Best Romance Movies on Criterion Channel in Canada

1. 1
   Modern Times 1936

   Directed by Charlie Chaplin · Streaming on Crave, Criterion Channel
   8.2

   8.3 · 4.2K votes
2. 2
   Rocco and His Brothers 1960

   Directed by Luchino Visconti · Streaming on Hoopla, Criterion Channel
   7.8

   8.0 · 689 votes
3. 3
   Three Colors: Red 1994

   Directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski · Streaming on Criterion Channel
   7.8

   7.9 · 1.6K votes
4. 4
   The Circus 1928

   Directed by Charlie Chaplin · Streaming on JustWatch TV Free, Criterion Channel, FlixFling
   7.7

   7.9 · 924 votes
5. 5
   La Notte 1961

   Directed by Michelangelo Antonioni · Streaming on Criterion Channel, AMC+
   7.7

   7.9 · 764 votes
6. 6
   Scenes from a Marriage 1974

   Directed by Ingmar Bergman · Streaming on Criterion Channel
   7.7

   8.1 · 414 votes
7. 7
   The Cranes Are Flying 1957

   Directed by Mikhail Kalatozov · Streaming on Criterion Channel, Artiflix
   7.6

   7.9 · 483 votes
8. 8
   The Garden of Words 2013

   Directed by Makoto Shinkai · Streaming on Criterion Channel, HiDive
   7.5

   7.6 · 2.3K votes
9. 9
   The Young Girls of Rochefort 1967

   Directed by Jacques Demy · Streaming on Criterion Channel
   7.5

   7.7 · 682 votes
10. 10
    A Short Film About Love 1988

    Directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.5

    7.8 · 435 votes
11. 11
    Ballad of a Soldier 1959

    Directed by Grigoriy Chukhray · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.5

    8.0 · 230 votes
12. 12
    L'Eclisse 1962

    Directed by Michelangelo Antonioni · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.4

    7.6 · 577 votes
13. 13
    My Night at Maud's 1969

    Directed by Éric Rohmer · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.3

    7.6 · 374 votes
14. 14
    Orpheus 1950

    Directed by Jean Cocteau · Streaming on Criterion Channel, Artify
    7.3

    7.7 · 311 votes
15. 15
    The Silence 1963

    Directed by Ingmar Bergman · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.3

    7.5 · 413 votes
16. 16
    Three Wishes for Cinderella 1973

    Directed by Václav Vorlíček · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.2

    7.5 · 393 votes
17. 17
    Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow 1963

    Directed by Vittorio De Sica · Streaming on Tubi TV, Criterion Channel, Kino Film Collection
    7.2

    7.4 · 489 votes
18. 18
    Happiness 1965

    Directed by Agnès Varda · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.2

    7.5 · 321 votes
19. 19
    The Green Ray 1986

    Directed by Éric Rohmer · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.2

    7.5 · 295 votes
20. 20
    Chikamatsu Monogatari 1954

    Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi · Streaming on Criterion Channel, Plex
    7.2

    7.8 · 158 votes
21. 21
    The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp 1943

    Directed by Michael Powell · Streaming on Tubi TV, Criterion Channel, Plex
    7.2

    7.5 · 282 votes
22. 22
    The Adventures of Prince Achmed 1926

    Directed by Lotte Reiniger · Streaming on Criterion Channel, Cultpix
    7.2

    7.5 · 244 votes
23. 23
    The Earrings of Madame de... 1953

    Directed by Max Ophüls · Streaming on Tubi TV, Criterion Channel
    7.1

    7.5 · 266 votes
24. 24
    The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum 1939

    Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi · Streaming on Criterion Channel, Plex
    7.1

    7.8 · 133 votes
25. 25
    Summer with Monika 1953

    Directed by Ingmar Bergman · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.1

    7.3 · 410 votes
26. 26
    White Nights 1957

    Directed by Luchino Visconti · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.1

    7.5 · 270 votes
27. 27
    Pandora's Box 1929

    Directed by G.W. Pabst · Streaming on Tubi TV, Criterion Channel
    7.1

    7.4 · 274 votes
28. 28
    Stolen Kisses 1968

    Directed by François Truffaut · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.1

    7.3 · 477 votes
29. 29
    Shadows in Paradise 1986

    Directed by Aki Kaurismäki · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.1

    7.3 · 456 votes
30. 30
    Great Expectations 1946

    Directed by David Lean · Streaming on Criterion Channel, FlixFling, Plex
    7.1

    7.3 · 391 votes
31. 31
    Donkey Skin 1970

    Directed by Jacques Demy · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.1

    7.2 · 573 votes
32. 32
    The Last Metro 1980

    Directed by François Truffaut · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.1

    7.2 · 538 votes
33. 33
    A Summer's Tale 1996

    Directed by Éric Rohmer · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.0

    7.3 · 285 votes
34. 34
    Betty Blue 1986

    Directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.0

    7.2 · 490 votes
35. 35
    Yearning 1964

    Directed by Mikio Naruse · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.0

    8.1 · 78 votes
36. 36
    Claire's Knee 1970

    Directed by Éric Rohmer · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.0

    7.3 · 304 votes
37. 37
    The Immigrant 1917

    Directed by Charlie Chaplin · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.0

    7.3 · 329 votes
38. 38
    Journey to Italy 1954

    Directed by Roberto Rossellini · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.0

    7.2 · 351 votes
39. 39
    Charulata 1964

    Directed by Satyajit Ray · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.0

    7.5 · 159 votes
40. 40
    La Vie de Bohème 1992

    Directed by Aki Kaurismäki · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.0

    7.5 · 159 votes
41. 41
    Summer Interlude 1951

    Directed by Ingmar Bergman · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.0

    7.4 · 180 votes
42. 42
    A Day in the Country 1946

    Directed by Jean Renoir · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.0

    7.3 · 225 votes
43. 43
    Le Plaisir 1952

    Directed by Max Ophüls · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.0

    7.5 · 142 votes
44. 44
    Casque d'Or 1952

    Directed by Jacques Becker · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.0

    7.3 · 211 votes
45. 45
    Hobson's Choice 1954

    Directed by David Lean · Streaming on Tubi TV, Criterion Channel, Plex
    7.0

    7.4 · 174 votes
46. 46
    Love in the Afternoon 1972

    Directed by Éric Rohmer · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.9

    7.3 · 228 votes
47. 47
    Ariel 1988

    Directed by Aki Kaurismäki · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.9

    7.1 · 392 votes
48. 48
    Tess 1979

    Directed by Roman Polanski · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.9

    7.1 · 395 votes
49. 49
    Antoine and Colette 1962

    Directed by François Truffaut · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.9

    7.2 · 289 votes
50. 50
    Gertrud 1964

    Directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.9

    7.3 · 180 votes

Smart score = (votes × rating + 82 × 6.03) ÷ (votes + 82): the TMDB rating, pulled toward the catalog average as if every film had 82 extra average votes. Streaming data by JustWatch.

1. 1
   Two in the Shadow 1967

   Directed by Mikio Naruse · Streaming on Criterion Channel
   6.7

   7.8 · 49 votes
2. 2
   An Autumn's Tale 1987

   Directed by Mabel Cheung Yuen-ting · Streaming on Criterion Channel, WeTV
   6.6

   7.4 · 60 votes
3. 3
   A Confucian Confusion 1994

   Directed by Edward Yang · Streaming on Criterion Channel
   6.6

   7.5 · 45 votes
4. 4
   The Makioka Sisters 1983

   Directed by Kon Ichikawa · Streaming on Criterion Channel
   6.5

   7.4 · 50 votes
5. 5
   Carnival in Flanders 1935

   Directed by Jacques Feyder · Streaming on Criterion Channel
   6.5

   7.3 · 53 votes
6. 6
   Forever a Woman 1955

   Directed by Kinuyo Tanaka · Streaming on Criterion Channel
   6.5

   7.5 · 37 votes
7. 7
   The Coward 1965

   Directed by Satyajit Ray · Streaming on Criterion Channel
   6.5

   7.2 · 57 votes
8. 8
   Toni 1935

   Directed by Jean Renoir · Streaming on Criterion Channel
   6.5

   7.0 · 76 votes
9. 9
   The Hand 2021

   Directed by Wong Kar-wai · Streaming on Criterion Channel
   6.5

   7.2 · 47 votes
10. 10
    Double Suicide 1969

    Directed by Masahiro Shinoda · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.5

    7.0 · 65 votes