Best 1970s Romance Movies

Looking for the best 1970s Romance movies? These are the 23 highest-rated 1970s Romance titles in our catalogue, led by Persecution, Ankara Ekspresi and Cup Bashi. The list is ranked by audience score; open any title for its cast, trailer and legal places to watch.

1. Persecution (1972)

★ 9.0/10

Ayla is a conservatory student. Through a coincidence, she meets Tarık, a famous composer. They fall in love and soon become engaged. On a trip abroad, Tarık experiences one of Ayla's biggest traumas. This disaster…
2. Ankara Ekspresi (1970)

★ 8.3/10

During World War II, Germany aims to conquer Turkey with an operation which is Ankara Express. German spy Hilda and Turkish major Seyfi engage in a dangerous relationship while they work for the Ankara Express operation.
3. Cup Bashi (1970)

★ 8.0/10

Cup Bashi follows 34-year-old Jitu, whose mother's strict belief in astrology creates a conflict when his prospective bride, Amruta, insists her horoscope must match with her future mother-in-law. A deceptive scheme…
4. Evlidir Ne Yapsa Yeridir (1978)

★ 7.7/10

Story of three married couples living in the same apartment.
5. Urgently Seeking Husband (1975)

★ 7.0/10

The events of a woman thought to have died in a plane crash when she returns five years later.
6. Surfacing (1970)

★ 7.0/10

After years of struggling with severe depression, a young man begins to open his heart, learning to love himself and others. When he becomes entangled in his therapist’s personal life, he discovers not only her need…
7. Amar Prem (1972)

★ 6.9/10

A village woman abandoned by her husband is forced into prostitution in Kolkata and forms nameless yet strong relations with a wealthy patron as well as an abused boy in the neighbourhood.
8. Her Third (1972)

★ 6.6/10

In this East German film, the third one in The Third is Margit's third lover. After her mother's death, Margit has two affairs which don't work out, and one lesbian friendship which she retains. She is looking for a…
9. The Confused Groom (1975)

★ 6.5/10

While Serpil pretends to be a religious village girl to his rich uncle she gets cought at an erotic party. Her uncle sees what she actually is than he forces her to marry simpleton Apti or she and her family cannot…
10. Velvet Hands (1979)

★ 6.4/10

Engineer Quiller has become rich by selling his completely indestructible shop-window glass to jeweleries around the world. But this got him lots of enemies too: the insurance agencies, who've lost hundreds of…
11. Sıralardaki Heyecan (1976)

★ 6.0/10

It tells the love story of Gülşen and Bülent, which began in school. Gülşen is the most beautiful and richest girl in the class. Bülent is the most hardworking and poorest student in the class. He lives with an elderly…
12. Sevmek ve Ölmek Zamanı (1971)

★ 6.0/10

Kudret is a young man who earns his living performing stunts on a motorcycle. He wants to marry Emel, but standing between them is Emel's mother, Selma. Determined to prevent the marriage, Selma conspires with…
13. Hayatım Sana Feda (1970)

★ 5.8/10

A young businessman Harun crashes a young woman and because of this accident young woman becomes blind.
14. The Watcher in the Attic (1976)

★ 5.7/10

When a tenant from a shabby 1920s boarding house secretly witnesses the landlady perform a truly heinous act, he is overcome with desire for her and begins plotting to kill a fellow tenant to demonstrate his love.
15. Kezban in Paris (1971)

★ 5.5/10

A young girl's adventures in Paris, where she visits after befriending a rich boy.
16. The Great Space Journey (1975)

★ 5.3/10

Three youngsters have to take command of a space flight when their adult captain comes down sick and is forced to quarantine himself.
17. A Real Young Girl (1976)

★ 5.3/10

Reluctantly, a sulky adolescent returns to her parents' house for yet another boring summer vacation, dabbling in desire and the art of desirability, eventually mixing reality with vision, caged fantasies with the…
18. Confessions from a Holiday Camp (1977)

★ 5.2/10

Timmy Lea and his brother-in-law Sidney Noggett are working as entertainment officers at Funfrall, a typical British holiday camp. The staff are lazy and inefficient, preferring to laze by the pool rather than organise…
19. The Great Gambler (1979)

★ 4.8/10

A gambler works for a villain not knowing that he's being used to entrap a patriot and gain military secrets. The cops assign a lookalike to nab him, but not having gambling skills could give him away.
20. Summer Single (1974)

★ 4.7/10

Orhan, who works at a bank, has an unhappy marriage. His wife, Şermin, drinks constantly, gambles, and neglects her family. Orhan tries to keep his marriage going for the sake of his son. However, one day, after an…
21. A Woman Like Eve (1979)

★ 4.6/10

A devoted yet stressed out housewife takes a holiday to relax, and falls in love with another woman: a guitar-playing hippie who lives in a commune.
22. The Notorious Cleopatra (1970)

★ 4.1/10

The story of egyptian princess Cleopatra's amorous adventures.
23. Four Birds (1970)

★ 0.0/10

A falsely accused and convicted man is released from prison and pushed back into his community where he's in conflict over drugs, love, and violence after changing his life.