Best Romantic Movies of 2023


20 You Hurt My Feelings

You Hurt My Feelings

From acclaimed filmmaker Nicole Holofcener comes a sharply observed comedy about a novelist whose long standing marriage is suddenly upended when she overhears her husband give his honest reaction to her latest book. A film about trust, lies, and the things we say to the people we love most.

Director: Nicole Holofcener
Writer: Nicole Holofcener
Starring: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Tobias Menzies, Michaela Watkins
Box office: $5 698 000

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19 The Other Zoey

The Other Zoey

Zoey Miller, a smart computer major who thinks she has love all figured out, has her life turned upside down when Zach, a popular college soccer player, gets amnesia and mistakes Zoey as his girlfriend. Before she can reveal the truth, she meets Zach’s cousin, Miles, with whom she has a lot in common. Pretending to be Zach’s girlfriend, she realizes she has feelings for both of them and is forced to confront her fears to make an impossible decision.

Director: Sara Zandieh
Writer: Matthew Tabak
Starring: Josephine Langford, Drew Starkey, Archie Renaux
Box office: $168 000

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18 No Hard Feelings

No Hard Feelings

On the brink of losing her childhood home, Maddie discovers an intriguing job listing: wealthy helicopter parents looking for someone to “date” their introverted 19-year-old son, Percy, before he leaves for college. To her surprise, Maddie soon discovers the awkward Percy is no sure thing.

Director: Gene Stupnitsky
Writers: Gene Stupnitsky, John Phillips
Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Andrew Barth Feldman, Laura Benanti
Budget: $45 000 000
Box office: $87 256 000

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17 Prom Pact

Prom Pact

It’s the height of prom season, and high school senior Mandy Yang and her best friend and fellow outsider Ben are surrounded by over-the-top ’80s-themed Promposals. However, Mandy keeps her eyes focused on a different goal: her lifelong dream of attending Harvard. When she finds out that she has been put on the waitlist, she is determined to do whatever she can do to get herself accepted, even if that means asking for help from the one person she abhors popular all-star jock Graham Lansing whose father is a powerful senator and Harvard alum. Once Mandy becomes Graham’s tutor, she begins to realize there’s more to him than she thought and perhaps something more to life than Harvard.

Director: Anya Adams
Writer: Anthony Lombardo
Starring: Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Milo Manheim, Blake Draper

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16 One True Loves

One True Loves

Simu Liu, Phillipa Soo, and Luke Bracey star in this modern twist on a classic love story from NY Times bestselling author Taylor Jenkins Reid. Emma and Jesse are living the perfect life together, until Jesse disappears in a tragic helicopter crash on their first wedding anniversary. Four years later, Emma has found happiness again and is about to marry her best friend when Jesse resurfaces, turning her world upside down and leaving her torn between two great loves.

Director: Andy Fickman
Writers: Alex J. Reid, Taylor Jenkins Reid
Starring: Phillipa Soo, Luke Bracey, Simu Liu
Box office: $382 000

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15 Beautiful Disaster

Beautiful Disaster

In Beautiful Disaster, bad-boy Travis Maddox is exactly what college freshman Abby Abernathy needs and wants to avoid. He spends his nights fighting in underground boxing matches, and his days as the ultimate college campus charmer. But Abby wants nothing to do with Travis. Intrigued by Abby’s resistance to his appeal, Travis offers her a simple bet: if he loses his next fight, he must remain sex-free for a month. If he wins, Abby must live in his apartment for the same amount of time. Either way, Travis has no idea that Abby’s dark past is about to emerge, and he may have finally met his match.

Director: Roger Kumble
Writers: Roger Kumble, Jamie McGuire
Starring: Dylan Sprouse, Virginia Gardner, Austin North
Box office: $6 850 000

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14 Fair Play

Fair Play

When a coveted promotion at a cutthroat financial firm arises, once supportive exchanges between lovers Emily and Luke begin to sour into something more sinister. As the power dynamics irrevocably shift in their relationship, the couple must face the true price of success and the unnerving limits of ambition. In her feature debut, writer-director Chloe Domont weaves a taut relationship thriller, staring down the destructive gender dynamics that pit partners against each other in a world that is transforming faster than the rules can keep up.

Director: Chloe Domont
Writer: Chloe Domont
Starring: Phoebe Dynevor, Alden Ehrenreich, Eddie Marsan

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13 Love Again

Love Again

What if a random text message led to the love of your life? In this romantic comedy, dealing with the loss of her fiancé, Mira Ray sends a series of romantic texts to his old cell phone number… not realizing the number was reassigned to Rob Burns’ new work phone. A journalist, Rob is captivated by the honesty in the beautifully confessional texts. When he’s assigned to write a profile of megastar Celine Dion (playing herself in her first film role), he enlists her help in figuring out how to meet Mira in person… and win her heart.

Director: Jim Strouse
Writers: Jim Strouse, Andrea Willson, Malte Welding
Starring: Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Sam Heughan, Céline Dion

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12 Roter Himmel

Roter Himmel

While vacationing by the Baltic Sea, writer Leon and photographer Felix are surprised by the presence of Nadja, a mysterious young woman staying as a guest at Felix’s family’s holiday home. Nadja distracts Leon from finishing his latest novel and with brutal honesty, forces him to confront his caustic temperament and self-absorption. As Nadja and Leon grow closer, an encroaching forest fire threatens the group and tensions escalate when a handsome lifeguard and Leon’s tight-lipped book editor also arrive. Christian Petzold’s acclaimed latest was the winner of the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize at this year’s Berlin International Film Festival.

Director: Christian Petzold
Writer: Christian Petzold
Starring: Thomas Schubert, Paula Beer, Enno Trebs
Box office: $2 169 000

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11 Rye Lane

Rye Lane

Yas and Dom, two twenty-somethings both reeling from bad break-ups, connect over the course of an eventful day in South London helping each other deal with their nightmare exes, and potentially restoring their faith in romance.

Director: Raine Allen Miller
Writers: Nathan Bryon, Tom Melia
Starring: David Jonsson, Vivian Oparah, Poppy Allen-Quarmby
Box office: $1 400 000

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