Best romantic English movies on MUBI in India

By the KyaDekhu team · Updated 23 October 2026 · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb

17 movies on MUBI in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 6.4. Newest addition: Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, added to MUBI on 2 Oct. Ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating and popularity.

1. The Watermelon Woman (1997)

Movie · English · 1h 25m · Drama, Comedy · IMDb 7.1 (5.3K votes)

Slow-burnTwistyDialogue-drivenFunny

A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes.

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2. Eagle vs Shark (2007)

Movie · English · 1h 27m · Comedy, Romance · IMDb 6.7 (27.8K votes)

FunnyLow-stakes

Love blossoms for Lily over double Meaty Boy burgers at mid-day when uber-computer nerd Jarrod comes in and leaves with free extra large fries. After gatecrashing Jarrod's party and proving her skills on the game console, Lily goes down to Jarrod's home town with him so he can settle an old score with a past school bu

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3. Damage (1992)

Movie · English · 1h 51m · Drama, Romance · IMDb 6.7 (23.1K votes)

MatureCold & detachedDark & grittyTwisty

The life of a respected British politician at the height of his career crumbles when he becomes obsessed with his son's lover.

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4. The Living End (1992)

Movie · English · 1h 25m · Crime, Drama · IMDb 6.6 (4.8K votes)

MatureFast-pacedDark & grittyCold & detached

Two HIV-positive young men — a semi-employed film critic and a hot hustler — tear off on a cross-country crime spree.

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5. The Color Wheel (2012)

Movie · English · 1h 23m · Comedy, Romance · IMDb 6.6 (2.2K votes)

FunnyDialogue-drivenLow-stakes

JR, an aspiring news-anchor, forces her younger brother Colin to embark on a road trip to move her belongings out of her professor-turned-lover’s place. Traveling through New England, they uncomfortably run into old school-mates or revisit familial history from which they have long since diverged.

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6. Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (2026)

Movie · English · 1h 52m · Comedy, Horror · IMDb 6.5 (23.3K votes)

TwistyMatureFunnyDark & gritty

An ambitious director sets out to revive a faded slasher franchise, but her meeting with the film’s reclusive original star spirals into a terrifying maze of obsession, fear, and blood-soaked delusion.

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7. Appropriate Behavior (2015)

Movie · English · 1h 30m · Comedy, Drama · IMDb 6.5 (5.2K votes)

MatureSlow-burnLow-stakesFunny

Shirin is struggling to become an ideal Persian daughter, politically correct bisexual and hip young Brooklynite but fails miserably in her attempt at all identities.

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8. Bug Diner (2024)

Movie · English · 7m · Animation, Comedy · IMDb 6.5 (529 votes)

FunnyMatureLow-stakes

A dissatisfied marriage, a secret crush, and workplace fantasies come to a head in a diner run by a mole with a hot ass.

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9. Something, Anything (2015)

Movie · English · 1h 28m · Romance, Drama · IMDb 6.5 (519 votes)

Slow-burnDialogue-drivenLow-stakes

When a tragedy shatters her plans for domestic bliss, a seemingly typical Southern newlywed gradually transforms into a spiritual seeker, quietly threatening the closest relationships around her.

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10. Within Our Gates (1920)

Movie · English · 1h 14m · Drama, Romance · IMDb 6.4 (4.2K votes)

Abandoned by her fiancé, an educated black woman with a traumatizing past dedicates herself to helping a near bankrupt school for impoverished black children.

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11. Tendaberry (2024)

Movie · English · 1h 57m · Drama, Romance · IMDb 6.5 (413 votes)

Slow-burnLow-stakesStraightforwardHeartwarming

When her boyfriend returns to Ukraine to care for his ailing father, 23-year-old Dakota must navigate the precarious anxiety of holding onto the past and forging her future in the midst of her South Brooklyn universe.

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12. Night Tide (1961)

Movie · English · 1h 24m · Romance, Mystery · IMDb 6.4 (4.8K votes)

Slow-burnDark & grittyEdge-of-seatCold & detached

A young sailor is enamored with a mysterious woman performing as a mermaid on the local pier. As their existences become entwined, he comes to suspect the woman might be a real mermaid who lures men to a watery death during the full moon.

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13. Priscilla (2023)

Movie · English · 1h 53m · Drama, Romance · IMDb 6.4 (56.9K votes)

Slow-burnMatureVisually stunning

When teenage Priscilla Beaulieu meets Elvis Presley at a party, the man who is already a meteoric rock-and-roll superstar becomes someone entirely unexpected in private moments: a thrilling crush, an ally in loneliness, a vulnerable best friend.

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14. The Myth of the American Sleepover (2011)

Movie · English · 1h 36m · Romance, Comedy · IMDb 6.3 (5.2K votes)

Slow-burnLow-stakesLight-heartedHeartwarming

Four young people navigate the suburban wonderland of metro-Detroit looking for love and adventure on the last weekend of summer.

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15. Queer (2024)

Movie · English · 2h 18m · Drama, Romance · IMDb 6.3 (31.4K votes)

Slow-burnMatureTwistyDark & gritty

In 1950s Mexico City, William Lee, an American ex-pat in his late forties, leads a solitary life amidst a small American community. However, the arrival in town of Eugene Allerton, a young student, stirs William into finally establishing a meaningful connection with someone.

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16. Hannah Takes the Stairs (2007)

Movie · English · 1h 23m · Comedy, Drama · IMDb 5.6 (2.6K votes)

Slow-burnLow-stakesDialogue-drivenLight-hearted

Hannah is a recent college graduate interning at a Chicago production company. She is crushing on two writers at work, Matt and Paul, who share an office and keep her entertained. Will a relationship with one of them disrupt the delicate balance of their friendship?

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17. The Loneliest Planet (2012)

Movie · English · 1h 53m · Drama, Romance · IMDb 5.6 (4.8K votes)

Slow-burnVisually stunningMature

Backpacking in the Caucasus Mountains, walking for hours, an engaged couple and their tour guide trade anecdotes and play games to pass the time, until a momentary misstep, that takes only two or three seconds, changes everything.

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