Top 22 Romance Movies Highly Rated Released in 1961

A young New York socialite becomes interested in a young man who has moved into her apartment building, but her past threatens to get in the way. Read about Breakfast at Tiffany's / IMDB / YouTube

Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy. Explore West Side Story / IMDB / YouTube

An up-and-coming pool player plays a long-time champion in a single high-stakes match. Look into The Hustler / IMDB / YouTube

A woman disappears during a Mediterranean boating trip. During the search, her lover and her best friend become attracted to each other. Details on L'Avventura / IMDB / YouTube

Teenage twin sisters swap places and scheme to reunite their divorced parents. Find out about The Parent Trap / IMDB / YouTube

Having recently been uprooted to Milan, Rocco and his four brothers each look for a new way in life when a prostitute comes between Rocco and his brother Simone. Find out about Rocco and His Brothers / IMDB / YouTube

A divorcée falls for an over-the-hill cowboy who is struggling to maintain his romantically-independent lifestyle. Get info on The Misfits / IMDB / YouTube

The love of high school sweethearts Deanie and Bud is weighed down by the oppressive expectations of their parents and society in smalltown Kansas in 1928, threatening the future of their relationship. Read about Splendor in the Grass / IMDB / YouTube

A stripper who's desperate to become a mother accepts her reluctant boyfriend's suggestion that she be impregnated by his best friend. Details on A Woman Is a Woman / IMDB / YouTube

A rebellious student at a girls' school accuses two teachers of lesbianism. Details on The Children's Hour / IMDB / YouTube

The fabled Spanish hero Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar (a.k.a. El Cid) overcomes a family vendetta and court intrigue to defend Christian Spain against the Moors. Learn about El Cid / IMDB / YouTube

As World War II and the German occupation ends, the Polish resistance and the Soviet forces turn on each other in an attempt to take over leadership in Communist Poland. Learn about Ashes and Diamonds / IMDB / YouTube

A substantial insurance payment could mean either financial salvation or personal ruin for a poor black family. More about A Raisin in the Sun / IMDB / YouTube

A rebellious, hard-living factory worker juggles relationships with two women, one of whom is married to another man but pregnant with his child. Check out Saturday Night and Sunday Morning / IMDB / YouTube

A humble clerk courts a woman who awaits her lover's return night after night. Info on White Nights / IMDB / YouTube

When the U.S. and Russia unwittingly test atomic bombs at the same time, it alters the nutation (axis of rotation) of the Earth. Details on The Day the Earth Caught Fire / IMDB / YouTube

Set during occupied France, a faithless woman finds herself falling in love with a young priest. Read about Léon Morin, Priest / IMDB / YouTube

Mary Contrary is set to marry Tom Piper when he is kidnapped by Roderigo and Gonzorgo, two goons working for the evil Barnaby who wants to marry Mary for her inheritance. Explore Babes in Toyland / IMDB / YouTube

During the 1960s, two American expatriate jazz musicians living in Paris meet and fall in love with two American tourist girls. Look into Paris Blues / IMDB / YouTube

Younger generation vs. older folks on vacation at an Italian villa. Details on Come September / IMDB / YouTube

At a Mexican ranch, fugitive O'Malley and pursuing Sheriff Stribling agree to help rancher Breckenridge drive his herd into Texas where Stribling could legally arrest O'Malley, but Breckenridge's wife complicates things. Info on The Last Sunset / IMDB / YouTube

The Oklahoma Land Run of April 1889 sets the stage for an epic saga of a frontier adventurer, his wife and family and their friends. Check out Cimarron / IMDB / YouTube