Best Romance Movies of the 2000s

1. 1
   A Dog's Will 2000

   Directed by Guel Arraes
   8.3

   8.4 · 1.3K votes
2. 2
   Pride & Prejudice 2005

   Directed by Joe Wright · Streaming on Britbox
   8.1

   8.1 · 9K votes
3. 3
   Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 2004

   Directed by Michel Gondry
   8.1

   8.1 · 17K votes
4. 4
   In the Mood for Love 2000

   Directed by Wong Kar-wai · Streaming on HBO Max, Shout! Factory TV
   8.0

   8.1 · 3.4K votes
5. 5
   Amélie 2001

   Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet
   7.9

   7.9 · 13K votes
6. 6
   The Notebook 2004

   Directed by Nick Cassavetes · Streaming on Pluto TV
   7.9

   7.9 · 13K votes
7. 7
   A Beautiful Mind 2001

   Directed by Ron Howard · Streaming on Apple TV
   7.8

   7.9 · 12K votes
8. 8
   The Best of Youth 2003

   Directed by Marco Tullio Giordana
   7.8

   8.0 · 623 votes
9. 9
   Love Hurts 2002

   Directed by Fernando Sariñana · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Fawesome, ViX Premium
   7.8

   8.2 · 391 votes
10. 10
    Before Sunset 2004

    Directed by Richard Linklater · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Tubi TV
    7.8

    7.8 · 4K votes
11. 11
    Millennium Actress 2002

    Directed by Satoshi Kon · Streaming on HBO Max, Retrocrush, AsianCrush
    7.8

    7.9 · 1.1K votes
12. 12
    Brokeback Mountain 2005

    Directed by Ang Lee
    7.8

    7.8 · 7.8K votes
13. 13
    Mr. Nobody 2009

    Directed by Jaco Van Dormael · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Kanopy
    7.8

    7.8 · 6.4K votes
14. 14
    Castaway on the Moon 2009

    Directed by Lee Hae-jun · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Tubi TV
    7.7

    7.9 · 756 votes
15. 15
    Slumdog Millionaire 2008

    Directed by Danny Boyle
    7.7

    7.7 · 12K votes
16. 16
    A Walk to Remember 2002

    Directed by Adam Shankman · Streaming on The CW, Fandango at Home Free, Pluto TV
    7.7

    7.7 · 4.4K votes
17. 17
    3-Iron 2004

    Directed by Kim Ki-duk
    7.7

    7.8 · 1.3K votes
18. 18
    Love Exposure 2008

    Directed by Sion Sono
    7.7

    7.9 · 553 votes
19. 19
    Atonement 2007

    Directed by Joe Wright
    7.6

    7.6 · 4.9K votes
20. 20
    Memoirs of a Geisha 2005

    Directed by Rob Marshall
    7.6

    7.6 · 3.5K votes
21. 21
    The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 2008

    Directed by David Fincher · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, YouTube Free
    7.6

    7.6 · 14K votes
22. 22
    Corpse Bride 2005

    Directed by Tim Burton · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.6

    7.6 · 11K votes
23. 23
    Fireproof 2008

    Directed by Alex Kendrick · Streaming on YouTube Free, Angel Studios, Sony Pictures Core
    7.6

    7.7 · 881 votes
24. 24
    Love Don't Co$t a Thing 2003

    Directed by Troy Byer
    7.5

    7.7 · 738 votes
25. 25
    Cardcaptor Sakura: The Sealed Card 2000

    Directed by Morio Asaka · Streaming on Crunchyroll
    7.5

    8.2 · 199 votes
26. 26
    Cinderella Man 2005

    Directed by Ron Howard
    7.5

    7.6 · 2.5K votes
27. 27
    Lisbela and the Prisoner 2003

    Directed by Guel Arraes
    7.5

    7.8 · 411 votes
28. 28
    The Ultimate Gift 2007

    Directed by Michael O. Sajbel · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo
    7.5

    7.7 · 562 votes
29. 29
    The Wrestler 2008

    Directed by Darren Aronofsky
    7.5

    7.5 · 4.2K votes
30. 30
    Shelter 2007

    Directed by Jonah Markowitz · Streaming on Here TV
    7.5

    7.7 · 518 votes
31. 31
    Imagine Me & You 2006

    Directed by Ol Parker
    7.5

    7.6 · 1.1K votes
32. 32
    Talk to Her 2002

    Directed by Pedro Almodóvar
    7.5

    7.6 · 1.5K votes
33. 33
    A Moment to Remember 2004

    Directed by John H. Lee · Streaming on Tubi TV
    7.5

    7.8 · 388 votes
34. 34
    Moulin Rouge! 2001

    Directed by Baz Luhrmann
    7.5

    7.5 · 5K votes
35. 35
    The Twilight Samurai 2002

    Directed by Yoji Yamada
    7.5

    7.8 · 379 votes
36. 36
    Walk the Line 2005

    Directed by James Mangold · Streaming on HBO Max, Cinemax
    7.5

    7.5 · 3.2K votes
37. 37
    The Reader 2008

    Directed by Stephen Daldry · Streaming on Britbox, The CW, Kanopy
    7.4

    7.5 · 3.5K votes
38. 38
    Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2000

    Directed by Ang Lee · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, YouTube Free
    7.4

    7.4 · 3.8K votes
39. 39
    Volver 2006

    Directed by Pedro Almodóvar
    7.4

    7.5 · 2K votes
40. 40
    Lost in Translation 2003

    Directed by Sofia Coppola
    7.4

    7.4 · 8.4K votes
41. 41
    My Sassy Girl 2001

    Directed by Kwak Jae-yong
    7.4

    7.5 · 693 votes
42. 42
    Once 2007

    Directed by John Carney · Streaming on BroadwayHD, Broadway HD
    7.4

    7.4 · 1.5K votes
43. 43
    Y Tu Mamá También 2001

    Directed by Alfonso Cuarón
    7.3

    7.4 · 1.9K votes
44. 44
    Oasis 2002

    Directed by Lee Chang-dong · Streaming on Kanopy, Metrograph, Film Movement Plus
    7.3

    7.7 · 296 votes
45. 45
    Head-On 2004

    Directed by Fatih Akin · Streaming on Strand Releasing
    7.3

    7.5 · 653 votes
46. 46
    Frida 2002

    Directed by Julie Taymor · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    7.3

    7.4 · 2.2K votes
47. 47
    Match Point 2005

    Directed by Woody Allen · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium
    7.3

    7.4 · 4.5K votes
48. 48
    Shrek 2 2004

    Directed by Andrew Adamson · Streaming on Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus
    7.3

    7.3 · 14K votes
49. 49
    (500) Days of Summer 2009

    Directed by Marc Webb · Streaming on Hoopla
    7.3

    7.3 · 11K votes
50. 50
    The Illusionist 2006

    Directed by Neil Burger · Streaming on Philo, AMC Plus, The Roku Channel
    7.3

    7.3 · 5.6K 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
   No More Anesthesia 2006

   Directed by Aleksandra Sashneva
   6.6

   10.0 · 13 votes
2. 2
   Notre Dame de Paris - Live Arena di Verona 2002

   Directed by Gilles Maheu
   6.6

   9.0 · 19 votes
3. 3
   Umrao Jaan 2006

   Directed by J. P. Dutta · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
   6.5

   8.0 · 27 votes
4. 4
   Monpura 2009

   Directed by Giasuddin Selim
   6.5

   7.8 · 29 votes
5. 5
   Play Me a Love Song 2007

   Directed by Goran Kulenović
   6.4

   8.4 · 14 votes
6. 6
   A Sister's Kiss 2007

   Directed by Dmitry Gribanoff
   6.4

   7.7 · 27 votes
7. 7
   Kadhal Konden 2003

   Directed by Selvaraghavan · Streaming on Sun Nxt
   6.4

   7.8 · 23 votes
8. 8
   Ai que Vida! 2008

   Directed by Cícero Filho
   6.4

   7.7 · 24 votes
9. 9
   Company: A Musical Comedy 2008

   Directed by Lonny Price
   6.4

   7.6 · 27 votes
10. 10
    Mozhi 2007

    Directed by Radha Mohan · Streaming on Eros Now Select
    6.4

    7.7 · 24 votes