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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.

Criminal Lovers

1761. Criminal Lovers

Horror Thriller Romance
6.5

19991h 36min

France

Director: François Ozon

After a perverted impulse drives them to kill, Alice and her boyfriend, Luc, drag the body into the woods, only to find themselves hopelessly lost – much like the fairy-tale plight of Hansel and Gretel. Starving and with no hope of being found, they chance upon a dilapidated cottage where a hulking man takes them prisoner and proceeds to feed Luc's sexual appetite.


Outside Providence

1762. Outside Providence

Romance Comedy Drama
6.4

19991h 36min

United States

Director: Michael Corrente

In this coming-of-age comedy, Tim Dunphy is leading a go-nowhere existence, spending his days smoking pot and hanging out with his best friend, Drugs Delaney. But Tim's lazy days of getting high are jettisoned after a brush with the law convinces his blue-collar dad to send him to a Connecticut prep school. The one saving grace of the new school is Jane, a fellow student Tim falls for immediately.


The Thomas Crown Affair

1763. The Thomas Crown Affair

Drama Crime Romance
6.9

19991h 53min

United States

Director: John McTiernan

Bored billionaire executive Thomas Crown entertains himself by stealing a Monet from a reputed museum with an elaborate diversion. When Catherine Banning, the insurance company's investigator, takes an interest in Crown, he may have met his match, and a complicated back-and-forth game with seductive undertones begins between them.


Trick

1764. Trick

Comedy Romance
7.2

19991h 29min

United States

Director: Jim Fall

Gabriel is a young, aspiring musical composer whose life seems stuck in the First Act. When his new musical number gets a critical reception, a theatre colleague, Perry, tells Gabriel that he needs to get a life before he can write about one – so he heads straight for his local gay bar.


The Wood

1765. The Wood

Comedy Drama Romance
7.0

19991h 46min

United States

Director: Rick Famuyiwa

In the panicky, uncertain hours before his wedding, a groom with prenuptial jitters and his two best friends reminisce about growing up together in the middle-class African-American neighborhood of Inglewood, California. Flashing back to the twenty-something trio's childhood exploits, the memories capture the mood and nostalgia of the '80s era.


American Pie

1766. American Pie

Comedy Romance
7.0

19991h 35min

United States

Director: Paul Weitz

At a high-school party, four friends find that losing their collective virginity isn't as easy as they had thought. But they still believe that they need to do so before college. To motivate themselves, they enter a pact to all "score" by their senior prom.


Better Than Chocolate

1767. Better Than Chocolate

Drama Romance Comedy
6.1

19991h 41min

Canada

Director: Anne Wheeler

Not long after moving into her own place, Maggie finds herself with two unsolicited roommates: her recently divorced mother, Lila, and her young brother. The timing is especially bad, considering Maggie has fallen hard for an attractive woman, Kim, only hours before they move in. What could be a nonissue becomes increasingly complicated -- since Maggie's family is unaware of her sexual orientation, and Maggie is not open to sharing that information.


Sex, Shame & Tears

1768. Sex, Shame & Tears

Comedy Drama Romance
6.5

19991h 50min

Mexico

Director: Antonio Serrano

A comedic drama featuring two couples and two old friends in Mexico City. Tomas visits Carlos and Ana, while Miguel and Andrea are joined by Maria. The presence of guests triggers lust, rejection, infidelities, reconciliation and other consequences.


Edge of Seventeen

1769. Edge of Seventeen

Comedy Drama Romance
6.8

19991h 44min

United States

Director: David Moreton

1984, Sandusky, Ohio. A naive 17-year-old navigates heartbreak and self-expression as he explores his sexuality.


Notting Hill

1770. Notting Hill

Romance Comedy Romantic Comedy Awkward Comedy
7.2

19992h 4min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Roger Michell

The life of William, the owner of a small bookshop in London, changes dramatically after a famous movie star visits his store. From there, the already unusual encounter grows into a romance.

Themes

Class differences, Fame and privacy, Public romance pressures, Media scrutiny, Friendship networks, Ordinary life vs stardom

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