Comedy and romance at times might go great together. However, they always don’t need to stay together. There might be times when you only want to laugh. And also at some other times, you might need to feel all those romantic stirrings without any sort of laughter getting in the way of your swooning and yearning. There might even be times when we might be in the mood of watching a film that starts with a beautiful kiss but ends with you crying while having a tissue box in hand. Here in this blog, we are going to talk about the top 10 romantic movies ever made. Don’t forget to add these movies to your next playlist. Read on to know more.
- Pride And Prejudice: The movie pride and prejudice were released in the year 2005 and it is a romantic drama movie based on Jane Austen’s novel bearing the same name. The main plot of the movie features five different sisters from an English family, and it also shows us the way these sisters deal with issues such as morality, marriage as well as misconceptions. Also, the movie is known to star Keira Knightley in the lead role of Elizabeth Bennett, and Matthew MacFadyen plays the role of a romantic interest Mr. Darcy. The movie was produced by working title films in complete association with Studio Canal and was released on the 16th of September 2005 in the United Kingdom and the 11th of November in the US.
- Like Water For Chocolate: Like water for chocolate is a Mexican romantic drama movie released in the year 1992 and is based on a novel having the same name written by novelist Laura Esquivel. The movie is known to get 10 different Arial awards which include the best picture award and it also got nominated for the Golden Globe award for the best ever made foreign language film. Furthermore, the movie was selected for the Mexican entry for the Best foreign language film during the 65th Academy Awards however it was not accepted as a nominee. The plot of the movie is about a woman called Teta living in the early 1900s and experiencing all sorts of struggles of life, family, love, dynamics as well as a family tradition.
- The Red Shoes: This movie was released in the year 1948 and is a typical British drama movie, directed, produced, and written by Emeric Pressburger and Michael Powell. The film shows us the story of Moira Shearer (Victoria Page), a ballerina who joined the world-famous Ballet group named Lermontov, which is operated and owned by Anton Walbrook (Boris Lermontov). Also, the movie shows us how Boris tests Victoria’s dedication towards the ballet by actually making her choose between romance as well as career especially with the help of a music composer called Julian Craster.
- The Little Mermaid: The Little Mermaid movie is an American animated romantic movie released in the year 1989 and was produced by Walt Disney Pictures. This movie was Disney’s 28th animated film and is based on a Danish fairy tale bearing the same name. The key plot of the movie tells us the story of a young mermaid princess named Ariel, whose dream was to become a human and soon she falls in deep love with a human prince called Eric. All these lead her to make a magical deal with the sea witch called Ursula especially to become a human being and stay with Eric forever.
- From Here To Eternity: From Here To Eternity was released way back in 1953, and is an American romantic war film, written by Daniel Taradash and directed by Fred Zinnemann. The key plot of the movie deals with the tribulations of three army soldiers of the US, played by Montgomery Clift, Burt Lancaster, and Frank Sinatra. Also, Donna Reed, Deborah Kerr portrayed the role of the women in their lives, and the supporting actors include Philip Ober, Ernest Borgnine, Mickey Shaughnessy, George Reeves, and Claude Akins. Furthermore, the movie is known to win a total of eight Academy Awards out of a total of thirteen nominations.
- Up In The Air: Up In The Air is an American romantic comedy movie directed by Jason Reitman. This movie was written by Sheldon Turner and Reitman and is based on a novel bearing the same name. The movie was primarily filmed in St. Louis, and its additional scenes were shot in Miami, Detroit, Las Vegas, and Omaha. The movie also received several accolades which include 6 nominations each at the Golden Globe Awards and the Oscars, while winning the best screenplay at the former.
- Wings Of Desire: Wings Of Desire was released way back in 1987 and is a typical romantic fantasy movie directed by Wim Wenders. The plot of the movie is all about an immortal and invisible angel who used to populate Berlin and used to listen to the thoughts of human inhabitants thereby comforting the distressed. The movie also won several awards including that of the best director at the European Film Festival and the Cannes Film Festival.
- Enough Said: Enough said was released in 2013, and is an American romantic drama movie directed and written by Nicole Holofcener. The film is known to star actors like James Gandolfini, Toni Collette, Julia Louis Dreyfus, Catherine Keener, and Ben Falcone. Here, Louis Dreyfus plays the role of Eva, a young and divorced masseuse who starts a new relationship with Albert, only to find out that he was the former husband of her friend and client named Marianne.
- Before Sunrise: This film was released way back in 1995 and is a romantic drama movie directed by Richard Linklater. The whole plot of the movie is considered to be minimalistic, consisting of several monologues and casual conversations especially as the characters navigate through Vienna. Before Sunrise was first premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on 19th of January 1995 and was theatrically released after eight days. The film also got a modest commercial success grossing approximately $5.5 million against its $2.5 million budget.
- Say Anything…: The movie Say Anything, was released way back in 1989 and is an American romantic drama film directed and written by Cameron Crowe. The movie follows the romance between John Cusack (Lloyd Dobler), who was an average student, and Loan Skye (Diane Court), the valedictorian of the class, especially after graduation from high school. Also, the movie was ranked 11th on the entertainment weekly’s list of top 50 best high school movies.