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Best Romance Movies of the 1950s
#1 Vertigo (1958) · ★ 8.1 · 6,517 votes · 2h 8m · thriller, romance, mysteryA retired San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her.…
#2 Some Like It Hot (1959) · ★ 8.1 · 4,005 votes · 2h 3m · comedy, romance, crimeIn Prohibition-era Chicago, musicians Joe and Jerry witness a mob hit, and flee the state in an all-female band disguised as Josephine and Daphne, but further complications set in.…
#3 Singin' in the Rain (1952) · ★ 8.1 · 3,604 votes · 1h 43m · comedy, romanceIn 1927 Hollywood, a silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his paranoid screen partner struggle to make the difficult transition to talking pictures.…
#4 Roman Holiday (1953) · ★ 7.9 · 2,338 votes · 1h 59m · comedy, romance, dramaOverwhelmed by her suffocating schedule, touring European princess Ann takes off for a night while in Rome. When a sedative she took from her doctor kicks in, however, she falls as…
#5 On the Waterfront (1954) · ★ 7.9 · 1,840 votes · 1h 48m · romance, drama, crimeA prizefighter-turned-longshoreman with a conscience goes up against labor leaders to expose corruption, extortion, and murder among the union ranks.…
#6 Limelight (1952) · ★ 7.9 · 619 votes · 2h 17m · comedy, romance, dramaA fading music hall comedian tries to help a despondent ballet dancer learn to walk and to again feel confident about life.…
#7 Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959) · ★ 7.7 · 960 votes · 1h 32m · romance, drama, historyThe deep conversation between a Japanese architect and a French actress forms the basis of this celebrated French film, considered one of the vanguard productions of the French New…
#8 Giant (1956) · ★ 7.6 · 781 votes · 3h 21m · romance, drama, westernWealthy rancher Bick Benedict and dirt-poor cowboy Jett Rink both woo Leslie Lynnton, a beautiful young woman from Maryland who is new to Texas. She marries Benedict, but she is sh…
#9 In a Lonely Place (1950) · ★ 7.6 · 685 votes · 1h 33m · thriller, romance, dramaA violent screenwriter and a female neighbor fall in love after she clears him of murder, but she begins to have second thoughts.…
#10 Sabrina (1954) · ★ 7.5 · 1,400 votes · 1h 54m · comedy, romance, dramaAfter two years in Paris, chauffeur's daughter Sabrina returns home elegantly transformed and immediately catches the attention of David, the playboy son of her father's rich emplo…
#11 An Affair to Remember (1957) · ★ 7.4 · 528 votes · 1h 51m · romance, dramaA couple falls in love and agrees to meet in six months at the Empire State Building - but will it happen?…
#12 To Catch a Thief (1955) · ★ 7.3 · 1,724 votes · 1h 46m · thriller, romance, mysteryWhen a string of jewel robberies hits the French Riviera, suspicion falls on retired thief John “The Cat” Robie. To clear his name, he sets out to trap the copycat himself—entangli…
#13 Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) · ★ 7.3 · 1,107 votes · 1h 31m · comedy, romanceLorelei Lee is a beautiful showgirl engaged to be married to the wealthy Gus Esmond, much to the disapproval of Gus' rich father, Esmond Sr., who thinks that Lorelei is just after…
#14 Forbidden Planet (1956) · ★ 7.3 · 1,102 votes · 1h 38m · fantasy, adventure, romanceStarship C57D travels to planet Altair 4 in search of the crew of spaceship "Bellerophon," a scientific expedition that has been missing for twenty years. They find themselves unwe…
#15 The African Queen (1952) · ★ 7.3 · 1,097 votes · 1h 45m · adventure, romance, dramaAt the start of the First World War, in the middle of Africa’s nowhere, a gin soaked riverboat captain is persuaded by a strong-willed missionary to go down river and face-off a Ge…
#16 From Here to Eternity (1953) · ★ 7.3 · 736 votes · 1h 58m · romance, drama, warIn 1941 Hawaii, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his captain's wife and second in command are falling in love.…
#17 The Quiet Man (1952) · ★ 7.3 · 628 votes · 2h 9m · comedy, romance, dramaAn American man returns to the village of his birth in Ireland, where he finds love and conflict.…
#18 Sissi (1955) · ★ 7.3 · 536 votes · 1h 42m · comedy, romance, dramaThe young Bavarian princess Elisabeth, who all call Sissi, goes with her mother and older sister Néné to Austria where Néné will be wed to an emperor named Franz Joseph, Yet unexpe…
#19 White Christmas (1954) · ★ 7.2 · 596 votes · 2h 0m · comedy, romance, musicTwo talented song-and-dance men team up after the war to become one of the hottest acts in show business. In time they befriend and become romantically involved with the beautiful…
#20 Cinderella (1950) · ★ 7.1 · 7,276 votes · 1h 14m · fantasy, romance, animationCinderella has faith her dreams of a better life will come true. With help from her loyal mice friends and a wave of her Fairy Godmother's wand, Cinderella's rags are magically tur…
#21 Lady and the Tramp (1955) · ★ 7.1 · 5,738 votes · 1h 16m · comedy, adventure, romanceLady, a golden cocker spaniel, meets up with a mongrel dog who calls himself the Tramp. He is obviously from the wrong side of town, but happenings at Lady's home make her decide t…
#22 The Seven Year Itch (1955) · ★ 7.0 · 1,023 votes · 1h 45m · comedy, romanceWhen his family goes away for summer vacation, a hitherto faithful publishing executive with an overactive imagination is tempted by an attractive new neighbor.…
#23 Funny Face (1957) · ★ 7.0 · 748 votes · 1h 43m · comedy, romance, musicA shy Greenwich Village book clerk is discovered by a fashion photographer and whisked off to Paris where she becomes a reluctant model.…
#24 An American in Paris (1951) · ★ 7.0 · 668 votes · 1h 53m · comedy, romance, musicJerry Mulligan is an exuberant American expatriate in Paris trying to make a reputation as a painter. His friend Adam is a struggling concert pianist who's a long time associate of…
#25 Sleeping Beauty (1959) · ★ 6.9 · 5,588 votes · 1h 15m · fantasy, romance, animationCursed to die by the evil fairy Maleficent when she was a baby, Princess Aurora is sent into hiding under protection from three good fairies. As she grows up far away, Maleficent b…
#26 How to Marry a Millionaire (1953) · ★ 6.8 · 577 votes · 1h 36m · comedy, romanceThree women set out to find eligible millionaires to marry, but find true love in the process.…
#27 Around the World in 80 Days (1956) · ★ 6.7 · 604 votes · 3h 2m · comedy, fantasy, adventureBased on the famous book by Jules Verne the movie follows Phileas Fogg on his journey around the world. Which has to be completed within 80 days, a very short period for those days…