Subgenre Sampler
Romance: 1494 Films to Buy & Rent
- Bitter Harvest (2017)
- Dir. George Mendeluk
Feat. Max Irons, Samantha Barks, Terence Stamp
- A modest epic with a romantic centre set against the backdrop of the Holdomor, a death–by–starvation program that ultimately killed…
- Breathe (2017)
- Dir. Andy Serkis
Feat. Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy, Tom Hollander…
- Actor Andy Serkis marks his directorial debut with this inspirational love story based on the true story of adventurer Robin Cavendish, who became…
- Crash Pad (2017)
- Dir. Kevin Tent
Feat. Domhnall Gleeson, Christina Applegate, Thomas Haden Church…
- Awkward rom–com where a hopeless slacker (Dominic Gleeson) falls for an older woman who turns out to be using him to get back at her neglectful…
- Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool (2017)
- Dir. Paul McGuigan
Feat. Annette Bening, Jamie Bell, Vanessa Redgrave…
- Romantic drama based on the 1986 memoir of Peter Turner, the lover of actress Gloria Grahame, who was 28 years his senior. Explores the…
- Finding Your Feet (2017)
- Dir. Richard Loncraine
Feat. Imelda Staunton, Timothy Spall, Celia Imrie…
- A newly divorced woman finds a new lease on life and love when she is dragged along to a community dance class and meets the delightful array of…
- Fireworks (Fireworks: Should We See It from the Side or The Bottom?) (2017)
- Dir. Nobuyuki Takeuchi
- Beautifully romantic Japanese anime set during a school summer vacation, based on Shunji Iwai’s 1993 TV series, “Fireworks”. Refreshingly…
- Hampstead (2017)
- Dir. Joel Hopkins
Feat. Diane Keaton, Brendan Gleeson, Lesley Manville…
- Cosy Brit rom–com in the Richard Curtis tradition, following a mis–matched love affair between Diane Keaton (a wealthy widow) and Brendan…
- How to Talk to Girls at Parties (2017)
- Dir. John Cameron Mitchell
Feat. Elle Fanning, Alex Sharp, Nicole Kidman…
- An energetic, endearingly campy film blending aliens with punk culture, from John Cameron Mitchell (HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH). Set in 1970's London…
- Jane The Virgin (TV Series) (2017)
- Feat. Gina Rodriguez
- Miami–set comedy about a bright young Latina woman who is accidentally inseminated during a trip to the doctor. A unique series which satirises…
- Lovers, The (2017)
- Dir. Azazel Jacobs
Feat. Debra Winger, Tracy Letts, Aidan Gillen…
- Authentic sombre comedy with Debra Winger and Tracy Letts well matched as a long–married, dispassionate couple whose romantic spark suddenly…