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Thrilling, sexy, and compulsively readable — the books on our list of the very best romance novels are sure to make you fall head over heels in love.
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Nov 26, 2023 · Pour yourself something to sip on, grab a decadent sweet treat, slip into something comfy and crack open one of these best romance novels.
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- 17 'Little Children'
- 16 'Cold War'
- 15 'Phantom Thread'
- 14 'If Beale Street Could Talk'
- 13 'Past Lives'
- 12 'Portrait of A Lady on Fire'
- 11 'Pride & Prejudice'
- 10 'A Star Is Born'
- 9 'Call Me by Your Name'
- 8 'Blue Valentine'
Director: Todd Field
Todd Field's romantic psychological drama Little Childrenis an underrated masterpiece of the genre. Kate Winslet, Patrick Wilson, Jennifer Connelly, and Jackie Earle Haleystar in a story about several suburban individuals struggling with the monotony of life and the entrapments of suburbia. As their stories each find a way to intersect and involve one another, the alluring temptations of lust and love find a way to impact each of them individually. Romantic dramas rarely tackle more than a si...
Director: Pawel Pawlikowski
Pawel Pawlikowski's black-and-white historical romantic drama Cold Waris among the best Polish films from the new millennium. Set during the Cold War, the decade-spanning plot centers on the romance between a musical director and the young singer he discovers. Coming from completely different backgrounds, the duo initially appears to be a complete mismatch in every conceivable way, yet they continuously find themselves drawn to one another. A must-watch black-and-white movie, Cold War is a be...
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Phantom Thread is a romantic drama that only Paul Thomas Anderson could do. Three-time Oscar winner Daniel Day-Lewisstars as Reynolds Woodcock, a controlling and precise haute couture dressmaker who forms an intimate relationship with a willful young waitress, turning her into her muse. It soon becomes difficult to balance their newfound love life with their passions in life, putting into question their entire lives as a whole. Anderson's approach to romance is both delicate and disturbing; w...
Director: Barry Jenkins
Barry Jenkins' 2018 romantic drama If Beale Street Could Talk stars an ensemble led by Kiki Layne andStephan James. Based on the eponymous 1974 novel, the plot revolves around Tish, a young pregnant woman seeking to prove her lover's innocence after he is charged with a crime he didn't commit. The quest for freedom proves to be incredibly difficult, balancing the battle with the legal system with the life-altering pregnancy, yet the power of love sets Tish on the path to justice. Timely, topi...
Director: Celine Song
One of the most resonating yet heartbreaking romantic dramas in recent memory, Past Livesfollows the story of Nora and Hae Sung, two childhood friends who disconnected as they entered adulthood. However, 24 years later, the duo find themselves reconnecting and meeting face to face for the first time since they were children, having led full lives in the process. All the possibilities and theoreticals soon come flooding in, as the duo begins to discuss what could have happened if they had stay...
Director: Céline Sciamma
The 2019 French romantic period drama Portrait of a Lady on Fire is among the all-time best LGBTQ+ movies. Directed by Céline Sciamma and starring Noémie Merlant and Adele Haenel, the plot follows the sexual and romantic affair between a French aristocrat and the artist commissioned to paint her portrait. The initially simple premise soon makes massive emotional waves, thanks in part to the powerful lead performances from Merlant and Haenel, in combination with Sciamma's core directorial visi...
Director: Joe Wright
Jane Austen's oeuvre has received numerous adaptations throughout the years. However, Austen's legacy in the new millennium has been largely defined by Joe Wright's 2005 take on Austen's seminal novel Pride and Prejudice. Keira Knightleystars as Elizabeth Bennet, a willful and stubborn young woman who develops a complicated relationship with the proud and stoic Fitzwilliam Darcy. Even with the multitude of adaptations both before and since this film's release, Wright's take on the film is sti...
Director: Bradley Cooper
Bradley Cooper's directorial debut, A Star Is Born, stars himself and Lady Gaga. The fourth remake of the now-timeless Hollywood story, A Star Is Bornfollows Jackson Mayne, a popular singer struggling with alcoholism, who develops a passionate romance with the young and talented Ally. With her career taking off as his wanes, their love is put to the test as they attempt to balance this newfound success with their personal demons and struggles. It's no small feat what Cooper achieves with his...
Director: Luca Guadagnino
Timothée Chalamet stars in Luca Guadagnino's intimate coming-of-age romantic drama Call Me by Your Name. Based on André Aciman's eponymous novel, the film depicts the romance between seventeen-year-old Elio Pearlman and his father's graduate assistant, twenty-four-year-old Oliver, while staying at a lush Italian villa in the summer of 1983. As their romance begins to blossom more and more over the course of the summer, worries begin to arise whether their relationship will find a way to conti...
Director: Derek Cianfrance
The uncompromising and insightful romantic drama Blue Valentine stars Oscar nominees Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams. Centering on the years-long relationship between Dean and Cindy, the film alternates between past and present to depict their initial courtship, troubled marriage, and eventual divorce. Especially when many movies are only able to focus on specific instances of a relationship and love, Blue Valentinedepicts a full picture of the entire life cycle of a relationship, with all...
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