Top 30 Best Romance Movies of the Century So Far

I just heard you play and I want to welcome to Miz Mojo and today we're looking at the movies that have defined the romance genre in the 21st century thus far watch out for spoilers ahead baby you are going to miss that plane I know number 30 Love Actually for many romcom fans it just isn't Christmas without rewatching this film now regarded as the genre staple love actually follows an ensemble cast with intertwining stories a roster of incredible Talent allows the film to hit its high points like few other romcoms can memorable moments like professing love with Q cards and adorably awkward proposals brim with food sentiments so and while the film is generally light with its material certain relationship dramas still carry an emotional impact its influence was felt for years to come as evidenced by similar Ensemble efforts like Valentine's Day and New Year's Eve among many others but even over two decades after its release the feeling you get watching Love Actually remains entirely unique [Music] don't you number 29 5T apart the teen drama landscape seemed pretty played out by the late 2010s however 5 ft apart proved that strong chemistry goes a long way Stella and will have cystic fibrosis a disease that prevents them from getting close as fate would have it they fall for each other anyway the two embark on a romance while remaining 5T apart tomorrow is your birthday you could have told me that I don't have a present for you how about you just promise to stick around for the next one although there are plenty of Sweet Moments the film builds towards a heavy ending after all the reality of their situation just cannot be ignored but at its heart 5T apart is about the power of love as being around will give Stella the strength to live to the fullest it's a guaranteed tearjerker but it's more than worth the watch touch him touch her Life's too short to waste a second number 28 In the Mood for Love sometimes the greatest romances happen in less than perfect situations and it doesn't get more complex than two people who spouses are having an affair Sue and xia bond through their broken hearts leaning on each other for support the longer they're together the more their desire for a relationship grows torn between salvaging their marriages or pursuing a complicated love Sue and Shia find their lives at a Crossroads the film is noted for its eye-catching cinematography and soundtrack helping viewers understand the sense of longing the characters experience In the Mood for Love Goes for a more contemplative form of Storytelling it leaves us wondering what might have been had Sue and Shia met under different circumstances to Soul stirring effect number 27 PS I love you not all marriages end at till death do us part in PS I Love You Hillary Swank's character sees her love kept Alive by her late husband while deep in mourning she receives messages from him that encourage her to accept his passing the protagonist regains her lost spirit with each new message as she's sent on an adventure across the world you didn't look real to me at first I never saw so many colors on one girl before but you looked like you belonged out there all right you and all your colors the film handles the topic of grief with care showing that everyone moves on at their own pace yes there are some cliche tropes but the charming cast and gorgeous backdrop make it easy to overlook PSI I love you may not be revolutionary but it delivers the kind of warmth and tenderness that makes fans return every time my business is to create doesn't even matter what you do you told me that [Music] remember PS number 26 about time who doesn't like a movie that makes you happy and makes you think while time travel is generally associated with pure science fiction about time sets it up in a heartwarming Fashion After learning about his ability protagonist Tim uses it to find the love of his life were you so bored in the play you decided to ask me to marry you afterwards huh something like that while fixing his past mistakes he learns to Value his present we watch the characters go through normal phases of life and in the process big truths are explored through Tim's relationships with his love Mary and his father watching him realize that the right place to be is where he is now is gripping about time solidifies that life is beautiful because it's fleeting the best way to appreciate it is by being in the moment I just try to live every day as if I've deliberately come back to this one day to enjoy it as if it was the full final day of my extraordinary ordinary life number 25 Carol in the 50s photographer TZ encounters upper class lady Carol this interaction lays the seeds for a forbidden romance as their connection clashes with the times they live in I many if you'd like to come visit me sometime you're welcome to at least there's some pretty country around where I live would you like to come visit me this Sunday but even with the world against them terz and Carol cannot deny their bond the attempt to make their relationship work is the pr AR hook of the story but the lead actress's performances are Carol's biggest winning quality Kate Blanchet and Rooney Mara portray the characters with all their flaws and complexity it's nice of you to see me don't say that do you hate me TZ oh how could I hate you and although the heroins make a lot of mistakes and break many hearts their Dynamic displays exactly why love is such a human experience number 24 Silver Linings Playbook on paper romance between people dealing with intense personal problems sounds like a recipe for disaster however when mixed with genuine care and devotion we have the makings of a wholesome Love Story protagonist Pat and grieving Widow Tiffany have both had ups and downs with mental illness after meeting they partner up for a dance competition I'm not do it no that's stupid no walk no letter walk to me like I'm Nikki come on Pat's goal is to get his ex-wife to take him back of course as they connect over their pasts Pat and Tiffany develop their own connection Silver Linings Playbook balances its romantic beats with a touching Nuance depiction of mental health ultimately we just want Pat and Tiffany to get the happy ending they deserve I love you I knew it the minute I met you I'm sorry it took so long for me to catch up to the film's credit it's uplifting finale provides the perfect payoff number 23 me before you finding love can happen in the most unusual ways a caregiver falling for her employer is certainly unexpected although Lou's initial interaction with Will is anything but romantic they're ultimately drawn to each other Jara enthusiasts will love the many cute moments between [Music] them but while the film dedicates time to their romance it culminates in a difficult finale even though Lou is devoted to being with him will does not want to go on though me before you isn't perfect especially with regards to its representation of disabilities it leaves us on a hopeful note in the romance Department despite everything Lou and will experience what true love is supposed to feel like in the time they do have together will you stay for as long as you want me to number 22 her we all crave company at some point in our lives her takes an introspective look at loneliness reeling from a difficult separation Theodore seeks comfort from an AI named Samantha what starts as an unconventional friendship turns into something much deeper you feel real to me [Music] Samantha thank you Theodore that means a lot to me naturally the fact that she isn't here human complicates matters impacting the protagonist's already fragile self-worth through it all the film expertly grapples with the Dynamics of a bond that exists solely on an emotional level while we can sympathize with Theodore it's also clear that his relationship with Samantha isn't entirely healthy you're mine or you're not mine no Theodore I'm yours and I'm not yours in the end her shows that there are no shortcuts to love but for a certain amount of time we hope just like Theodore that this just might be possible number 21 Love Rosie sometimes you know how the film ends the moment it begins sure love Rosie plays into the tried and tested romcom template but it leaves fans with that warm snuggly feeling they want Alex and Rosie have been friends since they were kids miscommunication ends chances of a romance in their youths and they secretly Pine for each other for years afterward I think not not telling you was a way to keep the dream alive you know so there was at least someone out there who still saw me as Rosie their friendship is tested amid the twists and turns in their lives but whether it's relationship issues Parenthood distance or other circumstances taking Center Stage the pair remains each other's support Love Rosie heavily relies on its leads chemistry and Sam Claflin and Lily Collins deliver SE view or God in view I recommend the C see it is Sparks between them fly throughout the film with the big romantic finale leaving viewers swooning all the way number 20 Definitely Maybe we are a sucker for a love story with a fun framing device and Definitely Maybe certainly fits the bill I'm going to tell you the story and I'm not telling you who your mom is fine you're just going to have to figure it out for yourself good and I'm changing all the names and some of the facts I just decided that right now and then we'll see how smart you are I like it it's like a love story mystery will Ryan Reynolds is the father to precocious Maya played by Abigail Brin obviously and is going through a divorce from her mother thanks for telling me the story you're welcome I forgot to tell you the happy ending what is it you he starts to share stories with her about his romantic past interweaving Tales of all the women who've been important in his life my tries to figure out which one is her mother and the audience tries to figure out who will truly belongs with in this heartwarming film will [Music] you um there Definitely Maybe number 19 The Proposal I told her you were otherwise engaged she insisted so sorry so oh you want more Ryan Reynolds well we can deliver the year after Definitely Maybe Reynolds starred in The Proposal alongside Sandra bulock he plays Andrew Paxton a guy trying to make it in the publishing industry who works for an extremely demanding boss and I do think you order the same coffee as I do just in case you spill which is in fact pathetic we impressive be impressive you didn't spill it in the first place and remember you're just a prop in here don't say a word so demanding in fact that when she finds out she's about to be deported she crafts will lie about being engaged to Andrew to be able to stay in the country what follows is a hilarious slapstick style comedy that takes an emotional turn just when you think all hope is lost turns out it's not easy to ruin someone's life once you find out how wonderful they are number 18 the holiday there are plenty of great Christmas romance stories but this 2006 film has to be one of our favorites starring Kate Winslet as Iris and Cameron Diaz's Amanda the holiday is about two women who switch houses when they're both at low points in their lives are there any men in your town [Music] honestly we get to see Diaz settle into a cozy English cottage and Winslet sprawl out in an La Mansion and of course both of them find love along the way Iris if you were a melody [Music] I used only the good notes alongside the romance stories there's also an inspiring subplot about iris's friendship with an elderly screenwriter played by the late great Eli wallik in the movies we have leading ladies and we have the best friend you I I can tell are a leading lady but for some reason you're behaving like the best friend you're so right number 17 Serendipity it's just such a nice sound for what it means a fortunate accident except I don't really believe in accidents I think Fate's behind everything no you do another holiday love story is told in Serendipity a movie that asks questions about whether fate can really bring two people together Jonathan and Sarah have a chance encounter and end up spending an evening together but decide to let chance decide if they'll ever see each other again but if that $5 bill makes it way back into my hands I'll be able to call you and when you hear my voice on the other end then you'll believe in fate won't you as years pass they each become equally enamored with the idea of finding one another but it's a task they've made difficult for themselves this movie will have you yelling at your TV screen during their near misses and desperately crossing your fingers hoping that Destiny is [Music] real what's wrong don't you like it it's perfect number 16 A Star is Born can I tell you a secret I think you might be a songwriter here's a pick that crushed audiences when they saw it despite the fact that they probably knew what was coming given how many times this film has been remade but Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga had a magnetic connection that made this version of the well-worn tale come alive for modern viewers and convinced many that they must be together in real life as well hey what I just want to take another look at you the main track from the film shallow was everywhere at the end of 2018 and no one was surprised when it took home the Oscar for best original song in [Music] number 15 the fword also known as what if known as both the F-word and what if depending on where it was released this quirky modern romance starring Daniel Radcliffe and zoy Kazan took a standard romantic comedy formula and updated it for 2013 how's it going for you I have a dead end job I live in my sister's attic and I basically never go out I correcting pronunciation is my old thing actually my new thing is oversharing Radcliffe may have had a difficult time breaking out from his role in the Harry Potter franchise but this established him as a believable romantic lead friends yeah why not friends is this always how you make friends like it's a business deal yeah actually it's just my style okay it's quite nothing but it's good if you're looking for a realistic portrayal of dating in the 21st century this is a movie that doesn't sugarcoat or create a fantasy about what love most often looks like today you know if you're lucky it happens once in a lifetime and if you're unlucky then you have to come to weddings and hear people people like me talking about it and assume that we are all hopeless romantic number 14 Brooklyn many films that focus on romance don't receive critical Acclaim but 2015's Brooklyn was a major exception so would you dance for me I'm not sure you talk me anything doesn't matter secret is to look as though you know it's I wish someone had told me that years ago telling the story of a young Irish girl who tries to Make It in America this movie stars sersa Ronin who has proven to be one of the most prominent actresses of the century so far but Tony has helped me to feel that I have a life here I didn't have before I met him my body was here but my life was back in Ireland with you she's forced to choose between the love she finds in New York and a more stable life back home it was nominated for three Oscars best picture best actress and best adapted screenplay and a slew of other Awards someone who's only yours and you'll realize that this is where your life is number 13 Ami Lee it's not often that an International Film achieves such high popularity in North America but am Lee the French film starring odre toou is a notable exception and how could people not love it this story about a Whimsical woman in M Matra Paris trying to make the live of those around her slightly better in small ways is about as Charming as they come am herself is an unforgettable character who reminded us to take a moment to enjoy life's small [Music] Pleasures don't let the subtitle scare you off this one is totally worth it number 12 call me by your name call me by your name and I'll call you by mine you based on the novel by Andre asaman call me by your name was an award season darling that told the quiet Love Story between a teenage boy and the older and more mature object of his affection sounds nice thought you didn't like it play it again we may be used to gay love stories focusing primarily on things that set them apart but this is a classic tale of First Love and the loss that comes along with it the Lush Italian setting in the 1980s will make you want to jump through your screen and be part of it [Music] yourself number 11 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind that's it yeah I've seen you man books slave there for like 5 years now oh Jesus I would thought I would remember you years you might be the hair if you're skeptical that Jim Carrey could carry a romantic movie you probably haven't seen Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind this is one of the most emotionally tumultuous films on our list entering into darker places than your average Romance movie does the story exists in a world where technology can erase memories which Joel and Clementine take advantage of after going through a heart-wrenching breakup don't ever leave me pretty pretty pretty pretty weak please let me keep this memory just dis it's Unique concept won at the Academy Award for best original screenplay and while it may not have been a huge box office hit it has amassed a cult following over the years it was so intimate like we were already lovers I'm Joel hi Joel number 10 crazy Rich Asians one of the biggest surprises of 2018 had to be this over-the-top romantic comedy so your family is like Rich quite comfortable that is exactly what a super rich person would say in a way crazy Rich Asians helped revive a genre that's been languishing for years bringing back the unapologetically bright and colorful love story for the modern day I think I've just fall in love with you all over again set in Singapore and based on a novel by Kevin Quan it was the first modern Hollywood movie to feature a majority Asian cast as touching as it was hilarious crazy Rich Asians took the classic formula of the romcom and made it feel new again did it was because of me a poor raised VI single mother low class immigrant nobody number nine Brokeback Mountain I wish I knew how to quit you why don't you we wish we knew how to quit them Brokeback Mountain is a beautiful love story as well as a major tear jerker Annis and Jack are hurting sheep in Wyoming together when their acquaintance turns into something much more that changes their lives forever there's nobody business but ours you know I ain't queer me neither however because it's the 1960s they risk violent repercussions if anyone finds out while it may have controversially lost out on best picture at the Oscars in favor of Crash it's become a modern classic in no small part thanks to Stellar performances from Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal course you Jack that I'm like this nothing I'm I'm nowhere number eight A Walk to Remember you have to promise you won't fall in love with me that's not a problem Nicholas Sparks sure knows how to write a movie that'll have you reaching for tissues throughout Jamie and Landon are teens who couldn't be more different considering she's the good girl Minister's daughter and he's been mixed up with the bad kids at school they find themselves spending more and more time together and falling in love despite Landon's promise that they wouldn't of course what sets the story apart is the reveal that Jam's days are limited because she has leukemia you know I I was getting along with everything fine I accepted it and then you happen I do not need a reason to be angry with God seeing Landon help Jamie work through her bucket list still brings tears to our eyes to honor and to cherish her all the days of my life of my life number seven Mulan Rouge baz lurman sure knows how to create something spectacular kiss on the [Music] handam theor co-wrote and directed this musical Extravaganza starring Nicole Kidman as a cabaret dancer and cortisen and Yan McGregor as a penniless writer living in a Fantastical version of Paris in 1900 areest [Music] star Mula Rouge is a dazzling production that features much loved love songs from many different genres as well as jaw-dropping set pieces that will make you unable to look away Love Is Like Oxygen what love is a many Splendid thing love lifts us up where we belong All You Need Is Love please don't start that again it became one of the few modern musicals to get a nod for best picture at the Oscars also pulling in seven other [Music] nominations [Music] me number six Bridget Jones's Diary apparently she lives just around the corner from you mother I do not need a blind date particularly not with some verbally incontinent spinster who smokes like a chimney drinks like a fish and dresses like her mother despite all her flaws we can't help but love Bridget Jones just as she is apart from the smoking and the drinking and the vulgar mother and the verbal diarrhea no I like you very much just as you are whether she's making blue soup or putting her foot in her mouth for the millionth time Rene zeler plays this role perfectly in an imperfect way of course while Bridget may not have a ton of self-confidence she finds herself Torn Between Two Men the Charming but womanizing Daniel Cleaver and the annoyingly perfect Mark Darcy while it may be obvious to the audience who she should choose we have to watch her make many bad decisions before she finally gets there for the people of England like me and you to lose one of our top people uh top person really number five The Notebook you're a terrible singer know but I like this song you knew we couldn't possibly leave this movie off the list the notebook is probably the most ubiquitous romance film of the century so far with a seemingly equal amount of fans and attractors the format is undeniably appealing with an elderly man reading to his sweetheart who has Alzheimer's about how they fell in love love this is a good story I'm glad you like it I think I've heard it before yes while some of Noah's Antics like threatening to throw himself off a Ferris wheel are decidedly less Charming upon current rewatching we still have a soft spot in our hearts for this one wasn't over still isn't over number four 500 Days of Summer this is a story of Boy Meets Girl but you should know up front this is not a love story from the very beginning the narrator makes it clear that 500 Days of Summer is not your typical love story and the audience knows from early on that it doesn't have a happily ever after to look forward to I love the Smith sorry I said I love the Smiths you've you've T music Smith but that doesn't make us any less invested in the romance between Tom and Summer with the achronological narrative only adding to the appeal it's rare to have a story like this told from a male point of view and Joseph Gordon levit is the perfect actor to pull it off does it overutilize the manic pixie dream girl Trope yes do we still love this movie also yes number three Pride and Prejudice does it get any more romantic than Jane Austin why do you ask such a question to make out your character Mr Dar what have you discovered very little he such different accounts of he was puzzl me exceedingly there have been several onscreen adaptations of her most popular work Pride and Prejudice but in our humble opinions none stands up to the 2005 version starring Kieran nightly and Matthew mcfan despite the fact that it's said in the 18th century there's something refreshingly modern about this take on Austin's much-loved Tale about the romance between Elizabeth Bennett and Mr Darcy and I might as well inquire why with so evident a design of insulting me you chose to tell me that you like me against your better judgment no believe if I was UN civil then that is some excuse but I have other reasons you know I have even though everyone knows how the story ends it never seems to get old and is still worth a rewatch today I would have to tell you you have Bewitched me body and soul and I love and love and love you I never wish to be parted from you from this day on number two La La [Music] Land There is perhaps no more appealing modern movie couple than Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling we loved them in 2011's Crazy Stupid Love but there's no competing with their musical turn in 2016's la la land this movie brought some color and brightness to an otherwise dower year when audiences needed it most city of star just one it follows some of the tropes and formatting of an old school Hollywood musical showing an idealized version of Los Angeles but it isn't all Sunny dance numbers and this movie has a surprising amount of heart behind it I'm always going to love you I'm always going to love you too before we continue be sure to subscribe to our Channel and ring the bell to get notified about our latest videos you have the option to be notified occasional videos or all of them if you're on your phone make sure you go into your settings and switch on notifications number one Before Sunset there's really nothing comparable to Richard linklater's before Trilogy which has seen actors Ethan Hawk and Julie delpy returned to the same story approximately every 9 years starting in the mid90s with Before Sunrise fans finally got to see whether Selene and Jesse reunited in Vienna in 2004 did you show up in Vienna that December uh did you no I couldn't but did you I need to know it's important to me why if you didn't well did you the second movie takes place in Paris and shows us a snapshot of what our characters lives have become I never felt it was the right man never but what does it mean the right man the love of your life the concept is absurd the idea that we can only be complete with another person is evil right before sunset ends on an ambiguous note and viewers had to wait a decade to find out what happened between Selena and Jesse when before midnight was released in 2013 and caught us up with the pair I mean we're always think we're evolving but maybe we can't change that much you know how I think I've changed the most oh when I was younger I just wanted time to speed up which Romance movie do you find yourself watching over and over let us know in the comments I want to see if you stay together or if you dissolve into molecules am I doing still here do you agree with our piics check out this other recent clip from M Mojo and be sure to subscribe and ring the bell to be notified about our latest videos [Music]

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Length: 32min 50sec (1970 seconds)

Published: Fri Apr 26 2024