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Best Romance Movies of the 2000s
#1 A Dog's Will (2000) · ★ 8.4 · 1,243 votes · 1h 44m · comedy, fantasy, romanceThe lively João Grilo and the sly Chicó are poor guys living in the hinterland who cheat a bunch of people in a small town in Northeastern Brazil. When they die, they have to be ju…
#2 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) · ★ 8.1 · 16,796 votes · 1h 48m · romance, drama, science-fictionJoel Barish, heartbroken that his girlfriend underwent a procedure to erase him from her memory, decides to do the same. However, as he watches his memories of her fade away, he re…
#3 Pride & Prejudice (2005) · ★ 8.1 · 8,957 votes · 2h 8m · romance, dramaA story of love and life among the landed English gentry during the Georgian era. Mr. Bennet is a gentleman living in Hertfordshire with his overbearing wife and five daughters, bu…
#4 In the Mood for Love (2000) · ★ 8.1 · 3,290 votes · 1h 39m · romance, dramaIn 1960s Hong Kong, two neighbors form an intimate bond after making a discovery about their spouses in this visually stunning tale of unrequited love.…
#5 The Best of Youth (2003) · ★ 8.0 · 620 votes · 6h 7m · romance, drama, historyAfter a fateful encounter in the summer of 1966, the lifepaths of two brothers from a middle-class Roman family diverge, intersecting with some of the most significant events of po…
#6 The Notebook (2004) · ★ 7.9 · 12,889 votes · 2h 3m · romance, dramaAn epic love story centered around an older man who reads aloud to a woman with Alzheimer's. From a faded notebook, the old man's words bring to life the story about a couple who i…
#7 Amélie (2001) · ★ 7.9 · 12,665 votes · 2h 2m · comedy, romanceAt a tiny Parisian café, the adorable yet painfully shy Amélie accidentally discovers a gift for helping others. Soon Amelie is spending her days as a matchmaker, guardian angel, a…
#8 A Beautiful Mind (2001) · ★ 7.9 · 11,435 votes · 2h 15m · romance, dramaFrom the heights of notoriety to the depths of depravity, John Forbes Nash Jr. experiences it all. As a brilliant but socially awkward mathematician, he made a groundbreaking disco…
#9 Millennium Actress (2002) · ★ 7.9 · 1,084 votes · 1h 27m · romance, drama, animationDocumentary filmmaker Genya Tachibana has tracked down the legendary actress Chiyoko Fujiwara, who mysteriously vanished at the height of her career. When he presents her with a ke…
#10 Castaway on the Moon (2009) · ★ 7.9 · 749 votes · 1h 59m · comedy, romance, dramaMr. Kim is jobless, lost in debt and has been dumped by his girlfriend. He decides to end it all by jumping into the Han River – only to find himself washed up on a small, mid-rive…
#11 Love Exposure (2008) · ★ 7.9 · 546 votes · 3h 57m · action, comedy, romanceThe story of a teenage boy called Yu, who falls for Yoko, a girl he runs into while operating for the sake of sin as an upskirt photographer in an offshoot of the porn industry. Hi…
#12 Brokeback Mountain (2005) · ★ 7.8 · 7,690 votes · 2h 14m · romance, dramaIn 1960s Wyoming, two men develop a strong emotional and sexual relationship that endures as a lifelong connection complicating their lives as they get married and start families o…
#13 Mr. Nobody (2009) · ★ 7.8 · 6,377 votes · 2h 21m · romance, drama, science-fictionNemo Nobody leads an ordinary existence with his wife and 3 children; one day, he wakes up as a mortal centenarian in the year 2092.…
#14 Before Sunset (2004) · ★ 7.8 · 3,936 votes · 1h 20m · romance, dramaNine years later, Jesse travels across Europe giving readings from a book he wrote about the night he spent in Vienna with Celine. After his reading in Paris, Celine finds him, and…
#15 3-Iron (2004) · ★ 7.8 · 1,300 votes · 1h 28m · romance, drama, crimeA drifter lives in people's houses while they are away and repays them by doing chores for them. His life changes when he meets a beautiful woman who wants to escape her unhappy ma…
#16 Slumdog Millionaire (2008) · ★ 7.7 · 11,635 votes · 2h 1m · romance, dramaA teenager reflects on his life after being accused of cheating on the Indian version of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?".…
#17 Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002) · ★ 7.7 · 5,016 votes · 1h 23m · comedy, adventure, romanceA captured mustang remains determined to return to his herd no matter what.…
#18 A Walk to Remember (2002) · ★ 7.7 · 4,342 votes · 1h 42m · romance, dramaWhen the popular, restless Landon Carter is forced to participate in the school drama production, he falls in love with Jamie Sullivan, the daughter of the town's minister. Jamie h…
#19 Fireproof (2008) · ★ 7.7 · 881 votes · 1h 58m · romance, dramaA heroic fire captain values dedication and service to others above all else, but the most important partnership in his life, his marriage, is about to go up in smoke.…
#20 Love Don't Co$t a Thing (2003) · ★ 7.7 · 735 votes · 1h 40m · comedy, romance, dramaA high school outcast pays a cheerleader to pose as his girlfriend so he can be considered cool.…
#21 The Ultimate Gift (2007) · ★ 7.7 · 556 votes · 1h 54m · romance, drama, familyWhen his wealthy grandfather finally dies, Jason Stevens fully expects to benefit when it comes to the reading of the will. But instead of a sizable inheritance, Jason receives a t…
#22 Shelter (2007) · ★ 7.7 · 513 votes · 1h 29m · romance, dramaForced to give up his dreams of art school, Zach works dead-end jobs to support his sister and her son. Questioning his life, he paints, surfs and hangs out with his best friend, G…
#23 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) · ★ 7.6 · 14,005 votes · 2h 46m · fantasy, romance, dramaBorn under unusual circumstances, Benjamin Button springs into being as an elderly man in a New Orleans nursing home and ages in reverse. Twelve years after his birth, he meets Dai…
#24 Corpse Bride (2005) · ★ 7.6 · 10,438 votes · 1h 17m · fantasy, romance, animationIn a 19th-century European village, a young man about to be married is whisked away to the underworld and wed to a mysterious corpse bride, while his real bride waits bereft in the…
#25 Atonement (2007) · ★ 7.6 · 4,857 votes · 2h 3m · romance, dramaA young girl irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit.…
#26 Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) · ★ 7.6 · 3,470 votes · 2h 26m · romance, drama, historyIn the years before World War II, a penniless Japanese child is torn from her family to work as a maid in a geisha house.…
#27 Cinderella Man (2005) · ★ 7.6 · 2,494 votes · 2h 24m · romance, drama, historyThe true story of boxer Jim Braddock who, following his retirement in the 1930s, makes a surprise comeback in order to lift his family out of poverty.…
#28 Talk to Her (2002) · ★ 7.6 · 1,488 votes · 1h 52m · romance, dramaTwo men share an odd friendship while they care for two women who are both in deep comas.…
#29 Imagine Me & You (2006) · ★ 7.6 · 1,139 votes · 1h 33m · comedy, romance, dramaDuring her wedding ceremony, Rachel notices Luce in the audience and feels instantly drawn to her. The two women become close friends, and when Rachel learns that Luce is a lesbian…
#30 Moulin Rouge! (2001) · ★ 7.5 · 4,960 votes · 2h 8m · romance, drama, musicA celebration of love and creative inspiration takes place in the infamous, gaudy and glamorous Parisian nightclub, at the cusp of the 20th century. A young poet, who is plunged in…
#31 The Wrestler (2008) · ★ 7.5 · 4,148 votes · 1h 49m · romance, dramaAging wrestler Randy "The Ram" Robinson is long past his prime but still ready and rarin' to go on the pro-wrestling circuit. After a particularly brutal beating, however, Randy ha…
#32 The Reader (2008) · ★ 7.5 · 3,479 votes · 2h 4m · romance, dramaThe story of Michael Berg, a German lawyer who, as a teenager in the late 1950s, had an affair with an older woman, Hanna, who then disappeared only to resurface years later as one…
#33 Walk the Line (2005) · ★ 7.5 · 3,225 votes · 2h 16m · romance, drama, musicA chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside…
#34 Volver (2006) · ★ 7.5 · 1,974 votes · 2h 1m · comedy, romance, dramaThree generations of women deal with family secrets while surviving the east wind, fire, insanity, superstition, lies and even death.…
#35 My Sassy Girl (2001) · ★ 7.5 · 680 votes · 2h 17m · comedy, romance, dramaA young man’s world is turned upside down when a female force of nature takes his life by storm in this outrageous and uplifting ode to true love.…
#36 Head-On (2004) · ★ 7.5 · 644 votes · 2h 2m · romance, dramaWith the intention to break free from the strict familial restrictions, a suicidal young woman sets up a marriage of convenience with a forty-year-old addict, an act that will lead…
#37 Lost in Translation (2003) · ★ 7.4 · 8,341 votes · 1h 42m · comedy, romance, dramaTwo lost souls visiting Tokyo -- the young, neglected wife of a photographer and a washed-up movie star shooting a TV commercial -- find an odd solace and pensive freedom to be rea…
#38 Match Point (2005) · ★ 7.4 · 4,476 votes · 2h 4m · thriller, romance, dramaChris, a former tennis pro, takes a job as an instructor and befriends his wealthy young student, Tom. After being introduced to his family, Chris is soon engaged to Tom's sister,…
#39 Enemy at the Gates (2001) · ★ 7.4 · 4,197 votes · 2h 11m · romance, drama, historyA Russian and a German sniper play a game of cat-and-mouse during the Battle of Stalingrad in WWII.…
#40 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) · ★ 7.4 · 3,717 votes · 2h 0m · action, fantasy, adventureTwo warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a notorious fugitive are led to an impetuous, physically-skilled, teenage nobleman's daughter, who is at a crossroads in her life.…