If you’re a fan of romance movies, you’ve come to the right place! And when it comes to 2023’s romantic releases, they have plenty to offer. We’ve got love stories about the son of the president falling for a British prince. Love stories about mermaids...the Disney variety, not the Shape of Water variety. And love stories about everyone’s favorite movie stripper-slash-furniture-maker. (It’s Channing Tatum as Magic Mike. You got that, right? There's not another beloved stripper-slash-furniture maker, is there?)
There are also options when it comes to where you can watch all the romance unfold. The list below features 27 films along with their release dates, whether they will be in theaters or on streaming platforms, and where they’ll be streaming in the latter case. Keep reading to find out more about 2023’s new romance movies starring Halle Bailey, Reese Witherspoon, Ashton Kutcher, Jennifer Lopez, Jennifer Lawrence, and many, many more faves.
(And by the way, if you aren’t caught up on last year‘s romance movies, you can check out 14 of 2022’s romantic films here with all of the important info necessary for your movie night. As a tease: In 2022, we got romances set in olden times, romances about cannibals, and romances involving the big screen reunion of Julia Roberts and George Clooney.)
Shotgun Wedding
On Amazon Prime Video now
For a blend of genres, check out Shotgun Wedding, which combines romance, comedy, and action. Jennifer Lopez and Josh Duhamel play a couple hosting a destination wedding, but just as they’re about to walk down the aisle, their entire wedding party is held hostage by pirates. White Lotus fans will be glad to hear Jennifer Coolidge is in attendance too.
Maybe I Do
On Hulu now
Emma Roberts and Luke Bracey star in Maybe I Do about a couple whose parents meet prior to them getting married. Problem is, the parents (Susan Sarandon, Richard Gere, Diane Keaton, William H. Macy) are already familiar with one another due to some extramarital affairs.
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Chevalier
On Hulu now
Chevalier is about the life of Joseph Bologne, a Black musician and composer, who rose to fame in high-society France around the time of the reign of Marie Antoinette. The film, starring Kelvin Harrison Jr., focuses on Bologne's experience as a person of African descent in 18th century French society, as well as his romance with Marie-Josephine de Montalembert (Samara Weaving).
Your Place or Mine
On Netflix now
Reese Witherspoon and Ashton Kutcher make their rom-com returns in Your Place or Mine. The two play longtime friends who switch homes for a week and realize they might have a love connection rather than just a friend connection.
A Tourist's Guide to Love
On Netflix now
Rachael Leigh Cook stars in A Tourist's Guide to Love as a woman who travels to Vietnam for her job and falls for her tour guide (Scott Ly). There, she has to decide if she wants to get back together with her ex (Ben Feldman) or if her relationship with her new love interest is the real deal.
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Happiness for Beginners
On Netflix Now
Happiness for Beginners is about two people on an Appalachian Trail trip who strike up a romance. Ellie Kemper plays a recently divorced woman while Luke Grimes plays her brother's friend, who she is surprised to find in the camping group.
Book Club 2: The Next Chapter
On Amazon Prime Video now
The Book Club ladies get back together for this sequel, which features the gang heading to Italy for a bachelorette trip. Jane Fonda, Diane Keaton, Candice Bergen, and Mary Steenburgen all return for more friendship, romance, and maybe a little bit of reading, too.
Red, White & Royal Blue
On Amazon Prime Video now
Red, White & Royal Blue is based on the popular 2019 romance novel by Casey McQuiston about the son of the U.S. president, Alex (Taylor Zakhar Perez), falling in love with a British prince, Henry (Nicholas Galitzine). The rom-com follows the two as they to keep their romance a secret while navigating family members, fans, and the press.
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The Perfect Find
On Netflix now
Another book adaptation, The Perfect Find is based on Tia Williams' novel of the same name. It stars Gabrielle Union as a woman who realizes she hooked up with her boss' (Gina Torres) son (Keith Powers). Will they find true love or will this complicated situation keep them apart?
Sitting in Bars with Cake
On Amazon Prime Video now
The basic premise of Sitting in Bars with Cake is exactly what it sounds like. It's about two best friends (Yara Shahidi, Odessa A'zion), one of whom suggests that the other take the cakes she bakes to bars in order to meet people. And while there's romance, it's more about the friendship between the woman as they navigate a shocking diagnosis.
After Everything
Available to rent/buy now
After Everything is the fifth movie in the After movie series, which is based on the books by Anna Todd. If you haven't seen the four previous movies, just know it's about the very complicated and dramatic relationship between Tessa (Josephine Langford) and Hardin (Hero Fiennes Tiffin), a couple who met in college.
Shortcomings
Available to rent/buy now
Shortcomings follows Ben (Justin H. Min) and Alice (Sherry Cola) in their friendship and in their respective love stories. Ben breaks up with a girlfriend when she moves to New York City, but he and Alice soon visit the city, where Alice finds love and Ben considers getting back with his ex. Ally Maki, Debby Ryan, and Tavi Gevinson co-star.
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Love at First Sight
On Netflix now
Love at First Sight could also be called Love at First Flight—it's about two people who fall for each other during a lengthy flight to London. But, once they arrive, they struggle to find each other again. Haley Lu Richardson and Ben Hardy star.
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Fair Play
On Netflix now
Don't be fooled: Fair Play is only a romance at the start. This erotic thriller stars Phoebe Dynevor and Alden Ehrenreich as an engaged couple who both work at the same hedge fund. When one of them gets a promotion, their relationship falls apart as the tension between them grows and grows.
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She Came to Me
On Apple TV+ now
Peter Dinklage stars in She Came to Me as an opera composer with writer's block. His psychiatrist wife (Anne Hathaway) suggests that he look for inspiration through a stranger, and he finds an unexpected muse in a tugboat captain (Marisa Tomei).
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Fingernails
On Apple TV+ now
Fingernails is a sci-fi romance about a world in which couples can have their fingernails tested to find out if they are in true love. (Yes, this means their actual fingernail is ripped off—not a clipping.) Jessie Buckley plays Anna, who has already passed the test with her partner, Ryan (Jeremy Allen White), but she begins to fall for a man, Amir (Riz Ahmed), who she works with at a school that helps people pass the test.
No Hard Feelings
On Netflix now
No Hard Feelings isn't exactly a romance, but if you're looking for raunchy rom-com vibes, you'll find them. Jennifer Lawrence stars as a woman who is hired to date a couple's shy 19-year-old son (Andrew Barth Feldman) before he heads off to college. Hijinks ensue from there, as the two begin to form a real friendship.
Love Again
On Netflix now
Love Again has what other romantic dramedies do not: Celine Dion playing herself! The movie also stars Priyanka Chopra and Sam Heughan as Mira and Rob, who connect after he is assigned her late fiancé's old cell phone number. (So, a dark start to this one....) Rob, a journalist working on a profile of Celine Dion, then gets the singer to help him win over Mira.
The Little Mermaid
On Disney+ now
The live-action Disney adaptations continue with The Little Mermaid! Halle Bailey stars as Ariel with her Prince Eric played by Jonah Hauer-King. The cast also includes Melissa McCarthy as Ursula and Javier Bardem as King Triton.
Somebody I Used to Know
On Amazon Prime Video now
Married couple Alison Brie and Dave Franco co-wrote the rom-com Somebody I Used to Know, and she stars while he directs. The film is about a woman (Brie), who reconnects with an ex-boyfriend (Jay Ellis) while visiting her hometown and soon finds herself entangled in his wedding plans with his fiancée (Kiersey Clemons).
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Magic Mike’s Last Dance
On Max now
Channing Tatum returns as Magic Mike in Magic Mike‘s Last Dance—and this time, he‘s taking his talents overseas. Mike finds romance with a new character played by Salma Hayek, and they produce a show in London. “People are numb, disconnected. We’re going to wake them up with a wave of passion they’ve never felt before!” she says in the trailer. Sounds like a plan!
Past Lives
Available to rent/buy now
Past Lives follows two childhood friends, Nora and Hae Sung, who are separated when one moves away from South Korea. Now as adults, they cross paths again and reflect on their relationship and the potential romance between them, even though Nora is in a relationship already. Greta Lee, Teo Yoo, and John Magaro star.
Asteroid City
On Peacock now
Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City stars basically everyone who has ever been in a Wes Anderson movie...plus more. Tom Hanks, Tilda Swinton, Adrien Brody, Margot Robbie, Steve Carell, and Scarlett Johansson are just a few of the actors in this film about a 1955 Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention, which features both romance and “world-changing events.”
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3
On Peacock now
Twenty-one years after the release of the original movie, the My Big Fat Greek Wedding gang is back again. And this time: They’re going to Greece. With it being a romantic comedy, of course, there’s some love involved. But will there be yet another wedding?
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What Happens Later
In theaters now
Meg Ryan makes her return to romantic comedy in What Happens Later, which she also directs. The film is about exes (Ryan and David Duchovny), who spend the night in an airport together after their flights are delayed.
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Maestro
In limited theaters Nov. 22. On Netflix Dec. 20
Maestro is a biopic about composer Leonard Bernstein that focuses on his relationship with his wife, Felicia Montealegre. The two had a complicated marriage due to Bernstein having affairs, including with men—which Montealegre was aware of—though he wasn't out. Bradley Cooper directs and stars as Bernstein while Carrie Mulligan plays Montealegre.
Anyone But You
In theaters December 22
Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell star in the rom-com Anyone But You about two enemies, who pretend to be a couple while attending a destination wedding.
