The 15 Most Underrated Romance Films of the 1990s

Think you know the best 1990s romance films? You’ll be surprised by these underrated hits.

Odin Halvorson
12 min readApr 6, 2023

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The 15 Most Underrated Romance Films of the 1990s

Romance, ironically, doesn’t get a lot of love when it comes to highbrow literary critics. But that’s the world of prose. On the silver screen, romance has always reigned supreme. This article is about a few hidden romantic gems from the 1990s that will sweep you off your feet.

Ever since the earliest days of film, romance has captivated film viewers, catapulting them into a world of magic, where the suspense of relationships and all the foible’s love is prey to are writ large upon the screen.

Of course, regardless of what any literary critic thinks, romance is one of the most popular genres beyond the film screen as well. This has always made sense to me. Romance is, at its core, a study of the relationships we all take part in throughout our lives. Romances are a way of playing out the dream of that perfect outcome, where love and circumstance align.

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Odin Halvorson

A futurist/socialist/fantasist writer, editor, and scholar. MFA/MLIS. Free access to my articles at OdinHalvorson.substack.com | More over at OdinHalvorson.com.