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Best Romance Movies of the 1990s
#1 Forrest Gump (1994) · ★ 8.5 · 30,420 votes · 2h 22m · comedy, romance, dramaA man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But…
#2 Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995) · ★ 8.5 · 4,625 votes · 3h 10m · comedy, romance, dramaRaj is a rich, carefree, happy-go-lucky second generation NRI. Simran is the daughter of Chaudhary Baldev Singh, who in spite of being an NRI is very strict about adherence to Indi…
#3 Before Sunrise (1995) · ★ 8.0 · 4,876 votes · 1h 41m · romance, dramaAn unexpected meeting on a train leads two travelers to spend an evening wandering through Vienna. As the night unfolds, they share stories and conversations about life and love, e…
#4 Chungking Express (1994) · ★ 8.0 · 2,296 votes · 1h 43m · comedy, romance, dramaTwo melancholic Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal server at a late-night restaurant.…
#5 Titanic (1997) · ★ 7.9 · 27,784 votes · 3h 14m · romance, drama101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards the ship with her mother and fiancé. Meanwhile, Jack Dawson and…
#6 Three Colors: Red (1994) · ★ 7.9 · 1,606 votes · 1h 40m · romance, drama, mysteryPart-time model Valentine unexpectedly befriends a retired judge after she runs over his dog. At first, the grumpy man shows no concern about the dog, and Valentine decides to keep…
#7 The Postman (1994) · ★ 7.9 · 1,252 votes · 1h 54m · comedy, romance, dramaSimple Italian postman learns to love poetry while delivering mail to a famous poet; he uses this to woo local beauty Beatrice.…
#8 Carlito's Way (1993) · ★ 7.8 · 3,605 votes · 2h 24m · thriller, romance, dramaFree after years in prison, Carlito Brigante intends to give up his criminal ways, but it's not long before the ex-con is sucked back into the New York City underworld.…
#9 Edward Scissorhands (1990) · ★ 7.7 · 14,073 votes · 1h 45m · fantasy, romance, dramaA small suburban town receives a visit from a castaway unfinished science experiment named Edward.…
#10 Aladdin (1992) · ★ 7.7 · 12,267 votes · 1h 31m · fantasy, adventure, romanceIn the boorish city of Agrabah, kind-hearted street urchin Aladdin and Princess Jasmine fall in love, although she can only marry a prince. He and power-hungry Grand Vizier Jafar v…
#11 Beauty and the Beast (1991) · ★ 7.7 · 10,859 votes · 1h 24m · fantasy, romance, animationFollow the adventures of Belle, a bright young woman who finds herself in the castle of a prince who's been turned into a mysterious beast. With the help of the castle's enchanted…
#12 What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) · ★ 7.7 · 4,393 votes · 1h 58m · romance, dramaGilbert Grape is a small-town young man with a lot of responsibility. Chief among his concerns are his mother, who is so overweight that she can't leave the house, and his mentally…
#13 The Bridges of Madison County (1995) · ★ 7.7 · 2,445 votes · 2h 15m · romance, dramaPhotographer Robert Kincaid wanders into the life of housewife Francesca Johnson for four days in the 1960s.…
#14 Fallen Angels (1995) · ★ 7.7 · 1,385 votes · 1h 38m · action, romance, crimeAn indifferent hitman, his infatuated business partner and an ex-convict search for love and meaning as their lives cross paths in Hong Kong.…
#15 Groundhog Day (1993) · ★ 7.6 · 9,219 votes · 1h 41m · comedy, fantasy, romanceA cynical TV weatherman, along with his idealistic producer and his sardonic cameraman, is sent to report on Groundhog Day in the small town of Punxsutawney, where he finds himself…
#16 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) · ★ 7.6 · 8,988 votes · 1h 37m · comedy, romance, dramaOn the first day at his new school, Cameron instantly falls for Bianca, the gorgeous girl of his dreams. The only problem is that Bianca is forbidden to date until her ill-tempered…
#17 Gattaca (1997) · ★ 7.6 · 7,170 votes · 1h 47m · thriller, romance, dramaVincent is an all-too-human man who dares to defy a system obsessed with genetic perfection. He is an "In-Valid" who assumes the identity of a member of the genetic elite to pursue…
#18 Mediterraneo (1991) · ★ 7.6 · 1,094 votes · 1h 36m · comedy, romance, warGreek Sea, World War II. An Italian ship leaves a handful of soldiers in a little island; their mission is to spot enemy ships and to hold the island in case of attack. The village…
#19 Black Cat, White Cat (1998) · ★ 7.6 · 845 votes · 2h 7m · comedy, romance, crimeA small-time hustler makes a deal with a notorious gangster to whom he owes money: marry his teenage son to the latter's daughter. However, the young lovers are not as agreeable.…
#20 Happy Together (1997) · ★ 7.6 · 828 votes · 1h 36m · romance, dramaA couple travels from Hong Kong to Argentina to revive their relationship but experience turbulence when both men's lives drift in separate directions.…
#21 Hercules (1997) · ★ 7.5 · 8,135 votes · 1h 33m · comedy, fantasy, adventureBestowed with superhuman strength, a young mortal named Hercules sets out to prove himself a hero in the eyes of his father, the great god Zeus. Along with his friends Pegasus, a f…
#22 True Romance (1993) · ★ 7.5 · 3,184 votes · 1h 59m · action, romance, crimeClarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood, while the owners of the coke try to reclaim it.…
#23 EverAfter (1998) · ★ 7.5 · 1,628 votes · 2h 1m · comedy, romance, dramaDanielle, a vibrant young woman, was forced into servitude after the death of her father when she was a young girl. Danielle's stepmother, Rodmilla, is a heartless woman who forces…
#24 Breaking the Waves (1996) · ★ 7.5 · 1,143 votes · 2h 39m · romance, dramaIn a small, conservative Scottish village, an oilman is paralyzed in an accident. His wife, who prayed for his return, feels guilty; even more, when he urges her to have sex with a…
#25 The Double Life of Véronique (1991) · ★ 7.5 · 914 votes · 1h 38m · fantasy, romance, dramaVéronique is a beautiful young French woman who aspires to be a renowned singer; Weronika lives in Poland, has a similar career goal and looks identical to Véronique, though the tw…
#26 Pretty Woman (1990) · ★ 7.4 · 9,204 votes · 2h 0m · comedy, romanceVivian is a carefree, streetwise diamond in the rough when she meets sophisticated billionaire Edward in a chance encounter that turns into a week-long business arrangement. But Vi…
#27 Meet Joe Black (1998) · ★ 7.4 · 5,957 votes · 2h 58m · fantasy, romance, dramaBill Parrish has it all - success, wealth and power. Days before his 65th birthday, he receives a visit from a mysterious stranger, Joe Black, who soon reveals himself as Death. In…
#28 Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) · ★ 7.4 · 5,935 votes · 2h 8m · romance, horrorCount Dracula, a 15th-century prince, is condemned to live off the blood of the living for eternity. Young lawyer Jonathan Harker is sent to Dracula's castle to finalise a land dea…
#29 As Good as It Gets (1997) · ★ 7.4 · 4,167 votes · 2h 19m · comedy, romance, dramaA misanthropic author, a single mother and waitress, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship after the artist is assaulted in a robbery.…
#30 The Last of the Mohicans (1992) · ★ 7.4 · 3,562 votes · 1h 52m · action, adventure, romanceIn war-torn colonial America, in the midst of a bloody battle between British, the French and Native American allies, the aristocratic daughter of a British Colonel and her party a…
#31 Legends of the Fall (1994) · ★ 7.4 · 2,960 votes · 2h 13m · action, adventure, romanceIn early 20th-century Montana, Col. William Ludlow lives on a ranch in the wilderness with his sons, Alfred, Tristan, and Samuel. Eventually, the unconventional but close-knit fami…
#32 Sense and Sensibility (1995) · ★ 7.4 · 1,896 votes · 2h 16m · romance, dramaThe Dashwood sisters, sensible Elinor and passionate Marianne, learn that their prospects of marriage seem doomed by their family's sudden loss of fortune. After Henry Dashwood die…
#33 The Piano (1993) · ★ 7.4 · 1,696 votes · 2h 0m · romance, dramaWhen an arranged marriage brings Ada and her spirited pre-teen daughter Flora to the wilderness of 19th-century New Zealand, she finds herself locked in a battle of wills with both…
#34 The Remains of the Day (1993) · ★ 7.4 · 1,554 votes · 2h 14m · romance, dramaA rule-bound head butler's world of manners and decorum in the household he maintains is tested by the arrival of a housekeeper who falls in love with him in post-WWI Britain. The…
#35 Only Yesterday (1991) · ★ 7.4 · 1,296 votes · 1h 59m · romance, drama, animationIn lyrical switches between the present and the past, Taeko contemplates the arc of her life, and wonders if she has been true to the dreams of her childhood self.…
#36 A Walk in the Clouds (1995) · ★ 7.4 · 1,153 votes · 1h 43m · romance, dramaWorld War II vet Paul Sutton falls for a pregnant and unwed woman who persuades him -- during their first encounter -- to pose as her husband so she can face her family.…
#37 Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (1999) · ★ 7.4 · 596 votes · 1h 42m · thriller, romance, dramaA member of an elite paramilitary counter-terrorism unit becomes traumatized after witnessing the suicide bombing of a young girl and is forced to undergo retraining. However, unbe…
#38 Notting Hill (1999) · ★ 7.3 · 6,887 votes · 2h 4m · comedy, romanceLondon bookstore owner William Thacker's quiet life turns upside down when a chance encounter with famous actress Anna Scott sparks an unlikely romance challenged by their vastly d…
#39 Bicentennial Man (1999) · ★ 7.3 · 4,059 votes · 2h 11m · romance, drama, science-fictionRichard Martin buys a gift, a new NDR-114 robot. The product is named Andrew by the youngest of the family's children. "Bicentennial Man" follows the life and times of Andrew, a ro…
#40 What Dreams May Come (1998) · ★ 7.3 · 2,615 votes · 1h 53m · fantasy, romance, dramaAfter Chris Nielsen dies in a car accident, he is guided through the afterlife by his spirit guide, Albert. His new world is beautiful and can be whatever Chris imagines. Even his…