Relationship Drama movies

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Realistic Tense Steady Intimate Restrained

Overview

A Marine travels to Louisiana after serving three tours in Iraq and searches for the unknown woman he believes was his good luck charm during the war.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Trust under threat, Small-town suspicion, Postwar trauma effects, Protective caregiving, Family formation under strain

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Realistic Tense Claustrophobic Dry Fast-paced

Overview

Dispatched from his basement room on an errand for his mother, slacker Jeff might discover his destiny (finally) when he spends the day with his brother as he tracks his possibly adulterous wife.

Themes

Destiny vs chance, Deception and trust, Marital strain, Quest for meaning, Family responsibility, Ordinary heroism

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Realistic Tense Dry Sun-drenched Hopeful

Overview

A fisheries expert is approached by a consultant to help realize a sheik's vision of bringing the sport of fly-fishing to the desert and embarks on an upstream journey of faith and fish to prove the impossible possible.

Themes

Dream vs reality, Feasibility under pressure, Marital strain under stress, Bureaucratic interference, Public image manipulation, Desert environment challenge

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Realistic Tense Steady Intimate Claustrophobic

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In the wake of their friends' marriages and eventual offspring, longtime pals Julie and Jason decide to have a child together without becoming a couple. By becoming "time-share" parents, they reason, they can experience the joys of parenthood without significantly curbing their personal freedom. However, when Julie and Jason both become involved with others, they discover that they secretly harbor romantic feelings for each other.

Themes

Fear of commitment, Nontraditional parenting, Time-share parenting, Family redefinition, Friendship versus romance, Dating while parenting

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Realistic Heartwarming Dry Sun-drenched Satirical

Overview

British retirees travel to India to take up residence in what they believe is a newly restored hotel. Less luxurious than its advertisements, the Marigold Hotel nevertheless slowly begins to charm in unexpected ways as the residents find new purpose in their old age.

Themes

Holiday adaptation, Elderly self-growth, Cross-cultural adjustment, Retirement mobility, Aging with purpose, Marriage pressures

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Realistic Tense Steady Intimate Raw

Overview

Happy young married couple Paige and Leo are, well, happy. Then a car accident puts Paige into a life-threatening coma. Upon awakening she has lost the previous five years of memories, including those of her beloved Leo, her wedding, a confusing relationship with her parents, or the ending of her relationship with her ex-fiance. Despite these complications, Leo endeavors to win her heart again and rebuild their marriage.

Themes

Resilience through uncertainty, Family secrets and conflict, Rebuilding life under pressure, Memory loss and commitment, Art as self-discovery, Past relationships complicate present

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Realistic Tense Intimate Claustrophobic Dry

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Kate and Charlie like to have a good time. Their marriage thrives on a shared fondness for music, laughter… and getting smashed. When Kate’s partying spirals into hard-core asocial behavior, compromising her job as an elementary schoolteacher, something’s got to give. But change isn’t exactly a cakewalk. Sobriety means she will have to confront the lies she’s been spinning at work, her troubling relationship with her mother, and the nature of her bond with Charlie.

Themes

Marital dependency and conflict, Addiction and work fallout, Social stigma of drinking, Family skepticism of recovery, Sobriety versus deception, Parental influence on recovery

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Playful Realistic Fast-paced Witty Energetic

Overview

Three pairs of friends relationships go from good to bad and back again. Several couple fall out over girls, boys and work. Can all these couples settle their differences and be friends again?

Themes

Deception and exposure, Conflict and reconciliation, Peer rivalry, Fragile friendships, Media ambition, Identity and role swapping

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Realistic Intimate Dry Deliberate Measured

Overview

A French woman mourning over the death of her husband three years prior is courted by a Swedish co-worker.

Themes

Cross-cultural romance, Workplace power dynamics, Office romance, Social gossip and judgment, Mourning and moving on, Family pressure to have children

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Playful Realistic Tense Heartwarming Steady

Overview

A true story of two men who should never have met – a quadriplegic aristocrat who was injured in a paragliding accident and a young man from the projects.

Themes

Class inequality, Cross-class friendship, Independence within care, Art as bridge, Disability and agency, Risk and adventure

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