Collider presents a list of the ten best romantic films in cinema history, spanning different eras, genres and styles to show how love stories have been told on screen from tragedy to comedy. The selection argues that these films endure because they capture universal desires for love and connection, even when the on-screen romance is imperfect or bittersweet.

Among the entries discussed are Brokeback Mountain, praised for its portrayal of a repressed, decades-long romance between two cowboys played by Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal; Casablanca, held up as a classic tale of sacrifice and moral duty starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman; and Dirty Dancing, the 1980s coming-of-age story of Baby and Johnny Castle, played by Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze. The full list (only partially available here) evidently continues to rank further titles across additional decades and genres.

– Collider ranks ten of the greatest romantic films ever made
– Highlighted titles include Brokeback Mountain, Casablanca and Dirty Dancing
– List spans multiple decades, genres and styles of on-screen romance