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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.

One Day

851. One Day

Drama Romance Romantic Comedy Relationship Drama
7.0

20111h 47min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Lone Scherfig

A romantic comedy centered on Dexter and Emma, who first meet during their graduation in 1988 and proceed to keep in touch regularly. The film follows what they do on July 15 annually, usually doing something together.

Themes

Class inequality, Timing of connection, Friends to lovers, Career vs relationship, Writing life, Missed opportunities

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Just Go with It

852. Just Go with It

Comedy Romance Romantic Comedy High-Concept Comedy
6.4

20111h 57min

United States

Director: Dennis Dugan

While romancing Palmer, a much younger schoolteacher, plastic surgeon Danny Maccabee enlists his loyal assistant Katherine to pretend to be his soon to be ex-wife, in order to cover up a careless lie. When more lies backfire, Katherine's kids become involved, and everyone heads off for a weekend in Hawaii that will change all their lives.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Deception in romance, Age disparity in relationships, Social performance of family, Fake family dynamics, Authenticity versus pretense

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Netflix
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Chalet Girl

853. Chalet Girl

Comedy Romance Romantic Comedy Awkward Comedy
6.3

20111h 37min

Austria, Germany

Director: Phil Traill

While working a job at an exclusive ski resort to support her Dad, Kim learns to snowboard and is so good at it that she enters a competition with a huge cash prize. She has to dig deep to overcome her fears, but her life gets more complicated through her spoken-for boss, Jonny.

Themes

Economic pressure shaping choices, Public competition as turning point, Mentorship enabling skill growth, Romantic entanglements complicate decisions, Social status expectations, Memory of trauma affecting performance

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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No Strings Attached

854. No Strings Attached

Comedy Romance Romantic Comedy Awkward Comedy
6.2

20111h 47min

United States

Director: Ivan Reitman

Emma is a busy doctor who sets up a seemingly perfect arrangement when she offers her best friend Adam a relationship with one rule: No strings attached. But when a fling becomes a thing, can sex friends stay best friends?

Themes

Friendship boundaries in romance, Casual vs committed love, Jealousy and emotional risk, Misperception and trust in dating, Career life balance and dating, Family influence on relationships

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Blue Valentine

855. Blue Valentine

Drama Romance Relationship Drama Bittersweet Romance
7.3

20101h 52min

United States

Director: Derek Cianfrance

Dean and Cindy live a quiet life in a modest neighborhood. They appear to have the world at their feet at the outset of the relationship. However, his lack of ambition and her retreat into self-absorption cause potentially irreversible cracks in their marriage.

Themes

Dysfunctional marriage dynamics, Nonlinear narrative structure, Alcoholism and instability, Parental conflict and distance, Unfulfilled ambitions and drift, Caregiver roles under pressure

Available on

Amazon Video
Hoopla
Fandango At Home
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Hello Ghost

856. Hello Ghost

Comedy Drama Romance Family
7.5

20101h 51min

Director: Kim Yeong-tak

A man's failed suicide attempt enables him to see ghosts, who later keep following him everywhere. It is now up to him to fulfill their wishes to make them go away.


Romantics Anonymous

857. Romantics Anonymous

Drama Comedy Romance Romantic Comedy Awkward Comedy
6.9

20101h 20min

Belgium, France

Director: Jean-Pierre Améris

What happens when a man and a woman share a common passion? They fall in love. And this is what happens to Jean-René, the boss of a small chocolate factory, and Angélique, a gifted chocolate maker he has just hired. What occurs when a highly emotional man meets a highly emotional woman? They fall in love, and this is what occurs to Jean-René and Angélique who share the same handicap. But being pathologically timid does not make things easy for them. So whether they will manage to get together, join their solitudes and live happily ever after is a guessing matter.

Themes

Collaboration under pressure, Craft as lifeblood, Social anxiety and romance, Fear of intimacy, Support networks and growth

Available on

Amazon Video
Plex Channel
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The Tourist

858. The Tourist

Action Thriller Romance Spy Action Political Thriller
6.0

20101h 43min

France, United Kingdom

Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

American tourist Frank meets mysterious British woman Elise on the train to Venice. Romance seems to bud, but there's more to her than meets the eye.

Themes

Fake identity dynamics, Undercover romance tension, Deception and loyalty, Money as motive, Loyalty under pressure, Law enforcement tension

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Three Steps Above Heaven

859. Three Steps Above Heaven

Romance Drama Passionate Romance Relationship Drama
6.8

20102h 2min

Spain

Director: Fernando González Molina

A love story between two young people from different worlds: she’s a modest girl from a wealthy family, and he’s an impulsive rebel who’s always living on the edge.

Themes

Class inequality, Academic pressure, Social expectations, Public scrutiny, Youth rebellion, Romantic risk

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Netflix
Apple TV
Amazon Video
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The Names of Love

860. The Names of Love

Drama Comedy Romance Romantic Comedy Satire
7.1

20101h 40min

France

Director: Michel Leclerc

Bahia Benmahmoud, a free-spirited young woman, has a particular way of seeing political engagement, as she doesn't hesitate to sleep with those who don't agree with her to convert them to her cause - which is a lot of people, as all right-leaning people are concerned. Generally, it works pretty well. Until the day she meets Arthur Martin, a discreet forty-something who doesn't like taking risks. She imagines that with a name like that, he's got to be slightly fascist. But names are deceitful and appearances deceiving.

Themes

Oppositional politics tension, Political persuasion ethics, Appearances deceive in activism, Risk and partnership dynamics, Romantic manipulation, Societal gaze on activism

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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