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The Best Movies About Rekindled Romance

Updated June 17, 2019 402 votes 92 voters 13.1k views32 items

List RulesVote up your favorite films where an old flame is reignited.

Is there anything better than a rekindled romance in movies? Whether it's by war, jealousy, deception or simply bad luck, we all respond to the tragedy of a romance cut short. Whether it's in real life or the movies, we mourn for the beautiful love that could have been.

Every once in a while, though, we get a second chance. The top movies on this rekindled romance movie list prove that it's never too late to be with that perfect person. Whether you're separated by distance or, as in Lake House, by time, there's always hope that you'll be reunited.

The characters in this list of the best rekindled romance movies find their love again in different ways. Sometimes they've been searching for them for years, sometimes they find them by accident. Not all of these stories end well. Whether it's a movie about reuniting ex lovers or rekindling any kind of lost love, there's something here for everyone.

So vote for the greatest rekindled romance movies and don't forget to add anything that's missing!

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The Notebook
Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling
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Sweet Home Alabama
Reese Witherspoon, Matthew McConaughey
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The Lake House
Sandra Bullock, Keanu Reeves
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Casablanca
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The Princess Bride
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The Way We Were
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Atonement
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It's Complicated
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Pearl Harbor
Kate Beckinsale, Jennifer Garner
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Before Sunset
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Brooklyn
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Cold Mountain
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Begin Again
Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo
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Alan Alda, Ellen Burstyn
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Wicker Park
Diane Kruger, Rose Byrne
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Dear John
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Brief Encounter
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