8 Long Romance Movies Worth Every Minute of a Lazy Sunday. The Last One Starts a Fight.

It's Wednesday. Plan your Sunday now. These romances run long, the scores say they earn it, and every one has a flaw anyway.

#1 beats the highest-scored classic in the pile. Fight me in the comments.

1. 8
   The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)8.0

   Fincher's prettiest movie, and also his sleepiest.

   Brad Pitt ages backward while Cate Blanchett does the heavy lifting. A 72% on Rotten Tomatoes says critics checked their watches. Audiences still beat 85% of movies. Bring a blanket.
2. 7
   Les Misérables (2012)7.5

   Russell Crowe sings like he's being audited. Still worth it.

   Anne Hathaway carries the whole thing. Critics gave it a 63 on Metacritic, audiences gave it an A CinemaScore and $442.8 million worldwide. The crowd won this argument.
3. 6
   Poor Things (2023)8.5

   The strangest love story here, and the most rewarding.

   Emma Stone goes full feral and Mark Ruffalo's cad is a riot. An 88 on Metacritic, but audiences beat only 79% of movies. Strictly grown-up viewing.
4. 5
   Wicked (2024)8.6

   Half a story, full price, zero regrets.

   Jon M. Chu split the musical in two and it still feels generous. $475 million domestic and an A CinemaScore. Jonathan Bailey steals every scene he dances through.
5. 4
   The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)8.7

   Best Hunger Games. The love triangle is still its weakest part.

   Jennifer Lawrence sells every glare. 90% on Rotten Tomatoes and $869.9 million worldwide, while Liam Hemsworth mostly stands around District 12 looking concerned.
6. 3
   Forrest Gump (1994)9.1

   Jenny deserved a better script than this movie gave her.

   Robin Wright plays a character the film keeps punishing. Still, an A+ CinemaScore and an 8.8 IMDb rating from 2.5 million votes. The crowd forgives everything.
7. 2
   Cinema Paradiso (1988)9.4

   The most romantic movie here isn't really about one couple.

   It's a love letter to a small-town movie theater. A 9.4 movie.guru score, audiences beat 99% of movies, all on $13.5 million worldwide. Pack tissues.
8. 1
   Titanic (1997)8.4

   Better than Gone with the Wind. Yes, I said it.

   Gone with the Wind scores 9.5 here, Titanic 8.4. The Guru's Take flips it, 8.9 to 6.8. Billy Zane is a cartoon, and $2.26 billion worldwide shrugs.

$1,471 says you start Titanic at noon and the snacks are gone before the iceberg shows up.

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