Collider ranks romance films adapted from books that it considers unusually popular with both critics and audiences. It argues that the strongest adaptations preserve their novels’ emotional core while succeeding as films in their own right.

– ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ (2018): Rachel Chu discovers her boyfriend belongs to a wealthy Singaporean dynasty, testing their relationship amid family pressure and social scrutiny.
– ‘Stardust’ (2007): Tristan Thorn enters a magical kingdom to retrieve a fallen star, only to find she is a woman hunted by princes and witches.