Top 10 Classic Period Romance Movies

If you want to see historical love stories you should definitely watch our picks for the best Classic Period Romance movies. All period films in this ranking were released before the year 2000.

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Movies in this Ranking:
10. Shakespeare in Love (1998): (00:24)
9. Dangerous Beauty (1998): (01:22)
8. The Wings of the Dove (1997): (02:10)
7. Dangerous Liaisons (1988): (03:02)
6. The Age of Innocence (1993): (03:57)
5. Howards End (1992): (04:53)
4. A Room with a View (1985): (05:41)
3. The Piano (1993): (06:33)
2. Sense and Sensibility (1995): (07:25)
1. Gone with the Wind (1939): (09:14)

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[nunyabidnazz]

No Pride & Prejudice? Nothing tops that movie for me. Great list though. Thanks so much for putting it together!

[reginacampero]

Shakespear in love
Dangerous beauty
The wings of the dove
Dangerous liasons
The age of innovence
Howards end
A room with a view
The piano
Sense and sensibility
-Lady jane
-EverAfter
-Little women
Gone with the wind

[RC]

I would also have put CASABLANCA on that list, if not maybe in the Honorable Mentions

[justineves]

very very great epic list I like it a lot very great job ever after and gone with the wind are two of the very best movies ever ❤

[TheMoLAProduction]

Dangerous Beauty and Gone with the Wind are my favorite

[ssesf]

This is not my genre but I've none the less watched 1, 3, 4 and 10. If Michelle Pfeiffer is in the movie, I might just watch it. I've already watched 2-3 other versions of Dangerous Liaisons so why not this one (#7), too.

[sukhfeepkaur]

Nice list I love gone with the wind very much

[abigailr]

Pride and prejudice? Jane Eyre? Ever After only gets an honorable mention?

[charliemaltez]

Such a good list, i only missing Howard's End, wish i could find with portuguese sub

[lunareads]

shakespear in love
dangerous beauty
the wings of the dove

[sistoljoyce]

I like you're movie's but . I don't get it on our movie shop. In kenya

[sffebhq]

Shakespear in love: what about THE SWATHY LADY OF SONETS?

[mwenyamutale]

How is "The Duchess" missing from this list

[mammam]

Sense nd sensibility, gone with the wind

[Girl-rjqe]

Emma Thompson and Helena Bonham Carter ruling this list.

[scratchprogram]

tall lanky men killed my vibe on these movies. UGGS1

[AMUAMBER]

I dont know why there is no romeo and juliet

[jj-one]

LMAO! Pride & Prejudice Always ONE 1 ! you missed vanity fair, Belle!

[laurahamilton]

The V/O mispronounced so many names...