What are the best romance films and series on HBO Max right now?

In the United States, as of November 12, 2026: Heated Rivalry (2025), rated 8.7 out of 10 on TMDB, then True Beauty and Casablanca.

How is this list made?

Watchwalla asks TMDB for everything of this kind that streams in your country today, ranks it by rating (pulled toward the middle until enough people have rated a title), with a nudge for what's new and what people are watching now, and refreshes the list every day. Streaming availability comes from JustWatch, through TMDB.

Can it pick something for me?

Yes. The picker at watchwalla.com/tonight asks who's watching, how much time you have and what you're in the mood for, and gives three picks streaming where you are. Sign in and every title also gets a match score for your own taste.

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The best romance on HBO Max right now

Right now the best romance films and series on HBO Max in the United States are Heated Rivalry (2025), True Beauty (2020) and Casablanca (1943). This is the top 25 streaming there today, ranked by how well rated each one is, how many people have rated it, and what people are watching now.

Updated November 12, 2026 · streaming in the United States

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1. Heated Rivalry2025
Series · 1 seasonDrama★ 8.7
Two of the biggest stars in Major League Hockey are bound by ambition, rivalry, and a magnetic pull neither of them fully understands.
Stream onHBO Max
2. True Beauty2020
Series · 1 seasonComedy, Drama★ 8.3
After being bullied and discriminated because of her ugly looks, a high school girl transforms herself into a gorgeous "goddess" and quickly rises to fame after mastering the art of makeup via online tutorial videos.
Stream onNetflixHBO MaxRakuten VikiTencent Video+1
3. Casablanca1943
Film · 1h 42mDrama, Romance★ 8.1
In Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications.
Stream onHBO Max
4. Modern Times1936
Film · 1h 27mComedy, Drama, Romance★ 8.3
A bumbling tramp desires to build a home with a young woman, yet is thwarted time and time again by his lack of experience and habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time...
Stream onPrime VideoHBO MaxYouTube TVCriterion Channel+4
5. Love, Simon2018
Film · 1h 50mComedy, Drama, Romance★ 8.0
Everyone deserves a great love story, but for 17-year-old Simon Spier, it's a little more complicated. He hasn't told his family or friends that he's gay, and he doesn't know the identity of the anonymous classmate that he's fallen for…
Stream onHBO MaxCinemax
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6. Singin' in the Rain1952
Film · 1h 43mComedy, Romance★ 8.1
In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his paranoid screen partner struggle to make the difficult transition to talking pictures.
Stream onHBO Max
7. City Lights1931
Film · 1h 27mComedy, Drama, Romance★ 8.2
A tramp falls in love with a beautiful blind flower girl. His on-and-off friendship with a wealthy man allows him to be the girl's benefactor and suitor.
Stream onPrime VideoHBO MaxHoopla (free)Fawesome (free)+3
8. Gone with the Wind1939
Film · 3h 58mDrama, War, Romance★ 7.9
The spoiled daughter of a Georgia plantation owner conducts a tumultuous romance with a cynical profiteer during the American Civil War and Reconstruction Era.
Stream onHBO MaxYouTube TVTCMFlixHouse (free)
9. True Blood2008
Series · 7 seasonsSci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Mystery★ 7.6
Thanks to a Japanese scientist's invention of synthetic blood, vampires have progressed overnight from legendary monsters to fellow citizens.
Stream onHuluHBO Max
10. Portrait of a Lady on Fire2019
Film · 2h 1mDrama, Romance★ 8.1
On an isolated island in Brittany at the end of the eighteenth century, a female painter is obliged to paint a wedding portrait of a young woman.
Stream onHBO MaxKanopy (free)
11. In the Mood for Love2000
Film · 1h 39mDrama, Romance★ 8.1
In 1960s Hong Kong, two neighbors form an intimate bond after making a discovery about their spouses in this visually stunning tale of unrequited love.
Stream onHBO MaxShout! Factory TV (free)
12. Your Name.2016
Film · 1h 46mAnimation, Romance, Drama★ 8.5
High schoolers Mitsuha and Taki are complete strangers living separate lives. But one night, they suddenly switch places. Mitsuha wakes up in Taki’s body, and he in hers.
Stream onHBO Max
13. Sing Street2016
Film · 1h 45mRomance, Drama, Music★ 7.9
A boy growing up in Dublin during the 1980s escapes his strained family life by starting a band to impress the mysterious girl he likes.
Stream onHBO MaxStarz
14. Chungking Express1994
Film · 1h 42mDrama, Comedy, Romance★ 8.0
Two melancholic Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal server at a late-night restaurant.
Stream onHBO Max
15. The Invite2026
Film · 1h 47mComedy, Drama, Romance★ 7.2
Joe and Angela's marriage is on thin ice. When they invite their enigmatic upstairs neighbors for a dinner party, the night spirals into unexpected places. Have they reignited the spark or lit the match that burns it all down?
Stream onHBO Max
16. Crazy, Stupid, Love.2011
Film · 1h 58mComedy, Drama, Romance★ 7.3
Cal Weaver is living the American dream. He has a good job, a beautiful house, great children and a beautiful wife, named Emily.
Stream onHBO MaxCinemax
17. The Shape of Water2017
Film · 2h 3mDrama, Fantasy, Romance★ 7.2
An other-worldly story, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962, where a mute janitor working at a lab falls in love with an amphibious man being held captive there and devises a plan to help him escape.
Stream onHBO MaxCinemax
18. Walk the Line2005
Film · 2h 16mDrama, Music, Romance★ 7.5
A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins.
Stream onHBO MaxCinemax
19. The Shop Around the Corner1940
Film · 1h 39mComedy, Drama, Romance★ 8.1
Two employees at a gift shop can barely stand one another, without realising that they are falling in love through the post as each other's anonymous pen pal.
Stream onHBO Max
20. We Are Who We Are2020
Series · 1 seasonDrama★ 7.7
Two American kids who live on a U.S. military base in Italy explore friendship, first love, identity, and all the messy exhilaration and anguish of being a teenager.
Stream onHBO Max
21. The Drama2026
Film · 1h 45mRomance, Comedy, Drama★ 6.9
A happily engaged couple is put to the test when an unexpected turn sends their wedding week off the rails.
Stream onHBO Max
22. We Live in Time2024
Film · 1h 48mRomance, Drama★ 7.2
An up-and-coming chef and a recent divorcée find their lives forever changed when a chance encounter brings them together, in a decade-spanning, deeply moving romance.
Stream onHBO MaxCinemax
23. Three Colors: Red1994
Film · 1h 40mDrama, Mystery, Romance★ 7.9
Part-time model Valentine unexpectedly befriends a retired judge after she runs over his dog. At first, the grumpy man shows no concern about the dog, and Valentine decides to keep it.
Stream onHBO MaxCriterion ChannelTCM
24. The Red Shoes1948
Film · 2h 13mDrama, Romance★ 8.0
A fledgling ballerina falls in love with a brilliant composer, but the jealous head of the ballet company plots to drive them apart.
Stream onHBO MaxRoku Channel (free)Pluto TV (free)Shout! Factory TV (free)+3
25. Mildred Pierce2011
Series · 1 seasonDrama★ 7.0
Mildred Pierce depicts an overprotective, self-sacrificing mother during the Great Depression who finds herself separated from her husband, opening a restaurant of her own and falling in love with a man, all the while trying to earn her…
Stream onHBO Max

Questions

What are the best romance films and series on HBO Max right now?: In the United States, as of November 12, 2026: Heated Rivalry (2025), rated 8.7 out of 10 on TMDB, then True Beauty and Casablanca.
How is this list made?: Watchwalla asks TMDB for everything of this kind that streams in your country today, ranks it by rating (pulled toward the middle until enough people have rated a title), with a nudge for what's new and what people are watching now, and refreshes the list every day. Streaming availability comes from JustWatch, through TMDB.
Can it pick something for me?: Yes. The picker at watchwalla.com/tonight asks who's watching, how much time you have and what you're in the mood for, and gives three picks streaming where you are. Sign in and every title also gets a match score for your own taste.

The best romance on HBO Max right now

1. Heated Rivalry2025

2. True Beauty2020

3. Casablanca1943

4. Modern Times1936

5. Love, Simon2018

6. Singin' in the Rain1952

7. City Lights1931

8. Gone with the Wind1939

9. True Blood2008

10. Portrait of a Lady on Fire2019

11. In the Mood for Love2000

12. Your Name.2016

13. Sing Street2016

14. Chungking Express1994

15. The Invite2026

16. Crazy, Stupid, Love.2011

17. The Shape of Water2017

18. Walk the Line2005

19. The Shop Around the Corner1940

20. We Are Who We Are2020

21. The Drama2026

22. We Live in Time2024

23. Three Colors: Red1994

24. The Red Shoes1948

25. Mildred Pierce2011

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