Highest-Rated Movies about 'Romantic Triangle'

The Departed (2006), Vertigo (1958), The Big Country (1958), The Count of Monte Cristo (2002), The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969), Leave Her to Heaven (1945), The Mission (1986), The Man Who Came to Dinner (1941) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Romantic Triangle movies.

#1. The Departed (2006)

Storyline: In this crime-action tour de force, the South Boston state police force is waging war on Irish-American organized crime. Young undercover cop Billy Costigan is assigned to infiltrate the mob syndicate run by gangland chief Frank Costello. While Billy quickly gains Costello's confidence, Colin Sullivan, a hardened young criminal who has infiltrated the state police as an informer for the syndicate is rising to a position of power in the Special Investigation Unit. Each man becomes deeply consumed by their double lives, gathering information about the plans and counter-plans of the operations they have penetrated. But when it becomes clear to both the mob and the police that there is a mole in their midst, Billy and Colin are suddenly in danger of being caught and exposed to the enemy - and each must race to uncover the identity of the other man in time to save themselves. But is either willing to turn on their friends and comrades they've made during their long stints undercover?

Plot Keywords: police, mobster, organized crime, violence, cleavage, black panties, panties ...

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#2. Vertigo (1958)

Storyline: John "Scottie" Ferguson is a retired San Francisco police detective who suffers from acrophobia, and Madeleine is the lady who leads him to high places. A wealthy shipbuilder who is an acquaintance from college days approaches Scottie and asks him to follow his beautiful wife, Madeleine. He fears she is going insane, maybe even contemplating suicide, as he believes she has been possessed by a dead ancestor who committed suicide. Scottie is skeptical, but agrees to the assignment after he sees the beautiful Madeleine.

Plot Keywords: vertigo, 1950s, acrophobia, mental breakdown, deception, actress playing multiple roles, fear of heights ...

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#3. The Big Country (1958)

Storyline: Retired, wealthy sea Captain James McKay arrives in the vast expanse of the West to marry fiancée Pat Terrill. McKay is a man whose values and approach to life are a mystery to the ranchers and ranch foreman Steve Leech takes an immediate dislike to him. Pat is spoiled, selfish and controlled by her wealthy father, Major Henry Terrill. The Major is involved in a ruthless land war, over watering rights for cattle, with a rough hewn clan led by Rufus Hannassey. The land in question is owned by Julie Maragon and both Terrill and Hannassey want it.

Plot Keywords: revisionist western, rancher, family feud, utah, based on book, gun battle, violence ...

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#4. The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)

Storyline: 'The Count of Monte Cristo' is a remake of the Alexander Dumas tale by the same name. Dantes, a sailor who is falsely accused of treason by his best friend Fernand, who wants Dantes' girlfriend Mercedes for himself. Dantes is imprisoned on the island prison of Chateau d'If for 13 years, where he plots revenge against those who betrayed him. With the help of another prisoner, he escapes the island and proceeds to transform himself into the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo as part of his plan to exact revenge.

Plot Keywords: priest, sword fight, swashbuckler, foreign language adaptation, broken mirror, marseille, flashback ...

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#5. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969)

Storyline: A liberated young schoolteacher at an Edinburgh girls' school in the period between the two world wars, instructs her girls on the ways of life. Ignoring the more mundane subjects, she teaches them of love, politics and art. Her affairs with two male teachers become known and she finds herself fighting to keep her job. She believes that she can always count on the one hundred percent support of her favorite pupils, but one of them does not feel that Miss Jean Brodie (Dame Maggie Smith) is in her "prime" anymore. No longer swayed by her teacher's eloquence, she begins to learn about life and love herself.—Rhino <rhino@blueyonder.co.uk>

Plot Keywords: eccentric, edinburgh scotland, fascism, female nudity, fired from the job, female frontal nudity, spanish civil war ...

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#6. Leave Her to Heaven (1945)

Storyline: Novelist Richard Harland and socialite Ellen Berent meet on a train and are attracted to each other. They fall in love and decide to get married. They love each other, in spite of their differences. Ellen's love for Richard is obsessive - possessive, and wants Richard all to herself. Richard learns to what extent Ellen will go to get what she wants,—Huggo

Plot Keywords: lodge, expectant mother, pregnant wife, imperative in title, flashback, expectant father, husband wife relationship ...

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#7. The Mission (1986)

Storyline: Jeremy Irons plays a Spanish Jesuit who goes into the South American wilderness to build a mission in the hope of converting the Indians of the region. Robert DeNiro plays a slave hunter who is converted and joins Irons in his mission. When Spain sells the colony to Portugal, they are forced to defend all they have built against the Portuguese aggressors.

Plot Keywords: mission, slave, spanish, jungle, 18th century, slave trade, river ...

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#8. The Man Who Came to Dinner (1941)

Storyline: New York working girl Susan Applegate is desperate to go home to Iowa but does not have the railway fare so she disguises herself as a child to ride half fare. Enroute she meets Philip Kirby, an Army major teaching at a military school.—Jack McKillop <jem3@donuts0.bellcore.com>

Plot Keywords: military school, older woman younger man relationship, army officer, railway station, hostility, anger, intimidation ...

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#9. These Three (1936)

Storyline: This first film version of "The Children's Hour" uses a heterosexual triangle rather than the play's lesbian theme. The plot concerns schoolteachers Karen Wright and Martha Dobie, both of whom are in love with Dr. Joe Cardin. The malicious lie of one of their students involves all three in a scandal which disrupts all their lives.—Daniel Bubbeo <dbubbeo@cmp.com>

Plot Keywords: evil child, based on play, false accusation, girls' school, love triangle, scandal, lie ...

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#10. American Hustle (2013)

Storyline: A fictional film set in the alluring world of one of the most stunning scandals to rock our nation, American Hustle tells the story of brilliant con man Irving Rosenfeld (Christian Bale), who along with his equally cunning and seductive British partner Sydney Prosser (Amy Adams) is forced to work for a wild FBI agent Richie DiMaso (Bradley Cooper). DiMaso pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and mafia that's as dangerous as it is enchanting. Jeremy Renner is Carmine Polito, the passionate, volatile, New Jersey political operator caught between the con-artists and Feds. Irving's unpredictable wife Rosalyn (Jennifer Lawrence) could be the one to pull the thread that brings the entire world crashing down.

Plot Keywords: con artist, based on true story, sting operation, husband wife relationship, fbi investigation, sexual attraction, extramarital affair ...

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#11. Dear Ruth (1947)

Storyline: A normal day in the Wilkins family: reticent beauty Ruth, crusty judge father, petition-happy political activist teen Miriam. Who should show up but Ruth's soldier pen pal Bill Seacroft...whom she doesn't know about. It seems Miriam used her sister's name and picture to build up wartime morale. Ruth reluctantly agrees to "humor" Bill for his 2-day leave, though she's just become engaged to her stuffy suitor Albert. Can Miriam's cloud castle last the weekend without crashing to earth?—Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>

Plot Keywords: u.s. air force, mistaken identity, photograph, love letter, family relationships, teenage girl, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...

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#12. No Way Out (1987)

Storyline: Tom Farrell is a navy officer who gets posted at the Pentagon and is to report to the secretary of defense David Brice. He starts an affair with Susan Atwell not knowing that she is Brice's mistress. When Susan is found dead, Tom is assigned to the case of finding the killer who is believed to be a KGB mole! Tom could soon become a suspect when a Polaroid negative of him was found at Susan's place. He now has only a few hours to find the killer before the computer regenerates the photo.

Plot Keywords: neo noir, intelligence officer, breasts, female nudity, female frontal nudity, love triangle, murder ...

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#13. The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1961)

Storyline: Robert Lomax, tired of working in an office, wants to be an artist. So he moves to Hong Kong to try his hand at painting. Finding a cheap hotel, he checks in, only to find it's used by prostitutes and their "dates" they meet in the bar downstairs. Since he never picks up any of the ladies, they all want to know more about him. Eventually, he does hire one to model for him... and soon falls in love. However, since he's on a limited budget, he can't afford her exclusively, but doesn't want to "share" her with anyone else.—Brian W Martz <B.Martz@Genie.com>

Plot Keywords: artist, hong kong, prostitution, spiral staircase, interracial relationship, father daughter relationship, romantic triangle ...

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#14. Wife vs. Secretary (1936)

Storyline: Magazine publisher Van Stanhope is a hard-working, dynamic executive very happily married to his beautiful wife Linda. Although their relationship is is built on unconditional trust, friends caution her about the dangers of allowing Whitey, her husband's extremely sexy secretary, to continue to have access to him. Even Van's mother warns Linda that Van's father philandered during their marriage, and Van, like all men, will eventually succumb to opportunity and temptation. Although Whitey has a faithful boyfriend, she secretly harbors unrequited feelings for her boss. When they take business trip to Havana, circumstantial evidence convinces Linda that the rumors she's heard may have a basis in fact.—Gabe Taverney (duke1029@aol.com)

Plot Keywords: based on novel, unrequited love, art deco, butler, cleaning woman, fiancee, fidelity ...

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#15. Trapeze (1956)

Storyline: Mike Ribble was once a great trapeze artist - and the only the sixth to have completed a triple somersault - before his accident. Tino joins the circus, and manages to convince Mike to teach him the 'triple'. Meanwhile Lola, a tumbler, wants to get in on the act.—Colin Tinto <cst@imdb.com>

Plot Keywords: trapeze, applause, romantic triangle, paris france, ambition, circus performer, love triangle ...

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