Greatest 24 Romance Movies Must-Watch Released in 1971

Young, rich, and obsessed with death, Harold finds himself changed forever when he meets lively septuagenarian Maude at a funeral. See more about Harold and Maude / IMDB / YouTube

In 1951, a group of high schoolers come of age in a bleak, isolated, atrophied North Texas town that is slowly dying, both culturally and economically. Look into The Last Picture Show / IMDB / YouTube

In pre-revolutionary Russia, a Jewish peasant with traditional values contends with marrying off three of his daughters with modern romantic ideals while growing anti-Semitic sentiment threatens his village. Look into Fiddler on the Roof / IMDB / YouTube

While recovering in Venice, sickly composer Gustav von Aschenbach becomes dangerously fixated with teenager Tadzio. Explore Death in Venice / IMDB / YouTube

Follows the lives of heroin addicts who frequent Needle Park in New York City. Read about The Panic in Needle Park / IMDB / YouTube

Chronicling the romantic relationships of two men who meet and become friends in college. Info on Carnal Knowledge / IMDB / YouTube

On lakeside summer holiday, a conflicted older man is dared to have a flirt with two beautiful teenage half-sisters despite his betrothal to a diplomat's daughter and the fact that the girls have boyfriends. See more about Claire's Knee / IMDB / YouTube

A musical retelling of Charles Dickens' classic novel about an old bitter miser taken on a journey of self-redemption, courtesy of several mysterious Christmas apparitions. Info on Scrooge / IMDB / YouTube

An adaptation of nine stories from Boccaccio's Decameron. Check out The Decameron / IMDB / YouTube

A teenager spending his summer vacation on Nantucket Island develops an innocent love for a young war bride who's awaiting news about her husband's fate. Info on Summer of '42 / IMDB / YouTube

When Henry Graham's lawyer informs him that his playboy lifestyle has consumed all of his funds, he must avoid sliding don the social ladder. He plans to marry wealthy scientist Henrietta Lowell--and kill her. Details on A New Leaf / IMDB / YouTube

15-year-old dropout Mike takes a job at Newford Baths, where inappropriate sexual behaviour abounds, and becomes obsessed with his coworker Susan. Get info on Deep End / IMDB / YouTube

A tale of torrid and forbidden love between a couple in the English countryside. More about The Go-Between / IMDB / YouTube

A con artist arrives in a mining town controlled by two competing companies. Both companies think he's a famous gunfighter and try to hire him to drive the other out of town. Read about Support Your Local Gunfighter / IMDB / YouTube

Young Frenchman Claude meets Englishwoman Ann in Paris. Ann invites him to her family home, intending him for her sister Muriel. Claude falls for Muriel, but families demand year-long separation before approving marriage. Details on Two English Girls / IMDB / YouTube

When the leading lady of a low-budget musical revue sprains her ankle, the assistant stage manager is forced to understudy and perform in her place, becoming a star and finding love in the process. Learn about The Boy Friend / IMDB / YouTube

Vampire Barnabas Collins is accidentally released from his centuries-long confinement at his family's estate in Maine. He targets his clueless descendants who live there now and pursues Maggie, the incarnation of his lost love. Get info on House of Dark Shadows / IMDB / YouTube

In a Manhattan psychiatric hospital, a man convinced that he is Sherlock Holmes is treated by a female doctor who happens to be named Watson. Get info on They Might Be Giants / IMDB / YouTube

A detective decides to go undercover and set up a group of robbers, but he may be getting too caught up in the task at hand. Explore Max and the Junkmen / IMDB / YouTube

Two youngsters declare to their parents that they want to get married as soon as possible. Get info on Melody / IMDB / YouTube

A young woman kills herself, leaving no explanation to her grief-stricken pawnbroker husband. We learn in flashback about how they met, married, and how she failed to adapt her lifestyle to his. Disgusted with his attempts to dominate her, she considered murdering him, but found herself unable to do it. Look into A Gentle Woman / IMDB / YouTube

Sanna escapes being sacrificed and meets Tara. Together, they live in a seaside tribe that worships the Sun God and survive the dangers of the creatures from the Mesozoic Era. Read about When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth / IMDB / YouTube

Three vignettes, each set in room 719 of New York's Plaza Hotel, make up this comedy. Details on Plaza Suite / IMDB / YouTube

A Swedish housewife begins an adulterous affair with a foreign archaeologist. But he is an emotionally scarred man, a Holocaust survivor; consequently, their relationship will be painfully difficult. Check out The Touch / IMDB / YouTube