6 Best Love Letter Movies

By Vlad Zakh · September 12, 2026

From a journalist obsessed with a decades-old star-crossed romance to a fire chief ghostwriting love letters for a tongue-tied friend, these are the best movies written in the language of the love letter. In The Last Letter from Your Lover (2021): A young journalist becomes consumed by a series of letters revealing an intense star-crossed love affair from the 1960s. Also notable is To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You (2020): Lara Jean’s newly official romance is complicated when another recipient of her old love letters reenters her life.

Roxanne (1987)

TMDB ★ 6.4

A witty but self-conscious fire chief ghostwrites love letters for his tongue-tied friend to win the heart of the woman they both adore.

Directed by Fred Schepisi · 1h 47m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Love in the Time of Cholera (2007)

TMDB ★ 6.7

A telegraph boy's youthful love letters to a merchant's daughter set the stage for a devotion that spans more than fifty years.

Directed by Mike Newell · 2h 19m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Secret Admirer (1985)

TMDB ★ 6.7

An anonymous love letter left in a locker on the last day of school wreaks escalating havoc on everyone who touches it.

Directed by David Greenwalt · 1h 38m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus · Rent: Spectrum On Demand

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Valmont (1989)

TMDB ★ 6.7

In Baroque France, a scheming nobleman's wager to seduce a virtuous married woman spirals into genuine, dangerous love.

Directed by Miloš Forman · 2h 17m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Apple TV Store

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To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You (2020)

TMDB ★ 6.8

Lara Jean's newly official romance is complicated when another recipient of her old love letters reenters her life.

Directed by Michael Fimognari · 1h 42m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads

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The Last Letter from Your Lover (2021)

TMDB ★ 7.3

A young journalist becomes consumed by a series of letters revealing an intense star-crossed love affair from the 1960s.

Directed by Augustine Frizzell · 1h 50m

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads

▶ Trailer Letterboxd

Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix, built to fix a specific annoyance: most recommendation sites are just algorithm-driven noise. Our lists are researched and organized by who's in a film, where it's from, and the mood you're actually in tonight.

6 Best Love Letter Movies

Roxanne (1987)

Love in the Time of Cholera (2007)

Secret Admirer (1985)

Valmont (1989)

To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You (2020)

The Last Letter from Your Lover (2021)

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