Feeling like a love story? Amazon’s excellent Prime Video service allows you to scroll through thousands of great flicks, including some undiscovered romantic gems. And the best part is that it’s free if you have Amazon Prime. If you don’t, you can pick up a 30-day FREE trial.
We’ve rounded up some popular Oscar-winning romantic epics, a few rom-coms to make you laugh, and enough tear-jerkers to empty a box of Kleenex. Here are our picks for the best romantic movies on Prime Video.
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Titanic
November 18, 1997101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards the ship with her mother and fiancé. Meanwhile, Jack Dawson and Fabrizio De Rossi win third-class tickets aboard the ship. Rose tells the whole story from Titanic’s departure through to its death—on its first and only voyage.
This is the movie that launched Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet into superstardom. It is epic in every way, and director James Cameron sailed home with a boatload of Oscars.
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A Beautiful Mind
December 14, 2001Brilliant mathematician, John Nash, is on the brink of international acclaim when he becomes entangled in a mysterious conspiracy.
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An Officer and a Gentleman
July 28, 1982Zack Mayo is an aloof, taciturn man who aspires to be a navy pilot. Once he arrives at training camp for his 13-week officer’s course, Mayo runs afoul of abrasive, no-nonsense drill Sergeant Emil Foley. Mayo is an excellent cadet, but a little cold around the heart, so Foley rides him mercilessly, sensing that the young man would be prime officer material if he weren’t so self-involved. Zack’s affair with a working girl is likewise compromised by his unwillingness to give of himself.
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Forgetting Sarah Marshall
April 17, 2008When Sarah Marshall dumps aspiring musician Peter Bretter for rock star Aldous Snow, Peter’s world comes crashing down. His best friend suggests that Peter should get away from everything and to fly off to Hawaii to escape all his problems. After arriving in Hawaii and meeting the beautiful Rachel Jansen, Peter is shocked to see not only Aldous Snow in Hawaii, but also Sarah Marshall.
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Good Will Hunting
December 5, 1997Will Hunting has a genius-level IQ but chooses to work as a janitor at MIT. When he solves a difficult graduate-level math problem, his talents are discovered by Professor Gerald Lambeau, who decides to help the misguided youth reach his potential. When Will is arrested for attacking a police officer, Professor Lambeau makes a deal to get leniency for him if he will get treatment from therapist Sean Maguire.
This film stands out for several compelling reasons:
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Outstanding Performances: The film features stellar performances from its cast, particularly Matt Damon as the troubled genius Will Hunting and Robin Williams in his Oscar-winning role as therapist Sean Maguire. Their on-screen dynamic is both powerful and moving.
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Engaging Storyline: The plot centers around Will, a young janitor at MIT with an extraordinary intellect, who navigates challenges in life, love, and his emotional and mental health. The film thoughtfully explores themes of potential, self-discovery, and the complexities of personal growth.
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Critical Acclaim: The film received critical acclaim for its screenplay, direction, and acting. It won two Academy Awards, including Best Original Screenplay for Damon and Ben Affleck, highlighting the quality of its narrative and dialogue.
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Emotional Depth: “Good Will Hunting” is renowned for its emotional depth, seamlessly blending drama, romance, and subtle humor. The film’s exploration of personal struggles and relationships is both authentic and heartwarming.
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Inspirational Messages: The movie delivers inspirational messages about overcoming obstacles, the importance of vulnerability in personal growth, and finding one’s path in life. It resonates with anyone who has faced the challenge of realizing their potential or the struggle of confronting their past.
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Rocky
November 20, 1976An uneducated collector for a Philadelphia loan shark is given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to fight against the world heavyweight boxing champion.
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It's a Wonderful Life
December 20, 1946A holiday favourite for generations… George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George’s modest building and loan company. But on Christmas Eve the business’s $8,000 is lost and George’s troubles begin.
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The Graduate
December 21, 1967Benjamin, a recent college graduate very worried about his future, finds himself in a love triangle with an older woman and her daughter.
Dustin Hoffman’s character faces seduction from an older woman. The movie ends with one of the great all-time romantic getaway scenes, punctuated by an iconic image that shows the sudden realization of that impulse.
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Meet Joe Black
November 12, 1998William Parrish, media tycoon and loving father, is about to celebrate his 65th birthday. One morning, he is contacted by the inevitable, by hallucination, as he thinks. Later, Death enters his home and his life, personified in human form as Joe Black. His intention was to take William with him, but accidentally, Joe and William’s beautiful daughter Susan have already met. Joe begins to develop certain interest in life on Earth, as well as in Susan, who has no clue with whom she’s flirting.
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Mamma Mia!
July 3, 2008Donna Sheridan, an independent, single mother who owns a small hotel on a Greek island, is preparing for her daughter’s wedding, along with the help of her two old friends, Tanya and Rosie. Meanwhile Sophie, the spirited bride, has a plan. She secretly invites three of her mother’s ex-lovers - Sam, Harry, and Bill - in hope of finding her biological father and having him escort her down the aisle on her big day.
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Licorice Pizza
November 26, 2021The story of Alana Kane and Gary Valentine running around and falling in love in the San Fernando Valley, 1973.
This film by director Paul Thomas Anderson stars Alana Haim and Cooper Hoffman in their film debuts. The cast includes Sean Penn, Tom Waits, Bradley Cooper, and Benny Safdie.
“Licorice Pizza” was nominated for three Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay
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The Big Sick
March 30, 2017Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani and grad student Emily Gardner fall in love but struggle as their cultures clash. When Emily contracts a mysterious illness, Kumail finds himself forced to face her feisty parents, his family’s expectations, and his true feelings.
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Three Thousand Years of Longing
August 24, 2022A solitary scholar discovers an ancient bottle while on a trip to Istanbul and unleashes a djinn who offers her three wishes. Filled with reluctance, she is unable to come up with one, so the djinn tries to inspire her with his stories.
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Ticket to Paradise
September 8, 2022Divorced couple Georgia and David find themselves on a shared mission: they team up and travel to Bali to stop their daughter Lily from making the same mistake they once made 25 years ago.
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Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
November 10, 2004Bridget Jones is working as a TV host and still dating her new love, barrister Mark Darcy, for a perfect six weeks. But Bridget is jealous of the time Mark spends with a gorgeous co-worker Rebecca and, despite a vacation meant to smooth things over, ends their relationship. On assignment in Thailand with her disreputable ex, Daniel Cleaver - claiming to be a reformed man - they have a short dalliance, and she is arrested at the airport and temporarily jailed on the false accusation of drug smuggling before Mark, seemingly indifferent, comes to the rescue.
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Bridget Jones's Baby
September 14, 2016After breaking up with Mark Darcy five years earlier, Bridget Jones’ happily-ever-after hasn’t quite gone according to plan. Fortysomething and single again, she decides to focus on her job as top news producer and surround herself with old friends and new. For once, Bridget has everything completely under control. Then her love life takes a turn - while a weekend away at a music festival, she meets a dashing American named Jack, who is everything Mark is not, and spends a night with him. A week later, she runs into newly-separated Mark, and has a one-night dalliance. In an unlikely twist, she finds herself pregnant, but with one hitch - she’s not sure of the identity of her baby’s father - Mark or Jack.
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Benny & Joon
April 16, 1993A mentally ill young woman finds her love in an eccentric man who models himself after Buster Keaton.
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Two Lovers
November 19, 2008A depressed man moves back in with his parents following a recent heartbreak and finds himself with two women.
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Above the Shadows
May 31, 2019A young woman who has faded to the point of becoming invisible must find her way back with the help of the one man who can see her.
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Remember Yesterday
August 12, 2022Ever think you’d get a second chance….Ever think you’d get two. Jenny Hill was a BIG star…In her hometown, but she gave it all up. Could she get a second chance at love and theatre…20 years later?
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Cinderella Man
June 2, 2005The 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.
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The Quiet Man
July 21, 1952An American man returns to the village of his birth in Ireland, where he finds love and conflict.
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Last Tango in Paris
December 15, 1972A recently widowed American begins an anonymous sexual relationship with a young Parisian woman.
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October
April 13, 2018Dan, a 21-year-old carefree boy is always surrounded by a bunch of friends and fellow hotel interns who feed off each other’s everyday moments, their ups and downs. Shiuli is also an intern working in the same hotel, who at times is at a receiving end of Dan’s audaciousness. Everything was normal in their life until a sudden turn of events smashes Dan and Shiuli’s lives together, into a bond.
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The Matchmaker
November 24, 2021A mother plays the role of a matchmaker at her 50th birthday celebration to her son and his ex-girlfriend. All hell breaks loose when her son brings his unexpected new fiancé to the party.
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If I Stay
August 21, 2014Mia Hall, a talented young cellist, thought the most difficult decision she would ever have to make would be whether to pursue her musical dreams at prestigious Juilliard or follow her heart to be with the love of her life, Adam, a rock singer/guitarist. However, a car wreck changes everything in an instant, and now Mia’s life hangs in the balance. Suspended between life and death, Mia faces a choice that will decide her future.
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