8 Underrated Romance Movies You Need to Watch This Week. Number One Will Start a Fight.

The big romances get all the votes. These eight earned the scores and got a fraction of the crowd. Your watchlist is about to get messy.

The last one is a horror movie. Yes, it counts. Fight me.

1. 8
   Garden State (2004)8.3

   Everyone says they outgrew it. The numbers didn't.

   8.3 movie.guru score and $35,825,316 worldwide off a reported $2.5M budget. Still very Zach Braff, still kinda smug, still a vibe you secretly rewatch.
2. 7
   Finding Emily (2026)7.1

   The cutest rom-com of 2026 that nobody showed up for.

   90% on Rotten Tomatoes, $1,541,870 domestic, 6,628 IMDb votes. Angourie Rice carries it even when the script wobbles, which explains that 60 on Metacritic.
3. 6
   Vishwanath & Sons (2026)7.7

   Suriya just out-romanced most of Hollywood's 2026 slate.

   7.7 movie.guru score, 90% on Rotten Tomatoes, $12,334,000 worldwide, only 9,027 IMDb votes. The family drama hogs screen time, but the romance lands.
4. 5
   Sense and Sensibility (2026)7.9

   Yes, another Austen. Yes, this one earns it.

   Audiences beat 86% of movies, yet only 3,415 IMDb votes. A reported $25M budget against $18,527,000 worldwide means the studio is sniffling into a bonnet.
5. 4
   Blue Valentine (2010)8.1

   The best date movie you should never pick for a date.

   87% on Rotten Tomatoes, 81 on Metacritic, reported $1M budget. Gosling and Williams feel so real you'll audit your own relationship afterward.
6. 3
   The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)9.2

   The best love story here is hiding inside a mystery.

   9.2 movie.guru score, Elite band, beats 98% of movies with audiences, yet only $6,391,436 domestic. Subtitles scared people off. Their loss.
7. 2
   Pillion (2025)8.3

   The best romance of 2025 cost $1M. Seriously.

   99% on Rotten Tomatoes, 85 on Metacritic, $6,669,512 worldwide off a reported $1M budget. Harry Melling and Alexander Skarsgård, 25,013 IMDb votes. Criminal.
8. 1
   Leviticus (2026)7.1

   A horror movie is the best romance on this list.

   92% on Rotten Tomatoes and an 83 on Metacritic off a reported $3.5M budget. Audiences only beat 57% of movies, and that split is exactly why it's here.

$241.63 says you type 'Pillion should be number one' before you finish scrolling.

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