Best 2000s Romance Movies

Looking for the best 2000s Romance movies? These are the 48 highest-rated 2000s Romance titles in our catalogue, led by A Dog's Will, Pride & Prejudice and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. The list is ranked by audience score; open any title for its cast, trailer and legal places to watch.

1. A Dog's Will (2000)

★ 8.4/10

The lively João Grilo and the sly Chicó are poor guys living in the hinterland who cheat a bunch of people in a small town in Northeastern Brazil. When they die, they have to be judged by Christ, the Devil and the…
2. Pride & Prejudice (2005)

★ 8.1/10

A story of love and life among the landed English gentry during the Georgian era. Mr. Bennet is a gentleman living in Hertfordshire with his overbearing wife and five daughters, but if he dies their house will be…
3. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

★ 8.1/10

Joel Barish, heartbroken that his girlfriend underwent a procedure to erase him from her memory, decides to do the same. However, as he watches his memories of her fade away, he realises that he still loves her, and…
4. Cardcaptor Sakura: The Sealed Card (2000)

★ 8.1/10

All of the Clow Cards have been captured, and Sakura Kinomoto, the new Master of the Cards, is preparing to play the lead in the play for the town festival. However, a new evil force is causing mysterious events all…
5. In the Mood for Love (2000)

★ 8.1/10

In 1962 Hong Kong, neighbors Su Li-zhen (Mrs. Chan) and Chow Mo-wan (Mr. Chow) discover their spouses are having an affair. As they spend time together, they develop feelings for each other, but their relationship…
6. The Best of Youth (2003)

★ 8.1/10

After a fateful encounter in the summer of 1966, the lifepaths of two brothers from a middle-class Roman family diverge, intersecting with some of the most significant events of postwar Italian history in the following…
7. Love Hurts (2002)

★ 8.0/10

Family and friends try to sabotage the budding romance between a young upper class girl and a humble student.
8. The Book of Ruth: Journey of Faith (2009)

★ 8.0/10

The Book of Ruth, is a triumphant love story in the face of adversity. This selfless journey of love and devotion is seen through the eyes of a young widow. Choosing to leave her homeland of Moab, she follows her…
9. Love Exposure (2009)

★ 8.0/10

The story of a teenage boy named Yu, who falls for Yoko, a girl he runs into while operating for the sake of sin as an "up-skirt" photographer. His attempts to woo her are complicated by a spot of cross-dressing –…
10. The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)

★ 8.0/10

Hoping to put to rest years of unease concerning a past case, retired criminal investigator Benjamín begins writing a novel based on the unsolved mystery of a newlywed’s rape and murder. With the help of a former…
11. Hana Yori Dango: Final (2008)

★ 8.0/10

Four years have passed since that emotional marriage proposal at Tsukushi Makino's high-school prom, and Tsukasa Dōmyōji announced his engagement to Tsukushi to the entire world. At an engagement dinner between their…
12. A Beautiful Mind (2001)

★ 7.9/10

From the heights of notoriety to the depths of depravity, John Forbes Nash Jr. experiences it all. As a brilliant but socially awkward mathematician, he made a groundbreaking discovery early in his career and stands on…
13. The Notebook (2004)

★ 7.9/10

An epic love story centered around an older man who reads aloud to a woman with Alzheimer's. From a faded notebook, the old man's words bring to life the story about a couple who is separated by World War II, and is…
14. Amélie (2001)

★ 7.9/10

At a tiny Parisian café, the adorable yet painfully shy Amélie accidentally discovers a gift for helping others. Soon Amelie is spending her days as a matchmaker, guardian angel, and all-around do-gooder. But when she…
15. Castaway on the Moon (2009)

★ 7.9/10

Mr. Kim is jobless, lost in debt and has been dumped by his girlfriend. He decides to end it all by jumping into the Han River - only to find himself washed up on a small, mid-river island. He soon abandons thoughts of…
16. Before Sunset (2004)

★ 7.8/10

Nine years later, Jesse travels across Europe giving readings from a book he wrote about the night he spent in Vienna with Celine. After his reading in Paris, Celine finds him, and they spend part of the day together…
17. Brokeback Mountain (2005)

★ 7.8/10

In 1960s Wyoming, two men develop a strong emotional and sexual relationship that endures as a lifelong connection complicating their lives as they get married and start families of their own.
18. Millennium Actress (2002)

★ 7.8/10

Documentary filmmaker Genya Tachibana has tracked down the legendary actress Chiyoko Fujiwara, who mysteriously vanished at the height of her career. When he presents her with a key she had lost and thought was gone…
19. A Walk to Remember (2002)

★ 7.8/10

When the popular, restless Landon Carter is forced to participate in the school drama production, he falls in love with Jamie Sullivan, the daughter of the town's minister. Jamie has a "to-do" list for her life, as…
20. 3-Iron (2004)

★ 7.8/10

A drifter lives in people's houses while they are away and repays them by doing chores for them. His life changes when he meets a beautiful woman who wants to escape her unhappy marriage.
21. A Moment to Remember (2004)

★ 7.8/10

A young couple's love is tested when Sun-jin is diagnosed with a rare form of Alzheimer's disease.
22. Lisbela and the Prisoner (2003)

★ 7.8/10

Lisbela is a young woman who loves going to the movies. Leléu is a con man, going from town to town selling all sort of things and performing as master of ceremonies for some cheesy numbers, such as the woman who gets…
23. The Twilight Samurai (2002)

★ 7.8/10

Seibei Iguchi leads a difficult life as a low ranking samurai at the turn of the nineteenth century. A widower with a meager income, Seibei struggles to take care of his two daughters and senile mother. New prospects…
24. Oasis (2002)

★ 7.8/10

A young man released from prison visits the widow of the man he killed drunk-driving and becomes infatuated with his cerebral palsy-stricken daughter.
25. Mr. Nobody (2009)

★ 7.8/10

Nemo Nobody leads an ordinary existence with his wife and 3 children; one day, he wakes up as a mortal centenarian in the year 2092.
26. Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)

★ 7.7/10

A captured mustang remains determined to return to his herd no matter what.
27. Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

★ 7.7/10

A teenager reflects on his life after being accused of cheating on the Indian version of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?".
28. Princes and Princesses (2000)

★ 7.7/10

In this episodic animated fantasy from France, an art teacher interprets a series of six fairy tales (each involving a prince or princess) with the help of two precocious students. Princes and Princesses was created…
29. Fireproof (2008)

★ 7.7/10

A heroic fire captain values dedication and service to others above all else, but the most important partnership in his life, his marriage, is about to go up in smoke.
30. Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)

★ 7.7/10

In the years before World War II, a penniless Japanese child is torn from her family to work as a maid in a geisha house.
31. Shelter (2007)

★ 7.7/10

Forced to give up his dreams of art school, Zach works dead-end jobs to support his sister and her son. Questioning his life, he paints, surfs and hangs out with his best friend, Gabe. When Gabe's older brother returns…
32. Corpse Bride (2005)

★ 7.6/10

In a 19th-century European village, a young man about to be married is whisked away to the underworld and wed to a mysterious corpse bride, while his real bride waits bereft in the land of the living.
33. Atonement (2007)

★ 7.6/10

As a 13-year-old, fledgling writer Briony Tallis irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit.
34. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

★ 7.6/10

Born under unusual circumstances, Benjamin Button springs into being as an elderly man in a New Orleans nursing home and ages in reverse. Twelve years after his birth, he meets Daisy, a child who flits in and out of…
35. Cinderella Man (2005)

★ 7.6/10

The true story of boxer Jim Braddock who, following his retirement in the 1930s, makes a surprise comeback in order to lift his family out of poverty.
36. Imagine Me & You (2006)

★ 7.6/10

During her wedding ceremony, Rachel notices Luce in the audience and feels instantly drawn to her. The two women become close friends, and when Rachel learns that Luce is a lesbian, she realizes that despite her happy…
37. Talk to Her (2002)

★ 7.6/10

Two men share an odd friendship while they care for two women who are both in deep comas.
38. The Ultimate Gift (2007)

★ 7.6/10

When his wealthy grandfather finally dies, Jason Stevens fully expects to benefit when it comes to the reading of the will. But instead of a sizable inheritance, Jason receives a test, a series of tasks he must…
39. The Classic (2003)

★ 7.6/10

Ji-hae's friend is having problems expressing her feelings to the boy she loves, so she asks Ji-hae to write e-mails to him in her name. As the boy falls in love with her letters, Ji-hae discovers the story of her…
40. Dolls (2002)

★ 7.6/10

Dolls takes puppeteering as its overriding motif, which relates thematically to the action provided by the live characters. Chief among those tales is the story of Matsumoto and Sawako, a young couple whose…
41. The Reader (2008)

★ 7.5/10

The story of Michael Berg, a German lawyer who, as a teenager in the late 1950s, had an affair with an older woman, Hanna, who then disappeared only to resurface years later as one of the defendants in a war crimes…
42. Love Don't Co$t a Thing (2003)

★ 7.5/10

A high school outcast pays a cheerleader to pose as his girlfriend so he can be considered cool.
43. Devdas (2002)

★ 7.5/10

In 1900s India, Calcuttan zamindar Devdas Mukherjee — unable to marry his lover — takes up alcohol and the company of a courtesan to alleviate the pain.
44. Walk the Line (2005)

★ 7.5/10

A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and…
45. Volver (2006)

★ 7.5/10

Raimunda, a working-class woman living in Madrid, is dealing with the aftermath of a fire that killed her parents in her native village in La Mancha. Raimunda's life is further complicated when her deceased mother…
46. Moulin Rouge! (2001)

★ 7.5/10

A celebration of love and creative inspiration takes place in the infamous, gaudy and glamorous Parisian nightclub, at the cusp of the 20th century. A young poet, who is plunged into the heady world of Moulin Rouge…
47. The Wrestler (2008)

★ 7.5/10

Aging wrestler Randy "The Ram" Robinson is long past his prime but still ready and rarin' to go on the pro-wrestling circuit. After a particularly brutal beating, however, Randy hangs up his tights, pursues a serious…
48. The Man Who Copied (2003)

★ 7.5/10

A young photocopier operator becomes infatuated with his neighbor and, unable to afford anything from her shop, turns to shady schemes to make money.