Best-Reviewed Romance Movies 2014

Critics Consensus: Held aloft by remarkable performances from John Lithgow and Alfred Molina, Love Is Strange serves as a graceful tribute to the beauty of commitment in the face of adversity.

Synopsis: A recently married gay couple (John Lithgow, Alfred Molina) are forced to move into separate households after they lose their home.

Starring: John Lithgow, Alfred Molina, Marisa Tomei, Cheyenne Jackson

Directed By: Ira Sachs

Critics Consensus: Topped with bittersweet humor but possessing surprisingly thorny depths, Le Week-End offers a sophisticated, well-acted portrait of late-life struggles and long-term marriage.

Synopsis: A British couple return to Paris many years after their honeymoon to rejuvenate their marriage.

Starring: Jim Broadbent, Lindsay Duncan, Jeff Goldblum, Olly Alexander

Directed By: Roger Michell

Critics Consensus: Wise, funny, and heartbreaking without resorting to exploitation, The Fault In Our Stars does right by its bestselling source material.

Synopsis: Hazel Grace Lancaster, a 16-year-old cancer patient, meets and falls in love with Gus Waters, a similarly afflicted teen from her cancer support group. Hazel... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgort, Willem Dafoe, Nat Wolff

Directed By: Josh Boone

Critics Consensus: Part biopic, part love story, The Theory of Everything rises on James Marsh's polished direction and the strength of its two leads.

Synopsis: In the 1960s, Cambridge University student and future physicist Stephen Hawking (Eddie Redmayne) falls in love with fellow collegian Jane Wilde (Felicity Jones). At 21,... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Emily Watson, David Thewlis

Directed By: James Marsh

Critics Consensus: Thanks to smart direction and a powerhouse performance from Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Beyond the Lights transcends its formulaic storyline to deliver thoroughly entertaining drama.

Synopsis: Though she's been groomed for stardom all her life by an overbearing mother (Minnie Driver), singer Noni (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) is having trouble dealing with her... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Nate Parker, Minnie Driver, Danny Glover

Directed By: Gina Prince-Bythewood