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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.

Pretty Woman

2081. Pretty Woman

Romance Comedy Romantic Comedy
7.1

19902h

United States

Director: Garry Marshall

While on a business trip in Los Angeles, Edward Lewis, a millionaire entrepreneur who makes a living buying and breaking up companies, picks up a prostitute, Vivian, while asking for directions; after, Edward hires Vivian to stay with him for the weekend to accompany him to a few social events, and the two get closer only to discover there are significant hurdles to overcome as they try to bridge the gap between their very different worlds.

Themes

Class inequality, Transactional relationships, Appearances shape opportunity, Social climbing pressure, Power dynamics, Ambition vs affection

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Revenge

2082. Revenge

Thriller Romance Drama
6.2

19902h 3min

Mexico, United States

Director: Tony Scott

Michael ‘Jay’ Cochran has just left the Navy after 12 years and he's not quite sure what he's going to do, except that he knows he wants a holiday. He decides to visit Tiburon Mendez, a powerful but shady Mexican businessman who he once flew to Alaska for a hunting trip. Arriving at the Mendez mansion in Mexico, he is immediately surprised by the beauty and youth of Mendez’s wife, Miryea.


Stanley & Iris

2083. Stanley & Iris

Drama Romance
6.3

19901h 44min

United States

Director: Martin Ritt

An illiterate cook at a company cafeteria tries for the attention of a newly widowed woman. As they get to know one another, she discovers his inability to read. When he is fired, she takes on trying to teach him to read in her kitchen each night.


Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!

2084. Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!

Comedy Romance Drama
7.0

19901h 42min

Spain

Director: Pedro Almodóvar

After being released from a mental hospital, a troubled young man tracks down an actress he once had sex with and forces her into captivity, determined to make her part of his life.