What is the best romantic drama of the 1990s?
Sweeping epics, quiet literary adaptations, and bittersweet portraits of love lost and found — the '90s romantic drama had remarkable range. Which speaks to you most?
1TitanicJames Cameron's 1997 record-breaking epic romance about a doomed love affair between a socialite and a penniless artist aboard the ill-fated RMS Titanic.
2The English PatientAnthony Minghella's 1996 Oscar-winning sweeping romance about a mysterious burn victim whose identity and tragic wartime love affair are slowly revealed.
3Before SunriseRichard Linklater's 1995 intimate masterpiece about two strangers who spend one magical night talking and falling in love in Vienna.
4GhostJerry Zucker's 1990 phenomenon combining romance and supernatural thrills as the spirit of a murdered man tries to protect his girlfriend.
5The Bridges of Madison CountyClint Eastwood's 1995 deeply felt adaptation of a brief but life-altering love affair between a traveling photographer and a lonely Iowa farmwife.
6BraveheartMel Gibson's 1995 sweeping historical epic interweaving William Wallace's rebellion against English rule with his passionate love for a Scottish nobleman's daughter.
7Shakespeare in LoveJohn Madden's 1998 Oscar-winning romantic comedy-drama imagining William Shakespeare finding inspiration and forbidden love while writing Romeo and Juliet.
8Romeo + JulietBaz Luhrmann's 1996 kinetic and visually riotous modern-dress adaptation of Shakespeare's timeless love story set in the sun-soaked city of Verona Beach.
9Sense and SensibilityAng Lee's 1995 acclaimed Emma Thompson-scripted Jane Austen adaptation about two sisters navigating love and financial insecurity in Regency England.
10Sleepless in SeattleNora Ephron's 1993 enchanting romance built on longing and coincidence as a radio confession connects a widower with a woman across the country.
11Forrest GumpRobert Zemeckis's 1994 Oscar-winning American odyssey following a gentle-hearted man whose lifelong devotion to his childhood love spans decades of US history.
12Eyes Wide ShutStanley Kubrick's 1999 hypnotic final film exploring jealousy and desire as a New York doctor is drawn into a labyrinth of sexual obsession.
13Pretty WomanGarry Marshall's 1990 modern fairy tale about an unlikely romance between a wealthy businessman and a vivacious Hollywood escort.
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