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Sales > Romance: 109 films to Buy on DVD
- Priscilla (2023)
- Sofia Coppola's delicate and understated adaptation of Priscilla Presley's 1985 memoir about the stifling reality of being Mrs. Elvis Presley. Aussie…
- DVD $29.95
- One Fine Morning (Un Beau Matin) (2022)
- Lea Seydoux is French movie star royalty but she keeps it real in this sublime film from Mia Hansen–Løve (Bergman Island), one of Europe’s…
- DVD $29.95
- Poppy (2021)
- Endearing Kiwi drama about an ambitious teenager who aspires to be a car mechanic despite the hurdles – which include her protective brother…
- DVD $29.95
- Worst Person in the World, The (2021)
- Gloriously provocative and richly perceptive comedy drama from talented Norwegian director Joachim Trier (THELMA), which follows an unpredictable,…
- DVD $29.95
- Baby Done (2020)
- Appealing Kiwi comedy with award–winning stand–up comedian Rose Matafeo playing a reluctant soon–to–be parent in a state of…
- DVD $29.95
- Freshman Year (S#!%house) (2020)
- An intimate microbudget indie depicting the experience of an awkward, lonely college freshman who unexpectedly makes a connection with a girl at a…
- DVD $29.95
- Supernova (2020)
- A poignant modern love story with Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci playing a couple who have been in love for 20 years.
After a wrenching diagnosis…
- DVD $29.95
- Wild Mountain Thyme (2020)
- John Patrick Shanley, who created MOONSTRUCK, brings his sweeping romantic vision to Ireland with Wild Mountain Thyme. The headstrong farmer Rosemary…
- DVD $29.95
- An Unexpected Love (El amor menos pensado) (2019)
- Argentinian romantic comedy exploring the lives of a couple who, after 25 years of marriage, decide to explore being single, with hilarious and…
- DVD $29.95
- In the Name Of The Land (2019)
- Following the life of a stoic farmer across four decades, this bittersweet and deeply moving drama marks the directorial debut of French…
- DVD $29.95
- Room 212 (Chambre 212, On a Magical Night) (2019)
- Playful French rom–com from acclaimed writer–director Christophe Honore (MA MERE, DAN PARIS).
Set over the course of one night, where…
- DVD $29.95
- Summerland (2019)
- A love–story set in the timeless and enchanting world of Summerland; sun–dappled days by the sea over one achingly beautiful summer.…
- DVD $29.95
- Weathering with You (2019)
- Touching Japanese animated romance doubling as an eco–fable, about a high school boy who befriends a girl who can manipulate the weather. From…
- DVD $34.95
- A Discovery of Witches (TV Series) (2018)
- A romantic thriller series adapted from Deborah Harkness' trilogy of novels that uncovers a secret underworld of vampires, witches and daemons hiding…
- DVD $34.95, $34.95, $34.95
- A Faithful Man (L'homme fidèle) (2018)
- Romantic farce with a whimsical, French new–wave sensibility directed by and starring Louis Garrel. A dashing journalist finds his life…
- DVD $29.95
- A Star is Born (2018)
- Bradley Cooper debuts impressively as director while sparking the right chemistry in front of the camera with real–life pop…
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- Breaker Upperers, The (2018)
- Madeleine Sami and Jackie Van Beek write, direct and star in this frisky and flat–out hilarious Kiwi comedy as heart–burned pals who form…
- DVD $14.95
- Cold War (2018)
- The director of 'Ida' (2013) follows up with a deeply romantic, immaculately composed tale of a Polish concert pianist and a charismatic singer who…
- DVD $29.95
- Destination Wedding (2018)
- Two hopelessly mismatched wedding guests develop a mutual affection while contending with their own spiteful feelings about the wedding, the guests,…
- DVD $29.95
- Photograph (2018)
- A charming romance from the director of THE LUNCHBOX set in Mumbai, where a struggling street photographer convinces a shy stranger to pose as his…
- DVD $29.95
- Sorry Angel (2018)
- Articulate and powerful love story set in Paris in the 90's, where a worldly writer falls for a younger, carefree university student.
- DVD $29.95
- Zoe (2018)
- An engineer and a robot fall in love at a research lab for perfecting romantic relationships. An open minded but scientifically undemanding romantic…
- DVD $29.95
- Aurore (I Got Life!) (2017)
- Actress and co–writer Jaoui is the heart and soul of this witty if overly–familiar rom–com as the eponymous 50–year–old…
- DVD $29.95
- Fireworks (Fireworks: Should We See It from the Side or The Bottom?) (2017)
- Beautifully romantic Japanese anime set during a school summer vacation, based on Shunji Iwai’s 1993 TV series, “Fireworks”. Refreshingly…
- DVD $29.95
- How to Talk to Girls at Parties (2017)
- An energetic, endearingly campy film blending aliens with punk culture, from John Cameron Mitchell (HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH). Set in 1970's London…
- DVD $29.95
- Romantic Road (2017)
- Leading London lawyer and his wife re–define later life by motoring across rural India in their battered 1936 Rolls Royce, to get to a human…
- DVD $29.95
- A Silent Voice (Koe no katachi) (2016)
- Unique Japanese anime following a deaf girl called Shoko, who is bullied at school by a boy who grows up to be tormented by his past behavior, and…
- DVD $29.95
- Kiki, Love to Love (2016)
- Vibrant Spanish sex comedy that follows a collection of lovers in Madrid through a series of five intertwined stories, delivering an outrageously…
- DVD $29.95
- Maudie (2016)
- An arthritic Nova Scotia woman works as a housekeeper while she hones her skills as an artist and eventually becomes a beloved figure in the…
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- Paterson (2016)
- A profound ode to small–town life and the beauty found within everyday simplicity, director Jim Jarmusch here creates a masterful, carefully…
- DVD $29.95
- Up For Love (Un homme à la hauteur) (2016)
- Warm hearted French rom–com about a lawyer who unexpectedly falls for a man with short stature (Jean Dujardin, star of THE ARTIST and the OSS…
- DVD $34.95
- Your Name (Kimi no na wa) (2016)
- Another exquisite animated drama from Makoto Shinkai, an increasingly beloved and notable voice in the world of Japanese anime. The story is based on…
- DVD $34.95
- La Belle Saison (Summertime) (2015)
- Two women strike up a passionate affair against a backdrop of the feminist movement in early–1970's France, but struggle to reconcile of…
- DVD $29.95
- A Little Chaos (2014)
- Alan Rickman directs and stars with Kate Winslet in this lavish study of two landscape artists who become romantically entangled while building a…
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- Garden of Words, The (2013)
- Another gorgeous animated romance from the director of 5 CENTIMETRES PER SECOND, centred on the poignant relationship between a sensitive teenager…
- DVD $24.95
- Half of a Yellow Sun (2013)
- A moving, if overly melodramatic rendering of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's novel about the Nigerian Civil War as experienced by two…
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- Lunchbox, The (2013)
- A sweet and richly aromatic romantic comedy in which a mistaken delivery in Mumbai's famously efficient lunch delivery system connects a young…
- DVD $19.95
- Warm Bodies (2013)
- A young, sensitive zombie falls for a human girl in this savvy romantic comedy which turns the walking dead genre on its head.
- DVD $14.95
- Another Woman's Life (2012)
- Juliette Binoche is typically radiant in this otherwise slight variation on the time–leap genre. She plays a well–to–do woman who…
- DVD $29.95
- Fly Me to the Moon (Un plan parfait) (2012)
- The French churn out another dispensable yet dishy rom–com, this time centred on a woman (Diane Kruger, she of the supermodel looks) who…
- DVD $29.95
- Love is All You Need (2012)
- Susanne Bier (AFTER THE WEDDING) directs this tender drama of mid–life romance, about an Englishman and a Danish woman who forge an unexpected…
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- Tiger Eyes (2012)
- This sensitively observed teen drama – the first ever screen adaptation of a Judy Blume novel – centres on a 17–year–old girl…
- DVD $24.95
- Twice Born (2012)
- The memory of a passionate love affair with an American photographer and its harrowing aftermath is rekindled when a woman returns to Sarajevo with…
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$29.95 $19.95
- Upside Down (2012)
- Two star–crossed lovers separated by opposite worlds attempt to overcome interplanetary boundaries in this head–turning sci–fi…
- Café de Flore (2011)
- Two parallel stories of love and hope transcend their time difference in this fantastical juggling act from French–Canadian filmmaker…
- DVD $14.95
- Goodbye, First Love (2011)
- The director of FATHER OF MY CHILDREN turns her nuanced lens on the passionate but slow–maturing romance between a couple who break up in their…
- DVD $29.95
- My Wedding and Other Secrets (2011)
- Dir. Roseanne Liang adapts her winning documentary (BANANA IN A NUTSHELL) on the struggle to get her traditional Chinese parents to accept her Kiwi…
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$19.95 $14.95
- Nothing Trivial (TV Series) (2011)
- An agreeable and endearingly performed 'singles' comedy by way of modern day Auckland, centred on the romantic hang ups of five friends who compete…
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$24.95 $18.70
- One Day (2011)
- Tear–duct bursting romance based on the best–selling novel follows a couple's relationship as it flits between friendship and romance.
- DVD
$15 $7.50
- Pan Am (TV Series) (2011-2012)
- Named for the iconic Pan American World Airways, this fictionalised period drama series revolves around the stories of the pilots and stewardesses of…
- DVD $34.95
- Age of Reason, The (With Love... from the Age of Reason) (2010)
- A frazzled career woman at breaking point reconnects with her childhood in this soul–searching romantic comedy.
More melodramatic, and less…
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$29.95 $19.95
- Angele and Tony (2010)
- This quality, character–driven courtship between a prostitute with a past and a plainspoken fisherman successfully plays down obvious emotion…
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$34.95 $19.95
- Home By Christmas (2010)
- The director of WAR STORIES returns to the subject for this deeply personal yet affecting docu–drama focusing this time on a single story…
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- Love Story (2010)
- Ebullient Kiwi filmmaker Florian Habicht creates his own 'New York Story' by turning his camera to a beautiful Russian model and his own creative…
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- Summer Coda (2010)
- Rewarding Aussie romance, set along the banks of the Murray River, centres on an itinerant young woman (Taylor) who seeks solace with an orchardist…
- DVD $34.95
- All About Steve (2009)
- Misguided neurotic rom–com stars Sandra Bullock (who's had better days) as a loony crossword puzzler who gains an unhealthy obsession with…
- DVD $19.95
- Paper Heart (2009)
- Cutesy indie combination of documentary and narrative as Charlyne Yi travels America interviewing couples about their relationships. Meanwhile,…
- Separation City (2009)
- Kiwi comedy penned by satirical cartoonist Tom Scott , musing on the struggle of long–term relationships among a group of…
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- Unmade Beds (2009)
- In parallel stories, a Spanish boy and a French girl try to find meaningful connection while squatting in a London hipster neighbourhood in this…
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- Vintner's Luck, The (2009)
- Contentious, opulent NZ–made adaptation of the much–loved Elizabeth Knox novel, ostensibly about the relationship between a guardian…
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$24.95 $18.70
- 5 Centimetres Per Second (Five Centimetres Per Second) (2008)
- Sublimely romantic animated feature divided into three separate episodes tracing the emotional journey of a teenage boy through to manhood, and the…
- DVD $24.95
- Second-Hand Wedding (Secondhand Wedding) (2008)
- Sweet–natured Kiwi suburban rom–com that was a surprise hit at the local box office, with large audiences responding to a highly…
- DVD
$24.95 $18.70
- Vicky Cristina Barcelona (Vicky Christina Barcelona) (2008)
- Woody Allen proves he hasn't lost his touch with this refreshing and vital rom–com that follows two American gal–pals who fall for the…
- DVD
$20 $15
- Caramel (Sukkar banat) (2007)
- Charming Lebanese soap opera with a social conscience, the latest in an emerging wave of dissenting Middle Eastern dramas divulges the stifled lives…
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- Eagle vs Shark (2007)
- Wearing its Kiwi heart on its sleeve to delightful advantage, Taika Waititi's skewed romantic comedy managed to please a crowd both here and abroad,…
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$24.95 $18.70
- Hunting and Gathering (2007)
- A waif–thin artist/cleaner (Tautou) gains a new lease on life after a chance encounter with a dignified stutterer in this heartwarming lost…
- DVD $19.95
- Starting Out in the Evening (2007)
- An aging, all–but–forgotten author (Langella) finds himself the object of an eager grad student’s attention when she decides to make…
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- Cashback (2006)
- British crush–comedy about a heartbroken, insomniac art student and his nightjob in a supermarket, where he whiles away the hours by freezing…
- DVD $29.95
- Robin Hood (TV Series) (2006)
- The latest reincarnation of Robin Hood is a lavish, broadly appealing small screen BBC revival of the Sherwood legend. All of Robin’s friends and…
- DVD
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- Scenes of a Sexual Nature (2006)
- An afternoon in the London sun is the setting for this amiable British ensemble piece of couples debating the vagaries and politics of modern sexual…
- DVD $34.95
- Science of Sleep, The (2006)
- A delightfully self–conscious, self–indulged fantasy for cine–wizard Michel Gondry, the director's follow–up to ETERNAL…
- DVD
$20 $15
- Singer, The (Quand j'étais chanteur) (2006)
- Gerard Depardieu works his rotund charm as a journeyman lounge singer, crooning his way through half–empty nightclubs while forging an unlikely…
- DVD $24.95
- Head-On (Gegen die Wand) (2004)
- Set in scungy working–class Hamburg, this constructs an unusual love story around two Turkish immigrants – a drunken janitor (Unel) and a…
- DVD $29.95
- Unconscious (Inconscientes) (2004)
- Boisterous 'Freudian farce' set amidst the extravagent architecture of Barcelona in 1913, where a disturbed psychiatrist suddenly adandons his…
- DVD
$29.95 $19.95
- Beauty (2003)
- Brit comedy in which a cloistered aristocrat, represented by Martin Clunes (DOC MARTIN), scarred by years of inbreeding has chosen to "trap" himself…
- DVD $14.95, $39.95
- Lost in Translation (2003)
- A coolly romantic and engaging tale of a “brief encounter” between two Americans stranded in Tokyo – a movie–star in midlife crisis…
- DVD
$19.95 $14.95
- Australian Rules (2002)
- A powerful, ultimately compassionate story of white and aboriginal youngsters in remote South Australia, who bond both on and off the football field.…
- DVD $24.95
- Kissing Jessica Stein (2002)
- After a series of ‘straight’ failures, straight–laced Jessica Stein dabbles with same–sex romance and finds a twisted kind of…
- Poster (VG) $12.95
- Secretary (2002)
- A spanking good black comedy detailing the bizarre relationship between a peculiar, ill–tempered lawyer and the meek secretary he…
- Amelie (2001)
- A charming romantic comedy stamped with the purely cinematic style of dir. Jean–Pierre Juenet, who here remixes intricate set pieces, editing…
- DVD $14.95
- Love in a Cold Climate (TV Mini-Series) (2001)
- This witty romantic comedy of manners revolves around three upper–class girls who are launched into society with the goal of landing suitable…
- DVD
$25 $18.75
- Maybe Baby (2000)
- Brit comic whizz–kid Ben Elton has a crack at the directing whip, adapting his semi–autobiographical novel about infertility;…
- DVD $11.95
- Most Fertile Man in Ireland, The (2000)
- Kris Marshall is the Irishman with the high sperm–count, who is recruited by Catholics and Protestants alike to boost their numbers.…
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- Songcatcher (2000)
- In the dappled, secluded backwoods of 1900s Appalachia, music scholar Janet McTeer makes the exciting discovery of a set of unknown Scots–Irish…
- DVD
$20 $15
- Strange Planet (1998)
- Three girl–friends and three guy–friends collide by chance for New Years Eve in a remote beach–house, mixing–n–matching…
- DVD $39.95
- What Dreams May Come (1998)
- Visually extravagant dive into the afterlife, courtesy of New Zealander Vincent Ward, applying his classically–educated eye to a…
- DVD
$20 $15
- As Good As It Gets (1997)
- Obsessive–compulsive Jack Nicholson has his fear and loathing neutered by the straight–shooting solo–Mum waitress, Helen Hunt, in…
- DVD
$15 $11.25
- Rebecca (1997)
- Late–90s British televisation of the classic Daphne Du Maurier gothic romance, with Charles Dance as the widowed aristocrat whose remarriage to…
- DVD $24.95
- Guantanamera (1996)
- A quirky mix of low–speed road movie and romantic comedy following the unsteady progress of a funeral procession across the length of Cuba…
- Poster (G) $9.95
- Jude (1996)
- Christopher Eccleston excels in the title role of a common man in relentless pursuit of a higher education and the forbidden love of his cousin (Kate…
- DVD $19.95
- Love and Other Catastrophes (1996)
- The indie success story of '96 was made by 23–year–old Croghan on a shoestring with her Melbourne film school buddies.
Love is a…
- Poster (VG) $12.95
- Tromeo and Juliet (1996)
- Tromatized version of 'Romeo and Juliet' resets the world's most famous love story in contemporary Manhattan, with body piercings, kinky sex and…
- DVD $14.95
- Pride and Prejudice (TV Series) (1995)
- Jane Austen connoisseurs shan't be disappointed with this terrifically popular BBC version of her consummate novel about romantic intrigues between…
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$24.95 $18.70
- Ocean Waves (1993)
- A sweet, sentimental tale of unrequited teen romance as seen in flashback through the eyes of a man attending his high school reunion forms the basis…
- DVD $29.95
- Piano, The (1993)
- A romantic masterpiece set in pioneering New Zealand worthy of its reputation and phenomenal success. Worth a second glance for the cast's impeccable…
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- Singles (1992)
- Despite the grungy soundtrack and the Seattle setting, this ain't a gritty depiction of long–hairs trying to put their anarchic stamp on the…
- Poster (U) $14.95
- Mediterraneo (1991)
- Oscar–winning tale of eight Italian soldiers who find themselves stranded on a remote Greek isle during WW2. An affecting and surprising…
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$24.95 $18.70
- Come See the Paradise (1990)
- An epic romance about a hot–headed unionist whose love affair with a Japanese American is torn apart when the state interns 100,000 Japanese…
- DVD $24.95
- Far Pavilions, The (TV Mini-series) (1984)
- Lavish period drama based on the epic book by novelist M.M. Kaye, centered around the romance between a young English officer and a beautiful Indian…
- DVD $59.95
- All The Rivers Run (TV Mini-series) (1983)
- Soppy, though fondly remembered Australian turn of the century mini–series following 'Philadelphia' (Thornton), a young English refugee…
- DVD $29.95, $44.95, $49.95, $54.95
- Days of Heaven (1979)
- The mid–western wheat–fields provide a magnificent backdrop for this poignant tale of two disparate bachelors who vie for the same woman.…
- Two Worlds of Jennie Logan, The (1979)
- An enchanting made–for–television drama starring Lindsay Wagner as Jennie Logan, a woman finds an antique dress in her attic that…
- Annie Hall (1977)
- The 'hall'mark of Woody Allen's career – it won him an Oscar for Best Picture and made him a household name. It's a hilarious send–up of…
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$20 $15
- Robin and Marian (1976)
- Hearty adventurism envisions Robin Hood as an aging 40–something, who upon returning from the Crusades, rekindles his rivalry with the Sheriff…
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$20 $15
- Friends (1971)
- Sentimental, page–turning romance blossoms an enternal love between two idealistic French teens head over heels. Hit soundtrack by Elton John…
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$20 $15
- Ryan's Daughter (1970)
- The love triangle is given a sweeping, old–fashioned spin by David Lean, set on the rugged Irish coast during WW1.
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- Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)
- Pastoral, moody epic set in 18th Century England follows the romantic intrigues of an independent woman farmer with three men. Photography by Nic…
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$20 $15
- Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
- Audrey Hepburn is just lovely as an uptown Manhattan socialite who proves a major distraction for her writer neighbour. A chic, carefree frolic based…
- DVD $14.95
- Gone with the Wind (1939)
- One of the greatest examples of story–telling on film, this maintains one's firm interest for nearly four hours with its romantic story, strong…
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