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Coup de Chance

1. Coup de Chance

Drama Relationship Drama
6.4
20231h 36min

Overview

Fanny and Jean have everything of an ideal couple: fulfilled in their professional life, they live in a magnificent apartment in the beautiful districts of Paris and seem to be in love as on the first day. But when Fanny crosses, by chance, Alain, a former high school friend, she is immediately capsized. They see each other again very quickly and get closer and closer.

Themes

Extramarital affair consequences, Wealth and status pressure, Family loyalties vs ambition, Manipulation of kin and law, Suspicion and surveillance, Violence as protection tactic

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Madame

2. Madame

Romance Comedy Drama Romantic Comedy Parody
6.1
20171h 31min

Overview

Anne and Bob, a well-to-do American couple, have just moved to a beautiful manor house in romantic Paris. To impress their sophisticated friends, they decide to host a lavish dinner party, but must disguise their maid as a noblewoman to even out the number of guests. When the maid runs off with a wealthy guest, Anne must chase her around Paris to thwart the joyous and unexpected love affair.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Appearance versus reality, Class prejudice via deception, Status performance under scrutiny, Affair complications, Romantic entanglements and social rules

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Northanger Abbey

3. Northanger Abbey

Romance Drama TV Movie Passionate Romance Romance TV Movie
7.2
20071h 33min

Overview

A young woman's penchant for sensational Gothic novels leads to misunderstandings in the matters of the heart.

Themes

Social status pressures, Imagination vs reality, Wealth misrepresentation, Gossip and manipulation, Romantic negotiation under scrutiny, Shared literary taste

Available on

Apple TV
Kanopy
Hoopla
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Overview

Living with her snobby family on the brink of bankruptcy, Anne Elliot is an unconforming woman with modern sensibilities. When Frederick Wentworth – the dashing one she once sent away – crashes back into her life, Anne must choose between putting the past behind her or listening to her heart when it comes to second chances.

Themes

Class inequality, Social climbing, Deception and appearances, Autonomy vs propriety, Marriage market, Past relationships and second chances

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Britbox Apple TV Channel
The Roku Channel
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The Illusionist

5. The Illusionist

Fantasy Drama Thriller Romance Supernatural Fantasy
7.5
20061h 50min

Overview

With his eye on a lovely aristocrat, a gifted illusionist named Eisenheim uses his powers to win her away from her betrothed, a crown prince. But Eisenheim's scheme creates tumult within the monarchy and ignites the suspicion of a dogged inspector.

Themes

Class inequality, Loyalty under pressure, Deception and illusion, Performative spectacle, Forbidden romance, Power and legitimacy

Available on

Netflix
Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
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Pride & Prejudice

6. Pride & Prejudice

Drama Romance Historical Drama Passionate Romance
7.8
20052h 7min

Overview

A story of love and life among the landed English gentry during the Georgian era. Mr. Bennet is a gentleman living in Hertfordshire with his overbearing wife and five daughters, but if he dies their house will be inherited by a distant cousin whom they have never met, so the family's future happiness and security is dependent on the daughters making good marriages.

Themes

Family relationships, Sisters expectations, Marriage negotiations, Social hierarchy, 18th century, Romantic competition

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Far from Heaven

7. Far from Heaven

Drama Romance Psychological Drama Dark Romance
7.3
20021h 47min

Overview

In 1950s Connecticut, a housewife's life is upended by a marital crisis and mounting racial tensions in society.

Themes

Suburban pressure, Marital crisis, Gay stigma, Racial boundaries, Gender role expectations, Rumor and social scrutiny

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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