Romantic Independent Movies on Netflix
Last updated March 09, 2025
Newlyweds
2011 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsThe honeymoon is short-lived for newlyweds Buzzy and Katy. His wild younger sister drops in unannounced, and her ex keeps asking to borrow money. Meanwhile, they watch helplessly as their best friends' marriage of 19 years starts to come undone.
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Kiss Me
2011 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsWhile celebrating her own recent engagement, Mia travels to the Swedish countryside to attend the engagement party of her estranged father. When she meets her soon-to-be stepsister, sparks fly and Mia finds herself unexpectedly falling in love.
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Cooking with Stella
2009 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsHousekeeper Stella's superb culinary skills have helped her hide the fact that she's skimming more than a little off the top, but the jig may be up when a very honest nanny threatens her side business.
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The Future
2011 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsSuddenly aware that their lives will radically change in a month's time, Sophie and Jason quit their jobs, pursue new interests and disconnect from the Internet, knowing that their actions will literally change the course of history.
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Kiss of the Damned
2012 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsStyled after the glossy vampire flicks of the 1960s, this thriller finds undead Djuna giving in to her lust for screenwriter Paulo. Enter Djuna's sister Mimi, whose own hunger for Paulo's blood turns the local vampire community on its pointed ear.
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A Perfect Ending
2012 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsAfter confessing an unusual secret, repressed wife Rebecca Westbridge is prompted by her friends to explore her sexuality with a high-priced call girl. Apprehensive but intrigued by the prospect, Rebecca embarks on an erotic tryst.
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French Lovers Have All the Answers
2008 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsWhile preparing to interview renowned French filmmaker and self-proclaimed romance expert Thierry Grimandi (Eric Cantona), London journalist Jed (Hugh Bonneville) struggles to hang on to his longtime girlfriend, Cheryl (Victoria Hamilton), and comprehend the true meaning of love. Directed by Jackie Oudney, this romantic comedy waxes philosophic on the stark differences between French and British approaches to relationships.
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Breaking Upwards
2009 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsBreaking up is painful -- but does it have to be? Subdued individually by their relationship yet afraid of life apart, Zoe Lister Jones and Daryl Wein set out to meticulously orchestrate and manage their split into painlessness in this indie comedy.
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Spooner
2009 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsOnly days away from being kicked out of his parents' house, loafer 30-year-old-to-be Spooner falls head over heels for Rose. But when Rose says she's about to move to the Philippines, Spooner scrambles to win her heart and convince her stay.
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Coach
2010 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsNewly single and without any friends to hang with, trust fund-supported slacker Nick (Hugh Dancy) begins coaching a youth soccer team. As he forges meaningful relationships with his star player and a new girlfriend (Liane Balaban), Nick finally starts learning how to grow up. Set in New York City, this charming romantic comedy about finding direction in life also features Gillian Jacobs, David Zayas and Mamie Gummer.
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Life in Flight
2008 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsWith a beautiful wife (Amy Smart), an adoring son (Kevin Rosseljong) and an accomplished career, New York-based architect Will (Patrick Wilson) thinks he has it all -- until a new friendship with dynamic young designer Kate (Lynn Collins) reveals the cracks in his too-perfect life. With long-repressed doubts now in the open, Will must reconsider the direction of his life from the bottom up. Tracey Hecht directs this existential drama.
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You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
2010 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsAfter her husband's midlife crisis drives him into the arms of a younger woman, Helena consults a psychic to learn what fate has in store for her and is told that she'll soon meet a tall, dark stranger who will become the love of her life.
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Every Day
2010 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsNed is fed up with his unfulfilling work as a writer on a flawed television show and his stagnant marriage to wife Jeannie. Just when he thinks life can't get worse, his teenage son announces he's gay and his ailing father-in-law moves in.
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Slightly Single in L.A.
2012 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsDale was excited to move to L.A., but everything in her life -- work, friends, romance -- is going wrong. Now she's caught in a love triangle with her best friend and a guy from her past, and turning her luck around will take a huge leap of faith.
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Punch-Drunk Love
2002 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsBarry, a bathroom supply salesman prone to spasms of rage, tries to escape constant harassment from three thugs and his seven sisters. He finds his life refreshed when he meets Lena, who falls in unconditional love with him.
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Sexual Chronicles of a French Family
2012 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsAfter her son is caught filming himself masturbating at school, his mother rounds up the whole family to discuss their sexual issues. The revelations that follow involve all three generations of the clan.
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Puccini for Beginners
2006 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsAllegra is recovering from a breakup with her girlfriend when she starts to fall for a member of the opposite sex. Philip is the tidy professor who's romancing the ambivalent Allegra while she pursues a straight woman who's recently become single.
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Jack Goes Boating
2010 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsJack, a marijuana-smoking Manhattan limo driver, begins an unlikely regimen of self-improvement to win the heart of a fellow misfit named Connie. But as Jack learns to cook and swim for her benefit, he also witnesses his best friends' breakup.
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Perfect Sense
2011 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsAfter sparks fly between a newly single epidemiologist and a charming chef, a puzzling patient -- a truck driver who's lost his ability to smell -- drastically alters the couple's budding relationship in this sci-fi thriller.
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Down to the Dirt
2008 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsDrug addict Keith Kavanagh (Joel Thomas Hynes) longs to clean up his act and get a new start on life, but lacks the motivation to do so. Determined to escape both his small Newfoundland town and his addictions, Keith seeks solace in his girlfriend Natasha (Mylene Savoie) but eventually descends further into depravity. Hynes also penned the semiautobiographical novel that inspired this dark drama.
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The Romantics
2010 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsSexcapades and lots of laughter ensue when a group of college friends reunite for the wedding of Lila (Anna Paquin) and Tom (Josh Duhamel) -- and an old rivalry resurges between Lila and her maid of honor, Laura (Katie Holmes), who still holds a torch for the groom. Malin Akerman, Elijah Wood, Adam Brody, Rebecca Lawrence and Jeremy Strong also star in this indie romantic drama based on writer-director Galt Niederhoffer's novel.
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Macho
2009 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsFor new couple Paul and Sofi, falling in love was the easy part. But now that they're in a relationship -- albeit with Paul living in Los Angeles and Sofi in Canada -- staying together seems like a lot of hard work.
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Lie with Me
2005 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsHappily unattached, the sexually voracious Leila satisfies her desires with a host of rapidly changing bed partners, unconcerned about the emotional consequences. But that all changes when she meets an artist looking for a deeper commitment.
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Nurse.Fighter.Boy
2008 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsAs her compassionate adolescent son Ciel (Daniel J. Gordon) hones his magic skills, hard-working single mother Jude (Karen LeBlanc) battles sickle cell anemia and falls for an aging boxer of few words (Clark Johnson), who struggles to eke out a living fighting in illegal brawls. Written and directed by Charles Officer, this touching love story features soulful songs from the likes of The Maytones, Mikey Dread and The Shieks.
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New York, I Love You
2009 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsIn the city that never sleeps, love abounds 24/7. At the café, in the park, on the subway, on the corner, you never know where love will find you. Some of the greatest directors present an all-star cast!
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