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Romance movies

Stories of passion, heartbreak, and intimacy that explore the beautiful and complicated nature of love.

Subgenres include: Romantic Comedy, Passionate Romance, Dark Romance.

Hawaii

1131. Hawaii

Romance
7.2

20131h 46min

Director: Marco Berger

Eugenio offers his childhood friend Martin work for the summer. With a game of power and desire a relationship starts to grow that goes beyond their friendship.


Before Midnight

1132. Before Midnight

Romance Drama Bittersweet Romance Relationship Drama
7.9

20131h 49min

Greece, United States

Director: Richard Linklater

It has been nine years since we last met Jesse and Celine, the French-American couple who once met on a train in Vienna. They now live in Paris with twin daughters but have spent a summer in Greece at the invitation of an author colleague of Jesse's. When the vacation is over and Jesse must send his teenage son off to the States, he begins to question his life decisions, and his relationship with Celine is at risk.

Themes

Parenting versus partnership, Career vs family choices, Communication under strain, Long-term relationship tension, Aging and life stages, Gendered perspectives

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Love Is in the Air

1133. Love Is in the Air

Comedy Romance Romantic Comedy
6.3

20131h 36min

France

Director: Alexandre Castagnetti

Antoine is a lawyer living in New York. On his way back to France for the final round of a job interview, Antoine finds himself sitting right next to his ex-girlfriend Julie. With a seven-hour flight ahead of them, they are going to have to speak to each other.

Themes

Romance under pressure, Loyalty versus desire, Ex-girlfriend pressure, Final job interview, Seven-hour flight dynamics, Imminent wedding pressure

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Pee Mak

1134. Pee Mak

Comedy Romance Horror
7.2

20131h 52min

Director: Banjong Pisanthanakun

Mak's friends just want to protect him, but his wife Nak won't let a small thing like her own death get in the way of true love.


Love and Honor

1135. Love and Honor

Drama Romance Passionate Romance Relationship Drama
5.7

20131h 32min

United States

Director: Danny Mooney

When a young soldier in Vietnam gets dumped by his hometown girl, he and his best friend decide to go AWOL and return to the States to win her back.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Loyalty versus obligation, Flight from duty, Affection amid conflict, Deception under cover, Antiwar activism influence

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Admission

1136. Admission

Comedy Drama Romance Romantic Comedy Relationship Drama
5.7

20131h 47min

United States

Director: Paul Weitz

Straitlaced Princeton University admissions officer Portia Nathan is caught off-guard when she makes a recruiting visit to an alternative high school overseen by her former classmate, the freewheeling John Pressman. Pressman has surmised that Jeremiah, his gifted yet very unconventional student, might well be the son that Portia secretly gave up for adoption many years ago.

Themes

Power dynamics in academia, Elite education pressure, Admission bias and manipulation, Secrecy of parentage, Ethics in admissions, Class mobility and aspiration

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Ruby Red

1137. Ruby Red

Fantasy Drama Romance Time-Rule Fantasy Coming-of-Age Drama
6.0

20132h 2min

Germany

Director: Felix Fuchssteiner

On her 16th birthday, Gwendolyn Shepherd finds out that instead of her cousin, she has inherited a rare gene that allows her to travel through time.

Themes

Aristocratic exclusion, Lineage pressure, Time travel dynamics, Duty vs desire, Trust and deception, Teenage romance tension

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“Rio 2096 – A Story of Love and Fury” is an animated film that portrays the love between an immortal hero and Janaína, the woman he has been in love with for 600 years. As a backdrop to the romance, the feature highlights four phases of Brazilian history: colonization, slavery, the Military Regime and the future, in 2096, when there will be a war for water.


Night Train to Lisbon

1139. Night Train to Lisbon

Mystery Romance Thriller Investigation Mystery Political Thriller
6.8

20131h 51min

Germany, Portugal

Director: Bille August

Raimund Gregorius, having saved a beautiful Portuguese woman from leaping to her death, stumbles upon a mesmerizing book by a Portuguese author, which compels him to suddenly abandon the boring life he has led for years and to embark on an enthralling adventure. In search of the author, Gregorius acts as detective, pulling together pieces of a puzzle that involves political and emotional intrigue and the highest possible stakes. His voyage is one that transcends time and space, delving into the realms of history, medicine and love, all in search of true meaning to his life.

Themes

Loyalty and betrayal, Loneliness and longing, Resistance against dictatorship, Romance under political risk, Pursuit of meaning, Memory and inquiry

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A Story of Yonosuke

1140. A Story of Yonosuke

Drama Romance Comedy
7.5

20132h 40min

Director: Shuichi Okita

The year is 1987 and Japan is just reaching the peak of its economic success. Eighteen-year old Yonosuke Yokomichi arrives in Tokyo from Nagasaki. Ordinary in every way possible, he lives in a suburb far from the excitement of the big city and commutes to a university in the center of Tokyo.