Best Romantic Films based on a book on Netflix 2026
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Our pick of the best Romantic Films based on a book on Netflix right now, ranked by audience rating out of the 50 titles in category code 3830. Tap any title for full details and where to watch.
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1. Dev.D (2009)
Rated 8.8/10 on IMDb, from 2009, 2h 16m. Because they come from different castes, the son of a tax collector and his true love are not allowed to marry, sending them down divergent paths.
2. The Handmaiden (2016)
Rated 8.1/10 on IMDb, one of IMDb's Top 250, from 2016, 2h 24m. A con man's plan to steal an heiress's heart -- and her fortune -- gets complicated when she falls for the handmaid he hired to help with his scheme.
3. MY SASSY GIRL (2001)
Rated 8/10 on IMDb, from 2001, 2h 03m. An average college student falls for a beautiful drunk girl he meets on the subway, but keeping up with her wild antics takes a toll on him.
4. The Road Home (1999)
Rated 7.9/10 on IMDb, from 1999, 1h 29m. In 1950s China, a summons from the communist government cuts short the courtship of a young country girl and her village's new schoolteacher.
5. Call Me by Your Name (2017)
Rated 7.9/10 on IMDb, from 2017, 2h 11m. In the summer of 1983, 17-year-old Elio forms a life-changing bond with his father's charismatic research assistant Oliver in the Italian countryside.
6. The Remains of the Day (1993)
Rated 7.8/10 on IMDb, from 1993, 2h 14m. In this Merchant-Ivory period drama, a dutiful butler dedicates himself to tending his lord's house, turning a blind eye to his Nazi sympathies.
7. You Are the Apple of My Eye (2011)
Rated 7.6/10 on IMDb, from 2011, 1h 50m. Seven libidinal teens, including an honor student and a lazy goof-off, explore a complex but heartfelt friendship in the final months before college.
8. The Night Is Short, Walk On Girl (2017)
Rated 7.6/10 on IMDb, from 2017, 1h 32m. One strange night in Kyoto seems to last a year.
9. Heavenly Forest (2006)
Rated 7.5/10 on IMDb, from 2006, 1h 56m. A shy college photography buff forms a bond with a cute classmate who abruptly disappears from his life when he develops feelings for another girl.
10. My Tomorrow, Your Yesterday (2016)
Rated 7.5/10 on IMDb, from 2016, 1h 50m. A young man falls for a beautiful stranger.