Romantic movies for teens: 20 sweet love stories

Teen romance movies are at their best when they feel honest: first crushes, awkward moments and big gestures. All 20 picks here are rated G, PG or PG-13.

They're grouped by mood, from light rom-coms to classics and a few that will need tissues.

Teen love stories

First love, high school and everything that comes with it.

  • Still from To All the Boys I've Loved Before (2018)1
    • Comedy
    • Romance

    To All the Boys I've Loved Before

    7.6 TMDB rating20181h 40mRated PG-13

    Lara Jean's love life goes from imaginary to out of control when her secret letters to every boy she's ever fallen for are mysteriously mailed out.

  • Still from The Fault in Our Stars (2014)2
    • Romance
    • Drama

    The Fault in Our Stars

    7.6 TMDB rating20142h 6mRated PG-13

    Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a patient named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group,…

  • Still from Love, Simon (2018)3
    • Comedy
    • Drama
    • Romance

    Love, Simon

    8.0 TMDB rating20181h 50mRated PG-13

    Everyone deserves a great love story, but for 17-year-old Simon Spier, it's a little more complicated. He hasn't told his family or friends that he's gay, and he doesn't know the identity of the anonymous classmate that he's fallen for online.

  • Still from 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)4
    • Comedy
    • Romance
    • Drama

    10 Things I Hate About You

    7.6 TMDB rating19991h 37mRated PG-13

    A high-school take on Shakespeare that holds up.

  • Still from A Walk to Remember (2002)5
    • Drama
    • Romance

    A Walk to Remember

    7.7 TMDB rating20021h 42mRated PG

    When the popular, restless Landon Carter is forced to participate in the school drama production, he falls in love with Jamie Sullivan, the daughter of the town's minister. Jamie has a "to-do" list for her life, as well as a very big secret she must keep…

  • Still from Five Feet Apart (2019)6
    • Romance
    • Drama

    Five Feet Apart

    8.2 TMDB rating20191h 56mRated PG-13

    Seventeen-year-old Stella spends most of her time in the hospital as a cystic fibrosis patient. Her life is full of routines, boundaries and self-control — all of which get put to the test when she meets Will, an impossibly charming teen who has the same…

Feel-good rom-coms

Light, funny and guaranteed to leave everyone smiling.

  • Still from 13 Going on 30 (2004)7
    • Comedy
    • Fantasy
    • Romance

    13 Going on 30

    6.8 TMDB rating20041h 38mRated PG-13

    After total humiliation at her thirteenth birthday party, Jenna Rink wants to just hide until she's thirty. Thanks to some magic wishing dust, Jenna's prayer has been answered. With a knockout body, a fabulous wardrobe, an athlete boyfriend, a dream job,…

  • Still from The Princess Diaries (2001)8
    • Comedy
    • Family
    • Romance

    The Princess Diaries

    7.0 TMDB rating20011h 55mRated G

    A socially awkward but very bright 15-year-old girl being raised by a single mom discovers that she is the princess of a small European country because of the recent death of her long-absent father, who, unknown to her, was the crown prince of Genovia. She…

  • Still from Enchanted (2007)9
    • Comedy
    • Family
    • Fantasy

    Enchanted

    6.9 TMDB rating20071h 47mRated PG

    The beautiful princess Giselle is banished by an evil queen from her magical, musical animated land and finds herself in the gritty reality of the streets of modern-day Manhattan. Shocked by this strange new environment that doesn't operate on a "happily…

  • Still from Crazy Rich Asians (2018)10
    • Comedy
    • Romance

    Crazy Rich Asians

    7.0 TMDB rating20182h 1mRated PG-13

    A romantic comedy with a big family at its heart.

  • Still from Clueless (1995)11
    • Comedy
    • Romance

    Clueless

    7.2 TMDB rating19951h 37mRated PG-13

    Sharp, quotable and surprisingly smart.

Classic love stories

The big romances everyone should see at least once.

  • Still from Pride & Prejudice (2005)12
    • Drama
    • Romance

    Pride & Prejudice

    8.1 TMDB rating20052h 8mRated PG

    A story of love and life among the landed English gentry during the Georgian era. Mr. Bennet is a gentleman living in Hertfordshire with his overbearing wife and five daughters, but if he dies their house will be inherited by a distant cousin whom they…

  • Still from Titanic (1997)13
    • Drama
    • Romance

    Titanic

    7.9 TMDB rating19973h 14mRated PG-13

    101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards the ship with her mother and fiancé. Meanwhile, Jack Dawson and Fabrizio De Rossi win third-class tickets aboard the ship. Rose tells the…

  • Still from The Notebook (2004)14
    • Romance
    • Drama

    The Notebook

    7.9 TMDB rating20042h 3mRated PG-13

    An epic love story centered around an older man who reads aloud to a woman with Alzheimer's. From a faded notebook, the old man's words bring to life the story about a couple who is separated by World War II, and is then passionately reunited, seven years…

  • Still from Romeo + Juliet (1996)15
    • Drama
    • Romance

    Romeo + Juliet

    6.8 TMDB rating19962h 0mRated PG-13

    In this contemporary take on William Shakespeare's classic tragedy, the Montagues and Capulets have moved their ongoing feud to the sweltering suburb of Verona Beach, where Romeo and Juliet fall in love and secretly wed. Though the film is visually modern,…

Magical and bittersweet

Romance with a twist, and a few that hit hard.

  • Still from Your Name. (2016)16
    • Animation
    • Romance
    • Drama

    Your Name.

    8.5 TMDB rating20161h 46mRated PG

    High schoolers Mitsuha and Taki are complete strangers living separate lives. But one night, they suddenly switch places. Mitsuha wakes up in Taki’s body, and he in hers. This bizarre occurrence continues to happen randomly, and the two must adjust their…

  • Still from Edward Scissorhands (1990)17
    • Fantasy
    • Drama
    • Romance

    Edward Scissorhands

    7.7 TMDB rating19901h 45mRated PG-13

    A small suburban town receives a visit from a castaway unfinished science experiment named Edward.

  • Still from The Age of Adaline (2015)18
    • Romance
    • Fantasy
    • Drama

    The Age of Adaline

    7.5 TMDB rating20151h 52mRated PG-13

    After 29-year-old Adaline recovers from a nearly lethal accident, she inexplicably stops growing older. As the years stretch on and on, Adaline keeps her secret to herself until she meets a man who changes her life.

  • Still from Me Before You (2016)19
    • Drama
    • Romance

    Me Before You

    7.9 TMDB rating20161h 50mRated PG-13

    Lou Clark, a directionless 26-year-old from the English countryside, takes a job at the local castle as a caregiver and companion to a wealthy young banker, Will Traynor. Wheelchair-bound from an accident two years prior, the once adventurous Will has all…

  • Still from Midnight in Paris (2011)20
    • Fantasy
    • Comedy
    • Romance

    Midnight in Paris

    7.5 TMDB rating20111h 34mRated PG-13

    While on a trip to Paris with his fiancée's family, a nostalgic screenwriter finds himself mysteriously going back to the 1920s every day at midnight.

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Frequently asked questions

What are good romantic movies for teens?

To All the Boys I've Loved Before (2018), The Fault in Our Stars (2014), 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), 13 Going on 30 (2004) and Pride & Prejudice (2005) are popular picks.

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