Emerald Fennell’s “Wuthering Heights” movie has finally arrived on streaming, and if you’re looking for more swoon worthy romance movies to keep your heart skipping, look no further than Prime Video. As one of the best streaming services out there, you’ll find plenty of star-crossed tales to tug at your heartstrings.
Romance movies aren’t often given their flowers, instead brushed off the kind of feel-good stories meant to pass the time and not much else. But anyone who has ever ugly cried over a powerful love story knows the genre can be so much more than that. Stories about love’s highs and lows tap into something fundamentally human, and that vulnerability seems to bring out the best in filmmakers and actors alike.
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‘Red, White, and Royal Blue’ (2023)
With how often mainstream LGBTQ+ stories lean into tragedy and doomed romance, queer rom-coms are still surprisingly rare. And “Red, White, & Royal Blue” stands out as one of the best. Based on Casey McQuiston’s best-selling novel of the same name, it delivers a classic enemies-to-lovers tale with a dash of forbidden romance.
Alex, the charming son of the U.S. president (Taylor Zakhar Perez), and Prince Henry (Nicholas Galitzine) seem to have it all in common: striking good looks, legions of admirers, and a total disdain for each other. When their long-running feud erupts at a high-profile royal event, it spirals into a media circus that threatens international relations at the worst possible time. As damage control, they’re forced to stage a truce, but over time, their fake friendship turns genuine — and sparks into something more.
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‘My Worst Neighbor’ (2024)
Adapted from the French film “Blind Date,” this 2023 South Korean romantic comedy is a breezy watch that’ll warm your heart. When aspiring singer Lee Seung Jin (Lee Ji Hoon) moves into a studio apartment, he’s blissfully unaware that his neighbor Hong Ra Ni (Han Seung Yeon) has a reputation for driving tenants away with excessive noise. Protective of her privacy, Ra Ni immediately launches her usual tactics to push him away. But instead of backing down, Seung Jin pushes back, kicking off a hilarious back-and-forth of escalating antics.
As their battle rages through the walls, they gradually begin to share pieces of their lives and grow closer without ever meeting face to face. What starts as annoyance slowly turns into something more, leaving them to wonder if their connection can survive once they finally come face-to-face.
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‘The Big Sick’ (2017)
Let’s be real, few things feel more romantic than an on-screen romance inspired by a real-life love story. Comedian Kumail Nanjiani and wife Emily V. Gordon turned their own relationship into the heartfelt screenplay for “The Big Sick,” which earned the couple an Academy Award nomination. While we’re used to tearjerkers where love is cut tragically short by illness, “The Big Sick” flips that trope on its head in a way that’ll leave you swooning.
Instead of a doomed romance, the story follows two exes unexpectedly drawn back into each other’s lives when one’s health suddenly deteriorates. Nanjiani, playing himself, is determined to win back Emily (Zoe Kazan), but if he has hope to succeed, he’ll first have to win over her wary parents (Ray Romano and Holly Hunter). “The Big Sick” is the kind of feelgood comfort watch that’s a delight to see unfold, even if you already know where it’s headed.
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