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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.

Hercules

1851. Hercules

Animation Family Fantasy Adventure Comedy
7.3

19971h 33min

United States

Director: John Musker

Bestowed with superhuman strength, a young mortal named Hercules sets out to prove himself a hero in the eyes of his father, the great god Zeus. Along with his friends Pegasus, a flying horse, and Phil, a personal trainer, Hercules is tricked by the hilarious, hotheaded villain Hades, who's plotting to take over Mount Olympus!

Themes

Duty vs desire, Loss and resilience, Betrayal and loyalty, Power and deception, Divine authority vs mortal agency, Romance under risk

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Addicted to Love

1852. Addicted to Love

Comedy Romance
6.1

19971h 40min

United States

Director: Griffin Dunne

Good-natured astronomer Sam is devastated when the love of his life leaves him for a suave Frenchman. He therefore does what every other normal dumpee would do — go to New York and set up home in the abandoned building opposite his ex-girlfriend's apartment, wait until she decides to leave her current lover, and then win her back.


Grosse Pointe Blank

1853. Grosse Pointe Blank

Action Comedy Thriller Romance
7.3

19971h 47min

United States

Director: George Armitage

Hitman Martin Blank becomes a moving target after he rebuffs a fellow assassin's invitation to form a union. On the advice of his quirky assistant and neurotic psychiatrist, Martin begrudgingly heads out to Grosse Pointe, Michigan for his ten-year high school reunion, where he soon comes across the woman he jilted on prom night.


Chasing Amy

1854. Chasing Amy

Comedy Drama Romance
7.2

19971h 54min

United States

Director: Kevin Smith

Holden and Banky are comic book artists. Everything is going good for them until they meet Alyssa, also a comic book artist. Holden falls for her, but his hopes are crushed when he finds out she's a lesbian.


Fever Pitch

1855. Fever Pitch

Comedy Romance
6.7

19971h 42min

United Kingdom

Director: David Evans

A romantic comedy about a man, a woman and a football team. Based on Nick Hornby's best selling autobiographical novel, Fever Pitch. English teacher Paul Ashworth believes his long standing obsession with Arsenal serves him well. But then he meets Sarah. Their relationship develops in tandem with Arsenal's roller coaster fortunes in the football league, both leading to a nail biting climax.


Inventing the Abbotts

1856. Inventing the Abbotts

Drama Romance
6.4

19971h 50min

United States

Director: Pat O'Connor

In the 1950s, brothers Jacey and Doug Holt, who come from the poorer side of their sleepy Midwestern town, vie for the affections of the wealthy, lovely Abbott sisters. Lady-killer Jacey alternates between Eleanor and Alice, wanting simply to break the hearts of rich young women. But sensitive Doug has a real romance with Pamela, which Jacey and the Abbott patriarch, Lloyd, both frown upon.


Anna Karenina

1857. Anna Karenina

Drama Romance
6.3

19971h 48min

Russia, United Kingdom

Director: Bernard Rose

In Imperial Russia, Anna, wife of the officer Karenin, goes to Moscow to visit her brother. On the way, she meets charming cavalry officer Vronsky, to whom she's immediately attracted. But in St. Petersburg’s high society, a relationship like this could destroy a woman’s reputation.


The Saint

1858. The Saint

Thriller Action Romance Science Fiction Adventure
6.2

19971h 56min

United States, Russia

Director: Phillip Noyce

Simon Templar (The Saint), is a thief for hire, whose latest job to steal the secret process for cold fusion puts him at odds with a traitor bent on toppling the Russian government, as well as the woman who holds its secret.


The Watermelon Woman

1859. The Watermelon Woman

Drama Comedy Romance
7.1

19971h 25min

United States

Director: Cheryl Dunye

A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes.


Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love

1860. Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love

Drama History Romance
6.0

19971h 57min

United Kingdom, India

Director: Mira Nair

Tara and Maya are inseparable, with the same tastes, habits, and hobbies. Years later, the two have matured but have maintained their friendship. Tara marries local prince Raj Singh, who succeeds the throne as the sole heir. After the marriage, Raj seeks another female to satisfy his sexual desires, with his sights settling on Maya, putting a perhaps unforgivable strain on a longtime friendship.