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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.

Midnight in Paris

841. Midnight in Paris

Fantasy Comedy Romance Time-Rule Fantasy Fantasy Romance
7.6

20111h 34min

France, Spain

Director: Woody Allen

While on a trip to Paris with his fiancée's family, a nostalgic screenwriter finds himself mysteriously going back to the 1920s every day at midnight.

Themes

Nostalgia vs reality, Artistic longing, Past-era idealization, Time travel longing, Creative ambition vs relationship, Romance vs commitment

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Something Borrowed

842. Something Borrowed

Comedy Drama Romance Romantic Comedy Relationship Drama
5.8

20111h 52min

United States

Director: Luke Greenfield

Though Rachel is a successful attorney and a loyal, generous friend, she is still single. After one drink too many at her 30th-birthday celebration, Rachel unexpectedly falls into bed with her longtime crush, Dex -- who happens to be engaged to her best friend, Darcy. Ramifications of the liaison threaten to destroy the women's lifelong friendship, while Ethan, Rachel's confidant, harbors a potentially explosive secret of his own.

Themes

Loyalty under strain, Deception and disclosure, Romance versus friendship, Pregnancy and commitment, Wedding obligations and choice, Secret crush dynamics

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Prom

843. Prom

Comedy Romance Romantic Comedy
5.4

20111h 44min

United States

Director: Joe Nussbaum

At “Prom,” every couple has a story and no two are exactly alike. As the big dance approaches for Nova Prescott, it’s a battle of wills as she finds herself drawn to the guy who gets in the way of her perfect prom. Fellow seniors Mei and Tyler harbor secrets, while others face all the insecurity and anticipation that surrounds one of high school’s most seminal events.

Themes

Friendship under pressure, Social expectations in adolescence, Identity through social ritual, Romantic competition and ambiguity, Parental influence and protection, Peer relationship dynamics

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Arthur

844. Arthur

Comedy Romance Romantic Comedy High-Concept Comedy
5.7

20111h 50min

United States

Director: Jason Winer

A drunken playboy stands to lose a wealthy inheritance when he falls for a woman that his family doesn't like.

Themes

Romance vs duty, Reputation management, Inheritance pressure, Arranged marriage conflict, Self reliance vs dependency, Social aspiration

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Submarine

845. Submarine

Drama Comedy Romance Coming-of-Age Drama Bittersweet Romance
7.3

20111h 37min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Richard Ayoade

15-year-old deep-thinking Welsh schoolboy Oliver Tate struggles to initiate and maintain a relationship with Jordana, his devilish, dark-haired classmate at their Swansea high school. As his parents' marriage begins to fall apart, similar problems arise in his relationship with Jordana.

Themes

Coming of age, Peer pressure and belonging, Parental strain, Secret romance dynamics, Family instability and trust, Bullying and reputation

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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North Sea Texas

846. North Sea Texas

Drama Romance Coming-of-Age Drama Passionate Romance
7.1

20111h 36min

Belgium

Director: Bavo Defurne

A teen boy living in a small town on the Belgian coast finds his ordinary life take an unexpected turn when a handsome traveler blows through town.

Themes

Clandestine romance, Family disruption, Blurred loyalties, Coastal small-town pressures, Coming of age sexuality, Longing and belonging

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Fandango At Home
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Jane Eyre

847. Jane Eyre

Drama Romance
7.3

20112h

Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga

After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she meets the dark, cold, and abrupt master of the house, Mr. Rochester. Jane and her employer grow close in friendship and she soon finds herself falling in love with him. Happiness seems to have found Jane at last, but could Mr. Rochester's terrible secret be about to destroy it forever?


Red Riding Hood

848. Red Riding Hood

Thriller Drama Fantasy Mystery Horror
5.4

20111h 40min

Canada, United States

Director: Catherine Hardwicke

Valerie is in love with a brooding outsider, Peter, but her parents have arranged for her to marry another man. Unwilling to lose each other, Valerie and Peter plan to run away together when Valerie's older sister is killed by a werewolf that prowls the dark forest surrounding their village. Panic grips the town as Valerie discovers that she has a unique connection to the beast--one that inexorably draws them together, making her both suspect ... and bait.

Themes

Trust across fear and difference, Ancestral curses and lineage, Manipulation by authority, Isolation of a village, Forbidden romance vs duty, Communal fear and secrecy

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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The Adjustment Bureau

849. The Adjustment Bureau

Science Fiction Thriller Romance Simulation & Reality-Shift Sci-Fi Political Thriller
7.0

20111h 46min

United States

Director: George Nolfi

A man glimpses the future Fate has planned for him – and chooses to fight for his own destiny. Battling the powerful Adjustment Bureau across, under and through the streets of New York, he risks his destined greatness to be with the only woman he's ever loved.

Themes

Free will vs plan, Time and fate, Destiny vs choice, Covert control, Power and ambition, Personal agency under manipulation

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Ironclad

850. Ironclad

Romance Adventure Action History Adventure Epic
6.1

20112h 1min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Jonathan English

In the year 1215, the rebel barons of England have forced their despised King John to put his royal seal on the Magna Carta, a seminal document that upheld the rights of free men. Yet within months of pledging himself to the great charter, the King reneged on his word and assembled a mercenary army on the south coast of England with the intention of bringing the barons and the country back under his tyrannical rule. Barring his way stood the mighty Rochester castle, a place that would become the symbol of the rebel's momentous struggle for justice and freedom.

Themes

Betrayal and trust, Romance amid conflict, Rights and authority, Charter legitimacy, Siege resilience, Church versus crown, Loyalty and vows

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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