Classic Romantic Films on Netflix

Forrest Gump, a friendly, simpleminded man, finds himself in the middle of nearly every major event of the 1960s and '70s.

Year: 1994
IMDb: 8.8
Netflix rating: 4.3/5
Runtime: 02:22:28
Netflix ID: 60000724 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

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.

Year: 1988
IMDb: 8.5
Netflix rating: 4/5
Runtime: 02:04:10
Netflix ID: 60022965 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Sent to cover the annual ritual of groundhog Punxsutawney Phil, a self-centered TV weatherman mysteriously begins living the same day again and again.

Year: 1993
IMDb: 8
Netflix rating: 3.7/5
Runtime: 01:41:04
Netflix ID: 563104 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Two wealthy Californians consider themselves progressive until their daughter brings home a black fiancé amidst tense race relations in the 1960s.

Year: 1967
IMDb: 7.8
Runtime: 01:48:08
Netflix ID: 564122 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

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.

Year: 1994
IMDb: 7.6
Netflix rating: 3.9/5
Runtime: 02:12:52
Netflix ID: 693960 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

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.

Year: 1954
IMDb: 7.6
Netflix rating: 4.2/5
Runtime: 02:00:01
Netflix ID: 60003082 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Twin sisters yearn for the romance of Paris. But when a charming pair of song-and-dance men comes to town, they get more than they ever dreamed.

Year: 1967
IMDb: 7.6
Netflix rating: 3.1/5
Runtime: 02:04:58
Netflix ID: 60020331 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

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.

Year: 1956
IMDb: 7.6
Runtime: 01:44:15
Netflix ID: 81252546 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Prem is a budding businessman being tutored by his elder brother, Rajesh. Nisha is the carefree favorite of her elder sister Pooja. Although it's love at first sight for Prem and Nisha, they decide to sacrifice their happiness for their families.

Year: 1994
IMDb: 7.5
Netflix rating: 3.5/5
Runtime: 03:13:07
Netflix ID: 60035870 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Comedienne Fanny Brice (Barbra Streisand, in an Oscar-winning role), an unconventional beauty from the Jewish slums of New York, dreams of stardom.

Year: 1968
IMDb: 7.4
Netflix rating: 3.6/5
Runtime: 02:35:14
Netflix ID: 60010377 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When a husband, acting in his family's 'best interest,' does not accept his wife's deathbed wish, providence dictates that he pay for his duplicity.

Year: 1992
IMDb: 7.4
Netflix rating: 3.7/5
Runtime: 02:22:31
Netflix ID: 60029366 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A Denmark native shares a marriage of convenience with a womanizing baron. But when they move to Nairobi, she falls for a free-spirited hunter.

Year: 1985
IMDb: 7.2
Netflix rating: 3.8/5
Runtime: 02:40:54
Netflix ID: 60000019 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John star in this hit musical comedy about a greaser and the good girl he falls for -- much to his friends' chagrin.

Year: 1978
IMDb: 7.2
Netflix rating: 3.8/5
Runtime: 01:50:35
Netflix ID: 60000577 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A well-bred New Yorker engaged to an appropriate, cultured woman puts society's mores to the test when her alluring cousin comes along.

Year: 1993
IMDb: 7.2
Netflix rating: 3.4/5
Runtime: 02:18:26
Netflix ID: 60011002 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Sam is killed by a mugger, but his love for his girlfriend, Molly, endures beyond the grave as Sam's spirit tries to warn Molly that she is in danger.

Year: 1990
IMDb: 7
Netflix rating: 3.6/5
Runtime: 02:06:37
Netflix ID: 60010395 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Tom Cruise plays a hotshot pilot who struggles to balance life, responsibility and a love affair while competing at the Navy's fighter-weapons school.

Year: 1986
IMDb: 6.9
Netflix rating: 3.7/5
Runtime: 01:49:32
Netflix ID: 1056189 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Privileged Harvard jock Oliver sparks the anger of his steely, demanding father by falling in love with and marrying a plebeian Radcliffe student.

Year: 1970
IMDb: 6.9
Netflix rating: 3.5/5
Netflix ID: 60020297 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Fate and a tenacious 8-year-old boy conspire to unite a lovelorn widower and an unhappily engaged journalist in this Oscar-nominated romantic comedy.

Year: 1993
IMDb: 6.8
Netflix rating: 3.7/5
Runtime: 01:45:05
Netflix ID: 973331 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Smitten with a beautiful stargazer, a fearless small-town firefighter with an exceedingly long nose woos her vicariously through his handsome rival.

Year: 1987
IMDb: 6.6
Netflix rating: 3.4/5
Runtime: 01:46:54
Netflix ID: 921910 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Competition between sugar cane producers turns deadly after a greedy landlord conspires against an agricultural engineer who falls for his daughter.

Year: 1954
IMDb: 6.2
Runtime: 01:56:17
Netflix ID: 81252547 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

At the peak of his career, Yehia joins a hunger strike, becomes smitten and reckons with a creative crisis — but finds a new muse.

Year: 1989
Runtime: 01:49:17
Netflix ID: 60001803 · Watch on Netflix