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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.

Kaguya-sama: Love Is War -The First Kiss That Never Ends-

611. Kaguya-sama: Love Is War -The First Kiss That Never Ends-

Animation Comedy Romance
8.5

20221h 36min

Japan

Director: Mamoru Hatakeyama

After pining for one another and plotting for so long, Kaguya Shinomiya and Miyuki Shirogane finally have their climactic first kiss. However, they struggle to define their relationship. After all, how much of their true selves have they really shown to one another?


Empire of Light

612. Empire of Light

Drama Romance Entertainment Industry Drama Bittersweet Romance
6.7

20221h 55min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Sam Mendes

The duty manager of a seaside cinema, who is struggling with her mental health, forms a relationship with a new employee on the south coast of England in the 1980s.

Themes

Racial prejudice in public spaces, Bipolar illness stigma, Affair under scrutiny, Workplace romance and power, Cinema as refuge, Seaside town isolation

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Something from Tiffany's

613. Something from Tiffany's

Romance Comedy Drama Romantic Comedy Relationship Drama
6.2

20221h 27min

United States

Director: Daryl Wein

One woman's life is forever changed by an engagement ring meant for someone else.

Themes

Deception and trust, Romance under pressure, Family obligations, Engagement ring misplacement, Christmas misdirection, New year's eve tension, Bakery setting

Available on

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Spoiler Alert

614. Spoiler Alert

Romance Comedy Drama
7.4

20221h 50min

United States

Director: Michael Showalter

Journalist Michael Ausiello embarks on a rollercoaster ride of emotions when Kit Cowan, his partner of 14 years, is diagnosed with terminal cancer.


Your Christmas or Mine?

615. Your Christmas or Mine?

Romance Comedy Romantic Comedy Ensemble Comedy
6.4

20221h 34min

United Kingdom

Director: Jim O'Hanlon

Students Hayley and James are young and in love. After saying goodbye for Christmas at a London train station, they both make the same mad split-second decision to swap trains and surprise each other. Passing each other in the station, they are completely unaware that they have just swapped Christmases.

Themes

Deception through disguise, Class tensions, Family expectations, Cross-class romance, Holiday chaos, Role reversal

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The Noel Diary

616. The Noel Diary

Romance Comedy Drama Romantic Comedy Family Drama
6.2

20221h 39min

Canada, United States

Director: Charles Shyer

Cleaning out his childhood home at Christmas, a novelist meets a woman searching for her birth mother. Will an old diary unlock their pasts — and hearts?

Themes

Home as catalyst for reconnection, Inheritance tension on belonging, Memory artifact reshapes bonds, Adoption and belonging dynamics, Romance complicated by past searching, Origin search reframes belonging, Diary as catalyst for connection

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Lady Chatterley's Lover

617. Lady Chatterley's Lover

Drama Romance Passionate Romance Relationship Drama
6.6

20222h 6min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre

After a crippling injury leaves her husband impotent, Lady Chatterly is torn between her love for her husband and her physical desires. With her husband's consent, she seeks out other means of fulfilling her needs.

Themes

Extramarital affair, Forbidden love, Caregiving burden, 1920s social norms, Social issues, Period piece

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Bones and All

618. Bones and All

Horror Romance Drama Tragic Drama Dark Romance
6.8

20222h 11min

Italy, United States

Director: Luca Guadagnino

Abandoned by her father, a young woman embarks on a thousand-mile odyssey through the backroads of America where she meets a disenfranchised drifter. But despite their best efforts, all roads lead back to their terrifying pasts and to a final stand that will determine whether their love can survive their otherness.

Themes

Otherness testing intimacy, Addiction driving choices, Hunger as self-definition, Guilt over desire, Family estrangement tension, Abandonment shaping belonging

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Christmas with You

619. Christmas with You

Romance Comedy Romantic Comedy
5.6

20221h 31min

United States

Director: Gabriela Tagliavini

Feeling career burnout, pop star Angelina escapes to grant a young fan's wish in small-town New York, where she not only finds the inspiration to revitalize her career but also a shot at true love.

Themes

"movie: christmas with you. genres: romance, Comedy, Romance, Comedy main themes: christmas, Christmas full keywords list: christmas. concept analysis: the film explores the journey of self-discovery and the importance of personal connections over professional success. it highlights how love and community can inspire creativity and bring fulfillment beyond the pressures of fame."

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More Than Ever

620. More Than Ever

Drama Romance
6.7

20222h 3min

France, Germany

Director: Emily Atef

Hélène, a 33-year-old woman from Bordeaux, France, lives happily as a couple with Mathieu, her husband of many years. Her life turns upside down the day she learns she has a rare lung disease. Thanks to a blog, she discovers Norway and decides to follow her instinct. Despite all the love she has for her life partner Mathieu, who is very supportive through her illness, she leaves him behind in France and will cross all Europe to Norway alone in search of a new path and to meet a blogger named Mister that she found on the internet.