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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.

The Horse Whisperer

1831. The Horse Whisperer

Adventure Drama Romance
6.7

19982h 49min

United States

Director: Robert Redford

The mother of a severely traumatized daughter enlists the aid of a unique horse trainer to help the girl's equally injured horse.


Gia

1832. Gia

Romance Drama Tragic Drama Dark Romance
6.9

19982h

United States

Director: Michael Cristofer

Gia Carangi meteorically rises to modeling fame in the late 1970s but becomes overconsumed by persistent loneliness and drug addiction.

Themes

Loneliness fuels addiction, Drug dependence consequences, Fashion industry isolation, Biography under scrutiny, Ambition vs connection, Self-destruction under fame

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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Great Expectations

1833. Great Expectations

Comedy Drama Romance
6.8

19981h 51min

United States

Director: Alfonso Cuarón

Loosely based on the Charles Dickens' classic novel, "Great Expectations" is a sensual tale of a young man's unforgettable passage into manhood, and the three individuals who will undeniably change his life forever. Through the surprising interactions of these vivid characters, "Great Expectations" takes a unique and contemporary look at life's great coincidences.


Buffalo '66

1834. Buffalo '66

Drama Romance Comedy Romantic Comedy Relationship Drama
7.4

19981h 50min

United States

Director: Vincent Gallo

Billy is released after five years in prison. In the next moment, he kidnaps teenage student Layla and visits his parents with her, pretending she is his girlfriend and they will soon marry.

Themes

Deception in relationships, Family dysfunction, Prisoner reintegration, Performative affection, Belonging and connection, Power dynamics in intimate encounters

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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The Boxer

1835. The Boxer

Drama Romance
7.0

19971h 54min

Ireland, United Kingdom

Director: Jim Sheridan

Nineteen-year-old Danny Flynn is imprisoned for his involvement with the I.R.A. in Belfast. He leaves behind his family and his sixteen-year-old girlfriend, Maggie Hamill. Fourteen years later, Danny is released from prison and returns to his old working class neighborhood to resume his life as a boxer.


As Good as It Gets

1836. As Good as It Gets

Drama Comedy Romance Relationship Drama Romantic Comedy
7.7

19972h 19min

United States

Director: James L. Brooks

A misanthropic author, a single mother and waitress, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship after the artist is assaulted in a robbery.

Themes

Compassion under strain, Rigid routine vs change, Economic precarity and aid, Unlikely friendship across boundaries, Acceptance of difference, Generosity and suspicion

Available on

Netflix
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Bent

1837. Bent

Drama History Romance
7.1

19971h 45min

United Kingdom

Director: Sean Mathias

Max is a handsome young man who, after a fateful tryst with a German soldier, is forced to run for his life. Eventually Max is placed in a concentration camp where he pretends to be Jewish because in the eyes of the Nazis, gays are the lowest form of human being. But it takes a relationship with an openly gay prisoner to teach Max that without the love of another, life is not worth living.


Titanic

1838. Titanic

Drama Romance Historical Drama Romantic Epic
7.9

19973h 14min

United States

Director: James Cameron

A love story between a poor young artist and a girl from a wealthy family, who meet by chance on a ship and no longer want to be apart. The events unfold against the backdrop of the famous voyage of the liner “Titanic” to New York.

Themes

Class differences under constraint, Forbidden romance under social gaze, Deception and framing, Survival under disaster, Memory as legacy, Social pressure and ambition

Available on

Netflix
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Same Old Song

1839. Same Old Song

Drama Comedy Romance
7.3

19972h

France, Switzerland

Director: Alain Resnais

Odile is a business executive looking for a new, bigger apartment. Her younger sister Camille has just completed her doctoral thesis in history and is a Paris tour guide. Simon is a regular on Camille's tours because he's attracted to her. Camille has fallen for Marc, and they begin an affair. Nicolas is also looking for an apartment, since he hopes to eventually have his family join him in Paris.


Cinderella

1840. Cinderella

TV Movie Family Fantasy Music Romance
6.8

19971h 28min

United States

Director: Robert Iscove

Cinderella chafes under the cruelty of her wicked stepmother and her evil stepsisters, until her Fairy Godmother steps in to change her life for one unforgettable night. At the ball, she falls for handsome Prince Christopher, whose parents, King Maximillian and Queen Constantina, are anxious for him to find a suitable paramour.