The 30 best Romance movies of the 1980s

1. 1

   Cinema Paradiso (1988)

   directed by Giuseppe Tornatore · 155 min · 8.4 4,965 votes

2. 2

   The Princess Bride (1987)

   directed by Rob Reiner · 98 min · 7.7 5,273 votes

3. 3

   Wings of Desire (1987)

   directed by Wim Wenders · 127 min · 7.8 1,531 votes

4. 4

   When Harry Met Sally... (1989)

   directed by Rob Reiner · 96 min · 7.4 4,727 votes

5. 5

   Dirty Dancing (1987)

   directed by Emile Ardolino · 100 min · 7.3 6,648 votes

6. 6

   The Big Blue (1988)

   directed by Luc Besson · 168 min · 7.4 1,613 votes

7. 7

   Nostalgia (1983)

   directed by Andrei Tarkovsky · 124 min · 7.8 621 votes

8. 8

   Top Gun (1986)

   directed by Tony Scott · 109 min · 7.1 9,878 votes

9. 9

   The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)

   directed by Woody Allen · 82 min · 7.4 1,172 votes

10. 10

    Tootsie (1982)

    directed by Sydney Pollack · 116 min · 7.2 1,972 votes

11. 11

    Maurice (1987)

    directed by James Ivory · 140 min · 7.6 633 votes

12. 12

    Somewhere in Time (1980)

    directed by Jeannot Szwarc · 110 min · 7.5 685 votes

13. 13

    A Short Film About Love (1988)

    directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski · 87 min · 7.8 428 votes

14. 14

    Out of Africa (1985)

    directed by Sydney Pollack · 161 min · 7.2 1,578 votes

15. 15

    Sophie's Choice (1982)

    directed by Alan J. Pakula · 150 min · 7.3 965 votes

16. 16

    Dangerous Liaisons (1988)

    directed by Stephen Frears · 119 min · 7.2 1,302 votes

17. 17

    Time of the Gypsies (1988)

    directed by Emir Kusturica · 142 min · 7.6 454 votes

18. 18

    On Golden Pond (1981)

    directed by Mark Rydell · 109 min · 7.3 525 votes

19. 19

    Coming to America (1988)

    directed by John Landis · 116 min · 6.9 4,860 votes

20. 20

    Crossroads (1986)

    directed by Walter Hill · 99 min · 7.3 492 votes

21. 21

    Victor/Victoria (1982)

    directed by Blake Edwards · 134 min · 7.3 465 votes

22. 22

    Shadows in Paradise (1986)

    directed by Aki Kaurismäki · 74 min · 7.3 449 votes

23. 23

    Running on Empty (1988)

    directed by Sidney Lumet · 111 min · 7.4 368 votes

24. 24

    An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)

    directed by Taylor Hackford · 124 min · 7.0 1,232 votes

25. 25

    The Last Metro (1980)

    directed by François Truffaut · 132 min · 7.2 533 votes

26. 26

    Say Anything... (1989)

    directed by Cameron Crowe · 100 min · 7.0 1,159 votes

27. 27

    Betty Blue (1986)

    directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix · 119 min · 7.2 479 votes

28. 28

    A Room with a View (1986)

    directed by James Ivory · 117 min · 7.0 861 votes

29. 29

    Rumble Fish (1983)

    directed by Francis Ford Coppola · 94 min · 7.0 783 votes

30. 30

    Dragons Forever (1988)

    directed by Sammo Kam-Bo Hung · 94 min · 7.2 320 votes

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