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Passionate Romance movies

High-heat romance where chemistry and intensity drive decisions and shape the relationship arc.

The Secret Scripture

1. The Secret Scripture

Drama Romance Historical Drama Passionate Romance
6.7
20171h 48min

Overview

The hidden memoir of an elderly woman confined to a mental hospital reveals the history of her passionate yet tortured life, and of the religious and political upheavals in Ireland during the 1920s and 30s.

Themes

Memory as testimony, Medical ethics under pressure, Unfulfilled love under scrutiny, Religious influence over institutions, Motherhood stigma and adoption, Political upheaval and conflict

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Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Their Finest

2. Their Finest

Romance War Drama World War II Historical Drama
6.8
20171h 57min

Overview

During the Blitz of World War II, a female screenwriter works on a film celebrating England's resilience as a way to buoy a weary populace's spirits. Her efforts to dramatise the true story of two sisters who undertook their own maritime mission to rescue wounded soldiers are met with mixed feelings by a dismissive all-male staff.

Themes

Female leadership under pressure, Gender bias in film, Wartime propaganda ethics, Deception in storytelling, Resilience through cinema, Collaboration vs hierarchy

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Below Her Mouth

3. Below Her Mouth

Drama Romance Passionate Romance Relationship Drama
5.5
20171h 32min

Overview

An unexpected affair quickly escalates into a heart-stopping reality for two women whose passionate connection changes their lives forever.

Themes

Female friendship under pressure, Sexual identity exploration, Fidelity and desire, Personal freedom versus commitment, Self-acceptance and longing, Queer romance and longing

Available on

Apple TV
Google Play Movies
YouTube
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Passengers

4. Passengers

Drama Romance Science Fiction Passionate Romance Space Sci-Fi
7.0
20161h 56min

Overview

A spacecraft traveling to a distant colony planet and transporting thousands of people has a malfunction in its sleep chambers. As a result, two passengers are awakened 90 years early.

Themes

Moral ambiguity, Survival ethics, Romance under constraint, Isolation in space, Human-machine interface, Hope and endurance

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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The Promise

5. The Promise

History Romance Drama Historical Event Passionate Romance
6.1
20162h 13min

Overview

Set during the last days of the Ottoman Empire, a love triangle develops between Mikael, a brilliant medical student, the beautiful and sophisticated artist Ana, and Chris, a renowned American journalist based in Paris.

Themes

Duty versus desire, Family obligation, Collective trauma, Ethnic persecution, Displacement and refuge, Resilience under crisis

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Overview

Mia, an aspiring actress, serves lattes to movie stars in between auditions and Sebastian, a jazz musician, scrapes by playing cocktail party gigs in dingy bars, but as success mounts they are faced with decisions that begin to fray the fragile fabric of their love affair, and the dreams they worked so hard to maintain in each other threaten to rip them apart.

Themes

Fame and personal costs, Artistic integrity vs market demand, Ambition vs compromise, Creative collaboration challenges, Love under professional pressure, City dreams and burnout

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Center of My World

7. Center of My World

Drama Romance Coming-of-Age Drama Passionate Romance
7.1
20161h 55min

Overview

A strange family: 17-year-old Phil lives with his mother and twin sister in an old mansion on the outskirts of town. When he returns from summer camp, the mood in the mansion has soured somehow. Phil doesn’t worry about it, hanging out with his best friend Kat instead. When he starts to feel attracted to a mysterious new student at school, Phil is plunged into emotional turmoil only exacerbated by the trouble at home.

Themes

Family estrangement, Coming-of-age pressures, Secrecy and betrayal, Remote isolation, Adolescent romance, Self-discovery under stress

Available on

Amazon Video
Kanopy
Dekkoo
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Loving

8. Loving

Drama Romance Legal Drama Passionate Romance
7.0
20162h 3min

Overview

In 1958, in the state of Virginia, the idea of interracial marriage was not only considered to be immoral to many, it was also illegal. When Richard and Mildred fall in love, they are aware of the eyes staring at them and the words said behind their backs. It's when they get married, however, that words and looks become actions, and the two are arrested. The couple decide to take their case all of the way to the Supreme Court in order to fight for their love. Based on a true story.

Themes

Civil liberties under strain, Anti-miscegenation laws, Legal equality struggle, Family life under scrutiny, State power vs private life, Racial boundaries challenged

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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From the Land of the Moon

9. From the Land of the Moon

Drama Romance Historical Drama Passionate Romance
6.6
20162h

Overview

In 1950s France, a free-spirited woman trapped in an arranged marriage falls in love with an injured veteran of the Indochinese War.

Themes

Independence under free-spirited woman, Gendered expectation shaping choices, Arranged marriage constraint, Postwar recovery longing, Loyalty versus desire tension, Duty versus affection fracture

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Apple TV
Google Play Movies
YouTube
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Your Name.

10. Your Name.

Animation Romance Drama Anime Passionate Romance
8.4
20161h 46min

Overview

High schoolers Mitsuha and Taki are complete strangers living separate lives. But one night, they suddenly switch places. Mitsuha wakes up in Taki’s body, and he in hers. This bizarre occurrence continues to happen randomly, and the two must adjust their lives around each other.

Themes

Time travel ethics, Memory and longing, Nonlinear timeline, Urban fantasy tension, High school romance, Star crossed lovers

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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