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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.

He's Just Not That Into You

931. He's Just Not That Into You

Comedy Romance Drama Romantic Comedy Relationship Drama
6.4

20092h 9min

United States

Director: Ken Kwapis

Have you ever sat by the phone wondering why he said he would call, but didn't, or you can't figure out why she doesn't want to sleep with you anymore, or why your relationship just isn't going to the next level... they're just not that into you. Gigi just wants a man who says he'll call—and does—while Alex advises her to stop waiting by the phone. Beth wants a proposal after years of a committed relationship with her boyfriend, Neil, who sees nothing wrong with the status quo. Janine's not sure if she can trust her husband, Ben, who can't quite trust himself around Anna. Anna can't decide between the sexy married guy, or her straightforward, no-sparks standby, Conor, who can't get over the fact that he can't have her. And Mary, who's found an entire network of loving, supportive men, just needs to find one who's straight.

Themes

Commitment pressure, Misread signals, Fidelity and temptation, Marriage expectations, Friendship to romance

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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The Secret of Moonacre

932. The Secret of Moonacre

Adventure Fantasy Romance Coming-of-Age Adventure Quest Fantasy
6.1

20091h 43min

Australia, France

Director: Gábor Csupó

When 13 year old Maria Merryweather's father dies, leaving her orphaned and homeless, she is forced to leave her luxurious London life to go and live with Sir Benjamin, an eccentric uncle she didn't know she had, at the mysterious Moonacre Manor.

Themes

Duty vs desire, Deception yields leverage, Greed drives conflict, Legacy shapes belonging, Unity through alliance, Purity as power

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Confessions of a Shopaholic

933. Confessions of a Shopaholic

Comedy Romance Romantic Comedy Parody
5.9

20091h 44min

United States

Director: P.J. Hogan

In the glamorous world of New York City, Rebecca Bloomwood is a fun-loving girl who is really good at shopping – a little too good, perhaps. She dreams of working for her favorite fashion magazine, but can't quite get her foot in the door – until ironically, she snags a job as an advice columnist for a financial magazine published by the same company.

Themes

Friendship under strain, Appearance vs authenticity, Professional ambition and integrity, Consumer culture and debt, Debt-driven reputation management, Impulse control and accountability

Available on

Netflix
Disney Plus
Amazon Video
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Bride Wars

934. Bride Wars

Comedy Romance Romantic Comedy Awkward Comedy
5.5

20091h 29min

United States

Director: Gary Winick

Two best friends become rivals when their respective weddings are accidentally booked for the same day.

Themes

Friendship under pressure, Reputation vs authenticity, Public judgment and rituals, Wedding rivalry, Self-assertion in relationships, Manipulation in social settings

Available on

Netflix
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

935. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Drama Fantasy Romance Relationship Drama Bittersweet Romance
7.8

20082h 46min

United States

Director: David Fincher

Born under unusual circumstances, Benjamin Button springs into being as an elderly man in a New Orleans nursing home and ages in reverse. Twelve years after his birth, he meets Daisy, a child who flits in and out of his life as she grows up to be a dancer. Though he has all sorts of unusual adventures over the course of his life, it is his relationship with Daisy, and the hope that they will come together at the right time, that drives Benjamin forward.

Themes

Love across time, Time reversal, Aging and memory, Caregiving and loyalty, Legacy and inheritance, Memory and mortality

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
fuboTV
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Bedtime Stories

936. Bedtime Stories

Fantasy Comedy Family Romance Supernatural Fantasy
6.0

20081h 39min

United States

Director: Adam Shankman

Skeeter Bronson is a down-on-his-luck guy who's always telling bedtime stories to his niece and nephew. But his life is turned upside down when the fantastical stories he makes up for entertainment inexplicably turn into reality. Can a bewildered Skeeter manage his own unruly fantasies now that the outrageous characters and situations from his mind have morphed into actual people and events?

Themes

Wishes come true storytelling, Imaginary kingdom dream logic, Life turned upside down consequences, Miraculous event reshapes power, Disorder destabilizes family, Imagined futures challenge authority

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Revolutionary Road

937. Revolutionary Road

Drama Romance Family Drama Passionate Romance
7.3

20081h 59min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Sam Mendes

A young couple living in a Connecticut suburb during the mid-1950s struggle to come to terms with their personal problems while trying to raise their two children. Based on a novel by Richard Yates.

Themes

Marriage crisis, American dream pressure, Suburban confinement, Pursuit of escape, Infidelity and secrecy, Gendered expectations

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
fuboTV
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The Reader

938. The Reader

Drama Romance Legal Drama Bittersweet Romance
7.6

20082h 4min

Germany, United States

Director: Stephen Daldry

The story of Michael Berg, a German lawyer who, as a teenager in the late 1950s, had an affair with an older woman, Hanna, who then disappeared only to resurface years later as one of the defendants in a war crimes trial stemming from her actions as a concentration camp guard late in the war. He alone realizes that Hanna is illiterate and may be concealing that fact at the expense of her freedom.

Themes

Illiteracy stigma, Postwar accountability, Secret relationships, Gendered power dynamics, Memory and silence, Long-term trauma consequences

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Yes Man

939. Yes Man

Comedy Romance Romantic Comedy High-Concept Comedy
6.8

20081h 44min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Peyton Reed

Carl Allen, a guy whose life is going nowhere, signs up for a self-help program based on one simple covenant: say yes to everything…and anything.

Themes

Self-improvement pressure, Risk and reward of yes, Spontaneity vs restraint, Social acceptance dynamics, Romance versus commitment, Friendship loyalty tension

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Love Exposure

940. Love Exposure

Action Comedy Drama Romance Awkward Comedy
8.0

20083h 57min

Japan

Director: Sion Sono

The story of a teenage boy named Yu, who falls for Yoko, a girl he runs into while operating for the sake of sin as an "up-skirt" photographer. His attempts to woo her are complicated by a spot of cross-dressing – which convinces Yoko that she is lesbian – dalliances with kung-fu and crime, and a constant struggle with the guilt that's a legacy of his Catholic upbringing.

Themes

Forbidden romance, Religious expectation, Transvestite disguise, Cross dressing, Disguised self, Cult manipulation

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
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