You're not likely to watch an existential tearjerker on a second date, but you might screen a sexy road trip movie from the couch. There are plenty of good movies out there, but there is a time and place to see each one. Below, we've compiled a list of the best romantic movies available for streaming on Netflix right now. And if you're looking for an all-new romantic movie that you can enjoy the old-fashioned way, by visiting a movie theater, you can find it here (opens in a new tab). [There has probably never been a moment in movie history that captures a teenage love crush as well as "Summer Lovin'," and there has never been a song that so perfectly captures the heartache of falling for someone you just don't want to fall for as well as "Hopelessly Devoted to You" does. I'm sure there is. Sing along with the caption.

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Before becoming Ryan Gosling's life partner, Eva Mendes won our love and respect in "Hitch," with the cheesy and awkward Will Smith in his place. The romantic comedy stars Smith as "Hitch," a sort of freelance cupid who helps a man create scenarios that allow him to shine in front of the woman he has always loved from afar. On the one hand, though sort of manipulative, Hitch's policy is to help only pure men, and only help them be their true selves, not something they are not.

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Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams (opens in new tab) really turn up the heat in the 2010 drama/indie film Blue Valentine. Sure, it can be a little depressing to watch Gosling and Williams' characters detail the ups and downs of their relationship, but it's a guarantee that you and your date will feel right at home together on the couch.

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Lara Jean's attempts to overcome her embarrassment when the love letters she never intended to send to the boys she "loved" when she was younger are mailed anonymously are endearing, sweet and genuinely funny. Plus, this movie is a must-see if you're over 21 and need to understand why people are so obsessed with Noah Centineo.

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Chad Michael Murray and Hilary Duff forever. After you and your date watch the modern (albeit 2004 modern) remake of the original Disney film, the two of you can relive the romantic kiss in the rain at a football game that you tragically missed in high school.

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"A Marriage Story" was nominated for six Academy Awards (Laura Dern won for best supporting actress). The film is a raw and at times heartbreaking look at the reality of a marriage falling apart.

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Everyone has someone like that. Always Be My Maybe, starring (and written by) Randall Park and Ali Wong, is about the complex relationship between two people who were cut off from a potential love story as teenagers and how they navigate their lingering chemistry when they reunite as adults.

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Netflix and Chill: 'Y Tu Mamá También'

"Y Tu Mamá También" (starring Mozart in the Jungle and Gael Garcia Bernal) is a road trip movie famous for its ménage a trois scene, and if the tone you want to set is "steamy," add it to your queue. Sexual tension is everything.

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The strangest thing about "her/the one girl in the world" is not the deep romance that develops between protagonist Theodore (Joaquin Phoenix) and Siri-like OS Samantha (Scarlett Johansson) but It's how plausibly (and perhaps inevitably (opens in new tab)) it's portrayed. This relationship will touch your heart and make you think.

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In this British rom-com, Tim (Domhnall Gleeson) discovers that all the men in his family have the ability to time travel, change events and correct their own mistakes. Tim uses this power to mend a missed connection with Mary (Rachel McAdams), the woman of his dreams. Somehow, the whole thing avoids falling into the macabre and remains mildly sweet.

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