Best Romance movies of 1979 that are golden globes winners or nominees

Manhattan(1979)

Combined Rating:
79
Combined Critics Rating: 71

The life of a divorced television writer dating a teenage girl is further complicated when he falls in love with his best friend's mistress.



Breaking Away(1979)

Combined Rating:
69
Combined Critics Rating: 67

A small-town boy obsessed with the Italian cycling team vies for the affections of a college girl.



The Rose(1979)

Combined Rating:
48
Combined Critics Rating: 47

The tragic life of a self-destructive female rock star who struggles to deal with the constant pressures of her career and the demands of her ruthless business manager.



10(1979)

Combined Rating:
32
Combined Critics Rating: 16

A Hollywood composer goes through a mid-life crisis and becomes infatuated with a sexy, newly married woman.



The Main Event(1979)

Combined Rating:
13
Combined Critics Rating: 8

A bankrupt entrepreneur attempts to recoup some of her losses by getting a washed-out boxer she picked up as a tax loss back into the ring - an idea her protégé isn't fond of.



Starting Over(1979)

Combined Rating:
10
Combined Critics Rating: 5

A divorced man falls in love, but somehow he can't get over his ex-wife. This affects his love life in comic ways. Based on Dan Wakefield's novel.



Chapter Two(1979)

Combined Rating:
8
Combined Critics Rating: 6

George Schneider is an author whose wife had just died. His brother Leo gives him the number of Jennie Malone, and somehow they hit it off. And just when things are moving along, the memory...



Players(1979)

Combined Rating:
1
Combined Critics Rating: 0

A rising tennis star falls for an older woman engaged with a wealthy man she doesn't love. Will he become the next John McEnroe? Will she choose love over financial security?