Love Story is a 1970 romantic drama film based on his 1970 best-selling novel. The film, well-known as a tear-jerking tragedy, is considered one of the most romantic of all time by the American Film Institute.

Harvard Law student/hockey jock (Oliver Barrett IV) meets Radcliffe music wonk (Jennifer Cavalleri), and the couple soon enter into a relationship. When the couple decide to get married, Oliver's father threatens to disinherit him from the family will, leaving Oliver and Jennifer to start their marriage at rock-bottom.