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    1970s Romance Movies

    The 40 most popular 1970s romance movies, ranked. Click any film for ratings, reviews, trailers, and where to watch.

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    Grease
    TMDB3.7

    Grease

    1978 · 1h 50m · US

    Australian good girl Sandy and greaser Danny fell in love over the summer. But when they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance despite their eccentric friends?

    In the Realm of the Senses
    TMDB3.3

    In the Realm of the Senses

    1976 · 1h 42m · JP

    A passionate telling of the story of Sada Abe, a woman whose affair with her master led to an obsessive and ultimately destructive sexual relationship.

    Last Tango in Paris
    TMDB3.4

    Last Tango in Paris

    1972 · 2h 9m · FR

    A recently widowed American begins an anonymous sexual relationship with a young Parisian woman.

    Bilitis
    TMDB2.7

    Bilitis

    1977 · 1h 35m · FR

    A coming of age story centering on the exploits of a teenage girl during summer vacation.

    In Memoriam
    TMDB3.1

    In Memoriam

    1977 · 1h 36m · ES

    In an anguished triangle of silences and unspoken words, a man secretly loves a woman who loves another man.

    Annie Hall
    TMDB3.9

    Annie Hall

    1977 · 1h 33m · US

    New York comedian Alvy Singer falls in love with the ditsy Annie Hall.

    Emmanuelle
    TMDB3.0

    Emmanuelle

    1974 · 1h 35m · FR

    An employee at the French Embassy in Bangkok invites his wife to join him – and enjoy the benefits of their open marriage.

    Empire of Passion
    TMDB3.4

    Empire of Passion

    1978 · 1h 45m · JP

    A married woman and her lover murder her husband and dump his body into a well, but his ghost returns to haunt them as the local gossip intensifies.

    Fiddler on the Roof
    TMDB3.9

    Fiddler on the Roof

    1971 · 3h 1m · US

    In a pre-revolutionary Russia, a poor Jewish milkman struggles with the challenges of a changing world as his daughters fall in love and antisemitism grows.

    Badlands
    TMDB3.7

    Badlands

    1973 · 1h 34m · US

    An impressionable teenage girl from a dead-end town and her older greaser boyfriend embark on a killing spree in the South Dakota badlands.

    Bed and Board
    TMDB3.6

    Bed and Board

    1970 · 1h 37m · FR

    Parisian everyman Antoine Doinel has married his sweetheart Christine Darbon, and the newlyweds have set up a cozy domestic life of selling flowers and giving violin lessons while Antoine fitfully works on his long-gestating novel. As Christine becomes pregnant with the couple's first child, Antoine finds himself enraptured with a young Japanese beauty. The complications change the course of their relationship forever.

    First Love
    TMDB2.8

    First Love

    1970 · 1h 29m · DE

    The story of two young lovers takes a tragic turn as the girl falls in love with the boy's father.

    Five Pink Girls
    TMDB2.4

    Five Pink Girls

    1978 · 1h 34m · JP

    A movie based on Saikaku Ihara’s “Five Women Who Loved Love”, which depicts women such as strippers and married women becoming hostesses in a pink salon.

    The Three Musketeers
    TMDB3.4

    The Three Musketeers

    1973 · 1h 47m · ES

    In 17th century France, young D'Artagnan wants to join the King's Musketeers, but instead befriends three legendary musketeers—Athos, Porthos, and Aramis—and together, they become embroiled in the political intrigue surrounding King Louis XIII and his adversaries, particularly the powerful Cardinal Richelieu.

    The Way We Were
    TMDB3.5

    The Way We Were

    1973 · 1h 58m · US

    Opposites attract when, during their college days, Katie Morosky, a politically active Jew, meets Hubbell Gardiner, a feckless WASP. Years later, in the wake of World War II, they meet once again and, despite their obvious differences, attempt to make their love for each other work.

    Immoral Tales
    TMDB3.0

    Immoral Tales

    1974 · 2h 5m · FR

    Four erotic tales from various historical eras. The first, 'The Tide', is set in the present day, and concerns a student and his young female cousin stranded on the beach by the tide, secluded from prying eyes. 'Therese Philosophe' is set in the nineteenth century, and concerns a girl being locked in her bedroom, where she contemplates the erotic potential of the objects contained within it. 'Erzsebet Bathory' is a portrait of the sixteenth-century countess who allegedly bathed in the blood of virgins, while 'Lucrezia Borgia' concerns an incestuous fifteenth-century orgy involving Lucrezia, her brother, and her father the Pope.

    Stop Potapov!
    TMDB2.0

    Stop Potapov!

    1974 · 29m · SU

    A film based on the story of the same name by Grigory Gorin. An employee of a certain SRI Potapov is a liar and an opportunist. But he does not even know that he is committing low things.

    Cabaret
    TMDB3.7

    Cabaret

    1972 · 2h 4m · DE

    Inside the Kit Kat Club of 1931 Berlin, starry-eyed singer Sally Bowles and an impish emcee sound the clarion call to decadent fun, while outside a certain political party grows into a brutal force.

    Manhattan
    TMDB3.9

    Manhattan

    1979 · 1h 36m · US

    Manhattan explores how the life of a middle-aged television writer dating a teenage girl is further complicated when he falls in love with his best friend's mistress.

    Herbie Rides Again
    TMDB3.1

    Herbie Rides Again

    1974 · 1h 28m · US

    The living Volkswagen Beetle helps an old lady protect her home from a corrupt developer.

    Donkey Skin
    TMDB3.6
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    Donkey Skin

    1970 · 1h 30m · FR

    A fairy godmother helps a princess disguise herself so she won't have to marry her father.

    The Panic in Needle Park
    TMDB3.4
    FF3.5

    The Panic in Needle Park

    1971 · 1h 50m · US

    A stark portrayal of life among a group of heroin addicts who hang out in Needle Park in New York City. Played against this setting is a low-key love story between Bobby, a young addict and small-time hustler, and Helen, a homeless girl who finds in her relationship with Bobby the stability she craves.

    Emmanuelle 3
    TMDB2.3

    Emmanuelle 3

    1977 · 1h 40m · FR

    Emmanuelle and her architect husband continue their amoral lifestyle in the Seychelles. But when a casual dilliance between her and a film director starts to turn serious her husband shows very traditional signs of jealousy.

    Carnal Knowledge
    TMDB3.3

    Carnal Knowledge

    1971 · 1h 38m · US

    Two lifelong friends navigate complex sexual encounters and emotional entanglements, wrestling with societal norms and personal desires.

    The Great Gatsby
    TMDB3.1

    The Great Gatsby

    1974 · 2h 24m · US

    Nick Carraway, a young Midwesterner now living on Long Island, finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifestyle of his neighbor, the nouveau riche Jay Gatsby. He is drawn into Gatsby's circle, becoming a witness to obsession and tragedy.

    Days of Heaven
    TMDB3.7
    FF4.0

    Days of Heaven

    1978 · 1h 34m · US

    In 1916, a Chicago steel worker accidentally kills his supervisor and flees to the Texas panhandle with his girlfriend and little sister to work harvesting wheat in the fields of a stoic farmer.

    A Real Young Girl
    TMDB2.6

    A Real Young Girl

    1976 · 1h 34m · FR

    Reluctantly, a sulky adolescent returns to her parents' house for yet another boring summer vacation, dabbling in desire and the art of desirability, eventually mixing reality with vision, caged fantasies with the fierce female sexuality.

    Son Nefes
    TMDB3.5

    Son Nefes

    1970

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    The Last Picture Show
    TMDB3.8

    The Last Picture Show

    1971 · 1h 59m · US

    High school seniors and best friends, Sonny and Duane, live in a dying Texas town. The handsome Duane is dating a local beauty, while Sonny is having an affair with the coach's wife. As graduation nears and both boys contemplate their futures, Duane eyes the army and Sonny takes over a local business. Each struggles to figure out if he can escape this dead-end town and build a better life somewhere else.

    The Night Porter
    TMDB3.4

    The Night Porter

    1974 · 1h 58m · IT

    A concentration camp survivor discovers her former torturer and lover working as a porter at a hotel in postwar Vienna. When the couple attempt to re-create their sadomasochistic relationship, his former SS comrades begin to stalk them.

    Emmanuelle: The Joys of a Woman
    TMDB2.8

    Emmanuelle: The Joys of a Woman

    1975 · 1h 31m · FR

    Emmanuelle returns to her husband in Hong Kong and proceeds to have several extramarital affairs -- with his knowledge, of course. Her husband's lover and American guest are both very puzzled by their openness.

    Starting Over
    TMDB3.2

    Starting Over

    1979 · 1h 45m · US

    After divorcing his ambitious singer wife, a middle-aged man begins a new relationship with a teacher.

    Love Story
    TMDB3.4

    Love Story

    1970 · 1h 40m · US

    Harvard Law student Oliver Barrett IV and music student Jennifer Cavilleri share a chemistry they cannot deny - and a love they cannot ignore. Despite their opposite backgrounds, the young couple put their hearts on the line for each other. When they marry, Oliver's wealthy father threatens to disown him. Jenny tries to reconcile the Barrett men, but to no avail.

    Harold and Maude
    TMDB3.8

    Harold and Maude

    1971 · 1h 32m · US

    A deadpan young man obsessed with death meets an eccentric septuagenarian who teaches him to live life to the fullest.

    That Obscure Object of Desire
    TMDB3.7

    That Obscure Object of Desire

    1977 · 1h 43m · FR

    After dumping a bucket of water on a beautiful young woman from the window of a train car, wealthy Frenchman Mathieu, regales his fellow passengers with the story of the dysfunctional relationship between himself and the young woman in question, a fiery 19-year-old flamenco dancer named Conchita. What follows is a tale of cruelty, depravity and lies -- the very building blocks of love.

    Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
    TMDB3.5

    Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

    1974 · 1h 52m · US

    After her husband dies, Alice and her son, Tommy, leave their small New Mexico town for California, where Alice hopes to make a new life for herself as a singer. Money problems force them to settle in Arizona instead, where Alice takes a job as waitress in a small diner.

    Minha Namorada
    TMDB3.0

    Minha Namorada

    1970 · 1h 26m · BR

    Middle-class teenage girl has a serious boyfriend that her parents approve of. Suddenly, she meets another boy with whom she is shown to have a greater identification.

    María
    TMDB3.5

    María

    1972 · 1h 35m · MX

    Romance melodrama set in 19th century Colombia.

    Love 600
    TMDB5.0

    Love 600

    1970 · 1h 35m · DE

    Eva is the object of rich Sugar Daddy's affection. But while he showers her with gifts, she wants someone younger - namely Erich, who's more her style. Learning that Eva has left, the Sugar Daddy sends his chauffeur, Theo, to find her and Erich.

    Children of Heaven
    TMDB4.0

    Children of Heaven

    1977 · 1h 15m · TR

    The story of two hostile families.

    About 1970s Romance Movies

    The 1970s

    The 1970s are widely considered American cinema's strongest decade, when the studio system's collapse handed a generation of young directors unusual freedom. It ended with Jaws and Star Wars inventing the modern blockbuster.

    Romance

    Romance is the genre most shaped by its era's ideas about intimacy, which makes watching across decades a genuine education. It spans the screwball comedies, the sweeping melodramas, and the modern indie two-hander.

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    Fiddler on the Roof (7.7)
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    Common questions

    What are the best 1970s romance movies?
    By popularity across Flickfolio and TMDB, the top picks right now are Grease, In the Realm of the Senses, and Last Tango in Paris. The full ranked list of 40 sits above — open any movie for ratings, reviews, and streaming availability.
    How is this list ranked?
    1970s romance movies are ordered by overall popularity, which blends how often a title is viewed, searched, and logged. It updates as viewing habits shift, so the list reflects what people are actually watching rather than a fixed critical canon.
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