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Passionate Romance movies

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

CODA

1. CODA

Drama Music Romance Family Drama Narrative Musical
8.0
20211h 52min

Overview

As a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults), Ruby is the only hearing person in her deaf family. When the family's fishing business is threatened, Ruby finds herself torn between pursuing her love of music and her fear of abandoning her parents.

Themes

Identity through music, Economic pressure on a fishing family, Family obligation vs personal ambition, Communication across deaf and hearing, Pursuit of art under constraint, Sign language as bridge

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The Last Letter from Your Lover

2. The Last Letter from Your Lover

Drama Romance Passionate Romance Relationship Drama
6.7
20211h 50min

Overview

A young journalist in London becomes obsessed with a series of letters she discovers that recounts an intense star-crossed love affair from the 1960s.

Themes

Nonlinear timeline, Love letter as catalyst, Car accident, Memory loss as barrier, Female journalist, Reputation vs autonomy

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Bergman Island

3. Bergman Island

Drama Romance Entertainment Industry Drama Passionate Romance
6.6
20211h 53min

Overview

An English-German filmmaking couple retreat to Fårö for the summer to each write screenplays for their upcoming films in an act of pilgrimage to the place that inspired Ingmar Bergman. As the summer and their screenplays advance, the lines between reality and fiction start to blur against the backdrop of the Island's wild landscape.

Themes

Romantic tension under artistry, Isolation amplifies collaboration pressure, Creative pilgrimage and ambition, Legacy and influence on craft, Blurred reality and fiction, Perception versus truth in storytelling

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Benedetta

4. Benedetta

History Drama Romance Passionate Romance
6.7
20212h 11min

Overview

A 17th-century nun becomes entangled in a forbidden lesbian affair with a novice. But it is Benedetta's shocking religious visions that threaten to shake the Church to its core.

Themes

Religious authority vs personal desire, Surveillance and accusation, Female solidarity and betrayal, Power dynamics in convent, Visions as social pressure, Moral policing of sexuality

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Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning

5. Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning

Action Adventure Drama Romance Martial Arts Action
7.4
20212h 18min

Overview

Before he was a protector, Kenshin was a fearsome assassin known as Battosai. But when he meets gentle Tomoe Yukishiro, a beautiful young woman who carries a huge burden in her heart, his life will change forever.

Themes

Tradition vs change, Duty vs mercy, Personal sacrifice, Trauma of war, Revolutionary loyalty, Peace through restraint

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Finding You

6. Finding You

Romance Drama Passionate Romance Relationship Drama
6.4
20211h 59min

Overview

Finley, a talented aspiring violinist, meets Beckett, a famous young movie star, on the way to her college semester abroad program in a small coastal village in Ireland. An unexpected romance emerges as the heartthrob Beckett leads the uptight Finley on an adventurous reawakening, and she emboldens him to take charge of his future, until the pressures of his stardom get in the way.

Themes

Mentorship under pressure, Media manipulation, Romance under scrutiny, Fame pressure dynamics, Artistry vs responsibility, Caregiving amid crisis

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The World to Come

7. The World to Come

Romance Drama Western Passionate Romance Historical Drama
6.4
20211h 45min

Overview

In 1856, two women forge a close connection despite their isolation on the American frontier.

Themes

Jealousy and control, Practical marriage constraint, Isolation amplifies longing, Forbidden affection under scrutiny, Frontier life social pressures, Loss shapes bonds

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Malcolm & Marie

8. Malcolm & Marie

Drama Romance Entertainment Industry Drama Passionate Romance
6.6
20211h 46min

Overview

As a filmmaker and his girlfriend return home from his movie premiere, smoldering tensions and painful revelations push them toward a romantic reckoning.

Themes

Authenticity versus performance, Creative ego vs relationships, Criticism and interpretation politics, Jealousy and projection, Validation through acknowledgment, Film as self-expression

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Ammonite

9. Ammonite

Romance Drama Passionate Romance Historical Drama
6.5
20201h 58min

Overview

In 1840s England, palaeontologist Mary Anning and a young woman sent by her husband to convalesce by the sea develop an intense relationship. Despite the chasm between their social spheres and personalities, Mary and Charlotte discover they can each offer what the other has been searching for: the realisation that they are not alone. It is the beginning of a passionate and all-consuming love affair that will defy all social bounds and alter the course of both lives irrevocably.

Themes

Social expectations, Forbidden intimacy, Class boundaries, Endurance and care, Female companionship, Scientific ambition

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After We Collided

10. After We Collided

Romance Drama Passionate Romance Relationship Drama
5.1
20201h 45min

Overview

Tessa finds herself struggling with her complicated relationship with Hardin; she faces a dilemma that could change their lives forever.

Themes

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