The best romance films of 1985

24 romance films from 1985, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. Out of Africa Score 85.2 · IMDb 7.2 · Tomatometer 62% · Metascore 69 · History, Romance, Drama
  2. Witness Score 80.3 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 92% · Metascore 76 · Crime, Drama, Thriller
  3. The Purple Rose of Cairo Score 60.8 · IMDb 7.6 · Tomatometer 93% · Metascore 75 · Fantasy, Comedy, Romance
  4. Murphy's Romance Score 56.7 · IMDb 7.0 · Tomatometer 72%
  5. The Sure Thing Score 56.4 · IMDb 7.0 · Tomatometer 81% · Metascore 76
  6. No End Score 52.4 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 90%
  7. Real Genius Score 52.1 · IMDb 6.9 · Tomatometer 77% · Metascore 71
  8. Better Off Dead Score 49.0 · IMDb 7.1 · Tomatometer 75% · Metascore 51
  9. My Beautiful Laundrette Score 47.0 · IMDb 6.8 · Tomatometer 95% · Metascore 76
  10. Weird Science Score 45.8 · IMDb 6.6 · Tomatometer 60% · Metascore 46