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Romance movies

Stories of passion, heartbreak, and intimacy that explore the beautiful and complicated nature of love.

Subgenres include: Romantic Comedy, Passionate Romance, Dark Romance.

Their Finest

521. Their Finest

Romance War Drama World War II Historical Drama
6.8

20171h 57min

France, Sweden

Director: Lone Scherfig

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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Kiss and Cry

522. Kiss and Cry

Romance Drama Music
6.7

20171h 35min

Director: Sean Cisterna

A romantic drama based on the story of Carley Allison, a promising 18 year old figure skater and singer who made medical history in her fight against a rare 1 in 3.5 billion type of sarcoma.


Below Her Mouth

523. Below Her Mouth

Drama Romance Passionate Romance Relationship Drama
5.5

20171h 32min

Canada

Director: April Mullen

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

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November

524. November

Drama Fantasy Romance Horror
7.1

20171h 55min

Director: Rainer Sarnet

In a poor Estonian village, a group of peasants use magic and folk remedies to survive the winter, and a young woman tries to get a young man to love her.


The Incredible Jessica James

525. The Incredible Jessica James

Romance Comedy Romantic Comedy Awkward Comedy
6.5

20171h 23min

United States

Director: Jim Strouse

Burned by a bad breakup, a struggling New York City playwright makes an unlikely connection with a divorced app designer she meets on a blind date.

Themes

Creative independence, Career vs romance, Ex-relationship baggage, Theater as craft, Post-breakup dating, Social media scrutiny

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The Space Between Us

526. The Space Between Us

Romance Adventure Science Fiction Drama
6.4

20172h 1min

Director: Peter Chelsom

A young man raised by scientists on Mars returns to Earth to find his father.


The Climb

527. The Climb

Comedy Romance Adventure Romantic Comedy Globetrotting Adventure
6.9

20171h 43min

France

Director: Ludovic Bernard

A true story of Samy, native of La Courneuve, who is out of love for Nadia, decides to climb Mount Everest.

Themes

Social climbing, Public spectacle, Proving oneself, Suburban aspiration, Unemployment and aspiration, Romantic motive

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Passengers

528. Passengers

Drama Romance Science Fiction Passionate Romance Space Sci-Fi
7.0

20161h 56min

United States

Director: Morten Tyldum

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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My Tomorrow, Your Yesterday

529. My Tomorrow, Your Yesterday

Romance Drama
7.4

20161h 51min

Director: Takahiro Miki

Takatoshi Minamiyama majors in art at an university in Kyoto. On the train to the school, he sees Emi Fukuju and falls in love with her at first sight. Gathering up all his courage, he speaks to her. They begin to date and enjoy happy days together, but Emi reveals her secret to him.


The Moment You Fall in Love

530. The Moment You Fall in Love

Drama Animation Romance Comedy
6.0

20161h 3min

Director: Tetsuya Yanagisawa

Following Natsuki Enomoto's confession rehearsals with Yuu Setoguchi, their younger siblings Kotarou and Hina struggle to confess their own love. Despite a disastrous first meeting in middle school with her upperclassman Koyuki Ayase, Hina’s heart is captured by his warm smile. Initially confused by these newfound feelings, Hina soon realizes that she has fallen in love for the very first time. Chasing after her brother Yuu and her crush Koyuki, Hina also enrolls in Sakuragaoka High School; but the threads of love are far-reaching, and they entangle Hina and her friends. Boisterous but sensitive, Hina hopes to confess her feelings to the tender-hearted Koyuki. Meanwhile, Kotarou, oblivious to his own feelings for her, is determined to always keep Hina smiling. This movie follows Hina, Kotarou, and Koyuki in high school. Their youthful love forges new relationships, but also threatens to break others.