TEN Best Classic Romance Movies You Can Watch Right Now | Check out my list

Romance lies at the heart of many classic movies, which are often best enjoyed while curled up on the couch—alone or with a loved one

Expect romance of all varieties from this list: star-crossed, forbidden, historical, and so on.

If you’re coupled up, these movies will make you grateful you’re off the market, and if you’re looking for love, they’ll remind you that real love is out there in abundance. Settle in with some wine, some chocolate, some oysters—whatever aphrodisiacs you like—and press play to be swept off your feet.

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#1  Shakespeare in love  1998

William Shakespeare is looking for a muse to help with his writing. When he meets Viola, who loves the theatre, she plays the part perfectly. However, she is promised to Lord Wessex in marriage.

Initial release: 3 December 1998 (New York)

Ratings: 7.1/10(IMDb)

Director: John Madden

Awards: Academy Award for Best Picture, Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, more

Nominations: Academy Award for Best Picture, Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, more

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#2  A star is born  2018

After falling in love with struggling artist Ally, Jackson, a musician, coaxes her to follow her dreams, while he battles with alcoholism and his personal demons.

Release date: 12 October 2018 (India)

Ratings: 7.6/10(IMDb)

Director: Bradley Cooper

Awards: Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress, BAFTA Award for Best Original Score, more

Nominations: Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress, more

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#3  The Great Gatsby  2013

Nick Carraway, a World War I veteran who moves to New York with the hope of making it big, finds himself attracted to Jay Gatsby and his flamboyant lifestyle.

Release date: 17 May 2013 (India)

Ratings: 7.2/10(IMDb)

Director: Baz Luhrmann

Box office: 35.36 crores USD

Budget: 10.5 crores USD

Awards: Academy Award for Best Production Design, Academy Award for Best Costume Design, more

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#4  La La Land  2016

Sebastian (Ryan Gosling) and Mia (Emma Stone) are drawn together by their common desire to do what they love. But as success mounts they are faced with decisions that begin to fray the fragile fabric of their love affair, and the dreams they worked so hard to maintain in each other threaten to rip them apart.

Initial release: 9 November 2016 (Philippines)

Ratings: 8/10(IMDb)

Director: Damien Chazelle

Cinematography: Linus Sandgren

Awards: Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, more

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#5  Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless mind  2004

Joel and Clementine begin a relationship post a train journey together, unaware that they had previously been in a relationship, the memories of which were clinically erased.

Initial release: 19 March 2004 (USA)

Ratings: 8.3/10(IMDb)

Director: Michel Gondry

Screenplay: Charlie Kaufman

Featured song: Theme

Awards: Academy Award for Writing (Original Screenplay), more

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#6  Theory of Everything  2014

Stephen Hawking, an excellent astrophysics student working on his research, learns that he suffers from motor neurone disease and has around two years to live.

Initial release: 7 November 2014 (USA)

Ratings: 7.7/10(IMDb)

Director: James Marsh

Story by: Jane Hawking

Awards: Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, more

Nominations: Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, more

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#7  The Fault in our stars  2014

Two cancer-afflicted teenagers Hazel and Augustus meet at a cancer support group. The two of them embark on a journey to visit a reclusive author in Amsterdam.

Release date: 4 July 2014 (India)

Ratings: 7.7/10(IMDb)

Director: Josh Boone

Featured song: All of the Stars

Box office: 30.72 crores USD

Awards: MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss, Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie: Liplock, more

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#8  Marriage Story  2019

A stage director and his actor wife struggle through a gruelling, coast-to-coast divorce that pushes them to their personal and creative extremes.

Initial release: 15 November 2019 (United Kingdom)

Ratings: 7.9/10(IMDb)

Director: Noah Baumbach

Screenplay: Noah Baumbach

Awards: Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, more

Nominations: Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, more

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#9  William Shakespeare's Romeo Juliet  1996

The rivalry between Verona's two well-established families, the Capulets and the Montagues, affects the relationship of their children Romeo and Juliet.

Initial release: 27 October 1996 (USA)

Ratings: 6.7/10(IMDb)

Director: Baz Luhrmann

Box office: 15.18 crores USD

Awards: BAFTA Award for Best Direction, more

Featured songs: Kissing You, Come What May

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#10  Dear John  2010

John is a soldier who loves Savannah, a college student. He re-enlists post the 9/11 attack but the two continue to be in touch over letters. Fate tests their love many times over the next few years.

Initial release: 24 January 2010 (USA)

Ratings: 6.3/10(IMDb)

Director: Lasse Hallström

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