The 15 best movies from the golden age of rom-coms to stream right now

Technically, "When Harry Met Sally" premiered one year before the 1990s, but it is such a beautiful, moving rom-com that it deserves to be included in the golden age.

When Sally Albright (Meg Ryan) meets Harry Burns (Billy Crystal), they bicker and immediately dislike each other.

But 10 years down the line, they bump into each other again and decide to become friends. This plan doesn't entirely work due to their attraction to each other.

If you are looking for a slow-burn romance "When Harry Met Sally" is available to stream on Netflix and HBO Max.

When you think of iconic rom-com actors, Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts probably come to mind. They both star in the rom-com classic "Notting Hill," in which an unsuccessful English bookstore owner (Grant) falls in love with a world-famous actress (Roberts). The pair hit it off and try to get to know each other, which is difficult due to the actress' notoriety.

"Notting Hill" is available to stream on Netflix.

Sometimes the best rom-coms are modern retellings of famous stories. That is the case with "Clueless," which is loosely based on the Jane Austen novel "Emma."

Some may argue that the movie is more of a coming-of-age story than a rom-com, but it is undoubtedly one of the greatest teen movies. 

Alicia Silverstone plays Cher, a rich high school student toying with the love lives of her friends and teachers. The movie is a timeless satire of teen life and has numerous hilarious moments and stylish outfits. 

"Clueless" is available to stream on Paramount+.

"10 Things I Hate About You" is another modern retelling rom-com based on William Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew." It also featured breakthrough roles for the late Heath Ledger, Julia Stiles, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

Cameron (Gordon-Levitt), a new student at Padua High, falls for beautiful sophomore Bianca Stratford (Larisa Oleynik). The only problem is she can't date until her unpopular older sister Katrina (Stiles) dates first.

Bianca herself wants to date a jerk senior, Joey Donner (Andrew Keegan), so tricks Cameron into finding a date for Katrina. They pick the school's bad boy, Patrick Verona (Ledger), who unwillingly accepts, but the plan goes awry when the pair actually hit it off.

"10 Things I Hate About You" is available to stream on Prime Video and Disney+.

Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan are another iconic rom-com pairing, especially in their third movie together, "You've Got Mail." In real life, Joe Fox (Hanks) and Kathleen Kelly (Ryan) are business rivals since Joe's bookstore company wants to shut down her tiny shop.

However, at the same time, the pair have fallen for each other via anonymous email messages. Will things work out when they meet up in real life?

"You've Got Mail" is available to stream on HBO Max.

Hugh Grant and Andie MacDowell stumble through a love story across four weddings and a funeral, as the title of this British rom-com suggests.

Grant plays Charlie, who becomes smitten with a young American, Carrie (MacDowell), at another couple's wedding. However, scared to let anyone get close, Charlie lets Carrie walk away until they meet again at further social gatherings.

"Four Weddings and a Funeral" is available to stream on HBO Max.

Advice columnist Andie Anderson (Kate Hudson) is trying to write a new piece about getting a man to leave you in 10 days. Executive Ben Berry (Matthew McConaughey) is trying to win a bet to make a woman fall in love with him in 10 days. When they choose each other as their target, the plan backfires.

While the film may not be critically praised, the chemistry between Hudson and McConaughey is incredible.

"How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days" is available to stream on Netflix and Paramount+.

Two different worlds collide when Greek American Toula Portokalos (Nia Vardalos) falls for white Protestant Ian Miller (John Corbett). When Toula's family finds out who she's dating, this causes problems because Ian is not Greek. Over the course of the movie, the couple tries to find ways to be accepted by Toula's huge family.

"My Big Fat Greek Wedding" is available to stream on HBO Max.

In "While You Were Sleeping," Sandra Bullock plays a lonely train token collector who falls for a handsome commuter who takes her train (Peter Gallagher). After saving him from being struck by a train, and a misunderstanding by the nurse, Lucy Moderatz (Bullock) is introduced to the commuter's family as his fianceé. 

Lucy decides to keep up the lie because she enjoys spending time with the family, and the lie brings the family back together. However, this becomes more complicated when she meets the commuter's younger brother, Jack (Bill Pullman), and falls in love with him.

"While You Were Sleeping" is available to stream on Disney+.

"The Proposal" is a great enemies-to-lovers rom-com.

In the movie, Sandra Bullock plays a Canadian editor who is facing deportation from the US after her visa renewal application was denied.

Margaret (Bullock) asks her assistant (Ryan Reynolds) to temporarily act as her fiancé so she can stay in the United States. The problem is that the assistant hates her after she has treated him harshly over the years.

"The Proposal" is available to stream on Prime Video.

"She's All That" is mostly known for its iconic makeover moment, inspiring films to this day.

After Zack Siler (Freddie Prinze Jr.) agrees to a bet that he can make any girl at his high school into a prom queen, he is forced to pretend-date awkward unpopular art student Laney Boggs (Rachael Leigh Cook).

The film is also a modern adaptation, this time focusing on the 20th-century play "Pygmalion."

"She's All That" is available to stream on HBO Max.

Inspired by William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night," "She's The Man" follows Viola Hastings (Amanda Bynes), who pretends to be a boy in order to join a boarding school soccer team.

She takes her brother's place in the elite boarding school but during her time there she ends up falling for the star soccer player, Duke Orsino (Channing Tatum).

"She's The Man" is available to stream on Roku.

"13 Going On 30" is a brilliant comedy about how childhood dreams about being an adult don't always live up to their expectations.

13-year-old geek Jenna Rink (Christa B. Allen) dreams of being popular one day and working for a fashion magazine. After being humiliated at her birthday party, she wishes to be "thirty and flirty and thriving."

She wakes up 17 years later as a 30-year-old editor for her favorite fashion magazine (played by Jennifer Garner) and has to survive the adult world, despite still having the mind of a child.

"13 Going On 30" is available to stream on HBO Max.

In the classic rom-com "Pretty Woman," cold businessman Edward Lewis (Richard Gere) has a random encounter with sex worker Vivian Ward (Julia Roberts) after being dumped by his girlfriend. He decides to pay her to be his girlfriend for a series of business events, which leads to Vivian needing a makeover.

"Pretty Woman" is available to stream on Peacock.

"Brown Sugar" follows the love story between an A&R executive Dre (Taye Diggs) and a magazine editor Sidney (Sanaa Lathan) who have known each other since childhood.

The pair start catching feelings for each other but now there are obstacles in the way: Dre is engaged and Sidney is being wooed by a basketball player. The heartwarming story is boosted by the insane chemistry between the leads, Diggs and Lathan.

"Brown Sugar" is available to stream on Prime Video.