Dave Tompkins :: DVD Library :: IMDb Charts :: Top by Genre :: Romance


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1.  Forrest Gump (1994)

Forrest Gump, while not intelligent, has accidentally been present at many historic moments, but his true love, Jenny, eludes him.

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2.The Girl with the Red Scarf (1978)
3.  City Lights (1931)

The Tramp struggles to help a blind flower girl he has fallen in love with.

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4.  Casablanca (1942)

Set in unoccupied Africa during the early days of World War II: An American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications.

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5.  Life is Beautiful (1997)

A Jewish man has a wonderful romance with the help of his humour, but must use that same quality to protect his son in a Nazi death camp.

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6.The King of the Street Cleaners (1977)
7.  The Best of Youth (2003)

An Italian epic that follows the lives of two brothers, from the 1960s to the 2000s.

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8.  Amelie (2001)

Amelie, an innocent and naive girl in Paris, with her own sense of justice, decides to help those around her and along the way, discovers love.

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9.  3 Idiots (2009)

Two friends embark on a quest for a lost buddy. On this journey, they encounter a long forgotten bet, a wedding they must crash, and a funeral that goes impossibly out of control.

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10.  WALL-E (2008)

In the distant future, a small waste collecting robot inadvertently embarks on a space journey that will ultimately decide the fate of mankind.

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11.  Vertigo (1958)

A San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her.

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12.  Sunrise (1927)

A married farmer falls under the spell of a slatternly woman from the city, who tries to convince him to drown his wife.

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13.  Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

A couple undergo a procedure to erase each other from their memories when their relationship turns sour, but it is only through the process of loss that they discover what they had to begin with.

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14.  Singin' in the Rain (1952)

A silent film production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound.

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15.Her (2013)
16.  The Apartment (1960)

A man tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, but complications and a romance of his own ensue.

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17.  Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)

The people of a small village in Victorian India stake their future on a game of cricket against their ruthless British rulers...

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18.Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar (1992)
19.Montevideo: Taste of a Dream (2010)
20.  The General (1926)

When Union spies steal an engineer's beloved locomotive, he pursues it single handedly and straight through enemy lines.

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21.Barfi! (2012)
22.  The Red Shoes (1948)

A young ballet dancer is torn between the man she loves and her pursuit to become a prima ballerina.

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23.  The Gold Rush (1925)

The Tramp goes the Klondike in search of gold and finds it and more.

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24.  It Happened One Night (1934)

A spoiled heiress, running away from her family, is helped by a man who's actually a reporter looking for a story. But then he falls for her...

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25.  Safety Last! (1923)

When a store clerk organizes a contest to climb the outside of a tall building, circumstances force him to make the perilous climb himself.

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26.The Cameraman (1928)
27.A Moment to Remember (2004)
28.A Short Film About Love (1988)
29.  The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

Three WWII veterans return home to small-town America to discover that they and their families have been irreparably changed.

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30.  Children of Paradise (1945)

This tragic tale centers around the ill-fated love between Baptiste, a theater mime, and Claire Reine...

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31.Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)
32.  Gone with the Wind (1939)

American classic in which a manipulative woman and a roguish man carry on a turbulent love affair in the American south during the Civil War and Reconstruction.

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33.  My Sassy Girl (2001)

Based on a series of true stories posted by Ho-sik Kim on the Internet describing his relationship with his girlfriend...

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34.  The Heiress (1949)

A young naive woman falls for a handsome young man who her emotionally abusive father suspects is a fortune hunter.

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35.Yol (1982)
36.  Dodsworth (1936)

A bittersweet tale of the increasing estrangement of a retired automobile tycoon and his wife. Increasingly obsessed with maintaining an appearance of youth...

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37.  Sullivan's Travels (1941)

A director of escapist films goes on the road as a hobo to learn about Life...which gives him a rude awakening.

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38.Omkara (2006)
39.  Trouble in Paradise (1932)

A gentleman thief and a lady pickpocket join forces to con a beautiful perfume company owner. Romantic entanglements and jealousies confuse the scheme.

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40.Nisshartho Bhalobasha: What is Love! (2013)
41.  The Princess Bride (1987)

A classic fairy tale, with swordplay, giants, an evil prince, a beautiful princess, and yes, some kissing (as read by a kindly grandfather).

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42.Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006)
43.Black Cat, White Cat (1998)
44.  Annie Hall (1977)

Neurotic New York comedian Alvy Singer falls in love with the ditsy Annie Hall.

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45.The Little Foxes (1941)
46.  Notorious (1946)

A woman is asked to spy on a group of Nazi friends in South America. How far will she have to go to ingratiate herself with them?

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47.The Third Half (2012)
48.  Laura (1944)

A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he's investigating.

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49.Dev D (2009)
50.Castaway on the Moon (2009)

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