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The Best Movies About Long Distance Relationships

Updated December 23, 2020 5.4k votes 1.1k voters 100.9k views68 items

List RulesMovies about characters who are in a long distance relationship.

There’s a reason that classic stories like William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet appeal to us so much. The thought of not being able to be with the person you love the most in life is almost unbearable. The inspiring message that love never gives up, no matter the cost is one of the most powerful forces in nature. Many drama movies have been about long distance relationships and this list has all the best ones.

The movies featured on this list tell some of the greatest long distance relationship stories in the history of film. It’s impossible not to be deeply affected by a story like a woman who refuses to let go of her fiancée even in the midst of war and leaves everything to search for him!

This list has the best movies about long distance relationships, including: A Very Long Engagement, The Notebook, Message in a Bottle, Gone With the Wind, An Affair to Remember, and Cold Mountain.

Vote up your favorite today and vote down the long distance love stories that leave you cold.

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Forrest Gump
Tom Hanks, Sally Field
Released: 1994
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
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Sleepless in Seattle
Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan
Released: 1993
Directed by: Nora Ephron
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Cast Away
Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt
Released: 2000
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
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You've Got Mail
Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan
Released: 1998
Directed by: Nora Ephron
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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Kate Winslet, Kirsten Dunst
Released: 2004
Directed by: Michel Gondry
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Before Sunrise
Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy
Released: 1995
Directed by: Richard Linklater
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Dear John
Amanda Seyfried, Channing Tatum
Released: 2010
Directed by: Lasse Hallström
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Gone with the Wind
Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh
Released: 1939
Directed by: Sam Wood, George Cukor, Victor Fleming
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The Notebook
Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling
Released: 2004
Directed by: Nick Cassavetes
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The Holiday
Lindsay Lohan, Cameron Diaz
Released: 2006
Directed by: Nancy Meyers
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Must Love Dogs
Diane Lane, John Cusack
Released: 2005
Directed by: Gary David Goldberg
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Going the Distance
Drew Barrymore, Leighton Meester
Released: 2010
Directed by: Nanette Burstein
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The Lake House
Sandra Bullock, Keanu Reeves
Released: 2006
Directed by: Alejandro Agresti
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Serendipity
Kate Beckinsale, John Cusack
Released: 2001
Directed by: Peter Chelsom
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Forever Young
Mel Gibson, Jamie Lee Curtis
Released: 1992
Directed by: Steve Miner
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Like Crazy
Jennifer Lawrence, Keeley Hazell
Released: 2011
Directed by: Drake Doremus
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Cold Mountain
Natalie Portman, Nicole Kidman
Released: 2003
Directed by: Anthony Minghella
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The Other End of the Line
Sara Foster, Shriya Saran
Released: 2008
Directed by: James Dodson
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The Princess Bride
Billy Crystal, Robin Wright
Released: 1987
Directed by: Rob Reiner
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Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg
Released: 1990
Directed by: Jerry Zucker
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The Other Side of Heaven
Anne Hathaway, Christopher Gorham
Released: 2001
Directed by: Mitch Davis
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Leap Year
Amy Adams, Matthew Goode
Released: 2010
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Two Weeks Notice
Sandra Bullock, Hugh Grant
Released: 2002
Directed by: Marc Lawrence
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Brooklyn
Saoirse Ronan, Julie Walters
Released: 2015
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Message in a Bottle
Hayden Panettiere, Kevin Costner
Released: 1999
Directed by: Luis Mandoki
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