Romantic Movies on Netflix
Last updated October 04, 2025
Vanilla Sky
2001 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsFreewheeling publishing heir David Aames has it all: wealth, good looks and a gorgeous socialite on his arm. But when his face is horribly disfigured in an auto accident, Aames loses everything ... or does he?
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Maid in Manhattan
2002 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsIt's love at first sight when Marisa Ventura and fast-rising politician Christopher Marshall literally run into each other at a posh New York City hotel. The only problem? Christopher has mistaken Marisa for a guest, but she's one of the maids.
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How to Deal
2003 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsWhat is love, anyway, but the fast lane to heartache? At least, that's what teenaged Halley thinks when learning "how to deal" with the complicated relationships in her life, which seem to point to a common conclusion: reality bites.
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Laws of Attraction
2004 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsManhattan divorce attorneys and bitter rivals Audrey and Daniel wind up getting hitched after a night of drinking. Disgusted with their actions, the two nonetheless realize they must stay married to preserve their prominent careers.
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The Last Time I Saw Paris
1954 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsAfter journalist Charles (Van Johnson) marries Helen (Elizabeth Taylor) in Paris, he supports her with a low-level reporting job while writing a novel at night. But frequent rejections discourage him, and he gives up his creative passion. An oil-well investment allows Charles to live a luxurious lifestyle, but his newfound attitude creates tension in the marriage in this loose adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's short story "Babylon Revisited."
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Another Country
1984 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsIn this beautifully photographed film based on a play by Julian Mitchell, Rupert Everett stars as Guy Bennett, a young gay man attending boarding school in 1930s England who yearns to make his way up the social ladder. His plans are waylaid, however, by the attentions of an attractive classmate, the affluent James Harcourt. The idealistic Bennett soon ascertains that forbidden love and ambition don't mix, and he must make a choice.
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Closer
2004 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsAnna, a photographer, seems content with her boyfriend, while Dan, a writer, adores his quirky beloved. But when Anna and Dan embark on an illicit affair, a cascade of betrayal ensues in this award-winning drama.
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The Upside of Anger
2005 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsTerry Wolfmeyer (Joan Allen) has been dumped by her husband -- who, in a clichéd ending, ran off with his secretary -- and is left to raise her four daughters alone. But there could be a silver lining to it all when Terry hooks up with a retired baseball player (Kevin Costner). Erika Christensen, Alicia Witt, Keri Russell and Evan Rachel Wood co-star in this comic drama about tangled family ties from writer-director Mike Binder.
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Kiss the Bride
2002 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsThree Italian-American sisters who have managed to break free of their family's overbearing influence, most notably their controlling father's, must face the clan again when their more traditional sibling decides to get married in their Rhode Island hometown. The visit turns out as excruciating as they expected, but they also discover an unexpected gift in their reunion: wisdom. Alyssa Milano, Monet Mazur, Amanda Detmer and Brooke Langton star.
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Monster-in-Law
2005 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsOffice temp Charlotte Cantilini (Jennifer Lopez) thinks she's found Mr. Right when she starts dating gorgeous surgeon Dr. Kevin Fields (Michael Vartan). But there's a problem standing in the way of everlasting bliss: Kevin's overbearing and controlling mother, Viola (Jane Fonda). Fearing she'll lose her son's affections forever, Viola decides to break up the happy couple by becoming the world's worst mother-in-law. Wanda Sykes co-stars.
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Brokeback Mountain
2005 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsWhile working together near Wyoming's Brokeback Mountain in 1963, sheepherders Jack Twist and Ennis Del Mar begin an increasingly passionate affair. But keeping their relationship a secret from their wives proves agonizing and all-consuming.
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Solo Con Tu Pareja
1991 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsYoung yuppie playboy Tomás (Daniel Gimenez Cacho) looks for a quick death after being falsely diagnosed with AIDS by Silvia (Dobrina Liubomirova), a nurse cheated by the young Casanova. While trying to end his life, Tomás falls in love with Clarisa (Claudia Ramirez), a beautiful stewardess who's also trying to kill herself. This is the first feature film for director Alfonso Cuaron, who co-wrote the script with his brother Carlos Cuaron.
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Be with Me
2005 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsThis poetic film weaves together three stories of human connection with a minimalist flair. In "Meant to Be," an elderly shopkeeper experiences intense loneliness until he reads the autobiography of an extraordinary blind and deaf woman. "So in Love" explores the bittersweet relationship between two teenage girls, and "Finding Love" tells the story of a security guard who has twin passions: for food and for a woman who works in his building.
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Friends
1971 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsWhen an orphaned French girl (Anicée Alvina) living with Parisian relatives meets a rich English lad (Sean Bury) who's run away from home, they become instant chums and decide to create a life apart from the unhappy adult world they inhabit. Escaping to a seaside locale, the two set up house and become lovers. A baby follows, as do grown-up responsibilities -- neither of which the youngsters bargained for in this intimate coming-of-age tale.
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Flakes
2007 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsHanging out with eccentric pal Pussy Katz and a host of oddball customers, slacker Neal Downs runs a funky bistro in New Orleans that serves nothing but cereal. But his easy life gets difficult when a competitor tries to rip off his restaurant idea.
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Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky
2009 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsSeven years after she was inspired by the bold debut of Igor Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring," famed fashion designer Coco Chanel (Anna Mouglalis) -- reeling from the death of her beau, Boy Capel (Anatole Taubmann) -- meets and falls for the Russian composer (Mads Mikkelsen) in 1920s Paris. A forbidden romance ensues in Jan Kounen's sumptuous period drama, the closing film of the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.
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Chloe
2009 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsSuspecting her husband of infidelity, Catherine hires sexy Chloe to seduce him and test his faithfulness. But as Catherine checks on Chloe's encounters, Chloe's reports become increasingly lurid. Soon, the relationships between all three intensify.
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Cooking with Stella
2009 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsHousekeeper Stella's superb culinary skills have helped her hide the fact that she's skimming more than a little off the top, but the jig may be up when a very honest nanny threatens her side business.
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Norwegian Wood
2010 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsIn 1969 Tokyo, college freshman Toru's developing relationship with childhood friend Naoko drags into the present a terrible event both would rather bury. Toru soon awakens to the political and cultural tumult around him in this melancholic tale.
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Restless
2011 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsAfter she is diagnosed with a terminal disease, a young girl (Mia Wasikowska) strikes up an unusually strong friendship with a boy (Henry Hopper) who deals with the problems in his own troubled family by attending funerals. Gus Van Sant directs.
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Another Earth
2011 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsAfter a strange Earth-like planet is discovered, astrophysics student Rhoda accidentally slams her car into the vehicle of John, killing his family. In time, Rhoda and John begin an unlikely romance, but Rhoda begins to wonder about the other planet.
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Circumstance
2011 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsIranian teens Atafeh and Shireen explore their forbidden attraction to one another against the backdrop of modern-day Tehran. Atafeh's brother, Mehran, returns home after drug rehab and is soon dismayed by his sister's newfound sense of liberation.
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3/4 Life Crisis
2009 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsOn the surface, Jean-Paul appears happy and content, with a devoted wife and two successful, grown children. Beneath the surface, however, infidelity and Jean-Paul's mistaken belief that he has cancer conspire to tear the family apart.
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Trishna
2011 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsRaised in rapidly changing rural India, well-educated Trishna is torn between cultural tradition and her own desires when she falls in love with a British businessman who has returned to India to work in his family's hotel business.
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Restitution
2011 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsWhen a crime writer investigates a string of murders in a small town, he uncovers shocking secrets even as his informants start turning up dead. He soon realizes that he can trust nobody -- and that he may become the next victim.
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