The best romance movies of all time

TOPICAL scores 1,461 films listed as romance; here are the top 250, best first. The top three are Casablanca (1942), Forrest Gump (1994), Gone with the Wind (1939). A film can be in more than one genre. The last column is each film's rank among all 6,624 films.

Rank	Film	Year	Score	All-time rank
1	Casablanca	1942	98.1	6
2	Forrest Gump	1994	96.9	13
3	Gone with the Wind	1939	96.4	17
4	Titanic	1997	95.3	27
5	On the Waterfront	1954	94.9	31
6	The Apartment	1960	94.8	32
7	Some Like It Hot	1959	93.8	43
8	Brokeback Mountain	2005	93.7	44
9	Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind	2004	93.0	53
10	La La Land	2016	91.9	69
11	Annie Hall	1977	91.8	71
12	Rebecca	1940	91.4	78
13	The Graduate	1967	91.2	80
14	It Happened One Night	1934	90.3	96
15	The Philadelphia Story	1940	90.3	97
16	Her	2013	89.8	105
17	The Best Years of Our Lives	1946	89.8	106
18	Modern Times	1936	89.6	109
19	Roman Holiday	1953	89.4	112
20	Amour	2012	89.2	116
21	Singin' in the Rain	1952	88.8	125
22	City Lights	1931	88.2	138
23	Vertigo	1958	88.0	141
24	The Sound of Music	1965	87.8	146
25	Cinema Paradiso	1988	87.7	147
26	Notorious	1946	87.7	148
27	Beauty and the Beast	1991	87.2	159
28	A Beautiful Mind	2001	87.0	164
29	Poor Things	2023	86.9	166
30	From Here to Eternity	1953	86.8	168
31	Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge	1995	86.6	173
32	Slumdog Millionaire	2008	86.3	179
33	Lost in Translation	2003	86.2	183
34	The Shape of Water	2017	86.1	184
35	Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans	1927	86.1	185
36	The Artist	2011	85.7	193
37	The English Patient	1996	85.7	195
38	Silver Linings Playbook	2012	85.5	199
39	Call Me by Your Name	2017	85.3	205
40	West Side Story	1961	85.2	206
41	The Last Picture Show	1971	85.2	207
42	Anora	2024	85.0	212
43	The Hustler	1961	84.9	213
44	In the Mood for Love	2000	84.9	215
45	The Piano	1993	84.6	222
46	The African Queen	1951	84.5	225
47	Cabaret	1972	84.3	230
48	Sense and Sensibility	1995	84.2	231
49	Tootsie	1982	84.2	233
50	The Adventures of Robin Hood	1938	84.1	234
51	Manhattan	1979	83.7	245
52	Sabrina	1954	83.6	248
53	Portrait of a Lady on Fire	2019	83.4	255
54	Aladdin	1992	83.1	263
55	Shakespeare in Love	1998	82.8	271
56	The Quiet Man	1952	82.8	272
57	Three Colors: Red	1994	82.7	273
58	Cinderella	1950	82.3	285
59	Amélie	2001	82.0	293
60	Days of Heaven	1978	81.8	299
61	Guess Who's Coming to Dinner	1967	81.8	301
62	Doctor Zhivago	1965	81.7	304
63	Marty	1955	81.2	317
64	Breakfast at Tiffany's	1961	81.0	325
65	A Place in the Sun	1951	80.6	337
66	The Heiress	1949	80.5	339
67	Talk to Her	2002	80.5	340
68	Little Women	2019	80.3	347
69	Breathless	1960	80.2	349
70	Moulin Rouge!	2001	80.1	353
71	Dangerous Liaisons	1988	80.0	357
72	CODA	2021	79.9	358
73	The Red Shoes	1948	79.7	367
74	Your Name.	2016	79.6	368
75	A Woman Under the Influence	1974	79.5	372
76	Atonement	2007	79.3	378
77	The Curious Case of Benjamin Button	2008	79.3	379
78	As Good as It Gets	1997	79.2	381
79	The Lady Eve	1941	79.1	384
80	The Awful Truth	1937	79.1	387
81	Midnight in Paris	2011	78.8	397
82	Carol	2015	78.6	401
83	Phantom Thread	2017	78.6	403
84	A Star Is Born	2018	78.5	405
85	Howards End	1992	78.5	406
86	Mrs. Miniver	1942	78.1	421
87	Brief Encounter	1945	77.6	436
88	Out of Africa	1985	77.3	447
89	Past Lives	2023	77.2	451
90	Atlantic City	1980	77.0	460
91	The Wrestler	2008	76.6	472
92	The Remains of the Day	1993	76.6	474
93	Blue Is the Warmest Color	2013	76.5	477
94	Groundhog Day	1993	76.4	481
95	Bram Stoker's Dracula	1992	76.4	482
96	The General	1926	76.3	485
97	The Theory of Everything	2014	76.0	495
98	Sideways	2004	75.8	503
99	Charade	1963	75.8	504
100	Pride & Prejudice	2005	75.6	511
101	The Cranes Are Flying	1957	75.5	513
102	On Golden Pond	1982	75.3	524
103	Edward Scissorhands	1990	75.1	530
104	Funny Girl	1968	75.0	534
105	A Room with a View	1986	75.0	535
106	Breaking the Waves	1996	74.9	536
107	Ninotchka	1939	74.8	543
108	Jerry Maguire	1996	74.6	549
109	The Wind Rises	2013	74.6	550
110	Reds	1981	74.4	558
111	Wuthering Heights	1939	74.4	559
112	The Age of Innocence	1993	74.3	560
113	Brooklyn	2015	74.0	573
114	The Umbrellas of Cherbourg	1964	74.0	575
115	Devdas	2002	73.8	581
116	Badlands	1973	73.7	585
117	Wings	1927	73.6	588
118	The Magnificent Ambersons	1942	73.5	593
119	The Postman	1994	73.1	608
120	An American in Paris	1951	73.1	609
121	Cold War	2018	73.0	612
122	When Harry Met Sally...	1989	73.0	613
123	A Special Day	1977	73.0	614
124	7th Heaven	1927	72.8	621
125	Meet Me in St. Louis	1944	72.6	630
126	Children of Paradise	1945	72.3	641
127	Hamnet	2025	72.2	645
128	War and Peace	1965	72.2	646
129	Top Hat	1935	72.1	653
130	Cinderella Man	2005	72.0	655
131	The Shop Around the Corner	1940	72.0	656
132	Spellbound	1945	71.9	658
133	The Handmaiden	2016	71.8	662
134	Belle de Jour	1967	71.8	666
135	Before Sunset	2004	71.6	674
136	Bringing Up Baby	1938	71.5	678
137	What's Eating Gilbert Grape	1993	71.4	681
138	La Notte	1961	71.2	688
139	The Reader	2008	71.2	689
140	Grand Hotel	1932	71.0	697
141	Jezebel	1938	71.0	699
142	Born Yesterday	1950	70.7	714
143	Moonstruck	1987	70.6	717
144	The Bad and the Beautiful	1952	70.6	718
145	Limelight	1952	70.3	729
146	You Can't Take It with You	1938	70.3	731
147	Moonrise Kingdom	2012	70.0	741
148	Up in the Air	2009	70.0	745
149	Corpse Bride	2005	69.8	754
150	Leaving Las Vegas	1995	69.7	755
151	The Lobster	2015	69.7	756
152	Broadcast News	1987	69.6	760
153	Volver	2006	69.5	764
154	Chungking Express	1994	69.4	772
155	Shrek 2	2004	69.1	783
156	Before Midnight	2013	69.0	788
157	Four Weddings and a Funeral	1994	69.0	790
158	Coming Home	1978	68.7	802
159	Before Sunrise	1995	68.5	811
160	The Crowd	1928	68.3	822
161	Days of Wine and Roses	1962	68.2	824
162	The Worst Person in the World	2021	67.9	838
163	The Purple Rose of Cairo	1985	67.9	841
164	Y Tu Mamá También	2001	67.9	842
165	Walk the Line	2005	67.8	847
166	To Catch a Thief	1955	67.7	848
167	The King and I	1956	67.7	850
168	Rocco and His Brothers	1960	67.7	852
169	His Girl Friday	1940	67.6	856
170	Sophie's Choice	1982	67.5	858
171	Now, Voyager	1942	67.5	859
172	Wings of Desire	1987	67.4	862
173	A Star Is Born	1954	67.4	864
174	Juno	2007	67.2	872
175	That Obscure Object of Desire	1977	67.2	873
176	Ghost	1990	67.1	878
177	Frida	2002	66.9	887
178	Gigi	1958	66.8	893
179	Far from Heaven	2002	66.5	908
180	The Circus	1928	66.4	912
181	Safety Last!	1923	66.4	914
182	Marriage Italian Style	1964	65.9	940
183	Cyrano de Bergerac	1990	65.8	942
184	Lolita	1962	65.8	945
185	Leave Her to Heaven	1945	65.7	947
186	Licorice Pizza	2021	65.6	953
187	The Piano Teacher	2001	65.5	957
188	Tess	1979	65.5	960
189	Head-On	2004	65.4	964
190	Wild at Heart	1990	65.4	965
191	Fiddler on the Roof	1971	65.3	966
192	A Silent Voice: The Movie	2016	65.2	971
193	Great Expectations	1946	65.2	973
194	Ball of Fire	1941	65.1	976
195	Suspicion	1941	64.9	987
196	Hiroshima Mon Amour	1959	64.8	995
197	Mr. Deeds Goes to Town	1936	64.7	996
198	Dirty Dancing	1987	64.4	1,014
199	The Bridges of Madison County	1995	64.4	1,015
200	The Big Country	1958	64.3	1,020
201	An Officer and a Gentleman	1982	64.2	1,024
202	Sleeping Beauty	1959	64.1	1,027
203	Veer-Zaara	2004	64.1	1,028
204	Crazy Heart	2009	63.8	1,045
205	Last Year at Marienbad	1961	63.8	1,046
206	Black Orpheus	1959	63.7	1,048
207	Notes on a Scandal	2006	63.7	1,050
208	Adam's Rib	1949	63.6	1,056
209	Crazy, Stupid, Love.	2011	63.6	1,057
210	Revolutionary Road	2008	63.5	1,062
211	Broken Flowers	2005	63.4	1,066
212	The Man Without a Past	2002	63.4	1,068
213	Dodsworth	1936	63.3	1,070
214	Jules and Jim	1962	63.3	1,074
215	A Star Is Born	1937	63.1	1,081
216	Lady and the Tramp	1955	63.0	1,085
217	Vicky Cristina Barcelona	2008	62.6	1,107
218	Woman of the Year	1942	62.6	1,110
219	A Man and a Woman	1966	62.6	1,111
220	Barfi!	2012	62.3	1,123
221	(500) Days of Summer	2009	62.3	1,127
222	The Birdcage	1996	62.2	1,129
223	Only Angels Have Wings	1939	62.0	1,144
224	Anomalisa	2015	61.9	1,146
225	True Romance	1993	61.9	1,149
226	10 Things I Hate About You	1999	61.8	1,150
227	Working Girl	1988	61.8	1,152
228	Love Story	1970	61.7	1,156
229	Heaven Can Wait	1978	61.6	1,166
230	Victor/Victoria	1982	61.5	1,168
231	Youth	2015	61.5	1,170
232	Fatal Attraction	1987	61.4	1,177
233	Harold and Maude	1971	61.3	1,182
234	To Be or Not to Be	1942	61.2	1,184
235	Top Gun	1986	61.1	1,190
236	Last Tango in Paris	1972	61.0	1,196
237	Kuch Kuch Hota Hai	1998	61.0	1,197
238	Legends of the Fall	1994	60.9	1,201
239	In a Lonely Place	1950	60.9	1,204
240	Around the World in 80 Days	1956	60.9	1,205
241	Hercules	1997	60.7	1,214
242	Cold Mountain	2003	60.7	1,215
243	Bridget Jones's Diary	2001	60.4	1,232
244	The Great Gatsby	2013	60.4	1,233
245	Grease	1978	60.3	1,237
246	Little Children	2006	60.2	1,242
247	Prizzi's Honor	1985	60.1	1,245
248	Ali: Fear Eats the Soul	1974	60.1	1,247
249	Love and Death	1975	59.9	1,261
250	Blue Valentine	2010	59.8	1,267