6 Best Love Letter Movies

By Vlad Zakh · September 12, 2026

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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.

Roxanne (1987) 01

Roxanne (1987)

IMDb ★ 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.

Love in the Time of Cholera (2007) 02

Love in the Time of Cholera (2007)

IMDb ★ 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.

Secret Admirer (1985) 03

Secret Admirer (1985)

IMDb ★ 6.7

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

Valmont (1989) 04

Valmont (1989)

IMDb ★ 6.7

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

To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You (2020) 05

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

IMDb ★ 6.8

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

The Last Letter from Your Lover (2021) 06

The Last Letter from Your Lover (2021)

IMDb ★ 7.3

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

Vlad Zakh

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.