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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 Life Less Ordinary

1841. A Life Less Ordinary

Fantasy Comedy Romance
6.3

19971h 43min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Danny Boyle

A couple of angels, O'Reilly and Jackson, are sent to Earth to make sure that their next supervised love-connection succeeds. They follow Celine, a spoiled rich girl who has just accidentally shot a suitor and, due to a misunderstanding, is kidnapped by janitor Robert. Although Celine quickly frees herself, she stays with Robert for thrills. O'Reilly and Jackson pursue, hoping to unite the prospective lovers.


Live Flesh

1842. Live Flesh

Drama Romance Thriller Relationship Drama Dark Romance
7.3

19971h 43min

Spain, France

Director: Pedro Almodóvar

When Victor attempts to seduce Elena, all he gets for his trouble is a one-way, six-year ticket to prison, where he concentrates on strengthening his mind, his body... and his desire for vengeance on the man who put him there. After his release and still madly in love with her, Victor will stop at nothing to win her over even if means revenge, for Elena has married David, the cop who sent him to prison!

Themes

Trauma and resilience, Infidelity and deception, Sexual obsession, Power dynamics in relationships, Revenge motive, Drug addiction and recovery

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Gang Related

1843. Gang Related

Action Crime Thriller Drama Romance
6.4

19971h 51min

United States

Director: Jim Kouf

After murdering an undercover DEA agent, two corrupt cops scramble to cover up what they've done.


U Turn

1844. U Turn

Crime Drama Thriller Romance
6.7

19972h 5min

France, United States

Director: Oliver Stone

When a desperate man’s car breaks down in a bizarre desert town while evading vengeful bookies, he becomes entangled in a dangerous love triangle. Caught between a married couple, he’s faced with deadly contracts to kill them both.


Lolita

1845. Lolita

Drama Romance Relationship Drama Dark Romance
6.8

19972h 17min

France, United States

Director: Adrian Lyne

Humbert Humbert is a middle-aged British novelist who is both appalled by and attracted to the vulgarity of American culture. When he comes to stay at the boarding house run by Charlotte Haze, he soon becomes obsessed with Lolita, the woman's teenaged daughter.

Themes

Jealousy drives obsession, Deception undermines loyalty, Secrecy sustains the bond, Power imbalance in desire, Pursuit and danger, Exploitation and predation

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Gattaca

1846. Gattaca

Thriller Science Fiction Mystery Romance Dystopian Sci-Fi
7.7

19971h 47min

United States

Director: Andrew Niccol

Vincent is an all-too-human man who dares to defy a system obsessed with genetic perfection. He is an "In-Valid" who assumes the identity of a member of the genetic elite to pursue his goal of traveling into space with the Gattaca Aerospace Corporation.

Themes

Genetics drives discrimination, Eugenics structures society, Biometrics controls access, Fraud drives risk management, Genotype profiling dominates hiring, Genetic registry shapes opportunity

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Apple TV
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The Wings of the Dove

1847. The Wings of the Dove

Drama Romance
7.1

19971h 42min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Iain Softley

Kate is secretly betrothed to a struggling journalist, Merton Densher. But she knows her Aunt Maude will never approve of the match, since Kate's deceased mother has lost all her money in a marriage to a degenerate opium addict. When Kate meets a terminally ill American heiress named Millie traveling through Europe, she comes up with a conniving plan to have both love and wealth.


Mrs Brown

1848. Mrs Brown

Drama History Romance
7.2

19971h 45min

Ireland, United Kingdom

Director: John Madden

When Queen Victoria's husband Prince Albert dies, she finds solace in her trusted servant, Mr. John Brown. But their relationship also brings scandal and turmoil to the monarchy.


Out to Sea

1849. Out to Sea

Comedy Romance
6.1

19971h 46min

United States

Director: Martha Coolidge

Care-free Charlie cons his widower brother-in-law Herb into an expenses-paid luxury cruise in search of rich, lonely ladies. The catch is that they are required to be dance hosts! With a tyrannical cruise director, and the luscious Liz and lovely Vivian, our heroes have lots of mis-adventures before they finally return to port.


My Best Friend's Wedding

1850. My Best Friend's Wedding

Comedy Romance
6.4

19971h 45min

United States

Director: P.J. Hogan

When she receives word that her longtime platonic pal Michael O'Neal is getting married to debutante Kimberly Wallace, food critic Julianne Potter realizes her true feelings for Michael -- and sets out to sabotage the wedding.