealthy single man, settles in the Bennet neighborhood, the girls are hoping to find suitors. At the homecoming dance, Elizabeth will meet Mr. Darcy, who seems haughty at first glance.
5. Where is my body? (2019)
Direction: Jérémy Clapin
Gender: animation
We recommend it if: you fancy watching an atypical love and adventure story with a poetic backdrop.
When young Naoufel falls in love, he has to face the pain of losing a hand. Meanwhile, his limb escapes from the laboratory and travels through Paris to meet his owner again.
6. Sense and Sensibility (1995)
Direction: Ang lee
Gender: drama
We recommend it if: you want to enjoy a love story that evokes romanticism in all its elements.
Two sisters have to leave their home after the death of their father, having no inheritance. The young women go to the country, where Elinor falls in love with Edward, and Marianne falls in love with Willoughby. It is the film adaptation of the well-known novel by Jane Austen.
7. The Broken Embraces (2009)
Direction: Pedro Almodovar
Gender: drama
We recommend it if: you want to enjoy a movie love story and a movie love story.
The film focuses on the life of a filmmaker who, after losing his sight, recalls his past life when he had a relationship with an actress named Lena, the love of his life. The film is narrated with jumps in time between 1994 and 2009.
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8. Love Story (1970)
Direction: Arthur Hiller
Gender: drama
We recommend it if: you like movies of excessive love and no happy ending.
Love story tells the dramatic love story of two young people, related to different social classes. Their love is so intense that they immediately get married, but the story is interrupted by illness, which comes to separate them. The phrase "Loving means never having to say I'm sorry" remained one of the most remembered phrases in the history of cinema.
9. Out of Africa (1985)
Direction: Sydney pollack
Gender: drama
We recommend it if: You want to immerse yourself in a love story that will make you travel through the spectacular landscapes of Kenya.
Karen is a woman who marries Baron Bror Finecke for convenience, and she owns a home in Kenya. Her marriage doesn't work out, but the woman falls in love with the adventurer Danys Finch-Hatton. Based on the novel by Isak Dinesen, this film features one of Hollywood's classic romantic dramas.
10. Half Conquest (2020)
Direction: Alice wu
Gender: comedy
We recommend it if: yours are movies starring teenagers, with this title you will ask yourself what love is through an atypical love triangle.
Ellie Chu writes a letter at the request of one of the most popular boys in her high school. The young man is in love with a girl and wants Ellie to help him win her over, what he does not imagine is that she will also end up in love with the young woman.
11. The Theory of Everything (2014)
Direction: James Marsh
Gender: drama
We recommend it if: you want to enjoy a biopic of the great astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, this film will bring you closer to the story of love and overcoming him.
In 1963 Stephen Hawking is one of the brightest minds at the University of Cambridge. One day, her health begins to fail and she is soon diagnosed with ALS. At that time, she meets Jane, a literature student with whom she falls in love. Despite the difficulties, the couple manages to marry and be happy with their family for 25 years.
12. I have your name engraved (2020)
Direction: Kuang-Hui Liu
Gender: drama
We recommend it if: you want to get away from mainstream cinema while enjoying an emotional film that tells the story of clandestine love.
Set in Taiwan in 1987, when martial law was abolished, a forbidden love story emerges between two young men, Jia-han and Birdy. It is a story centered on a sentimental relationship subjected to family pressure and homophobia.
13. Revolutionary Road (2008)
Direction: Sam mendes
Gender: drama
We recommend it if: you are one of those who were most eager to see DiCaprio and Winslet after Titanic, here his complicity remains intact.
In the 1950s, April and Frank form a marriage in crisis. Both are personally disoriented and feel that they have lost the meaning of their lives, even that they have left dreams behind. Suddenly, the protagonists find themselves in the dilemma of fighting for their wishes or conforming to what they have.
14. The Painted Veil (2006)
Direction: John curran
Gender: drama
We recommend it if: you want to see a different love story in which affection arises in adversity and disagreement.
The film is based on the novel by William Somerset Maugham and focuses on Kitty, a young woman from a wealthy family who marries a man she hardly knows anything about. When the marriage moves to Shanghai, the young woman falls in love with another man, with whom she begins an affair. Soon, Walter learns of his wife's infidelity and decides to take a job in a remote Chinese village ravaged by the cholera epidemic. Kitty is forced to accompany him, so she goes on a journey of self discovery.
15. Crazy Stupid Love (2011)
Direction: Glenn Ficarr, John Requa
Gender: comedy
We recommend it if: You want to watch a crazy comedy, ready to entertain you and have a good time.
When his wife leaves him, Cal can't find a way to get to know someone again, dating isn't his strong suit. She soon meets Jacob, a slick young man who helps her thrive on dating the girls he knows.
16. Something to Remember (1993)
Direction: Nora ephron
Gender: comedy
We recommend it if: you want to enjoy a timeless classic of romantic comedy.
Sam Baldwin is a widowed man who lives with his 8-year-old son and has no hope of ever finding love again. One day, John decides to call a radio program to find a partner for his father. Then he will meet Annie, a young journalist who is engaged and curious to know what Sam is like.
17. Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
Direction: Sharon maguire
Gender: comedy
We recommend it if: you want to have fun with one of the best-known characters in contemporary romantic comedy.
Bridget Jones is a thirty-year-old woman who lives full of complexes and who does not do very well in love. Determined to take charge of her life, she decides to write a diary on the new year. The girl has two goals: to lose weight and to find love. Soon, life throws her way with two men with disparate personalities: Daniel Claver, her boss, and an old acquaintance named Mark Darcy. So Bridget has to make up her mind.
18. We in the night (2017)
Direction: Ritesh batra
Gender: drama
We recommend it if: you want to enjoy a story of companionship and mature love.
Addie and Louis are neighbors and have something in common: they were both widowed a few years ago and live alone in their respective Colorado homes. Soon, they start sleeping together in order to get away from their loneliness. However, their relationship changes the moment love begins to emerge between them.
19. Dirty Dancing (1987)
Direction: Emile ardolino
Gender: musical
We recommend it if: you want to enjoy a melodrama that marked a whole generation to the rhythm of unforgettable choreographies.
During a family vacation, 17-year-old Baby falls in love with Johnny Castle, who works as a dance instructor at the hotel where she is staying. The age difference between the two does not sit well with the young woman's parents, but this does not prevent a love story from emerging between them.
20. French Suite (2014)
Direction: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Gender: drama
We recommend it if: you like forbidden love movies.
Lucile is a young woman who, during the occupation of the Nazi army in France, waits impatiently for news of her husband, a prisoner of war. Soon, a German officer takes up residence for him at Lucile's house and a love story arises between them.
21. My Best Friend (2018)
Direction: Martin Deus
Gender: drama
We recommend it if: you want to enjoy a story of adolescent love and friendship.
Lorenzo is a young Argentine who lives in a small town in Patagonia with his parents, where he spends an apparently peaceful adolescence. One day, life brings Caíto, the son of some friends of his parents, who has come from Buenos Aires and who finds it difficult to get used to his new home, on his way. Soon, Lorenzo is confused and attracted to his friend.
22. Kiki, love is made (2016)
Direction: Paco Leon
Gender: comedy
We recommend it if: you want to laugh, this comedy deals with different philias in an original and fun way.
During a hot summer in Madrid, five couples face sentimental problems caused by different affiliations of the individuals that make them up.
23. The Tree of Blood (2018)
Direction: Julio Medem
Gender: drama
We recommend it if: you want to enjoy a love story told in an original way, loaded with metaphors and a choral role.
The tree of blood revolves around Marc and Rebeca, a couple moves to an old hamlet belonging to Marc's family with the intention of writing the story of their common family roots. In the process, family secrets of love, heartbreak and infidelity come to light.
24. Mamma Mia! (2008)
Direction: Phyllida Lloyd
Gender: musical
We recommend it if: you want to enjoy a movie with a great cast, while having fun to the rhythm of the greatest hits of the popular musical group ABBA.
Amanda Seyfried is a young woman who grew up with her mother on a small Greek island, where they run a small hotel. The girl is about to get married and wants to know the identity of her father. Days before the link, she contacts the possible candidates, who are old friends of her mother. Amanda's decision upsets the calm of Donna, her mother, to whom the situation provokes mixed feelings.
25. Violet and Finch (2020)
Direction: Brett haley
Gender: drama
We recommend it if: you want to see a recent romantic film that is emotional and tearful.
It is based on the book All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven. When personal problems invade Violet and Theodore's lives, their friendship seems unshakeable. The film shows a surprising cathartic journey through Indiana, as the teenagers begin a story that goes beyond friendship. This movie is not only about a teenage love story, it will also make you reflect on other more complex issues such as the importance of mental health.
26. Crazy About Her (2021)
Direction: Dani of the Order
Gender: comedy
We recommend it if: you want to enjoy an entertaining comedy that is capable of breaking the stigmas of mental disorders.
On any given night, Adri meets Carla, a young woman who has escaped from a psychiatric hospital that does not allow visitors. After a magical encounter, the young man falls in love with Carla and decides to voluntarily enter the center where she is. Once inside, he realizes that things are not as he thought and he will have a hard time getting out of that place.
27. To All the Boys I've Loved Before (2018)
Direction: Susan johnson
Gender: comedy
We recommend it if: You want to watch a love movie from the adolescent gaze.
Lara Jean's life changes when love letters addressed to the boys she has fallen in love with during her life reach her recipients. Immediately, the young woman has to face her love life, which is no longer a secret to anyone.
This is the first film in the series to be completed with two more films that revolve around Lara's life. The second part is To all the boys: P.S. I still love you (2020); the third part is entitled To All the Boys: Forever (2021).
28. A Matter of Time (2013)
Direction: Richard Curtis
Gender: drama
We recommend it if: you like love stories that walk between reality and fantasy.
What if you could travel back in time to win the person of your dreams? This is what Tim, the protagonist of this story, experiences. When he discovers that, hereditarily, the men in his family have the ability to revert to the past. Thus, the young man does not hesitate to do it to try to conquer Mary.
29. Always the same day (2011)
Direction: Lone scherfig
Gender: drama
Tea we recommend it if: you don't like the typical movies that lead to the classic "and they were happily ever after."
This film is the adaptation of the homonymous novel by David Nicholls. It tells a story of friendship and love that takes place over the years. Emma and Dexter meet on July 15, 1988, at the end of college. The film reflects where and where this relationship is that same day for 20 years.
30. Lovesong (2016)
Direction: Kim So-yong
Gender: drama
We recommend it if: you like love stories and you have a weakness for independent cinema.
Sarah and Mindy have been friends for years. One day they embark on a journey accompanied by Sarah's daughter and, although their friendship strengthens during the journey, they later separate.
Years later, when Mindy is about to get married, they get closer again, making everything change for them and their more than friendly relationship intensifies.
31. How to get rid of your boss (2018)
Direction: Claire scanlon
Gender: comedy
We recommend it if: you want to have fun with a funny and original story.
The protagonists of this film are determined to make their respective bosses fall in love to avoid their insurmountable addiction to work. In this way, you try to avoid overwork.
32. Isn't it romantic? (2019)
Direction: Todd Strauss-Schulson
Gender: comedy
Tea we recommend it if: You are a firm detractor of romantic comedies, here you will find a funny parody about the clichés of the genre.
What if your life turns into a romantic comedy? This is the idea behind this film that revolves around Natalie, a New York-based architect who has always hated love movies. One day, the young woman receives a blow to the head and, suddenly, she realizes that her life has been transformed into the genre that she hates the most, where she is the protagonist.
33. Unreserved (2007)
Direction: Scott hicks
Gender: comedy
We recommend it if: you are passionate about love stories and culinary art, this film brings you a romantic love story behind the stove.
An imposing woman named Kate runs the kitchen of a New York restaurant. One day, her life turns upside down when his sister dies and she has to take legal responsibility for her minor niece. Her life also puts her to the test when she has to instruct Nick, her new kitchen helper.
34. A walk to remember (2002)
Direction: Adam Shankman
Gender: drama
We recommend it if: you like to remember the love stories of the past, this tender youth movie will thrill you.
Landon Carter and Jamie Sullivan are two teenagers with different personalities, he is the popular boy from high school and she is the demure daughter of the pastor of the village church. Soon, thanks to the theatrical work of the institute in which both participate, feelings arise between them.
35. The exception to the rule (2016)
Direction: Warren beatty
Gender: drama
We recommend it if: you want to immerse yourself in a youth love story with the aesthetics of Hollywood's golden age.
A young girl comes to Los Angeles to work as an actress for the production company of the renowned billionaire producer and film director Howard Hughes. Soon, Marla falls in love with her boss's chauffeur, despite the fact that he doesn't want love relationships to exist between his employees.
36. Dear John (2010)
Direction: Lasse Hallström
Gender: drama
We recommend it if: yours are the love stories by correspondence, this emotional film will make you not stop crying.
The film is based on the homonymous novel written by Nicholas Sparks and focuses on the love story between a soldier and a college girl. The youngsters fall in love when John is on leave and soon have to subdue their relationship at a distance. The letters that are written are the only thing that holds them together.
37. Elisa and Marcela (2019)
Direction: Isabel Coixet
Gender: drama
We recommend it if: you want to enjoy an emotional underground love story based on real events.
Elisa and Marcela are two young people who meet and fall in love in Spain at the beginning of the 20th century. Women are forced to carry on their love story clandestinely. Soon, Elisa decides to adopt another identity and becomes Mario. Although at first no one suspects, things start to get difficult for them when the neighbors find out about the situation.
38. Eat, pray, love (2010)
Direction: Ryan murphy
Gender: comedy
We recommend it if: he wants you to experience a thoughtful and rehabilitative journey, while enjoying an emerging love story in postcard settings.
After a love failure, Liz goes on a trip to different countries in the world, including India and Italy, where she tries to find herself after feeling dissatisfied with her life. What she least expects from this trip is to find love again and join a man named Felipe, whom she meets by chance on one of his journeys.
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