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Relationship Drama movies

A bond under stress (partners, friends, exes), driven by trust, betrayal, negotiation, and emotional cost.

Fair Play

1. Fair Play

Drama Thriller Romance Relationship Drama Domestic Thriller
6.4
20231h 53min

Overview

An unexpected promotion at a cutthroat hedge fund pushes a young couple's relationship to the brink, threatening to unravel not only their recent engagement but their lives.

Themes

Power dynamics, Deception and loyalty, Financial ethics under pressure, Secret relationships under strain, Jealousy and egocentrism, Workplace ambition and rivalry

Available on

Netflix
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Love at First Sight

2. Love at First Sight

Romance Drama Passionate Romance Relationship Drama
6.8
20231h 31min

Overview

Hadley and Oliver begin falling in love on a flight from New York to London, but when they lose each other at customs, can they defy all odds to reunite?

Themes

Parental remarriage pressure, Life measured by numbers, Chance encounters and fate, Mortality awareness in love, Family reconciliation under crisis, Emotional honesty vs rationalism

Available on

Netflix
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Coup de Chance

3. Coup de Chance

Drama Relationship Drama
6.4
20231h 36min

Overview

Fanny and Jean have everything of an ideal couple: fulfilled in their professional life, they live in a magnificent apartment in the beautiful districts of Paris and seem to be in love as on the first day. But when Fanny crosses, by chance, Alain, a former high school friend, she is immediately capsized. They see each other again very quickly and get closer and closer.

Themes

Extramarital affair consequences, Wealth and status pressure, Family loyalties vs ambition, Manipulation of kin and law, Suspicion and surveillance, Violence as protection tactic

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Fallen Leaves

4. Fallen Leaves

Romance Comedy Drama Romantic Comedy Relationship Drama
7.3
20231h 21min

Overview

Two lonely strangers in Helsinki plan a simple night of karaoke and maybe a second date, BUT a lost phone number, vanishing jobs, and his drinking turn one missed connection into a quiet battle to find each other again in a city that keeps pushing them apart.

Themes

Economic precarity, Loneliness and connection, Humor amid hardship, Working-class resilience, Miscommunication and chance encounters, Companionship through unlikely bonds

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Fandango At Home
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Happiness for Beginners

5. Happiness for Beginners

Romance Adventure Comedy Drama Romantic Comedy
6.1
20231h 43min

Overview

At a crossroads after her divorce, a schoolteacher ventures toward a fresh start in life — and love — when she signs up for a grueling group hiking trip.

Themes

Divorce as catalyst, Group trek resilience, Care under physical strain, Romantic tension amid isolation, Self-discovery through challenge, Memory shaping courage

Available on

Netflix
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Passages

6. Passages

Romance Drama Bittersweet Romance Relationship Drama
6.6
20231h 32min

Overview

Tomas and Martin are a gay couple living in Paris whose marriage is thrown into crisis when Tomas impulsively begins a passionate affair with young schoolteacher Agathe. But when Martin begins an affair of his own, Tomas must confront life decisions he may be unprepared—or unwilling—to deal with.

Themes

Love triangle dynamics, Pregnancy pressures, Lgbt relationship strain, Infidelity tension, Public image vs intimacy, Abortion decisions

Available on

Apple TV
Fandango At Home
MUBI
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Past Lives

7. Past Lives

Drama Romance Passionate Romance Relationship Drama
7.8
20231h 46min

Overview

Nora builds a calm, settled life in New York, then Hae Sung flies in from her past and turns every quiet routine into a storm of unfinished feelings. Across one charged weekend, husband, first love, and the woman caught between them collide in a city that suddenly feels far too small.

Themes

Intergenerational longing, Cross-cultural pressure, Memory as bond, Immigrant identity struggles, Destiny and interconnection, Marital loyalty under conflict

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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Love Again

8. Love Again

Romance Drama Comedy Romantic Comedy Relationship Drama
5.9
20231h 44min

Overview

Mira Ray, dealing with the loss of her fiancé, John, sends a series of romantic texts to his old cell phone number… not realizing the number was reassigned to Rob Burns' new work phone. Rob, a journalist, is captivated by the honesty in the beautifully confessional texts. When he’s assigned to write a profile of megastar Céline Dion, he enlists her help in figuring out how to meet Mira in person and win her heart.

Themes

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Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Hulu
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Afire

9. Afire

Drama Romance Comedy Bittersweet Romance Relationship Drama
7.1
20231h 43min

Overview

Self-important author Leon joins his best friend on a summer holiday near the Baltic Sea to complete his novel. When they arrive, they find their house is already occupied by a carefree woman who challenges Leon to open up. Meanwhile, forest wildfires rage around them and impending disaster looms.

Themes

Creative insecurity under pressure, Forest fire as narrative force, Coexisting ambitions and frictions, Unresolved desire and withdrawal, Literary ambition meets criticism, Fragile trust under strain

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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A Good Person

10. A Good Person

Drama Comedy Relationship Drama
7.1
20232h 8min

Overview

Allison's life falls apart following her involvement in a fatal accident. The unlikely relationship she forms with her would-be father-in-law helps her live a life worth living.

Themes

Intergenerational tension, Family obligation, Trauma and recovery, Survivor guilt, Art as coping, Addiction and relapse, Loss and care dynamics

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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