People often misbelieve the idea that every memorable and iconic love story has already been projected on the big screen and that there’s nothing left in the palate of the romantic movie genre, which is untrue.
Several exceptional romantic movies, combined with adventure, humor, horror, and science fiction, are still in the pipeline for the 2024 release calendar.
These movies will swiftly fill your heart, mind, and soul with unconditional love, even if you’re the kind of person who fears being in love and love concept.
Whether it is a multi-million dollar action and adventure-based science fiction movie, a long-awaited novel adaptation, an iconic remake, or a comedy-horror movie, numerous romantic movies are set to hit the movie theater this year.
So be ready to feel love in the air and check out the best romantic movies of this year before you decide to enlist them on your watchlist;
10. Lisa Frankenstein
| Release Date | February 9, 2024 |
| Cast | Kathryn Newton, Liza Soberano, Jenna Davis |
| Director | Zelda Williams |
| Genre | Comedy, Horror, Romance |
”Lisa Frankenstein” is a comedy-horror romantic movie directed by Zelda Williams.
Kathryn Newton stars as Lisa, a gothic teen who accidentally summons and falls in love with a Victorian-era zombie (Cole Sprouse). Kathryn wants a gentle but homicidal zombie to be her boyfriend.
The movie was released in theaters on February 9.
So, those who missed the movie in the theatre can enjoy watching “Lisa Frankenstein” at home on Apple TV and Prime Video. It is expected to stream on Peacock this spring.
9. Dune: Part Two
| Release Date | March 1, 2024 |
| Cast | Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson |
| Director | Denis Villeneuve |
| Genre | Action, Adventure, Drama |
The third and final main trailer for the action-adventure science-fiction romantic movie ”Dune: Part Two” premiered on December 12, 2023. The movie adapts Frank Herbert’s science-fiction saga to the big screen.
Dune: Part Two (2024) explores Paul Atreides’s (played by Timothée Chalamet) mythic journey as he unites with Chani (played by Zendaya) and the Fremen while on a warpath of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family.
Paul faces a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, and he endeavors to prevent a terrible future only he can foresee
The long-awaited movie Dune: Part Two was released in theatres on March 1. The movie earned rave reviews and made over $708 million at the box office.
8. Love Lies Bleeding
| Release Date | March 8, 2024 |
| Cast | Anna Baryshnikov, Kristen Stewart, Dave Franco |
| Director | Rose Glass |
| Genre | Action, Adventure, Crime |
The thriller-crime romantic movie ”Love Lies Bleeding (2024)” was released on March 8, 2024 (USA). The movie is set in 1989 in rural grunge Nevada: a backdrop for sex, murder, and female bodybuilding.
Love Lies Bleeding is an intense, queer, unconventional love story between two unstable people; gym manager Lou (Kristen Stewart) meets bodybuilder Jackie (Katy O’Brian).
Lou has connections to the criminal world via her dirtbag family, and in her efforts to help Jackie fulfill her competition ambitions in Las Vegas, the two lovers get sucked back into Lou’s dysfunctional bloodline. Their love story quickly gets interrupted by a violent criminal underworld.
The movie was released in theatres on March 8. Love Lies Bleeding is now available to rent or purchase on Prime Video and Apple TV+.
7. Challengers
| Release Date | April 22, 2024 |
| Cast | Zendaya, Mike Faist, Josh O’Connor |
| Director | Luca Guadagnino |
| Genre | Drama, Romance, Sport |
Zendaya-starrer sports movie ”Challengers (2024)” is directed by Luca Guadagnino.
The movie stars Zendaya as Tashi Donaldson, Josh O’Connor as Patrick Zweig, and Mike Faist as Art Donaldson.
Tashi, a former tennis prodigy turned coach, mentors her husband, Mike Faist, to make him a champion. However, to overcome Mike’s sequence of failures, he needs to face his ex-best friend and Tashi’s ex-boyfriend, Josh O’Connor.
As all the characters’ pasts and present collide, tensions run high in their life. You must watch the movie once to witness the romantic, sporty drama.
The movie was released in theaters on April 22.
6. The Idea of You
| Release Date | March 16, 2024 |
| Cast | Anne Hathaway, Nicholas Galitzine, Ella Rubin |
| Director | Michael Showalter |
| Genre | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
The romantic comedy-drama ”The Idea of You (2024)” is based on the bestselling novel by Robinne Lee, inspired by Harry Styles.
Solène (Anne Hathaway), a 40-year-old single mother, begins an unexpected romance with 24-year-old Hayes Campbell (Nicholas Galitzine), the lead singer of August Moon.
It’s a Coachella love story since the pair first meet at Coachella and find their way back to each other after the festival.
5. The Bikeriders
| Release Date | June 21, 2024 |
| Cast | Jodie Comer, Austin Butler, Tom Hardy |
| Director | Jeff Nichols |
| Genre | Crime, Drama |
Austin Butler’s ”The Bikeriders” is about a gang of motorcyclists who have lived in Chicago for over a decade.
Jeff Nichols directed the movie, which was inspired by Danny Lyon’s (American photographer and filmmaker) book of photography, “The Bikeriders,” a thin book of fewer than 100 pages. Its iconic black-and-white images serve as the raw material for Nichols.
The movie captures a rebellious time in America when the culture and people were changing.
Kathy and Benny are a young couple at the heart of an emerging biker gang. After a chance encounter at a local bar, Kathy (Jodie Comer) naturally gets drawn to Benny (Austin Butler), the newest member of the Midwestern motorcycle club, ”the Vandals.”
The club evolves into a dangerous underworld of violence, forcing Benny to choose between Kathy and his loyalty to the club.
4. It Ends With Us
| Release Date | August 9, 2024 |
| Cast | Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni, Jenny Slate |
| Director | Justin Baldoni |
| Genre | Drama, Romance |
In the movie ”It Ends With Us (2024),” Lily Bloom (Blake Lively), a woman who overcomes a traumatic childhood to embark on a new life in Boston to chase her lifelong dream of opening her own business, falls for Ryle Kincaid (Justin Baldoni), a tall, dark, handsome, and angry neurosurgeon.
By the time-intense connection that begins to spark between them, Lily’s first love, Atlas Corrigan (Brandon Sklenar), suddenly reenters her life.
The movie is adapted from the Colleen Hoover novel Lily Overcomes a Traumatic Childhood to Embark on a New Life, and it will land on the big screen this summer on August 9.
3. Twisters
| Release Date | July 19, 2024 |
| Cast | Glen Powell, Katy O’Brian, Daisy Edgar-Jones |
| Director | Lee Isaac Chung |
| Genre | Action, Adventure, Thriller |
Twisters (2024) aired its first trailer during the Super Bowl 2024. The movie is directed by Lee Isaac Chung (2021 Oscar Nominee for Best Achievement in Directing in the ”Minari”).
”Twisters (2024)” is undoubtedly an adventure-based, action-packed thriller in which never-before-seen tornadoes wreck the Earth, but at the heart of it is also a good banter romantic movie.
Twisters lead characters: Glen Powell stars as Tyler Owens, and Daisy Edgar-Jones stars as Kate Cooper.
The film is a standalone sequel to the 1996 hit Twister, and like its predecessor, it follows a crew of storm chasers getting closer to deadly tornadoes than any human should.
Though ”Twisters (2024)” is the 1996 sequel of ”Twister,” its storyline will be entirely new and updated to today’s tornado-hunting methods, with no returning characters.
Twisters (2024) is set to be released on July 19, 2024.
2. A Family Affair
| Release Date | June 28, 2024 |
| Cast | Joey King, Nicole Kidman, Zac Efron |
| Director | Richard LaGravenese |
| Genre | Action, Adventure, Thriller |
”A Family Affair (2024),” is a romantic movie directed by Richard LaGravenese, starring Nicole Kidman, Zac Efron, and Joey King.
It is a comedy-romantic movie whose trailer was officially premiered by Netflix on January 18, 2023.
In the movie, an unexpected sudden romance sparks hilarious comic consequences for a young woman (Joey King), her mother (56-year-old Nicole Kidman), and her boss (Zac Efron).
The film will be streamed globally this summer on Netflix on June 28, 2024,
1. Joker: Folie à Deux
| Release Date | October 4, 2024 |
| Cast | Zazie Beetz, Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga |
| Director | Todd Phillips |
| Genre | Crime, Drama, Musical |
Warner Bros released the official trailer for the dark romantic musical thriller Joker: Folie à Deux on April 9.
The movie is a sequel to the 2019 film Joker. Todd Phillips directed it. Lady Gaga will debut as Harley Quinn and Joaquin Phoenix will reprise his character as Arthur Fleck.
“Folie a Deux” means “Madness of Two” in French. As its title suggests, they fall madly, deeply in love after Arthur and Harley encounter each other in prison halls.
Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn wears Arthur Fleck’s signature makeup in the trailer. This time around, though, Arthur Fleck doesn’t seem so lonely.
Though little is known about the sequel’s plot, the audience will witness Arthur’s and Harley’s darkest psycho-maniac romantic angle and their manic dance on the streets of Gotham City.
Summary
| S.NO | Movie Title | Rotten Tomatoes Rating |
| 1 | Joker: Folie à Deux | – |
| 2 | A Family Affair | – |
| 3 | Twisters | – |
| 4 | It Ends With Us | – |
| 5 | The Bikeriders | 83% |
| 6 | The Idea Of You | – |
| 7 | Challengers | 97% |
| 8 | Love Lies Bleeding | 82% |
| 9 | Dune: Part Two | 95% |
| 10 | Lisa Frankenstein | 81% |
