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The Best Movies About Rekindled Romance

Updated June 17, 2019 389 votes 84 voters 11.1k 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
Released: 2004
Directed by: Nick Cassavetes
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Sweet Home Alabama
Reese Witherspoon, Matthew McConaughey
Released: 2002
Directed by: Andy Tennant
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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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Casablanca
Ingrid Bergman, Humphrey Bogart
Released: 1942
Directed by: Michael Curtiz
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The Princess Bride
Billy Crystal, Robin Wright
Released: 1987
Directed by: Rob Reiner
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Ghost
Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg
Released: 1990
Directed by: Jerry Zucker
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The Way We Were
Barbra Streisand, Robert Redford
Released: 1973
Directed by: Sydney Pollack
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Pearl Harbor
Kate Beckinsale, Jennifer Garner
Released: 2001
Directed by: Michael Bay
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It's Complicated
Meryl Streep, Oprah Winfrey
Released: 2009
Directed by: Nancy Meyers
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Atonement
Keira Knightley, Benedict Cumberbatch
Released: 2007
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Before Sunset
Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy
Released: 2004
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13 Going on 30
Jennifer Garner, Ashley Benson
Released: 2004
Directed by: Gary Winick
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The Story of Us
Michelle Pfeiffer, Bruce Willis
Released: 1999
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Robert Downey Jr., Val Kilmer
Released: 2005
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Brooklyn
Saoirse Ronan, Julie Walters
Released: 2015
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Cold Mountain
Natalie Portman, Nicole Kidman
Released: 2003
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Begin Again
Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo
Released: 2014
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Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard
Released: 2018
Directed by: J. A. Bayona
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Same Time, Next Year
Alan Alda, Ellen Burstyn
Released: 1978
Directed by: Robert Mulligan
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Wicker Park
Diane Kruger, Rose Byrne
Released: 2004
Directed by: Paul McGuigan
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Dear John
Amanda Seyfried, Channing Tatum
Released: 2010
Directed by: Lasse Hallström
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Brief Encounter
Trevor Howard, Celia Johnson
Released: 1945
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Mr. Wonderful
Mary-Louise Parker, Matt Dillon
Released: 1993
Directed by: Anthony Minghella
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Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
Harrison Ford, Alfred Molina
Released: 1981
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
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