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The Best Romantic Movies of the 2010s

The Best Romantic Movies of the 2010s

Since people have been going to the movies, they have been drawn to watching characters fall in love. Sometimes that love is doomed. Sometimes it is embraced and grows. Either way can make for great cinema, as seen in this collection of the best romantic movies of the 2010s. Some have complained that romance in the movies is dead, but this series of reviews of romantic films that we gave 3.5 to 4 stars proves otherwise. The best romantic movies of the 2010s cross genre from drama to comedy and come from all corners of the world and levels of budget. Whether it’s a coming-of-age romance like “Call Me By Your Name,” a heartbreaking one like “Carol,” a character piece about a legendary couple in “Southside with You,” or the most recent example of romantic energy in “Portrait of a Lady on Fire,” romance wasn’t dead if you looked hard for it. These are the best romantic movies of the 2010s.

A Ghost Story
A Star Is Born
A Summer's Tale
After Everything
Allied
Amour fou
Another Earth
Another Year
Aquaman
Beauty and the Beast
Beginners
Beyond the Hills
Blue Valentine
Booksmart
Boy
Bridesmaids
Brooklyn
Call Me by Your Name
Carol