Best Steamy Romance on Netflix 2026
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Our pick of the best Steamy Romance on Netflix right now, ranked by audience rating out of the 53 titles in category code 29281. Tap any title for full details and where to watch.
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1. Double Fantasy (2018)
Rated 8/10 on IMDb, from 2018. Unsatisfied with her seemingly happy marriage, successful scriptwriter Natsu leaves her husband to live alone in the city and pursue her true desires.
2. Talk to Her (2002)
Rated 7.9/10 on IMDb, from 2002, 1h 53m. Visiting the clinic where his lover lies in a coma, Marco forms a life-changing bond with a male nurse standing vigil over a comatose woman he loves.
3. Holding the Man (2015)
Rated 7.4/10 on IMDb, from 2015, 2h 07m. In 1970s Australia, two teen boys fall in love with each other and defeat obstacles to their 15-year relationship, until a new crisis comes their way.
4. Broken Embraces (2009)
Rated 7.2/10 on IMDb, from 2009, 2h 07m. In this indie drama, an aging filmmaker recounts his life before the accident that left him blind, when he became entangled with an aspiring actress.
5. The Longest Ride (2015)
Rated 7.1/10 on IMDb, from 2015, 2h 08m. A young woman caring for an elderly widower finds parallels to her own budding romance as she reads the man's letters to and from his late wife.
6. Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1990)
Rated 7/10 on IMDb, from 1990, 1h 41m. When a disturbed young man kidnaps and ties up a porn queen, a psychological power play ensues, with both serious sex and offbeat laughs.
7. An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
Rated 7/10 on IMDb, from 1982, 2h 04m. Dreams of being a Navy pilot prompt Zack to enroll in officer training school, where he runs afoul of a drill instructor who aims to change his ways.
8. Just A Stranger (2019)
Rated 7/10 on IMDb, from 2019, 1h 57m. An unhappily married woman meets a younger man in Portugal, and the two fall in love despite their commitments to others.
9. Hysteria (2011)
Rated 6.7/10 on IMDb, from 2011, 1h 39m. In 1880s London, a forward-thinking young doctor concocts an electrifying solution to the rampant 'hysteria' among England's sexually repressed women.
10. In the Realm of the Senses (1976)
Rated 6.6/10 on IMDb, from 1976, 1h 48m. Against a backdrop of growing imperialism, a Japanese businessman and his mistress give in to an all-consuming sexual and romantic obsession.