14 Best 2010s Romance Movies

By Vlad Zakh · May 19, 2025

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La La Land turned a modern-day love story into a full-blown movie musical, while Call Me by Your Name proved a quiet summer romance could dominate an entire awards season.

Palm Springs (2020) 01

Palm Springs (2020)

IMDb ★ 7.4

A time-loop comedy that's also a genuinely sweet romance underneath.

Set It Up (2018) 02

Set It Up (2018)

IMDb ★ 6.5

Breezy rom-com energy with zero emotional homework required.

Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) 03

Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)

IMDb ★ 8.1

Slow, visually gorgeous, and built for conversation afterward.

To All the Boys I've Loved Before (2018) 04

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

IMDb ★ 7.1

The teen rom-com that kicked off a whole Netflix subgenre revival.

Crazy Rich Asians (2018) 05

Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

IMDb ★ 6.9

A glossy rom-com that became a genuine cultural moment.

Warm Bodies (2013) 06

Warm Bodies (2013)

IMDb ★ 6.9

A zombie romance that's far more charming than the premise sounds.

Blue Valentine (2010) 07

Blue Valentine (2010)

IMDb ★ 7.4

A quietly brutal look at how a relationship actually falls apart.

About Time (2013) 08

About Time (2013)

IMDb ★ 7.8

A quiet, warm film about noticing your own life while you're living it.

Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011) 09

Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011)

IMDb ★ 7.4

A rom-com ensemble with a genuinely surprising structural twist.

The Fault in Our Stars (2014) 10

The Fault in Our Stars (2014)

IMDb ★ 7.7

Handles a hard subject with more honesty than its premise suggests.

Silver Linings Playbook (2012) 11

Silver Linings Playbook (2012)

IMDb ★ 7.7

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

The Notebook (2004) 12

The Notebook (2004)

IMDb ★ 7.8

Technically 2004, but its influence carried the whole following decade's romances.

Call Me by Your Name (2017) 13

Call Me by Your Name (2017)

IMDb ★ 7.8

A quiet, sun-soaked summer romance that lingers long after it ends.

La La Land (2016) 14

La La Land (2016)

IMDb ★ 8.0

A movie musical that's honest about the cost of chasing two different dreams.

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.