The Best Foreign Romance Movies, Ranked

Updated November 16, 2020 844 votes 241 voters 21.4k views46 items

List RulesOnly romance films in language other than English. No British movies.

Many foreign films have romantic themes and this list contains information on the best foreign romance movies, ranked from best to worst by user votes. The best foreign romance movies come from a variety of countries. Some foreign romantic movies are set in Italy while other good foreign language love stories take place in France. Many of the best foreign romance films feature award-winning actors.

What films will you find on this top foreign romance movies list? Amélie is a romantic comedy that tells the story of a young French waitress who secretly improves the lives of her family and friends. Federico Fellini's La Dolce Vita is known to be one of the best romance movies in the world. Other good films featured on this top foreign romance movies list include Life Is Beautiful, Il Postino, and Nights of Cabiria.

Do you have a favorite foreign romance movie? Give the best movies a thumbs up and add anything you feel is missing.

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Amélie
Audrey Tautou, Spencer Tracy
Released: 2001
Directed by: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Zhang Ziyi, Michelle Yeoh
Released: 2000
Directed by: Ang Lee
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is a 2000 wuxia film. An American-Chinese-Hong Kong-Taiwanese... more
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Cinema Paradiso
Jacques Perrin, Philippe Noiret
Released: 1988
Directed by: Giuseppe Tornatore
Nuovo Cinema Paradiso, internationally released as Cinema Paradiso, is a 1988 Italian drama... more
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House of Flying Daggers
Zhang Ziyi, Andy Lau
Released: 2004
Directed by: Zhang Yimou
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Blue Is the Warmest Colour
Léa Seydoux, Adèle Exarchopoulos
Released: 2013
Directed by: Abdellatif Kechiche
Blue Is the Warmest Colour is a 2013 French romantic coming-of-age drama film directed by... more
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Lust, Caution
Anupam Kher, Joan Chen
Released: 2007
Directed by: Ang Lee
Lust, Caution is a 2007 espionage erotic thriller film directed by Ang Lee, based on the... more
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Veer-Zaara
Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan
Released: 2004
Directed by: Yash Chopra
Veer-Zaara is a 2004 Indian romantic drama film directed by Yash Chopra under the Yash Raj... more
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Cold War
Joanna Kulig, Tomasz Kot
Released: 2018
Directed by: Pawel Pawlikowski
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Y Tu Mamá También
Gael García Bernal, Diego Luna
Released: 2002
Directed by: Alfonso Cuarón
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Amour
Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Louis Trintignant
Released: 2012
Directed by: Michael Haneke
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Kal Ho Naa Ho
Shah Rukh Khan, Preity Zinta
Released: 2003
Directed by: Nikhil Advani, Ron Reid Jr.
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Love
Karl Glusman, Klara Kristin
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I Am Love
Tilda Swinton, Marisa Berenson
Released: 2009
Directed by: Luca Guadagnino
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Il Postino: The Postman
Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Philippe Noiret
Released: 1994
Directed by: Michael Radford
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La Dolce Vita
Nico, Anita Ekberg
Released: 1960
Directed by: Federico Fellini
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Kiss Me
Lena Endre, Krister Henriksson
Released: 2011
Directed by: Alexandra-Therese Keining
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A Very Long Engagement
Jodie Foster, Marion Cotillard
Released: 2004
Directed by: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
A Very Long Engagement is a 2004 French romantic film, co-written and directed by Jean-Pierre... more
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The Lover
Jeanne Moreau, Jane March
Released: 1992
Directed by: Jean-Jacques Annaud
The Lover is a 1992 drama film produced by Claude Berri and directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud.... more
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Love Me If You Dare
Guillaume Canet, Gilles Lellouche
Released: 2003
Directed by: Yann Samuell
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Good bye, Lenin!
Daniel Brühl, Chulpan Khamatova
Released: 2003
Directed by: Wolfgang Becker
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The Artist
John Goodman, Malcolm McDowell
Released: 2011
Directed by: Michel Hazanavicius
The Artist is a 2011 French romantic comedy-drama in the style of a black-and-white silent... more
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Jules and Jim
Jeanne Moreau, Oskar Werner
Released: 1962
Directed by: François Truffaut
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Let the Right One In
Lina Leandersson, Tom Ljungman
Released: 2008
Directed by: Tomas Alfredson
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The Secret in Their Eyes
Ricardo Darín, Mariano Argento
Released: 2009
Directed by: Juan José Campanella
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Omar
Waleed Zuaiter, Tarik Kopty
Released: 2013
Directed by: Hany Abu-Assad
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