The best romance film of every year
The highest-scoring romance film from each year, scored 0–100 on IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office against every film from the same year. Pick a year for its full list of romance films.
- 2026: The Drama Score 80.1 · 36 romance films
- 2025: Black Bag Score 65.5 · 59 romance films
- 2024: Anora Score 92.4 · 57 romance films
- 2023: Poor Things Score 90.1 · 76 romance films
- 2022: Downton Abbey: A New Era Score 66.9 · 82 romance films
- 2021: Licorice Pizza Score 71.7 · 51 romance films
- 2020: Emma. Score 66.3 · 67 romance films
- 2019: Little Women Score 83.2 · 72 romance films
- 2018: A Star Is Born Score 84.2 · 84 romance films
- 2017: The Shape of Water Score 92.7 · 72 romance films
- 2016: The Handmaiden Score 70.3 · 79 romance films
- 2015: Carol Score 73.6 · 87 romance films
- 2014: The Theory of Everything Score 75.9 · 100 romance films
- 2013: Her Score 78.4 · 92 romance films
- 2012: Silver Linings Playbook Score 84.0 · 79 romance films
- 2011: The Artist Score 92.4 · 86 romance films
- 2010: The Kids Are All Right Score 68.7 · 87 romance films
- 2009: Up in the Air Score 82.0 · 81 romance films
- 2008: Slumdog Millionaire Score 95.4 · 84 romance films
- 2007: Atonement Score 80.5 · 87 romance films
- 2006: Notes on a Scandal Score 71.2 · 87 romance films
- 2005: Brokeback Mountain Score 94.0 · 75 romance films
- 2004: Sideways Score 78.7 · 88 romance films
- 2003: Cold Mountain Score 69.8 · 60 romance films
- 2002: The Hours Score 77.9 · 71 romance films
- 2001: Moulin Rouge! Score 80.7 · 79 romance films
- 2000: Cast Away Score 74.7 · 69 romance films
- 1999: All About My Mother Score 77.2 · 66 romance films
- 1998: There's Something About Mary Score 67.6 · 55 romance films
- 1997: Titanic Score 94.0 · 44 romance films
- 1996: The English Patient Score 93.1 · 43 romance films
- 1995: Sense and Sensibility Score 87.3 · 52 romance films
- 1994: Forrest Gump Score 93.3 · 45 romance films
- 1993: The Piano Score 81.1 · 41 romance films
- 1992: Howards End Score 83.4 · 42 romance films
- 1991: Raise the Red Lantern Score 70.2 · 36 romance films
- 1990: Edward Scissorhands Score 72.2 · 23 romance films
- 1989: When Harry Met Sally... Score 71.9 · 22 romance films
- 1988: Dangerous Liaisons Score 80.4 · 37 romance films
- 1987: Moonstruck Score 78.2 · 23 romance films
- 1986: A Room with a View Score 85.4 · 25 romance films
- 1985: Out of Africa Score 85.2 · 24 romance films
- 1984: Starman Score 59.3 · 22 romance films
- 1983: El Sur Score 58.3 · 15 romance films
- 1982: Tootsie Score 80.1 · 11 romance films
- 1981: Arthur Score 71.8 · 17 romance films
- 1980: Atlantic City Score 72.4 · 15 romance films
- 1979: Manhattan Score 71.2 · 11 romance films
- 1978: Coming Home Score 72.6 · 12 romance films
- 1977: Annie Hall Score 84.2 · 9 romance films
- 1976: The Shootist Score 57.1 · 7 romance films
- 1975: Fox and His Friends Score 50.2 · 6 romance films
- 1974: A Woman Under the Influence Score 66.1 · 11 romance films
- 1973: Day for Night Score 62.0 · 7 romance films
- 1972: What's Up, Doc? Score 67.9 · 11 romance films
- 1971: The Last Picture Show Score 87.3 · 9 romance films
- 1970: Ryan's Daughter Score 57.6 · 10 romance films
- 1969: My Night at Maud's Score 60.3 · 7 romance films
- 1968: Romeo and Juliet Score 73.7 · 8 romance films
- 1967: The Graduate Score 84.1 · 14 romance films
- 1966: The Sand Pebbles Score 70.5 · 13 romance films
- 1965: Doctor Zhivago Score 90.4 · 13 romance films
- 1964: My Fair Lady Score 95.0 · 17 romance films
- 1963: Charade Score 70.4 · 14 romance films
- 1962: Lolita Score 57.1 · 7 romance films
- 1961: Breakfast at Tiffany's Score 66.4 · 12 romance films
- 1960: The Apartment Score 95.6 · 16 romance films
- 1959: Some Like It Hot Score 80.6 · 8 romance films
- 1958: Vertigo Score 73.9 · 14 romance films
- 1957: Wild Strawberries Score 63.5 · 14 romance films
- 1956: Friendly Persuasion Score 56.4 · 8 romance films
- 1955: Marty Score 79.6 · 15 romance films
- 1954: Sabrina Score 68.5 · 17 romance films
- 1953: From Here to Eternity Score 89.7 · 15 romance films
- 1952: The Quiet Man Score 78.5 · 12 romance films
- 1951: A Place in the Sun Score 82.0 · 12 romance films
- 1950: Born Yesterday Score 58.6 · 10 romance films
- 1949: The Heiress Score 82.1 · 11 romance films
- 1948: The Red Shoes Score 89.9 · 7 romance films
- 1947: Gentleman's Agreement Score 75.6 · 6 romance films
- 1946: The Best Years of Our Lives Score 95.4 · 9 romance films
- 1945: Brief Encounter Score 65.5 · 7 romance films
- 1944: Since You Went Away Score 52.1 · 3 romance films
- 1943: The More the Merrier Score 64.2 · 5 romance films
- 1942: Mrs. Miniver Score 89.2 · 12 romance films
- 1941: The Little Foxes Score 69.5 · 13 romance films
- 1940: Rebecca Score 80.4 · 11 romance films
- 1939: Gone with the Wind Score 98.0 · 13 romance films
- 1938: You Can't Take It with You Score 94.7 · 8 romance films
- 1937: The Awful Truth Score 74.0 · 10 romance films
- 1936: Mr. Deeds Goes to Town Score 71.2 · 10 romance films
- 1935: Top Hat Score 72.5 · 4 romance films
- 1934: It Happened One Night Score 97.8 · 10 romance films
- 1933: Little Women Score 62.0 · 5 romance films
- 1932: One Way Passage Score 72.0 · 8 romance films
- 1931: City Lights Score 77.4 · 4 romance films
- 1930: The Blue Angel Score 59.1 · 3 romance films
- 1929: The Broadway Melody Score 56.2 · 3 romance films
- 1928: The Circus Score 76.0 · 4 romance films
- 1927: Sunrise Score 85.6 · 3 romance films
- 1925: The Big Parade Score 73.3 · 3 romance films
- 1924: Sherlock Jr. Score 76.4 · 1 romance film
- 1923: Safety Last! Score 98.9 · 4 romance films
- 1921: Orphans of the Storm Score 58.0 · 1 romance film
- 1920: Way Down East Score 86.0 · 1 romance film
- 1919: Broken Blossoms Score 98.1 · 1 romance film