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1. Forrest Gump (1994)
PG-13 | 142 min | Drama, Romance
The history of the United States from the 1950s to the '70s unfolds from the perspective of an Alabama man with an IQ of 75, who yearns to be reunited with his childhood sweetheart.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Sally Field
Votes: 2,260,438 | Gross: $330.25M
2. 500 Days of Summer (2009)
PG-13 | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
After being dumped by the girl he believes to be his soulmate, hopeless romantic Tom Hansen reflects on their relationship to try and figure out where things went wrong and how he can win her back.
Director: Marc Webb | Stars: Zooey Deschanel, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Geoffrey Arend, Chloë Grace Moretz
Votes: 558,892 | Gross: $32.39M
3. Magnolia (1999)
R | 188 min | Drama
An epic mosaic of interrelated characters in search of love, forgiveness and meaning in the San Fernando Valley.
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson | Stars: Tom Cruise, Jason Robards, Julianne Moore, Philip Seymour Hoffman
Votes: 328,795 | Gross: $22.46M
4. Life Is Beautiful (1997)
PG-13 | 116 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
When an open-minded Jewish waiter and his son become victims of the Holocaust, he uses a perfect mixture of will, humor and imagination to protect his son from the dangers around their camp.
Director: Roberto Benigni | Stars: Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini, Giustino Durano
Votes: 744,186 | Gross: $57.60M
5. Amélie (2001)
R | 122 min | Comedy, Romance
Despite being caught in her imaginative world, Amelie, a young waitress, decides to help people find happiness. Her quest to spread joy leads her on a journey where she finds true love.
Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet | Stars: Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz, Rufus, Lorella Cravotta
Votes: 794,885 | Gross: $33.23M
6. Before Sunrise (1995)
R | 101 min | Drama, Romance
A young man and woman meet on a train in Europe, and wind up spending one evening together in Vienna. Unfortunately, both know that this will probably be their only night together.
Director: Richard Linklater | Stars: Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Andrea Eckert, Hanno Pöschl
Votes: 340,010 | Gross: $5.54M
7. Chungking Express (1994)
PG-13 | 102 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Two melancholic Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious female underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal waitress at a late-night restaurant he frequents.
Director: Kar-Wai Wong | Stars: Brigitte Lin, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Faye Wong
Votes: 96,006 | Gross: $0.60M
8. Under the Tuscan Sun (2003)
PG-13 | 113 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Frances Mayes, a 35-year-old San Francisco writer, gets a divorce that leaves her with terminal writer's block and depression. Later, she decides to buy a house in Tuscany in order to change her life.
Director: Audrey Wells | Stars: Diane Lane, Raoul Bova, Sandra Oh, Lindsay Duncan
Votes: 59,711 | Gross: $43.61M
9. The Hours (2002)
PG-13 | 110 min | Drama, Romance
The story of how the novel "Mrs. Dalloway" affects three generations of women, all of whom, in one way or another, have had to deal with suicide in their lives.
Director: Stephen Daldry | Stars: Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, Stephen Dillane
Votes: 138,587 | Gross: $41.68M
10. Serendipity (2001)
PG-13 | 90 min | Comedy, Romance
A couple search for each other years after the night they first met, fell in love, and separated, convinced that one day they'd end up together.
Director: Peter Chelsom | Stars: John Cusack, Kate Beckinsale, Jeremy Piven, Bridget Moynahan
Votes: 121,467 | Gross: $50.29M
11. It Could Happen to You (1994)
PG | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A police officer promises to share his lottery ticket with a waitress in lieu of a tip.
Director: Andrew Bergman | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Bridget Fonda, Rosie Perez, Wendell Pierce
Votes: 44,706 | Gross: $37.80M
12. Garden State (2004)
R | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A quietly troubled young man returns home for his mother's funeral after being estranged from his family for a decade.
Director: Zach Braff | Stars: Zach Braff, Peter Sarsgaard, Natalie Portman, Ian Holm
Votes: 223,283 | Gross: $26.78M
13. August Rush (2007)
PG | 114 min | Drama, Music
A musically gifted orphan, Evan, runs away from his orphanage and searches New York City for his birth parents. On his journey, he's taken under the wing of the Wizard, a homeless man who lives in an abandoned theater.
Director: Kirsten Sheridan | Stars: Freddie Highmore, Keri Russell, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Terrence Howard
Votes: 111,149 | Gross: $31.66M
14. Sliding Doors (1998)
PG-13 | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
After personal and professional setbacks, a woman experiences an alternate reality.
Director: Peter Howitt | Stars: Gwyneth Paltrow, John Hannah, John Lynch, Jeanne Tripplehorn
Votes: 71,528 | Gross: $11.88M
15. Tulip Fever (2017)
R | 105 min | Drama, History, Romance
An artist falls for a young married woman while he's commissioned to paint her portrait during the Tulip mania of seventeenth century Amsterdam.
Director: Justin Chadwick | Stars: Alicia Vikander, Dane DeHaan, Jack O'Connell, Holliday Grainger
Votes: 22,954 | Gross: $2.43M
16. Dil Chahta Hai (2001)
Not Rated | 183 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Three inseparable childhood friends are just out of college. Nothing comes between them - until they each fall in love, and their wildly different approaches to relationships creates tension.
Director: Farhan Akhtar | Stars: Aamir Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Akshaye Khanna, Preity G Zinta
Votes: 75,862 | Gross: $0.30M
17. The East (2013)
PG-13 | 116 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
An operative for an elite private intelligence firm finds her priorities changing dramatically after she is tasked with infiltrating an anarchist group known for executing covert attacks upon major corporations.
Director: Zal Batmanglij | Stars: Brit Marling, Alexander Skarsgård, Elliot Page, Toby Kebbell
Votes: 52,406 | Gross: $2.27M
18. A Lot Like Love (2005)
PG-13 | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Unacquainted Emily and Oliver join the mile-high club together on the way from LAX to NYC--end of story. Except that they keep meeting constantly over the next seven years..
Director: Nigel Cole | Stars: Ashton Kutcher, Amanda Peet, Taryn Manning, Aimee Garcia
Votes: 71,225 | Gross: $21.84M
19. The Door in the Floor (2004)
R | 111 min | Comedy, Drama
A writer's young assistant becomes both pawn and catalyst in his boss's disintegrating household.
Director: Tod Williams | Stars: Jeff Bridges, Kim Basinger, Jon Foster, Elle Fanning
Votes: 16,196 | Gross: $3.84M
20. Down by Law (1986)
R | 107 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Two men are framed and sent to jail, where they meet a murderer who helps them escape and leave the state.
Director: Jim Jarmusch | Stars: Tom Waits, John Lurie, Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi
Votes: 55,345 | Gross: $1.44M
21. Paris When It Sizzles (1964)
Approved | 110 min | Comedy, Romance
The sprightly young assistant of a Hollywood screenwriter helps him over his writer's block by acting out his fantasies of possible plots.
Director: Richard Quine | Stars: William Holden, Audrey Hepburn, Grégoire Aslan, Raymond Bussières
Votes: 9,470
22. Dead of Night (1945)
Approved | 77 min | Drama, Horror
Guests invited to a weekend in the country share their supernatural stories, beginning with Walter Craig, who senses impending doom as his half-remembered recurring dream turns into reality.
Directors: Alberto Cavalcanti, Charles Crichton, Basil Dearden, Robert Hamer | Stars: Mervyn Johns, Michael Redgrave, Roland Culver, Mary Merrall
Votes: 14,233
23. The Princess Switch (2018)
TV-PG | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Competing in a Christmas baking competition in Belgravia, a Chicago baker bumps into the prince's fiancée--who looks just like her. They switch lives for two days.
Director: Mike Rohl | Stars: Vanessa Hudgens, Sam Palladio, Nick Sagar, Alexa Adeosun
Votes: 31,394
24. The Ice Harvest (2005)
R | 92 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A shady lawyer attempts a Christmas Eve crime, hoping to swindle the local mob out of some money. But his partner, a strip club owner, might have different plans for the cash.
Director: Harold Ramis | Stars: John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, Connie Nielsen, Lara Phillips
Votes: 25,022 | Gross: $8.82M
25. The Love Letter (1998 TV Movie)
Unrated | 99 min | Fantasy, Romance
20th century computer games designer Scott exchanges love letters with 19th century poet Elizabeth Whitcomb through an antique desk that can make letters travel through time.
Director: Dan Curtis | Stars: Campbell Scott, Jennifer Jason Leigh, David Dukes, Estelle Parsons
Votes: 2,390
26. Panic (2000)
R | 88 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Alex, a hit man, tries to get out of the family business, but his father won't let him do so. While seeking the help of a therapist, he meets a sexually charged 23-year-old woman with whom he falls in love.
Director: Henry Bromell | Stars: William H. Macy, Neve Campbell, John Ritter, Donald Sutherland
Votes: 9,050 | Gross: $0.78M
27. Lover (2005)
98 min | Drama, Romance
Having first met today, the man and woman dash towards a one-day-long intimacy. Maybe it was just an accident to accept a proposal from a total stranger to go out for just one day for this "woman" who will get married next month.
Director: Eun-tae Kim | Stars: Sung Hyun-ah, Cho Dong-hyuk, Kim Ye-ryeong, Chang-Yong Lee
Votes: 1,145
28. What If... (2012)
Not Rated | 111 min | Drama, Romance
Under the Athenian night sky, before the silent threat of an imminent socio-economic crisis, a young man goes for a stroll and meets the love of his life. Does fate govern one's existence? What would have happened if he stayed in, instead?
Director: Christopher Papakaliatis | Stars: Christopher Papakaliatis, Marina Kalogirou, Giorgos Konstadinou, Maro Kodou
Votes: 8,412
29. A Godwink Christmas: Meant for Love (2019 TV Movie)
TV-G | 85 min | Drama, Romance
Is it divine intervention/Godwink, coincidences or a meddling mom, when Alice, managing the family clothing store, and Jack, medical sales, keep bumping into each other before Christmas?
Director: Paul Ziller | Stars: Cindy Busby, Benjamin Hollingsworth, Kathie Lee Gifford, Hilary Jardine
Votes: 1,905
30. A Godwink Christmas: Miracle of Love (2021 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Brought together by community service, Eric and Joy find new purpose at Christmas. As they help a family rebuild their home, coincidences and a medical miracle lead them to believe in destiny.
Director: Heather Hawthorn Doyle | Stars: Katherine Barrell, Alberto Frezza, Josh Ssettuba, Faith Wright
Votes: 959
31. Trust the Man (2005)
R | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
After much drama, cheating, and trial separations, two men fight to save their respective relationships.
Director: Bart Freundlich | Stars: David Duchovny, Julianne Moore, Billy Crudup, Maggie Gyllenhaal
Votes: 8,842 | Gross: $1.53M
32. A Heavenly Christmas (2016 TV Movie)
TV-G | 93 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Upon her untimely death, a workaholic who never put much value into the joys of Christmas finds herself recruited to be a Christmas Angel -- and is assigned a hard luck case that she accidentally falls in love with.
Director: Paul Shapiro | Stars: Kristin Davis, Eric McCormack, Shirley MacLaine, Jaeda Lily Miller
Votes: 2,099
33. Hear My Song (1991)
R | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
The owner of a failing club seeks infamous Irish singer Josef Locke in order to bring business and success to his club.
Director: Peter Chelsom | Stars: Ned Beatty, Adrian Dunbar, Brian Flanagan, Constance Cowley
Votes: 1,930 | Gross: $4.31M
34. The Sun Also Rises (2007)
116 min | Drama, Fantasy
Jiang Wen stars in his third directorial work that boasts a stellar cast including Joan Chen, Anthony Wong and Jaycee Chan. A polyptych of interconnected stories in different time-zones, ... See full summary »
Director: Wen Jiang | Stars: Wen Jiang, Joan Chen, Anthony Chau-Sang Wong, Jaycee Chan
Votes: 2,573
35. Love You Like Christmas (2016 TV Movie)
TV-G | 90 min | Drama, Romance
A high-powered marketing executive reconsiders her priorities when car trouble strands her in a small Ohioan town for the Christmas season.
Director: Graeme Campbell | Stars: Bonnie Somerville, Brennan Elliott, Madison Brydges, Precious Chong
Votes: 2,180
36. A Godwink Christmas: Second Chance, First Love (2020 TV Movie)
TV-G | 87 min | Drama, Family, Romance
After 15 years, a single father moves home from Hawaii with his two sons, and through a series of coincidences--or Godwinks--ends up stuck in traffic next to his high school sweetheart.
Director: Heather Hawthorn Doyle | Stars: Brooke D'Orsay, Sam Page, Michele Scarabelli, Rhys Slack
Votes: 1,332
37. Animal Kingdom: Let's Go Ape (2015)
Not Rated | 101 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The outcast son of a primate King learns about being a monkey.
Director: Jamel Debbouze | Stars: Jamel Debbouze, Mélissa Theuriau, Arié Elmaleh, Patrice Thibaud
Votes: 1,355
38. A Godwink Christmas (2018 TV Movie)
TV-G | 87 min | Drama, Romance
A woman who accepts her boyfriend's marriage proposal is invited to her aunt's home for Christmas and develops romantic feelings for an inn owner.
Director: Michael Robison | Stars: Kimberley Sustad, Paul Campbell, Kathie Lee Gifford, Giles Panton
Votes: 2,044
39. Candy Cane Christmas (2020 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 91 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
As Phoebe is searching for a new tradition to lift her holiday spirits, she realizes that it's not the traditions we cherish, but the people with whom we share them.
Director: Adrian Langley | Stars: Beverley Mitchell, Mark Ghanimé, Derek Johns, Benedicte Belizaire
Votes: 771
40. The Christmas Club (2019 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Two busy strangers meet when they help an elderly woman find her lost Christmas savings. Thanks to fate and Christmas magic, they also find something they were both missing: true love.
Director: Jeff Beesley | Stars: Elizabeth Mitchell, Cameron Mathison, Zoe Fish, Jenny Pudavick
Votes: 1,675
41. Christmas Catch (2018 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 87 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance
A small-town policewoman falls for a suspected diamond thief at Christmas time.
Director: Justin G. Dyck | Stars: Emily Alatalo, Andrew Bushell, Franco Lo Presti, Genelle Williams
Votes: 1,808
42. Peri Tozu (2008)
85 min | Drama, Romance
A bereaved young woman believes in the magic of fairy dust.
Director: Ela Alyamac | Stars: Kaya Akkaya, Ege Ardic, Devrim Atmaca, Genco Caglar
Votes: 298
43. Picking Up & Dropping Off (2003 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 120 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A divorced father and a divorced mother start to meet at Denver airport when picking up and sending off their children.
Director: Steven Robman | Stars: Scott Wolf, Amanda Detmer, Eddie McClintock, Rachelle Lefevre
Votes: 658
44. Sinchronicity (2006– )
Comedy, Drama
Set in Manchester, the programme is narrated by Nathan (Paul Chequer) and focuses on the love triangle of him, Fi (Jemima Rooper), and Jase (Daniel Percival). The programme is executive ... See full synopsis »
Stars: Paul Chequer, Jemima Rooper, Daniel Percival, Navin Chowdhry
Votes: 454
45. One Summer Night (2019)
Not Rated | 147 min | Drama, Romance
Before heading off to college, an overthinking teenager asks out a former girlfriend in an effort to reconnect and hold on to his past.
Director: Conner Keesling | Stars: Julia Dent, Conner Keesling
Votes: 42
46. Davy Wallace (2022)
151 min | Drama
As he graduates from college in North Carolina, a troubled, young artist must confront his traumatic childhood, with support from an older, grieving high school teacher.
Director: Drew Bowen | Star: Drew Bowen
47. Four Flights to Love (1939)
Passed | 82 min | Drama, Romance, War
Before World War I in Paris, a budding artist, Pierre Leblanc, falls in love and marries Janine, a dressmaker's assistant. Pierre has a flair for designing clothes, and he and his bride ... See full summary »
Director: Abel Gance | Stars: Fernand Gravey, Elvire Popesco, André Alerme, Monique Rolland
Votes: 228
48. Aakhri Khat (1966)
153 min | Drama
The illegitimate toddler son of a poor village woman and a city-based artist is lost on the streets of Bombay after his mother's untimely demise.
Director: Chetan Anand | Stars: Rajesh Khanna, Indrani Mukherjee, Master Bunty, Manvendra Chitnis
Votes: 154
49. Cuba Libre (1996 TV Movie)
92 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Tom steals Tina's love and money, and five years later they meet again by chance. Both wanting to get back what was taken from them, they dream of traveling to Cuba. In the end, however, they only manage to get as far as the Belgian coast.
Director: Christian Petzold | Stars: Richy Müller, Catherine Flemming, Wolfram Berger, Mark Schlichter
Votes: 112
50. Fast Romance (2011)
97 min | Comedy, Romance
Set in the cosmopolitan city of Glasgow, with a vibrant soundtrack of local music, Fast Romance follows the interweaving stories of seven very different people who go looking for love and end up getting more than they bargained for.
Director: Carter Ferguson | Stars: Neo Akram, Dave Anderson, Matthew Barr, Jennifer Bates
Votes: 114