30 Best Romantic Movies on Netflix that are Exceptionally Good!

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Are you reeling from a bad break up? Losing hope in finding the one? Don’t worry! Sometimes it’s easier to get sucked into the negativity than to positively believe in true love. Are you looking for some of the best movies on Netflix Canada to take the woes away?

This list has perfect movie picks of the best romantic movies on Netflix like all the boys I loved before and incredible Jessica James, fire saga, Brittany snow, Jessica Williams seven evil exes, time traveler’s wife, two women potato peel pie society right this instant. Cozy up with some warm cocoa and tune into your favorites.


Here is our top 30 romantic movies to watch on Netflix,

1. After

after

IMDB rating: 5.3

Director: Jenny Gage

Writer: Susan McMartin, Tamara Chestna, Jenny Gage

Cast: Josephine Langford, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Selma Blair, Inanna Sarkis, Shane Paul, McGhie, Pia Mia, Khadijha Red Thunder, Dylan Arnold, Samuel Larsen, Jennifer Beals, Peter Gallagher

The movie is based on the novel by Anna Todd a rom com, Perfect for a teenage-y guilty pleasure. A young woman, Tessa Young, who is a straight-A student and checks all the boxes for a great daughter and girlfriend, enters college and meets the brooding, rebellious Hardin Scott. Sparks fly, and Tessa is forced to on a self-discovery and what she wants from life. Sweeping romance and soapy story, perfect for a night with your girlfriends.


2. All The Bright Places

all the bright places

IMDB rating: 6.5

Director: Brett Haley

Writer: Jennifer Niven and Liz Hannah,

Cast: Elle Fanning, Justice Smith, Alexandra Shipp, Kelli O’Hara, Lamar Johnson, Virginia Gardner, Felix Mallard, Sofia Hasmik, Keegan-Michael Key, and Luke Wilson

A movie about healing! ‘All the Bright Places’ is based on the novel by Jennifer Niven. When Violet and Theodore meet, they change each other’s lives in unexpected ways. Both reeling from the scars of their past learn to reevaluate and heal together as best friends. A mature romantic drama with two superb young actors who deliver on the depths of their roles.

If you are looking for a drama with complex emotions and deep dialogues, this is the one. Fair warning – you might need a tissue of six for this romantic movies on Netflix!


3. After We Collided

After we collided

IMDB rating: 5.2

Director: Roger Kumble

Writer: Anna Todd, Mario Celaya

Cast: Josephine Langford and Hero Fiennes Tiffin as Tessa Young and Hardin Scott, respectively, with Dylan Sprouse, Shane Paul McGhie, Candice King, Khadijha Red Thunder, Inanna Sarkis, Samuel Larsen, and Selma Blair

The movie is a second installation in the ‘After’ series. Continuing with the same steamy guilty pleasure romance, the second in the series is as cliche as expected but hits all the notes of a predictable romance drama recipe.

There is a family drama, a distracting hot new co-worker, and bad boy chaos. Tessa’s relationship with Hardin is rocky, and she is struggling to keep the relationship going. Will the young couple crash and burn, or will their love prevail?


4. Malcolm and Marie

Malcolm and Marie

IMDB rating: 6.7

Director: Sam Levinson

Writer: Sam Levinson

Cast: Zendaya, John David Washington

Another stellar movie about the best friend that came amidst the pandemic. A filmmaker and his girlfriend, who is the topic of a best films that makes his success, find themselves caught in an argument once they return from the movie premiere of world war II.

The movie captures how little we know about the people we love and how love can transform over a while. The film is written well and has gotten many accolades for its stunning black and white cinematography


5.     2 Hearts

2 hearts

IMDB rating: 6.1

Director: Lance Hool

Writer: Veronica Hool, Robin Russin

Cast: Jacob Elordi, Adan Canto, Tiera Skovbye, Radha Mitchell

The movie is not your typical romance movie but will give you eternal hope of how love can be miraculous. 2 Hearts is based on the 2017 Book  All My Tomorrows: A Story of Tragedy, Transplant, and Hope written by Chris Gregory’s father, Eric Gregory. The film follows two different couples from two separate times who have to deal with emotional and physical crises.

It also depicts the fragility of life and brings forth a look into organ donation that we don’t see quite often on how one person’s hope may come at another’s expense.


6.     Falling Inn Love

Falling Inn Love

IMDB rating: 5.6

Director: Roger Kumble

Writer: Elizabeth Hackett, Hilary Galanoy

Cast: Christina Milian, Adam Demos, Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman

The story is ‘in’ the name. A city girl, Gabriela, wins a New Zealand inn in a contest and collaborates with the contractor Jake Taylor to fix it. Their relationship is what makes the movie. Is Jake all smiles and handsomeness, or is he hiding a big secret? The film is your typical hallmark style emotions draped with rustic green backdrops of New Zealand.

A perfect happy ending movie when you want to watch a no-brainer entertainment. This movie is a charming romantic movie on Netflix.


7. Wildlife

wildlife

IMDB rating: 6.8

Director: Paul Dano

Writers: Paul Dano and Zoe Kazan

Cast: Carey Mulligan, Jake Gyllenhaal, Ed Oxenbould, and Bill Camp

The movie is an intensely eye-opening narration of a marriage coming to splits and as witnessed by the couple’s young son. It is based on the book by Richard Ford, Wildlife takes place in 1960. The couple is played by Carey Mulligan and Jake Gyllenhaal (Jeanette and Jerry — a housewife and a golf pro) who move to Montana with their teenage son.

Soon the father loses his dream job and finds work here and there and goes on and off to fight wildfires to find his purpose leaving the wife and the soon to be grown up son to take care of themselves. The movie highlights how love changes when loneliness overshadows everything.


8. Marriage Story

Marriage Story

IMDB rating: 7.9

Director: Noah Baumbach

Writer: Noah Baumbach

Cast: Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Laura Dern, Alan Alda, and Ray Liotta

The movie is about a couple. This one is a nerve-wracking emotional ringer and you need a box of tissues by your side! Interracial marriage Story is Noah Baumbach’s stellar take on what makes and breaks a marriage and a perspective of both sides. The movie shows the couple navigating divorce, with brutal hostility, custody battle of their son and how people in love fall out of it.

Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver deliver outstanding performances in this heartbreaking account of divorce and what it puts a family through. The movie is testament to how love changes over the course of time and how people once so much in love fall out of it. This movie is one of the best romantic movies on Netflix. Its filming took place in New York city.


9. Adrift

adrift

IMDB rating: 6.6

Director: Baltasar Kormákur

Writer: Aaron Kandell, Jordan Kandell, David Branson Smith

Cast: Shailene Woodley, Sam Claflin

A island pictures. The sweet film is based on the book and real story Red Sky in Mourning: A True Story of Love, Loss, and Survival at Sea by Tami Oldham Ashcraft, Susea McGearhart. It follows a couple setting out on a cruise to find themselves caught in a Hurricane and adrift in the vast sea.

A story of survival, love, sacrifice, and sheer grit. Shailene Woodley’s character captivates you from the get-go, and you find yourself rooting for us to make it through the horrendous events at sea. The film ending was very sad and it is one of the best sad romantic movies on Netflix.


10. Lovebirds

Lovebirds

IMDB rating: 6.1

Director: Michael Showalter

Writer: Aaron Abrams and Brendan Gall (Screenplay) ,Abrams, Gall, and Martin Gero (Story)

Cast: Kumail Nanjiani, Issa Rae, Paul Sparks, Anna Camp, Kyle Bornheimer

The first charmingromantic comedy on the list! The couple when trying to break up with each other get caught in a bizarre murder mystery. In the quest to clear their name they also question their relationship and wonder how to survive the night.

Of course, as comedies go, the characters find themselves in over the top situations. The dialogues are outright hilarious and the acting is on point. The Lovebirds is the perfect combination of action, romance, adventure and mystery.


11. Holidate

Holidate

IMDB rating: 6.1

Director: John Whitesell

Writer: Tiffany Paulsen

Cast:  Emma Roberts, Luke Bracey, Jake Manley, Jessica Capshaw, Andrew Bachelor, Frances Fisher, Manish Dayal and Kristin Chenoweth.

A from com movie. Two strangers fed up with finding themselves at single tables always agree to be each other’s plus one for regular holiday dates. Soon they develop real feelings for each other, and drama ensues because none of them wants to admit so.

The movie is your perfect feel-good charming romantic comedy with hilarious situations, a predictable storyline, and good chemistry. You will believe that love is sometimes right under your nose.


12. Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society

Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society

IMDB rating: 7.4

Director: Mike Newell

Writer: Kevin Hood, Don Roos, Tom Bezucha

Cast: Lily James, Michiel Huisman, Glen Powell, Jessica Brown Findlay, Katherine Parkinson, Matthew Goode, Tom Courtenay, Penelope Wilton

The movie is based on the historical novel of the same name by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows, which was published in 2008. The plot is set in the time of January 1946, post-war London. The female lead is a writer and longs for an adventure. Soon she meets a set of unusual characters that have formed a book club of sorts.

The movie is not only a traditional love story but also about the small island community who, despite their many differences, come together after the war to find comfort and company in each other.


13. Tall Girl

tall girl

IMDB rating: 5.2

Director: Nzingha Stewart

Writer: Sam Wolfson

Cast: Ava Michelle, Griffin Gluck, Sabrina Carpenter, Paris Berelc, Luke Eisner, Clara Wilsey, Anjelika Washington, Rico Paris, Angela Kinsey, Steve Zahn

In this high school rom com, you’d find a tall girl who is six-one and is insecure about her height and the issues it brings thanks to constantly comparing herself to her beauty pageant competing perfect older sister. She falls for a foreign exchange student and soon becomes tangled in a love triangle. It is your typical teen drama that the characters are trying to fit in with the crowd usually.


14. The Half of It

half of it

 

IMDB rating: 6.9

Director: Alice Wu

Writer: Alice Wu

Cast: Leah Lewis, Daniel Diemer, Alexxis Lemire

The movie is fresh vague storytelling of Cyrano de Bergerac -a young women Ellie Chu writes secret love letters to her former crush Aster Flores but on behalf of Paul Munsky. A perfect recipe for disaster, if anything. The overlapping love stories touches upon young love, female friendship, and issues in American society we usually don’t see.

It also discusses how immigrants are treated and highlights the problem of bullying. The movie has a heartwarming end that drives the point home that a heart wants what a heart wants. This movie is one of the best romantic movies on Netflix.


15. Lost Husband

Lost Husband

IMDB rating: 6.1

Director:  Vicky Wight

Writer: Vicky Wight

Cast:  Leslie Bibb, Josh Duhamel

The film is based on a book by Katherine Center of the same name. The female lead, a widow, moves to her Aunt’s farm in Texas after the sudden death of her husband and falls for the country life. Throw in a perfect hot brooding stranger, beautiful rustic camera panning views of the countryside, and you have an average Hallmark-y love story to watch. The film will also make you believe in how to fall in love again.


16. 365 Days

365 Days

IMDB rating: 3.3

Director: Barbara Białowąs, Tomasz Mandes

Writer: Tomasz Klimala, Barbara Białowąs, Tomasz Mandes, Blanka Lipińska

Cast: Anna-Maria Sieklucka, Michele Morrone, Bronisław Wrocławski, Otar Saralidze, Magdalena Lamparska, Natasza Urbańska

This one makes this list for an unusual love story at best. A Polish/Italian romantic- crime thriller that has a sleazy yet entertaining plot. The male lead, young man Massimo, is a member of the Sicilian Mafia family, and Laura, the female lead, is a sales director.

Massimo kidnaps Laura and gives her the ultimatum to fall in love with him in a year – 365 Days. The movie is very unsettling, fetish-oriented, and dares to walk the line of Stockholm Syndrome being romanticized.


17. The Florida Project

the florida project

IMDB rating: 7.6

Director: Sean Baker

Writer: Sean Baker, Chris Bergoch

Cast: Willem Dafoe, Brooklynn Prince, Bria Vinaite, Valeria Cotto, Christopher Rivera, Caleb Landry Jones

Sean Beaker’s indie take on a story of a 6-year old Moone and her two best childhood friends go on their daily adventures in a largely downtrodden part of Florida, amidst the shadow of the Disney World. Moonee’s Mom is a struggling Motel Manager and tries her best to protect the kids from the bleak reality of life.

The Florida Project is a slice of life drama that is simple but a very humbling watch. After all, wealthy family is love. You should watch this film with your kids and it is one of the best kids Movies on Netflix


18. Collateral Beauty

collateral beauty

IMDB rating: 6.8

Director: David Frankel

Writer: Allan Loeb

Cast:  Will Smith, Edward Norton, Keira Knightley, Michael Peña, Naomie Harris, Jacob Latimore, Kate Winslet, Helen Mirren.

The movie follows a story of a big-shot advertising executive who retreats in his shell following an accident in his life. He writes love letters to Love, Time, and Death in his coping ways and sets out to seek self-discovery questions. The movie highlights how we should enjoy every moment of our lives, and everyone we meet is a chapter in our lives for one reason or the other.


19. To All the Boys – Always and Forever

To All the Boys Always and Forever

IMDB rating: 7.1

Director: Michael Fimognari

Writer: Katie Lovejoy

Cast: Lana Condor, Noah Centineo, Janel Parrish, Anna Cathcart, Ross Butler, Madeleine Arthur, Emilija Baranac, John Corbett

The third and the final chapter in the ‘All the Boys have Loved Before’ teen romantic comedy series Eurovision song contest – Lara Jean and Peter are all grown up now. The senior year of high school brings its own challenges and forces their relationship to change in new ways.

Lara Jean returns from a family trip to Korea and considers her college plans that depend on being close or far from Peter. The leads of all the boys are charming as usual, and the concluding chapter is well-handled. So far one of the best romantic films ever!


20. Always be My Maybe

Always be My Maybe

IMDB rating: 6.8

Director: Nahnatchka Khan

Writer: Ali Wong, Randall Park, Michael Golamco

Cast: Ali Wong, Randall Park, James Saito, Michelle Buteau, Vivian Bang, Daniel Dae Kim, Keanu Reeves

A romantic comedy tender story but not your typical white-washy one. The movie follows two childhood sweethearts who haven’t spoken to each other for 15 years after a falling out. They reconnect as adults when they run into each other.

A perfect watch about rekindling old flames: the movie has evident influence from ‘When Harry Met Sally’ and held its own by showing unique perspectives and aspects of Asian-American pop culture. This Ali Wong movie is one of the best romantic movies on Netflix.


21. The Kissing Booth 2

The Kissing Booth 2

IMDB rating: 5.8

Director: Vince Marcello

Writer: Vince Marcello and Jay Arnold

Cast: Joey King, Joel Courtney, Jacob Elordi

The second chapter in the Kissing Booth series is charming and has the second lead syndrome (People rooting for the second male lead) of the best romance movies Netflix. The movie follows Noah and Elle, who have to be apart after a romantic summer together because Noah is off to Harvard as she’s passionate, but Elle has to go back to complete her senior year, and lo and behold, there is a hot new guy in the mix.

The movie captures the difficulty of maintaining a long-distance relationship, transforming friendships and trust issues well. The movie is a rom com. Not all love stories succeed, but this one is truly emotionally romantic.


22. Roma

Roma

IMDB rating: 7.7

Director: Alfonso Cuarón

Writer: Alfonso Cuarón

Cast: Yalitza Aparicio, Marina de Tavira

A take by Alfonso Cuarón on his personal story, both shot and directed beautifully. Leaving your heart warm and wanting more from the film. The story follows Cleo, a domestic worker who helps a couple, Antonio and Sophia, take care of their four children in 1970s Mexico City. Drama ensues when Antonia runs away with his mistress.

Sophia invites Cleo to join her on a family trip. The movie is a spectacularly made and beautiful masterpiece tribute to Alfonso Cuarón’s nanny —an absolute treat to watch.


23. Before I Fall

before i fall

IMDB rating: 6.5

Director: Ry Russo-Young

Writer: Maria Maggenti, Gina Prince-Bythewood

Cast: Zoey Deutch, Halston Sage, Logan Miller, Kian Lawley, Elena Kampouris, Diego Boneta and Jennifer Beals.

Based on a 2010’s novel by Lauren Olive of the same name, it follows the love story of young one woman Samantha Kingston (Zoey Deutch), who has everything – popularity, perfect long term boyfriend, perfect future. Things change in an instant when she dies in a crash to only find herself stuck in the repeat of that terrible day over and over again.

Samantha must untangle secrets, mysteries, and lies to solve this. Romance is not central to the story, but the story is an ode to relationships, friendship, and complex emotions people go through in real life and loss—a mature drama with on-point acting. The movie is gorgeously shot and a must watch movie and is one of the best romantic movies on Netflix Canada.


24. Murder Mystery

Murder Mystery

IMDB rating: 6

Director: Kyle Newacheck

Writer: Jeff Baena, Alison Brie

Cast: Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston, Luke Evans, Gemma Arterton, Adeel Akhtar, Terence Stamp

A bizarre murder mystery/romantic comedy. It is one of the best romantic comedy movies on Netflix.

It has all star cast. An NYC Cop (Adam Sandler) finally takes his wife (Jennifer Anniston) on a Euro trip. A chance meeting on the flight with a billionaire gets them invited to an exclusive cruise party at his yacht. The billionaire is found dead and thus begins the ‘whodunit’ mystery that the cop cannot ignore. Star-studded, funny, and murder mystery makes for a perfect weekend watch.

Like romantic comedies? This is for you! The film can be enjoyed with all your family members and it is one of the Best Movies on Netflix for the Whole Family


25. Set it Up

Set it Up

IMDB rating: 6.5

Director: Claire Scanlon

Writer: Katie Silberman

Cast:  Zoey Deutch, Glen Powell, Taye Diggs, Lucy Liu

A quirky romantic comedy, it follows two overworked and underpaid assistants that hatch a plan to pair up their bosses to get them off their backs. In doing so, the assistants develop feelings for each other. No over-the-top drama or forced dialogues. The movie is charming and straightforward and makes an excellent easy watch. This movie is one of the best picture winner.


26. The Meddler

The Meddler

IMDB rating: 6.3

Director: Lorene Scafaria

Writer: Lorene Scafaria

Cast: Susan Sarandon, Rose Byrne, J. K. Simmons, Cecily Strong, Jerrod Carmichael, Jason Ritter, Billy Magnussen, Lucy Punch, Sarah Baker, Amy Landecker, Casey Wilson, Harry Hamlin, Laura San Giacomo, Michael McKean

The movie is centered on a mom and daughter duo who find their relationship change as they both grow to acknowledge each other’s presence in their lives. A widow, Marnie finds herself lonely; when her daughter moves to Los Angeles, she follows suit. Soon she’s gotta start interfering in Lori’s (daughter) life which tests their relationship.

Marnie soon meets other people and makes a new designated ugly fat friend transforming this chapter of her love life. The movie is about how we cling to people we love and sometimes stifle the relationship in the process.


27.   The Theory of Everything

The Theory of Everything

IMDB rating: 7.7

Director: James Marsh

Writer: Anthony McCarten

Cast: Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Charlie Cox, Emily Watson, Simon McBurney, David Thewlis, Maxine Peake

Based on Stephan Hawking’s fallen star and adapted from the 2007 memoir Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen by Jane Hawking, the film highlights the relationship between the two and the struggles of his diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and his success in the field of physics. The movie brings to screen the struggle of holding your partner through mental illness and how taxing it can be on a person.


28. The Prom

the prom

IMDB rating: 5.9

Director: Ryan Murphy

Writer: Bob Martin, Chad Beguelin

Cast: Meryl Streep, James Corden, Nicole Kidman, Keegan-Michael Key, Andrew Rannells, Jo Ellen Pellman, Ariana DeBose, Tracey Ullman, Kevin Chamberlin, Mary Kay Place

The Prom is Ryan Murphy’s Netflix adaptation of the Tony-nominated Broadway music journalist. The story is centered in a small town Indiana as they pour in their support for a girl who wants to take her girlfriend to the Prom. As musical-oriented things go, it’s all shiny, colorful, larger than life feels with groovy musical numbers you’d want to dance to.

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29. Mystic Pizza

Mystic Pizza

IMDB rating: 6.3

Director: Donald Petrie

Writer: Amy Jones, Perry Howze, Randy Howze, Alfred Uhry

Cast: Annabeth Gish, Julia Roberts, Lili Taylor, Vincent D’Onofrio, William R. Moses, Adam Storke, Conchata Ferrell

Mystic Pizza is your timeless, classy, and wholesome watch and always makes the post for great romantic movies on Netflix. It follows a story of three waitresses who are working at the local pizza joint during their summer break in a quaint little city called Mystic. All three hope to leave the town soon and plan their hopes and dreams. You can surely watch this movie if you are looking for some best romance movies on Netflix.


30. Time Traveller’s Wife

Time Traveller’s Wife

IMDB rating: 7.1

Director: Robert Schwentke

Writer: Bruce Joel Rubin

Cast: Rachel McAdams, Eric Bana, Arliss Howard, Ron Livingston

A 2009 class American romantic science-fiction drama, young man Time Traveller’s Wife is evergreen on ‘romantic dramas to watch list.’ It’s just one of those stories that keep on giving. The movie follows Henry DeTamble, who meets Clare Abshire in the Chicago library, and they both know he is a time traveler.

He falls for her and she for him, and both struggle with extended absences and learning about the future. The movie has some beautiful dialogues, and the longing of the characters for each other is palpable on the screen — an absolute must-watch.


Closing Thoughts

Romantic movies are a worldwide favorite, when people aren’t watching comedy movies or thrillers, they’re looking for feel-good romantic movies. The list we’ve curated was carefully researched on.

Did any of these make you cry? Which one has to be your favorite? Which romantic movies on Netflix should have made the list? Drop your comments below.

Chris Mack

Chris Mack

Meet Chris Mack, your go-to expert for the best of BBC iPlayer with a twist—he's also a cybersecurity enthusiast. Whether you're into British entertainment classics or searching for hidden gems, Chris has you covered, always with an eye for secure streaming practices. Beyond the screen, Chris blends his love for reading and exploring the outdoors with a passion for staying ahead in the world of cybersecurity, ensuring a safe viewing experience. If you're looking for top British TV picks or tips on keeping your digital viewing secure, Chris is your guide. Dive into the drama of British TV with Chris!


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