No matter how many thrillers and action movies come out, romance is the one irreplaceable dominant genre. After watching some intense dark thrillers, we would all want to be reminded of love in life, right? Well, most romance movies give us hope and the rom-coms are simply the best genre to lighten up your mood. We have prepared a list of some of the best English movies of 2023 that you would wanna watch on a weekend after a long week.
Also Read: 20 Best Korean Romantic Movies Of All Time
1. Shotgun Wedding
It is an action comedy romance movie starring Jennifer Lopez and Josh Duhamel who decide to host a destination wedding and invite all their families and friends. However, their relationship gets tested physically, and mentally when they are already in disagreement and then a few gunmen enter and hold all the guests hostage. It is available on Amazon Prime- so if you feel like a movie that has romance, comedy, thrill, and action- watch this one!
2. Rye Lane
It is a British classic rom-com about two lone souls who have just had a bad breakup. They one day bump into each other in South London and connect over an eventful day for both of them. This movie has got 98% likeability on Rotten Tomatoes and got a 7.2 rating on IMDb, so, that must be a fun watch and one that many would recommend too. It stars David Jonsson, and Vivian Oprah in lead roles.
3. The Little Mermaid
It is a musical fantasy Disney movie that will show you all that you expect from a good Disney movie! The movie is about a beautiful little mermaid who falls in love with a prince called Eric. She makes a deal with a with called Ursula. However, she has lost her sweet melodious voice, and she can only be up on the land until the spell lasts and it will last for only three days.
4. Prom Pact
A teenage romance movie about Mandy Yang, a high school student who has her eyes on just one thing – getting admission to Harvard. Alas! She is listed in the backlist and now she has only one card to pick- ask for help from Graham Lansing, the hot jock of school and also the son of a powerful senator and an alum of Harvard. And you know what will happen next? Yes, the prom and maybe a lot of romance!
5. You Hurt My Feelings
A rom-com movie that has a kind of twist in the story that not many would expect. It is the story of a writer who has been married to the love of her life for a long time, but things turn sour for her when she reads the review of her new book written by her husband. And, there is a huge probability that the review wasn’t as good as the wife expected! It features Tobias Menzies and Julia Luis-Dreyfus in the lead roles.
6. Past Lives
It is an American romance drama movie that has received some great reviews from critics. The movie centers around a South Korean couple who are best friends as kids. But destiny breaks the duo when Nora’s family emigrates to the US. But, years later, Nora and Hae Sung meet again in New York and form a great connection. Some romances cannot be broken with time, they grow stronger!
7. Elemental
A fantasy romance movie that will give you a unique idea of how different life elements can also fall in love! It is an animated Pixar movie about fire elemental girl Amber and water elemental boy Wade- who meet in a big elemental city and fall in love with each other despite being two opposite elements. The movie has a sweet love story, great animation, and even a happy ending- what more do you need?
8. Red, White & Royal Blue
A rom-com movie about a high-profile love that we would all love to watch! This movie shows Alex Claremont-Diaz, the first son of the US, and Prince Henry- both falling deeply in love with each other. A gay fairytale? Yup, that’s so cool and new to watch! This movie has shown that love is possible if you want it to be. It has a 7 IMDb rating and is a good watch for a light-hearted rom-com for a movie night with your bae.
9. Love at First Sight
A romance drama show about Hadley, and London who board the same flight that is taking them from London to New York. They hopelessly fall in love with each other in that short period! However, they lose each other in the customs and have no means to find each other back. Have they lost each other forever or will destiny help them? Only you can watch the movie and tell us too!
10. Priscilla
It’s a romance musical movie that is also a biographical drama. Priscilla Beaulieu is a bright teenager who meets the rockstar and the most dashing person of the century- Elvis Presley! They both get fascinated by each other and will your mind with their dance moves. However, behind everybody’s back- they share some real, unfiltered moments. The movie stars Jacob Elordi and Cailee Spaeny in prominent roles.
We will keep adding more such movies that keep releasing, all for you!