The Greatest Classic Romance Movies
Who wouldn't swoon over a romantic tale of two people coming together against all odds to fall in love? These classic romances defined a beloved genre in cinematic storytelling. The best early romance movies feature A-list actors and actresses testing the notion that love conquers all. This is a list of the top old romantic films including everything from It Happened One Night to Bringing Up Baby to Rebecca.
What films will you find on this list of the best movie love stories? Casablanca is one of the most iconic films, let alone romances, ever made. Set amidst the turmoil of World War II, Casablanca sees Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart) struggling to choose between the woman he loves and helping the resistance fight the Nazis. His Girl Friday is another movie released before 1950 featuring a timeless love story. Gone with the Wind is an epic tale of romance spanning the American Civil War. Other good films featured on this top early romantic movies list include The African Queen, The Red Shoes, and To Have and Have Not.
Do you have a favorite classic love story? Give the best movies a thumbs up and please add any good films that are missing.
- 1Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, Richard Denning
- 2Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid
- 3Claudette Colbert, Clark Gable, Walter Connolly
- 4Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Leslie Howard
- 5Gregory Peck, Audrey Hepburn, Eddie Albert
- 6Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart, Frank Morgan
- Released: 1940
- Directed by: Ernst Lubitsch
Alfred Kralik (James Stewart) and Klara Novak (Margaret Sullavan) are employees at Matuschek and Company, a general store in Budapest. Klara and Alfred are constantly at odds with each other, butting ...more
