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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.

Burlesque

861. Burlesque

Drama Romance Entertainment Industry Drama Passionate Romance
6.4

20101h 59min

United States

Director: Steve Antin

Ali leaves behind a troubled life and follows her dreams to Los Angeles, where she lands a job as a cocktail waitress at the Burlesque Lounge, a once-majestic theater that houses an inspired musical revue. Vowing to perform there, she makes the leap from bar to stage, helping restore the club's former glory.

Themes

Economic pressure, Ownership of space, Dreams against constraints, Romance and competition, Public performance spectacle, Trust and reconciliation

Available on

Netflix
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Love & Other Drugs

862. Love & Other Drugs

Drama Comedy Romance Romantic Comedy Relationship Drama
6.7

20101h 52min

United States

Director: Edward Zwick

Maggie is an alluring free spirit who won't let anyone – or anything – tie her down. But she meets her match in Jamie, whose relentless and nearly infallible charm serves him well with the ladies and the cutthroat world of pharmaceutical sales. Maggie and Jamie's evolving relationship takes them both by surprise, as they find themselves under the influence of the ultimate drug: love.

Themes

Loyalty vs independence, Romance under professional pressure, Power dynamics in sales, Risk and reward in pharma, Deception and self-interest, Care versus ambition

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Chico & Rita

863. Chico & Rita

Animation Music Romance Narrative Musical Passionate Romance
7.2

20101h 33min

Spain, United Kingdom

Director: Fernando Trueba

Chico is a young piano player with big dreams. Rita is a beautiful singer with an extraordinary voice. Music and romantic desire unites them, but their journey - in the tradition of the Latin ballad, the bolero - brings heartache and torment.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Racial prejudice, Jazz influence, Artistic ambition, Romantic desire, Adult animation

Available on

Apple TV
Kanopy
Hoopla
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The Next Three Days

864. The Next Three Days

Romance Drama Thriller Crime Domestic Thriller
7.3

20102h 13min

United States, France

Director: Paul Haggis

A married couple's life is turned upside down when the wife is accused of murdering her boss. Her husband John would spend the next few years trying to get her released, but there's no evidence that negates the evidence against her. When the strain of being separated from her husband and son gets to her, John decides to find a way to break her out.

Themes

Family separation under pressure, Passport abetted deception, Appeal pressure, Escape artist tactics, Fingerprint evidence, Innocent misperception

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Life As We Know It

865. Life As We Know It

Comedy Romance Drama Romantic Comedy Family Drama
6.5

20101h 54min

United States

Director: Greg Berlanti

After a disastrous first date for caterer Holly and network sports director Messer, all they have in common is a dislike for each other and their love for their goddaughter Sophie. But when they suddenly become all Sophie has in this world, Holly and Messer must set their differences aside. Juggling careers and social calendars, they'll have to find common ground while living under the same roof.

Themes

Financial pressure on parenting, Joint guardianship burden, Co-parenting under strain, Romantic tension in crisis, Ambition versus family duties, Work life balance under pressure

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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From Me to You

866. From Me to You

Romance Drama
6.9

20102h 8min

Director: Naoto Kumazawa

Sawako Kuronuma looks miserable on the outside, but is actually a positive-minded girl, who looks up to Shota Kazehaya, a sociable and friendly boy. Perceiving Sawako's good intentions, he secretly has feelings for her. Sawako meets Kazehaya and makes her first friends, Chizuru and Ayane but in comes Kurumi proclaiming her love for him... Will Sawako and Kazehaya ever find out about each other's feelings?


Under the Hawthorn Tree

867. Under the Hawthorn Tree

Drama Romance
7.1

20101h 53min

Director: Zhang Yimou

The daughter of a right-winger, schoolgirl Jing Qiu is sent to the countryside for reeducation, and tasked to help write a textbook. There she meets Lao San, a young soldier with a bright future ahead. Despite the class divide and parental disapproval, romance blooms against turbulent times.


The First Grader

868. The First Grader

Drama History Romance
7.4

20101h 43min

Director: Justin Chadwick

The true story of an 84 year-old Kenyan villager and ex Mau Mau freedom fighter who fights for his right to go to school for the first time to get the education he could never afford.


Listen to Your Heart

869. Listen to Your Heart

Drama Music Romance
6.9

20101h 42min

Director: Matt Thompson

Danny Foster doesn't have much: an apartment as small as his paychecks, no family, and a struggling music career. Yet for him, "every day is a great day to be alive," an attitude he gained from his mother's unwavering optimism during her losing battle with cancer. It's love at first sight when Danny meets Ariana, a wealthy girl from Greenwich, CT who tragically cannot hear the music she inspires him to write. Ariana, hearing impaired since childhood, is torn between hanging onto the shelter her controlling mother provides and fighting for a love that, if given the chance, might just change her life


A Little Thing Called Love

870. A Little Thing Called Love

Comedy Romance
7.6

20101h 58min

Director: Wasin Pokpong

An introverted young girl falls in love with a popular senior. However, as she begins to come out of her shell, she faces several new problems.