Best Romance Movies to Watch on The Roku Channel
Is love in the air? It sure is all over streaming platforms, where there’s no shortage of romance to cuddle up to. From intimate dramas to love-fuelled adventures, here are the best romance movies and shows to stream now.
A clever, queer spin on post-college disillusionment led by an endearingly annoying main character.
A blind man takes a journey to the woman he loves in this brilliant, immersive drama.
A surprisingly fresh and very French comedy of errors (if cheating is indeed erroneous).
A gay footballer gets torn between his life dream and his sexuality in this depressing, but sadly realistic sports drama.
A social recluse transforms into an unexpected underdog in this sweet and understated comedy drama.
Sandra Oh announced herself with a starring role in this irresistibly charming and frank indie.
Mental struggles take center stage in this grueling but charming teenage series.
A classic comfort watch of a romantic historical drama elevated by thoughtful consideration of the realities of its period.
A former inmate tries to find a date and ends up finding herself in this unexpected, thoughtful Irish indie.
A landmark feel-good lesbian rom-com turned Asian American family drama, all from first-time feature filmmakers.
A witty and refreshing comedy-of-errors depicting the gay community in the big city.
«When comedians get a bit older they do a movie with “emotions” in it. Here’s mine.» Flight of the Conchords’ Jemaine Clement on Twitter. People Places Things is exactly that, a funny yet heartfelt comedy. Will Henry, A New York City graphic novelist walks in on his girlfriend cheating on him at their kids’ birthday […]
A lavish BBC adaptation of the infamous Tolstoy classic starring Paul Dano .
Two sisters learn about love and loss in this surprisingly poignant coming-of-age drama.
Chicago, 1972. When an elderly woman hands Richard Collier (Superman’s Christopher Reeve) a pocket watch, Richard becomes obsessed with finding out who she is. He discovers she is Elise McKenna (Jane Seymour), an actress who used to do plays in The Grand Hotel. Richard then time travels to 1912 to meet Elise and pursue her. […]
A unique romantic comedy that takes dark and unexpected turns.
A slick, well-made musical adaptation that might not be perfect, but remains a classic nonetheless.
A sober and dignified account of Marxist fighters in the Spanish Civil War.
A sweet and wholesome tale of two boys falling in love against the backdrop of 90s homophobia and social issues. Jamie is a heavily bullied high schooler whose only sanctuary is his family’s low-income apartment. His mom Sandra decides to also make that apartment a sanctuary for Ste, another highschooler suffering from an abusive father […]
Though it starts off somewhat slow, I was delightfully surprised at how much I loved this movie. A 28-year-old man ventures through Europe with a buddy, ending in Copenhagen, where he hopes to contact the last of his family. There he enlists a local girl to help him. An interesting relationship unfolds as they take […]
I loved this movie. It starts a bit weird but gets so good. In a parallel world where human frequencies determine luck, love, and destiny, Zak, a young college student, must overcome science in order to love Marie, who emits a different frequency than his own. In an attempt to make their love a reality, […]
I didn’t know anything about the movie before watching it (this was my husband’s pick for ‘one of us picks something that the other knows nothing about’ night). It is Korean, sweet, funny, touching, unique, odd, poignant. I think the fact I knew nothing about the movie when I watched made it even more enjoyable […]
The lead-up to Call Me By Your Name is this drama Tilda Swinton learned Italian for.
Never has evil been so darn fun to watch. Bridget (Linda Fiorentino) is such a captivating villainess, you’ll actually find yourself rooting for her at times in this noirish take on…, I don’t know what, but it involves drug money, double-crosses, lots of witty repartee and cat-and-mouse manipulation that will make your stomach hurt. The […]
A quirky little movie about a reporter trying to get a story about a man who posted an ad looking for someone to travel in time with. The movie’s main strength is the fantastic casting of talents that usually live in the series world (Jake M. Johnson from New Girl, Aubery Plaza from Parcs and Recreation, Mark […]
Doris Miller is an unassuming sixty-something office worker whose life takes an unusual turn after her mother passes away. We find out over the course of the film that Doris’ life was put on hold early when she had to give up her dreams and ambitions to take care of her mother. Something is awakened […]
An anthology ode to the City of Love stacked with talent behind and in front of the camera.
At the heart of this erotic drama lies a story about self-acceptance, radical vulnerability, and equal partnership—or, everything 50 Shades of Grey is not.
If you’ve been paying close attention to Royal Families in general, then get a snack and settle in, because A Royal Affair’s got it all for you: the steamy scenes, dirty, affair-laden hands, the corsets, and a stunning backdrop of 18th Century Europe. Quite literally deranged and mentally incapable King Christian of Denmark (Mikkel Boe […]
