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The Romantic Independent Films category on Netflix is identified by the secret code 9916 . Below are 100 Romantic Independent Films titles currently traceable on Netflix, sorted by rating. Top picks include Sillu Karuppatti (2019), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), Forever (2010).
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Last updated: 28 Sep 2021. Independent reference, not affiliated with Netflix.
Sillu Karuppatti (2019) From first crushes to post-marriage relationships, love and connection are at the heart of the four interwoven stories in this anthology film.
Year: 201981218363 · IMDb
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) After learning that his ex-girlfriend had an experimental medical procedure to purge all memories of him, a man decides to do the same with her.
Year: 200460034545 · IMDb
Forever (2010) Creating romantic marriage fantasies on camera, a consultant falls for a music teacher who appears as her groom in a promotional wedding video.
Year: 201081295046 · IMDb
Before Sunrise (1995) An American backpacker strikes up a conversation with a woman on the train to Vienna and persuades her to spend his last day in Europe with him.
Year: 1995293391 · IMDb
Slumdog Millionaire (2008) After coming within one question of winning a fortune on a game show, an uneducated young 'slumdog' is accused of cheating and arrested.
Year: 200870095140 · IMDb
Manu (2018) The relationship between a painter and his admirer unfolds as an abstract, twist-filled hide-and-seek game against the backdrop of murder and revenge.
Year: 201881050688 · IMDb
The Artist (2011) Winner of five Oscars, this black-and-white silent film follows the romance between a silent-era legend on a downward spiral and a rising starlet.
Year: 201170189319 · IMDb
Before Midnight (2013) Years after being reunited, multinational lovers Jesse and Celine struggle with their faded romance in this second sequel to the drama Before Sunrise.
Year: 201370267236 · IMDb
Call Me by Your Name (2017) 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.
Year: 201780169498 · IMDb
What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) In a backwater Iowa town, young Gilbert is torn between taking care of his troubled family and a girl who shows him new possibilities for his life.
Year: 199360011552 · IMDb
Once (2006) A street musician in Dublin strikes up a friendship with a migrant street hawker, and the duo ends up composing and recording a series of songs.
Year: 200670059661 · IMDb
Moonrise Kingdom (2012) This quirky drama follows the frantic search that ensues in a small New England town when two 12-year-olds fall in love and run away together.
Year: 201270228041 · IMDb
Mr. Nobody (2009) The last mortal in a world of immortals, Nemo Nobody begins reviewing his life at the age of 120, trying to determine if he made the right decisions.
Year: 200970117580 · IMDb
Tu Hai Mera Sunday (2016) When their Sunday soccer game on the beach is canceled, five friends set out to find another place to play in the noisy, crowded city of Mumbai.
Year: 201680238295 · IMDb
Silver Linings Playbook (2012) After a stint in a mental hospital, Pat moves in with his parents and tries to win back his wife, until he meets a woman who's as unstable as he is.
Year: 201270244164 · IMDb
Blue Is the Warmest Color (2013) Determined to fall in love, 15-year-old Adele is focused on boys. But it's a blue-haired girl she meets on the street who really piques her interest.
Year: 201370275600 · IMDb
To verdener (2008) Sara and her family have always lived by Jehovah's commandments. But when she falls in love with Teis, she is faced with a very difficult decision.
Year: 200870295564 · IMDb
The Piano (1993) Holly Hunter stars as a mute but strong-willed 19th-century Scottish expatriate who arrives in New Zealand with her daughter and her beloved piano.
Year: 1993856048 · IMDb
Kuch Bheege Alfaaz (2018) After accidentally connecting over the Internet, two strangers form a tight friendship -- not knowing they already share a bond.
Year: 201881018240 · IMDb
18 Grams of Love (2007) To test their wives' fidelity, two friends decide to write them anonymous love letters — which lead to unintended consequences.
Year: 200781295039 · IMDb
2046 (2004) A writer romances a series of women while living at a Hong Kong hotel, all the while pining for the love of his life that he left behind.
Year: 200470042371 · IMDb
Rust and Bone (2012) An unemployed kick boxer who's struggling as a single father strikes up a relationship with a whale trainer who survives a terrible accident.
Year: 201270242543 · IMDb
Taramani (2017) A traditional man and an independent woman share a connection, but they must learn to navigate their vastly different experiences and expectations.
Year: 201781052277 · IMDb
The Big Sick (2017) Sparks fly between a comedian and grad student, but his Muslim family’s expectations destroy their romance. When she falls ill, he must take a stand.
Year: 201780170989 · IMDb
Phantom Thread (2017) A fashion designer is drawn to a waitress, who becomes his model, muse and lover. With time, their relationship grows in intensity -- and strangeness.
Year: 201780195447 · IMDb
Ave Maryam (2018) A devoted nun who cares for her elder sisters must choose between upholding her vows or pursuing her forbidden feelings for a fascinating pastor.
Year: 201881320070 · IMDb
Cafe de Flore (2011) Set decades apart in Paris and in Montreal, two dramatic narratives share subtle yet profound links, weaving together in a meditation on human love.
Year: 201170209141 · IMDb
Begin Again (2014) When a down-on-his-luck music producer discovers a promising singer-songwriter in a bar, he resolves to launch her career -- and save his own.
Year: 201470307852 · IMDb
Howards End (1992) 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: 199260029366 · IMDb
Still Life (2006) Director Zhang Ke Jia's pensive drama interlaces the tales of a miner and a nurse looking for their spouses amid the construction of Three Gorges Dam.
Year: 200670055576 · IMDb
Only Lovers Left Alive (2013) The centuries-long bond between vampire musician Adam and his mysterious lover, Eve, is tested when Eve's spirited little sister, Ava, shows up.
Year: 201370276473 · IMDb
Blue Jay (2016) Two former high school sweethearts unexpectedly reunite in their old hometown, where they rediscover their magical bond and face a shared regret.
Year: 201680117746 · IMDb
Broken Embraces (2009) 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.
Year: 200970117230 · IMDb
Margarita, with a Straw (2014) An Indian woman with cerebral palsy decides to study in New York, where she becomes involved in a life-changing affair with a blind female activist.
Year: 201480018695 · IMDb
Raising Victor Vargas (2002) A suave teen sets his sights on a girl who seems beyond his reach. But his game can't be confined to his tiny apartment and family's old-school values.
Year: 200260027208 · IMDb
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) Two girlfriends on holiday in Spain become smitten with the same artist, unaware that his insanely jealous ex-wife is about to re-enter the picture.
Year: 200870097585 · IMDb
Now Is Good (2012) Aware that she's losing her battle with cancer, a teenager throws herself headlong into life while she still can, even embarking on a torrid romance.
Year: 201270251540 · IMDb
Copenhagen (2014) Philandering his way across Europe to find the grandfather he's never met, William unexpectedly befriends a 14-year-old who changes how he sees women.
Year: 201470301619 · IMDb
If Beale Street Could Talk (2018) Harlem of the ‘70s comes alive in this story of pregnant Tish and her crusade to free her fiancé, Fonny, who’s in prison for a crime he didn’t commit.
Year: 201881019839 · IMDb
Axone (2019) In Delhi, friends from Northeast India prepare a pungent delicacy for a wedding party, sparking conflict and comedy with their unaccustomed neighbors.
Year: 201981144457 · IMDb
Secretary (2002) A young woman who cuts herself gets a job working as a secretary for an attorney, and the two forge a unique relationship charged with sadomasochism.
Year: 200260023646 · IMDb
Velvet Goldmine (1998) A decade after a British glam-rocker fakes his assassination and disappears, a tabloid journalist is dispatched to deconstruct the star's legend.
Year: 19985670345 · IMDb
Cloudburst (2011) A lesbian couple escapes from their nursing home and heads to Canada to get married. Along the way, they pick up a young male hitchhiker.
Year: 201170272548 · IMDb
SOLANIN (2010) Tired of her office job, Meiko quits to live on savings and rethink her future. But will her wannabe rock star boyfriend step up and do the same?
Year: 201080072433 · IMDb
What Are the Odds? (2020) When two unlikely friends play hooky from school, accidental encounters and otherworldly events turn their day into a whimsical coming-of-age journey.
Year: 202081281587 · IMDb
Be with Me (2005) With minimalist flair, this poetic film weaves together three stories of human connection in which the protagonists share a common longing for love.
Year: 200570058486 · IMDb
Shithouse (2020) An unexpectedly enchanted evening with his resident advisor changes everything for a lonely and homesick college freshman.
Year: 202081304594 · IMDb
Beyond the Lights (2014) Exhausted by the demands of the music business, a rising pop star tries to end her life but is saved by a police officer who later becomes her lover.
Year: 201470295409 · IMDb
Ali's Wedding (2018) After telling a white lie that spins out of control, the son of an Iraqi-born cleric in Melbourne becomes torn between family duty and his own heart.
Year: 201880244709 · IMDb
What If (2013) When a medical school dropout meets an animator living with her boyfriend, tensions grow when they suspect they could be more than just friends.
Year: 201370266681 · IMDb
The First Time (2012) Dave is in love with the hottest girl in school, Jane. Unfortunately, she only thinks of him as a friend. But a chance encounter with Aubrey leads to a hilariously awkward romance in this comedy that features a hot ensemble cast.
Year: 201270227939 · IMDb
Before We Go (2014) When a young wife is robbed before boarding a train to Boston, she meets a free-spirited musician who stays with her on the adventure of a lifetime.
Year: 201480017262 · IMDb
Photograph (2019) A photographer convinces a stranger whose photo he snaps to pose as his fiancée to please his grandmother — but is unprepared for what develops.
Year: 201981052559 · IMDb
Everyone Says I Love You (1996) In director Woody Allen's musical comedy, one extended family's romantic escapades intertwine in song and dance across New York, Paris and Venice.
Year: 1996484064 · IMDb
Hysteria (2011) In 1880s London, a forward-thinking young doctor concocts an electrifying solution to the rampant 'hysteria' among England's sexually repressed women.
Year: 201170208819 · IMDb
Like Crazy (2011) An American man and British woman fall in love in Los Angeles but must make their relationship work long distance when she returns to London.
Year: 201170167118 · IMDb
She's Gotta Have It (1986) A free-spirited woman can't choose between a trio of ill-suited suitors: relationship-minded Jamie, shallow male model Greer and bike messenger Mars.
Year: 198660034929 · IMDb
Povestea unui pierde vara (2018) A mathematics professor tries to stop sleeping with other women when the girlfriend he’s in an open relationship with gets pregnant.
Year: 201881149200 · IMDb
Do Paise Ki Dhoop Chaar Aane Ki Baarish (2009) When a sex worker hires a gay songwriter to care for her disabled son, the ensuing bonds that form offer a complex portrayal of love and family.
Year: 200981080769 · IMDb
Celeste and Jesse Forever (2012) High school sweethearts Celeste and Jesse married young, and after they divorce, they try to keep their friendship alive despite their separation.
Year: 201270227647 · IMDb
Barefoot (2014) Hoping to show his family that he's settling down, a janitor asks a patient at the psychiatric hospital where he works to pose as his girlfriend.
Year: 201470298493 · IMDb
Plus One (2019) Two single, longtime college friends agree to be each other's date for a summer's worth of weddings — until pairing up invites other possibilities.
Year: 201980208287 · IMDb
Take This Waltz (2011) Filmed in Toronto, this intimate, unflashy romantic drama portrays a happily married woman who experiences a sudden and strong desire for another man.
Year: 201170209166 · IMDb
My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) In this romantic comedy, a single Greek woman falls in love with a non-Greek man, which is a problem for members of her strict family.
Year: 200260022946 · IMDb
Snakes and Earrings (2008) A bizarre love triangle forms when an unfulfilled woman meets two male friends who bring out her unexpected sexual attraction to pain.
Year: 200870122626 · IMDb
A Little Chaos (2014) A willful young woman is hired to design a garden at Versailles for Louis XIV. Soon, she's ensnared in political and romantic complications.
Year: 201480017099 · IMDb
Sleeping with Other People (2015) Many years after hooking up in college, two people cross paths and realize they are both serial philanderers who need each other's help to reform.
Year: 201580039069 · IMDb
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006) Photographer Diane Arbus is drawn to an unusual neighbor who introduces her to the bizarre subjects that would later make her artworks famous.
Year: 200670045868 · IMDb
Tramps (2017) Pulled into a shady briefcase swap for different reasons, young strangers Danny and Ellie spend an eventful night together when the deal goes wrong.
Year: 201780146759 · IMDb
Lovesong (2016) Best friends Sarah and Mindy share an unexpected moment while on a road trip. Years later, the two struggle to reconnect before a wedding.
Year: 201680098287 · IMDb
The Incredible Jessica James (2017) Burned by a bad breakup, a struggling New York City playwright makes an unlikely connection with a divorced app designer she meets on a blind date.
Year: 201780171022 · IMDb
Fala Comigo (2016) A bored teen phones his psychiatrist mother's female patients to elicit a thrill, but he suddenly finds himself making a real-life connection.
Year: 201680201838 · IMDb
Middle of Nowhere (2012) After her husband is sent to prison for eight years, medical student Ruby shelves her studies to focus on her partner's welfare as he serves his time.
Year: 201270227944 · IMDb
Breathe In (2013) Music teacher Keith has his mind focused on the past when he and his wife agree to welcome a foreign exchange student into their household.
Year: 201370267238 · IMDb
Haraamkhor (2015) A young schoolgirl embarks on a dangerous affair with her manipulative teacher, while a goofy younger classmate pursues his puppy-love crush on her.
Year: 201580095530 · IMDb
Newness (2017) Martin and Gabi try to form a relationship after meeting through a hookup app, but when boredom creeps in, they seek out an unconventional solution.
Year: 201780172958 · IMDb
The Tree of Blood (2018) As a young couple write the story of their families' shared history, both reveal their relatives' dark secrets and one must make a painful confession.
Year: 201881029383 · IMDb
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010) When her husband has an affair, Helena consults a psychic who advises her that a tall, dark stranger will soon become the love of her life.
Year: 201070136072 · IMDb
Mystic Pizza (1988) In this quirky linchpin of 1980s cinema, reality intrudes on the plans of three teens who share their dreams while slinging hash at a pizzeria.
Year: 198860003603 · IMDb
To Rome with Love (2012) Woody Allen directs this romp through Rome, following four tales of romance, infidelity, opera, and the fickleness of celebrity.
Year: 201270229280 · IMDb
The Discovery (2017) A scientist whose proof of an afterlife caused a rash of suicides forges ahead with his research, while his disapproving son falls for a troubled woman.
Year: 201780115857 · IMDb
Rosita (2015) In a remote Danish fishing village, a middle-aged widower's son is attracted to the young Filipino woman whom his father is considering marrying.
Year: 201580200044 · IMDb
Alex Strangelove (2018) High school senior Alex Truelove's plan to lose his virginity to lovable girlfriend Claire goes awry when he meets the equally lovable Elliot.
Year: 201880168189 · IMDb
Mosquita y Mari (2012) Neighbors but by no means friends, high schoolers Yolanda and Mari discover a bond and an attraction when they're made study partners.
Year: 201270229065 · IMDb
Comes a Bright Day (2012) Sam visits a posh jewelry store to ask sales assistant Mary on a date, but he becomes a hostage when thieves storm the place.
Year: 201270232188 · IMDb
Racing Hearts (2014) Eager to land a client who is an Arab sheik and pigeon racer, an investment banker tries to persuade a stubborn Flemish man to sell his champion bird.
Year: 201480027668 · IMDb
Win It All (2017) After losing $50,000 that wasn't his, gambling addict Eddie starts to rebuild his life. But an unwelcome surprise pushes him toward his old ways.
Year: 201780134527 · IMDb
Opening Night (2016) Once a rising star on Broadway, Nick is now the perennially pestered production manager for a new musical dedicated to rock music's one-hit wonders.
Year: 201680114501 · IMDb
The Fisherman and His Wife (2005) In this retelling of a classic German fairy tale, two men struggle to bring happiness into the lives of the ambitious women they love.
Year: 200580174390 · IMDb
I Will Follow (2010) Devastated after her aunt dies, Maye moves out of the home they shared and copes with her grief, yet finds comfort in the kindness of other mourners.
Year: 201070155493 · IMDb
Room in Rome (2010) Two women meet and experience sensual and emotional fulfillment during a steamy encounter in a hotel room where they share secrets as well as sex.
Year: 201070159321 · IMDb
Greenberg (2010) At a crossroads in his life, Roger house-sits for his brother and forges an unlikely bond with his sibling's assistant, Florence.
Year: 201070118401 · IMDb
She's Funny That Way (2014) A successful theater director gives a hooker enough money to quit hustling. But he never expected her to end up auditioning for his new play.
Year: 201480016405 · IMDb
Love (2015) A man in an unsatisfying marriage recalls the details of an intense past relationship with an ex-girlfriend when he gets word that she may be missing.
Year: 201580057969 · IMDb
10 Years (2011) When a group of friends reunites during their 10th high school reunion, they ponder old dreams and forge new connections.
Year: 201170212146 · IMDb
The Lovers (2017) On the verge of divorce, a middle-aged couple, each involved in a serious affair, rethink their marriage and the meaning of love and fidelity.
Year: 201780167628 · IMDb
Rubbers (2014) The stories of three people looking for love and physical connection are interwoven in playfully raunchy tales revolving around condoms.
Year: 201481295040 · IMDb
Walk of Shame (2014) After an uncharacteristic drunken one-night stand, an aspiring news anchor winds up on a wild trek across Los Angeles with no car, money or memory.
Year: 201470266682 · IMDb
Pulling Strings (2013) After passing out at a party, a diplomatic consul is saved by a mariachi singer whose visa request she denied. But the rejection has slipped her mind.
Year: 201370292933 · IMDb
Wuthering Heights (2011) The youthful love between two English adolescents becomes an obsessive passion that wreaks havoc as the pair navigates adult life.
Year: 201170211044 · IMDb
