14 Best 2010s Romance Movies

By Vlad Zakh · May 19, 2025

La La Land turned a modern love story into a full movie musical, and Call Me by Your Name showed a quiet summer romance could dominate awards season. Palm Springs is a time-loop comedy with a sweet romance underneath, Portrait of a Lady on Fire is slow and gorgeous, and To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before kicked off a Netflix rom-com revival. Set It Up, Crazy Rich Asians, Warm Bodies, Blue Valentine, About Time, Crazy, Stupid, Love., The Fault in Our Stars and Silver Linings Playbook round out the list.

Palm Springs (2020)

IMDb ★ 7.4 RT 95% Metacritic 83

Two wedding guests are stuck reliving the same day together in an endless time loop.

Directed by Max Barbakow · 1h 30m · Rated R

16 wins & 43 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Hulu

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Set It Up (2018)

TMDB ★ 6.5

Two overworked assistants scheme to set up their demanding bosses so they can finally have their evenings back.

Directed by Claire Scanlon · 1h 45m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads

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Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)

IMDb ★ 8.0 RT 98% Metacritic 95

A painter commissioned to secretly capture a reluctant bride-to-be falls for her instead.

Directed by Céline Sciamma · 2h 01m · Rated R

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award59 wins & 155 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max · Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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To All the Boys I've Loved Before (2018)

TMDB ★ 7.1

A teenager's secret love letters are accidentally mailed to every boy she's ever had a crush on.

Directed by Susan Johnson · 1h 40m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads

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Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

TMDB ★ 6.9

A New York professor discovers her boyfriend's family is absurdly, extravagantly wealthy.

Directed by Jon M. Chu · 2h 01m · 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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Warm Bodies (2013)

IMDb ★ 6.8 RT 81% Metacritic 60

A young zombie's feelings for a human survivor slowly start reversing his own decay.

Directed by Jonathan Levine · 1h 38m · Rated PG-13

2 wins & 10 nominations

Where to watch

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

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Blue Valentine (2010)

TMDB ★ 7.4

A couple's early romance and their marriage's collapse are told side by side.

Directed by Derek Cianfrance · 1h 52m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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About Time (2013)

IMDb ★ 7.8 RT 70% Metacritic 55

A young man finds out the men in his family can travel through time and mostly uses it for small things.

Directed by Richard Curtis · 2h 03m · Rated R

3 wins & 9 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads · 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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Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011)

IMDb ★ 7.4 RT 79% Metacritic 68

A newly single father is mentored in dating by a serial womaniser, with unexpected romantic tangles all round.

Directed by Glenn Ficarra & John Requa · 1h 58m · Rated PG-13

5 wins & 23 nominations

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The Fault in Our Stars (2014)

IMDb ★ 7.6 RT 81% Metacritic 69

Two teenagers with cancer fall in love knowing exactly how limited their time is.

Directed by Josh Boone · 2h 06m · Rated PG-13

23 wins & 18 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus · 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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Silver Linings Playbook (2012)

TMDB ★ 7.7

A romance built on two genuinely damaged people finding each other.

Directed by David O. Russell · 2h 02m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: YouTube TV, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel, Starz, Starz Apple TV channel, Starz Roku Premium 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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Call Me by Your Name (2017)

IMDb ★ 7.8 RT 95% Metacritic 94

A summer romance between a teenager and his father's research assistant changes how he sees himself.

Directed by Luca Guadagnino · 2h 12m · Rated R

Won 1 Oscar107 wins & 263 nominations

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La La Land (2016)

IMDb ★ 8.0 RT 91% Metacritic 94

A jazz pianist and an aspiring actress's romance is tested by the very ambitions that brought them together.

Directed by Damien Chazelle · 2h 09m · Rated PG-13

Won 6 Oscars246 wins & 313 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Lionsgate+ Amazon 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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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.

14 Best 2010s Romance Movies

Palm Springs (2020)

Set It Up (2018)

Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)

To All the Boys I've Loved Before (2018)

Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

Warm Bodies (2013)

Blue Valentine (2010)

About Time (2013)

Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011)

The Fault in Our Stars (2014)

Silver Linings Playbook (2012)

The Notebook (2004)

Call Me by Your Name (2017)

La La Land (2016)

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