Romantic Dramas on Netflix
Last updated January 22, 2025
Lakshya
2004 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsOn a lark, spoiled teenager Karan decides to join the Indian army, but the life proves too tough for him. Shamed by his family and girlfriend after dropping out, Karan reenlists and proves his mettle by becoming an officer just as war breaks out.
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Mujhse Dosti Karoge!
2002 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsWhen his family moves to London, Raj is separated from his friends Pooja and Tina, but for years he stays in touch with the spirited Tina via email ... or so he thinks. Raj's real cyberspace pen pal is Pooja, who's always been smitten with him.
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Shining Through
1992 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsNew York secretary Linda Voss (Melanie Griffith) suspects that her boss, Ed Leland (Michael Douglas), is an American spy. When the United States enters World War II and Ed's key operative in Berlin is killed, Linda convinces her boss to let her go undercover. Linda is dropped behind enemy lines to penetrate the household of a high-ranking enemy official. Will she make it out alive? Also stars Liam Neeson, John Gielgud and Joely Richardson.
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Saathiya
2002 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsUnbeknownst to their families, Suhani and Aditya fall in love and get married. But when the families find out, the young couple must relocate and set up house on their own -- no small task, when you're just starting out as newlyweds.
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Elizabeth: The Golden Age
2007 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsCate Blanchett reprises her role as the Virgin Queen in this lushly costumed but historically muddy sequel to 1998's Elizabeth which focuses on the queen's tempestuous relationship with the adventurer Sir Walter Raleigh.
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Across the Universe
2007 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsIn this musical mix of live action and animation featuring songs by the Beatles, Liverpool dock worker Jude falls for Lucy on an excursion to America in the 1960s. But when Lucy's brother is drafted, Jude and Lucy take a stand as anti-war activists.
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The Way We Live Now
2001 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsDuring the 1870s railway boom, ordinary people are blinded by wealth in this miniseries adaptation of Anthony Trollope's satirical novel. When financier Augustus Melmotte moves his business and his family to London, rumors emerge about his past.
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Under the Greenwood Tree
2005 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsAdapted from Thomas Hardy's novel, this charming tale follows schoolteacher Fancy Day, who returns to the bucolic hamlet of Melstock to look after her ailing father. To no one's surprise, three disparate suitors are soon courting the young beauty.
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Fanaa
2006 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsWhen Rehan meets Zooni, sparks fly. Touched by the sightless but determined beauty, Rehan takes her on a sensory tour of Delhi. While Zooni's friends warn her away from the ladies' man, Rehan is genuinely falling in love -- but he's hiding a secret.
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Frida
2002 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsJulie Taymor directs this Oscar-winning biopic of painter Frida Kahlo, focusing on her often rocky relationship with husband Diego Rivera and her controversial political and sexual reputation (she was a communist and openly bisexual).
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Pretty in Pink
1986 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsWorking-class misfit Andie thinks her dreams have come true when rich, popular Blane asks her to prom in this coming-of-age classic from John Hughes. Meanwhile, Andie's best friend Duckie pines for her.
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Dear John
2010 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsA U.S. soldier falls for a Southern but their love is put on hold when terrorist attacks prompt him to reenlist. Now, handwritten letters hold the lovers together in this modern romance based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks.
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Daddy's Little Girls
2007 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsIn this drama from Tyler Perry, a powerful attorney falls in love with a janitor who's the single father of three daughters. Trouble comes in the form of his ex-wife, who reappears on the scene threatening to take away his children.
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The Way We Live Now
2001 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsBased on the 1875 novel by Anthony Trollope, this sharp-edged miniseries artfully satirizes the greed and hypocrisy of upper-class Victorian society. The main story revolves around Augustus Melmotte, a mysterious financier who settles in London.
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An Education
2008 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsJenny's (Oscar nominee Carey Mulligan) Oxford-bound teen life is a bore in 1961 London until she's given a different kind of education after being immersed in the beguiling but hazardous world of much-older David (Peter Sarsgaard). Even Jenny's parents, Jack (Alfred Molina) and Marjorie (Cara Seymour), are intrigued by him, but her unimpressed teacher (Olivia Williams) works to keep Jenny's entire future from crumbling under David's influence.
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Shakespeare in Love
1998 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsYoung Shakespeare (Joseph Fiennes) is forced to stage his latest comedy, "Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter," before it's even written. When a lovely noblewoman (Gwyneth Paltrow) auditions for a role, they fall into forbidden love -- and his play finds a new life (and title). As their relationship progresses, Shakespeare's comedy soon transforms into tragedy. This bittersweet romance won seven Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actress.
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Chocolat
2000 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsA single mother and her young daughter move into a peaceful French village and open a chocolate shop during the height of Lent. At first, the shop's rich, sensuous desserts scandalize the town. But the villagers soon learn to savor the sweetness.
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Silence of Love
2011 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsIn an unhappy rut from raising a teenage daughter and supporting his do-nothing brother, music teacher and single dad Alessandro catches a glimpse of joy when a beautiful woman enters his life. But can he allow himself to take a chance on love?
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Baabul
2006 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsWhen his only son dies in a tragic accident, Balraaj does the unthinkable to pull his grieving daughter-in-law out of a depression: He acts as matchmaker and urges her to marry a man who has long loved her in silence.
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Laaga Chunari Mein Daag
2007 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsBadki moves to Mumbai, where she finds work and sends money home to pay for her sister's education. But her success comes at a dear price. After hiding her secret double life, Badki must think fast when her sibling also moves to Mumbai.
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Beautiful Lies
2010 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsWhen she receives an anonymous love letter, salon owner Emilie pretends it was intended for her forlorn mother in the hopes of cheering her up. But when the mystery man is revealed, mother and daughter are both suddenly smitten with him.
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One Week
2008 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsJoshua Jackson stars in this bittersweet odyssey as Ben, a young man who's just received news of his terminal illness. Leaving his perplexed fiancée, Samantha (Liane Balaban), Ben buys a 1973 Norton motorcycle and heads for the Pacific. His journey takes him through nature, introduces him to interesting fellow travelers, brings him unexpected romance and begins to put his impending fate in perspective.
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Away We Go
2009 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsBuoyed by the news that they are expecting their first baby, Burt and Verona embark on a journey to locate the perfect place on the planet to raise their child. But their quest inevitably yields many unexpected surprises.
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Life in a ... Metro
2007 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsA group of Mumbai up-and-comers search for love and struggle for success in this ensemble drama about the city's bustling corporate world, which smolders with clandestine business meetings, extramarital affairs, unrequited love and more.
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Broken Embraces
2009 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsAging filmmaker Mateo Blanco -- aka screenwriter Harry Caine -- tells his assistant about life before the accident that left him blind, when he became embroiled in a torrid and complicated affair with aspiring actress Lena.
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