6 Best Second Chance Romance Movies

By Vlad Zakh · June 9, 2026

Love lost can be found again, and these films believe in it. The Notebook has a youthful summer romance tested by years apart, It’s Complicated has a divorced woman rekindling things with her ex, and Something’s Gotta Give has an aging playboy falling for his girlfriend’s mother. The Age of Adaline, Hope Floats and Return to Me round out the six.

The Age of Adaline (2015)

TMDB ★ 7.5

A woman who stopped ageing decades ago must decide whether to risk her secret for a chance at love.

Directed by Lee Toland Krieger · 1h 52m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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It's Complicated (2009)

TMDB ★ 6.5

A divorced woman unexpectedly rekindles an affair with her ex-husband, who has since remarried.

Directed by Nancy Meyers · 2h 01m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Cinemax Amazon Channel, Cinemax Apple TV channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Notebook (2004)

IMDb ★ 7.8 RT 55% Metacritic 53

The gold standard for a proper cry, still working two decades later.

Directed by Nick Cassavetes · 2h 03m · Rated PG-13

12 wins & 10 nominations

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Something's Gotta Give (2003)

TMDB ★ 6.6

An ageing playboy falls for the mother of his much younger girlfriend after an unexpected medical scare.

Directed by Nancy Meyers · 2h 08m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Hulu, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Hope Floats (1998)

TMDB ★ 6.4

A newly divorced single mother rediscovers hope and love after returning to her small Texas hometown.

Directed by Forest Whitaker · 1h 54m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Return to Me (2000)

TMDB ★ 6.7

A grieving widower unknowingly falls for the woman who received his late wife's heart transplant.

Directed by Bonnie Hunt · 1h 56m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus · Rent: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand, Plex · Buy: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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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. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Second Chance Romance Movies

The Age of Adaline (2015)

It's Complicated (2009)

The Notebook (2004)

Something's Gotta Give (2003)

Hope Floats (1998)

Return to Me (2000)

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