Steamy Romantic Movies on Netflix
Last updated June 05, 2023
Casanova
2005 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsAging Casanova reflects on the romantic adventures of his youth, in particular a love triangle with his one true love. The legendary lothario seduces a string of women as he escapes prison, engages in a duel and more in this fast-paced miniseries.
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Casanova
2005 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsAging Casanova reflects on the romantic adventures of his youth, in particular a love triangle with his one true love. The legendary lothario seduces a string of women as he escapes prison, engages in a duel and more in this fast-paced miniseries.
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Like Water for Chocolate
1992 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsPassionate Tita (Lumi Cavazos) is in love with Pedro (Marco Leonardi), but her controlling mother (Regina Torné) forbids her from marrying him. So when Pedro marries her sister, Tita throws herself into her cooking -- and discovers she can transfer her emotions through the food she prepares. A feast for the senses, this magical romance from director Alfonso Arau was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award and a Golden Globe.
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A Happy Event
2011 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsWhen a vivacious French grad student unexpectedly gets pregnant, she and her boyfriend scramble to make sense of the new path their lives have taken, including the trepidation, joy and other wildly conflicting emotions that come with having a baby.
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Sayonara Itsuka
2010 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsIn three months, Yutaka will marry Michiko and he knows he could be CEO one day if they wed. But when he met Touko, he falls in love with her. Twenty-five years later, Yutaka happens to meet Touko again, and they realize their love for each other remains.
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Sex and Lucía
2001 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsTo get over losing her boyfriend, Lucía retreats to a quiet Mediterranean island to examine the passionate beginning and darker details of their relationship. Fact blends with fiction and time bends in unexpected ways as Lucía's memories unfold.
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Angels of Sex
2012 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsWhen enigmatic Rai saves young dancer Bruno from a mugging, an intimate and adventurous friendship soon develops between the two men. Throw Bruno's girlfriend, Carla, into the mix, however, and emotions suddenly become more complicated.
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Blue Valentine
2010 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsOnce crazy about each other, Cindy and Dean have now grown apart. Cindy is disenchanted while Dean languishes in the emotional emptyness of their life in rural Pennsylvania. As they muddle through their marriage, they hearken back to the golden days.
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Masquerade
1988 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsWhen her mother dies, millionaire heiress Olivia dives into an abyss of mourning, but resurfaces when she meets a sea captain who seems to love her for herself, not for her money. But Olivia slowly discovers that his intentions may not be so pure.
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Jolene
2008 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsBased on a short story by celebrated novelist E.L. Doctorow, this character study tracks the itinerant exploits of the titular character (Jessica Chastain) as she sets off on an aimless, decade-long journey filled with romance, heartbreak, tumult and inspiration. Boasting an all-star cast -- including Dermot Mulroney, Michael Vartan and Chazz Palminteri -- this indie effort is helmed by director Dan Ireland.
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I Am Love
2009 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsFamily dissension, unbidden desire and other tensions bubble to the surface during a patriarch's birthday party. When the seemingly picture-perfect Recchi clan gathers to celebrate the man, the veneer of civility quickly falls away.
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Aimee and Jaguar
1998 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsBased on the memoirs of Lilly Wust, this is the story of two women who fall in love in 1943 Berlin: Lilly (Juliane Köhler), the wife of a Nazi officer, and Felice (Maria Schrader), a Jewish journalist. When the two women begin their affair, they rechristen themselves Aimée and Jaguar to help avoid detection. They then set up housekeeping and try to tune out the war, but the Gestapo is never far behind.
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Indecent Proposal
1993 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsFor one million dollars, a handsome billionaire proposes to Diana that they spend a single night together. Her husband is a cash-strapped architect who could use the cash. Will she do it?
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After Fall, Winter
2012 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsHe's a writer in exile with a taste for S & M. She's a caregiver for the terminally ill who moonlights as a dominatrix. A match made in heaven? Perhaps not, but when the two meet in Paris, their weeklong relationship has long-term repercussions.
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Betty Blue
1986 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsA woman who is prone to irrational bouts of fury begins a steamy romance with a handyman and writer in this Oscar-nominated drama. Eventually, her psychological scars begin to wreak havoc on their relationship.
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Untold Scandal
2003 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsSet in 18th century Korea, this retelling of Dangerous Liaisons follows morality-deficient cousins Lady Cho (Lee Mi-Suk) and Cho-won (Bae Yong-Jun) as they scheme to ruin the lives of innocents. When Lady Cho asks Cho-won to bed her husband's lover-to-be (Lee So-yeong), Cho-won ups the ante and goes after an even more virtuous female. If he succeeds, Lady Cho must sleep with her cousin. But Cho-won begins to fall in love with his intended target.
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August
2011 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsWhen Troy returns to Los Angeles after many years in Barcelona, he finds that his ex-boyfriend Jonathan has begun dating Raul, a handsome South American immigrant. When Raul senses the sexual tension between the exes, temperatures rise.
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Lady Chatterley
1993 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsA note-perfect Joely Richardson heads the cast as the titular Lady Chatterley, who -- at the urging of her paralyzed, impotent spouse (James Wilby) -- finds a lover in the form of her husband's handsome gamekeeper, Oliver Mellors (Sean Bean). After embarking on a steamy affair with Mellors, the frustrated noblewoman experiences a sexual awakening in this absorbing period drama based on D.H. Lawrence's erotic novel.
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Lady Chatterley
1993 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsAt the urging of her paralyzed, impotent spouse, Lady Chatterley finds a lover in the form of her husband's handsome gamekeeper, Oliver Mellors. After embarking on a steamy affair with Mellors, the noblewoman experiences a sexual awakening.
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Conception
2011 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsThis romantic comedy follows nine very different couples -- from a pair fighting the odds of fertility to two young teenagers aiming to lose their virginity -- on the night they conceive, showing that sex can sometimes be more neurotic than erotic.
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Love Hurts
2009 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsAfter his wife, Amanda (Carrie-Anne Moss), leaves him, Ben (Richard E. Grant) is coaxed out of depression and transformed into his hometown's most eligible bachelor by his teen son, Justin (Johnny Pacar). But when Justin falls in love for the first time, Ben's makeover starts to seem too extreme. Camryn Manheim, Rita Rudner, Janeane Garofalo and Jenna Elfman co-star in writer-director Barra Grant's bighearted dramedy.
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Solo Con Tu Pareja
1991 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsYoung yuppie playboy Tomás (Daniel Gimenez Cacho) looks for a quick death after being falsely diagnosed with AIDS by Silvia (Dobrina Liubomirova), a nurse cheated by the young Casanova. While trying to end his life, Tomás falls in love with Clarisa (Claudia Ramirez), a beautiful stewardess who's also trying to kill herself. This is the first feature film for director Alfonso Cuaron, who co-wrote the script with his brother Carlos Cuaron.
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A Perfect Ending
2012 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsAfter confessing an unusual secret, repressed wife Rebecca Westbridge is prompted by her friends to explore her sexuality with a high-priced call girl. Apprehensive but intrigued by the prospect, Rebecca embarks on an erotic tryst.
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Map of the Sounds of Tokyo
2009 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsWhen the daughter of prominent Tokyo businessman Mr. Nagara (Takeo Nakahara) commits suicide, Nagara's heartbroken employee Ishida (Hideo Sakaki) hires part-time hit woman Ryu (Rinko Kikuchi) to kill the man (Sergi López) perceived as responsible for the daughter's death. Meanwhile, a curious sound engineer becomes obsessed with Ryu and her life in this lyrical and mysterious drama from acclaimed Spanish director Isabel Coixet.
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Sirens
1993 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsA Church of England official and his wife arrive in Australia on a mission to keep an artist from exhibiting a painting with mixed erotic and religious themes. The painter's uninhibited trio of models, however, complicate the situation.
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