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25 Best Date Night Movies — Audience Approved

Skip the critics' artsy picks. These are the movies real couples actually love.

Updated March 23, 2026 · ThumbScore Editorial

1

About Time (2013)

A crowd-pleaser that never disappoints with sharp wit and engaging story

2

Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011)

Hilarious and heartwarming with great emotional depth

3

Palm Springs (2020)

Hilarious time-loop romance

4

The Princess Bride (1987)

Incredible chemistry and memorable lines

5

10 Things I Hate About You (1999)

Hilarious and heartwarming classic

6

Silver Linings Playbook (2012)

Audiences universally adore this romantic classic

7

When Harry Met Sally... (1989)

Hilarious and heartwarming perfection

8

La La Land (2016)

Absolute joy from start to finish

9

Groundhog Day (1993)

Sharp wit, avoids clichés

10

Notting Hill (1999)

Undeniably engaging crowd-pleaser

11

Amélie (2001)

Audiences universally adore this romantic classic

12

500 Days of Summer (2009)

Hilarious and heartwarming

13

The Proposal (2009)

Sharp wit and engaging story

14

Hitch (2005)

Undeniably engaging crowd-pleaser

15

Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)

Charming awkwardness of romance

16

Midnight in Paris (2011)

Crowd-pleaser that never disappoints

17

Love Actually (2003)

Sharp wit, engaging story

18

Pride & Prejudice (2005)

Crowd-pleaser that never disappoints

19

Clueless (1995)

Sharp wit, never disappoints

20

Jerry Maguire (1996)

Audiences universally adore it

21

The Holiday (2006)

Absolute joy from start to finish

22

There's Something About Mary (1998)

Charming awkwardness captured perfectly

23

Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)

Hilarious and heartwarming

24

Always Be My Maybe (2019)

Sharp wit, crowd-pleaser

25

Set It Up (2018)

Sharp wit, never disappoints

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26

The Shawshank Redemption

1994

87%

27

1972

87%

28

Schindler's List

1993

86%

29

The Godfather Part II

1974

86%

30

1957

86%

31

2014

85%

32

1994

85%

33

1994

85%

34

2019

85%

35

1999

85%

36

1990

85%

37

2016

85%

38

Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge

1995

85%

39

1954

85%

40

1999

84%

41

2014

84%

42

Life Is Beautiful

1997

84%

43

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

1975

84%

44

2002

84%

45

2002

84%

46

Grave of the Fireflies

1988

84%

47

Once Upon a Time in America

1984

84%

48

Cinema Paradiso

1988

84%

49

A Silent Voice: The Movie

2016

84%

50

2000

84%

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