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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.

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1771. A Midsummer Night's Dream

Fantasy Comedy Romance
6.4

19991h 56min

Italy, United States

Director: Michael Hoffman

The lovely Hermia is to wed Demetrius, but she truly cares for Lysander. Hermia's friend, Helena, is in love with Demetrius, while other romantic entanglements abound in the woods, with married fairy rulers Titania and Oberon toying with various lovers and each other.


Idle Hands

1772. Idle Hands

Comedy Horror Fantasy Romance
6.3

19991h 32min

United States

Director: Rodman Flender

Anton is a cheerful but exceedingly non-ambitious 17-year-old stoner who lives to stay buzzed, watch TV, and moon over Molly, the beautiful girl who lives next door. However, it turns out that the old cliché about idle hands being the devil's playground has a kernel of truth after all.


Entrapment

1773. Entrapment

Romance Drama Mystery
6.3

19991h 52min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Jon Amiel

Two thieves, who travel in elegant circles, try to outsmart each other and, in the process, end up falling in love.


Never Been Kissed

1774. Never Been Kissed

Romance Comedy Drama
6.0

19991h 47min

United States

Director: Raja Gosnell

Josie Geller, a baby-faced junior copywriter at the Chicago Sun-Times, must pose as a student at her former high school to research contemporary teenage culture. With the help of her brother, Rob, Josie infiltrates the inner circle of the most popular clique on campus. But she hits a major snag in her investigation -- not to mention her own failed love life -- when she falls for her dreamy English teacher, Sam Coulson.


The Girl on the Bridge

1775. The Girl on the Bridge

Drama Comedy Romance
7.5

19991h 30min

France

Director: Patrice Leconte

It's night on a Paris bridge. A girl leans over Seine River with tears in her eyes and a violent yearning to drown her sorrows. Out of nowhere someone takes an interest in her. He is Gabor, a knife thrower who needs a human target for his show. The girl, Adele, has never been lucky and nowhere else to go. So she follows him. They travel along the northern bank of the Mediterranean to perform.


In a strict family where a father raises two daughters without a mother, there’s one rule: the younger sister can’t date until the older one does. But the older sister refuses to go out with anyone and does it out of spite. To take the younger girl on a date, a guy hires a local rebel to get the older sister to agree to one.

Themes

Deception in dating, Overprotective father constraint, High school romance dynamics, Coming of age pressures, Valentine's day expectations, Opposites attract tension

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Cruel Intentions

1777. Cruel Intentions

Drama Romance Dark Romance Relationship Drama
6.8

19991h 38min

United States

Director: Roger Kumble

Slaking a thirst for dangerous games, Kathryn challenges her stepbrother, Sebastian, to deflower their headmaster's daughter before the summer ends. If he succeeds, the prize is the chance to bed Kathryn. But if he loses, Kathryn will claim his most prized possession.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Power dynamics, Revenge as motive, Romance under pressure, Reputation and social risk, Wealth and privilege

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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The Other Sister

1778. The Other Sister

Comedy Drama Romance
6.4

19992h 10min

United States

Director: Garry Marshall

A mentally challenged girl proves herself to be every bit as capable as her "perfect" sister when she moves into an apartment and begins going to college.


200 Cigarettes

1779. 200 Cigarettes

Comedy Drama Romance
6.0

19991h 41min

United States

Director: Risa Bramon Garcia

In 1981 New York City, a collection of twentysomethings try to cope with relationships, loneliness, desire and their individual neuroses on New Years Eve.


Message in a Bottle

1780. Message in a Bottle

Romance Drama
6.3

19992h 11min

United States

Director: Luis Mandoki

A woman finds a romantic letter in a bottle washed ashore and tracks down the author, a widowed shipbuilder whose wife died tragically early. As a deep and mutual attraction blossoms, the man struggles to make peace with his past so that he can move on and find happiness.