Classic Romantic Movies on Netflix
Last updated April 19, 2024
White Christmas
1954 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsBing Crosby and Danny Kaye play war buddies turned entertainers who fall for two sisters. The boys follow the girls to a resort owned by their former commanding officer, and he's in danger of losing the place.
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The African Queen
1951 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsCharlie Allnut (Humphrey Bogart), the booze-guzzling, rough-hewn captain of a broken-down East African riverboat, teams with a straitlaced, iron-willed missionary (Katharine Hepburn) to take on a menacing German gunboat during World War I.
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McLintock!
1963 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsBased on trumped-up adultery charges, Katherine McLintock left her husband, George, two years ago -- and she's still steaming. So what's a wronged man to do? Come to the aid of a beautiful widow, of course.
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Roman Holiday
1953 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsPrincess Ann leaves her guardians, and while in Rome, she's taken under the wing of tabloid writer Joe and his photographer sidekick. She thinks the boys don't know who she really is, but they're onto her -- and sense a sensational story.
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Charade
1963 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsCary Grant stars as Peter, who may or may not be a flimflam man who aids the recently widowed Regina in her mission to recover a fortune hidden by her late husband. But three sinister crooks -- who'll stop at nothing -- also covet the loot.
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Breakfast at Tiffany's
1961 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsFortune hunter Holly Golightly finds herself captivated by aspiring writer Paul Varjak, who moves into her building on a wealthy woman's dime. As romance blooms between Paul and Holly, Doc Golightly shows up on the scene, revealing Holly's past.
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The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
1947 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsThis lovingly made fantasy, based on R.A. Dick's novel of the same name, centers on a lonely widow (Gene Tierney) who refuses to be scared away when the ghost of a salty sea captain (Rex Harrison) unexpectedly turns up in her cottage. When her debts mount, he helps her write a successful novel about his life, but she's ultimately forced to choose between her love for his spirit and a flesh-and-blood man.
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Move Over, Darling
1963 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsFive years after his wife, Ellen (Doris Day), disappears at sea in a plane crash, successful lawyer Nick Arden (James Garner) decides it's time to move on: He has Ellen declared legally dead, remarries and sets off on his honeymoon. But there's trouble in paradise when Ellen -- who's in fact very much alive -- turns up to surprise the newlyweds. Day earned a Golden Globe nod for her performance in this update of the 1940 comedy My Favorite Wife.
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Some Like It Hot
1959 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsWhen musicians Jerry and Joe accidentally witness the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, they get out of town the only way they know how -- dressed as women. But things heat up on the road when they meet a curvy blonde who plays the ukulele.
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Cleopatra
1963 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsThis epic saga of love, greed and betrayal stars Elizabeth Taylor as the Egyptian queen who's determined to hold on to the throne and seduces Roman emperor Julius Caesar. When Caesar is murdered, she redirects her attentions to his general.
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Daddy Long Legs
1955 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsWhile visiting France, an American millionaire meets a striking young woman who was orphaned during World War II. Vowing to take care of her for the rest of her life, he anonymously funds her travel to the United States, where she attends college.
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The Other Side of the Mountain: Part 2
1978 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsA sequel based on the real-life struggles of alpine ski racer Jill Kinmont. After suffering some traumatic losses, Jill is bouncing back. But the arrival of a new man in her life prompts her to question whether she's ready for love.
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People Will Talk
1951 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsDr. Praetorius is a professor at a dull Midwestern college who impresses those around him with his unorthodox ways of teaching. Out of the blue, Praetorius falls in love with an unattached pregnant woman, spiraling him into uncharted territory.
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West Side Story
1961 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsWinner of 10 Academy Awards including Best Picture, this classic musical set among the tenements of New York City finds star-crossed lovers Maria and Tony caught in the midst of a turf war between rival street gangs.
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The Sand Pebbles
1966 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsNavy engineer Jake Holman (Steve McQueen) finds himself surrounded by conflict when, during the Chinese revolution of the 1920s, he's assigned to an American gunboat in the Yangtze River. His cynical and antagonistic personality has ensured his status as a loner, and the political situation creates more questions than answers. This epic and romantic drama from The Sound of Music director Robert Wise earned multiple Oscar nominations.
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The Other Side of the Mountain
1975 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsBased on a true story, national skiing champion Jill Kinmont's life takes a tragic turn when, during a competition in 1955, the Olympic prospect suffers a near-fatal accident that leaves her paralyzed from the neck down in this made for TV movie.
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The Apartment
1960 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsWith furthering his career in mind, an insurance clerk lends his apartment to his adulterous higher-ups for their amorous affairs. But his fast track to an executive suite gets derailed when he becomes involved with his boss's latest conquest.
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I Was a Male War Bride
1949 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsCapt. Rochard is a French officer who marries an American female lieutenant, Catherine. All is blissful until Rochard tries to accompany his wife back to the States. Now, Rochard must impersonate a woman in order to join his new bride.
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The Lady Eve
1941 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsSeductive gold-digger Barbara Stanwyck and her conniving father (Charles Coburn) set out to fleece wealthy but naïve ophiologist Henry Fonda, the socially inept heir to a brewery fortune. But the tables turn when Stanwyck falls for her prey and Fonda gets wise to their scheme. Stanwyck then goes all-out to recapture Fonda's heart in this raucous battle of the sexes from renowned writer-director Preston Sturges.
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Do Not Disturb
1965 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsDoris Day stars as a wife jealous because her businessman husband spends more time with his attractive secretary than with her. Deciding to turn the tables, she invents a secret admirer. But the joke's on her when her fantasy man comes to life.
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Romeo & Juliet
1968 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsFalling in love against the wishes of their feuding families, star-crossed lovers Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet defy their destiny and elope in secret, only to suffer the ultimate tragedy.
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Play It Again, Sam
1972 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsHerbert Ross brings Woody Allen's play to the big screen, with Allen in the starring role as Casablanca-obsessed film critic Allan Felix, who turns to an imaginary version of Humphrey Bogart for guidance on how to deal with the departure of his wife. And while Allan listlessly dates a variety of women, he finds himself most connected to his best friend's wife (Diane Keaton) -- and Bogart urges him to act decisively.
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Anna Lucasta
1958 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsBased on the 1944 play by Philip Yordan, this drama follows the trials and tribulations of Anna Lucasta (Eartha Kitt), a young black woman who turns to prostitution after her father kicks her out of the house. When Anna's brother-in-law (Frederick O'Neal) concocts a plan to marry her off to a wealthy young man (Henry Scott) and then steal from him, Anna disappoints her greedy kin with plans of her own. Sammy Davis Jr. also stars.
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The Paper Chase
1973 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsA hardworking first-year student at Harvard Law School struggles to win the respect of a brilliant but ruthless professor, but he finds himself under the microscope when he learns that the girl he's been dating is the professor's daughter.
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Miss Annie Rooney
1942 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsPoor inventor's daughter Annie Rooney is head over heels for Marty White, the son of a millionaire rubber magnate. But joining Marty's daunting social circle proves difficult until Annie's father comes through with a promising new product.
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