Best Romance Movies of the 1990s

1. 1
   Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge 1995

   Directed by Aditya Chopra · Streaming on Netflix
   8.5

   8.5 · 4.6K votes
2. 2
   Forrest Gump 1994

   Directed by Robert Zemeckis · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
   8.5

   8.5 · 31K votes
3. 3
   Before Sunrise 1995

   Directed by Richard Linklater · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Tubi TV
   7.9

   8.0 · 4.9K votes
4. 4
   Chungking Express 1994

   Directed by Wong Kar-wai · Streaming on HBO Max
   7.9

   8.0 · 2.3K votes
5. 5
   Titanic 1997

   Directed by James Cameron · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
   7.9

   7.9 · 28K votes
6. 6
   A Brighter Summer Day 1991

   Directed by Edward Yang · Streaming on YouTube TV
   7.8

   8.2 · 414 votes
7. 7
   Three Colors: Red 1994

   Directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel, TCM
   7.8

   7.9 · 1.6K votes
8. 8
   The Postman 1994

   Directed by Michael Radford
   7.8

   7.9 · 1.3K votes
9. 9
   To Live 1994

   Directed by Zhang Yimou
   7.7

   8.1 · 400 votes
10. 10
    Beauty and the Beast 1991

    Directed by Gary Trousdale · Streaming on Disney Plus, Bloodstream
    7.7

    7.7 · 11K votes
11. 11
    Edward Scissorhands 1990

    Directed by Tim Burton · Streaming on Disney Plus, Hulu, fuboTV
    7.7

    7.7 · 14K votes
12. 12
    The Bridges of Madison County 1995

    Directed by Clint Eastwood
    7.7

    7.7 · 2.5K votes
13. 13
    Aladdin 1992

    Directed by Ron Clements · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.6

    7.7 · 12K votes
14. 14
    Groundhog Day 1993

    Directed by Harold Ramis · Streaming on YouTube Free, Sony Pictures Core
    7.6

    7.6 · 9.3K votes
15. 15
    What's Eating Gilbert Grape 1993

    Directed by Lasse Hallström · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, YouTube Free
    7.6

    7.7 · 4.4K votes
16. 16
    Fallen Angels 1995

    Directed by Wong Kar-wai · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.6

    7.7 · 1.4K votes
17. 17
    10 Things I Hate About You 1999

    Directed by Gil Junger · Streaming on Disney Plus, YouTube TV
    7.6

    7.6 · 9.3K votes
18. 18
    True Romance 1993

    Directed by Tony Scott · Streaming on Netflix, Sundance Now, Sony Pictures Core
    7.5

    7.5 · 3.2K votes
19. 19
    Mediterraneo 1991

    Directed by Gabriele Salvatores
    7.5

    7.6 · 1.1K votes
20. 20
    Black Cat, White Cat 1998

    Directed by Emir Kusturica · Streaming on Klassiki
    7.5

    7.6 · 861 votes
21. 21
    Hercules 1997

    Directed by John Musker · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.5

    7.5 · 8.2K votes
22. 22
    Happy Together 1997

    Directed by Wong Kar-wai · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.5

    7.6 · 837 votes
23. 23
    Pretty Woman 1990

    Directed by Garry Marshall · Streaming on YouTube TV, Howdy
    7.4

    7.4 · 9.3K votes
24. 24
    Bram Stoker's Dracula 1992

    Directed by Francis Ford Coppola · Streaming on Xumo Play, Eros Now Select
    7.4

    7.4 · 6K votes
25. 25
    Love Letter 1995

    Directed by Shunji Iwai
    7.4

    7.8 · 282 votes
26. 26
    EverAfter 1998

    Directed by Andy Tennant · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Disney Plus
    7.4

    7.5 · 1.6K votes
27. 27
    Breaking the Waves 1996

    Directed by Lars von Trier · Streaming on MUBI
    7.4

    7.5 · 1.2K votes
28. 28
    As Good as It Gets 1997

    Directed by James L. Brooks
    7.4

    7.4 · 4.3K votes
29. 29
    Eat Drink Man Woman 1994

    Directed by Ang Lee · Streaming on Hoopla, YouTube Free, Tubi TV
    7.4

    7.6 · 429 votes
30. 30
    Legends of the Fall 1994

    Directed by Edward Zwick
    7.4

    7.4 · 3K votes
31. 31
    Sense and Sensibility 1995

    Directed by Ang Lee
    7.4

    7.4 · 1.9K votes
32. 32
    Meet Joe Black 1998

    Directed by Martin Brest · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    7.4

    7.4 · 6K votes
33. 33
    A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella 1995

    Directed by Jeffrey Lau · Streaming on Shout! Factory TV, YouTube Free, Plex
    7.4

    7.7 · 275 votes
34. 34
    The Piano 1993

    Directed by Jane Campion
    7.3

    7.4 · 1.7K votes
35. 35
    A Walk in the Clouds 1995

    Directed by Alfonso Arau · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    7.3

    7.4 · 1.2K votes
36. 36
    The Remains of the Day 1993

    Directed by James Ivory · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Tubi TV
    7.3

    7.4 · 1.6K votes
37. 37
    Kuch Kuch Hota Hai 1998

    Directed by Karan Johar · Streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Mometu
    7.3

    7.5 · 454 votes
38. 38
    Comrades, Almost a Love Story 1996

    Directed by Peter Chan
    7.3

    7.8 · 187 votes
39. 39
    Bicentennial Man 1999

    Directed by Chris Columbus · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    7.2

    7.3 · 4.1K votes
40. 40
    Notting Hill 1999

    Directed by Roger Michell · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    7.2

    7.3 · 7K votes
41. 41
    A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box 1995

    Directed by Jeffrey Lau · Streaming on Shout! Factory TV, YouTube Free, Plex
    7.2

    7.6 · 322 votes
42. 42
    Leaving Las Vegas 1995

    Directed by Mike Figgis · Streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
    7.2

    7.3 · 1.7K votes
43. 43
    Ghost 1990

    Directed by Jerry Zucker · Streaming on MGM+, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    7.2

    7.2 · 6.3K votes
44. 44
    What Dreams May Come 1998

    Directed by Vincent Ward
    7.2

    7.3 · 2.6K votes
45. 45
    Clueless 1995

    Directed by Amy Heckerling · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Philo
    7.2

    7.2 · 5K votes
46. 46
    Cyrano de Bergerac 1990

    Directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau
    7.2

    7.3 · 856 votes
47. 47
    The Parent Trap 1998

    Directed by Nancy Meyers · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.2

    7.2 · 4.7K votes
48. 48
    Little Women 1994

    Directed by Gillian Armstrong
    7.2

    7.3 · 1.4K votes
49. 49
    The Man in the Moon 1991

    Directed by Robert Mulligan · Streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
    7.2

    7.4 · 398 votes
50. 50
    In the Heat of the Sun 1994

    Directed by Jiang Wen
    7.2

    7.8 · 151 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.

1. 1
   Tatar Ramazan 1990

   Directed by Melih Gülgen
   6.5

   7.9 · 29 votes
2. 2
   Tess of the D'Urbervilles 1998

   Directed by Ian Sharp · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV
   6.4

   8.1 · 16 votes
3. 3
   The Dog of Flanders 1997

   Directed by Yoshio Kuroda
   6.4

   7.5 · 26 votes
4. 4
   Friends 1999

   Directed by Siddique
   6.4

   7.6 · 22 votes
5. 5
   Por Tu Maldito Amor 1990

   Directed by Rafael Villaseñor Kuri · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Tubi TV
   6.4

   7.6 · 21 votes
6. 6
   Il viaggio della sposa 1997

   Directed by Sergio Rubini
   6.3

   7.8 · 16 votes
7. 7
   Chandralekha 1997

   Directed by Priyadarshan · Streaming on Eros Now Select
   6.4

   7.5 · 24 votes
8. 8
   Love Is Love 1990

   Directed by Tommy Leung Ga-Shu
   6.4

   7.5 · 23 votes
9. 9
   The Lovers 1994

   Directed by Tsui Hark
   6.4

   7.3 · 34 votes
10. 10
    Annamalai 1992

    Directed by Suresh Krissna · Streaming on Eros Now Select
    6.4

    7.3 · 33 votes