Best Classic Romantic Films on Netflix 2026
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Our pick of the best Classic Romantic Films on Netflix right now, ranked by audience rating out of the 21 titles in category code 31273. Tap any title for full details and where to watch.
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1. Forrest Gump (1994)
Rated 8.8/10 on IMDb, one of IMDb's Top 250, from 1994, 2h 22m. Forrest Gump, a friendly, simpleminded man, finds himself in the middle of nearly every major event of the 1960s and '70s.
2. Cinema Paradiso (1988)
Rated 8.5/10 on IMDb, one of IMDb's Top 250, from 1988, 2h 04m. When a Sicilian boy is mesmerized by the movies at his local theater, he befriends a projectionist who tells him to leave home and pursue his dreams.
3. Groundhog Day (1993)
Rated 8/10 on IMDb, from 1993, 1h 41m. Sent to cover the annual ritual of groundhog Punxsutawney Phil, a self-centered TV weatherman mysteriously begins living the same day again and again.
4. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
Rated 7.8/10 on IMDb, from 1967, 1h 48m. Two wealthy Californians consider themselves progressive until their daughter brings home a black fiancé amidst tense race relations in the 1960s.
5. Legends of the Fall (1994)
Rated 7.6/10 on IMDb, from 1994, 2h 12m. The Ludlow clan -- father William and brothers Alfred, Tristan and Sam -- splinters when Sam leaves to fight in World War I against his dad's wishes.
6. White Christmas (1954)
Rated 7.6/10 on IMDb, from 1954, 2h 00m. Two war buddies fall for two sisters and follow the girls to a resort owned by their former commanding officer, who is in danger of losing the place.
7. The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)
Rated 7.6/10 on IMDb, from 1967, 2h 04m. Twin sisters yearn for the romance of Paris.
8. Dark Waters (1956)
Rated 7.6/10 on IMDb, from 1956, 1h 44m. A fisherman returns home after a three-year absence only to find the woman he loves drifting away, the sailors feuding and his community unraveling.
9. Hum Aapke Hain Koun (1994)
Rated 7.5/10 on IMDb, from 1994, 3h 13m. Prem is a budding businessman being tutored by his elder brother, Rajesh.
10. Funny Girl (1968)
Rated 7.4/10 on IMDb, from 1968, 2h 35m. Comedienne Fanny Brice (Barbra Streisand, in an Oscar-winning role), an unconventional beauty from the Jewish slums of New York, dreams of stardom.