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Relationship Drama movies

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

Sundown

1. Sundown

Drama Relationship Drama
6.5
20221h 22min

Overview

When a distant emergency disrupts a vacation in Acapulco, simmering tensions rise to the fore between scions of a wealthy British family.

Themes

Deception within family, Loyalty vs self-preservation, Power dynamics and control, Inheritance obligation, Luxury moral distance, Wealth isolation

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Paris, 13th District

2. Paris, 13th District

Drama Romance Relationship Drama Passionate Romance
7.0
20211h 46min

Overview

Émilie meets Camille who is attracted to Nora, who crosses paths with Amber. Three girls and a boy – They're friends, sometimes lovers and often both.

Themes

Professional life vs romance, Power dynamics in intimacy, Nontraditional relationships redefining boundaries, Economic precarity driving rent pressure, Boundary negotiation in romance, Deception through appearances shaping perceptions

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Vortex

3. Vortex

Drama Relationship Drama
7.4
20212h 22min

Overview

Lui, a struggling author with a heart condition, and his wife Elle, a retired psychiatrist, find their idyllic life shattered when Elle begins to succumb to the effects of dementia.

Themes

Alzheimer's disease burden, Elderly couple strain, Dementia dependency, Heart condition impact, End of life pressure, Drug addict legacy

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Kanopy
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The Worst Person in the World

4. The Worst Person in the World

Drama Romance Comedy Bittersweet Romance Relationship Drama
7.7
20212h 8min

Overview

Julie wants a life that finally feels like her own. To find it, she risks wrecking the career she trained for and the love that keeps her steady. When desire, ambition, and honesty collide, which version of herself will she choose—and who will she leave behind?

Themes

Career vs romance, Creative ambition vs relationship, Age gap relationships, Feminist self determination, Pregnancy and motherhood pressure, Illness and mortality shadow

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Mass

5. Mass

Drama Relationship Drama
7.6
20211h 51min

Overview

Two couples meet for a painful and raw conversation in the aftermath of a violent tragedy.

Themes

Memory and memorialization, Bullying and isolation, Parental grief, Accountability under pressure, Gun access debate, Intergenerational guilt

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
fuboTV
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Parallel Mothers

6. Parallel Mothers

Drama Relationship Drama
7.1
20212h 3min

Overview

Two unmarried women who have become pregnant by accident and are about to give birth meet in a hospital room: Janis, in her late-thirties, unrepentant and happy; Ana, a teenager, remorseful and frightened.

Themes

Deception and secrecy, Class and social expectations, Identity through motherhood, Maternal secrecy under pressure, Forensic memory and evidence, Betrayal and trust dynamics

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
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The Starling

7. The Starling

Drama Relationship Drama
6.4
20211h 42min

Overview

A woman adjusting to life after a loss contends with a feisty bird that's taken over her garden — and a husband who's struggling to find a way forward.

Themes

Marriage resilience, Grief and caregiving strain, Marriage under loss, Isolation versus connection, Friendship during hardship, Loss and memory shaping

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The Card Counter

8. The Card Counter

Drama Thriller Crime Revenge Thriller Relationship Drama
6.2
20211h 51min

Overview

William Tell just wants to play cards. His spartan existence on the casino trail is shattered when he is approached by Cirk, a vulnerable and angry young man seeking help to execute his plan for revenge on a military colonel. Tell sees a chance at redemption through his relationship with Cirk. But keeping Cirk on the straight-and-narrow proves impossible, dragging Tell back into the darkness of his past.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Moral ambiguity, Revenge and violence, Gambling as escape, Military prison legacy, Haunted past trauma

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Apple TV
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Drive My Car

9. Drive My Car

Drama Relationship Drama
7.5
20212h 59min

Overview

Yusuke Kafuku, a stage actor and director, still unable, after two years, to cope with the loss of his beloved wife, accepts to direct Uncle Vanya at a theater festival in Hiroshima. There he meets Misaki, an introverted young woman, appointed to drive his car. In between rides, secrets from the past and heartfelt confessions will be unveiled.

Themes

Road trip memory, Grief from loss of loved one, Theater play as craft, Based on short story, Belonging through sign languages, Multilingual casting and inclusion

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Fandango At Home
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Aftermath

10. Aftermath

Horror Crime Drama Thriller Haunting Horror
5.3
20211h 54min

Overview

Desperate to save their marriage, a young couple takes a deal to move into their dream home, but disturbing events reveal the house's troubled history.

Themes

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Amazon Video
Google Play Movies
YouTube
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