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1. Grease (1978)
PG | 110 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Good girl Sandy Olsson and greaser Danny Zuko fell in love over the summer. When they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance?
Director: Randal Kleiser | Stars: John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing, Jeff Conaway
Votes: 300,392 | Gross: $188.76M
2. EuroTrip (2004)
R | 92 min | Comedy
Dumped by his girlfriend, a high school grad decides to embark on an overseas adventure in Europe with his friends.
Directors: Jeff Schaffer, Alec Berg, David Mandel | Stars: Scott Mechlowicz, Jacob Pitts, Michelle Trachtenberg, Travis Wester
Votes: 222,812 | Gross: $17.72M
3. Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
PG-13 | 94 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Two 12-year-olds, who live on an island, fall in love with each other and elope into the wilderness. While people set out on a search mission, a violent storm approaching them catches their attention.
Director: Wes Anderson | Stars: Jared Gilman, Kara Hayward, Bruce Willis, Bill Murray
Votes: 366,682 | Gross: $45.51M
4. Mansfield Park (1999)
PG-13 | 112 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Fanny, born into a poor family, is sent away to live with wealthy uncle Sir Thomas, his wife and their four children, where she'll be brought up for a proper introduction to society.
Director: Patricia Rozema | Stars: Frances O'Connor, Jonny Lee Miller, Alessandro Nivola, Hannah Taylor Gordon
Votes: 25,834 | Gross: $4.76M
5. About Schmidt (2002)
R | 125 min | Drama
A recently retired man embarks on a journey to his estranged daughter's wedding, only to discover more about himself and life than he ever expected.
Director: Alexander Payne | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Hope Davis, Dermot Mulroney, Kathy Bates
Votes: 133,552 | Gross: $65.02M
6. Mary and Max (2009)
Not Rated | 92 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
In 1976 Melbourne, a lonely 8-year-old girl strikes up a correspondence with an unlikely pen pal: a severely obese 44-year-old New Yorker with Asperger's syndrome.
Director: Adam Elliot | Stars: Toni Collette, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Eric Bana, Barry Humphries
Votes: 186,743
7. Let's Go to Prison (2006)
R | 84 min | Comedy, Crime
When a career criminal's plan for revenge is thwarted by unlikely circumstances, he puts his intended victim's son in his place by putting him in prison...and then joining him.
Director: Bob Odenkirk | Stars: Dax Shepard, Will Arnett, Chi McBride, David Koechner
Votes: 26,458 | Gross: $4.61M
8. Julie & Julia (2009)
PG-13 | 123 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
Julia Child's story of her start in the cooking profession is intertwined with blogger Julie Powell's 2002 challenge to cook all the recipes in Child's first book.
Director: Nora Ephron | Stars: Amy Adams, Meryl Streep, Chris Messina, Stanley Tucci
Votes: 128,826 | Gross: $94.13M
9. The Hurricane (1999)
R | 146 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
The story of Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence.
Director: Norman Jewison | Stars: Denzel Washington, Vicellous Shannon, Deborah Kara Unger, Liev Schreiber
Votes: 102,428 | Gross: $50.67M
10. Reindeer Games (2000)
R | 104 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
After assuming his dead cell-mate's identity to get with the other man's girlfriend, an ex-convict finds himself a reluctant participant in a casino heist.
Director: John Frankenheimer | Stars: Ben Affleck, Gary Sinise, Charlize Theron, James Frain
Votes: 42,389 | Gross: $23.36M
11. The Peanuts Movie (2015)
G | 88 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Snoopy embarks upon his greatest mission as he and his team take to the skies to pursue their archnemesis, while his best pal Charlie Brown begins his own epic quest back home to win the love of his life.
Director: Steve Martino | Stars: Noah Schnapp, Bill Melendez, Hadley Belle Miller, Francesca Capaldi
Votes: 49,810 | Gross: $130.18M
12. The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
Not Rated | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Two employees at a gift shop can barely stand each other, without realizing that they are falling in love through the post as each other's anonymous pen pal.
Director: Ernst Lubitsch | Stars: Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart, Frank Morgan, Joseph Schildkraut
Votes: 38,445 | Gross: $0.20M
13. The Death & Life of John F. Donovan (2018)
R | 123 min | Drama
A decade after the death of an American television star, a young actor reminisces about the written correspondence he shared with him, as well as the impact those letters had on both their lives.
Director: Xavier Dolan | Stars: Kit Harington, Natalie Portman, Jacob Tremblay, Susan Sarandon
Votes: 7,741 | Gross: $0.13M
14. 84 Charing Cross Road (1987)
PG | 100 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
True story of a transatlantic business correspondence about used books that developed into a close friendship.
Director: David Hugh Jones | Stars: Anne Bancroft, Anthony Hopkins, Judi Dench, Jean De Baer
Votes: 11,216 | Gross: $1.08M
15. Love Letter (1995)
PG | 117 min | Drama, Romance
When exchanging letters two women discover new things about a man they knew.
Director: Shunji Iwai | Stars: Miho Nakayama, Etsushi Toyokawa, Bunjaku Han, Katsuyuki Shinohara
Votes: 10,988
16. The Love Letter (1998 TV Movie)
Unrated | 99 min | Fantasy, Romance
20th century computer games designer Scott exchanges love letters with 19th century poet Elizabeth Whitcomb through an antique desk that can make letters travel through time.
Director: Dan Curtis | Stars: Campbell Scott, Jennifer Jason Leigh, David Dukes, Estelle Parsons
Votes: 2,381
17. Fatal Charm (1990 Video)
R | 94 min | Thriller
He may have been convicted of raping and murdering six young women, but to a smitten teenage girl who's initiated a relationship-by-mail, he's just a cute guy who couldn't possibly be guilty. Did he...or didn't he?
Director: Fritz Kiersch | Stars: Christopher Atkins, Amanda Peterson, Mary Frann, James Remar
Votes: 395
18. Noriko's Dinner Table (2005)
Not Rated | 159 min | Drama, Horror
A teenager called Noriko Shimabara runs away from her family in Tokoyama, to meet Kumiko, the leader of an Internet BBS, Haikyo.com. She becomes involved with Kumiko's "family circle", ... See full summary »
Director: Sion Sono | Stars: Kazue Fukiishi, Tsugumi, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Shirô Namiki
Votes: 4,990
19. Guncrazy (1992)
R | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A trashy teen murders her sexually abusive step-father, then helps get her reformed prison pen-pal released on good behavior so that she can re-corrupt him.
Director: Tamra Davis | Stars: Drew Barrymore, James Le Gros, Robert Greenberg, Rodney Harvey
Votes: 2,676 | Gross: $0.11M
20. In the Good Old Summertime (1949)
Approved | 102 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
In turn-of-the century America, Andrew and Veronica are co-workers in a music shop who dislike one another during business hours but unwittingly carry on an anonymous romance through the mail.
Director: Robert Z. Leonard | Stars: Judy Garland, Van Johnson, S.Z. Sakall, Spring Byington
Votes: 4,309 | Gross: $6.30M
21. Ciao Alberto (2021)
TV-G | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
An animated short film that features characters from "Luca".
Director: McKenna Harris | Stars: Jack Dylan Grazer, Marco Barricelli, Jacob Tremblay, Gino La Monica
Votes: 8,432
22. Out of Reach (2004 Video)
R | 86 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A retired covert agent turned survivalist discovers that the foster program he is using to help a young orphan is actually a human trafficking network. He travels overseas to find the girl and shut down the operation.
Director: Po-Chih Leong | Stars: Steven Seagal, Ida Nowakowska, Agnieszka Wagner, Matt Schulze
Votes: 5,220
23. Dear Mr. Gacy (2010)
R | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A chronicle of the interaction between college student Jason Moss and the object of his obsession, serial killer John Wayne Gacy.
Director: Svetozar Ristovski | Stars: William Forsythe, Jesse Moss, Emma Lahana, Cole Heppell
Votes: 3,808
24. Turn Me On, Dammit! (2011)
Not Rated | 76 min | Comedy, Romance
In Skoddeheimen, Norway, 15-year-old Alma is consumed by her hormones and fantasies that range from sweetly romantic images of Artur, the boyfriend she yearns for, to daydreams about practically everybody she lays eyes on.
Director: Jannicke Systad Jacobsen | Stars: Helene Bergsholm, Malin Bjørhovde, Henriette Steenstrup, Beate Støfring
Votes: 9,725 | Gross: $0.12M
25. 1,001 Ways to Enjoy the Missionary Position (2010)
83 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
In the near future, where government regulations are so restrictive our most intimate acts are considered acts of rebellion, Nora tries to break out of a lifetime of strict thought and sexual repression before it's too late.
Director: Alan Chu | Stars: William Russ, Anthem Moss, Natasha Melnick, Richard Riehle
Votes: 116
26. Touched by Love (1980)
PG | 95 min | Drama
A young nurse becomes determined to reach an unresponsive teenage cerebral palsy patient by encouraging her to write to her favorite rock singer, Elvis Presley.
Director: Gus Trikonis | Stars: Deborah Raffin, Diane Lane, Michael Learned, John Amos
Votes: 524
27. Meet My Mom (2010 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 88 min | Drama, Romance
Romance blossoms between a soldier and his pen pal's mother when he returns home.
Director: Harvey Frost | Stars: Lori Loughlin, Johnny Messner, Stefanie Powers, Charles Henry Wyson
Votes: 1,345
28. Holiday for Heroes (2019 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 81 min | Romance
The plot revolves around a woman (Egan) and a soldier (Blucas) who exchange letters for a year before their worlds collide.
Director: Clare Niederpruem | Stars: Melissa Claire Egan, Marc Blucas, Latarsha Rose, Patti Murin
Votes: 1,720
29. Kanto Boy 2: Anak ni Totoy Guapo (1994)
96 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Director: Augusto Salvador | Stars: Ian Veneracion, Kimberly Diaz, Ramon Christopher, Dick Israel
Votes: 7
30. Strangers in the Night (1944)
Approved | 56 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A lonely, mentally-unbalanced woman invents a fictitious daughter and has the "daughter" write to a Marine stationed in the South Pacific. When the soldier returns to the States, he goes to... See full summary »
Director: Anthony Mann | Stars: William Terry, Virginia Grey, Helene Thimig, Edith Barrett
Votes: 813
31. Dear Ruth (1947)
Approved | 95 min | Comedy, Romance
A family is befuddled when a World War II serviceman shows up to meet and marry his pen pal sweetheart. Everyone's in the dark about the romance by mail. Then they discover Ruth's younger sister was the culprit.
Director: William D. Russell | Stars: Joan Caulfield, William Holden, Mona Freeman, Edward Arnold
Votes: 715
32. Saajan (1991)
Not Rated | 193 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
A poet (Sanjay Dutt) and his best friend (Salman Khan) fall in love with the same woman (Madhuri Dixit).
Director: Lawrence D'Souza | Stars: Sanjay Dutt, Madhuri Dixit, Salman Khan, Ekta Sohini
Votes: 7,477
33. Only You (1999)
150 min | Romance, Drama
Deepak returns Aarti's lost-in-transit luggage. The two start communicating via letter. They fall in love and rural/suburban Aarti comes to the city to look for Deepak, whom she had sent a handwoven pullover.
Director: Ahathian | Stars: Sanjay Kapoor, Priya Gill, Sushmita Sen, Mohnish Behl
Votes: 1,690
34. Kadhal Kottai (1996)
167 min | Drama, Romance
Kamali loses her bag in the railway station. Later, her bag is sent to her home, along with a letter from Surya, who found it. Kamali and Surya send letters to each other and soon fall in love.
Director: Ahathian | Stars: Ajith Kumar, Devayani, Heera Rajgopal, Thalaivasal Vijay
Votes: 2,349
35. The Book of Stars (1999)
Not Rated | 111 min | Drama
An emotionally crippled woman prostitutes herself to help take care of her kid sister who has cystic fibrosis.
Director: Michael Miner | Stars: Mary Stuart Masterson, Jena Malone, Karl Geary, Delroy Lindo
Votes: 636
36. The Love She Sought (1990 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama
Agatha McGee (Dame Angela Lansbury), an aging schoolteacher at a Catholic grammar school in Minnesota, questions her life's existence when she must start battling new Bishop Richard Baker (... See full summary »
Director: Joseph Sargent | Stars: Angela Lansbury, Denholm Elliott, Cynthia Nixon, Gary Hershberger
Votes: 924
37. Christmas Pen Pals (2018 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
After being dumped by her boyfriend, a successful tech wiz dating-app creator returns to her hometown for the holiday season, and her dad gets her to sign up for the annual Christmas Cupid anonymous matchmaking event.
Director: Siobhan Devine | Stars: Sarah Drew, Niall Matter, Michael Gross, Chiara Zanni
Votes: 1,586
38. Beautifully Broken (2018)
PG-13 | 108 min | Drama
As three fathers fight to save their families, their lives become intertwined in an unlikely journey across the globe, where they learn the healing power of forgiveness and reconciliation.
Director: Eric Welch | Stars: Benjamin A. Onyango, Scott William Winters, Emily Ricks Hahn, Caitlin Nicol-Thomas
Votes: 466 | Gross: $1.21M
39. Crystal Heart (1986)
R | 103 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A 22 year old man who has lived inside a crystal room because of a rare illness, meets an up and coming rock star, and the two fall in love.
Director: Gil Bettman | Stars: Lee Curreri, Tawny Kitaen, Lloyd Bochner, May Heatherly
Votes: 284
40. Juloratoriet (1996)
124 min | Drama
The 1930s. Sidner's mother Solveig dies in a very unfortunate bicycle accident involving some cows. Sidner, his sister and his father Aron move to Sunne to work at a hotel. Aron tries hard ... See full summary »
Director: Kjell-Åke Andersson | Stars: Peter Haber, Johan Widerberg, Henrik Linnros, Lena Endre
Votes: 418
41. With or Without You (1999)
93 min | Drama, Romance
Rosie and Vincent know each other for ten years, and are married for five. She doesn't like her job, he isn't too pleased working with her dad. They're trying to have a baby. One morning ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Winterbottom | Stars: Christopher Eccleston, Dervla Kirwan, Yvan Attal, Julie Graham
Votes: 885
42. A Christmas Exchange (2020 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 87 min | Drama, Romance
This holiday season, Molly Cooper swaps her snow covered farmhouse for Patrick Kensington's posh London apartment. While enjoying Christmas time in the UK, Molly begins to look forward to ... See full summary »
Director: Justin G. Dyck | Stars: Laura Vandervoort, Rainbow Sun Francks, Yanic Truesdale, Martin Roach
Votes: 670
43. Kalina krasnaya (1974)
110 min | Drama
A former thief is released from a prison. He tries to start a new life with his penfriend - a good village woman, but his past doesn't let him go.
Director: Vasiliy Shukshin | Stars: Lidiya Fedoseeva-Shukshina, Vasiliy Shukshin, Ivan Ryzhov, Mariya Skvortsova
Votes: 2,011
44. They Knew What They Wanted (1940)
Approved | 96 min | Drama, Romance
While courting a young woman by mail, a rich farmer sends a photograph of his foreman instead of his own, which leads to complications when she accepts his marriage proposal.
Director: Garson Kanin | Stars: Carole Lombard, Charles Laughton, William Gargan, Harry Carey
Votes: 493
45. Christmas in Boston (2005 TV Movie)
G | 90 min | Comedy, Romance
Gina and Seth have been pen pals for 13 years and now will have the chance to meet. Both used their best friends pictures to send to each other and now will let their friends meet.
Director: Neill Fearnley | Stars: Marla Sokoloff, Patrick J. Adams, Lindy Booth, Jonathan Cherry
Votes: 2,402
46. Christmas in the Clouds (2001)
PG | 96 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
During the holidays at a ski resort in Utah run by a Native American tribe, the overworked manager and a widowed woman from the big city overcome mistaken identities and intrusive guests in their pursuit of romance.
Director: Kate Montgomery | Stars: Timothy Vahle, Sam Vlahos, Mariana Tosca, M. Emmet Walsh
Votes: 890
47. Comme un poisson hors de l'eau (1999)
90 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller
The torpedo BB and his psychopath right hand Melvin has a plan of robbing a former opera singer for one of his beloved rare fishes and sell it back to him. The opera singer is in love with Myrtille, but is also a crook.
Director: Hervé Hadmar | Stars: Tchéky Karyo, Monica Bellucci, Dominique Pinon, Michel Muller
Votes: 586
48. A Letter for Evie (1946)
Passed | 89 min | Comedy, Romance, War
An oafish soldier receives a shirt but disregards the letter inside sent by a lovelorn secretary, prompting his bumbling friend to impersonate him in order to win her heart.
Director: Jules Dassin | Stars: Marsha Hunt, John Carroll, Hume Cronyn, Spring Byington
Votes: 458
49. She Loves Me (1979 TV Movie)
105 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A BBC production of the 1963 Broadway musical based on "The Shop Around the Corner."
Director: Michael Simpson | Stars: Robin Ellis, Gemma Craven, Peter Sallis, David Kernan
Votes: 113
50. Foreign Correspondents (1999)
PG-13 | 102 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
Two stories of complicated long-distance relationships between people from different countries.
Director: Mark Tapio Kines | Stars: Melanie Lynskey, Wil Wheaton, Corin Nemec, Yelena Danova
Votes: 264