14 Best 90s Romance Movies

By Vlad Zakh · March 3, 2025

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Titanic became the highest-grossing film ever largely on its romance, while Before Sunrise showed the genre could work with two people talking for ninety minutes. Runaway Bride reunites Pretty Woman’s leads, 10 Things I Hate About You never stops working, and My Best Friend’s Wedding has a lead who doesn’t get the guy and is better for it. Ghost, The Wedding Singer, Jerry Maguire, Four Weddings and a Funeral, While You Were Sleeping, Sleepless in Seattle and You’ve Got Mail round out the list.

Runaway Bride (1999)

TMDB ★ 6.1

A commitment-phobic woman who has left three grooms at the altar is profiled by a sceptical columnist.

Directed by Garry Marshall · 1h 56m · Rated PG

Where to watch

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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10 Things I Hate About You (1999)

IMDb ★ 7.4 RT 72% Metacritic 70

A new boy is paid to date the sharp-tongued older sister so her younger sibling can go to the prom. A teen rom-com that still works.

Directed by Gil Junger · 1h 37m · Rated PG-13

2 wins & 13 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus, YouTube TV, FXNow · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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My Best Friend's Wedding (1997)

IMDb ★ 6.4 RT 75% Metacritic 51

A woman realises she's in love with her best friend just days before his wedding to someone else.

Directed by P.J. Hogan · 1h 45m · Rated PG-13

Nominated for 1 Oscar12 wins & 24 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Sony Pictures Core Amazon 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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Ghost (1990)

IMDb ★ 7.1 RT 74% Metacritic 52

A murdered man's spirit tries to protect the woman he loves through a reluctant psychic medium.

Directed by Jerry Zucker · 2h 07m · Rated PG-13

Won 2 Oscars18 wins & 24 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: MGM+ Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Philo, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus · Rent: JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Wedding Singer (1998)

IMDb ★ 6.9 RT 72% Metacritic 60

A jilted wedding-band singer falls for a waitress engaged to the wrong man.

Directed by Frank Coraci · 1h 37m · Rated PG-13

5 wins & 7 nominations

Where to watch

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

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Jerry Maguire (1996)

TMDB ★ 7.3

Show me the money, and somehow it still lands every single time.

Directed by Cameron Crowe · 2h 19m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Hulu, fuboTV, YouTube TV, TNT, TBS, tru TV · 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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Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)

IMDb ★ 7.1 RT 92% Metacritic 81

A serial best man keeps running into the same woman at every wedding he attends.

Directed by Mike Newell · 1h 57m · Rated R

Nominated for 2 Oscars24 wins & 28 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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While You Were Sleeping (1995)

IMDb ★ 6.8 RT 81% Metacritic 67

A lonely transit worker is mistaken for the fiancee of a man she saved and barely knows.

Directed by Jon Turteltaub · 1h 43m · Rated PG

4 wins & 5 nominations

Where to watch

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

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Sleepless in Seattle (1993)

TMDB ★ 6.8

A widower's heartfelt radio call about his late wife captures the attention of a woman across the country.

Directed by Nora Ephron · 1h 45m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus, 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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Pretty Woman (1990)

TMDB ★ 7.0

A businessman hires a sex worker as an escort for a week, and neither expects to actually fall for the other.

Directed by Garry Marshall · 2h 00m · Rated R

Where to watch

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

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You've Got Mail (1998)

TMDB ★ 6.6

Two rival bookstore owners fall in love anonymously online, unaware of their real-life business feud.

Directed by Nora Ephron · 1h 59m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, 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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Notting Hill (1999)

IMDb ★ 7.2 RT 84% Metacritic 68

A humble bookshop owner falls for the world's biggest movie star.

Directed by Roger Michell · 2h 04m · Rated PG-13

Won 1 BAFTA Award11 wins & 17 nominations total

Where to watch

Stream: Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Before Sunrise (1995)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 100% Metacritic 79

Two strangers who meet on a train spend one unforgettable night wandering and talking through Vienna.

Directed by Richard Linklater · 1h 41m · Rated R

2 wins & 7 nominations

Where to watch

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

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Titanic (1997)

IMDb ★ 8.0 RT 88% Metacritic 75

A doomed shipboard romance set against history's most famous maritime disaster.

Directed by James Cameron · 3h 14m · Rated PG-13

Won 11 Oscars126 wins & 84 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Starz 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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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 90s Romance Movies

Runaway Bride (1999)

10 Things I Hate About You (1999)

My Best Friend's Wedding (1997)

Ghost (1990)

The Wedding Singer (1998)

Jerry Maguire (1996)

Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)

While You Were Sleeping (1995)

Sleepless in Seattle (1993)

Pretty Woman (1990)

You've Got Mail (1998)

Notting Hill (1999)

Before Sunrise (1995)

Titanic (1997)

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