Best romance films 1981 – 1990 - Charts
Best romance films 1981 – 1990
1. Cinema Paradiso (1988)
Italy / France, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Giuseppe Tornatore
Cast: Philippe Noiret, Enzo Cannavale
2. Edward Scissorhands (1990)
USA, Drama / Fantasy
Directed by: Tim Burton
Cast: Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder
4. Out of Africa (1985)
USA, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Sydney Pollack
Cast: Meryl Streep, Robert Redford
5. Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
USA, Comedy / Drama
Directed by: Woody Allen
Cast: Barbara Hershey, Carrie Fisher
6. The Big Blue (1988)
France / USA, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Luc Besson
Cast: Rosanna Arquette, Jean-Marc Barr
7. Znachor (1981)
Poland, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Jerzy Hoffman
Cast: Jerzy Bińczycki, Anna Dymna
8. Les Ailes du désir (1987)
West Germany / France, Fantasy / Drama
Directed by: Wim Wenders
Cast: Bruno Ganz, Solveig Dommartin
9. My Mother's Castle (1990)
France, Comedy / Drama
Directed by: Yves Robert
Cast: Philippe Caubère, Nathalie Roussel
10. Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)
France, Biography / Historical
Directed by: Jean-Paul Rappeneau
Cast: Gérard Depardieu, Anne Brochet
11. Terms of Endearment (1983)
USA, Romance / Comedy
Directed by: James L. Brooks
Cast: Shirley MacLaine, Debra Winger
12. Ronia: The Robber's Daughter (1984)
Sweden / Norway, Adventure / Family
Directed by: Tage Danielsson
Cast: Hanna Zetterberg, Dan Håfström
13. Tootsie (1982)
USA, Comedy / Romance
Directed by: Sydney Pollack
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange
14. Children of a Lesser God (1986)
USA, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Randa Haines
Cast: William Hurt, Marlee Matlin
16. Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
USA / UK, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Stephen Frears
Cast: Glenn Close, John Malkovich
17. Barfly (1987)
USA, Comedy / Drama
Directed by: Barbet Schroeder
Cast: Mickey Rourke, Faye Dunaway
18. A Cruel Romance (1984)
Soviet Union, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Eldar Ryazanov
Cast: Larisa Guzeeva, Alisa Freyndlikh
19. When Harry Met Sally... (1989)
USA, Comedy / Drama
Directed by: Rob Reiner
Cast: Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan
20. Lady Jane (1986)
UK, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Trevor Nunn
Cast: Helena Bonham Carter, Cary Elwes
21. The Aviator's Wife (1981)
France, Drama / Comedy
Directed by: Eric Rohmer
Cast: Philippe Marlaud, Marie Rivière
22. Frances (1982)
USA, Drama / Biography
Directed by: Graeme Clifford
Cast: Jessica Lange, Kim Stanley
23. Yentl (1983)
UK / USA, Drama / Musical
Directed by: Barbra Streisand
Cast: Barbra Streisand, Mandy Patinkin
24. Damnation (1988)
Hungary, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Béla Tarr
Cast: Miklós Székely B., Vali Kerekes
25. The Little Mermaid (1989)
USA, Animation / Family
Directed by: John Musker, Ron Clements
Cast: Jodi Benson, Samuel E. Wright
26. Pretty Woman (1990)
USA, Comedy / Romance
Directed by: Garry Marshall
Cast: Richard Gere, Julia Roberts
27. Shadows in Paradise (1986)
Finland, Comedy / Drama
Directed by: Aki Kaurismäki
Cast: Matti Pellonpää, Kati Outinen
28. Wild at Heart (1990)
USA, Crime / Thriller
Directed by: David Lynch
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Laura Dern
29. Jak svět přichází o básníky (1982)
Czechoslovakia, Comedy / Romance
Directed by: Dušan Klein
Cast: Pavel Kříž, David Matásek
30. The Princess Bride (1987)
USA, Adventure / Fantasy
Directed by: Rob Reiner
Cast: Robin Wright, Cary Elwes
31. Short Circuit (1986)
USA, Comedy / Family
Directed by: John Badham
Cast: Ally Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg
32. Victor/Victoria (1982)
UK / USA, Comedy / Romance
Directed by: Blake Edwards
Cast: Julie Andrews, James Garner
33. Romancing the Stone (1984)
USA / Mexico, Adventure / Comedy
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
Cast: Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner
34. Sophie's Choice (1982)
USA / UK, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Alan J. Pakula
Cast: Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline
35. Jak básníci přicházejí o iluze (1984)
Czechoslovakia, Comedy / Romance
Directed by: Dušan Klein
Cast: Pavel Kříž, David Matásek
37. The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
USA, Comedy / Fantasy
Directed by: Woody Allen
Cast: Mia Farrow, Jeff Daniels
38. A Year of the Quiet Sun (1984)
Poland / USA, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Krzysztof Zanussi
Cast: Maja Komorowska, Scott Wilson
40. I Hired a Contract Killer (1990)
Finland / UK, Comedy / Crime
Directed by: Aki Kaurismäki
Cast: Jean-Pierre Léaud, Margi Clarke
41. Prizzi's Honor (1985)
USA, Comedy / Drama
Directed by: John Huston
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Kathleen Turner
42. Valmont (1989)
France / UK, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Miloš Forman
Cast: Colin Firth, Annette Bening
43. Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1989)
Spain, Drama / Crime
Directed by: Pedro Almodóvar
Cast: Victoria Abril, Antonio Banderas
45. Dirty Dancing (1987)
USA, Romance / Drama
Directed by: Emile Ardolino
Cast: Jennifer Grey, Patrick Swayze
46. Crocodile Dundee (1986)
Australia, Comedy / Action
Directed by: Peter Faiman
Cast: Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski
47. The Far Pavilions (1984)
UK / Italy, Adventure / Historical
Directed by: Peter Duffell
Cast: Ben Cross, Amy Irving
48. Do You Remember Dolly Bell? (1981)
Yugoslavia, Comedy / Drama
Directed by: Emir Kusturica
Cast: Slavko Stimac, Slobodan Aligrudic
49. Falling in Love (1984)
USA, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Ulu Grosbard
Cast: Robert De Niro, Meryl Streep
50. Camille Claudel (1988)
France, Drama / Biography
Directed by: Bruno Nuytten
Cast: Isabelle Adjani, Gérard Depardieu
51. Overboard (1987)
USA, Comedy / Romance
Directed by: Garry Marshall
Cast: Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell
52. The Green Ray (1986)
France, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Eric Rohmer
Cast: Marie Rivière, Amira Chemakhi
54. Pauline at the Beach (1983)
France, Comedy / Drama
Directed by: Eric Rohmer
Cast: Amanda Langlet, Arielle Dombasle
56. Coming to America (1988)
USA, Comedy / Romance
Directed by: John Landis
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall
57. Babette's Feast (1987)
Denmark, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Gabriel Axel
Cast: Stéphane Audran, Bodil Kjer
58. Mauvais sang (1986)
France / Switzerland, Drama / Thriller
Directed by: Leos Carax
Cast: Michel Piccoli, Juliette Binoche
59. Full Moon in Paris (1984)
France, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Eric Rohmer
Cast: Pascale Ogier, Tchéky Karyo
61. 84 Charing Cross Road (1987)
UK / USA, Drama / Romance
Directed by: David Hugh Jones
Cast: Anne Bancroft, Anthony Hopkins
62. Hamlet (1990)
UK / USA, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Franco Zeffirelli
Cast: Mel Gibson, Glenn Close
63. Carte verte (1990)
Australia / France, Comedy / Romance
Directed by: Peter Weir
Cast: Gérard Depardieu, Andie MacDowell
65. A Chinese Ghost Story (1987)
Hong Kong, Action / Fantasy
Directed by: Tony Ching
Cast: Leslie Cheung, Ma Wu
66. Racing with the Moon (1984)
USA, Comedy / Drama
Directed by: Richard Benjamin
Cast: Sean Penn, Elizabeth McGovern
67. Unfaithfully Yours (1984)
USA, Comedy / Romance
Directed by: Howard Zieff
Cast: Dudley Moore, Nastassja Kinski
68. Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
UK, Adventure / Family
Directed by: Hugh Hudson
Cast: Christopher Lambert, Ian Holm
69. The African (1983)
France, Adventure / Comedy
Directed by: Philippe de Broca
Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Philippe Noiret
70. A Room with a View (1985)
UK, Drama / Romance
Directed by: James Ivory
Cast: Maggie Smith, Helena Bonham Carter
71. Steel Magnolias (1989)
USA, Drama / Comedy
Directed by: Herbert Ross
Cast: Sally Field, Dolly Parton
73. Dust in the Wind (1986)
Taiwan, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Hsiao-Hsien Hou
Cast: Ching-Wen Wang, Shu-fen Hsin
75. The Return of Martin Guerre (1982)
France, Drama / Crime
Directed by: Daniel Vigne
Cast: Gérard Depardieu, Nathalie Baye
76. Assa (1987)
Soviet Union, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Sergei Solovyov
Cast: Sergej Bugajev, Tatyana Drubich
78. The Man from Snowy River (1982)
Australia, Adventure / Drama
Directed by: George Miller
Cast: Tom Burlinson, Kirk Douglas
79. Truly Madly Deeply (1990)
UK, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Anthony Minghella
Cast: Juliet Stevenson, Alan Rickman
80. Oznamuje se láskám vašim (1988)
Czechoslovakia, Romance / War
Directed by: Karel Kachyňa
Cast: Lukáš Vaculík, Markéta Hrubešová
81. Mo' Better Blues (1990)
USA, Drama / Music
Directed by: Spike Lee
Cast: Denzel Washington, Spike Lee
82. Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)
USA, Comedy / Sci-fi
Directed by: Ken Finkleman
Cast: Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty
83. The Unbelievable Truth (1989)
USA, Comedy / Drama
Directed by: Hal Hartley
Cast: Adrienne Shelly, Robert John Burke
84. Ladyhawke (1985)
USA, Fantasy / Adventure
Directed by: Richard Donner
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Rutger Hauer
85. How Poets Are Enjoying Their Lives (1987)
Czechoslovakia, Comedy / Romance
Directed by: Dušan Klein
Cast: Pavel Kříž, David Matásek
86. Dragons Forever (1988)
Hong Kong, Action / Comedy
Directed by: Sammo Hung
Cast: Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung
87. Body Heat (1981)
USA, Crime / Drama
Directed by: Lawrence Kasdan
Cast: William Hurt, Kathleen Turner
88. Boy Meets Girl (1984)
France, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Leos Carax
Cast: Denis Lavant, Mireille Perrier
89. I Love You (1986)
France / Italy, Drama / Fantasy
Directed by: Marco Ferreri
Cast: Christopher Lambert, Eddy Mitchell
90. Sea of Love (1989)
USA, Crime / Thriller
Directed by: Harold Becker
Cast: Al Pacino, Ellen Barkin
91. Coming Out (1989)
East Germany, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Heiner Carow
Cast: Matthias Freihof, Dagmar Manzel
92. Little Vera (1988)
Soviet Union, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Vasiliy Pichul
Cast: Natalja Něgoda, Anatoli Vasilyev
93. The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981)
UK, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Karel Reisz
Cast: Meryl Streep, Jeremy Irons
95. Dernier été à Tanger (1987)
France / Italy, Crime / Drama
Directed by: Alexandre Arcady
Cast: Valeria Golino, Thierry Lhermitte
96. Quigley Down Under (1990)
Australia / USA, Western / Action
Directed by: Simon Wincer
Cast: Tom Selleck, Laura San Giacomo
97. A Chinese Ghost Story II (1990)
Hong Kong, Action / Fantasy
Directed by: Tony Ching
Cast: Leslie Cheung, Jacky Cheung
98. Cinderella 80 (1984)
Italy / France, Musical / Drama
Directed by: Roberto Malenotti
Cast: Bonnie Bianco, Pierre Cosso
100. The Heavenly Kid (1985)
USA, Comedy / Romance
Directed by: Cary Medoway
Cast: Lewis Smith, Jason Gedrick