The 27 Sweetest, Sappiest, Most Swoon-Worthy Romantic Teen Movies You Can Stream on Netflix

Teen love movies are a major movie staple. Who doesn’t feel a little sappy watching young, hopeful characters struggling to figure out love for the first time? Netflix is home to plenty of romantic teen movies that are packed with lots of humour and swoon-worthy romance; and though their library of originals definitely has some instant modern classics, there’s more to watch than just the newest Netflix titles.

From buzzy new movies to old-school classics, and ensemble comedies to LGBTQ+ flicks and more, there’s something for everyone here. Whether you’re hosting a movie night for you and your roommates or you’re looking for a good movie to snuggle up with alone, these teen rom-coms are just the thing you need to add to your queue. Check out the best teenage love movies you can stream on Netflix right now.

Additional reporting by Lauren Harano and Alexis Stackhouse

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He's All That

A remake of the 1999 classic She’s All That, He’s All That follows an influencer specialising in makeovers who bets that she can transform an unpopular classmate into prom king.

 

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The Kissing Booth

A shy girl gets to kiss the guy of her dreams when she runs the kissing booth at the school fair. The only problem? He’s her best friend’s brother and strictly off limits, meaning they have to keep their burgeoning romance a total secret.

 

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Alex Strangelove

It’s a staple of coming-of-age comedies everywhere: a high school senior makes plans to lose his virginity to his girlfriend. His whole perspective on love, sex, and his own identity flips, however, when he meets a handsome, charming stranger and begins developing feelings for him.

 

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Let It Snow

Based on a young adult book, this ensemble rom-com is like a low-stakes Love Actually for teens. When a group of teens get stranded in an unfamiliar town during a snowstorm on Christmas Eve, several different love stories blossom and intersect across that single day.

 

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The Kissing Booth 2

In the sequel to The Kissing Booth, Elle starts her senior year of high school as Noah begins his first year at Harvard. When she’s introduced to a cute new classmate, her feelings start to change as her relationship with Noah is on the rocks. From choosing between colleges, boys, and best friends, Elle tries to navigate it all while keeping her heart from getting broken.

 

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Candy Jar

Two teenagers – one working-class girl, one wealthy and privileged boy – find themselves caught up with each other in a debate-team rivalry. As they both fight to get into the colleges of their dreams, they start to realise that they might have more in common than they first thought.

 

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The Perfect Date

Desperate for money to pay for college, a high school senior comes up with a business plan: offering himself as a “perfect date” to different functions. Things go sideways, though, when he meets a girl he thinks he might want to date for real, even if it’s far from perfect.

 

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The Kissing Booth 3

In the final Kissing Booth instalment, Elle plans out an epic summer bucket list with Lee to make the most of their final summer together before college starts, but the time off doesn’t turn out exactly how she planned.

 

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SPF-18

A teenage girl tries to make the most of her time with her longtime crush-turned-boyfriend at a beach house one summer. When a country star hiding out from the public crosses their paths, everyone’s hearts are suddenly and unexpectedly on the line.

 

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Sierra Burgess Is a Loser

This movie is one of several twists on the Cyrano de Bergerac story that’s been around for ages. An unpopular band geek agrees to help out a popular girl by texting the guy she likes for her. Unfortunately, Sierra has a crush on him too, and things get messy when he seems to reciprocate “her” feelings, not knowing the truth about her identity.

 

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Tall Girl

Jodi has always been the tallest girl in school, leading to some major insecurities and a frustrating love life. When she falls for a handsome exchange student, she suddenly finds herself at the centre of an unexpected love triangle, forcing her to realise some things about herself that she’d never thought about before.

 

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To All the Boys I've Loved Before

When Lara Jean’s secret love letters get out, she’s terrified of the fallout. Enter Peter Kavinsky, one of the accidental recipients, who proposes a deal: a fake relationship to make his ex jealous and hide the truth about her letters. Of course, real feelings soon emerge, making everything much more complicated than either of them planned.

 

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To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You

Lara Jean has finally entered a real relationship, but that doesn’t mean her romantic troubles are over. When John Ambrose McClaren, the last remaining recipient of her letters, shows up at the same volunteer opportunity she’s working at, she has to decide if the spark between them is enough to upend her relationship for.

 

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The Half of It

Ellie has a lucrative side hustle writing papers for her classmates, but when a popular jock approaches her for help, he has a different assignment: writing love notes to win over the prettiest girl in school. As Ellie slowly develops a friendship with him, she also realises that she has feelings for the same girl he does. It’s one part rom-com, one part coming-of-age tale.

 

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High Strung Free Dance

A choreographer decides to cast a dancer and an innovative pianist in a hot new Broadway show, but when two people on set fall for each other, love is undeniably in the air.

 

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#RealityHigh

While definitely created by adults who have never once used social media themselves, this millennial flick revolves around a nerdy high-school girl named Dani who catches the eye of the hottest guy in school – as well as in competition with the school’s Instagram-obsessed mean girl. While totally predictable, Nesta Cooper (who plays Dani) is too charming not to love, and Kate Walsh is fabulous as Dani’s hopelessly romantic boss.

 

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Love Like the Falling Rain

In this Indonesian romance, a young man is forced to watch his best friend (and secret crush) fall for another guy, but things look up when a fateful incident gives him a second chance to confess his feelings.

 

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Work It

Falling in love while dancing is a time-honoured trope because it’s just so much fun! In this modern dance comedy starring Jordan Fisher and Sabrina Carpenter, an overachieving high school senior starts a dance troupe to pad out her résumé for college. Along the way, she discovers a real talent and love for dance, plus a sparking connection with a young choreographer.

 

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To All the Boys: Always and Forever

The franchise’s third and final installment follows Lara Jean during her senior year of high school after retuning from a family trip to Korea. As she navigates her college plan, she must also consider how (and if) her relationship fits in the picture.

 

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Oh, Ramona!

Adapted from the bestselling book by Romanian comedian Andrei Ciobanu, this raunchy Romanian coming-of-age flick follows the story of a shy 16-year-old named Andrei who’s hopelessly in love with his beautiful (and devastatingly aloof) classmate, Ramona – that is, until he meets hotel clerk Anemona.

 

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DJ Cinderella

This Brazilian rom-com follows a teen who doesn’t believe in love after her parent’s divorce until a pop star shows her what love really is.

 

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Rip Tide

After a damaging video goes viral of teenage model Cora (played by Debby Ryan), she decides to pack up and spend time in Australia with her Aunt Margot (played by Genevieve Hegney). Their time together teaches them life lessons they didn’t even know they needed.

 

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Feel the Beat

Descendants actress Sofia Carson stars in this dance comedy as April, an aspiring performer who – after she fails to land a role on Broadway – returns home to Wisconsin, where she’s tasked with training a group of young outcasts for a major dance competition. Though she’s reluctant to do so, that changes when she learns that the competition gives her an opportunity to perform in front of Broadway producer Welly Wong, who could potentially save her dance career.

 

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What a Girl Wants

Amanda Bynes captures our hearts in this movie, and it’s hard not to fall for her costar Colin Firth, too. In search of a father she’s never met, Daphne (Bynes) hops across the pond to find out her father is an established politician.

 

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A Cinderella Story: Christmas Wish

The Perfect Date‘s Laura Marano takes on the role of Katherine “Kat” Decker, an aspiring singer who’s stuck in the shadow of her overbearing stepmother and stepsisters. Fortunately, her seasonal job working as a singing elf at a Christmas fair brings her in contact with the handsome Nick (Runaways‘ Gregg Sulkin), who plays a Santa on the tree lot. The two hit it off, and soon Kat finds herself invited to a prestigious gala that draws the jealousy of her stepsisters. Will she be able to attend and fall for Nick? We’ll just have to wait and see!

 

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All the Bright Places

The teen drama is based on a popular YA novel, which follows two teens struggling with mental illness who fall into each other’s orbits and make a pact to see as many beautiful things as they can. It’s emotionally intense and a definite tearjerker.

 

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The Prom

After the PTA bans high-school student Emma Nolan’s girlfriend from going to prom, a group of Broadway stars come to town and shake things up.

 

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