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Passionate Romance movies

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

Wonder Wheel

1. Wonder Wheel

Drama Romance Relationship Drama Passionate Romance
6.2
20171h 41min

Overview

The story of four characters whose lives intertwine amid the hustle and bustle of the Coney Island amusement park in the 1950s: Ginny, an emotionally volatile former actress now working as a waitress in a clam house; Humpty, Ginny’s rough-hewn carousel operator husband; Mickey, a handsome young lifeguard who dreams of becoming a playwright; and Carolina, Humpty’s long-estranged daughter, who is now hiding out from gangsters at her father’s apartment.

Themes

Class pressure erodes loyalty, Lifeguard ambitions collide with duty, Amusement park presence shapes desire, 1950s mood fuels secrecy, Housewife vulnerability under strain, Coney island tensions ripple through family

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Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Fandango At Home
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Newness

2. Newness

Romance Drama Passionate Romance Relationship Drama
6.3
20171h 52min

Overview

In contemporary Los Angeles, two millennials navigating a social media–driven hookup culture begin a relationship that pushes both emotional and physical boundaries.

Themes

Open relationship strain, Dinner party dynamics, Hookup culture pressures, Dating app culture, Open relationship jealousy

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Breathe

3. Breathe

Drama Romance Tragic Drama Passionate Romance
7.2
20171h 58min

Overview

Based on the true story of Robin, a handsome, brilliant and adventurous man whose life takes a dramatic turn when polio leaves him paralyzed.

Themes

Based on true story, True story framing, Polio resilience, True story legacy, Biography inspired care, Polio driven innovation

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Professor Marston and the Wonder Women

4. Professor Marston and the Wonder Women

Drama Romance Historical Drama Passionate Romance
7.0
20171h 48min

Overview

The unconventional life of Dr. William Marston, the Harvard psychologist and inventor who helped invent the modern lie detector test and co-created Wonder Woman in 1941.

Themes

Media representation, Censorship and expression, Gender equality tensions, Nontraditional family structures, Social backlash and conformity, Feminist movement influence

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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God's Own Country

5. God's Own Country

Romance Drama Passionate Romance Relationship Drama
7.6
20171h 45min

Overview

A young farmer in rural Yorkshire numbs his daily frustrations with binge drinking and casual sex, until the arrival of a Romanian migrant worker.

Themes

Loneliness and longing, Rural isolation, Sexuality and masculinity, Migrant labor dynamics, Aging and responsibility, Tradition vs care

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Mary Shelley

6. Mary Shelley

Romance Drama Passionate Romance Historical Drama
6.4
20172h

Overview

The love affair between poet Percy Shelley and Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin resulted in the creation of an immortal novel, “Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus.”

Themes

Economic precarity, Romance and autonomy, 19th century constraints, Poet influence, Biography through literature, Gendered authorship, Prometheus myth

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Call Me by Your Name

7. Call Me by Your Name

Romance Drama Passionate Romance Coming-of-Age Drama
7.8
20172h 12min

Overview

In the summer of 1983, a 17-year-old Elio spends his days in his family's villa in Italy. One day Oliver, a graduate student, arrives to assist Elio's father, a professor of Greco-Roman culture. Soon, Elio and Oliver discover a summer that will alter their lives forever.

Themes

Coming of age, Family expectations, Lgbt romance, Class and privilege, Summer romance

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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Tulip Fever

8. Tulip Fever

Drama Romance Passionate Romance Historical Drama
6.2
20171h 47min

Overview

An artist falls for a married young woman while he's commissioned to paint her portrait. The two invest in the risky tulip market in hopes to build a future together.

Themes

Class inequality, Social climbing, Deception within marriage, Artistic ambition, Tulip market volatility, Gendered constraint

Available on

Netflix
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Everything, Everything

9. Everything, Everything

Drama Romance Passionate Romance Coming-of-Age Drama
6.3
20171h 36min

Overview

A girl allergic to the world lives sealed behind glass walls, until the boy next door drags messy, dangerous real life right up to her window. Secret texts turn into stolen moments, and her safe bubble strains under the weight of a love that demands she step outside or lose him forever.

Themes

Trust under pressure, Isolation vs connection, Overprotective guardianship, Medical deception, Forbidden proximity, Risk and defiance

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Orbiter 9

10. Orbiter 9

Drama Science Fiction Romance Relationship Drama Passionate Romance
5.9
20171h 35min

Overview

Helena, a young woman on a deep space mission, has been alone for 20 years. Her parents abandoned ship after a technical malfunction made it impossible for all three of them to reach their intended destination. Alex, an isolated engineer, is about to enter her life and turn her world upside down.

Themes

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Amazon Video
blue TV
Apple TV
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