Romantic Comedy movies

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Realistic Tense Intimate Claustrophobic Dry

Overview

After an extremely regrettable one night stand, two strangers wake up to find themselves snowed in after sleeping through a blizzard that put all of Manhattan on ice. They're now trapped together in a tiny apartment, forced to get to know each other way more than any one night stand should.

Themes

Isolation and connection, Snowstorm confinement, New year's eve pressure, One-night stand dynamics, Trust and miscommunication, Online dating pitfalls, Relationship complications

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Tense Dry Witty Sun-drenched Energetic

Overview

A young man meets and instantly falls in love with an engaged woman.

Themes

Romcom expectations vs reality, Commitment anxiety, Lying about charities, Engaged woman obstacle, Friends vs romance, Screenwriter perspective on romance

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Realistic Tense Intimate Claustrophobic Measured

Overview

Overeducated and underemployed, 28 year old Megan is in the throes of a quarterlife crisis. Squarely into adulthood with no career prospects, no particular motivation to think about her future and no one to relate to, Megan is comfortable lagging a few steps behind - while her friends check off milestones and celebrate their new grown-up status. When her high-school sweetheart proposes, Megan panics and- given an unexpected opportunity to escape for a week - hides out in the home of her new friend, 16-year old Annika and Annika's world-weary single dad Craig.

Themes

Deception and secrecy, Quarterlife crisis, Adult responsibility pressures, Romance and commitment anxiety, Parent-child boundaries, Female friendship solidarity

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Realistic Tense Intimate Dry Deliberate

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Martin, an ex-Parisian well-heeled hipster passionate about Gustave Flaubert who settled into a Norman village as a baker, sees an English couple moving into a small farm nearby. Not only are the names of the new arrivals Gemma and Charles Bovery, but their behavior also seems to be inspired by Flaubert's heroes.

Themes

Small town pressures, Parent child relationship tensions, Literature influence, Reading a diary echoes, Death implications, Art restoration pressures

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Realistic Intimate Claustrophobic Dry Restrained

Overview

Mathias Gold is a down-on-his-luck New Yorker who inherits a Parisian apartment from his estranged father. But when he arrives in France to sell the vast domicile, he's shocked to discover a live-in tenant who is not prepared to budge. His apartment is a viager—an ancient French real estate system with complex rules pertaining to its resale—and the feisty Englishwoman Mathilde Girard, who has lived in the apartment with her daughter Chloé for many years, can by contract collect monthly payments from Mathias until her death.

Themes

Deception and coercion, Past trauma resurfacing, Economic leverage, Property and dependency, Family legacy tension

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Realistic Tense Intimate Fast-paced Cynical

Overview

All night in New York, a stranded woman just wants to get home to her husband. A street musician risks everything to help her. As sunrise nears, staying together might save her heart—but cost her marriage.

Themes

Deception in relationships, Economic vulnerability, Infidelity and trust, Chance encounters in the city, Marital strain and agency, Urban romance under pressure

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Playful Tense Intimate Claustrophobic Atmospheric

Overview

Ethan and Sophie are a married couple on the brink of separation when, at the urging of their therapist, they decide to salvage their relationship by escaping to a beautiful vacation house for the weekend.

Themes

Trust under strain, Deception in intimacy, Boundaries under pressure, Idealized selves vs real selves, Surreal couple dynamics, Relationship fragility

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Whimsical Stylish Witty Opulent Slick

Overview

Set in the 1920s French Riviera, a master magician is commissioned to try and expose a psychic as a fraud.

Themes

Trust under scrutiny, Romance amid doubt, Deception and collaboration, Rationalism versus belief, Wealth and spectacle, Occult versus science

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Realistic Steady Intimate Dry Measured

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Nobody likes self-centered realtor Oren Little, and he prefers it that way. He's deliberately mean to anyone who crosses his path and wants nothing more than to sell one final house and retire. His life turns upside-down when his estranged son drops off a granddaughter he never knew existed. Suddenly left in charge of her and with no idea how to take care of a child, he pawns the girl off on his neighbor, Leah -- but he eventually learns how to open his heart.

Themes

Grandparent grandchild relationship, Elderly loneliness, Self-centered real estate agent, Estranged son impact, Neighbor relationship

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Realistic Tense Heartwarming Stylish Witty

Overview

Gretta, a budding songwriter, finds herself alone after her boyfriend Dave ditches her. Her life gains purpose when Dan, a record label executive, notices her talent.

Themes

Artistic integrity vs commerce, Creative collaboration under pressure, Mentor protégé dynamics, Industry transformation tensions, Urban ambition authenticity, Relationship between art and market

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