Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Romance: 1473 Films to Rent
- Barbie (2023)
- Dir. Greta Gerwig
Feat. Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera…
- Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling are perfectly cast as “perfect” dolls Barbie and Ken facing an existential crisis in Barbieland in Greta…
- No Hard Feelings (2023)
- Dir. Gene Stupnitsky
Feat. Jennifer Lawrence, Matthew Broderick, Natalie Morales…
- Jennifer Lawrence produces and stars in this sweet–natured sex comedy spiked by more than a few laugh–out–loud moments and at least…
- Priscilla (2023)
- Dir. Sofia Coppola
Feat. Cailee Spaeny, Jacob Elordi, Ari Cohen…
- Sofia Coppola's delicate and understated adaptation of Priscilla Presley's 1985 memoir about the stifling reality of being Mrs. Elvis Presley. Aussie…
- Bones And All (2022)
- Dir. Luca Guadagnino
Feat. Taylor Russell, Timothée Chalamet, Mark Rylance…
- A captivating, sincere horror–romance from the director of CALL ME BY YOUR NAME, based on the novel by Camille DeAngelis.
Set in the late…
- Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022)
- Dir. Paul Aaron, Simon Curtis
Feat. Hugh Bonneville, Maggie Smith, Tuppence Middleton…
- A celebrated cinematic return of Julian Fellowes' beloved creation that reunites the cast to embark on a grand journey to the South of France in 1928…
- Marry Me (2022)
- Dir. Kat Coiro
Feat. Owen Wilson, Jennifer Lopez, Chloe Coleman…
- Jennifer Lopez stars in this “modern love story about celebrity, marriage and social media” as a version of her musical superstar self who…
- One Fine Morning (Un Beau Matin) (2022)
- Dir. Mia Hansen-Love
Feat. Léa Seydoux, Pascal Greggory, Melvil Poupaud…
- 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…
- Ticket To Paradise (2022)
- Dir. Ol Parker
Feat. George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Kaitlyn Dever…
- Middle–aged rom–com fluff with George Clooney and Julia Roberts starring as ex–marrieds who find themselves on a shared mission to…
- What's Love Got to Do With it? (2022)
- Dir. Shekhar Kapur
Feat. Lily James, Shazad Latif, Emma Thompson…
- How do you find lasting love in today’s world? For documentary filmmaker Zoe (Lily James), swiping right to find Mr. Right has only delivered bad…
- Cyrano (2021)
- Dir. Joe Wright
Feat. Peter Dinklage, Haley Bennett, Kelvin Harrison Jr.…
- Peter Dinklage and Haley Bennett are terrific in this musical take on the iconic French romance, Cyrano de Bergerac, based on Erica Schmidt's 2018…
- Licorice Pizza (2021)
- Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson
Feat. Alana Haim, Cooper Hoffman, Sean Penn…
- Celebrated auteur Paul Thomas Anderson amusingly runs through the fads of the 1970s while loosely following the relationship between a precocious…
- Locked Down (2021)
- Dir. Doug Liman
Feat. Anne Hathaway, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Stephen Merchant…
- Anne Hathaway and Chiwetel Ejiofor play a newly separated couple confined to their swanky London apartment during a mandatory lockdown, with…
- Mothering Sunday (2021)
- Dir. Eva Husson
Feat. Odessa Young, Josh O’Connor, Olivia Colman…
- On a warm spring day in 1924, house maid and foundling Jane Fairchild (Odessa Young) finds herself alone on Mother’s Day. Her employers, Mr. and…
- Poppy (2021)
- Dir. Linda Niccol
Feat. Libby Hunsdale, Ari Boyland, Seb Hunter…
- Endearing Kiwi drama about an ambitious teenager who aspires to be a car mechanic despite the hurdles – which include her protective brother…
- West Side Story (2021)
- Dir. Steven Spielberg
Feat. Rachel Zegler, Ansel Elgort, Ariana DeBose…
- Steven Spielberg's dazzling adaptation of the 1957 musical, an American fairy tale of doomed love and the rivalry between Puerto Rican and white…
- Worst Person in the World, The (2021)
- Dir. Joachim Trier
Feat. Renate Reinsve, Anders Danielsen Lie, Herbert Nordrum
- Gloriously provocative and richly perceptive comedy drama from talented Norwegian director Joachim Trier (THELMA), which follows an unpredictable,…
- Ammonite (2020)
- Dir. Francis Lee
Feat. Kate Winslet, Saoirse Ronan, Gemma Jones…
- A speculative lesbian period drama from the director of the acclaimed gay male romance, GOD'S OWN COUNTRY. Kate Winslet plays British palaeontologist…
- Baby Done (2020)
- Dir. Curtis Vowell
Feat. Rose Matafeo, Matthew Lewis, Emily Barclay…
- Appealing Kiwi comedy with award–winning stand–up comedian Rose Matafeo playing a reluctant soon–to–be parent in a state of…
- Broken Hearts Gallery, The (2020)
- Dir. Natalie Krinsky
Feat. Geraldine Viswanathan, Dacre Montgomery, Bernadette Peters
- Glossy rom–com featuring a winning performance from Geraldine Viswanathan as a 20–something in New York who creates an art gallery to…
- Ellie & Abbie (& Ellie's Dead Aunt) (Ellie and Abbie) (2020)
- Dir. Monica Zanetti
Feat. Sophie Hawkshaw, Zoe Terakes, Marta Dusseldorp…
- Australian lesbian rom–com from writer–director Monica Zanetti, based on her own stage play about a teenager who is visited by the ghost…
- Freshman Year (S#!%house) (2020)
- Dir. Cooper Raiff
Feat. Cooper Raiff, Amy Landecker, Dylan Gelula
- An intimate microbudget indie depicting the experience of an awkward, lonely college freshman who unexpectedly makes a connection with a girl at a…
- High Note, The (Covers) (2020)
- Dir. Nisha Ganatra
Feat. Dakota Johnson, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Bill Pullman…
- Rom–com set in the music industry, with Dakota Johnson playing an overworked personal assistant who longs for fame and recognition, and Tracee…
- Love Sarah (2020)
- Dir. Eliza Schroeder
Feat. Rupert Penry-Jones, Celia Imrie, Shelley Conn
- Charming multi–generational rom–com set in Notting Hill, where a 19 year–old woman enlists the help of her mother's best friend and…
- Supernova (2020)
- Dir. Harry Macqueen
Feat. Colin Firth, Stanley Tucci, Pippa Haywood…
- 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…
- Wild Mountain Thyme (2020)
- Dir. John Patrick Shanley
Feat. Emily Blunt, Jamie Dornan, Jon Hamm…
- John Patrick Shanley, who created MOONSTRUCK, brings his sweeping romantic vision to Ireland with Wild Mountain Thyme. The headstrong farmer Rosemary…
- A Hidden Life (2019)
- Dir. Terrence Malick
Feat. August Diehl, Matthias Schoenaerts, Valerie Pachner…
- Historical drama of distinction from writer director Terrence Malick (THE THIN RED LINE), depicting the life of Franz Jägerstätter, an Austrian…
- A Rainy Day in New York (2019)
- Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Timothée Chalamet, Elle Fanning, Selena Gomez…
- Whimsical rom–com set in New York and following a young college student (Timothée Chalamet) and his romantic exploits with his film student…
- After Midnight (2019)
- Dir. Jeremy Gardner
Feat. Jeremy Gardner, Brea Grant
- After his long–term girlfriend unexpectedly leaves him. a small town bar owner finds himself threatened by a mysterious unseen evil. A curious…
- Aftermath, The (2019)
- Dir. James Kent
Feat. Keira Knightley, Jason Clarke, Alexander Skarsgard
- Period melodrama of some distinction due to its strong cast, set in postwar Germany in 1945, where a British colonel and his wife move into a…
- An Unexpected Love (El amor menos pensado) (2019)
- Dir. Juan Vera
Feat. Ricardo Darín, Mercedes Morán
- Argentinian romantic comedy exploring the lives of a couple who, after 25 years of marriage, decide to explore being single, with hilarious and…
- Babyteeth (2019)
- Dir. Shannon Murphy
Feat. Eliza Scanlen, Toby Wallace, Michelle Lotters…
- Australian coming–of–age drama marking the feature debut for director Shannon Murphy (KILLING EVE), from a screenplay by Rita Kalnejais,…
- Berlin, I Love You (2019)
- Dir. Peter Chelsom, Fernando Eimbcke, Claus Clausen
Feat. Helen Mirren, Keira Knightley, Mickey Rourke…
- Anthology film continuing the "Cities of Love" franchise (PARIS, JE T'AIME, NEW YORK, I LOVE YOU) set in the German capital where ten sugary stories…
- Brown Boys (2019)
- Dir. Hans Masoe
Feat. Hans Masoe, Lagi Farani
- A comedic coming–of–age film about six Samoan men (Peter the Player, Kiligi the Bad Influence, Magele the Tough Guy, Luka the Drunken…
- Five Feet Apart (2019)
- Dir. Justin Baldoni
Feat. Haley Lu Richardson, Cole Sprouse, Moises Arias
- Teen romance with two cystic fibrosis patients whose undeniable attraction threatens the rules and boundaries put in place to protect their health,…
- Gloria Bell (2019)
- Dir. Sebastián Lelio
Feat. Julianne Moore, John Turturro, Caren Pistorius…
- Another winner from Chilean director Sebastian Lelio, who remakes his superb Spanish–language mid–life romance with absolute assurance…
- Hope Gap (2019)
- Dir. William Nicholson
Feat. Annette Bening, Bill Nighy, Josh O’Connor…
- Adapted from the director's own play The Retreat from Moscow, this British drama stars Annette Bening and Bill Nighy as a couple who are facing a…
- In the Name Of The Land (2019)
- Dir. Edouard Bergeon
Feat. Guillaume Canet, Veerle Baetens, Anthony Bajon…
- Following the life of a stoic farmer across four decades, this bittersweet and deeply moving drama marks the directorial debut of French…
- Long Shot (2019)
- Dir. Jonathan Levine
Feat. Seth Rogen, Charlize Theron, Andy Serkis…
- Charming rom–com with Seth Rogen playing a journalist who becomes speechwriter to presidential candidate Charlize Theron, who was his childhood…
- Marriage Story (2019)
- Dir. Noah Baumbach
Feat. Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver, Laura Dern…
- A brutal, funny and at times almost unbearably insightful depiction of the divorce of an upper class stage director and actress (played brilliantly…
- Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
- Dir. Céline Sciamma
Feat. Noémie Merlant, Adele Haenel
- Céline Sciamma (GIRLHOOD) directs this devastatingly good, exquisitely executed lesbian period drama. Set in France in the 18th century, where a…
- Room 212 (Chambre 212, On a Magical Night) (2019)
- Dir. Christophe Honore
Feat. Chiara Mastroianni, Vincent Lacoste, Camille Cottin…
- Playful French rom–com from acclaimed writer–director Christophe Honore (MA MERE, DAN PARIS).
Set over the course of one night, where…
- Summerland (2019)
- Dir. Jessica Swale
Feat. Gemma Arterton, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Lucas Bond…
- A love–story set in the timeless and enchanting world of Summerland; sun–dappled days by the sea over one achingly beautiful summer.…
- Top End Wedding (2019)
- Dir. Wayne Blair
Feat. Miranda Tapsell, Gwilym Lee, Kerry Fox
- Charming Australian rom–com with impressive actress Miranda Tapsell playing a woman who is in love and and newly engaged, but before her dream…
- Weathering with You (2019)
- Dir. Makoto Shinkai
- Touching Japanese animated romance doubling as an eco–fable, about a high school boy who befriends a girl who can manipulate the weather. From…
- What Men Want (2019)
- Dir. Adam Shankman
Feat. Taraji P. Henson, Aldis Hodge, Richard Roundtree…
- A mildly raunchy, gender–switched remake of the 2000 romantic comedy, WHAT WOMEN WANT, following a woman who, after drinking a potent…
- Yesterday (2019)
- Dir. Danny Boyle
Feat. Himesh Patel, Lily James, Kate McKinnon…
- Another smash hit from writer Richard Curtis which, like ABOUT TIME, works a fantasy element into his patented brand of well–scrubbed English…
- A Discovery of Witches (TV Series) (2018)
- Dir. Juan Carlos Medina
Feat. Teresa Palmer, Matthew Goode, Malin Buska…
- A romantic thriller series adapted from Deborah Harkness' trilogy of novels that uncovers a secret underworld of vampires, witches and daemons hiding…
- A Faithful Man (L'homme fidèle) (2018)
- Dir. Louis Garrel
Feat. Louis Garrel, Laetitia Casta, Lily-Rose Depp
- Romantic farce with a whimsical, French new–wave sensibility directed by and starring Louis Garrel. A dashing journalist finds his life…
- A Star is Born (2018)
- Feat. Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper, Sam Elliott…
- Bradley Cooper debuts impressively as director while sparking the right chemistry in front of the camera with real–life pop…
- Book Club (2018)
- Dir. Bill Holderman
Feat. Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen…
- Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, and Mary Steenburgen play four life–long friends who read Fifty Shades of Grey as part of their…
- Border (Gräns) (2018)
- Dir. Ali Abbasi
Feat. Eva Melander, Eero Milonoff, Jörgen Thorsson
- Remarkable Swedish black comedy about a customs officer with an extraordinary sense of smell who sniffs out a suspicious–looking traveller with…
- Breaker Upperers, The (2018)
- Dir. Madeleine Sami, Jackie Van Beek
Feat. Madeleine Sami, Jackie Van Beek, James Rolleston…
- 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…
- Cold War (2018)
- Dir. Pawel Pawlikowski
Feat. Joanna Kulig, Tomasz Kot
- The director of 'Ida' (2013) follows up with a deeply romantic, immaculately composed tale of a Polish concert pianist and a charismatic singer who…
- Crazy Rich Asians (2018)
- Dir. Jon Chu
Feat. Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh
- Highly effective hi–gloss American rom–com featuring an all Asian cast that follows a young native New Yorker and her longtime boyfriend…
- Destination Wedding (2018)
- Dir. Victor Levin
Feat. Keanu Reeves, Winona Ryder, Dj Dallenbach
- Two hopelessly mismatched wedding guests develop a mutual affection while contending with their own spiteful feelings about the wedding, the guests,…
- Every Day (2018)
- Dir. Michael Sucsy
Feat. Angourie Rice, Justice Smith, Debby Ryan…
- Romantic drama based on the New York Times bestseller by David Levithan. A 16 year old girl called Rhiannon falls in love with a mysterious traveling…
- Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, The (2018)
- Dir. Mike Newell
Feat. Lily James, Michiel Huisman, Glenn Powell
- Warm and picturesque romantic comedy from the director of FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL. Set in 1946, the charismatic and free–spirited writer…
- In The Aisles (In den Gängen) (2018)
- Dir. Thomas Stuber
Feat. Franz Rogowski, Sandra Huller
- A German wholesale supermarket is the setting for this gentle romantic drama following a reclusive blue–collar shelf stacker (Andreas Leupold,…
- Love, Simon (2018)
- Dir. Greg Berlanti
Feat. Nick Robinson, Josh Duhamel, Jennifer Garner
- A high school love story taking the best of the genre cliches (yes, John Hughes) and translating them into a gay context – an unprecedented…
- Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again (Mamma Mia 2) (2018)
- Dir. Ol Parker
Feat. Amanda Seyfried, Lily James, Christine Baranski…
- Everything you adored (or despised) about the first movie is here in spades in this sequel to the impossibly rowdy all–singing,…
- Mary Shelley (2018)
- Dir. Haifaa Al-Mansour
Feat. Elle Fanning, Maisie Williams, Bel Powley…
- A startling Elle Fanning enlivens this period melodrama about Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin's romantic relationship with the poet Percy Shelley, which…
- Photograph (2018)
- Dir. Ritesh Batra
Feat. Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Sanya Malhotra
- 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…
- Sorry Angel (2018)
- Dir. Christophe Honore
Feat. Pierre Deladonchamps, Vincent Lacoste, Denis Podalydes
- Articulate and powerful love story set in Paris in the 90's, where a worldly writer falls for a younger, carefree university student.
- Tell It To The Bees (2018)
- Dir. Annabel Jankel
Feat. Anna Paquin, Holliday Grainger, Emun Elliott…
- Romantic drama set in 1950's rural Scotland, where a burgeoning romance between a female doctor and the mother of one of her patients provokes social…
- Vita and Virginia (2018)
- Dir. Chanya Button
Feat. Gemma Arterton, Elizabeth Debicki, Rupert Penry-Jones…
- British biopic about the unconventional romance between wickedly brilliant writer Virginia Woolf and the beguiling Vita Sackville–West –…
- Zoe (2018)
- Dir. Drake Doremus
Feat. Ewan McGregor, Léa Seydoux, Theo James…
- An engineer and a robot fall in love at a research lab for perfecting romantic relationships. An open minded but scientifically undemanding romantic…
- Aurore (I Got Life!) (2017)
- Dir. Blandine Lenoir
Feat. Agnes Jaoui, Thibault de Montalembert, Pascale Arbillot
- Actress and co–writer Jaoui is the heart and soul of this witty if overly–familiar rom–com as the eponymous 50–year–old…
- Beauty and the Beast (2017)
- Dir. Bill Condon
Feat. Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans…
- A live–action re–telling of Disney's own animated classic which refashions the original French fairy tale for a contemporary audience,…
- Berlin Syndrome (2017)
- Dir. Cate Shortland
Feat. Teresa Palmer, Riemelt Max
- An Australian photographer visiting Berlin to shoot architecture meets a charismatic local English teacher, but their first date turns into a…
- Big Sick, The (2017)
- Dir. Michael Showalter
Feat. Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter…
- Pakistan–born comedian Kumail Nanjiani (SILICON VALLEY) and Zoe Kazan find the right chemistry in this winning culture clash rom–com that…
- 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…
- Madame (2017)
- Dir. Amanda Sthers
Feat. Toni Collette, Harvey Keitel, Rossy de Palma
- Aristocratical farce starring Toni Collette and Harvey Keitel as a wealthy, well–connected American couple who move into a manor in Paris where…
- Marjorie Prime (2017)
- Dir. Michael Almereyda
Feat. Jon Hamm, Geena Davis, Lois Smith…
- An entirely thought–provoking chamber–piece set in the not–too–distant future where an elderly woman with encroaching…
- Mr. Stein Goes Online (Un profil pour deux) (2017)
- Dir. Stéphane Robelin
Feat. Pierre Richard
- Old–fashioned French farce where a reclusive widower enters the world of online dating, using the profile photo of his young computer tutor to…
- Permission (2017)
- Dir. Brian Crano
Feat. Rebecca Hall, Dan Stevens, Morgan Spector…
- A rom–com that explores thought–provoking themes in a charming package, with Rebecca Hall and Dan Stevens as a committed and loving…
- Phantom Thread (2017)
- Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson
Feat. Daniel Day-Lewis, Vicky Krieps, Lesley Manville
- Deliciously gothic period drama by acclaimed director Paul Thomas Anderson. Set in 1950's London, a charismatic and obsessive couturier meets a…
- Romantic Road (2017)
- Dir. Oliver McGarvey
- 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…
- Shape of Water, The (2017)
- Dir. Guillermo Del Toro
Feat. Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins…
- At a top secret research facility in the 1950s, a lonely janitor forms a unique relationship with an amphibious creature that is being held in…
- Space Between Us, The (2017)
- Dir. Peter Chelsom
Feat. Asa Butterfield, Gary Oldman, Carla Gugino…
- Sci–fi romance where a teenage boy who has grown up on Mars visits earth for the first time. Enlisting the help of a misfit girl from Colorado,…
- Their Finest (2017)
- Dir. Lone Scherfig
Feat. Gemma Arterton, Sam Claflin, Bill Nighy…
- Charming, rousing WWII romance starring Gemma Arterton as a greenhorn screenwriter who joins a makeshift cast and crew to make a film to lift British…
- Tulip Fever (2017)
- Dir. Justin Chadwick
Feat. Alicia Vikander, Dane DeHaan, Zach Galifianakis…
- Elegant romantic drama where an artist falls for a young married woman (Alicia Vikander) while he's commissioned to paint her portrait during the…
- Wilde Wedding, The (2017)
- Dir. Damian Harris
Feat. Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Patrick Stewart…
- A retired film star prepares for her fourth wedding to a successful British novelist as tensions fly and hi–jinks ensue among the guests at the…
- A Date for Mad Mary (2016)
- Dir. Darren Thornton
Feat. Seána Kerslake, Tara Lee
- Smart, soulful Irish rom–com following "Mad" Mary McArdle (Seana Kerslake) as she struggles to find a date to her best friends wedding after…
- A Silent Voice (Koe no katachi) (2016)
- Dir. Naoko Yamada
Feat. Miyu Irino
- 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…
- Allied (2016)
- Dir. Robert Zemeckis
Feat. Brad Pitt, Marion Cotillard, Lizzy Caplan…
- Old–fashioned wartime romance between an intelligence officer and a French resistance fighter in 1942, which develops into a satisfying…
- Bridget Jones's Baby (2016)
- Dir. Sharon Maguire
Feat. Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth, Patrick Dempsey…
- A belated and rather witty third screen outing for Helen Fielding's comic heroine, with Renee Zellweger returning as the beleaguered Bridget, now 43,…
- Cafe Society (2016)
- Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Jeannie Berlin…
- Diverting valentine to the 1930s from Woody Allen, in his 49th film, following Bronx–born Jesse Eisenberg through romantic, familial and…
- Choice, The (2016)
- Dir. Ross Katz
Feat. Benjamin Walker, Teresa Palmer, Maggie Grace…
- Romantic drama from the Nicholas Sparks playbook, and novel, about a couple who meet as neighbors in a small coastal town and wind up in a…
- Chronesthesia (2016)
- Dir. Hayden J. Weal
Feat. Hayden J. Weal, Michelle Ny, Cohen Holloway…
- Indie rom–com with a curious time–shifting twist in which a socially isolated young man's burgeoning romance with a science student is…
- Exception, The (2016)
- Dir. David Leveaux
Feat. Lily James, Jai Courtney, Janet McTeer…
- Romantic war drama fictionalizing the last few days in the life of exiled Kaiser Wilhelm II, played by Christopher Plummer. A German soldier tries to…
- Kiki, Love to Love (2016)
- Dir. Paco Leon
Feat. Natalia de Molina, Alex Garcia, Jacobo Sanchez
- Vibrant Spanish sex comedy that follows a collection of lovers in Madrid through a series of five intertwined stories, delivering an outrageously…
- La La Land (2016)
- Dir. Damien Chazelle
Feat. Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling, Rosemarie DeWitt…
- The wunderkind director of WHIPLASH fashions another bold, contemporary love letter to the Jazz age, this time as a widescreen, technicolor romantic…
- Lazy Eye (2016)
- Dir. Tim Kirkman
Feat. Lucas Near-Verbruggh, Aaron Costa Ganis, Michaela Watkins
- A graphic designer in his 40's reconnects with a lost love over a weekend away in the Californian desert in this gay–themed romantic drama.…
- Light Between Oceans, The (2016)
- Dir. Derek Cianfrance
Feat. Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, Rachel Weisz…
- An elegant sweeping melodrama set in post–WWI Western Australia about a lighthouse keeper and his wife who raise a baby they rescue from an…
- Maudie (2016)
- Dir. Aisling Walsh
Feat. Ethan Hawke, Sally Hawkins, Kari Matchett…
- 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…
- My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (2016)
- Dir. Kirk Jones
Feat. Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Michael Constantine…
- Frivolous sequel to the surprise hit has romantic leads Vardalos and Corbett negotiating parenthood, teenage rebellion and a family secret comes to…
- Paris Can Wait (Bonjour Anne) (2016)
- Dir. Eleanor Coppola
Feat. Diane Lane, Alec Baldwin, Arnaud Viard
- Indulgent romantic dramady with Diane Lane as a woman at a crossroads in her life who is wooed throughout the French countryside by a charming Gallic…
- Passengers (2016)
- Dir. Morten Tyldum
Feat. Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Pratt, Laurence Fishburne…
- Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt play passengers on board a spacecraft destined for a distant planet, who are awakened from their sleeping pods 90…
- Paterson (2016)
- Dir. Jim Jarmusch
Feat. Adam Driver, Golshifteh Farahani
- A profound ode to small–town life and the beauty found within everyday simplicity, director Jim Jarmusch here creates a masterful, carefully…
- Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016)
- Dir. Burr Steers
Feat. Lily James, Sam Riley, Jack Huston…
- The myriad charms of Jane Austen's classic novel are put to the test when zombies threaten the happiness of all who dwell on the Bennett estate.…
- Rosalie Blum (2016)
- Dir. Julien Rappeneau
Feat. Noemie Lvovsky, Alice Isaaz, Kyan Khojandi
- An intriguing and relatable French rom–com that tells the same story of romantic serendipity from three different points of view. Based on a…
- Shared Rooms (2016)
- Dir. Rob Williams
Feat. Daniel Lipshutz, Alex Neil Miller, Enzo Nova
- Queer rom–com telling three interconnected stories of gay men seeking love during the holiday season.
A married couple take in a teenage…
- United Kingdom, A (2016)
- Dir. Amma Asante
Feat. Rosamund Pike, David Oyelowo, Jack Davenport…
- Assured historical drama which deftly covers a decade–long fight for acceptance when the King of Botswana falls in love with a British clerk…
- Up For Love (Un homme à la hauteur) (2016)
- Dir. Laurent Tirard
Feat. Jean Dujardin, Virginie Efira
- 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…
- Your Name (Kimi no na wa) (2016)
- Dir. Makoto Shinkai
- Another exquisite animated drama from Makoto Shinkai, an increasingly beloved and notable voice in the world of Japanese anime. The story is based on…
- 5 Flights Up (Five Flights Up) (2015)
- Dir. Richard Loncraine
Feat. Diane Keaton, Morgan Freeman, Cynthia Nixon…
- Morgan Freeman and Diane Keaton headline this amiable drama as a long–married couple endure a hectic weekend as they ponder the sale of the…
- Age Of Adaline (2015)
- Dir. Lee Toland Krieger
Feat. Blake Lively, Michiel Huisman, Harrison Ford…
- Blake Lively headlines this appealing fantasy about a young woman, born at the turn of the 20th century, rendered ageless after an accident.
- Aloha (2015)
- Dir. Cameron Crowe
Feat. Bradley Cooper, Rachel McAdams, Emma Stone…
- Hawaiian set romantic comedy with Bradley Cooper as a defense worker who teams up with a pilot to stop a satellite launch.
- Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong (2015)
- Dir. Emily Ting
Feat. Jamie Chung, Bryan Greenberg
- A charming romance unfolds in Hong Kong between a Chinese–American toy designer and an American ex–pat. Based on the director's own…
- Far from the Madding Crowd (2015)
- Dir. Thomas Vinterberg
Feat. Carey Mulligan, Matthias Schoenaerts, Michael Sheen…
- Stirring adaptation of the Thomas Hardy novel boasts a very fine performance from Carey Mulligan as Bathsheba Everdene a young farmer who attracts…
- Hello, My Name is Doris (2015)
- Dir. Michael Showalter
Feat. Sally Field, Max Greenfield, Tyne Daly…
- Off–beat romantic comedy with a winning performance from Sally Field as a smitten woman concocting schemes to woo her much younger colleague.
- I'll See You In My Dreams (2015)
- Dir. Brett Haley
Feat. Blythe Danner, Sam Elliott, Martin Starr…
- Blythe Danner is exceptional in this heartfelt drama about a widow and former songstress who discovers that life can begin anew at any age.
- In the Shadow of Women (L'ombre des femmes) (2015)
- Dir. Philippe Garrel
Feat. Clotilde Courau, Stanislas Merhar, Lena Paugam
- Romantic drama from Philippe Garrel, a prolific French auteur whose work is rarely available outside of France and often deal with the subject of…
- La Belle Saison (Summertime) (2015)
- Dir. Catherine Corsini
Feat. Cecile De France, Izia Higelin, Noemie Lvovsky
- Two women strike up a passionate affair against a backdrop of the feminist movement in early–1970's France, but struggle to reconcile of…
- Man Up (2015)
- Dir. Ben Palmer
Feat. Lake Bell, Simon Pegg, Olivia Williams…
- Simon Pegg and Lake Bell have the requisite chemistry and comedy chops in this nimble and self–aware rom–com about a single woman who's…
- Roald Dahl's Esio Trot (2015)
- Dir. Dearbhla Walsh
Feat. Dustin Hoffman, Judi Dench, James Corden
- Judi Dench and Dustin Hoffman star in this fine Roald Dahl adaptation about a retired bachelor who has a thing for his tortoise–obsessed…
- Tanna (2015)
- Dir. Martin Butler, Bentley Dean
Feat. Mungau Dain, Marie Wawa
- A fact–based "Romeo and Juliet" tale that took place on the island of Tanna in Vanuatu in 1987, this is a splendidly realized and moving…
- Tumbledown (2015)
- Dir. Sean Mewshaw
Feat. Rebecca Hall, Jason Sudeikis, Blythe Danner…
- Earnest romantic drama with the widow of a acclaimed folk–singer tentatively exploring romance with his biographer.
- Wasp (2015)
- Dir. Philippe Audi-Dor
Feat. Hugo Bolton, Elly Condron, Simon Haycock
- Romantic drama about two gay men whose vacation in the South of France is interrupted when one of their female friends show up, leading to sexual…
- 3 Hearts (2014)
- Dir. Benoît Jacquot
Feat. Benoit Poelvoorde, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Chiara Mastroianni…
- Tense romantic drama centered around a complicated love triangle that develops between a married couple and the wife's sister.
- A Chance Encounter (Quantum Love) (2014)
- Dir. Lisa Azuelos
Feat. Sophie Marceau, Francois Cluzet, Lisa Azuelos…
- High–concept romantic comedy which blends fantasy with reality as a a married man's encounter with another woman develops into a mutual…
- A Little Chaos (2014)
- Dir. Alan Rickman
Feat. Kate Winslet, Alan Rickman, Stanley Tucci…
- Alan Rickman directs and stars with Kate Winslet in this lavish study of two landscape artists who become romantically entangled while building a…
- And So It Goes (2014)
- Dir. Rob Reiner
Feat. Michael Douglas, Diane Keaton, Annie Parisse
- A curmudgeon and his widowed next door neighbor bond when they come into the care of a 9–year–old girl in this sweet–centred late…
- Are We Officially Dating? (That Awkward Moment) (2014)
- Dir. Tom Gormican
Feat. Zac Efron, Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan…
- Three bros contemplate the status of their respective relationships in this slack–jawed romantic calamity. Eye candy notwithstanding, an…
- Barefoot (2014)
- Dir. Andrew Fleming
Feat. Evan Rachel Wood, Scott Speedman, Treat Williams…
- Evan Rachel Wood plays a severely sheltered psychiatric patient who's invited to a wedding in this light romance. Leans heavily on the pixie dream…
- Before We Go (2014)
- Dir. Chris Evans
Feat. Chris Evans, Alice Eve, Emma Fitzpatrick…
- Schmaltzy rom–com with Chris Evans and Alice Eve as two strangers stuck in Manhattan for the night where they grow into each other's trusted…
- Best of Me, The (2014)
- Dir. Michael Hoffman
Feat. Michelle Monaghan, James Marsden, Luke Bracey…
- Nicholas Sparks adaptation with a pair of former high school sweethearts reuniting after many years when they return to visit their small hometown.
- Comet (2014)
- Dir. Sam Esmail
Feat. Justin Long, Emmy Rossum, Kayla Servi…
- Visually distinctive romantic drama set in a parallel universe that bounces back and forth over the course of an unlikely but perfectly paired…
- Cuban Fury (2014)
- Dir. James Griffiths
Feat. Rashida Jones, Chris O'Dowd, Nick Frost…
- Chubby Nick Frost makes a play for his cute American boss (Rashida Jones) who both share a secret passion for salsa in this boisterous dance…
- Date and Switch (2014)
- Dir. Chris Nelson
Feat. Nicholas Braun, Hunter Cope, Dakota Johnson…
- Your standard issue teens–get–laid high school comedy from the exterior, this sweet–centred romp finds two best friends at odds…
- Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby, The (2014)
- Dir. Ned Benson
Feat. James McAvoy, Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis…
- An ambitious and elegant New York love story from first time director Benson follows a couple as they try to reclaim the life and love they once…
- Elsa & Fred (Elsa and Fred) (2014)
- Dir. Michael Radford
Feat. Shirley Maclaine, Christopher Plummer, Marcia Gay Harden…
- Shirley Maclaine and Christopher Plummer take the leads in this remake of the Argentinian romance in which a feisty retiree and her new neighbor, an…
- Endless Love (2014)
- Dir. Shana Feste
Feat. Alex Pettyfer, Gabriella Wilde, Bruce Greenwood…
- Petty–ful remake of the Brooke Shields weepie about young love suppressed by disapproving parents.
- Fault in Our Stars, The (2014)
- Dir. Josh Boone
Feat. Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgort, Nat Wolff…
- A pair of offbeat teengers – one terminally ill – embrace the journey of life in this sweeping teen romance based on John Green's popular…
- Hidden Away (A escondidas) (2014)
- Dir. Mikel Rueda
Feat. German Alcarazu, Adil Koukouh, Joseba Ugalde
- Spanish romantic drama filmed in neighbourhoods throughout Bilbao, exploring themes of sexual awakening, racism and deportation through the story of…
- I Am Happiness on Earth (2014)
- Dir. Julien Hernandez
Feat. Hugo Catalan, Gabino Rodriguez, Andrea Portal
- Gay–themed Mexican film about the infatuation a commitment–phobic film director has for a talented dancer. Director Julian Hernandez…
- If I Stay (2014)
- Dir. R.J. Cutler
Feat. Chloe Grace Moretz, Mireille Enos, Jamie Blackley…
- Soapy teen drama with Chloe Moretz as a young woman in a coma who must decide whether to wake up, and live a life far different than she had…
- Life After Beth (2014)
- Dir. Jeff Baena
Feat. Aubrey Plaza, Dane DeHaan, John C. Reilly…
- Grieving over the death of his girlfriend, a young man gets a second chance when she returns from the dead in this zany and inventive…
- Longest Week, The (2014)
- Dir. Peter Glanz
Feat. Jason Bateman, Olivia Wilde, Billy Crudup…
- This modest rom–com pleasure with Wes Anderson undertones centres on a rich Manhattanite whose life is upended by several chance encounters…
- Magic in the Moonlight (2014)
- Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Colin Firth, Emma Stone, Marcia Gay Harden…
- Colin Firth plays a magician recruited to expose a fraudulent spiritualist (Emma Stone) in Woody Allen's latest period charmer.
- Maleficent (2014)
- Dir. Robert Stromberg
Feat. Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Sharlto Copley…
- Angelina Jolie plays Sleeping Beauty's iconic villain in this visually striking update of the Disney animated classic.
- One I Love, The (2014)
- Dir. Charlie McDowell
Feat. Mark Duplass, Elisabeth Moss, Ted Danson
- Beguiling indie comedy about a couple struggling with a marriage on the brink of falling apart; after escaping for a weekend in pursuit of their…
- Other Woman, The (2014)
- Dir. Nick Cassavetes
Feat. Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau…
- Cameron Diaz and cohorts bond over their shared betrayal at the hands of a two–timing jerk, plotting to exact their revenge, in this uneasy…
- Playing It Cool (A Many Splintered Thing) (2014)
- Dir. Justin Reardon
Feat. Chris Evans, Michelle Monaghan, Aubrey Plaza…
- Romantic comedy with a lovestruck author entering into a platonic relationship with a woman who's already engaged to someone else.
- Spring (2014)
- Dir. Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead
Feat. Lou Taylor Pucci, Nadia Hilker, Vanessa Bednar
- A captivating hybrid of "tourist romance" and "body horror" (yes, Linklater meets Cronenberg) in which a recently orphaned young man flees the US for…
- Step Dave (TV Series) (2014)
- Feat. Sia Trokenheim, Jono Kenyon, Tania Nolan…
- Bright, punchy Kiwi sitcom about the up–and–down relationship between a 20–something slacker and the woman of his dreams – a…
- They Came Together (2014)
- Dir. David Wain
Feat. Paul Rudd, Amy Poehler, Cobie Smulders…
- Amy Poehler and Paul Rudd (in his fifth consecutive film for writer–director David Wain) send–up every trope and cliche of the Hollywood…
- Winter's Tale (2014)
- Dir. Akiva Goldsman
Feat. Colin Farrell, Jessica Brown Findlay, Russell Crowe…
- This mythic New York romance centres on an Irish burglar (Farrell) who falls for an aristocrat's dying daughter, and seeks a miracle to save her life.
- A Case of You (2013)
- Dir. Kat Coiro
Feat. Evan Rachel Wood, Justin Long, Peter Dinklage…
- A stock premise of romantic misfortune – the lovely heart who pretends to be someone else in order to win the girl of his dreams – is…
- A Promise (2013)
- Dir. Patrice Leconte
Feat. Rebecca Hall, Alan Rickman, Richard Madden
- Rebecca Hall falls in love with her husband's protégé in this weepy wartime romance, a rare English–language film from veteran French…
- About Time (2013)
- Dir. Richard Curtis
Feat. Domhnall Gleeson, Rachel McAdams, Bill Nighy…
- Writer–director Richard Curtis infuses time travel into his romantic comedy formula in which a lovelorn man's ability to relive the past…
- Admission (2013)
- Dir. Paul Weitz
Feat. Tina Fey, Paul Rudd, Wallace Shawn…
- A sweet, serio–comic romance with Tiny Fey as a Princeton admission officer whose straight–laced existence is invigorated by a…
- Ain't Them Bodies Saints (2013)
- Dir. David Lowery
Feat. Rooney Mara, Casey Affleck, Ben Foster…
- In this poetic tale of love and desperation, a Texan outlaw on the run attempts to reunite with his wife and daughter.
- Austenland (2013)
- Dir. Jerusha Hess
Feat. Keri Russell, Bret McKenzie, Jennifer Coolidge…
- Notable for being the debut of Jerusha Hess, sister of NAPOLEAN DYNAMITE auteur Jared and the often–geeky Bret McKenzie as romantic interest.…
- Beautiful Creatures (2013)
- Dir. Richard LaGravenese
Feat. Alden Ehrenreich, Alice Englert, Jeremy Irons…
- A young man is drawn to a mysterious new arrival whose family possess secret supernatural powers in this vivid adaptation of Kami Garcia and Margaret…
- Before Midnight (2013)
- Dir. Richard Linklater
Feat. Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Ariane Labed…
- In sunny Greece, long–time lovers Jesse and Céline reunite almost two decades after their first meeting in this wistful sequel to BEFORE…
- Best Offer, The (2013)
- Dir. Giuseppe Tornatore
Feat. Geoffrey Rush, Jim Sturgess, Donald Sutherland…
- An obsessive antiques dealer becomes entangled with an heiress who asks him appraise a series of family art works in this baroque mystery from CINEMA…
- Breathe In (2013)
- Dir. Drake Doremus
Feat. Guy Pearce, Felicity Jones, Amy Ryan
- The dir. of LIKE CRAZY explores another English–American relationship in this melancholic romance between a British exchange student and the…
- Broken Circle Breakdown, The (2013)
- Dir. Felix Van Groeningen
Feat. Veerle Baetens, Johan Heldenbergh, Nell Cattrysse
- Dynamic and sexy musical romance set in the Flemish region of Belgium over seven years of poignant love and loss, and featuring a magnificent…
- C.O.G. (2013)
- Dir. Kyle Patrick Alvarez
Feat. Jonathan Groff, Denis O'Hare, Casey Wilson…
- Coming–of–age dramedy based on the story of the same name by David Sedaris.
A young man (Jonathan Groff) travels to Oregon to work on…
- Chinese Puzzle (2013)
- Dir. Cedric Klapisch
Feat. Romain Duris, Audrey Tautou, Cecile De France…
- Cédric Klapisch's cosmopolitan trilogy wraps up with this breezy reunion of the characters first introduced in THE SPANISH APARTMENT, now…
- Don Jon (2013)
- Dir. Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Feat. Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore…
- Joseph Gordon–Levitt wrote, directs and stars in this distinctly masculine rom–com as a New Jersey 'player' who must confront his nagging…
- Drinking Buddies (2013)
- Dir. Joe Swanberg
Feat. Olivia Wilde, Jake Johnson, Anna Kendrick…
- Dir. Joe Swanberg instills a mumblecore ethos into this lively and naturalistic comedy of two friendly couples fighting an attraction to opposite…
- Enough Said (2013)
- Dir. Nicole Holofcener
Feat. Julia Louis-Dreyfus, James Gandolfini, Catherine Keener…
- Writer/director Nicole Holofcener moves into the first division with her fifth feature film, a savvy divorcee rom–com in perfect accord with…
- Face of Love, The (2013)
- Dir. Arie Posin
Feat. Annette Bening, Ed Harris, Robin Williams…
- Annette Bening is superb in this otherwise carelessly melodramatic romance centred on a woman who falls in love with a man (Ed Harris) who's the…
- Garden of Words, The (2013)
- Dir. Makoto Shinkai
Feat. Miyu Irino, Kana Hanazawa
- Another gorgeous animated romance from the director of 5 CENTIMETRES PER SECOND, centred on the poignant relationship between a sensitive teenager…
- Half of a Yellow Sun (2013)
- Dir. Biyi Bandele
Feat. Thandiwe Newton, Chiwetel Ejiofor, John Boyega…
- A moving, if overly melodramatic rendering of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's novel about the Nigerian Civil War as experienced by two…
- Her (2013)
- Dir. Spike Jonze
Feat. Joaquin Phoenix, Scarlett Johansson, Rooney Mara…
- Joaquin Phoenix plays a lonely divorcee who finds himself falling in love with 'Samantha', the artificial intelligence behind a new computer…
- Host, The (2013)
- Dir. Andrew Niccol
Feat. Saoirse Ronan, Diane Kruger, Max Irons
- Saoirse Ronan plays a young woman who is taken possession of by a sympathetic alien host in the science–fiction romance from the pen of…
- I Give It a Year (2013)
- Dir. Dan Mazer
Feat. Rose Byrne, Rafe Spall, Stephen Merchant…
- A newly wed couple agree to give their marriage a year to gestate after other prospective romances surface in this light British relationship comedy.
- Invisible Woman, The (2013)
- Dir. Ralph Fiennes
Feat. Ralph Fiennes, Felicity Jones, Kristin Scott Thomas
- Ralph Fiennes plays Charles Dickens in this rich dramatisation of his relationship with his 'secret lover', Ellen Ternan.
- It Boy (2013)
- Dir. David Moreau
Feat. Virginie Efira, Pierre Niney, Charles Berling
- Lighthearted yet witty enough to leave a lasting impression, this hit romantic–comedy plays out the screwball courtship between a…
- Just a Sigh (2013)
- Dir. Jérôme Bonnell
Feat. Emmanuelle Devos, Gabriel Byrne
- Emmanuelle Devos and Gabriel Byrne experience a brief encounter as an actress and a professor who trade glances on a Paris–bound train. A…
- Labor Day (2013)
- Dir. Jason Reitman
Feat. Kate Winslet, Josh Brolin, Gattlin Griffith…
- A lonely and depressed single mother harbours an escaped convict in this moving dramatic romance from dir. Jason Reitman (UP IN THE AIR).
- Love Punch (2013)
- Dir. Joel Hopkins
Feat. Pierce Brosnan, Emma Thompson, Timothy Spall…
- A divorced couple scheme to recover the retirement money that was stolen from them.
- Lunchbox, The (2013)
- Dir. Ritesh Batra
Feat. Irrfan Khan, Nimrat Kaur, Nawazuddin Siddiqui
- A sweet and richly aromatic romantic comedy in which a mistaken delivery in Mumbai's famously efficient lunch delivery system connects a young…
- Mood Indigo (2013)
- Dir. Michel Gondry
Feat. Romain Duris, Audrey Tautou, Gad Elmaleh…
- Audrey Tautou and Romain Duris star in this wild interpretation of Boris Vian’s cult novel 'Froth on the Daydream' from dir. Michel Gondry.
- Mr. Morgan's Last Love (Last Love) (2013)
- Dir. Sandra Nettelbeck
Feat. Michael Caine, Clemence Poesy, Gillian Anderson…
- Grieving for his beloved wife, a professor who planned to spend their twilight years in Paris rekindles a passion for life after a chance meeting…
- Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman, The (2013)
- Dir. Fredrik Bond
Feat. Shia LaBeouf, Evan Rachel Wood, Mads Mikkelsen…
- This chaotic, wildly expressive love story follows an American adrift in Bucharest and his affair with a beautiful cellist with ties to the…
- Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)
- Dir. Jim Jarmusch
Feat. Tilda Swinton, Tom Hiddleston, Anton Yelchin…
- Tilda Swinton and Tom Hiddleston are sublimely cast as sophisticated vampire lovers who reunite after centuries in this stylish and imaginative new…
- Perfect Wedding, The (2013)
- Dir. Scott Gabriel
Feat. James Rebhorn, Eric Aragon, Kristine Sutherland
- Nobody's going for the Best Actor Oscar in this Hallmark–but–gay Xmas movie from New York Times Bestselling Author Suzanne Brockmann.…
- Pretty One, The (2013)
- Dir. Jenée LaMarque
Feat. Zoe Kazan, Jake Johnson, Ron Livingston…
- An insecure young woman assumes the identity of her dead twin sister in this whimsical romantic comedy.
- Romeo and Juliet (2013)
- Dir. Carlo Carlei
Feat. Hailee Steinfeld, Douglas Booth, Damian Lewis…
- A richly imagined, though largely unreliable version of Shakespeare's most quoted play. Set in the authentic setting of Renaissance Verona, this only…
- Safe Haven (2013)
- Dir. Lasse Hallstrom
Feat. Julianne Hough, Josh Duhamel, David Lyons…
- The Nicholas Sparks juggernaut rolls on, here delivering the calculated slow–reveal of an airport novel in its story of a mysterious woman who…
- Say Yes! (2013)
- Dir. Leste Chen
Feat. Godfrey Gao, Hailu Qin, Bo Huang
- A Mainland spin on popular Japanese television series “101st Proposal”, about an eternally unsuccessful blind dater who finally meets the girl of…
- Some Girl(s) (2013)
- Feat. Adam Brody, Kristen Bell, Zoe Kazan…
- Adam Brody (THE OC) stars in this comedy about a man who decides to travel around the USA visiting his ex–girlfriends, who he mistreated,…
- Spectacular Now, The (2013)
- Dir. James Ponsoldt
Feat. Miles Teller, Shailene Woodley, Brie Larson…
- This wistful teen romance, scripted and performed with a bracing naturalism, centres on a glibly charming high school senior whose casual dating of a…
- Summer in February (2013)
- Feat. Dominic Cooper, Dan Stevens, Emily Browning
- The famous Cornish Artists Colony is the setting for this beautiful looking but ultimately uninspiring Edwardian tragiromance.
- Third Person (2013)
- Dir. Paul Haggis
Feat. Liam Neeson, Maria Bello, Mila Kunis…
- Paul Haggis attempts to renew the winning formula of his Oscar–winning CRASH with this trio of interlocking love stories set in Rome, Paris,…
- Turtle Hill, Brooklyn (2013)
- Dir. Ryan Gielen
Feat. Brian W. Seibert, Ricardo Valdez, Joie Bauer
- Micro–budget indie dramedy about a gay couple who invite their friends over for a 30th birthday party, with all kinds of drama ensuing. A well…
- Very Good Girls (2013)
- Dir. Naomi Foner
Feat. Dakota Fanning, Elizabeth Olsen, Ellen Barkin…
- Dakota Fanning and Elizabeth Olsen play best friends determined to lose their virginity over one long hot summer. A pseudo–serious treatment of…
- Warm Bodies (2013)
- Dir. Jonathan Levine
Feat. Nicholas Hoult, Teresa Palmer, Rob Corddry…
- A young, sensitive zombie falls for a human girl in this savvy romantic comedy which turns the walking dead genre on its head.
- What If (2013)
- Dir. Michael Dowse
Feat. Daniel Radcliffe, Zoe Kazan, Megan Park…
- A medical–school dropout tries to hide his attraction to his new friend, a bubbly artist who already has a boyfriend.
- Words and Pictures (2013)
- Dir. Fred Schepisi
Feat. Clive Owen, Juliette Binoche, Bruce Davison…
- Clive Owen and Juliette Binoche play passionate arts teachers with opposing worldviews in this romantic comedy of the mind.
- 2 Days in New York (2012)
- Dir. Julie Delpy
Feat. Julie Delpy, Chris Rock
- The sequel to 2 DAYS IN PARIS, written, directed and starring Julie Delpy, who is Marian, a Parisian woman now living in New York and exploring a new…
- A Perfect Ending (2012)
- Dir. Nicole Conn
Feat. Barbara Niven, Jessica Clark, John Heard…
- Romantic drama about a terminally ill women in a loveless marriage who turns to an escort service seeking seeking sexual fulfillment, and meets a sex…
- And While We Were Here (2012)
- Dir. Kat Coiro
Feat. Kate Bosworth, Jamie Blackley
- Kate Bosworth shines in this hushed, understated romance between a married woman and a younger man on an island off the coast of Naples.
- Anna Karenina (2012)
- Dir. Joe Wright
Feat. Keira Knightley, Matthew MacFadyen, Kelly MacDonald…
- Costume drama artisan Joe Wright boldly directs this Tom Stoppard scripted adaptation of Tolstoy’s classic tale of Russian aristocracy.
- Another Woman's Life (2012)
- Dir. Sylvie Testud
Feat. Juliette Binoche, Mathieu Kassovitz, Aure Atika…
- Juliette Binoche is typically radiant in this otherwise slight variation on the time–leap genre. She plays a well–to–do woman who…
- Any Questions for Ben? (2012)
- Dir. Rob Sitch
Feat. Josh Lawson, Rachael Taylor, Daniel Henshall
- Witty Gen–X comedy from Aussie writer–director Rob Sitch (THE CASTLE, THE DISH), centred on the perfect, but soulless life of an upwardly…
- Birdsong (TV Mini-Series) (2012)
- Dir. Philip Martin
Feat. Eddie Redmayne, Clemence Poesy, Matthew Goode
- The horrific experiences of an English soldier fighting in northern France are juxtaposed against his fond, but haunted memories of a forbidden love…
- Comes a Bright Day (2012)
- Dir. Simon Aboud
Feat. Craig Roberts, Imogen Poots, Kevin McKidd…
- The cherubic charm of Craig Roberts (SUBMARINE) and Imogen Poots carry this swish, luxuriously shot heist movie–cum–romantic comedy,…
- Damsels in Distress (2012)
- Dir. Whit Stillman
Feat. Greta Gerwig, Adam Brody
- A welcome, long–overdue return to the youthful comedy of manners Whit Stillman made his name with in the 90s. Greta Gerwig plays an earnest…
- Five-Year Engagement, The (2012)
- Dir. Nicholas Stoller
Feat. Jason Segel, Emily Blunt, Chris Pratt…
- Soul mates Jason Segel and Emily Blunt find each other, only to struggle over the line after becoming fiances in this engaging romantic comedy.
- Fly Me to the Moon (Un plan parfait) (2012)
- Dir. Pascal Chaumeil
Feat. Diane Kruger, Dany Boon, Alice Pol
- The French churn out another dispensable yet dishy rom–com, this time centred on a woman (Diane Kruger, she of the supermodel looks) who…
- Happiness Never Comes Alone (2012)
- Dir. James Huth
Feat. Gad Elmaleh, Sophie Marceau
- French romantic fodder, with Gad Elmaleh as a commitment–phobic playboy who, against his constitution, falls head over heels for a divorced…
- Hello I Must Be Going (2012)
- Dir. Todd Louiso
Feat. Melanie Lynskey, Blythe Danner, John Rubinstein…
- Melanie Lynskey is excellent as a wounded young divorcee forced to move back in with her parents, in this serio–comic character…
- Imogene (Girl Most Likely) (2012)
- Dir. Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini
Feat. Kristen Wiig, Annette Bening, Matt Dillon…
- Kristen Wiig plays a downtrodden playwright consigned to the care of her eccentric mother after she fakes a suicide attempt in this offbeat comedy…
- Jack & Diane (Jack and Diane) (2012)
- Dir. Bradley Rust Gray
Feat. Riley Keough, Juno Temple, Kylie Minogue…
- Juno Temple and Riley Keough star in this romance between two teenage girls that quickly manifests as terrifying, violent and inexplicable.
- Kiss of the Damned (2012)
- Dir. Xan Cassavetes
Feat. Joséphine de La Baume, Milo Ventimiglia, Roxane Mesquida…
- A luxurious Gothic romance that puts undead amour ahead of vampiric bloodlust, this sexy, baroque twist on a now ubiquitous genre plays out the…
- Last Tango in Halifax (TV Series) (2012)
- Feat. Derek Jacobi, Anne Reid, Sarah Lancashire…
- Derek Jacobi and Anne Reid play childhood sweethearts reunited via Facebook in their seventies in this thoughtful and engaging depiction of…
- Liberal Arts (2012)
- Dir. Josh Radnor
Feat. Josh Radnor, Elizabeth Olsen, Richard Jenkins…
- Josh Radnor, star of top–draw sitcom HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER directs his second self–penned romantic comedy, himself playing a…
- LOL (2012)
- Dir. Lisa Azuelos
Feat. Miley Cyrus, Demi Moore, Jean-Luc Bilodeau…
- Perfunctory remake of the hit French teen comedy casts Demi Moore and Miley Cyrus as lovelorn mother and daughter in the social media age.
- Lola Versus (2012)
- Dir. Daryl Wein
Feat. Greta Gerwig, Zoe Lister Jones, Hamish Linklater…
- Indie darling Greta Gerwig sizes up the 20–something dating scene after being unceremoniously dumped in this frivolous, if emotionally…
- Love is All You Need (2012)
- Dir. Susanne Bier
Feat. Pierce Brosnan, Trine Dyrholm, Molly Blixt Egelind
- Susanne Bier (AFTER THE WEDDING) directs this tender drama of mid–life romance, about an Englishman and a Danish woman who forge an unexpected…
- Lucky One, The (2012)
- Dir. Scott Hicks
Feat. Zac Efron, Taylor Schilling, Blythe Danner…
- Man–candy Zac Efron stretches the truth as a hardened Iraq war veteran who falls in love with a woman whose photo he credits with keeping him…
- Most Fun You Can Have Dying, The (2012)
- Dir. Kirstin Marcon
Feat. Matt Whelan, Roxane Mesquida, Pana Hema Taylor…
- Sultry youth drama from first–time feature dir. Kirstin Marcon about a terminally ill young man who absconds overseas with the money raised for…
- Much Ado About Nothing (2012)
- Dir. Joss Whedon
Feat. Amy Acker, Alexis Denisof, Nathan Fillion…
- Thank heaven for Joss Whedon and for a tiny little project he threw together in his spare time whole he was in the editing room for THE AVENGERS.…
- Not Suitable for Children (2012)
- Dir. Peter Templeman
Feat. Ryan Kwanten, Bojana Novakovic, Sarah Snook
- A hedonistic young man (Kwanten) faced with losing his reproductive ability from a life–saving operation sets about finding the mother of his…
- Now is Good (2012)
- Dir. Ol Parker
Feat. Dakota Fanning, Jeremy Irvine, Paddy Considine…
- Dakota Fanning plays a terminally ill teen determined to, among other bucket list necessities, lose her virginity before dying.
A big, damp weepie…
- One for the Money (2012)
- Dir. Julie Anne Robinson
Feat. Katherine Heigl, Jason O'Mara, Daniel Sunjata…
- Rom–com floozy Katherine Heigl finds work as a bail–bond agent; must track down fugitive cop who just happens to be an old high school…
- Paris-Manhattan (2012)
- Dir. Sophie Lellouche
Feat. Alice Taglioni, Patrick Bruel
- A Woody Allen–obsessed pharmacist employs the philosophies of her nebbish movie hero in life and in love. Typically, inconsequentially French,…
- Perks of Being a Wallflower, The (2012)
- Dir. Stephen Chbosky
Feat. Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, Ezra Miller…
- An introverted teen with a troubled past is embraced by an eccentric clique of friends in this deeply–felt coming–of–age drama,…
- Playing for Keeps (2012)
- Dir. Gabriel Muccino
Feat. Gerard Butler, Jessica Biel, Dennis Quaid…
- A womanising hunk (Gerard Butler, obviously) allows himself to be objectified by the soccer moms on a junior team he's coaching in order to win back…
- Populaire (2012)
- Dir. Régis Roinsard
Feat. Romain Duris, Deborah Francois, Bérénice Bejo
- Full of colour and quick–witted style, this French period comedy plays up the vintage appeal of the 1950s through rose tinted glasses. Deborah…
- Red Eagle (2012)
- Dir. Jose Ramon Ayerra Diaz
Feat. David Janer
- Based on a popular Spanish TV show about a dashing teacher, who by night is a sort of Ninja–Zorro, fighting injustice and saving King and…
- Red House, The (2012)
- Dir. Alyx Duncan
- A breakthrough for New Zealand's fledgling art cinema, this impressive first feature finds a beguiling middle ground between fiction and documentary…
- Renoir (2012)
- Dir. Gilles Bourdos
Feat. Michel Bouquet, Christa Theret, Vincent Rottiers…
- Sumptuous, sun–kissed art biopic based on the last years of impressionist painter Auguste Renoir (Bouquet) during World War I, and the…
- Ruby Sparks (2012)
- Dir. Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
Feat. Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan, Chris Messina…
- Real–life couple Dayton and Faris (LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE) direct real–life acting couple Paul Dano and Zoe Kazan in this zesty satire…
- Save the Date (2012)
- Dir. Michael Mohan
Feat. Lizzy Caplan, Alison Brie, Martin Starr…
- Lizzy Caplan and Alison Brie play sisters with contrasting attitudes towards romance and commitment in this pleasing portrait of young love.
An…
- Seeking a Friend For the End of the World (2012)
- Dir. Lorene Scafaria
Feat. Steve Carell, Keira Knightley, Melanie Lynskey…
- Unlikely partners Steve Carell and Keira Knightley gravitate towards each another as the end of the world approaches in this most unusual…
- Silent Youth (2012)
- Dir. Diemo Kemmesies
Feat. Martin Bruchmann, Josef Mattes, Linda Schule
- Low key German indie drama offering a story of gay first love, replete with palpable sexual tension and interesting, honest performances. Like so…
- Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
- Dir. David O. Russell
Feat. Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro…
- An institutionalized man attempts to readjust to life and love in this full–bodied comedy–drama that pairs two of the hottest stars of…
- Teddy Bear (10 Timer til Paradis) (2012)
- Dir. Mads Matthiesen
Feat. Kim Kold
- Real life body–builder Kim Kold stars as a shy and awkward 38 year–old Danish bodybuilder who still lives with his mum, but decides to…
- This Means War (2012)
- Dir. McG
Feat. Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, Tom Hardy…
- Bombastic action romance pits two CIA two operatives (lugheads Chris Pine and Tom Hardy) against each other in a war to win the hand of Reese…
- Tiger Eyes (2012)
- Dir. Lawrence Blume
Feat. Willa Holland, Cynthia Stevenson, Tatanka Means…
- This sensitively observed teen drama – the first ever screen adaptation of a Judy Blume novel – centres on a 17–year–old girl…
- To Rome with Love (2012)
- Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Woody Allen, Jesse Eisenberg, Greta Gerwig…
- Woody Allen's love affair with Europe continues with this Italian picaresque set to tune of the romances, adventures and predicaments of various Rome…
- To the Wonder (2012)
- Dir. Terrence Malick
Feat. Ben Affleck, Olga Kurylenko, Rachel McAdams…
- Terrence Malick's latest rapturous odyssey is centred on the strained love between an American and a Ukrainian struggling to build a life together in…
- Tortoise in Love (2012)
- Dir. Guy Browning
Feat. Tom Mitchelson, Alice Zawadzki, Tom Yates…
- Cheap and cheerful rom–com concerning a socially awkward gardener who attempts to overcome his chronic shyness after falling in love with a…
- Twice Born (2012)
- Dir. Sergio Castellitto
Feat. Penelope Cruz, Emile Hirsch
- The memory of a passionate love affair with an American photographer and its harrowing aftermath is rekindled when a woman returns to Sarajevo with…
- Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (2012)
- Dir. Bill Condon
Feat. Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner…
- Finally, the colossal vampire franchise meets its maker with this concluding chapter, with Bella and Edward fighting to protect their daughter from…
- Upside Down (2012)
- Dir. Juan Solanas
Feat. Kirsten Dunst, Jim Sturgess, Timothy Spall
- Two star–crossed lovers separated by opposite worlds attempt to overcome interplanetary boundaries in this head–turning sci–fi…
- Vow, The (2012)
- Dir. Michael Sucsy
Feat. Rachel McAdams, Channing Tatum, Jessica Lange…
- More fodder for helpless romantics, with beefcake romeo Channing Tatum losing his new bride (Rachel McAdams, naturally) to amnesia via a car…
- What To Expect When You're Expecting (2012)
- Dir. Kirk Jones
Feat. Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Elizabeth Banks…
- Strictly one for those either expecting or rearing, this predictable rom–com via the rocky road of motherhood angles its jokes squarely at…
- 10 Years (2011)
- Dir. Jamie Linden
Feat. Channing Tatum, Jenna Dewan-Tatum, Rosario Dawson…
- A group of friends take the opportunity to reassess their lives on the occasion of their ten–year high school reunion in this…
- A Little Bit of Heaven (2011)
- Dir. Nicole Kassell
Feat. Kate Hudson, Gael Garcia Bernal, Rosemarie DeWitt…
- Colon cancer–sufferer Kate Hudson falls in love with her doctor (Mexican heartthrob Gael Garcia Bernal) in this hopelessly awkward romantic…
- Adjustment Bureau, The (2011)
- Dir. George Nolfi
Feat. Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, John Slattery…
- Matt Damon finds that his attraction to a woman (Blunt) may have altered his fate, as set out by a mysterious government agency, in this intriguing,…
- Another Earth (2011)
- Dir. Mike Cahill
Feat. Brit Marling, William Mapother
- The appearance of a parallel Earth hidden behind the Sun poses deep personal and philosophical questions for a troubled student in this superlative…
- Art of Getting By, The (2011)
- Dir. Gavin Wiesen
Feat. Freddie Highmore, Emma Roberts, Michael Angarano…
- A sensitive and even–handed coming–of–age tale about a teenage fatalist and his blooming friendship with the popular…
- Art of Love, The (2011)
- Dir. Emmanuel Mouret
Feat. Emmanuel Mouret, Pascale Arbillot, Ariane Ascaride…
- The French try their hand at the ensemble romantic comedy with this episodic insight into the dramas, dilemmas, and delights of love between a cast…
- Beginners (2011)
- Dir. Mike Mills
Feat. Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, Mélanie Laurent…
- Semi–autobiographical tale from the dir. of THUMBSUCKER reconciles two relationships in the life of a 38–year–old graphic artist…
- Café de Flore (2011)
- Dir. Jean-Marc Vallée
Feat. Vanessa Paradis, Kevin Parent
- Two parallel stories of love and hope transcend their time difference in this fantastical juggling act from French–Canadian filmmaker…
- Celeste and Jesse Forever (2011)
- Dir. Lee Toland Krieger
Feat. Rashida Jones, Andy Samberg, Ari Graynor…
- Two best friends struggle to reconcile lingering feelings despite being divorced from one another in this smart, unexpected romantic comedy.
- Coming & Going (2011)
- Dir. Edoardo Ponti
Feat. Rhys Darby, Sasha Alexander, Fionnula Flanagan
- Rhys Darby plays a luckless gynecologist who ends up temporarily in a wheelchair, only to attract the sympathy of a red hot lawyer looking to change…
- Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011)
- Dir. Glenn Ficarra, John Requa
Feat. Steve Carell, Julianne Moore, Ryan Gosling…
- Steve Carell plays a hapless recent divorcee co–piloted by a handsome wingman (Ryan Gosling) back into the dating game in this fresh scented…
- Deep Blue Sea, The (2011)
- Dir. Terence Davies
Feat. Rachel Weisz, Tom Hiddleston, Simon Russell-Beale…
- Post–war romantic drama in which Rachel Weisz plays the wife of a British Judge caught in a self–destructive love affair with a Royal Air…
- Delicacy (2011)
- Dir. David Foenkinos, Stéphane Foenkinos
Feat. Audrey Tautou, François Damiens
- Audrey Tautou breezes through yet another whimsical French souffle, here playing a widowed gamine beauty who rediscovers love in the form of a…
- Falling Overnight (2011)
- Dir. Conrad Jackson
Feat. Parker Croft, Emilia Zoryan
- A shy young man spends his last night before brain surgery with a spontaneous, free–spirited artist in this modest miniature romance, a fine…
- Friends with Benefits (2011)
- Dir. Will Gluck
Feat. Justin Timberlake, Mila Kunis, Patricia Clarkson…
- Smug but sporadically amusing comedy with Timberlake and Kunis being the beneficial buddies whose agreement of course has complications.
Inspired…
- Friends with Kids (2011)
- Dir. Jennifer Westfeldt
Feat. Adam Scott, Jennifer Westfeldt, Jon Hamm…
- Jennifer Westfeldt directs and stars as a Manhattanite who convinces her platonic best friend to father the child she's always wanted. An upscale…
- Goodbye, First Love (2011)
- Dir. Mia Hansen-Love
Feat. Lola Créton, Sebastian Urzendowsky
- 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…
- Harvest (Stadt Land Fluss) (2011)
- Dir. Benjamin Cantu
Feat. Lukas Steltner, Kai Michael Müller
- Muted romance set against a documentary esque background, that tracks the tentative relationship between two young apprentices training on a farm…
- Here (2011)
- Dir. Braden King
Feat. Ben Foster, Lubna Azabal, Peter Coyote
- A cartographer strikes up a bond with a beautiful Armenian woman while surveying the country in this striking wanderlust romance.
- Hysteria (2011)
- Dir. Tanya Wexler
Feat. Maggie Gyllenhaal, Hugh Dancy, Jonathan Pryce…
- A buoyant, light–to–touch period romance about the 19th Century invention of the vibrator, devised as cure for the female ailment know as…
- Kiss Me (Kyss mig, aka With Every Heartbeat) (2011)
- Dir. Alexandra-Therese Keining
Feat. Ruth Vega Fernandez, Liv Mjönes, Krister Henriksson
- Heartfelt romantic drama about a woman who is engaged to be married when she finds herself falling for her soon–to–be stepmother's…
- Larry Crowne (2011)
- Dir. Tom Hanks
Feat. Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Bryan Cranston…
- Feel–good flop, with Tom Hanks as an affable Navy vet who loses his job but bounces back, predictably, by enrolling in community college and…
- Late Bloomers (2011)
- Dir. Julie Gavras
Feat. William Hurt, Isabella Rossellini, Joanna Lumley…
- A breezy depiction of the late–life crisis, with old married couple William Hurt and Isabella Rossellini scrambling in opposite directions when…
- Like Crazy (2011)
- Dir. Drake Doremus
Feat. Anton Yelchin, Felicity Jones, Jennifer Lawrence
- Not to be mistaken for another Nicholas Sparks spin–off, this poignant, intelligently crafted indie romance intimately examines the young love…
- Love Birds (2011)
- Dir. Paul Murphy
Feat. Rhys Darby, Sally Hawkins, Emily Barclay…
- Chirpy, engaging Kiwi comedy with Rhys Darby as a recently jilted council worker whose nursing of a wounded duck leads to unexpected romance with…
- Love Never Dies (2011)
- Dir. Brett Sullivan
Feat. Ben Lewis, Anna O'Byrne
- Spectacular sequel to Andrew Lloyd Webber's PHANTOM OF THE OPERA sees The Phantom relocated to an amusement resort in Coney Island, where he lures…
- Medianeras (Sidewalls) (2011)
- Dir. Gustavo Taretto
Feat. Javier Drolas, Pilar López de Ayala
- Two mournful souls destined for each other conspire to never cross paths despite living directly across from one another in this inventive modern…
- My Piece of the Pie (2011)
- Dir. Cedric Klapisch
Feat. Karin Viard, Gilles Lellouche
- A Capra–esque satire shot in the mode of a French romantic comedy, replete with clunky political statements and glossy Euro visuals. Karin…
- My Wedding and Other Secrets (2011)
- Dir. Roseanne Liang
Feat. Michelle Ang, Matt Whelan, Kenneth Tsang…
- Dir. Roseanne Liang adapts her winning documentary (BANANA IN A NUTSHELL) on the struggle to get her traditional Chinese parents to accept her Kiwi…
- New Year's Eve (2011)
- Dir. Garry Marshall
Feat. Michelle Pfeiffer, Zac Efron, Robert De Niro…
- Made–to–order rom–com ensemble continues the work of star–laden date movie VALENTINE'S DAY, with New Year's celebrations in…
- No Strings Attached (2011)
- Dir. Ivan Reitman
Feat. Natalie Portman, Ashton Kutcher, Kevin Kline…
- Bed buddies Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher do their best not to fall for each other in this frisky romantic comedy. Riffing on a similar premise…
- Nothing Trivial (TV Series) (2011)
- Feat. Shane Cortese, Tandi Wright, Blair Strang…
- An agreeable and endearingly performed 'singles' comedy by way of modern day Auckland, centred on the romantic hang ups of five friends who compete…
- Off Hours, The (2011)
- Dir. Megan Griffiths
Feat. Amy Seimetz, Ross Partridge, Scoot McNairy
- Downbeat, deliberately–paced indie about a directionless waitress working the night shift at a roadside diner in a small, industrial town who…
- One Day (2011)
- Dir. Lone Scherfig
Feat. Anne Hathaway, Jim Sturgess, Patricia Clarkson…
- Tear–duct bursting romance based on the best–selling novel follows a couple's relationship as it flits between friendship and romance.
- Pan Am (TV Series) (2011-2012)
- Feat. Margot Robbie, Christina Ricci, Karine Vanasse…
- Named for the iconic Pan American World Airways, this fictionalised period drama series revolves around the stories of the pilots and stewardesses of…
- Red Riding Hood (2011)
- Dir. Catherine Hardwicke
Feat. Amanda Seyfried, Gary Oldman, Billy Burke…
- Amanda Seyfried plays the eponymous fairytale heroine lusted after by a sinister werewolf in this deliriously overheated horror–fantasy pitched…
- Remembrance (Die Verlorene Zeit) (2011)
- Dir. Anna Justice
- A powerful, decades long Holocaust tale of two lovers who endure the horrors of concentration camps, only to be separated by the chaos of the war.
- Restless (2011)
- Dir. Gus Van Sant
Feat. Mia Wasikowska, Henry Hopper, Ryo Kase…
- Languid tween romance from dir. Gus Van Sant, about a terminally ill girl (Wasikowska) who falls in love with an eccentric boy with a compulsion for…
- Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011)
- Dir. Lasse Hallstrom
Feat. Ewan McGregor, Emily Blunt, Kristin Scott Thomas
- Lasse Hallstrom directs this light–headed romantic comedy about a British businesswoman and a doctor recruited to project manage a Sheikh's…
- Take This Waltz (2011)
- Dir. Sarah Polley
Feat. Michelle Williams, Seth Rogen, Luke Kirby…
- Sarah Polley (AWAY FROM HER) directs Michelle Williams in this soft–spoken indie about a happily married woman who falls for her next door…
- Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 1 (2011)
- Dir. Bill Condon
Feat. Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner…
- Penultimate installment of the Gothic fantasy phenomenon teases out the conclusion to the romantic saga in lucrative and popular fashion with Bella…
- Water for Elephants (2011)
- Dir. Francis Lawrence
Feat. Robert Pattinson, Reese Witherspoon, Christoph Waltz…
- Polished romantic drama set in The Great Depression with Pattinson finding love and tragedy after joining the circus. Handsomely mounted weepie…
- Weekend (2011)
- Dir. Andrew Haigh
Feat. Tom Cullen, Chris New, Kieran Hardcastle
- A thematically rich, dramatically articulate gay romance between a semi–closeted man and a free–spirited cynic who casually hook up over…
- What's Your Number? (2011)
- Dir. Mark Mylod
Feat. Anna Faris, Chris Evans, Ari Graynor…
- Lightly likable rom–com content to coast on the charms of its eclectic cast. Faris plays a woman looking back on her past loves and wondering…
- Your Sister's Sister (2011)
- Dir. Lynn Shelton
Feat. Emily Blunt, Rosemarie DeWitt, Mark Duplass
- A note–perfect indie drama from the dir. of HUMPDAY, this 'chick flick' may well appeal as much to male audiences with its engaging cast and…
- 3 (Three) (2010)
- Dir. Tom Tykwer
Feat. Sophie Rois, Sebastian Schipper, Devid Striesow
- Dir. Tom Tykwer energises this simple love story of a forty–something couple who fall for the same man with the frenetic visual and narrative…
- After the Break Up (Break Ke Baad) (2010)
- Dir. Danish Aslam
Feat. Imran Khan, Deepika Padukone, Sharmila Tagore…
- Two of India's most popular young stars feature in this coming–of–age story about an independent–minded woman who takes a small…
- Age of Reason, The (With Love... from the Age of Reason) (2010)
- Dir. Yann Samuell
Feat. Sophie Marceau, Marton Csokas, Michel Duchaussoy
- A frazzled career woman at breaking point reconnects with her childhood in this soul–searching romantic comedy.
More melodramatic, and less…
- Angele and Tony (2010)
- Dir. Alix Delaporte
Feat. Clotilde Hesme, Gregory Gadebois, Evelyne Didi
- This quality, character–driven courtship between a prostitute with a past and a plainspoken fisherman successfully plays down obvious emotion…
- Beautiful Lies (2010)
- Dir. Pierre Salvadori
Feat. Audrey Tautou, Nathalie Baye, Sami Bouajila
- Sweet and scenic Audrey Tautou confection, about a mother and daughter competing for the same secret admirer.
- Bounty Hunter, The (2010)
- Dir. Andy Tennant
Feat. Jennifer Anniston, Gerard Butler, Jason Sudeikis
- Screwball romantic comedy sees Gerard Butler play a bounty hunter tasked with tracking down his crim ex–wife (Jennifer Aniston).
- Charlie St. Cloud (2010)
- Dir. Burr Steers
Feat. Zac Efron, Amanda Crew, Charlie Tahan…
- Mawkish Zac Efron vehicle finds the former teen heartthrob overreaching for emotion and pathos in this story of a young man’s devastation after his…
- Coach (2010)
- Dir. Will Frears
Feat. Hugh Dancy, Liane Balaban, Gillian Jacobs…
- Affable romantic comedy with a heartbroken slacker seeking to motivate himself by coaching a kids soccer team. Undemanding entertainment coasts on…
- Cyrus (2010)
- Dir. Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass
Feat. John C. Reilly, Jonah Hill, Marisa Tomei…
- This placid yet sophisticated comedy of male rivalry sees a middle–aged divorcee (Reilly) stumble upon the woman of his dreams (Tomei), only to…
- Date Night (2010)
- Dir. Shawn Levy
Feat. Steve Carell, Tina Fey, Mark Wahlberg…
- Steve Carell and Tina Fey play a bored married couple who are mistaken for a pair of international thieves in this crime–caper cum…
- Dear John (2010)
- Dir. Lasse Hallstrom
Feat. Channing Tatum, Amanda Seyfried, Richard Jenkins…
- Another two–hankie tearjerker from the pages of Nicholas Sparks tells of the everlasting romance between an Iraq–bound solider (Tatum)…
- Eat Pray Love (2010)
- Dir. Ryan Murphy
Feat. Julia Roberts, Javier Bardem, Billy Crudup…
- Julia Roberts plays the divorced globetrotter of Elizabeth Gilbert's best–selling memoir in this gastro tiki tour of Italy, India, and Bali.…
- Elena Undone (2010)
- Dir. Nicole Conn
Feat. Necar Zadegan, Traci Dinwiddie, Gary Weeks
- Lesbian drama about a pastor's wife who falls in love with a well–known writer. The ensuing secret relationship upends her marriage just as she…
- Every Day (2010)
- Dir. Richard Levine
Feat. Liev Schreiber, Helen Hunt, Carla Gugino…
- Domestic comedy about a television writer whose life goes haywire when his wife's estranged father comes to stay.
- Flipped (2010)
- Dir. Rob Reiner
Feat. Callan McAuliffe, Madeline Carroll, Aidan Quinn…
- A welcome return to 50's childhood for the director of STAND BY ME, this equally charming tale charts the believably awkward courtship between two…
- Going the Distance (2010)
- Dir. Nanette Burstein
Feat. Drew Barrymore, Justin Long, Christina Applegate…
- Drew Barrymore and Justin Long work through the plus and minuses of a long distance relationship in this bright romantic comedy.
While the premise…
- Griff the Invisible (2010)
- Dir. Leon Ford
Feat. Ryan Kwanten, Maeve Dermody, Marshall Napier
- A sensitive approach to human drama elevates this delicately poised romance masquerading as a superhero movie. Ignore the cliched plot of a humble…
- Heartbreaker (L'arnacoeur) (2010)
- Dir. Pascal Chaumeil
Feat. Romain Duris, Vanessa Paradis
- Romain Duris exploits his handsome charms as a professional heartbreaker hired to ruin relationships – that is, until he strikes upon a woman…
- Henry's Crime (2010)
- Dir. Malcolm Venville
Feat. Keanu Reeves, Vera Farmiga, James Caan…
- Newly released from prison for a crime he didn't commit, an ex–con decides to target the same bank he was sent away for robbing.
- Home By Christmas (2010)
- Dir. Gaylene Preston
Feat. Tony Barry, Martin Henderson, Chelsie Preston-Crayford
- The director of WAR STORIES returns to the subject for this deeply personal yet affecting docu–drama focusing this time on a single story…
- How Do You Know (2010)
- Dir. James L. Brooks
Feat. Reese Witherspoon, Paul Rudd, Owen Wilson…
- A softball star (Witherspoon) past her prime contemplates the future while flittering romantically between a major league baseballer (Wilson) and a…
- Jack Goes Boating (2010)
- Dir. Philip Seymour Hoffman
Feat. Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Ryan, John Ortiz…
- Philip Seymour Hoffman makes his directorial debut with this simple, affecting drama of a lonely limo driver’s quest for love and…
- Kiss Me Again (Baciami ancora) (2010)
- Dir. Gabriel Muccino
Feat. Stefano Accorsi, Vittoria Puccini, Pierfrancesco Favino…
- The lives of young Italians struggling with issues of marriage, parenthood, and relationships are revisited in this pleasant sequel to THE LAST KISS.…
- Kites (2010)
- Dir. Anurag Basu
Feat. Hrithik Roshan, Bárbara Mori
- Overheated even by Bollywood standards, this outlandish Las Vegas–set border romp pits a lovelorn hunk (Roshan) against police, bounty hunters,…
- Last Night (2010)
- Dir. Massy Tadjedin
Feat. Keira Knightley, Sam Worthington, Eva Mendes…
- Glossy examination of fidelity with a married couple apart for the night finding themselves straying into temptation. Hamstrung by overt metaphor…
- Last Song, The (2010)
- Dir. Julie Anne Robinson
Feat. Miley Cyrus, Greg Kinnear, Bobby Coleman
- Sappy dramatic vehicle for Miley Cyrus sees the teenybopper upended from the big city and forced to stay with her estranged father in a small beach…
- Leap Year (2010)
- Dir. Anand Tucker
Feat. Amy Adams, Matthew Goode, John Lithgow…
- The effervescent Amy Adams rescues this otherwise tired romantic comedy, moving the earth to propose to her boyfriend in Dublin on February 29th –…
- Letters to Juliet (2010)
- Dir. Gary Winick
Feat. Amanda Seyfried, Vanessa Redgrave, Gael Garcia Bernal…
- Picturesque romance set in Verona, the city of Romeo and Juliet, where a young American tourist discovers a love letter that will change her life.
- Loose Cannons (2010)
- Dir. Ferzan Ozpetek
Feat. Riccardo Scamarcio
- An cheerfully overstuffed family comedy of a gay young man who attempts to come out to his ultra traditionalist parents in the south of Italy.
- Love and Other Drugs (2010)
- Dir. Edward Zwick
Feat. Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, Judy Greer…
- Winning romance with a charismatic pharmaceutical salesman falling for a free–spirited woman with a tragic secret.
- Love Story (2010)
- Dir. Florian Habicht
Feat. Florian Habicht
- Ebullient Kiwi filmmaker Florian Habicht creates his own 'New York Story' by turning his camera to a beautiful Russian model and his own creative…
- Lullaby (Lullaby for Pi) (2010)
- Dir. Benoît Philippon
Feat. Rupert Friend, Clemence Poesy, Forest Whitaker
- A jazz–playing, Some Like it Hot–idolizing drifter mourning the death of his soul mate strikes love with an idiosyncratic woman with a…
- Marriage and Other Disasters (Weddings and Other Disasters) (2010)
- Dir. Nina Di Majo
Feat. Fabio Volo, Margherita Buy, Luciana Littizzetto…
- Likeable rom–com with romantically disillusioned woman finds herself organising her sister's wedding. Cue romantic mismatching and shenanigans.
- My Name is Khan (2010)
- Dir. Karan Johar
Feat. Shahrukh Khan, Kajol , Christopher B. Duncan
- Well–meaning plea for racial tolerance with an Aspergers–afflicted Muslim detained in the U.S. as a terrorist and undertaking a journey…
- Norwegian Wood (2010)
- Dir. Tran Anh Hung
Feat. Rinko Kikuchi, Ken'ichi Matsuyama, Kiko Mizuhara
- Yearning, visually rapturous adaptation of Haruki Murakami’s widely read novel, about a devoted college student in the 60s whose relationships are…
- Perfect Date, The (L'amour, c'est mieux à deux) (2010)
- Dir. Dominique Farrugia, Arnaud Lemort
Feat. Clovis Cornillac, Virginie Efira, Manu Payet
- A derivative French rom–com nonetheless delivered in good spirits, this focuses on the ingrained patterns of two male friends whose wildly…
- Raavan (2010)
- Dir. Mani Ratnam
Feat. Aishwarya Rai, Abhishek Bachchan
- Bullish, jungle–set spectacular, based on the Indian legend of 'The Ramayan', is both a vanity project for glamour couple Abhishek Bachchan and…
- Remember Me (2010)
- Dir. Allen Coulter
Feat. Robert Pattinson, Emilie de Ravin, Chris Cooper…
- Two tissue weepy with Robert Pattinson giving great brood as a troubled youth who tentatively finds love with a girl with a tragic past. Standard…
- Romantics Anonymous (2010)
- Dir. Jean-Pierre Améris
Feat. Benoit Poelvoorde, Isabelle Carré
- Two would–be lovers must overcome their timidness via a mutual passion for chocolate in this sweet–toothed romantic comedy.
- Romantics, The (2010)
- Dir. Galt Niederhoffer
Feat. Anna Paquin, Katie Holmes, Josh Duhamel…
- Low–key ensemble drama has seven close friends re–unite for a wedding, but long simmering romantic tensions threaten to tear their…
- Room in Rome (Habitación en Roma) (2010)
- Dir. Julio Medem
Feat. Elena Anaya, Natasha Yarovenko, Enrico Lo Verso…
- Erotic chronicle of a brief encounter between two women set almost entirely within the confines of a hotel room. More porno–profundity from…
- Sasha (2010)
- Dir. Dennis Todorovic
Feat. Sasa Kekez, Predrag Bjelac, Ljubisa Gruicic
- Compassionate gay drama about a Yugoslav–German piano prodigy who is trying to gain admittance to a prestigious music school but who becomes…
- Simple Simon (2010)
- Dir. Andreas Öhman
Feat. Bill Skarsgård, Martin Wallström
- Sensitive feel–good romantic–comedy of an Asperger's sufferer whose brother sets out to find him a new girlfriend. Eccentric Swedish…
- Step Up 3 (Step Up 3-D) (2010)
- Dir. Jon Chu
Feat. Rick Malambri, Adam G. Sevani, Sharni Vinson…
- Hormonal third entry in the back–popping dance series has a tight–knit group of street dancers pitted against the world's best…
- Summer Coda (2010)
- Dir. Richard Gray
Feat. Rachael Taylor, Alex Dimitriades, Jackie Weaver…
- Rewarding Aussie romance, set along the banks of the Murray River, centres on an itinerant young woman (Taylor) who seeks solace with an orchardist…
- Twilight: Eclipse (2010)
- Dir. David Slade
Feat. Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner…
- Torrid third installment in the saga has Bella forced to choose between Edward and Jacob as a series of mysterious killings grip Seattle.
- Valentine's Day (2010)
- Dir. Garry Marshall
Feat. Jessica Alba, Ashton Kutcher, Jennifer Garner…
- Star–studded romantic comedy is an ode to that special day with multiple story lines devoted to the search for love.
Although cynics might…
- When in Rome (2010)
- Dir. Mark Steven Johnson
Feat. Kristen Bell, Josh Duhamel, Anjelica Huston…
- Puffy romantic fantasy has Kristen Bell fending off unwanted suitors after she steals some coins from Rome's 'Fountain of Love'.
- 500 Days Of Summer (2009)
- Dir. Marc Webb
Feat. Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Zooey Deschanel, Geoffrey Arend…
- This twee romantic comedy couples indie kids Joseph Gordon–Levitt and Zooey Deschanel in a failed 500–day romance, chronicled through a…
- All About Steve (2009)
- Dir. Phil Traill
Feat. Sandra Bullock, Thomas Haden Church, Bradley Cooper…
- Misguided neurotic rom–com stars Sandra Bullock (who's had better days) as a loony crossword puzzler who gains an unhealthy obsession with…
- Amelia (2009)
- Dir. Mira Nair
Feat. Hilary Swank, Richard Gere, Ewan McGregor…
- A conventional retelling of the Amelia Earhart legend, examining the ground–breaking aviator’s turbulent love life during the years between…
- An Education (2009)
- Dir. Lone Scherfig
Feat. Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard, Alfred Molina…
- An assured and alluring coming–of–age drama set in swinging sixties London (1961 in fact), with teenage ingenue Carey Mulligan falling in…
- Breaking Upwards (2009)
- Dir. Daryl Wein
Feat. Daryl Wein, Zoe Lister Jones, Julie White…
- Skittish romantic comedy in which a couple attempt to end their moribund relationship gradually, beginning with three days off each week.
Drawing…
- Bride Wars (2009)
- Dir. Gary Winick
Feat. Kate Hudson, Anne Hathaway, Bryan Greenberg…
- Light comedy focused on two best friends (Hudson and Hathaway) who become rivals after scheduling their weddings on the same day.
Hudson and…
- Bright Star (2009)
- Dir. Jane Campion
Feat. Ben Whishaw, Abbie Cornish, Paul Schneider…
- A resounding return–to–form for dir. Jane Campion, who is in full flourish with this delicate and deeply romantic tale of the doomed love…
- Cairo Time (2009)
- Dir. Ruba Nadda
Feat. Patricia Clarkson, Alexander Siddig
- A sturdy, old–fashioned picaresque romance set in the heat of modern day Cairo, with Patricia Clarkson as an American wife who falls under the…
- Cheri (2009)
- Dir. Stephen Frears
Feat. Michelle Pfeiffer, Rupert Friend, Kathy Bates…
- Gorgeously–appointed period drama set in the "Belle Époque" of 1900s Paris, focused on a love affair between a retired courtesan (Pfeiffer)…
- Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky (Coco & Igor) (2009)
- Dir. Jan Kounen
Feat. Anna Mouglalis, Mads Mikkelsen
- Fashion icon Coco Chanel and composer Igor Stravinsky share a passionate, illicit love affair in this lavish period romance, which more or less takes…
- Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009)
- Dir. P.J. Hogan
Feat. Isla Fisher, Hugh Dancy, Krysten Ritter…
- Charmingly indulgent chick flick centered on a 'shopaholic' journalist who is forced to support her addiction by writing for a financial advice…
- Cougar Town (TV Series) (2009)
- Feat. Courteney Cox, Busy Phillips, Christa Miller
- Tragicomic adventures of a forty–something woman who decides to throw herself back into the dating pool.
- Dating Guy, The (TV Series) (2009)
- Chucklesome observational comedy with four friends on a largely hopeless quest for love. Merciless in its send up of the loveless foursome this is…
- Duplicity (2009)
- Dir. Tony Gilroy
Feat. Julia Roberts, Clive Owen, Tom Wilkinson…
- Power–dressed by Clive Owen and Julia Roberts, this is a smart, playful conundrum of a spy thriller that proves great fun to unravel, as…
- Every Jack Has a Jill (Jusqu'à toi) (2009)
- Dir. Jennifer Devoldere
Feat. Justin Bartha, Mélanie Laurent, Valerie Benguigui…
- Fizzy romantic comedy of coincidence with a brokenhearted American's suitcase ending up in the hands of Parisian dreamer Laurent who sets out to find…
- From Beginning to End (Do Começo ao Fim) (2009)
- Dir. Aluizio Abranches
Feat. João Gabriel Vasconcellos, Rafael Cardoso, Júlia Lemmertz
- Controversial Brazilian ode to incestuous half–brothers that's evocatively shot and titillatingly steamy but strangely coy on the consequences.
- Ghosts Of Girlfriends Past (2009)
- Dir. Mark Waters
Feat. Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Michael Douglas…
- Rom–com interpretation of 'A Christmas Carol' sees a womanizing bachelor (McConaughey) visited by the ghosts of three ex–girlfriends, who…
- Giulia Doesn't Go Out at Night (2009)
- Dir. Giuseppe Piccioni
Feat. Valerio Mastandrea, Valeria Golino, Sonia Bergamasco
- Understated romantic drama with an enigmatic Golina as the titular character, a swimming instructor with a dark secret who embarks on a romance with…
- Good Guy, The (2009)
- Dir. Julio DePietro
Feat. Alexis Bledel, Scott Porter, Bryan Greenberg…
- Unusually stringent romantic comedy set against the back drop of Wall Street where an offbeat love triangle develops. Dir. De Pietro – a former…
- Greta (According to Greta) (2009)
- Dir. Nancy Bardawil
Feat. Hilary Duff, Ellen Burstyn, Melissa Leo…
- Hilary Duff, in a serious turn, delivers a commendable performance as a suicidal teen sent to her grandparents house for the summer. Ellen Burstyn…
- I Hate Valentine's Day (2009)
- Dir. Nia Vardalos
Feat. Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Zoe Kazan
- The co–stars of MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING strike love again in this ill–fated reunion. Nia Vardalos plays commitment–phobic florist,…
- I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009)
- Dir. Chris Columbus
Feat. Hayden Panettiere, Paul Rust, Jack Carpenter
- Uneven high school comedy sees a nerd publicly profess his love for the hottest girl in school, only to have her turn up at his doorstep that night…
- It's Complicated (2009)
- Dir. Nancy Meyers
Feat. Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin, Steve Martin…
- A divorcee romantic–comedy, and a pretty good one, sees Meryl Streep in comedic bloom as her unlikely affair with her brazen ex–husband…
- Leaving (Partir) (2009)
- Dir. Catherine Corsini
Feat. Kristin Scott Thomas, Sergi Lopez, Yvan Attal
- Doctor's wife and mother–of–two Kristin Scott Thomas falls unrelentingly for a blue–collar ex–con in this steamy, captivating…
- Love Happens (2009)
- Dir. Brandon Camp
Feat. Jennifer Aniston, Aaron Eckhart, Martin Sheen…
- Chintzy romance with Eckhart as a self help author struggling to cope with the death of his wife and a burgeoning romance with a floral designer.…
- Love Hurts (2009)
- Dir. Barra Grant
Feat. Richard E. Grant, Carrie-Anne Moss, Jenna Elfman…
- Richard E. Grant plays a jilted single dad who must join forces with his teenage son in order to win back his awol wife (Carrie–Anne Moss).…
- Many Kisses Later (Ex) (2009)
- Dir. Fausto Brizzi
Feat. Claudia Gerini, Flavio Insinna, Silvio Orlando
- Breezy rom–com –a smash hit in Italy– follows six couples from Chistmas to Valetine's Day and their various entanglements.…
- Must Love Death (2009)
- Dir. Andreas Schaap
Feat. Jeff Burrell, Sami Loris, Manon Kahle…
- Perversely romantic torture porn with a suicidal man joining up with what he assumes to be a group of like–minded individuals; unluckily for…
- My Last Five Girlfriends (2009)
- Dir. Julian Kemp
Feat. Brendan Patricks, Naomie Harris, Kelly Adams…
- Whimsical romantic comedy based on an Alain De Botton novel about a clinically depressed man examining his failed relationships.
- My Life In Ruins (2009)
- Dir. Donald Petrie
Feat. Nia Vardalos, Richard Dreyfuss, Alexis Georgoulis
- The star of MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING has slimmed down and gone to Greece in this well–intentioned yet ultimately limp rom–com, where she…
- New In Town (2009)
- Dir. Jonas Elmer
Feat. Renee Zellweger, Harry Connick Jnr.
- Formulaic romantic comedy sees Zellweger play a Miami businesswoman who must leave her upscale lifestyle behind when she is sent to oversee a project…
- New York, I Love You (2009)
- Dir. Fatih Akin, Yvan Attal, Allen Hughes
Feat. Bradley Cooper, Andy Garcia, Hayden Christensen…
- Not to be mistaken as a cynical American remake of PARIS, JE'TAIME, this – on the contrary – naturally extends the short–story…
- Paper Heart (2009)
- Dir. Nicholas Jasenovec
Feat. Michael Cera, Charlyne Yi, Martin Starr…
- Cutesy indie combination of documentary and narrative as Charlyne Yi travels America interviewing couples about their relationships. Meanwhile,…
- Personal Effects (2009)
- Dir. David Hollander
Feat. Michelle Pfeiffer, Ashton Kutcher, Kathy Bates
- Perfunctory dramatic vehicle for Ashton Kutcher and Michelle Pfeiffer who star as two disparate characters unexpectedly united while attending the…
- Pop Skull (2009)
- Dir. Adam Wingard
Feat. Brandon Carroll, Maggie Gwin
- Utterly one–of–a–kind "acid horror" about a troubled drug addict who begins to fall under the influence of spirits that are…
- Prime Mover (2009)
- Dir. David Caesar
Feat. Michael Dorman, Emily Barclay, Ben Mendelsohn…
- Though far from original, this delightful Aussie road movie springs a few surprises in its sometimes–whimsical fable of truck mechanic whose…
- Proposal, The (2009)
- Dir. Anne Fletcher
Feat. Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds, Mary Steenburgen…
- America's sweethearts Bullock and Reynolds team up in this tepid rom–com about a driven editor who bribes her younger assistant to marry her in…
- Rebound, The (2009)
- Dir. Bart Freundlich
Feat. Catherine Zeta-Jones, Justin Bartha
- Catherine Zeta Jones plays MILF to a younger man on the rebound from a failed marriage in this lightweight, passable rom–com.
- Sea Purple, The (2009)
- Dir. Donatella Maiorca
Feat. Valeria Solarino, Isabella Ragonese, Ennio Fantastichini
- Solid lesbian bodice–ripper centres on the eternal romance between two 19th century Sicilian women, destined to suffer for their forbidden…
- Separation City (2009)
- Dir. Paul Middleditch
Feat. Joel Edgerton, Rhona Mitra, Danielle Cormack…
- Kiwi comedy penned by satirical cartoonist Tom Scott , musing on the struggle of long–term relationships among a group of…
- Someone I Loved (2009)
- Dir. Zabou Breitman
Feat. Daniel Auteuil, Marie-Josee Croze, Florence Loiret Caille…
- Nuanced romantic drama with Auteuil reflecting on his great lost love while attempting to console his jilted daughter–in–law.
- Time Traveler's Wife, The (2009)
- Dir. Robert Schwentke
Feat. Eric Bana, Rachel McAdams, Arliss Howard…
- Eric Bana’s rare genetic disorder sees him thrown intermittently backwards in time, much to the despair of his frustrated wife (Rachel McAdams), in…
- TiMER (2009)
- Dir. Jac Schaeffer
Feat. Emma Caulfield, Michelle Borth, John Patrick Amedori…
- A fresh, engaging independent rom–com that posits the invention of a literal biological clock which, when implanted, counts down to the moment…
- Twilight: New Moon (2009)
- Dir. Chris Weitz
Feat. Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner, Robert Pattinson…
- Succulent second helping of the Stephanie Meyer vampire saga finds pasty Edward no longer able to protect his beloved Bella, fleeing the country and…
- Ugly Truth, The (2009)
- Dir. Robert Luketic
Feat. Katherine Heigl, Gerard Butler, Bree Turner…
- Predictable rom–com stars Katherine Heigl as a single career woman who enlists the help of a chauvinistic advice guru (Butler) to help her land…
- Unmade Beds (2009)
- Dir. Alexis Dos Santos
Feat. Fernando Tielve, Deborah Francois, Michiel Huisman…
- In parallel stories, a Spanish boy and a French girl try to find meaningful connection while squatting in a London hipster neighbourhood in this…
- Vintner's Luck, The (2009)
- Dir. Niki Caro
Feat. Keisha Castle-Hughes, Jeremie Renier, Gaspard Ulliel…
- Contentious, opulent NZ–made adaptation of the much–loved Elizabeth Knox novel, ostensibly about the relationship between a guardian…
- Young Victoria, The (2009)
- Dir. Jean-Marc Vallée
Feat. Emily Blunt, Rupert Friend, Paul Bettany…
- Emily Blunt radiates in this elegant if corseted biopic of Queen Victoria's early years as she deals with royal power struggles while being wooed by…
- 27 Dresses (2008)
- Dir. Anne Fletcher
Feat. Katherine Heigl, James Marsden, Edward Burns
- Katherine Heigl is a perennial bridesmaid, torn between attending her 28th wedding, and falling in love with her sister's…
- Accidental Husband, The (2008)
- Dir. Griffin Dunne
Feat. Uma Thurman, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Colin Firth…
- Romantic comedy stars Uma Thurman as a talk–show host who discovers she is somehow married to a man she has never met, and goes on a mission to…
- American Mall (2008)
- Dir. Shawn Ku
Feat. Nina Dobrey, Autumn Reeser, Rob Mayes
- Fluffy teen pop–fest set in a mall concerns the budding romance between two mall denizens – an aspiring singer/songwriter and a janitor…
- Australia (2008)
- Dir. Baz Luhrmann
Feat. Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, David Wenham…
- Aussie golden boy Baz Luhrmann's larger–than–life epic sees an English aristocrat and cattle driver attempt to save an inherited outback…
- Baby Mama (2008)
- Dir. Michael McCullers
Feat. Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Greg Kinnear…
- This odd–couple chick comedy feels lightweight and ultimately forgettable, however the talents of its two perfectly harmonized stars, Saturday…
- Bride Flight (2008)
- Dir. Ben Sombogaart
Feat. Karina Smulders, Waldemar Torenstra, Anna Drijver…
- New Zealand in the 1950's from a Dutch perspective makes this melodrama an intriguing, unique experience for Kiwi audiences, which also has the…
- Brideshead Revisited (2008)
- Dir. Julian Jarrold
Feat. Matthew Goode, Ben Whishaw, Hayley Atwell…
- Sound adaptation of Evelyn Waugh’s classic novel of illicit love in the realms of High Society, set against the backdrop of pre–WWII Britain.…
- Butterfly Lovers (2008)
- Dir. Jingle Ma
Feat. Charlene Choi, Chun Wu, Ge Hu…
- Martial arts 'M Butterfly' charts the afflictions that befall two lovers destined to always be parted. Gaudy, gender–bending romance from Hong…
- Cloud 9 (Wolke 9) (2008)
- Dir. Andreas Dresen
Feat. Ursula Werner, Horst Rehberg, Horst Westphal
- A frank yet sensitive depiction of a passionate love affair between a man and a married woman in their autumn years.
Using a methodology similar…
- Consuming Passion: 100 Years Of Mills And Boon (TV Mini-series) (2008)
- Feat. Jodie Whittaker, Daniel Mays, Patrick Kennedy
- One–off 'docudrama' made to celebrate the centenary of romance publishing house Mills & Boon focuses on interweaving stories of three women…
- Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, The (2008)
- Dir. David Fincher
Feat. Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Tilda Swinton…
- The screenwriter of FORREST GUMP expands upon F. Scott Fitzgerald's short story to tell the curious case of a man born on Armistice day as decrepit…
- Definitely, Maybe (2008)
- Dir. Adam Brooks
Feat. Ryan Reynolds, Isla Fisher, Rachel Weisz…
- Ryan Reynolds explains his 'complicated' romantic history to his young daughter (Breslin) in this agreeable romantic comedy set against a backdrop of…
- Duchess, The (2008)
- Dir. Saul Dibb
Feat. Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes, Charlotte Rampling…
- Costume connoisseurs will rejoice in the splendour of Keira Knightley’s dazzling dresses and eye–catching cranial plumage in this depiction…
- Edge of Love, The (2008)
- Dir. John Maybury
Feat. Keira Knightley, Sienna Miller, Cillian Murphy…
- Atmospheric wartime romance based on the life of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas (Rhys) and his love for two free–spirited women who become firm…
- Elegy (2008)
- Dir. Isabel Coixet
Feat. Penelope Cruz, Ben Kingsley, Dennis Hopper…
- Following THE HUMAN STAIN comes another effort to translate revered American writer Phillip Roth to the screen. This time it's his novel "The Dying…
- Fool's Gold (2008)
- Dir. Andy Tennant
Feat. Matthew McConaughey, Kate Hudson, Donald Sutherland…
- Combustable rom–com coupling McConaughey and Hudson reunite for this high seas adventure; he plays a bum treasure hunter obsessed with finding…
- Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)
- Dir. Nicholas Stoller
Feat. Jason Segel, Mila Kunis, Russell Brand…
- A heartbroken musician takes a Hawaiian holiday in an attempt to get over his TV star ex–girlfriend, only to have her show up at the same…
- French Film (2008)
- Dir. Jackie Oudney
Feat. Hugh Bonneville, Victoria Hamilton, Douglas Henshall…
- Affable British rom–com about a jaded journalist who is forced to reassess his views on romance after interviewing a French…
- Gigantic (2008)
- Dir. Matt Aselton
Feat. Paul Dano, Zooey Deschanel, Edward Asner…
- Whimsical, self–conscious indie comedy about a mattress salesman (Paul Dano) whose plan to adopt a baby from China is interrupted when a women…
- Good Dick (2008)
- Dir. Marianna Palka
Feat. Marianna Palka, Jason Ritter, Martin Starr…
- A romantic–comedy fraught with emotional damage, this unique American indie follows the strange yet touching relationship between a troubled,…
- He's Just Not That Into You (2008)
- Dir. Ken Kwapis
Feat. Jennifer Aniston, Ben Affleck, Drew Barrymore…
- Convoluted ensemble piece based on a self–help book focusing on a group of 20–somethings trying to navigate their way through love's…
- High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008)
- Dir. Kenny Ortega
Feat. Zac Efron, Vanessa Anne Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale…
- More than delivering on fan expectations, this ambitious concluding chapter to Disney's HCM phenomenon sees the well–loved characters approach…
- How To Lose Friends And Alienate People (2008)
- Dir. Robert. B. Weide
Feat. Simon Pegg, Kirsten Dunst, Jeff Bridges…
- Rom–com following the fate of a bumbling Brit journalist who struggles to fit into the celeb obsessed world of trash mags after scoring a job…
- Just Add Water (2008)
- Dir. Hart Bochner
Feat. Dylan Walsh, Danny De Vito, Brad Hunt…
- Twisted rom–com centred on a parking attendant existing in a dead–end desert town whose life is flipped around by a shocking event and…
- Keith (2008)
- Dir. Todd Kessler
Feat. Jesse McCartney, Elisabeth Harnois, Margo Harshman…
- Efficient teen weepie with pop star McCartney as a rebel with a tragic secret and Harnois as the prim preppy who falls for his broody charms.
- Last Chance Harvey (2008)
- Dir. Joel Hopkins
Feat. Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thompson, Eileen Atkins…
- Simple romance stars Dustin Hoffman as a down–and–out divorcee whose life seems to be going nowhere until he meets the equally…
- Leatherheads (2008)
- Dir. George Clooney
Feat. George Clooney, Renee Zellweger, Jonathan Pryce
- The debonair George Clooney directs and stars in this charming 1920s comedy as a player–coach who gets caught up with a plucky journalist…
- Lost in Austen (TV Mini-Series) (2008)
- Feat. Jemima Rooper, Alex Kingston, Hugh Bonneville…
- Fizzy twist on PRIDE AND PREJUDICE has an ardent Jane Austen fan, living in present day London, swapping places with Austen's fictional creation…
- Love in the Time of Cholera (2008)
- Dir. Mike Newell
Feat. Javier Bardem, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Benjamin Bratt…
- Javier Bardem's outstanding performance cannot shore up this florid, largely faithful adaptation of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's universally adored novel…
- Lovely, Still (2008)
- Dir. Nicholas Fackler
Feat. Martin Landau, Ellen Burstyn, Adam Scott…
- As good as they are here, acting legends Martin Landau and Ellen Burstyn probably deserve better as the late–life love birds of this…
- Made of Honour (2008)
- Dir. Paul Weiland
Feat. Patrick Dempsey, Michelle Monaghan, Kevin McKidd…
- Cushy romantic comedy in the spirit of MY BEST FRIEND'S WEDDING, with a wealthy womaniser (Dempsey) asked to be maid of honour for his best chick…
- Make-Out With Violence (2008)
- Dir. Deagol Brothers
Feat. Eric Lehning, Cody DeVos
- A genuinely odd zombie movie about twin brothers whose teenage girl crush mysteriously disappears one day, only to emerge in a vegetative state…
- Mamma Mia! (2008)
- Dir. Phyllida Lloyd
Feat. Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth…
- A knowingly cheesy yet still irresistible movie version of the smash–hit stage musical about a girl trying to find her father before her…
- Management (2008)
- Dir. Stephen Belber
Feat. Jennifer Aniston, Steve Zahn, Woody Harrelson
- Likable rom–com sees Jennifer Aniston play an obsessively organized woman whose life is thrown into disarray when an employee of a roadside…
- Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day (2008)
- Dir. Bharat Nalluri
Feat. Frances McDormand, Amy Adams, Shirley Henderson…
- Zippy "roaring 30's" comedy about an unemployed governess (McDormand) who finds a new zest for life and love after accepting a job with a frivolous,…
- Mistresses (TV Series) (2008)
- Feat. Sarah Parish, Sharon Small, Orla Brady…
- Provocative Brit series featuring four 30 something friends – a doctor, 9/11 widow, party gal and married mistress that get themselves into all…
- My Best Friend's Girl (2008)
- Dir. Howard Deutch
Feat. Dane Cook, Kate Hudson, Alec Baldwin…
- Crass comedy starring Cook as a foul–mouthed 'emotional terrorist' who gets hired to take girls on the worst dates of their lives in order to…
- My Friends My Loves (Mes amis, mes amours) (2008)
- Dir. Lorraine Levy
Feat. Vincent Lindon, Pascal Elbé, Virginie Ledoyen
- A buddy movie for middle–aged divorcees, this lightweight odd–coupling follows two Parisian single dads who decide to raise their…
- My Spy (My Mom's New Boyfriend) (2008)
- Dir. George Gallo
Feat. Antonio Banderas, Meg Ryan, Colin Hanks…
- Featherweight comedy–caper concerns an undercover FBI agent (Hanks) whose surveillance of an international art thief (Banderas) is undermined…
- Nick And Nora's Infinite Playlist (2008)
- Dir. Peter Sollett
Feat. Michael Cera, Kat Dennings, Aaron Yoo
- "Geeky Dreamboat" Michael Cera is typecast again in this pleasing but trifle indie flick centred around two high school seniors who bond over music…
- Nights in Rodanthe (2008)
- Dir. George C. Wolfe
Feat. Diane Lane, Richard Gere, Viola Davis
- Tears–and–tissues adaptation of the Nicholas Sparks novel of two souls at a crossroads in their muddled lives who end up finding solace…
- Only (2008)
- Dir. Ingrid Veninger
Feat. Jacob Switzer, Elena Hudgins Lyle
- Delicate Canadian coming–of–age drama focused around the relationship between two 12–year–olds who get to know one another…
- Other Boleyn Girl, The (2008)
- Dir. Justin Chadwick
Feat. Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson, Eric Bana…
- Blue–ribbon adaptation of the best–selling novel by Philippa Gregory, which tells the compulsive true story of sisters Anne and Mary…
- Other End of the Line, The (2008)
- Dir. James Dodson
Feat. Jesse Metcalfe, Shriya , Larry Miller
- Bloodless romantic comedy focused around an Indian call centre worker who falls for an American she meets on the other end of the line. Shriya Saran…
- Our Beloved Month of August (Aquele Querido Mês de Agosto) (2008)
- Dir. Miguel Gomes
Feat. Sonia Bandeira, Fabio Oliveira
- Beautifully idiosyncratic film blending documentary with drama, from distinctive Portuguese director Miguel Gomes (TABU).
A summery and romantic…
- Palermo Shooting (2008)
- Dir. Wim Wenders
Feat. Campino , Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Dennis Hopper
- A wild–living, world renowned German photographer travels to Sicily seeking a break from his past and encounters a beautiful woman and Dennis…
- Paris (2008)
- Dir. Cedric Klapisch
Feat. Juliette Binoche, Romain Duris, Mélanie Laurent…
- A sweet–natured, if rather slight romantic dramedy, weaving in and out of the lives of a diverse set of heart–worn and heart–won…
- Passchendaele (2008)
- Dir. Paul Gross
Feat. Paul Gross, Caroline Dhavernas
- Paul Gross (DUE SOUTH) directs and stars in this impressive wartime drama based on the exploits of the 1st Canadian Division during WWI.
- Reader, The (2008)
- Dir. Stephen Daldry
Feat. Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, David Kross
- Kate Winslet won an Oscar for her performance here as a German house–frau in this drama of post–war trauma, with Ralph Fiennes recalling…
- Red Baron, The (Der rote Baron) (2008)
- Dir. Nikolai Müllerschön
Feat. Maxim Mehmet, Til Schweiger, Joseph Fiennes…
- Biographical melodrama focused around Baron Manfred von Richthofen, the celebrated showboating WW1 pilot. Thrilling airborne set–pieces make up…
- Salvation (2008)
- Dir. Paul Cox
Feat. Wendy Hughes, Bruce Myles, Natasha Novak…
- Dir. Paul Cox delivers the right amount of tenderness and wickedness in this wry Australian comedy, about a downtrodden husband who cannot connect…
- Second-Hand Wedding (Secondhand Wedding) (2008)
- Dir. Paul Murphy
Feat. Holly Shanahan, Geraldine Brophy, Patrick Wilson…
- Sweet–natured Kiwi suburban rom–com that was a surprise hit at the local box office, with large audiences responding to a highly…
- Sense and Sensibility (TV Mini-series) (2008)
- Dir. John Alexander
Feat. David Morrissey, Janet McTeer, Hattie Morahan…
- Another BBC adaptation of the Jane Austen novel centered around the Dashwood sisters and their search for love. Adapted by Andrew Davies of BLEAK…
- Seven Pounds (2008)
- Dir. Gabriel Muccino
Feat. Will Smith, Rosario Dawson, Woody Harrelson…
- Will Smith pairs up again with dir. Muccino (THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS) to play a man who attempts to save the lives of seven strangers in order to…
- Show of Hands (2008)
- Dir. Anthony McCarten
Feat. Melanie Lynskey, Craig Hall, Stephen Lovatt
- Quaint but contrived Kiwi rom–dram set in New Plymouth in which a grab–bag of townsfolk compete for new 4–wheel drive by keeping…
- Smart People (2008)
- Dir. Noam Murro
Feat. Dennis Quaid, Sarah Jessica Parker, Elliot Page…
- Dunderheaded dramedy focused on a widowed, misanthropic professor (Quaid) who awakens to life again after a hit to the head, only to discover that…
- Sorry If I Want to Marry You (2008)
- Dir. Federico Moccia
Feat. Raoul Bova, Michela Quattrociocche, Francesco Apolloni
- Supremely frothy comedy about with a man's increasing insecurity about his relationship leads him to propose marriage setting off a comic chain of…
- Speak To Me of Love (Parlami d'amore ) (2008)
- Dir. Silvio Muccino
Feat. Silvio Muccino, Carolina Crescentini, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón…
- Sasha is a boy in his twenties, deeply loving the beautiful Benedetta, who doesn't seem to recognize his existence. Nicole is a French woman in her…
- Step Up 2: The Streets (2008)
- Dir. Jon Chu
Feat. Briana Evigan, Robert Hoffman, Adam G. Sevani…
- Sequel to the hip–hop dance hit flick following a group of young street dancers battling for supremacy. Well–orchestrated…
- Tears for Sale (Charleston and Vendetta) (2008)
- Dir. Uros Stojanovic
Feat. Katarina Radivojevic, Sonja Kolacaric
- The sombre title belies what is in fact a joyously bawdy Balkan fairytale that blends fantastical folklore, striking burlesque visuals and ample…
- Tess Of The D'Urbervilles (TV Mini-series) (2008)
- Feat. Gemma Arterton, Eddie Redmayne, Ruth Jones
- Sound adaptation of Thomas Hardy's classic tragedy following Tess, the poor peasant girl who becomes an outcast after falling pregnant to her rich…
- Tru Loved (2008)
- Dir. Stewart Wade
Feat. Najarra Townsend, Jane Lynch, Alexandra Paul
- Recently relocated from San Francisco to conservative suburbia by her lesbian mothers, Tru struggles like all teens to fit in and find love, but her…
- Twilight (2008)
- Dir. Catherine Hardwicke
Feat. Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Billy Burke…
- The first installment of the uber–popular book franchise (by Stephanie Meyer) sees lonely teenage girl Bella fall in love with Edward, a…
- Two Lovers (2008)
- Dir. James Gray
Feat. Joaquin Phoenix, Gwyneth Paltrow, Vinessa Shaw…
- Joaquin Phoenix (in reputedly his final film) re–teams with dir. James Gray for this acutely observed ‘anti–romance’, about a bipolar…
- Vicky Cristina Barcelona (Vicky Christina Barcelona) (2008)
- Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Scarlett Johansson, Rebecca Hall, Javier Bardem…
- 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…
- What Happens in Vegas (2008)
- Dir. Tom Vaughan
Feat. Cameron Diaz, Ashton Kutcher, Queen Latifah…
- Inanely amusing screwball rom–com stars Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kutcher as a pair of mismatched strangers forced to endure married life…
- Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008)
- Dir. Kevin Smith
Feat. Seth Rogen, Elizabeth Banks, Craig Robinson…
- Latest comedic offering from King of Crude dir. Smith sees two platonic friends (Rogan and Banks) try to earn some much–needed cash by filming…
- Across the Universe (2007)
- Dir. Julie Taymor
Feat. Evan Rachel Wood, Jim Sturgess, Joe Anderson…
- Thirty–three tunes from the Beatles songbook are excitably re–constituted for this lavish 'jukebox' musical that threads together a story…
- An Old Mistress (Une vieille maîtresse/The Last Mistress) (2007)
- Dir. Catherine Breillat
Feat. Asia Argento, Fu’ad Ait Aattou, Caroline Ducey…
- Fervent, visually opulent costume drama finds feminist firebrand Catherine Breillat tempering her sexually explicit tendencies to present a…
- Angel (2007)
- Dir. Francois Ozon
Feat. Charlotte Rampling, Sam Neill, Lucy Russell…
- Pretty costume drama follows the fortunes of an aspiring lady writer in Edwardian England.
Based on the novel by Elizabeth Taylor (MRS PALFREY AT…
- Away From Her (2007)
- Dir. Sarah Polley
Feat. Julie Christie, Gordon Pinsent, Olympia Dukakis
- Julie Christie stars in this carefully observed drama about a woman with Alzheimer's, her husband, and the tragedy of the disease's 'long goodbye',…
- Because I Said So (2007)
- Dir. Michael Lehmann
Feat. Diane Keaton, Mandy Moore, Lauren Graham…
- A cushy, formulated ‘chick flick’ made–to–order, concerning an over–controlling mother’s attempts to engineer her…
- Becoming Jane (2007)
- Dir. Julian Jarrold
Feat. Anne Hathaway, James McAvoy, Julie Walters…
- The early chapters of Jane Austen’s literary life are dramatised in this rose–tinted biopic of her formative romantic…
- Before the Rains (2007)
- Dir. Santosh Sivan
Feat. Linus Roache, Rahul Bose, Nandita Das
- Steamy tropical melodrama made under the "Merchant Ivory" banner, set in southern India against the backdrop of a growing nationalist movement.
A…
- Black Snake Moan (2007)
- Dir. Craig Brewer
Feat. Christina Ricci, Samuel L. Jackson, Justin Timberlake
- Christina Ricci stars as a scrawny, Southern–fried nympho whose demons get her deep into trouble in the deep, deep South the minute her doting…
- Blood and Chocolate (2007)
- Dir. Katja von Garnier
Feat. Agnes Bruckner, Olivier Martinez, Hugh Dancy…
- A beautiful teenager must choose between her love for a young artist and her werewolf lineage in this campy but adequately entertaining supernatural…
- Blue State (2007)
- Dir. Marshall Lewy
Feat. Anna Paquin, Breckin Meyer, Nick Ouellette
- Politically skewed road movie following an ardent liberal who makes good on a drunken promise to move to Canada if George Bush wins the…
- Broken English (2007)
- Dir. Zoe Cassavetes
Feat. Parker Posey, Drea De Matteo, Melvil Poupaud…
- The usually zany Parker Posey searches for love in this supple, melancholic romantic comedy, here playing a Manhattan thirty–something as yet…
- Caramel (Sukkar banat) (2007)
- Dir. Nadine Labaki
Feat. Nadine Labaki
- Charming Lebanese soap opera with a social conscience, the latest in an emerging wave of dissenting Middle Eastern dramas divulges the stifled lives…
- Chaos Theory (2007)
- Dir. Marcos Siega
Feat. Ryan Reynolds, Emily Mortimer, Stuart Townsend…
- Ryan Reynolds is an obsessive perfectionist whose precise index–carded existence is turned inside out, with fairly predictable 'chaotic'…
- Closing the Ring (2007)
- Dir. Richard Attenborough
Feat. Shirley Maclaine, Christopher Plummer, Mischa Barton…
- Richard Attenborough–directed romance set both in the '40s and present–day, following the wartime history of a ring and an unbreakable…
- Crazy Love (2007)
- Dir. Dan Klores, Fisher Stevens
- Stranger–than–fiction story of the obsessive love of Burt and Linda Pugach, whose personal tragedy made international headlines during…
- Dan in Real Life (2007)
- Dir. Peter Hedges
Feat. Steve Carell, Juliette Binoche, Dane Cook
- Sensitively handled indie rom–com starring funny–man Steve Carell (THE OFFICE) as a relationship advice writer who falls hard for his…
- Death Defying Acts (2007)
- Dir. Gillian Armstrong
Feat. Guy Pearce, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Saoirse Ronan…
- Handsomely mounted period romp from Aussie director Gillian Armstrong in which the illustrious escape–artist Harry Houdini (Pearce) becomes…
- Eagle vs Shark (2007)
- Dir. Taika Waititi
Feat. Jemaine Clement, Loren Taylor (Horsley), Joel Tobeck…
- 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,…
- Elvis And Annabelle (2007)
- Dir. Will Geiger
Feat. Max Minghella, Blake Lively, Joe Mantegna…
- Oddball indie romance sees a beauty queen (Lively) die in an accident, only to share an unlikely romance with a young man when she is unexpectedly…
- Evening (2007)
- Dir. Lajos Koltai
Feat. Claire Danes, Toni Collette, Vanessa Redgrave…
- All–star, womanly melodrama unveils the secret life of an ailing matriarch (Redgrave), whose remembrance of an intense, tragic love fifty years…
- Expired (2007)
- Dir. Cecilia Miniucchi
Feat. Samantha Morton, Jason Patric, Teri Garr…
- Idiosyncrasy without the gimmicky weirdness, this hilariously outre indie rom–com stars Samantha Morton as a sheltered, sweet–hearted…
- Far North (2007)
- Dir. Asif Kapadia
Feat. Michelle Yeoh, Michelle Krusiec, Sean Bean…
- On the Arctic tundra a starving stranger is thrown upon the charity of two Inuit women, driven to isolation by fear of prophecy and a violent past,…
- Feast of Love (2007)
- Dir. Robert Benton
Feat. Morgan Freeman, Greg Kinnear, Radha Mitchell…
- Sage old bean Morgan Freeman dishes out romantic advice to unlucky–in–love Greg Kinnear and others in this feelgood drama about hopeless…
- Gavin and Stacey (TV Series) (2007)
- Feat. Mathew Horne, Joanna Page, James Corden…
- Likeable Welsh comedy following the trials and tribulations of a long distance couple struggling to merge their two worlds when they finally meet.…
- Georgia Rule (2007)
- Dir. Garry Marshall
Feat. Jane Fonda, Lindsay Lohan, Felicity Huffman…
- Jane Fonda leads three generations of strong–minded females in this uneasy mix of comedy and drama.
Georgia (Fonda), the…
- Get Together Dinner, The (La Ceno per Farli Conoscere) (2007)
- Dir. Pupi Avati
Feat. Vanessa Incontrada, Diego Abatanthono, Violante Placido…
- Diverting comedy about three stepsisters playing cupid for their father, a jaded TV star whose career has seen better days. As lacerating as it is…
- Good Luck Chuck (2007)
- Dir. Mark Helfrich
Feat. Dane Cook, Jessica Alba, Dan Fogler…
- A fratty and formulaic take on the recent vogue for skewed, matrimonial–themed romantic comedies.
Dane Cook plays a guy who not only can't…
- Good Night, The (2007)
- Dir. Jake Paltrow
Feat. Penelope Cruz, Martin Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow…
- Warped amorous comedy focused on a fed–up fella in the midst of a mid–life breakdown (played by Martin Freeman of THE OFFICE fame) who…
- Gossip Girl (TV Series) (2007)
- Feat. Blake Lively, Taylor Momsen, Leighton Meester
- Flashy teen series centred on a group of well–heeled New York prep school kids whose main focus in life is a blog written by 'Gossip Girl'…
- Guru (2007)
- Dir. Mani Ratnam
Feat. Aishwarya Rai, Mithun Chakraborty, Abhishek Bachchan
- Rewarding rags–to–riches drama relates the story of an entrepreneurial young boy from a village in Gujarat who became the biggest…
- Hallam Foe (Mister Foe) (2007)
- Dir. David Mackenzie
Feat. Jamie Bell, Sophia Myles, Ciaran Hinds…
- Jamie Bell plays the film's titular voyeur, a compulsive rooftop snoop in pursuit of justice and love, in this breezy, twisted romance.
Fleeing…
- Heartbreak Kid, The (2007)
- Dir. Pete Farrelly, Bob Farrelly
Feat. Ben Stiller, Jerry Stiller, Michelle Monaghan…
- Rude, crude, heartily "Farrelly–ised" remake of the 1972 classic about a man who marries too fast, meeting his ideal woman while on honeymoon.…
- High School Musical 2 (2007)
- Dir. Kenny Ortega
Feat. Zac Efron, Vanessa Anne Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale…
- Exuberant sequel to the HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL phenomenon leaps into its senior year, concerning East High’s summer vacationing students who face…
- Hunting and Gathering (2007)
- Dir. Claude Berri
Feat. Audrey Tautou, Guillaume Canet, Laurent Stocker…
- A waif–thin artist/cleaner (Tautou) gains a new lease on life after a chance encounter with a dignified stutterer in this heartwarming lost…
- I Could Never Be Your Woman (2007)
- Dir. Amy Heckerling
Feat. Michelle Pfeiffer, Paul Rudd, Jon Lovitz…
- Snappy and sweet romantic comedy with a moralistic bent directed by Amy Heckerling (CLUELESS) in which a divorcee career woman (Pfeiffer) attempting…
- I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (2007)
- Dir. Dennis Dugan
Feat. Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Jessica Biel…
- Broad 'dude' comedy effort from Adam Sandler (and co.) in which a very het. New York City fireman marries his best buddy to benefit from benefit…
- In Search Of A Midnight Kiss (2007)
- Dir. Alex Holdridge
Feat. Scoot McNairy, Sara Simmonds, Brian McGuire
- Restoring our faith in the unreliable indie rom–com genre, this terrific example takes place on New Years Eve in Los Angeles, where two…
- In the Land of Women (2007)
- Dir. Jon Kasdan
Feat. Olympia Dukakis, Meg Ryan, Kristen Stewart…
- Relationship drama centering on struggling writer Adam Brody (THE OC) and the neighbouring family of women he encounters when he moves in with his…
- Jane Austen Book Club, The (2007)
- Dir. Robin Swicord
Feat. Kathy Baker, Maria Bello, Emily Blunt…
- A refreshing 'click flick' in which six Californians convene to discuss the literary works of Jane Austen and discover their own lives are starting…
- Kaidan (2007)
- Dir. Hideo Nakata
Feat. Kumiko Aso
- Period J–horror from the director of THE RING relays the ghostly tale of a samurai’s son attempting to escape an ancient curse laid on his…
- Knocked Up (2007)
- Dir. Judd Apatow
Feat. Seth Rogen, Katherine Heigl, Paul Rudd…
- The creators of THE 40–YEAR–OLD VIRGIN tackle the potential hilarity of a one–night–stand pregnancy, and the ensuing…
- Last Magic Show, The (2007)
- Dir. Andy Conlan
Feat. Andy Conlan, Jade Collins, Michael Hurst
- Gothic New Zealand drama with a hint of romance follows a disturbed magician searching for his next great career move and a replacement assistant…
- Love and Other Disasters (2007)
- Dir. Alek Keshishian
Feat. Brittany Murphy, Orlando Bloom, Gwyneth Paltrow…
- London–based It–girl gets buff boy, despite a case of mistaken sexuality, in this pretty piece of fashion–mag fluffola which owes…
- Love Comes Lately (2007)
- Dir. Jan Schutte
Feat. Otto Tausig, Caroline Aaron, Olivia Thirlby…
- This well–spun octogenarian yarn dwells on the boundless sexual pursuits of an elderly cad (Tausig), whose lust for life jeopardises the…
- Mama's Boy (2007)
- Dir. Tim Hamilton
Feat. Jon Heder, Diane Keaton, Jeff Daniels…
- Antic comedy stars Jon Heder as a spoiled 29–year–old man–child hellbent on sabotaging his mother's (Keaton) budding relationship…
- Manual of Love 2 (Capitoli successivi) (2007)
- Dir. Giovanni Veronesi
Feat. Carlo Verdone, Monica Bellucci, Riccardo Scamarcio
- Monica Bellucci climbs abroad in this wry sequel. Director Giovanni Veronesi delves once again into the mysterious recesses of the human heart and…
- Metro (2007)
- Dir. Anurag Basu
Feat. Shilpa Shetty, Irfan Khan
- Talk–of–the–town Shilpa Shetty (of Big Brother and Richard Gere controversy) plays a dissatisfied housewife in this collective of…
- Moliere (2007)
- Dir. Laurent Tirard
Feat. Romain Duris, Fabrice Luchini, Laura Morante…
- Jaunty period rom–com in the spirit of SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE speculates on the creative catalysts for the comic masterpieces of famed French…
- My Blueberry Nights (2007)
- Dir. Wong Kar-Wai
Feat. Norah Jones, Jude Law, David Strathairn…
- Urban romantic Wong Kar–wai transposes the style and erstwhile longing of his Hong Kong mood pieces to the United States, with songbird Norah…
- No Reservations (2007)
- Dir. Scott Hicks
Feat. Catherine Zeta-Jones, Aaron Eckhart, Abigail Breslin
- US remake of German foodie rom–com MOSTLY MARTHA that’s inferior to its predecessor, yet appetizing enough in garnish (attractive…
- Om Shanti Om (2007)
- Dir. Farah Khan
Feat. Shahrukh Khan, Deepika Padukone
- From the dir. of MAIN HOON NA, this super–lush, mega–lavish Bollywood spectacular tells the story of a love that overcomes death (through…
- P.S. I Love You (2007)
- Dir. Richard LaGravenese
Feat. Hilary Swank, Gerard Butler, Lisa Kudrow…
- Teary afterlife romance from the dir. of LIVING OUT LOUD, about a series of love notes left for a grieving widow (Swank) by her deceased…
- Partition (2007)
- Dir. Vic Sarin
Feat. Jimi Mistry, Kristin Kreuk, Neve Campbell…
- Epic cross–cultural romantic drama set during the partition of India and Pakistan, told through the touching relationship between an ex British…
- Persuasion (2007)
- Dir. Adrian Shergold
Feat. Sally Hawkins, Rupert Penry-Jones, Alice Krige…
- Brisk, sombre–toned ITV production of the Austen romance about the attempt to re–kindle a romance, previously doomed by class division…
- Romance Of Astrea and Ceadon, The (2007)
- Dir. Eric Rohmer
Feat. Stéphanie Crayencour, Andy Gillet, Cécile Cassel…
- Eric Rohmer, master of the seasonal romantic tryst, steps out with this playful adaptation of a 17th century French novel, in which a handsome…
- Room with a View, A (2007)
- Dir. Nicholas Renton
Feat. Elaine Cassidy, Rafe Spall, Timothy Spall…
- Sumptuous remake of the 1985 film, based on the E.M. Forster novel, of a daring young woman made to choose between two desirable suitors after moving…
- Run Fatboy Run (2007)
- Dir. David Schwimmer
Feat. Simon Pegg, Thandiwe Newton, Hank Azaria…
- A relatively mainstream Brit rom–com from co–writer Simon Pegg (SHAUN OF THE DEAD, HOT FUZZ) who here stars as a 'runaway groom' who…
- Saawariya (Beloved) (2007)
- Dir. Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Feat. Ranbir Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor
- Notable for being the first mainstream Hindi movie to be funded by a U.S. studio, this stylistically decadent romance of unrequited love and desire…
- Shall We Kiss? (Un baiser s'il vous plaît) (2007)
- Dir. Emmanuel Mouret
Feat. Virginie Ledoyen, Emmanuel Mouret, Julie Gayet
- Delicate French comedy focused on two strangers who share a romantic evening but stop short of a kiss on her opinion that there is no such thing 'as…
- Shanghai Kiss (2007)
- Dir. Kern Konwiser, David Ren
Feat. Ken Leung, Hayden Panettiere, Joel David Moore
- Cross–cultural rom–com follows a struggling Chinese–American actor (Leung) who must choose between his Shanghai roots or his…
- Silk (2007)
- Dir. Francois Girard
Feat. Michael Pitt, Keira Knightley, Koji Yakusho…
- Sensuous period drama based on the popular Alessandro Baricco novel about a married silkworm smuggler who becomes infatuated with a local woman…
- Sparkle (2007)
- Dir. Tom Hunsinger, Neil Hunter
Feat. Stockard Channing, Shaun Evans, Anthony Head…
- Easy–going Brit comedy about a ruthless young go–getter (Evans) whose career in public relations is turned upside down when the girl of…
- Starting Out in the Evening (2007)
- Dir. Andrew Wagner
Feat. Frank Langella, Lauren Ambrose, Lili Taylor…
- An aging, all–but–forgotten author (Langella) finds himself the object of an eager grad student’s attention when she decides to make…
- Stomp the Yard (2007)
- Dir. Sylvain White
Feat. Columbus Short
- A stomping ghetto melodrama that follows a gangbanger's transformation into a champion hip–hop krump dancer, set in a fictional all–black…
- Then She Found Me (2007)
- Dir. Helen Hunt
Feat. Helen Hunt, Bette Midler, Colin Firth…
- Rom–com focused on a woman (portrayed and directed by a wrinkles–and–all Helen Hunt) dealing with a perplexing mid–life…
- This Kiss (2007)
- Dir. Kylie Eddy
Feat. Melanie Lockman, Tamsin Gatewood
- Drama about the relationship between two women, best friends since childhood but torn apart by a heartbreaking incident. One has become a successful…
- Tonight, I'll Sleep At Yours (Ce Soir, Je Dors Chez Toi) (2007)
- Dir. Olivier Baroux
Feat. Jean-Paul Rouve, Mélanie Doutey, Kad Merad
- Feather–light French comedy scripted around a stubborn commitment–phobe who goes to desperate extremes to retain both his freedom and…
- Twice Upon a Time (Désaccord parfait) (2007)
- Dir. Antoine de Caunes
Feat. Jean Rochefort, Charlotte Rampling, Isabelle Nanty…
- Agreeable Pan–Euro comedy recounting what happens when a former showbiz couple – a director and his actress muse – reunite thirty years…
- Two Days in Paris (2 Days in Paris) (2007)
- Dir. Julie Delpy
Feat. Julie Delpy, Adam Goldberg
- Delightful, self–starring directorial debut from Julie Delpy about an angsty Franco–American couple who drop in to visit her very…
- Unfinished Sky (2007)
- Dir. Peter Duncan
Feat. William McInnes, Monic Hendrickx
- Cross–cultural Australian romantic drama, in which a widowed farmer discovers a distressed Afghani refugee on his property, who he lets into…
- Valentine Carol, A (2007)
- Dir. Mark Jean
Feat. Emma Caulfield, Barbara Niven
- A divisive radio host unlucky in love is granted a visit by three ‘spirit’ boyfriends in this Dickens–inspired romance. Based on ‘A…
- Visitor, The (2007)
- Dir. Tom McCarthy
Feat. Richard Jenkins, Hiam Abbass, Marian Seldes
- Compassionate, beautifully–measured tale of a widowed college professor whose banal mid–life finds renewed joy (and heartbreak) after he…
- Waiting Room, The (2007)
- Dir. Roger Goldby
Feat. Anne-Marie Duff, Ralf Little, Rupert Graves…
- Brit romantic drama follows two strangers whose accidental meeting causes them to believe in love at first sight, however first they must face the…
- Waitress (2007)
- Dir. Adrienne Shelly
Feat. Keri Russell, Nathan Fillion, Adrienne Shelly…
- Keri Russell plays a small–town diner waitress and pie expert, stuck with (and knocked up by) the wrong man – her scary redneck husband…
- World Unseen, The (2007)
- Dir. Shamim Sarif
Feat. Sheetal Sheth, Lisa Ray
- Actors Lisa Rayand and Sheetal Sheth team up again for director Shamim Sarif (I CAN'T THINK STRAIGHT) in this beautiful depiction of a lesbian love…
- Year of the Dog (2007)
- Dir. Mike White
Feat. Laura Dern, Peter Sarsgaard, Regina King…
- This sensitive comedy–drama about a woman whose life falls to pieces when her pet beagle dies, is the directorial debut of Mike White, writer…
- Youth Without Youth (2007)
- Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
Feat. Tim Roth, Alexandra Maria Lara, Bruno Ganz
- Joining a recent glut of Dorian Gray–like fantasies, this Francis Ford Coppola comeback (following a 10 year sabbatical) centres on a Romanian…
- 10 Items Or Less (2006)
- Dir. Brad Silberling
Feat. Morgan Freeman, Paz Vega, Jonah Hill
- Sugary character drama concerning a chance encounter between a mature actor and a jaded checkout chick that seriously impacts on both their lives.…
- A Good Year (2006)
- Dir. Ridley Scott
Feat. Russell Crowe, Marion Cotillard, Albert Finney…
- Russell Crowe plays workaholic bonds–dealer who inherits a vineyard in Provence and discovers the easy life in this lightweight tale of…
- Bella (2006)
- Dir. Alejandro Gomez Monteverde
Feat. Eduardo Verastegui, Tammy Blanchard
- Sweet–natured, unconventional romantic drama which follows one day in life of a Hispanic chef in New York City, and his relationship with a…
- Break-Up, The (2006)
- Dir. Peyton Reed
Feat. Vince Vaughn, Jennifer Aniston, Vincent D'Onofrio…
- Skewed relationship comedy has an aspirant young couple (Aniston, Vaughn) split up but continue to wrangle and feud over the condo they refuse to…
- Cashback (2006)
- Dir. Sean Ellis
Feat. Sean Biggerstaff, Emilia Fox, Shaun Evans…
- British crush–comedy about a heartbroken, insomniac art student and his nightjob in a supermarket, where he whiles away the hours by freezing…
- Catch and Release (2006)
- Dir. Susannah Grant
Feat. Jennifer Garner, Kevin Smith, Juliette Lewis…
- A usually sprightly Jennifer Garner plays the soberly named Gray, a recent widow who finds comfort in the manly support group of three old…
- Coeurs (Private Fears in Public Places) (2006)
- Dir. Alain Resnais
Feat. Sabine Azema, Laura Morante, Pierre Arditi…
- Romantic French drama with a vulnerable edge explores the modern dilemmas of loneliness and adoration through the lives of six alienated Parisians…
- Confetti (2006)
- Dir. Debbie Isitt
Feat. Martin Freeman, Stephen Mangan, Robert Webb…
- A first–rate mock–umentary, following three couples vying for the title of "The Most Original Wedding of the Year" in a…
- Crown Prince, The (TV Mini-series) (Kronprinz Rudolf) (2006)
- Dir. Robert Dornhelm
Feat. Max von Thun, Vittoria Puccini, Klaus Maria Brandauer…
- Sumptuous historical Austrian mini–series based on the Crown Prince's doomed love affair with a baroness, that eventually requires the pair to…
- Don't Worry, I'm Fine (Je Vais Bien, Ne T'en Fais Pas) (2006)
- Dir. Philippe Lioret
Feat. Mélanie Laurent
- Understated French drama centres on a distraught young woman's search for her twin brother after being told he has run away from the family…
- Eden (2006)
- Dir. Michael Hofmann
Feat. Josef Ostendorf, Charlotte Roche
- Charming romance revolves around an eccentric chef, and a random encounter with a mother trapped in a monotonous relationship.
Fans of…
- Ex, The (Fast Track) (2006)
- Dir. Jesse Peretz
Feat. Zach Braff, Amanda Peet, Jason Bateman…
- Star studded rom com where a guy discovers that his wife's high–school sweetheart is his new boss and has not given up hope on getting back…
- Failure to Launch (2006)
- Dir. Tom Dey
Feat. Matthew McConaughey, Sarah Jessica Parker, Zooey Deschanel…
- Amiable and clever enough to pass muster, this romantic comedy finds a thirty–something slacker, who still lives with his parents…
- Golden Door, The (Nuovomondo) (2006)
- Dir. Emanuele Crialese
Feat. Charlotte Gainsbourg, Vincenzo Amato
- Award–winning Italian drama from the dir. of RESPIRO follows the fortunes of a family of dirt–poor Sicilian peasants, from their homeland…
- Gray Matters (2006)
- Dir. Sue Kramer
Feat. Heather Graham, Bridget Moynahan, Tom Cavanagh…
- Quirky lesbian romance with Heather Graham playing a woman who unexpectedly falls for her brother's gorgeous new girlfriend.
- Hey Good Looking! (Comme t'y es belle!) (2006)
- Dir. Lisa Azuelos
Feat. Aure Atika
- Frank French chick flick centred around a SEX AND THE CITYish cast of four gal pals who share with each other the trials of finding (and keeping) the…
- High School Musical (2006)
- Dir. Kenny Ortega
Feat. Zac Efron, Vanessa Anne Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale…
- Top–notch Disney telemovie brims with youthful energy in telling the tale of two teens meeting at a party, being suddenly inspired by Karaoke…
- Holiday, The (2006)
- Dir. Nancy Meyers
Feat. Kate Winslet, Cameron Diaz, Jack Black…
- Reliable entertainment from 'chick flick' maestress, Nancy Meyer (WHAT WOMEN WANT, SOMETHING’S GOTTA GIVE) in which two disenchanted women (Diaz…
- Hottest State, The (2006)
- Dir. Ethan Hawke
Feat. Ethan Hawke, Mark Webber, Laura Linney…
- A young Texan actor on the make in NYC obsesses about his ex, post their heady trip to Mexico, in this drama of youthful narcissism and lurve.…
- I Do: Or How to Get Married and Stay Single (Prete-moi ta main) (2006)
- Dir. Eric Lartigau
Feat. Alain Chabat, Charlotte Gainsbourg
- Under pressure from his nearest and dearest to wed, committed bachelor Alain Chabat solicits the gorgeous Charlotte Gainsbourg to become his faux…
- I Served the King of England (2006)
- Dir. Jiri Menzel
Feat. Julia Jentsch, Oldrich Kaiser, Ivan Barnev
- Whimsical yet biting Czech farce centres on the exploits of an endearingly opportunistic waiter, whose thrifty wiles propel him into all manner of…
- I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With (2006)
- Dir. Jeff Garlin
Feat. Jeff Garlin, Sarah Silverman, Bonnie Hunt
- Fans of CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM and SEINFELD should seek out this thoroughly likeable comedy written and directed by Larry David's benevolent offsider,…
- I'm Reed Fish (2006)
- Dir. Zackary Adler
Feat. Jay Baruchel, Alexis Bledel, Katey Sagal
- Sweetly subversive coming–of–age indie comedy focused on Reed Fish (Baruchel), a philosophical young radio presenter whose idealistic…
- Illusionist, The (2006)
- Dir. Neil Burger
Feat. Edward Norton, Jessica Biel, Paul Giamatti…
- Edward Norton plays an enigmatic magician who courts a Viennese Dutchness (Biel) with the art of illusion in this lush and mystical period…
- Jane Eyre (TV Mini-Series) (2006)
- Dir. Susanna White
Feat. Toby Stephens, Ruth Wilson
- Commendable mini–series version of the classic Charlotte Bronte tale of a headstrong governess who falls madly in love with her employer.…
- Just My Luck (2006)
- Dir. Donald Petrie
Feat. Lindsay Lohan
- Teen starlet Lindsay Lohan adds little spunk to the wasteland of romantic comedies, here a prosperous Manhattanite whose good fortune transplants to…
- Lady Chatterley (2006)
- Dir. Pascale Ferran
Feat. Hippolyte Girardot, Marina Hands, Jean-Louise Coulloc'h
- Sensuous, heartrendingly tender French/Belgian adaptation of an alternate version of D.H. Lawrence's once notorious novel 'Lady Chatterley's Lover'…
- Lake House, The (2006)
- Dir. Alejandro Agresti
Feat. Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock
- Languid, high–concept romance teaming SPEED–buddies Sandra Bullock and Keaua Reeves as would–be soul mates exchanging love letters…
- Last Holiday (2006)
- Dir. Wayne Wang
Feat. Queen Latifah, LL Cool J, Timothy Hutton…
- An infectiously optimistic Queen Latifah here plays a retail clerk diagnosed with an incurable brain tumour, who decides to reprioritise her life and…
- Last Kiss, The (2006)
- Dir. Tony Goldwyn
Feat. Zach Braff, Casey Affleck, Rachel Bilson…
- Well–intentioned remake of Gabriel Muccino’s award–winning Italian melodrama, with Zach Braff as an architect lodged between…
- Little Children (2006)
- Dir. Todd Field
Feat. Kate Winslet, Patrick Wilson, Jennifer Connelly
- Kate Winslet goes all–American as a mildly desperate housewife, whose suburban idyll becomes unsettled when a convicted sex offender moves back…
- LOL (2006)
- Dir. Joe Swanberg
Feat. Joe Swanberg, Kevin Bewersdorf, C. Mason Wells…
- Humble "mumblecore" rom–com about relationships and technology, written, directed, produced and starring Joe Swanberg, the artist who is…
- Miss Potter (2006)
- Dir. Chris Noonan
Feat. Renee Zellweger, Ewan McGregor, Emily Watson
- Charming biopic tells the tale of Beatrix Potter – specifically the story of the woman behind the drawings – and her fixation from a…
- Music and Lyrics (2006)
- Dir. Marc Lawrence
Feat. Hugh Grant, Drew Barrymore, Brad Garrett…
- An infectious romantic comedy that winningly pairs Hugh Grant with Drew Barrymore, this adds music notes to the formula and scores a…
- My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006)
- Dir. Ivan Reitman
Feat. Uma Thurman, Luke Wilson, Anna Faris…
- Superheroic romcom sees neurotic superhero 'G–Girl' (Uma Thurman) and a non–powered, somewhat nebbish architect (Luke Wilson) fall in…
- Once (2006)
- Dir. John Carney
Feat. Glen Hansard, Marketa Irglova, Hugh Walsh
- A gorgeous, understated paean to the transformative power of music, this unique, Irish independent follows the burgeoning relationship between a…
- Outsourced (2006)
- Dir. John Jeffcoat
Feat. Josh Hamilton, Ayesha Dharkar
- Quite charming cross–cultural comedy follows the romantic fortunes of an American call centre manager (Hamilton) sent to India to train his…
- Painted Veil, The (2006)
- Dir. John Curran
Feat. Naomi Watts, Edward Norton, Toby Jones…
- Haunting tragi–romance unveils the lives of a young English couple whose relocation to Shanghai and history of infidelity force them to…
- Paris, Je T'aime (Paris, I Love You) (2006)
- Dir. Olivier Assayas, Gurinder Chadha, Sylvain Chomet
Feat. Fanny Ardant, Juliette Binoche, Steve Buscemi…
- A prestige line–up of actors and filmmakers converge in this grand anthology of love letters to the city of romance. With each vignette…
- Penelope (2006)
- Dir. Mark Palansky
Feat. Christina Ricci, James McAvoy, Catherine O'Hara…
- Whimsical fantasy comedy about an unfortunate girl cursed with the face of a pig whose family are driven to find her a "handsome prince" to undo the…
- Priceless (2006)
- Dir. Pierre Salvadori
Feat. Audrey Tautou, Gad Elmaleh
- Ultra–glamorous French romantic comedy, in which one can gorge on (or gawp at) Riviera culture at its most opulent – the clothes, the…
- Puccini for Beginners (2006)
- Dir. Maria Maggenti
Feat. Justin Kirk, Gretchen Mol, Elizabeth Reaser
- Gretchen Mol is at the centre of a bi–sexual love triangle in this restless romantic comedy where a writer (Reaser) finds herself sleeping with…
- Reef, The (Shark Bait) (2006)
- Dir. Howard Baker, John Fox IX
Feat. Freddie Prinze Jnr., Rob Schneider, Evan Rachel Wood…
- Animated kid's film with a superb voice over line up that introduces us to a fish who must save his one true love and the Reef that they share.
- Robin Hood (TV Series) (2006)
- Feat. Jonas Armstrong, Lucy Griffiths, Richard Armitage…
- 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…
- Save The Last Dance 2 (2006)
- Dir. David Petrarca
Feat. Izabella Miko, Jacqueline Bisset
- Not the last dance, but a sequel reprising the aspirations of Sarah (now played by Izabella Miko), here on the verge of attending prestigious…
- Scenes of a Sexual Nature (2006)
- Dir. Ed Blum
Feat. Ewan McGregor, Eileen Atkins, Gina McKee…
- 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…
- Science of Sleep, The (2006)
- Dir. Michel Gondry
Feat. Gael Garcia Bernal, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Emma de Caunes…
- A delightfully self–conscious, self–indulged fantasy for cine–wizard Michel Gondry, the director's follow–up to ETERNAL…
- Singer, The (Quand j'étais chanteur) (2006)
- Dir. Xavier Giannoli
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Cecile De France, Mathieu Amalric
- Gerard Depardieu works his rotund charm as a journeyman lounge singer, crooning his way through half–empty nightclubs while forging an unlikely…
- Situation, The (2006)
- Dir. Philip Haas
Feat. Damian Lewis, Connie Nielsen, Mido Hadama
- A noted fictional dramatisation of the Iraq conflict and its many complex participants and victims, this film interweaves a love triangle with…
- Sleeping Dogs Lie (2006)
- Dir. Bobcat Goldthwait
Feat. Melinda Page Hamilton, Bryce Johnson, Geoff Pierson
- A disturbing dalliance with her pet pooch comes back to bite a newly engaged woman in this disarmingly frank indie rom–com that is certain to…
- Speed Dating (2006)
- Dir. Tony Herbert
Feat. Hugh O'Conor
- Farcical rom–com follows the tribulations of 30–year–old O'Conor, a hapless heir who bungles his way into a sorry state of…
- Starter for 10 (Starter for Ten) (2006)
- Dir. Tom Vaughan
Feat. James McAvoy, Rebecca Hall, Alice Eve…
- Cute but formulaic youthful rom–com set in Thatcher's Britain, with the boyishly handsome James McAvoy as a working–class (yeah, right)…
- Tiger and the Snow, The (2006)
- Dir. Roberto Benigni
Feat. Roberto Benigni, Jean Reno, Nicoletta Braschi…
- Italian jester Roberto Benigni unites comedy and tragedy within the throws of the Iraq war, playing a poet who follows his true love (real life…
- Trust the Man (2006)
- Dir. Bart Freundlich
Feat. Julianne Moore, David Duchovny, Billy Crudup…
- A light New York relationship drama about two couples and the speed–bumps they run into when temptation comes–a–knocking.
While…
- Venus (2006)
- Dir. Roger Michell
Feat. Peter O'Toole, Jodie Whittaker, Leslie Phillips…
- The writer and dir. of THE MOTHER reteam for a companion piece to that film, this time inverting its premise to detail a relationship between a…
- Adam and Steve (2005)
- Dir. Craig Chester
Feat. Parker Posey, Chris Kattan, Malcolm Gets…
- Romantic farce, with the odd song–and–dance number, follows the second–chance love between two men, and the ups and downs in the…
- Angel-A (2005)
- Dir. Luc Besson
Feat. Jamel Debbouze, Rie Rasmussen
- This sleek, stylized departure for dir. Luc Besson dabbles in an unlikely romance between a statuesque blonde (Rassmusen), and a nebbish, diminutive…
- Are We There Yet? (2005)
- Dir. Brian Levant
Feat. Ice-Cube, Nia Long, Jay Mohr
- Broad, but essentially successful comedy has a determined Ice–Cube proving to his girlfriend that he is 'child friendly' by transporting her…
- Asylum (2005)
- Dir. David Mackenzie
Feat. Natasha Richardson, Ian McKellen, Joss Ackland…
- Tense psychological thriller from the dir. of YOUNG ADAM that owes plenty to the master Hitch, with Natasha Richardson in fine form as a bored…
- Bigger than the Sky (2005)
- Dir. Al Corley
Feat. John Corbett, Amy Smart, Sean Astin…
- An innocuous if fitfully insightful drama about a sad–sack graphic designer (Thomas) who finds solace when he snags the lead role in a…
- Brokeback Mountain (2005)
- Dir. Ang Lee
Feat. Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Williams…
- A 'cause celebre' of recent cinema, this epic romantic drama is set around the terse and smouldering long–term love affair between two cowboys…
- Casanova (2005)
- Dir. Lasse Hallstrom
Feat. Heath Ledger, Sienna Miller, Jeremy Irons…
- A lavish, middle–brow account of the infamous 18th century Italian lover, played here with deadpan wit by Heath Ledger, which weaves its own…
- Conversations with Other Women (2005)
- Dir. Hans Canosa
Feat. Aaron Eckhart, Helena Bonham Carter
- An innovative, bittersweet romantic two–hander that uses split screen for its entire running time to explore the contrasting…
- DL Chronicles, The (TV Series) (2005)
- Feat. Damian T. Raven, Sheilynn Wactor, T. Ashanti Mozelle
- Pioneering TV series about a group of gay African–American males who choose to lead double lives and attempt to keep their homosexual…
- Down in the Valley (2005)
- Dir. David Jacobson
Feat. Edward Norton, Evan Rachel Wood, David Morse…
- Slow–burn yet layered and intense drama has Edward Norton in fine form as a delusional 'cowboy' who charms his way into trouble via the heart…
- Elizabethtown (2005)
- Dir. Cameron Crowe
Feat. Orlando Bloom, Kirsten Dunst, Susan Sarandon…
- A fatefully 'personal film' from dir. Cameron Crowe, who is plainly given too much rope to tell this semi–autobiographical story.
Orlando…
- Elsa and Fred (2005)
- Dir. Marcos Carnevale
Feat. Manuel Alexandre, China Zorrilla
- Exquisitely acted romance between a pair of senior citizens expresses enough tenderness and fragility to overcome its rather prosaic storyline.…
- Gabrielle (2005)
- Dir. Patrice Chereau
Feat. Isabelle Huppert, Pascal Greggory
- Absorbing adaptation of a Joseph Conrad short story coolly dissects the disintegrating marriage of a bourgeois French couple.
Gorgeously framed…
- Girl in the Cafe, The (2005)
- Dir. David Yates
Feat. Bill Nighy, Kelly MacDonald
- Richard Curtis (LOVE ACTUALLY) penned this second–chances romance with a mild political streak, where an aging civil servant strikes up an…
- Heartbreak Hotel (2005)
- Dir. Colin Nutley
Feat. Helena Bergstrom, Maria Lundqvist
- Two recently–divorced Swedish women form an unlikely bond and navigate their way through the perils of singledom in this fresh–faced…
- Hitch (2005)
- Dir. Andy Tennant
Feat. Will Smith, Eva Mendes, Michael Rapaport…
- A self–amused Smith headlines this Manhattan comedy, as professional matchmaker who 'hitches' couples back together in faltering…
- Imagine Me and You (2005)
- Dir. Ol Parker
Feat. Piper Perabo, Lena Headey
- Lightweight but toothsome Brit comedy in which a newlywed bride (Perabo) inadvertantly forms a lesbian attraction to the wedding florist (Heady),…
- Just Friends (2005)
- Dir. Roger Kumble
Feat. Ryan Reynolds, Amy Smart, Chris Klein…
- Refreshingly sour comedy has an overweight high school dork (Reynolds) return to his home town ten years later as a trim, fit and super–smooth…
- Just Like Heaven (2005)
- Dir. Mark Waters
Feat. Reese Witherspoon, Mark Ruffalo, Jon Heder
- A lonely architect (Ruffalo) falls for the the attractive spirit (Witherspoon) of the former tenant of his apartment who is trapped in some kind of…
- Koi Aap Sa (2005)
- Dir. Partho Mitra
Feat. Aftab Shivdasani
- Fruity Bollywood number with Aftab Shivdasani as a hunky football captain torn between his spunky girlfriend and coltish childhood sweetheart.
- Ladies in Lavender (2005)
- Dir. Charles Dance
Feat. Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Natascha McElhone…
- During the pre–WW2 period, a handsome Polish stranger (Bruhl) is washed up on a beach in Cornwall and taken into care by two aging spinster…
- Little Manhattan (2005)
- Dir. Mark Levin
Feat. Josh Hutcherson, Bradley Whitford, Cynthia Nixon…
- Contemplative and sweetly romantic comedy following a 10–year old boy who experiences falling in love for the first time amidst his parents'…
- Love Soup (TV Series) (2005-2008)
- Dir. Sandy Johnson
Feat. Tamsin Greig, Michael Landes, Sheridan Smith
- BBC romantic comedy starring Tamsin Greig and Michael Landes (in Series 1 only) as people who like the same things and share the same beliefs, only…
- Manual of Love, The (Manuale d'amore) (2005)
- Dir. Giovanni Veronesi
Feat. Jasmine Trinca, Sergio Rubini, Silvio Muccino
- Four couples experience the agony and ecstasy of modern love in this appealing romance of intertwining relationships.
An agreeable, attractive…
- Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School (2005)
- Dir. Randall Miller
Feat. Robert Carlyle, Marisa Tomei, John Goodman…
- Old–fashioned melodrama, shading into elegaic whimsy, in which a widowed baker (Carlyle) helps and learns the story of a car crash victim…
- Mistress of Spices (2005)
- Dir. Paul Mayeda Berges
Feat. Aishwarya Rai, Dylan McDermott, Ayesha Dharkar…
- A beautiful Indian 'spice mistress' (Rai) emigrates to San Francisco, where she opens a dispensary, having to obey three special edicts –…
- Mozart And The Whale (2005)
- Dir. Petter Naess
Feat. Josh Hartnett, Radha Mitchell, Gary Cole
- An earnestly–conceived dramatic romance in which two Asperger's Syndrome (a form of autism) sufferers – a preoccupied taxi–driver…
- Must Love Dogs (2005)
- Dir. Gary David Goldberg
Feat. Diane Lane, John Cusack, Elizabeth Perkins…
- Candyfloss romcom sees a forty–something teacher (Lane) recover from a broken marriage with the help of her large Irish–American family,…
- One Stays, One Leaves (L' un reste, l'autre part) (2005)
- Dir. Claude Berri
Feat. Daniel Auteuil, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Nathalie Baye…
- Witty French comedy with an undercurrent of angst in which two philandering middle–aged husbands do their utmost to juggle fresh–faced…
- Perfect Catch, The (Fever Pitch) (2005)
- Dir. Bob Farrelly, Pete Farrelly
Feat. Drew Barrymore, Jimmy Fallon, James B. Sikking…
- Americanization of FEVER PITCH sees soccer swapped for baseball, but the story is essentially the same with Fallon as the sports obsessive, and…
- Perfect Man, The (2005)
- Dir. Mark Rosman
Feat. Hilary Duff, Heather Locklear
- Romantic comedy finds teenager Duff trying to devise a romance between her mother (Locklear) and a 'dream' man, so as to inject some stability into…
- Prime (2005)
- Dir. Ben Younger
Feat. Uma Thurman, Meryl Streep
- Light yet smart New York City comedy in the Woody Allen mode, proposing the cracked fairytale of 30–something Thurman being wooed by a young…
- Princess Raccoon (Operetta tanuki goten) (2005)
- Dir. Seijun Suzuki
Feat. Zhang Ziyi, Joe Odagiri
- Wacky musical rumpus stars Zhang Ziyi as a 'raccoon dog' who falls in love with a prince banished to her enchanted forest.
A fanciful swansong for…
- Puppy (2005)
- Dir. Kieran Galvin
Feat. Bernard Curry, Nadia Townsend
- A self–funded meditation on obsession and love, set in Victoria's pretty Yarra Valley, in which a free spirit is rescued by a delusional…
- Romance and Cigarettes (2005)
- Dir. John Turturro
Feat. James Gandolfini, Susan Sarandon, Kate Winslet…
- Actor John Turturro wrote, directed and self–released this bawdy and often brilliant 60's–pop–anthem–fuelled comedy musical,…
- Russian Dolls (Les Poupées russes) (2005)
- Dir. Cedric Klapisch
Feat. Audrey Tautou, Romain Duris, Cecile De France…
- A sequel of substance to the pan–Euro comedy THE SPANISH APARTMENT, which will again strike an entertaining chord with the young globetrotting,…
- Shadows in the Sun (The Shadow Dancer) (2005)
- Dir. Brad Mirman
Feat. Harvey Keitel, Claire Forlani, Joshua Jackson…
- A youthful literary editor from London (Jackson) is sent to Italy to track down a legendary reclusive writer (Keitel), esconced somewhere in the…
- Shopgirl (2005)
- Dir. Anand Tucker
Feat. Claire Danes, Steve Martin, Jason Schwartzman
- Generally thoughtful and subtle adaptation of Steve Martin's novella, set around the heartfelt search for life satisfaction by the lonely Danes, who…
- Sueño (Dream) (2005)
- Dir. Renee Chabria
Feat. John Leguizamo, Elizabeth Pena
- Light but good–hearted drama about an aspiring Mexican singer (Leguizamo) who transplants with difficulty to Los Angeles, finding success…
- Sweet Land (2005)
- Dir. Ali Selim
Feat. Elizabeth Reaser, Tim Guinee, Lois Smith…
- Beautifully framed romantic saga about a German mail–order bride and her would–be husband's struggle to overcome the propaganda–led…
- Three Times (2005)
- Dir. Hou Hsiao-Hsien
Feat. Chen Chang, Shu Qi
- Taiwanese great Hou Hsiao–Hsien rekindles the memory of three of his finest films, linking a trio of elegant, erstwhile love stories (across…
- Tyrannical Love (2005)
- Dir. Scott Boswell
Feat. Stephen Jorgensen, Marcus Maclean
- A homegrown low–budget comedy that follows the romantic manouverings amongst a group of young adults in Pakuranga, Auckland just before the…
- Valley of Flowers (2005)
- Dir. Pan Nalin
Feat. Milind Soman, Mylène Jampanoï, Naseeruddin Shah
- Visually gorgeous, sprawling love story from the director of SAMSARA revises an epic Himalayan legend of a mischievous couple whose immortal love…
- Wedding Date, The (2005)
- Dir. Claire Kilner
Feat. Dermot Mulroney, Debra Messing, Jack Davenport…
- Lightweight romcom sees a successful single woman (Messing, from TV's "Will and Grace") travel to her sister's wedding in London with a paid male…
- Wendell Baker Story, The (2005)
- Dir. Luke Wilson, Andrew Wilson
Feat. Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, Eva Mendes…
- Typical Wilson brother comedy fare about a scheming ex con who finds work at a retirement hotel and helps the residents get revenge on their nasty…
- White Countess, The (2005)
- Dir. James Ivory
Feat. Ralph Fiennes, Natasha Richardson, Vanessa Redgrave…
- Set in the tumult of 1930s Shanghai, when China was threatened with Japanese invasion, this final Merchant–Ivory production (producer Ismail…
- 13 Going on 30 (2004)
- Dir. Gary Winick
Feat. Jennifer Garner, Mark Ruffalo, Andy Serkis…
- A winning variation on the "body swaparoo", with an unhappy teenager waking from her 13th birthday to find time fast–forwarded and herself a…
- 3-Iron (Bin-jip) (2004)
- Dir. Kim Ki-Duk
Feat. Seung-yeon Lee, Hee Song Jae
- Odd, elliptical love story from the dir. SPRING, SUMMER concerns the blossoming romance between a domestic abuse victim and her savior, a…
- 50 First Dates (2004)
- Dir. Peter Segal
Feat. Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Rob Schneider…
- A curious Hawaiian–set romcom with marine biologist Sandler wooing Barrymore – trouble is she has short–term amnesia (because of an…
- A Lot Like Love (2004)
- Dir. Nigel Cole
Feat. Ashton Kutcher, Amanda Peet, Taryn Manning…
- Cutely delivered riff on WHEN HARRY MET SALLY, this pairs Kutcher with Peet for a long–stalling love affair over the years as both gradually…
- Ae Fond Kiss (A Fond Kiss) (2004)
- Dir. Ken Loach
Feat. Eva Birthistle, Atta Taqub
- This cross–cultural Glaswegian drama finds dir. Ken Loach in a more romantic mood than usual, portraying a Scots–Asian man and Catholic…
- Alfie (2004)
- Dir. Charles Shyer
Feat. Jude Law, Marisa Tomei, Omar Epps…
- Slicked back remake of the Michael Caine original, here translated to contemporary Manhattan, with Jude Law playing the Cockney skirt–chaser on…
- Along Came Polly (2004)
- Dir. John Hamburg
Feat. Ben Stiller, Jennifer Anniston, Philip Seymour Hoffman…
- A control–freak meets chaos–personified in a NYC comedy that, while utterly familiar, cannot fail due to its stars and overall…
- Before Sunset (2004)
- Dir. Richard Linklater
Feat. Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy
- Taking up some nine years after their characters met in BEFORE SUNRISE, Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy, now in their mid–thirties, reacquaint…
- Bride and Prejudice (2004)
- Dir. Gurinder Chadha
Feat. Martin Henderson, Naveen Andrews, Aishwarya Rai
- Bollywood meets Hollywood in this rather original Jane Austen adaptation, with ex–pat Kiwi Henderson playing a blueblood American who falls…
- Brides (Nyfes) (2004)
- Dir. Pantelis Voulgaris
Feat. Damian Lewis, Victoria Haralabidou, Steven Berkoff
- Through the passages of unrequited love, this bittersweet tale set on board a ship en route to the United States evokes a universal story of…
- Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004)
- Dir. Beeban Kidron
Feat. Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant
- Again playing the English everygirl betrayed by her genius for the 'faux pas', Rene Zellweger runs a gamut of embarassing situations as she…
- Dear Frankie (2004)
- Dir. Shona Auerbach
Feat. Emily Mortimer, Gerard Butler
- An effectively written drama about the consequences of a mother's desire to protect her deaf son from the truth about his violent absent…
- Elvis Has Left the Building (2004)
- Dir. Joel Zwick
Feat. John Corbett, Kim Basinger, Denise Richards…
- A goofy roadtrip from the dir. of MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING, in which a depressed advertising executive (Corbett) hooks up with a cosmetics saleswoman…
- Fida (2004)
- Dir. Ken Ghosh
Feat. Kareena Kapoor, Shahid Kapoor, Fardeen Khan
- Typically likeable Bollywood item that intercrosses two love stories with the tale of an online bank heist. Treading lightly through the genre…
- Futile Attraction (2004)
- Dir. Mark Prebble
Feat. Michelle Ang, Alistair Browning
- Set around a 'Reality TV' show, whose attempt to follow a couple from arranged date through to consummation is frustrated when the selected twosome…
- Garden State (2004)
- Dir. Zach Braff
Feat. Zach Braff, Natalie Portman, Ian Holm…
- Sitcom actor Zach Braff compliments his career in "Scrubs" as the ambitious writer, director and star of this personal, melancholy comedy that became…
- Head in the Clouds (2004)
- Dir. John Duigan
Feat. Charlize Theron, Penelope Cruz, Stuart Townsend
- Set in the turmoil of 1930s Europe, this cloudy melodrama involves an irresponsible French–American socialite (Theron) who becomes a…
- Head-On (Gegen die Wand) (2004)
- Dir. Fatih Akin
Feat. Birol Unel, Sibel Kekilli
- Set in scungy working–class Hamburg, this constructs an unusual love story around two Turkish immigrants – a drunken janitor (Unel) and a…
- In Good Company (2004)
- Dir. Paul Weitz
Feat. Dennis Quaid, Topher Grace, Scarlett Johansson…
- Grappling with the personal dynamics and conflicts of corporate culture in a marketing department, this has a youthful upstart (Grace) promoted over…
- Italian Romance, An (L'amore Ritrovato) (2004)
- Dir. Carlo Mazzacurati
Feat. Stefano Accorsi, Maya Sansa, Marco Messeri
- Languid Italian melodrama set in 1936, where a pair of young ex–lovers rediscover one another and have a passionate fling, despite an…
- Jersey Girl (2004)
- Dir. Kevin Smith
Feat. Ben Affleck, Liv Tyler, Jason Biggs…
- Surprising schmaltz from the dir. of CLERKS and CHASING AMY, who supresses (almost) the dick and movie jokes that are his stock–in–trade…
- Laws of Attraction (2004)
- Dir. Peter Howitt
Feat. Pierce Brosnan, Julianne Moore, Parker Posey
- Two divorce lawyers (Brasnan and Moore) feud in court, reconcile, schmooze and get drunkenly hitched, in this screwball comedy of average…
- Life I Want, The (Vita che vorrei, La) (2004)
- Dir. Giuseppe Piccioni
Feat. Luigi Lo Cascio, Sandra Ceccarelli
- Intriguing Italian romantic drama about two avid actors cast as lovers who begin to cross over the boundaries of stage–life and reality with an…
- Mango Kiss (2004)
- Dir. Sascha Rice
Feat. Daniele Ferraro, Michelle Wolff
- Two recently outed lesbians embark on a new life in San Francisco, assuming various gender roles as queer performance artists while edging closer to…
- Me and You and Everyone We Know (2004)
- Dir. Miranda July
Feat. Miranda July, John Hawkes, Brad William Henke
- An intriguing, fine–quality drama from the boundary of art and indie filmmaking, in which two struggling characters – a performance…
- Notebook, The (2004)
- Dir. Nick Cassavetes
Feat. Ryan Gosling, Rachel McAdams, James Garner…
- An old–fashioned weepie set in a coastal town in 1940's North Carolina, this nostalgic "woman's picture" finds a sure–footed romantic…
- P.S. (2004)
- Dir. Dylan Kidd
Feat. Laura Linney, Topher Grace, Gabriel Byrne…
- Nervy and refined sophomore effort from RODGER DODGER dir. Dylan Kidd, here unbuttoning the thirty–something dilemmas of a university…
- Prince and Me, The (2004)
- Dir. Martha Coolidge
Feat. Julia Stiles, Miranda Richardson, James Fox
- Solid 'Cinderella' updating, with Stiles playing a student who becomes romantically entwined with Crown Prince of Denmark. Fairly playful, and Stiles…
- Producing Adults (2004)
- Dir. Aleksi Salmenpera
Feat. Minna Haapkyla, Kari-Pekka Toivonen, Minttu Mustakallio…
- Finnish comedy–drama about a woman who develops an unlikely relationship with the female doctor she meets at the fertility clinic, while she is…
- Raincoat (2004)
- Dir. Rituparno Ghosh
Feat. Ajay Devgan, Aishwarya Rai
- Dramatically–ambitious dir. Ghosh here creates an understated chamber piece from the usual Bollywood melodramatics, staging a rainy–day…
- Raising Helen (2004)
- Dir. Garry Marshall
Feat. Kate Hudson, John Corbett, Joan Cusack…
- Sweet comic fluff, with Hudson playing a successful New York party animal who is exiled to the suburbs when she 'inherits' the three children of her…
- Saving Face (2004)
- Dir. Alice Wu
Feat. Joan Chen, Lynn Chen, Michelle Krusiec
- Comfy American indie which plumbs various relationship taboos in the world of Asian–America, centred around the lesbian longings of a surgeon…
- Shadows Of Time (Scatten der Zeit) (2004)
- Dir. Florian Gallenberger
Feat. Prushant Narayanan, Tanishta Chaterjee
- Sumptuous romantic melodrama of a high order, following the bittersweet relations between two abandoned children, who graduate from working in a…
- Shall We Dance? (2004)
- Dir. Peter Chelsom
Feat. Richard Gere, Jennifer Lopez, Susan Sarandon…
- A fairly graceful remake of the 1996 Japanese hit comedy, with overworked city lawyer Gere finding release and solace in ballroom dancing lessons…
- Spanglish (2004)
- Dir. James L. Brooks
Feat. Adam Sandler, Paz Vega, Tea Leoni…
- A Mexican maid (Vega) is inducted into the Bel Air household of a celebrity chef (Sandler) and his dysfunctional family, in this cheerfully sour…
- Story of My Life, The (Mensonges et trahisons et plus si affinités) (2004)
- Dir. Laurent Tirard
Feat. Edouard Baer, Marie-Josee Croze, Clovis Cornillac…
- A ghostwriter’s charmed life is thrown into tailspin when he’s assigned the autobiography of a notoriously egotistical soccer star. Further…
- Three Dancing Slaves (2004)
- Dir. Gaël Morel
Feat. Nicolas Cazalé, Stephane Rideau, Thomas Dumerchez…
- French romantic drama set in a working class Annecy neighbourhood where three brothers are in and out of the criminal world after their mother dies,…
- Touch of Pink (2004)
- Dir. Ian Iqbal Rashid
Feat. Kyle MacLachlan, Jimi Mistry
- A gay Indo–Canadian man (Mistry) living happily in London with his boyfriend faces a crisis when his straight–laced Muslim mother flies…
- Twenty Thirty Forty (20 30 40) (2004)
- Dir. Sylvia Chang
Feat. Sylvia Chang, Rene Liu, Lee Sinji
- The destinies of three women in contemporary urban Taiwan – aged 20, 30 and 40 – evolve in parallel as each feels their way through the…
- Unconscious (Inconscientes) (2004)
- Dir. Joaquin Oristrell
- Boisterous 'Freudian farce' set amidst the extravagent architecture of Barcelona in 1913, where a disturbed psychiatrist suddenly adandons his…
- Unreal (2004)
- Dir. Sloan Copeland
Feat. Michael Giese, Brad Schmidt, Jessica Morales…
- Patchy but likeable reality–TV spoof takes six cameras to follow three recently separated couples as they are re–released into the wild…
- Upside of Anger, The (2004)
- Dir. Mike Binder
Feat. Kevin Costner, Joan Allen, Erika Christensen…
- After being deserted by her husband, a resentful suburban Mom (Allen) turns to the bottle and the arms of her neighbour (Costner), an…
- Very Long Engagement, A (Long dimanche de fiançailles, Un) (2004)
- Dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Feat. Audrey Tautou, Gaspard Ulliel, Clovis Cornillac…
- Another crowd–pleasing favourite from the dir. of AMELIE, which uses the Great War as setting for the fairytale search by Audrey Tatou for her…
- Wicker Park (2004)
- Dir. Paul McGuigan
Feat. Josh Hartnett, Diane Kruger, Rose Byrne…
- A flashily–filmed, functional Hollywood remake of L'APPARTEMENT, with Hartnett playing a Chicago artist who falls for a beautiful dancer…
- Wimbledon (2004)
- Dir. Richard Loncraine
Feat. Paul Bettany, Kirsten Dunst, Robert Lindsay…
- The producers of FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL et al replay the Anglo–American romance formula, appealingly set in the world of professional…
- Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (2004)
- Dir. Robert Luketic
Feat. Kate Bosworth, Josh Duhamel, Topher Grace…
- Quality fluff, with Bosworth playing a smalltown girl who wins the titular date, expecting a one–off evening, but gaining an ardent…
- Yes (2004)
- Dir. Sally Potter
Feat. Joan Allen, Simon Abkarian, Sam Neill…
- Love and politics are brilliantly and inextricably entwined in this daringly original drama that sees a middle–aged American woman fall out of…
- 3 is a Crowd (I'm Staying) (2003)
- Dir. Diane Kurys
Feat. Sophie Marceau, Vincent Perez, Charles Berling
- Farcical French romantic comedy about a wife, fed up with her stubborn husband's cycling obsession, who invites another man to move in. Unfortunately…
- A Foreign Affair (2 Brothers and a Bride) (2003)
- Dir. Helmut Schleppi
Feat. David Arquette, Tim Blake Nelson, Emily Mortimer
- An underrated dramatic satire in which two American farmboys enrol in a 'romance tour' of Russia when their mother dies.
As they tour the clubs…
- A Heart Elsewhere (Il Cuore Altrove) (2003)
- Dir. Pupi Avati
Feat. Giancarlo Giannini, Neri Marcore, Vanessa Incontrada
- Seemingly a soft–centred drama set in 1930s Italy, this curious tale of blind love carries its own insinuating mood of melancholy. Marcore…
- All the Real Girls (2003)
- Dir. David Gordon Green
Feat. Patricia Clarkson, Zooey Deschanel, Paul Schneider
- Wistful, nuanced tale set in a tiny North Carolina town, where the town stud must prove himself in a romance with his best friend's…
- Anything Else (2003)
- Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Woody Allen, Jason Biggs, Christina Ricci…
- Woody Allen returns to his home turf tracking the urban mores of various Manhattan–ites, in a fairly slight comic venture which follows the…
- Apres Vous (After You) (2003)
- Dir. Pierre Salvadori
Feat. Daniel Auteuil, Sandrine Kiberlain, Jose Garcia…
- A well–meaning French maitre d' (Auteuil) saves a lovelorn Parisian (Garcia) from topping himself in a midnight park, before becoming…
- April's Shower (2003)
- Dir. Trish Doolan
Feat. Maria Cina, Trish Doolan, Randall Batinkoff
- A closeted lesbian attempts to reconcile her relationship with her to–be–married best friend during a bridal shower in this madcap comedy…
- Armaan (2003)
- Dir. Honey Irani
Feat. Amitabh Bachchan, Preity Zinta, Gracey Singh
- A hospital soap–opera, Bollywood–style, centering around a doctor and his neurosurgeon son who dream of turning a private hospital into a…
- Beauty (2003)
- Feat. Martin Clunes, Sienna Guillory, Peter Vaughan…
- Brit comedy in which a cloistered aristocrat, represented by Martin Clunes (DOC MARTIN), scarred by years of inbreeding has chosen to "trap" himself…
- Beyond Borders (2003)
- Dir. Martin Campbell
Feat. Clive Owen, Angelina Jolie, Teri Polo…
- An underrated romantic drama in which a bored American woman (Jolie) falls in with a compassionate aid–worker who works in war ravaged…
- Bon Voyage (2003)
- Dir. Jean-Paul Rappeneau
Feat. Isabelle Adjani, Gerard Depardieu, Virginie Ledoyen…
- A plushly–mounted, grander–than–life romantic farce from director of "Cyrano De Bergerac".
It's June 1940, when a group of…
- Carolina (2003)
- Dir. Marleen Gorris
Feat. Julia Stiles, Shirley Maclaine, Randy Quaid…
- Slightly off–kilter romantic comedy, with the dir. of MRS DALLOWAY injecting a little originality into the normal recipe.
Stiles, projecting…
- Chalte Chalte (2003)
- Dir. Aziz Mirza
Feat. Shahrukh Khan
- Glossy Bollywood comic–romance that runs a typical gamut of emotions about a chalk–and–cheese yet glamourous couple, who against…
- Code 46 (2003)
- Dir. Michael Winterbottom
Feat. Tim Robbins, Samantha Morton
- A cerebral, provocative 'future shock' thriller in which Tim Robbins and Samantha Morton try to conduct a forbidden affair in a politically…
- Dot The I (El Punto sobre la I) (2003)
- Dir. Matthew Parkhill
Feat. Gael Garcia Bernal, James D'Arcy, Natalia Verbeke
- A skillfully moody London romance, in which the relationship of an engaged couple is disturbed by a pre–wedding ritual in which Verbeke must…
- Easy (2003)
- Dir. Jane Weinstock
Feat. Marguerite Moreau, Brian F O'Byrne, Naveen Andrews…
- A nicely–judged indie riff on some of the perennial dilemmas of modern romance, as experienced by two sisters on the quest to find their…
- Gigli (2003)
- Dir. Martin Brest
Feat. Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez, Al Pacino…
- Famously derided as one of the worst films ever made, this cinematic failure finally proved to Hollywood that audiences don't care about $75 million…
- Human Stain, The (2003)
- Dir. Robert Benton
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Nicole Kidman, Gary Sinise…
- An astute adaptation of a modern American classic, with a distinguished Anthony Hopkins and a blazing Nicole Kidman striking a surprising…
- I Capture the Castle (2003)
- Dir. Tim Fywell
Feat. Rose Byrne, Henry Thomas, Tara Fitzgerald…
- Sleepy and amiable drama set in the 1930s England where a family living in genteel poverty in a dilapidated castle are 'beseiged' by visiting…
- Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
- Dir. Joel Coen
Feat. George Clooney, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Billy Bob Thornton…
- Another sophisticated comedy from the Coen Brothers, here certifying George Clooney as a leading man with dab comic timing, opposite a smouldering,…
- It's All About Love (2003)
- Dir. Thomas Vinterberg
Feat. Joaquin Phoenix, Claire Danes, Sean Penn…
- A wacky, overambitious, though not unendearing flop for dir. Vinterberg (FESTEN), in which young couple Danes and Phoenix attempt to resolve the…
- Kal Ho Naa Ho (Tomorrow May Never Come) (2003)
- Dir. Nikhil Advani
Feat. Shahrukh Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Preity Zinta
- Sporting a string of hit songs and featuring a troika of India's most popular stars, this giddy swirl of romantic comedy, musical, family melodrama…
- Kiss Me First (Prima dammi un bacio) (2003)
- Dir. Ambrogio Lo Giudice
Feat. Stefania Rocca, Marco Cocci
- Endearing Italian comedy following the fate of two separated lovers whose lives cannot help but intersect. The events of WW2 inevitably drive these…
- Latter Days (2003)
- Dir. C. Jay Cox
Feat. Steve Sandvoss, Wes Ramsey, Jacqueline Bisset
- Putting a slight twist on the conventions of romantic gay comedy, a Los Angeles party animal falls for and becomes involved with a young Mormon…
- Le Divorce (2003)
- Dir. James Ivory
Feat. Kate Hudson, Naomi Watts, Leslie Caron…
- Neither romantic escapism nor French farce American–style, this comedy from ‘prestige’ partnership Merchant–Ivory can’t find shape…
- Lost in Translation (2003)
- Dir. Sofia Coppola
Feat. Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson, Giovanni Ribisi
- A coolly romantic and engaging tale of a “brief encounter” between two Americans stranded in Tokyo – a movie–star in midlife crisis…
- Love Actually (2003)
- Dir. Richard Curtis
Feat. Colin Firth, Liam Neeson, Emma Thompson…
- Golden–boy comedy writer Richard Curtis assumes directing duties for the first time but mislays the Midas touch he gained from penning “Four…
- Love Me If You Dare (Jeux d'enfants) (2003)
- Dir. Yann Samuell
Feat. Marion Cotillard, Guillaume Canet
- Two French kids develop an intense relationship through escalating games of "dare" that bond and haunt them through a turbulent teenage and…
- Mambo Italiano (2003)
- Dir. Emile Gaudreault
Feat. Luke Kirby, Ginette Reno, Paul Sorvino
- Light–hearted story follows an Italian immigrant family in Canada who comically resist their son's efforts to announce he is gay.
Set around…
- My Date with Drew (2003)
- Dir. Brian Herzlinger, Jon Gunn, Brett Winn
Feat. Brian Herzlinger
- Taking the showbiz reality genre to its logical nadir, 'regular Joe' and amateur film–maker Brian Herzlinger documents his quest to, er, get a…
- School for Seduction (2003)
- Dir. Sue Heel
Feat. Kelly Brook, Emily Woof, Dervla Kirwan…
- An Italian temptress (Brook) arrives at a school in darkest Newcastle to try and teach a group of working women about the art of romance.
Broadly…
- Something's Gotta Give (2003)
- Dir. Nancy Meyers
Feat. Jack Nicholson, Diane Keaton, Keanu Reeves…
- Smoothly fashioned comic drama in which aging music–industry womaniser Nicholson suffers a heart attack and falls for grey–haired…
- Story of Marie and Julien, The (Histoire de Marie et Julien) (2003)
- Dir. Jacques Rivette
Feat. Emmanuelle Beart, Jerzy Radziwilowicz
- Meandering and hypnotic tale of the supernatural from French master Jacques Rivette, which begins in the apparently nondescript world of a Parisian…
- Toy Love (2003)
- Dir. Harry Sinclair
Feat. Dean O'Gorman, Kate Elliot
- Under–rated "bedroom comedy" from writer–director Harry Sinclair about the unruly love games played by a circle of flaky, impetuous…
- Under the Tuscan Sun (2003)
- Dir. Audrey Wells
Feat. Diane Lane, Sandra Oh, Lindsay Duncan
- Likeable tale of Mediterranean healing, with Diane Lane exuding considerable charm in her role as a divorcee who rebuilds her life by restoring a…
- Watching You (2003)
- Feat. Diane Flacks, Ann-Marie MacDonald, Cara Pifko…
- A collection of award–winning international lesbian short films, which will be a treat for the target audience. There's a huge variety of…
- Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (2003)
- Dir. Lone Scherfig
Feat. Adrian Rawlins, Shirley Henderson
- 'Dogme' film by way of Scotland, that surveys the doings of four childlike adults, achieving a curious dual tone of whimsical drama and gallows…
- William and Mary (TV Series) (2003)
- Feat. Martin Clunes, Julie Graham
- The ups and downs of an undertaker (Clunes) and midwife (Graham) in love forms the basis of this rocky, unconventional relationship comedy, where…
- Zhou Yu's Train (2003)
- Dir. Sun Zhou
Feat. Tony Leung (Kar-fai), Gong Li, Honglei Sun
- Gong Li shimmers as a gorgeous ceramic artisan in rural China, who is torn between two men – a reclusive poet (Leung) and an affable vetenarian…
- And Now Ladies and Gentlemen (2002)
- Dir. Claude Lelouch
Feat. Jeremy Irons, Patricia Kaas, Thierry Lhermitte…
- A smooth exercise in self–satire from dir. Lelouch, with Jeremy Irons playing a shifty jewel–thief who hooks up with lounge–singer…
- Australian Rules (2002)
- Dir. Paul Goldman
Feat. Nathan Phillips, Luke Carroll, Lisa Flanagan…
- A powerful, ultimately compassionate story of white and aboriginal youngsters in remote South Australia, who bond both on and off the football field.…
- Bollywood Hollywood (2002)
- Dir. Deepa Mehta
Feat. Rahul Khanna, Lisa Ray
- The dir. of the 'elements trilogy' (FIRE, EARTH, WATER) conceived this less artful, but rather clever insider's take on the Bollywood musical…
- Book Of Eve, The (2002)
- Dir. Claude Fournier
Feat. Claire Bloom, Susannah York, Daniel Lavoie
- Canadian romantic drama with Claire Bloom playing a reclusive married woman who falls in love with a Romanian immigrant.
- Charlotte Gray (2002)
- Dir. Gillian Armstrong
Feat. Cate Blanchett, Billy Crudup, Michael Gambon
- WWII France is the backdrop for a love–triangle in this well–made, though sappy war–romance, Cate Blanchett providing a compelling…
- Down With Love (2002)
- Dir. Peyton Reed
Feat. Ewan McGregor, Renee Zellweger, Tony Randall
- Entertaining homage to the early 1960s comedies of Doris Day and Rock Hudson, where a 'love advice' columnist is slyly seduced by a playboy…
- Heart of Me, The (2002)
- Dir. Thaddeus O'Sullivan
Feat. Helena Bonham Carter, Paul Bettany, Olivia Williams
- A moody, though slightly outmoded period drama set in London between the wars in which two sisters become involved with the same man, as wife and…
- Hope Springs (2002)
- Dir. Mark Herman
Feat. Colin Firth, Minnie Driver, Heather Graham…
- Smoothly enjoyable though indistinguishable romance that sees a British illustrator (Firth) 'start again' in a small New England town after being…
- Housekeeper, The (Une Femme de Menage) (2002)
- Dir. Claude Berri
Feat. Jean-Pierre Bacri, Emilie Dequenne, Catherine Breillat
- Charming "French souffle" about a forlorn divorcee who hires a housekeeper to clean up his slovenly act.
However, it turns out she's never done a…
- How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2002)
- Dir. Donald Petrie
Feat. Kate Hudson, Matthew McConaughey
- Two sharp–witted yuppies spar away in this enjoyably far–fetched romantic comedy.
Hudson plays a journalist who, for the premise of a…
- Inner Senses (Yee do hung gaan) (2002)
- Dir. Chi-Leung Law
Feat. Leslie Cheung, Karena Lam, Maggie Poon
- A loner psychologist (Cheung) falls for a suicidal woman he is treating for her constant, gloomy visions of the dead, in this stylish Asian riff on…
- Jet Lag (2002)
- Dir. Daniele Thompson
Feat. Juliette Binoche, Jean Reno, Sergi Lopez
- Euro–comedy with supermodel Binoche and insomniac Reno forced into each's others' company by an airline strike and soon, opposites begin to…
- Kissing Jessica Stein (2002)
- Dir. Charles Herman-Wurmfeld
Feat. Jennifer Westfeldt, Heather Jurgensen
- After a series of ‘straight’ failures, straight–laced Jessica Stein dabbles with same–sex romance and finds a twisted kind of…
- L'Idole (2002)
- Dir. Samantha Lang
Feat. Leelee Sobieski, James Hong
- Playing a troubled Australian actress, Sobieski arrives in Paris and befriends her elderly Chinese neighbour in this melancholy…
- Life Or Something Like It (2002)
- Dir. Stephen Herek
Feat. Angelina Jolie, Edward Burns, Tony Shalhoub…
- An egotistical TV reporter learns to appreciate the good things in life thanks to a homeless clairvoyant (!) in this contrived romantic comedy.
- Maid in Manhattan (2002)
- Dir. Wayne Wang
Feat. Jennifer Lopez, Ralph Fiennes, Bob Hoskins…
- A middling contemporary ‘Cinderella’ romance, based around the dubious onscreen chemistry of Ralph Fiennes and J–Lo.
When…
- Marie-Jo and her Two Loves (2002)
- Dir. Robert Guediguian
Feat. Ariane Ascaride, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Gerard Meylan
- A dreamy, perceptive romance gently steered under the Mediterranean sun by dir. Guédiguian, who again uses the vibrant setting of his native…
- Mostly Martha (Bella Martha) (2002)
- Dir. Sandra Nettelbeck
Feat. Martina Gedeck, Sergio Castellitto
- Light and satisfying dish, concerning the frissions in a Hamburg restaurant between a chef, her eight year old neice and a talented…
- My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
- Dir. Joel Zwick
Feat. Nia Vardalos, John Corbett
- Surprise hit comedy written by its lead performer, Nia Vardalos, marries her own experience growing up a “plain Jane” in a Greek immigrant family…
- Oasis (2002)
- Dir. Chang-Dong Lee
Feat. Kyung-gu Sol, So-ri Moon
- Tough and emotionally powerful drama, highlighted by fearless performances, which charts the romance between a recent parolee and a cerebral…
- One and Only, The (2002)
- Dir. Simon Cellan Jones
Feat. Justine Waddell, Richard Roxburgh
- Based on a 1999 romantic comedy by Susanne Bier (OPEN HEARTS), this relocates the original film’s star–crossed predicament to Newcastle,…
- Pipe Dream (2002)
- Dir. John C Walsh
Feat. Martin Donovan, Mary-Louise Parker, Rebecca Gayheart
- Snubbed as a serious romantic partner because he is a plumber, Martin Donovan decides to masquerade as a film director in order to attract women and…
- Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
- Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson
Feat. Adam Sandler, Emily Watson, Philip Seymour Hoffman…
- Popular mainstream comic Adam Sandler takes a left turn for the director of MAGNOLIA and BOOGIE NIGHTS in this doggedly off–beat yet beguiling…
- Raising Victor Vargas (2002)
- Dir. Peter Sollett
Feat. Victor Rasuk, Judy Marte
- A sensitive, appealing urban coming of age story set in a Hispanic New York subculture that rewardingly favours low–key incident over…
- Secretary (2002)
- Dir. Steven Shainberg
Feat. James Spader, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jeremy Davies…
- A spanking good black comedy detailing the bizarre relationship between a peculiar, ill–tempered lawyer and the meek secretary he…
- Sex, Politics and Cocktails (2002)
- Dir. Julien Hernandez
Feat. Julien Hernandez, Marisa Petroro
- West Hollywood’s gay dating scene is the setting for this comedy–romance of queer encounters.
Julien Hernandez takes on the acting,…
- Spanish Apartment, The (L'Auberge Espagnole) (2002)
- Dir. Cedric Klapisch
Feat. Romain Duris, Audrey Tautou, Judith Godreche…
- Summery comedy set in a Barcelona apartment, where six international exchange students variously mingle, cavort and fall messily in love.
Although…
- Summer Things (Embrassez qui vous voudrez) (2002)
- Dir. Michel Blanc
Feat. Charlotte Rampling, Jacques Dutronc, Carole Bouquet…
- Rom–com with an ensemble cast led by Charlotte Rampling as an unhappily married woman who is off to stay at a seaside resort, where she…
- Tadpole (2002)
- Dir. Gary Winick
Feat. Aaron Stanford, Sigourney Weaver, Bebe Neuwirth…
- Slight but bright “indie” comedy about a precocious, Voltaire–reading 15–year–old with misplaced romantic designs on his…
- Two Weeks Notice (2002)
- Dir. Marc Lawrence
Feat. Hugh Grant, Sandra Bullock, Alicia Witt
- Ill–matched twosome Hugh Grant and Sandra Bullock discover ‘love at the last moment’ in this proficient romantic comedy from the writer of…
- Unconditional Love (2002)
- Dir. P.J. Hogan
Feat. Kathy Bates, Rupert Everett, Lynn Redgrave…
- A neatly amusing comedy concerning the fan of a recently deceased pop crooner, who teams up with the singer's gay lover to investigate the death (or…
- Walk to Remember, A (2002)
- Dir. Adam Shankman
Feat. Mandy Moore, Peter Coyote, Daryl Hannah…
- Based on the Nicholas Sparks novel (who also wrote THE NOTEBOOK) this romantic drama tells the classic story of two teens from different worlds who…
- Affair of the Necklace, The (2001)
- Dir. Charles Shyer
Feat. Hilary Swank, Jonathan Pryce, Joely Richardson…
- Hilary Swank (BOYS DON’T CRY) wigs up as a penniless French aristocrat in pre–revolution times who conspires to defraud Cardinal Jonathon…
- Amelie (2001)
- Dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Feat. Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz
- A charming romantic comedy stamped with the purely cinematic style of dir. Jean–Pierre Juenet, who here remixes intricate set pieces, editing…
- America's Sweethearts (2001)
- Dir. Joe Roth
Feat. John Cusack, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Julia Roberts…
- Self–satirising amusement wherein Hollywood “golden–couple–who–actually–hate–each–other”, Catherine…
- Amy's O (Amy's Orgasm) (2001)
- Dir. Julie Davis
Feat. Julie Davis, Nick Chinlund, Caroline Aaron
- Invigorating rom–com of a single author on the hunt for a man and the ideal sexual experience. Guaranteed crowd pleaser for the single and…
- Bob and Rose (TV Series) (2001)
- Dir. Julian Farino, Joe Wright
Feat. Alan Davies, Lesley Sharp
- Smart, open–minded relationship drama contemplates the possibility of a gay man and a straight woman falling in love. Devoid of stereotypes,…
- Born Romantic (2001)
- Dir. David Kane
Feat. Jane Horrocks, David Morrissey, Catherine McCormack
- An acerbic portrait of romantic illusion and disillusion encompassing six regulars of a London sal sa club, all ‘born romantic’ and…
- Bounce (2001)
- Dir. Don Roos
Feat. Ben Affleck, Gwyneth Paltrow, Tony Goldwyn…
- Slick ad–exec Ben Affleck bounces spontaneously into the embraces of Gwyneth Paltrow due to a twist of circumstance. No better–no worse…
- Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
- Dir. Sharon Maguire
Feat. Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant
- The anti–heroine of Helen Fielding’s novel makes the transition to the screen with her shrinking romantic options, stalled career and talent…
- Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001)
- Dir. John Madden
Feat. Penelope Cruz, Christian Bale, Nicolas Cage…
- A melodiously played costume–drama, that unfolds on the Greek island of Cephalonia during WWII.
Occupation by Italian and later German…
- Crush (2001)
- Dir. John McKay
Feat. Andie MacDowell, Imelda Staunton, Anna Chancellor
- Uninhibited, yet ultimately wishful, this drama concerns the sex–starved lives of three middle–aged women, mainly teacher Andie…
- Festival in Cannes (2001)
- Dir. Henry Jaglom
Feat. Anouk Aimee, Greta Scacchi, Maximilian Schell…
- Not a documentary, but just as ‘real’ in the hands of veteran independent director Henry Jaglom, who fashions a delightfully candid…
- Get Over It (2001)
- Dir. Tommy O’Haver
Feat. Kirsten Dunst, Ben Foster, Melissa Sagemiller…
- Although helped by the charisma of Kirsten Dunst, this teen–movie retreads many of the usual formulas, with hero Ben Foster losing his…
- God is Great, I'm Not (Dieu est grand, je suis toute petite) (2001)
- Dir. Pascale Bailly
Feat. Audrey Tautou, Edouard Baer, Julie Depardieu
- Slim Audrey Tautou vehicle has the AMELIE–ingénue unable to settle on a religion, eventually converting to Judaism in order to win over a…
- House of Mirth (2001)
- Dir. Terence Davies
Feat. Gillian Anderson, Eric Stoltz, Laura Linney…
- With its icy view of human affairs, Edith Wharton’s novel proves a good marriage for the discrete, subtle instincts of dir. Davies (DISTANT VOICES,…
- In Praise of Love (Eloge de L'amour) (2001)
- Dir. Jean-Luc Godard
Feat. Bruno Putzulu, Cecile Camp, Jean Davy…
- Dir. Godard’s first major film in over a decade presents intellect and filmmaking in full–flight, while stubbornly refusing to provide a…
- Italian For Beginners (2001)
- Dir. Lone Scherfig
Feat. Anders W Berthelsen
- A likeable ensemble comedy in which six vulnerable characters orbit a drab Copenhagen suburb, each seeking some form of solace, romance or…
- Kate and Leopold (2001)
- Dir. James Mangold
Feat. Hugh Jackman, Meg Ryan, Liev Schreiber
- Romantic time–travel whimsy spirits a buttoned–up Hugh Jackman from 1876 New York into modernday NYC and the sceptical embraces of Meg…
- Last Kiss, The (L'Ultimo Bacio) (2001)
- Dir. Gabriel Muccino
Feat. Stefano Accorsi, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Stefania Sandrelli
- Award–winning Italian melodrama investigates the anxieties of a young unmarried couple on the verge of parenthood.
Stefano Accorsi is torn…
- Lawless Heart (2001)
- Dir. Tom Hunsinger, Neil Hunter
Feat. Douglas Henshall, Tom Hollander, Bill Nighy
- A triptych of inter–related stories set in a coastal village in Essex, from the points–of–view of three different men who convene…
- Lorna Doone (TV Series) (2001)
- Dir. Mike Barker
Feat. Rebecca Callard, Martin Clunes, Richard Coyle
- R.D. Blackmore’s classic romantic swashbuckler, set amid the dynastic squabbles of a murderous Scottish clan – the Doones. Made by the BBC.
- Love in a Cold Climate (TV Mini-Series) (2001)
- Dir. Tom Hooper
Feat. Rosamund Pike, Megan Dodds, Alan Bates…
- This witty romantic comedy of manners revolves around three upper–class girls who are launched into society with the goal of landing suitable…
- My Wife is an Actress (Ma Femme est une Actrice) (2001)
- Dir. Yvan Attal
Feat. Charlotte Gainsbourg, Yvan Attal, Terence Stamp
- Obviously modelled on his own life, first time writer/director Yvan Attal tailors a project for his real–life wife, Charlotte Gainsbourg, who…
- Rare Birds (2001)
- Dir. Sturla Gunnarsson
Feat. William Hurt, Molly Parker
- A nice comic blend of romance, light farce and Canadian eccentricity, set around the efforts of two restaurateurs to lure customers to their sleepy…
- Secret Life of Us, The (TV Series) (2001)
- Feat. Claudia Karvan, Deborah Mailman
- Surprisingly consistent dramedy set in funky, downtown Melbourne amongst a group of romantically ambitious young people. Maintains a quirky lightness…
- Serendipity (2001)
- Dir. Peter Chelsom
Feat. John Cusack, Kate Beckinsale
- Light romance–by–fate comedy, where, on their first meeting John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale, decide to test their ‘rightness’…
- Sidewalks of New York (2001)
- Dir. Edward Burns
Feat. Edward Burns, Stanley Tucci, Dennis Farina…
- Ed Burns of THE BROTHERS MCMULLEN hits the byways of his usual home turf – cynical flirtation, adultery, longing to meet the right lover…
- Station Jim (2001)
- Feat. George Cole, Charlie Creed-Miles, Laura Fraser
- Old–fashioned family frolic set in Victorian England that especially entertains through the wily antics of a Jack Russell terrier, and its…
- Sweet November (2001)
- Dir. Pat O'Connor
Feat. Charlize Theron, Keanu Reeves
- Charlize Theron takes on a new ‘man–project’ each month to see if romantic sparks will be struck, eventually coming across a…
- The Way We Live Now (2001)
- Dir. David Yates
Feat. David Suchet, Matthew MacFadyen, Shirley Henderson…
- The rise and fall of a Jewish financer is laid bare by the masterful pen of Anthony Trollope. David Suchet broadly, if unlikeably encompasses the…
- Very Annie-Mary (2001)
- Dir. Sara Sugarman
Feat. Rachel Griffiths, Jonathan Pryce
- Set in the tiny Welsh village of Ogw and embracing the national obsession with singing, this doggedly eccentric comedy is not for all tastes yet has…
- When Brendan Met Trudy (2001)
- Dir. Kieron J Walsh
Feat. Peter McDonald, Flora Montgomery
- A Roddy Doyle–concocted boy–meets–girl comedy with a gentle twist – he’s a straightlaced schoolteacher, she’s a…
- All the Pretty Horses (2000)
- Dir. Billy Bob Thornton
Feat. Penelope Cruz, Matt Damon, Henry Thomas…
- Serious–minded adaptation of Cormac McCarthey’s neo–western novel, the epic journey of 1950s cowboy Matt Damon across the Texan border…
- Autumn in New York (2000)
- Dir. Joan Chen
Feat. Richard Gere, Winona Ryder, Anthony LaPaglia
- Silver–maned Richard Gere may be an accomplished womaniser, but amid the golden–hued atmosphere of the Big Apple he can't help falling…
- Beware of Greeks Bearing Guns (Fovou tous Ellines) (2000)
- Dir. John Tatoulis
Feat. Lakis Lazopoulos, Zoe Carides
- A warm Greek–Australian rom–com following the exploits of a school teacher from Crete who is sent to Australia to avenge the family name…
- Big Eden (2000)
- Dir. Thomas Bezucha
Feat. Arye Gross, Louise Fletcher, George Coe
- Benignly wishful drama set in the small Montana hometown of a slightly stressed gay NYC painter (Gross), who has returned to nurse his ailing…
- Bread and Tulips (2000)
- Dir. Silvio Soldini
Feat. Licia Maglietta, Bruno Ganz, Marina Massironi…
- When 40–something housewife Licia Maglietta is deserted by her family during vacation, she seizes on a chance to roll the romantic dice once…
- Chocolat (2000)
- Dir. Lasse Hallstrom
Feat. Juliette Binoche, Alfred Molina, Lena Olin…
- Light and fluffy ‘food–comedy’ of international mien in which, after a shaky start, Juliette Binoche gets into the heart of an crusty…
- Closer You Get, The (2000)
- Dir. Aileen Ritchie
Feat. Ian Hart, Sean McGinley
- This 'Trans–Atlantic' production has a bunch of Irish bachelors trying to lure Miami women back to their village for marriage, but come to…
- Coupling (TV Series) (2000)
- Dir. Martin Dennis
Feat. Jack Davenport, Gina Bellman, Sarah Alexander…
- A battle–of–the–sexes comedy series centering around six thirtysomethings, this British "Friends" enjoys a similar group dynamic…
- Family Man, The (2000)
- Dir. Brett Ratner
Feat. Nicolas Cage, Tea Leoni
- One Christmas Eve, a Wall Street bachelor (Nicolas Cage) is given a chance to see how different it might have been if he'd married his sweetheart and…
- Golden Bowl, The (2000)
- Dir. James Ivory
Feat. Nick Nolte, Uma Thurman, Kate Beckinsale…
- Ambitious adaptation of Henry James’ most complex novel, Merchant–Ivory recruiting Nick Nolte, Uma Thurman, Kate Beckinsale and Jeremy…
- Gravitation (2000)
- Soapy J–pop anime serial charting the opposite–attract courtship of an aspiring musician and the hard–headed novelist he falls for.
- High Fidelity (2000)
- Dir. Stephen Frears
Feat. John Cusack, Iben Hjejle, Jack Black…
- American adaptation of Nick Hornby's beloved English novel about pop music obsession and the vagaries of romance loses surprisingly little in the…
- Hopeless (2000)
- Dir. Stephen Hickey
Feat. Philip Pinner, Scott Wills, Adam Gardiner
- Charming enough to have inspired a 26–episode TV series, this rookie Kiwi comedy boasts a genuine low–budget verve, a charismatic cast of…
- In the Mood for Love (2000)
- Dir. Wong Kar-Wai
Feat. Tony Leung (Chiu-wai), Maggie Cheung
- As in DAYS OF BEING WILD, dir. Wong Kar–Wai portrays the languor of a 1960s Hong Kong in which two neighbours discover their respective spouses…
- Innocence (2000)
- Dir. Paul Cox
Feat. Julia Blake, Charles Tingwell
- Touching and acclaimed tale of renewed love between two old–flames Julia Blake and Charles Tingwell. Rare in its wise, un–judgemental…
- Keeping the Faith (2000)
- Dir. Edward Norton
Feat. Jenna Elfman, Edward Norton, Ben Stiller…
- The directing debut of actor Edward Norton, this is a relaxed and genial love–triangle comedy, the twist being that Big Apple executive Jenna…
- Last Resort (2000)
- Dir. Pawel Pawlikowski
Feat. Paddy Considine, Dina Korzun, Artiom Strelnikov
- A Russian woman and her 12–year–old son arrive in London where her English ‘fiancé’ has failed to show and she finds herself…
- Loser (2000)
- Dir. Amy Heckerling
Feat. Jason Biggs, Mena Suvari, Greg Kinnear
- AMERICAN PIE's Jason Biggs and Mena Suvari lend appeal and chemistry to this straightforward geek–gets–girl film from genre veteran, Amy…
- Love and Basketball (2000)
- Dir. Gina Prince-Bythewood
Feat. Sanaa Lathan, Omar Epps, Debbi Morgan…
- Engaging romantic drama about two next–door neighbours in Los Angeles who each pursue their basketball careers before eventually falling for…
- Love and Sex (2000)
- Dir. Valerie Brieman
Feat. Famke Janssen, Jon Favreau
- Sharp–tongued comedy with Famke Janssen and Jon Favreau generating a little chemistry as two hapless–romantics who can’t reconcile…
- Luzhin Defence, The (2000)
- Dir. Marleen Gorris
Feat. John Turturro, Emily Watson
- Combining the intricacies of the chessboard with manoeuvres of the heart, this Nabakov adaptation opens its game at a chess tournament in 1920s…
- Maybe Baby (2000)
- Dir. Ben Elton
Feat. Hugh Laurie, Joely Richardson, Rowan Atkinson…
- Brit comic whizz–kid Ben Elton has a crack at the directing whip, adapting his semi–autobiographical novel about infertility;…
- Me You Them (Eu Tu Eles) (2000)
- Dir. Andrucha Waddington
Feat. Regina Case, Lima Duarte, Stenio Garcia
- Set in the arid hinterlands of Brazil, this serio–comic study of rural polyandry has Regina Case (Brazil’s Oprah Winfrey) hitch up three…
- Miss Congeniality (2000)
- Dir. Donald Petrie
Feat. Sandra Bullock, Michael Caine, Benjamin Bratt…
- Sandra Bullock plays the tomboy as an ‘ugly duckling’ cop, who must infiltrate a beauty contest and inadvertently reveal the swan…
- Most Fertile Man in Ireland, The (2000)
- Dir. Dudi Appleton
Feat. Kris Marshall, Kathy Kiera Clarke, Bronagh Gallagher
- Kris Marshall is the Irishman with the high sperm–count, who is recruited by Catholics and Protestants alike to boost their numbers.…
- Next Best Thing, The (2000)
- Dir. John Schlesinger
Feat. Madonna, Rupert Everett
- 'Who will be the father of my child?' comedy, with Madonna tempted to settle for gay housemate Rupert Everett. Diverting and reasonably topical, the…
- Price of Milk, The (2000)
- Dir. Harry Sinclair
Feat. Danielle Cormack, Karl Urban, Willa O'Neill…
- For young–marrieds Danielle Cormack and Karl Urban, the cost of farming their 117 cows is a strange exile in the NZ backblocks...
Milking…
- Return to Me (2000)
- Dir. Bonnie Hunt
Feat. David Duchovny, Minnie Driver, Robert Loggia…
- Daffy togetherness for David Duchovny and Minnie Driver, who meet by chance in a New York eatery, and are eased into romance by well–wishing…
- Sally Hemings - An American Scandal (Mini Series) (2000)
- Dir. Charles Haid
Feat. Sam Neill, Carmen Ejogo
- Provocative mini–series telling the allegedly true story of U.S. President Thomas Jefferson's thirty–eight year affair with…
- Save the Last Dance (2000)
- Dir. Thomas Carter
Feat. Julia Stiles, Sean Patrick Thomas
- Unhappy with her move from mid–west to a black area of Chicago, Julia Stiles seeks dance–stage salvation. Her saviour arrives in the form…
- Songcatcher (2000)
- Dir. Maggie Greenwald
Feat. Janet McTeer, Aidan Quinn, Taj Mahal
- In the dappled, secluded backwoods of 1900s Appalachia, music scholar Janet McTeer makes the exciting discovery of a set of unknown Scots–Irish…
- Southern Comfort (2000)
- Dir. Kate Davis
- A fascinating and compassionate portrait of two transsexuals – a craggy cowboy (born a woman) and a vivacious siren (born a man) – who…
- Wedding Planner, The (2000)
- Dir. Adam Shankman
Feat. Jennifer Lopez, Matthew McConaughey
- Love and wedding plans come into conflict, with Jennifer Lopez having to plan the nuptials of Matthew McConaughey, with whom she’s just fallen…
- What Women Want (2000)
- Dir. Nancy Meyers
Feat. Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt
- ‘Freak accident’–comedy in which ad–man Mel Gibson finds himself hearing the intimate thoughts of women everywhere (and their…
- Anna and the King (1999)
- Dir. Andy Tennant
Feat. Jodie Foster, Chow Yun-Fat
- English governess Jodie Foster governs the King of Siam's (Chow–Yun Fat) children in another version of the true–story that formed the…
- At First Sight (1999)
- Dir. Irwin Winkler
Feat. Val Kilmer, Mira Sorvino
- Blind massage–therapist Val Kilmer regains his sight and discovers himself paired with Mira Sorvino, in this above–average yarn that…
- Bachelor, The (1999)
- Dir. Gary Sinyor
Feat. Chris O'Donnell, Renee Zellweger
- Remake of Buster Keaton's romantic comedy Seven Chances in which commitment–phobe Chris O'Donnell must tie the knot by his looming 30th…
- Bossa Nova (1999)
- Dir. Bruno Barreto
Feat. Amy Irving
- Enjoyable date–movie that replenishes its conventional tale of middle–aged romance with lashings of Bossa Nova music and…
- Bumblebee Flies Anyway, The (1999)
- Dir. Martin Duffy
Feat. Elijah Wood, Janeane Garofalo, Rachael Leigh Cook
- Romantic coming–of–age drama of a teen suffering from amnesia attempting to piece his life back together with the help of his fellow…
- Cool Dry Place, A (1999)
- Dir. John N. Smith
Feat. Vince Vaughn, Monica Potter, Joey Lauren Adams
- Hot–shot lawyer Vince Vaughn is dumped by wife Monica Potter, and moves with his young son to a small town to restart his life. So begins a…
- Earthly Possessions (1999)
- Dir. James Lapine
Feat. Susan Sarandon, Stephen Dorff
- Bored housewife Susan Sarandon, who is planning to leave her husband, gets mixed up in a bank robbery instigated by Stephen Dorff and becomes his…
- East / West (Est / Ouest) (1999)
- Dir. Regis Wargnier
Feat. Sandrine Bonnaire, Oleg Menshikov, Sergei Bodrov Jr…
- A 'woman's picture' in the proudest sense of the term, this lush historical melodrama from the dir. of INDOCHINE again finds a French woman in a…
- End of the Affair, The (1999)
- Dir. Neil Jordan
Feat. Ralph Fiennes, Julianne Moore, Stephen Rea
- Graham Greene's most personal novel is a supremely cynical, thorny affirmation of religious faith, a quality that Ralph Fiennes embodies in a…
- Entrapment (1999)
- Dir. Jon Amiel
Feat. Sean Connery, Catherine Zeta-Jones
- Veteran cat burglar Sean Connery meets his match in insurance investigator Catherine Zeta–Jones in this glossy fusion of international heist…
- Forces of Nature (1999)
- Dir. Bronwen Hughes
Feat. Ben Affleck, Sandra Bullock
- Cutesy–pie screwball romance with wedding–bound hunk Ben Affleck enduring savage weather and travel catastrophes while saddled with kooky…
- Girl on the Bridge, The (1999)
- Dir. Patrice Leconte
Feat. Daniel Auteuil, Vanessa Paradis
- This glossy slice of modern 'poetic realism' has an attractive visual component but its arch–Romanticism won't be everyone's glass of Chablis.…
- Gloomy Sunday (Ein Lied Von Liebe Und Tod) (1999)
- Dir. Rolf Schubel
Feat. Joachim Krol, Erika Marozsan, Ben Becker…
- Captivating drama which pivots around the apocryphal origins of the classic melancholy song 'Gloomy Sunday' in pre–WW2 Budapest.
An amiably…
- Gravitation: Lyrics of Love (1999)
- Dir. Shinichiro Watanabe
- Prequel to the cult anime series GRAVITATION that sees the lead singer of 'Bad Luck' at a crossroads in his professional and personal life with album…
- Great Gatsby, The (1999)
- Dir. Robert Markowitz
Feat. Mira Sorvino, Paul Rudd, Toby Stephens…
- Competent adaptation that stays close to Fitzgerald's "Great American Novel" about a mysterious millionaire who determines to win back his flighty…
- Harmonium in my Memory, The (1999)
- Dir. Young-jae Lee
Feat. Do-yeon Chun, Min-hie Kim, Byung-hun Lee
- Sweet, soft–spoken melodrama of jittery first love, recalling the innocent love triangle that forms between a handsome, fresh–faced…
- Just the Ticket (1999)
- Dir. Richard Wenk
Feat. Andie MacDowell, Andy Garcia
- One for Andie MacDowell and Andy Garcia fans this, a popcorn–y comedy which sees the ill–matched duo strive for harmony by scalping…
- Limbo (1999)
- Dir. John Sayles
Feat. David Strathairn, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
- John Sayles, the doyen of American independents, succeeds all Johnny–Come–Lately's with an arresting, multi–layered fable that…
- Looking for Alibrandi (1999)
- Dir. Kate Woods
Feat. Pia Miranda, Greta Scacchi, Anthony LaPaglia
- Refreshing rites of passage tale from Australia, based by screenwriter Melina Marchetta's on her bestselling novel. In mixing a which guy is best…
- Love Letter, The (1999)
- Dir. Peter Ho-Sun Chan
Feat. Kate Capshaw, Tom Selleck, Ellen DeGeneres
- Whimsical in the best sense, with an anonymous love–letter spreading romantic hopes and light comedy around a small–town populated by…
- Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married (TV Series) (1999)
- Dir. Brian Grant
Feat. Gerard Butler
- Romantic drama based on the top selling chick lit novel by Marian Keyes following the life and loves of a twenty–something living in London.…
- Message in a Bottle (1999)
- Dir. Luis Mandoki
Feat. Robin Wright, Kevin Costner
- Troubled divorcee Robin Wright Penn discovers a bottled letter from a bereaved widower (Kevin Costner) to his late wife, and is moved enough to seek…
- Notting Hill (1999)
- Dir. Roger Michell
Feat. Hugh Grant, Julia Roberts, Rhys Ifans…
- Divorced book merchant Hugh Grant falls in love with a customer who happens to be the world's most famous movie star (Julia Roberts, yes, essentially…
- Onegin (1999)
- Dir. Martha Fiennes
Feat. Ralph Fiennes, Liv Tyler
- The classic, passionate Russian poem by Pushkin is lavished with whole–hearted sympathy in this adaptation, the dir.'s brother Ralph Fiennes…
- Playing by Heart (1999)
- Dir. Willard Carroll
Feat. Sean Connery, Gena Rowlands, Gillian Anderson…
- Ambitious multi–character film along the lines of SHORT CUTS, likewise set in the varying social strata of Los Angeles, but infused with…
- Pornographic Affair, A (An Affair Of Love) (1999)
- Dir. Frederic Fonteyne
Feat. Nathalie Baye, Sergi Lopez
- A decidedly unpornographic meditation upon the mutability of human desires and emotions, with Nathalie Baye and Sergi Lopez as a nameless couple who…
- Random Hearts (1999)
- Dir. Sydney Pollack
Feat. Kristin Scott Thomas, Harrison Ford
- Both widowed by the same plane–crash, Kristen Scott Thomas and Harrison Ford put the pieces together and discover their respective spouses were…
- Runaway Bride (1999)
- Dir. Garry Marshall
Feat. Richard Gere, Julia Roberts
- New York journo Richard Gere seeks a scoop on small–town gal Julia Roberts, whose altar–deserting reputation is worthy of headlines,…
- This Year's Love (1999)
- Dir. David Kane
Feat. Kathy Burke, Jennifer Ehle, Ian Hart…
- Set amongst the romantic roundelays of 6 thirty–somethings who reside in London's bohemian Camden Town, this comedy has a quirky streak, some…
- Thomas Crown Affair, The (1999)
- Dir. John McTiernan
Feat. Pierce Brosnan, Rene Russo
- Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo spruce up the 1968 romantic thriller as respective millionaire art thief and insurance investigator magnetised against…
- Three to Tango (1999)
- Dir. Damon Santostefano
Feat. Matthew Perry, Neve Campbell, Dylan McDermott
- An urban comedy of deception whose quality varies between its mildly idiotic plot and some effective casting, in the form of Matthew Perry (TV's…
- Afterglow (1998)
- Dir. Alan Rudolph
Feat. Nick Nolte, Julie Christie, Lara Flynn Boyle…
- At times precious but ultimately wise drama of multiple adulteries sees disjointed couple Nick Nolte (plumber) and Julie Christie (ex–horror…
- Alice Et Martin (1998)
- Dir. Andre Techine
Feat. Juliette Binoche, Carmen Maura, Mathieu Amalric
- A maladjusted young drifter (Alexis Loret) has success as a Paris fashion model and a torrid love affair with his half–brother's…
- Among Giants (1998)
- Dir. Sam Miller
Feat. Pete Postlethwaite, Rachel Griffiths
- Quirky, lowkey romance from the writer of FULL MONTY, follows the travails of a group of daredevil labourers who paint high–voltage…
- An Autumn Tale (1998)
- Dir. Eric Rohmer
Feat. Marie Riviere, Beatrice Romand, Alain Libolt
- Completing his suite of films based on the four seasons, dir. Rohmer provides another mellow, seemingly unplotted comedy, in which Rhone valley…
- Basil (1998)
- Dir. Radha Bharadwaj
Feat. Jared Leto, Christian Slater, Derek Jacobi…
- Novel–based Victorian–era romance starring a veritable feast of eye candy in the form of Leto, Slater and Forlani as the beautiful young…
- Besieged (1998)
- Dir. Bernardo Bertolucci
Feat. Thandiwe Newton, David Thewlis
- Returning to a 'chamber–piece' setting reminiscent of LAST TANGO IN PARIS, dir. Bertolucci unfolds an enigmatic relationship in a Rome…
- Chinese Box (1998)
- Dir. Wayne Wang
Feat. Jeremy Irons, Gong Li, Maggie Cheung
- Set in Hong Kong just prior to the British handover to China, this follows the last dissatisfied days of dying journalist Jeremy Irons as he pads the…
- City of Angels (1998)
- Dir. Brad Silberling
Feat. Meg Ryan, Nicolas Cage
- Hollywood resurrects Wim Wenders' classic WINGS OF DESIRE as a syrupy romantic vehicle for eligible everywoman Meg Ryan.
A leaden, fatally miscast…
- Dear Claudia (1998)
- Dir. Chris Cudlipp
Feat. Aleksandra Vujcic, Bryan Brown
- Interesting premise has rural flying–postie Bryan Brown and hitchhiker Aleksandra Vujcic (BROKEN ENGLISH) plane–wrecked in remote parts,…
- Destiny of Her Own, A (Dangerous Beauty) (1998)
- Dir. Marshall Herskovitz
Feat. Catherine McCormack, Rufus Sewell
- Historical romance that profits from a sensuous 16th century Venetian setting, as the low–prospect Catherine McCormack opts for the tradeoffs…
- Dreaming of Joseph Lees (1998)
- Dir. Eric Styles
Feat. Samantha Morton, Rupert Graves, Lee Ross
- Moderately adventurous psycho–drama set in late 1950s Somerset has the young Samantha Morton (UNDER THE SKIN) leading a vivid fantasy life with…
- Far from the Madding Crowd (1998)
- Dir. Nicholas Renton
Feat. Paloma Baeza, Nigel Terry, Nathaniel Parker
- Handsome production of Thomas Hardy's moody classic, which follows the life an impulsive, independent woman who ensnares – and almost destroys…
- Frenchman's Creek (1998)
- Dir. Ferninand Fairfax
Feat. Tara Fitzgerald, Anthony Delon, Tim Dutton
- Rollicking, handsome adaptation that deviates somewhat from Daphne Du Maurier's classic tale of the love affair between an impulsive English lady and…
- Governess, The (1998)
- Dir. Sandra Goldbacher
Feat. Minnie Driver, Tom Wilkinson, Jonathan Rhys Meyers
- In possibly her most challenging role to date, Minnie Driver dons Victorian costume as a subversively intelligent Jewess who goes into service for a…
- Great Expectations (1998)
- Dir. Alfonso Cuaron
Feat. Ethan Hawke, Gwyneth Paltrow, Anne Bancroft…
- Bold revamp of the Charles Dickens classic traces the inter–twining fortunes of Ethan Hawke and Gwyneth Paltrow, orphans linked via a murky…
- Home Fries (1998)
- Dir. Dean Parisot
Feat. Drew Barrymore, Luke Wilson
- Drew Barrymore continues to style herself as a wise yet perky cutsie–pie, here as a pregnant Burger–Matic waitress dodging the vindictive…
- Hope Floats (1998)
- Dir. Forest Whittaker
Feat. Sandra Bullock, Harry Connick Jnr., Gena Rowlands
- It's back to the hometown for former prom–queen Sandra Bullock, jilted by her husband and best friend on a live TV talkshow. Here she heals the…
- Horse Whisperer, The (1998)
- Dir. Robert Redford
Feat. Robert Redford, Kristin Scott Thomas, Scarlett Johansson…
- A modern–day 'horse opera' saddles up with Robert Redford both directing and starring in the title role of an appropriately handsome version of…
- How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)
- Dir. Kevin Sullivan
Feat. Angela Bassett, Whoopi Goldberg
- Career–women again undergo the midlife crisis, with all its romantic miscalculations in another adaptation from the pen of Terry McMillan…
- If Only (Twice Upon Yesterday) (1998)
- Dir. Maria Ripoll
Feat. Douglas Henshall, Elizabeth McGovern, Penelope Cruz
- Young lovers undergoing a relationship crisis get to relive the 'break–up' day all over again, thanks to a dose of SLIDING DOORS–style…
- Legend of 1900, The (1998)
- Dir. Giuseppe Tornatore
Feat. Tim Roth, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Bill Nunn…
- A beautiful and completely impossible tale about a musician (Tim Roth) whose life is defined by the luxury ocean liner on which he has grown up –…
- Life Is Beautiful (La vita e bella) (1998)
- Dir. Roberto Benigni
Feat. Roberto Benigni
- Winner of both Best Foreign Film and Best Actor Oscars (a first for an actor speaking a foreign tongue) as well as the top prize at Cannes, Roberto…
- Love And Rage (1998)
- Dir. Cathal Black
Feat. Greta Scacchi, Daniel Craig, Stephen Dillane
- Tantalising Irish melodrama starring Greta Scacchi as an English aristocrat who hires Daniel Craig as manager for her sumptuous estate and ends up…
- Love Etc. (1998)
- Dir. Marion Vernoux
Feat. Charlotte Gainsbourg, Charles Berling, Yvan Attal
- Depicts an infernal love–triangle between three friends – taken from the novel ‘Talking It Over’ by Julian Barnes. Charming comedy…
- Lovers of the Arctic Circle (1998)
- Dir. Julio Medem
Feat. Najwa Nimri, Fele Martinez, Nancho Novo
- Artful but humourless slice of 'magic realism' that follows the near–metaphysical long–term relationship between two childhood…
- My Name Is Joe (1998)
- Dir. Ken Loach
Feat. Peter Mullan, Louise Goodall
- Dir. Ken Loach revisits his mainstay – the not–working–class of urban Britain, this time extending further north to the slums of…
- Never Ever (Circle of Passion) (1998)
- Dir. Charles Finch
Feat. Sandrine Bonnaire, Jane March, Charles Finch…
- Mediocre, if elegantly framed, this drama has an American couple (Finch and March) move to Paris and diverging into romance (with Sandrine Bonnaire)…
- Next Stop, Wonderland (1998)
- Dir. Brad Anderson
Feat. Hope Davis, Philip Seymour Hoffman
- Hope Davis (DAYTRIPPERS) utterly captivates as a jilted blonde indisposed to the dating scene, who finds little sign of Mr. Right in the long queue…
- No Looking Back (1998)
- Dir. Edward Burns
Feat. Lauren Holly, Jon Bon Jovi, Edward Burns
- Dir. Ed Burns (BROTHERS MCMULLEN) again provides a mellow, if lukewarm comedy of romance and muted expectations set among a group of…
- Object of My Affection, The (1998)
- Dir. Nicholas Hytner
Feat. Jennifer Aniston, Paul Rudd
- Another misfired kickstart to the Jennifer Aniston big screen career – the girl has comic talent, so why does she waste her time playing…
- Occasional Coarse Language (1998)
- Dir. Brad Hayward
Feat. Sara Browne
- Taking cheeky inspiration from women's magazine culture, this hilarious Oz comedy flies on a ticket of enthused charm, homespun wit and Sara Browne…
- Oscar and Lucinda (1998)
- Dir. Gillian Armstrong
Feat. Ralph Fiennes, Cate Blanchett, Ciaran Hinds…
- The Booker Prize–winning novel, by Australian literary wunderkind Peter Carey, is spun out into a sunlit daydream of unlikely personages and…
- Out of Sight (1998)
- Dir. Steven Soderbergh
Feat. George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Ving Rhames
- Neatly complementing JACKIE BROWN, novelist Elmore Leonard is adapted here in purely cinematic terms by the director of SEX, LIES & VIDEOTAPE.
An…
- Paperback Hero (1998)
- Dir. Anthony J Bowman
Feat. Hugh Jackman, Claudia Karvan
- Truckdriver Hugh Jackman pens a bestselling romance but is loathe to reveal his talent to his Outback mates, and gets Claudia Karvan to stand in for…
- Red Corner (1998)
- Dir. Jon Avnet
Feat. Richard Gere, Ling Bai, Bradley Whitford
- Corporate globetrotter Richard Gere becomes a murder–suspect during a trade visit to China, then lands further afoul when he escapes while on…
- Shakespeare in Love (1998)
- Dir. John Madden
Feat. Joseph Fiennes, Gwyneth Paltrow, Judi Dench…
- Shakespeare's art imitates life according to this gloriously fanciful, Oscar–winning tragicomedy, as the Bard himself (Joseph Fiennes), stuck…
- She's All That (1998)
- Dir. Robert Iscove
Feat. Freddie Prinze Jnr., Anna Paquin
- Charisma of rising star Freddie Prinze Jnr. (a less affected Keanu Reeves) relieves some of the predictability of this high–school variation of…
- Six Days Seven Nights (1998)
- Dir. Ivan Reitman
Feat. Harrison Ford, Anne Heche
- Harrison Ford and Anne Heche fully embrace the conventions of the romantic comedy–adventure as the mis–matched couple who are thrown…
- Strange Planet (1998)
- Dir. Emma-Kate Croghan
Feat. Claudia Karvan, Hugo Weaving, Naomi Watts
- Three girl–friends and three guy–friends collide by chance for New Years Eve in a remote beach–house, mixing–n–matching…
- Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train (1998)
- Dir. Patrice Chereau
Feat. Pascal Greggory, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Charles Berling…
- Friends and associates of a deceased painter make a procession, via train, to the artist’s burial in this superb French drama. A highly nuanced…
- Very Thought of You, The (Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence) (1998)
- Dir. Nick Hamm
Feat. Monica Potter, Joseph Fiennes, Rufus Sewell…
- A trifle thin but amusing entry into the British romantic comedy stakes, with American gal Monica Potter giving a trio of London unlikely lads the…
- Waking the Dead (1998)
- Dir. Keith Gordon
Feat. Billy Crudup, Jennifer Connelly
- A curious, intriguing drama in which congressional candidate Billy Crudup is haunted by a woman (Jennifer Connelly) from his past, who he thought had…
- Wedding Singer, The (1998)
- Dir. Frank Coraci
Feat. Drew Barrymore, Adam Sandler
- Slightly premature 80s nostalgia comedy, though the benefit of hindsight makes amends on much of the genuine article (PRETTY IN PINK et al).
This…
- What Dreams May Come (1998)
- Dir. Vincent Ward
Feat. Robin Williams, Annabella Sciorra, Cuba Jr. Gooding
- Visually extravagant dive into the afterlife, courtesy of New Zealander Vincent Ward, applying his classically–educated eye to a…
- Wuthering Heights (1998)
- Dir. David Skynner
Feat. Robert Cavanah, Orla Brady, Peter Davison
- Faithful adaptation of Emily Bronte's classic Gothic romance of the Yorkshire moors, flavoured by the Irish casting of Robert Cavanah and Orla Brady.
- You've Got Mail (1998)
- Dir. Nora Ephron
Feat. Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan
- The lovable personnel of SLEEPLESS IN SEATLE: Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan and director Nora Ephron, regroup for this 'emotional sequel', with the medium of…
- Addicted to Love (1997)
- Dir. Griffin Dunne
Feat. Meg Ryan, Matthew Broderick
- Acting serial monogamist Meg Ryan couples this time with Matthew Broderick for romantic revenge on their respective ex–partners who've become…
- As Good As It Gets (1997)
- Dir. James L. Brooks
Feat. Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear
- Obsessive–compulsive Jack Nicholson has his fear and loathing neutered by the straight–shooting solo–Mum waitress, Helen Hunt, in…
- Beautician and the Beast, The (1997)
- Dir. Ken Kwapis
Feat. Fran Drescher, Timothy Dalton
- Figure–hugging, pink and frothy big screen vehicle for Fran 'The Nanny' Drescher.
She's a hairdresser from Queens sent to work for a Slavic…
- Chasing Amy (1997)
- Dir. Kevin Smith
Feat. Ben Affleck, Joey Lauren Adams, Jason Lee…
- Can a lesbian learn to love someone from the opposite sex? – is but one of the sticky questions proffered in this bittersweet arthouse hit.…
- Gadjo Dilo (1997)
- Dir. Tony Gatlif
Feat. Romain Duris, Rona Harther, Izidor Serban
- Re–casting a spotlight onto the poor and downtrodden yet spiritually rich gypsy culture, film–maker/musician Toni Gatlif grafts a…
- Jane Eyre (1997)
- Dir. Robert Young
Feat. Samantha Morton, Ciaran Hinds, Deborah Findlay…
- Suitably gothic retelling of Charlotte Brontë's classic tale of a Yorkshire orphan who becomes a governess and falls for the brooding lord of the…
- Kitchen (1997)
- Dir. Yim Ho
Feat. Jordan Chan, Yasuko Tomita
- Treading the same grungy Hong Kong streets as the films of Wong Kar–Wai, this adaptation of a novel by Banana Yoshimoto concerns a love affair…
- Life Less Ordinary, A (1997)
- Dir. Danny Boyle
Feat. Ewan McGregor, Cameron Diaz, Holly Hunter
- Round three for the creators of SHALLOW GRAVE and TRAINSPOTTING this time takes Ewan McGregor Stateside for a screwball comic–fantasy embroided…
- Marius et Jeannette (1997)
- Dir. Robert Guediguian
Feat. Ariane Ascaride, Gerard Meylan
- A laidback yet buoyant slice–of–ordinary–life set on the low–rent side of Marseille, where two wounded fortysomethings strike…
- Matchmaker, The (1997)
- Dir. Mark Joffe
Feat. Janeane Garofalo, David O'Hara, Milo O'Shea…
- Political aide Janeane Garofalo is sent to an Irish coastal village to find or contrive some cosy, voter–friendly heritage for her senatorial…
- Merry War, A (Keep the Aspidistra Flying) (1997)
- Dir. Robert Bierman
Feat. Richard E. Grant, Helena Bonham Carter
- A literate, aware version of George Orwell's early comic novel set in a stagnating 1930s Britain. Richard E Grant plays Orwell's self–parody of…
- Mill On the Floss (1997)
- Dir. Graham Theakston
Feat. Emily Watson, Bernard Hill
- The incandescent Emily Watson justifies this Masterpiece Theatre version of George Eliot's Victorian novel (considerably simplified), bringing some…
- Mrs. Dalloway (1997)
- Dir. Marleen Gorris
Feat. Vanessa Redgrave, Natascha McElhone, Rupert Graves
- Light adaptation of Virginia Woolf's 20s novel about a serene society lady in late–life crisis, reflecting on her choices some thirty years…
- My Best Friend's Wedding (1997)
- Dir. P.J. Hogan
Feat. Julia Roberts, Dermot Mulroney, Cameron Diaz
- Comeback hit for Julia Roberts, weds the usual romantic–comic routine with some nice dabs of self–mockery. Julia decides she wants to…
- One Fine Day (1997)
- Dir. Michael Hoffman
Feat. George Clooney, Michelle Pfeiffer
- Busy divorcees George Clooney and Michelle Pfeiffer, both get saddled with their respective kids on a particularly hectic career day, but still find…
- Picture Perfect (1997)
- Dir. Glenn Gordon Caron
Feat. Jennifer Anniston, Kevin Bacon
- 'Friends' star Jennifer Aniston steps up to the big screen plate as an ambitious ad–woman who pretends to be married to a stranger to impress…
- Rebecca (1997)
- Dir. Jim O'Brien
Feat. Charles Dance, Diana Rigg, Emilia Fox…
- Late–90s British televisation of the classic Daphne Du Maurier gothic romance, with Charles Dance as the widowed aristocrat whose remarriage to…
- Shooting Fish (1997)
- Dir. Stefan Schwartz
Feat. Dan Futterman, Stuart Townsend, Kate Beckinsale
- Smarmy, contrived romantic comedy with anarchic pretensions and loads o' pop music for the kids, desperately shoots for mainstream success ala 'Four…
- Sliding Doors (1997)
- Dir. Peter Howitt
Feat. Gwyneth Paltrow, John Hannah
- The high concept works for this Four Weddings–ish romantic comedy, sustained by a delightful star turn from Gwyneth Paltrow. …
- That Old Feeling (1997)
- Dir. Carl Reiner
Feat. Bette Midler, Dennis Farina
- Divorced parents Bette Midler and Dennis Farina get it on at their daughter's wedding after 15 years of hating each other. Romantic farce borrows…
- Traveller (1997)
- Dir. Jack N. Green
Feat. Bill Paxton, Mark Wahlberg, Julianne Margulies…
- 'One–last–score' movie in which a young man, desperate to be accepted by a clan of Irish grifters teams up with a veteran con who wants…
- Trojan War (1997)
- Dir. George Huang
Feat. Will Friedle, Jennifer Love Hewitt
- Comic misadventures beset a young turk who scours the town in search of a condom in order to consummate with the ready–and–willing girl…
- Wings of the Dove, The (1997)
- Dir. Iain Softley
Feat. Helena Bonham Carter, Linus Roache, Charlotte Rampling…
- Helena Bonham–Carter, back in costume, shines in this adaptation of the Henry James novel, playing a 19th century gentlewoman on the…
- Wintersleepers (1997)
- Dir. Tom Tykwer
Feat. Ulrich Matthes, Marie-lou Sellem, Floriane Daniel
- The paths of five people on the German skifield of Berchtesgaden intersect following a car accident, resulting in a precise, chilly thriller from RUN…
- 'Til There Was You (1996)
- Dir. Scott Winant
Feat. Jeanne Tripplehorn, Dylan McDermott, Sarah Jessica Parker…
- Jeanne Tripplehorn, Dylan McDermott and Sarah Jessica Parker add zip to the pretty–faces–find–true–love genre. Jennifer…
- A Summer's Tale (1996)
- Dir. Eric Rohmer
Feat. Melvil Poupaud, Amanda Langlet
- Once more exploring the fickleness of love, dir. Rohmer involves holidaying student Melvil Poupard in a love–quadrangle of romantic options. In…
- Anna Karenina (1996)
- Dir. Bernard Rose
Feat. Sophie Marceau, James Fox, Sean Bean…
- Glitzy version of Tolstoy's novel has a great cast mingling and canoodling in the corridors of the 19th century Russian aristocracy. Lavish period…
- Autumn Sun (Sol de otoño) (1996)
- Dir. Eduardo Mignogna
Feat. Frederico Luppi, Norma Aleandro
- Argentine drama following a Jewish woman who pretends to be in a relationship with a Jewish man from Uruguay (Frederico Luppi, CRONOS) to appease her…
- Bed of Roses (1996)
- Dir. Michael Goldberg
Feat. Christian Slater, Mary Stuart Masterson
- Christian Slater treads a fine line between perfect partner and stalker in obsessive pursuit of the heart of Mary Stuart Masterson. If you swoon at…
- Couch in New York, A (1996)
- Dir. Chantal Akerman
Feat. Juliette Binoche, William Hurt, Richard Jenkins…
- Belgian auteur Chantal Akerman directs this Stateside curiosity, with Juliette Binoche as a Parisian dancer who swaps apartments with a New York…
- Emma (Jane Austen's Emma) (1996)
- Dir. Diarmuid Lawrence
Feat. Kate Beckinsale, Dominic Rowan, Mark Strong…
- Released the same year as the fanfared Gwyneth Paltrow version, this modest made–for–TV version of Jane Austen's matchmaker rom–com…
- English Patient, The (1996)
- Dir. Anthony Minghella
Feat. Ralph Fiennes, Kristin Scott Thomas, Juliette Binoche
- The unsurprising Oscar sweeper of '97 – a shoe–in considering they left out no ingredient – epic length, exotic locales, period…
- Entertaining Angels (1996)
- Dir. Michael Ray Rhodes
Feat. Moira Kelly, Martin Sheen
- Stirring biopic of American champion of the poor Dorothy Day (played with passion by Moira Kelly), who rose from obscurity in 1920s New York to…
- Fever Pitch (1996)
- Dir. David Evans
Feat. Colin Firth
- That most evergreen of English obsessions, footy, is here given a long, loving and belated tribute from a lifetime fan, adapting Nick Hornby's…
- Fire (1996)
- Dir. Deepa Mehta
Feat. Shabana Azmi, Nandita Das
- Blazing melodrama defiantly targets Indian sexual hypocrisy and tradition, not to mention trangressing 'Bollywood' taboo, in portraying two women…
- Garden of Redemption (1996)
- Dir. Thomas Donnelly
Feat. Anthony LaPaglia, Embeth Davidtz
- A saga of challenged faith and endurance set in Nazi–occupied Italy, where the village priest assists with the local resistance while besotted…
- Guantanamera (1996)
- Dir. Tomas Gutierrez Alea, Juan Carlos Tabio
Feat. Carlos Cruz, Mirta Ibarra, Jorge Perugorria…
- A quirky mix of low–speed road movie and romantic comedy following the unsteady progress of a funeral procession across the length of Cuba…
- Hotel De Love (1996)
- Dir. Craig Rosenberg
Feat. Simon Bossell, Aden Young, Saffron Burrows
- Two brothers vying for the same woman are among the farcical romantic complications that entangle at a kitsch honeymoon resort. The first–time…
- How to Make an American Quilt (1996)
- Dir. Jocelyn Moorhouse
Feat. Winona Ryder, Anne Bancroft, Ellen Burstyn…
- Pleasurable, star–domed female–stitching movie has Winona Ryder sorting out her personal foibles with an ear for the mixed–fortuned…
- If Lucy Fell (1996)
- Dir. Eric Schaeffer
Feat. Eric Schaeffer, Sarah Jessica Parker, Elle MacPherson…
- Room–mates Eric Schaeffer and Sarah Jessica Parker vow to find true love before they turn 30 or end it all off the side of the Brooklyn Bridge.…
- Jake's Women (1996)
- Alan Alda heads an all–star cast in Neil Simon’s romantic comedy about a writer who seeks solace from the real and imagined women in his…
- Jane Austen Collection, The (1996-2007)
- Feat. Kate Beckinsale, Billie Piper, Samantha Morton…
- Collection of three of Austen's greatest stories; Emma, Northanger Abbey and Mansfield Park, brought to life by prestigious British casts.
Emma…
- Jane Eyre (1996)
- Dir. Franco Zeffirelli
Feat. Charlotte Gainsbourg, Anna Paquin, William Hurt…
- Zeffirelli's version of Charlotte Bronte's gothic romance, filmed in appropriately murky hues, preserves the sombre integrity of the novel. Charlotte…
- Jude (1996)
- Dir. Michael Winterbottom
Feat. Christopher Eccleston, Kate Winslet, Liam Cunningham…
- 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…
- Kissed (1996)
- Dir. Lynne Stopkewich
Feat. Molly Parker, Peter Outerbridge
- A woman develops an unusual fascination with dead rodents that becomes a desire for embalming humans and blossoms into full–blown, ahem,…
- Love and Other Catastrophes (1996)
- Dir. Emma-Kate Croghan
Feat. Frances O’Connor, Alice Garner, Radha Mitchell…
- 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…
- Love Jones (1996)
- Dir. Theodore Witcher
Feat. Larenz Tate, Nia Long, Isaiah Washington…
- Far removed from the over–familiar ghettos, this all–black ensemble instead frequent the smoky cool bars of Chicago, where they drink…
- Marvin's Room (1996)
- Dir. Jerry Zaks
Feat. Meryl Streep, Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro…
- The cast contribute their customary greatness to this poignant drama about family ties, responsibilities, transpiring over the slow passing of the…
- Mirror Has Two Faces, The (1996)
- Dir. Barbra Streisand
Feat. Barbra Streisand, Jeff Bridges
- Frumpy college prof Barbra Streisand pains to keep her platonic vows in an 'ideal' no–sex marriage to fellow academic Jeff Bridges.
Babs'…
- Month by the Lake, A (1996)
- Dir. John Irvin
Feat. Vanessa Redgrave, Edward Fox, Uma Thurman
- The second H.E. Bates adaptation of 1996 (after FEAST OF JULY) is a lush autumnal romance set on the shores of Italy's Lake Como. Vanessa Redgrave…
- Nelly and Mr. Anaud (1996)
- Dir. Claude Sautet
Feat. Emmanuelle Beart, Michel Serrault
- Emmanuelle Beart gets caught up in a May–to–December romance with Michel Serrault in another elegant and subtle drama from the director…
- Pallbearer, The (1996)
- Dir. Matt Reeves
Feat. Gwyneth Paltrow, David Schwimmer
- Reunited with high–school crush Gwyneth Paltrow, mommies boy David Schwimmer gets invited to be pallbearer and speechmaker at the funeral of…
- Portrait of a Lady (1996)
- Dir. Jane Campion
Feat. Nicole Kidman, John Malkovich
- Unfairly roasted by many critics, our Jane's adaptation of Henry James' novel dares to offer more than romance in fancy dress, but instead a complex,…
- Reef, The (Passion's Way) (1996)
- Dir. Robert Allan Ackerman
Feat. Timothy Dalton, Sela Ward, Leslie Caron
- Unrequited love is the theme of this adaptation from Edith Wharton, as young lovers Timothy Dalton and Sela Ward are repeatedly separated by…
- Sabrina (1996)
- Dir. Sydney Pollack
Feat. Harrison Ford, Julia Ormond
- Remake of the Hepburn–Bogart classic, the story of the chauffer's daughter who falls for the 'other' guy is tailored for a new generation,…
- She's the One (1996)
- Dir. Edward Burns
Feat. Edward Burns, Mike McGlone, Jennifer Aniston…
- Two of the Brothers' McMullen reconvene for Ed Burns' follow–up to his surprise indie hit. Pretty much round two of sibling…
- Temptress Moon (1996)
- Dir. Chen Kaige
Feat. Gong Li, Leslie Cheung
- Chen Kaige elevates the sumptuous Chinese epoch of FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE with this visually rapturous, though far less coherent saga of epic…
- Tierra (Earth) (1996)
- Dir. Julio Medem
Feat. Carmelo Gómez, Emma Suarez, Karra Elejalde
- Intimate portrait of Angel (Gomez), an exterminator who travels to a remote wine–making town to rid them of a plague of woodlice, and gradually…
- Tin Cup (1996)
- Dir. Ron Shelton
Feat. Kevin Costner, Rene Russo
- Kevin Costner reteams with the sports–obsessed director of BULL DURHAM for this engaging romantic comedy, this time set on the fairways of the…
- To Have and to Hold (1996)
- Dir. John Hillcoat
Feat. Tcheky Karyo, Rachel Griffiths, Steve Jacobs
- The director of GHOSTS OF THE CIVIL DEAD takes an unexpected turn into full blown romantic melodrama. The plot's twists and turns take place in the…
- Tromeo and Juliet (1996)
- Dir. Lloyd Kaufman
Feat. Jane Jansen, Will Keenan, Valentine Miele
- Tromatized version of 'Romeo and Juliet' resets the world's most famous love story in contemporary Manhattan, with body piercings, kinky sex and…
- Up Close and Personal (1996)
- Dir. Jon Avnet
Feat. Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert Redford
- Small–town weather girl Michelle Pfeiffer ascends to ambitious journalist and finally star TV reporter under the auspice of boss and lover…
- Walking and Talking (1996)
- Dir. Nicole Holofcener
Feat. Catherine Keener, Anne Heche, Liev Schreiber
- A sort of femme flipside to 'Swingers', two women – one single, one about to be married – work out their romantic hangups in original and…
- When the Cat's Away (1996)
- Dir. Cedric Klapisch
Feat. Garance Clavel, Zinedine Soualem
- A movie for cat lovers and young romantics alike, this Latino–tinged, funky, yet alluringly modest French film follows the dowdy–cute…
- Whole Wide World, The (1996)
- Dir. Dan Ireland
Feat. Vincent D'Onofrio, Renee Zellweger
- Biopic based on a romantic memoir of pulp fantasy writer Robert E. Howard, creator of CONAN THE BARBARIAN and RED SONJA. A beefed–up Vincent…
- All Things Fair (1995)
- Dir. Bo Widerberg
Feat. Johan Widerberg, Marika Lagercrantz
- The late Bo Widerberg's swansong records a bittersweet memoir of his love affair with a teacher 22 years his senior. The casting of his young son in…
- Angels and Insects (1995)
- Dir. Philip Haas
Feat. Mark Rylance, Kristin Scott Thomas, Patsy Kensit
- A splendid dissection of class mores in pre–Victorian England, thematically reminiscent of Greenaway, but minus his cold cynicism. Rich in…
- Before Sunrise (1995)
- Dir. Richard Linklater
Feat. Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy
- Young tourists American Ethan Hawke and French Julie Delpy, meet by chance on a train in Europe and spend the following twelve hours…
- Beyond the Clouds (Al di là delle nuvole) (1995)
- Dir. Michelangelo Antonioni
Feat. Fanny Ardant, Chiara Caselli, Irene Jacob…
- Michelangelo Antonioni's final film weaves together four stories of discontented love in his characteristic cinematic style.
Featuring a huge…
- Bridges of Madison County (1995)
- Dir. Clint Eastwood
Feat. Meryl Streep, Clint Eastwood
- Meryl Streep's exceptional talent finds a worthy vessel in a repressed housewife whose passions become enflamed by a nomadic photographer (Clint…
- Brothers Mcmullen, The (1995)
- Dir. Edward Burns
Feat. Edward Burns
- Filmed on weekends over two years at his family home, Ed Burns' DIY romantic comedy went on to win the Grand Prize at the 1995 Sundance Festival.…
- Catherine Cookson Collection (TV Mini-series) (1995-2000)
- Feat. Nigel Havers, Clare Higgins, Emily Mortimer…
- Various collections of the prolific Catherine Cookson's mini–series adapted from her widely read novels.
Vol. 1 contains: The Cinder Path,…
- Circle of Friends (1995)
- Dir. Pat O'Connor
Feat. Minnie Driver, Chris O'Donnell
- Catholicism and blossoming sexuality come into conflict when ugly–duckling Minnie Driver goes gooey over preppie Chris O'Donnell and chooses to…
- Don Juan DeMarco (1995)
- Dir. Jeremy Leven
Feat. Johnny Depp, Marlon Brando, Faye Dunaway
- A delightful, dreamy romantic drama and wry comic fantasy rolled into one that has Johnny Depp perfectly cast as a misfit who believes he is the…
- Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain, The (1995)
- Dir. Christopher Monger
Feat. Hugh Grant, Tara Fitzgerald, Colm Meaney…
- In 1917, much ado ensues at a Welsh village. When the local hill falls just short of qualifying for the official map, the locals set about building…
- Forget Paris (1995)
- Dir. Billy Crystal
Feat. Billy Crystal, Debra Winger
- Billy Crystal hogs this romantic comedy (which also wrote and directed) from co–star Debra Winger in recognising the inherent dilemmas in…
- French Kiss (1995)
- Dir. Lawrence Kasdan
Feat. Kevin Kline, Meg Ryan, Jean Reno
- Kevin Kline does a faultless Gerard Depardieu imitation as a petty vagabond and Meg Ryan imitates Meg Ryan as a jilted American who wants her…
- French Woman, A (Une Femme Francaise) (1995)
- Dir. Regis Wargnier
Feat. Emmanuelle Beart, Daniel Auteuil
- Emmanuelle Beart stars in this period tale of idyllic romance compromised by the reality of war. The director of INDOCHINE again embraces the…
- I.Q. (1995)
- Dir. Fred Schepisi
Feat. Walter Matthau, Meg Ryan, Tim Robbins
- Walter Matthau, playing Einstein, (yes Albert!), matchmakes niece Meg Ryan and mechanic Tim Robbins together in 1950s Princeton University. Teases…
- Jefferson in Paris (1995)
- Dir. James Ivory
Feat. Nick Nolte, Greta Scacchi, Thandiwe Newton
- Thomas Jefferson's sabbatical in revolutionary Paris with Nick Nolte in the central role. Merchant Ivory's period detail is of course faultless, but…
- Mad Love (1995)
- Dir. Antonia Bird
Feat. Chris O'Donnell, Drew Barrymore
- An apple–pie American boy (Chris O'Donnell) hightails it with free–spirit wild child Drew Barrymore, an ex–hospital patient who is…
- Miami Rhapsody (1995)
- Dir. David Frankel
Feat. Sarah Jessica Parker, Antonio Banderas, Mia Farrow…
- Sarah Jessica Parker brings her cutesy appeal to the predicament of a young woman disillusioned yet preoccupied with modern marriage. Woody Allen's…
- Moonlight and Valentino (1995)
- Dir. David Anspaugh
Feat. Whoopi Goldberg, Kathleen Turner, Gwyneth Paltrow…
- Whoopi Goldberg, Kathleen Turner and Gwyneth Paltrow gather to console Elizabeth Perkins on the tragic death of her hubby. Enter house–painting…
- Nina Takes a Lover (1995)
- Dir. Alan Jacobs
Feat. Laura San Giancomo, Paul Rhys, Michael O'Keefe…
- Married sales girl Laura San Giancomo makes illicit park–side rendezvous with a British photographer (Paul Rhys). Naturalistic take on the…
- Persuasion (1995)
- Dir. Roger Michell
Feat. Amanda Root, Ciaran Hinds, Susan Fleetwood…
- This spirited run–through of Jane Austen's final novel boasts an impressive theatrical pedigree. Distinguished out of the recent crop with…
- Pride and Prejudice (TV Series) (1995)
- Dir. Simon Langton
Feat. Colin Firth, Jennifer Ehle
- Jane Austen connoisseurs shan't be disappointed with this terrifically popular BBC version of her consummate novel about romantic intrigues between…
- Rendezvous in Paris (1995)
- Dir. Eric Rohmer
Feat. Clara Bellar, Mathias Mégard, Antoine Basler
- A delicately poised triptych framed around three lighthearted tales of philandering men and women. Minor, though quintessential Rohmer dalliance…
- Run of the Country, The (1995)
- Dir. Peter Yates
Feat. Albert Finney, Matt Keeslar, Victoria Smurfit
- Stirring Irish drama in the tradition of 'My Left Foot', aided by the magnetic presence of Albert Finney. Finney's son breaks out of the confines of…
- Sense and Sensibility (1995)
- Dir. Ang Lee
Feat. Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet, Alan Rickman…
- It all started here – The Jane Austen Revival, in a witty and engaging take on this classic tale of two sisters, one practical (Emma Thompson),…
- Stealing Beauty (1995)
- Dir. Bernardo Bertolucci
Feat. Liv Tyler, Jeremy Irons
- Bertolucci is at home on the range of rural Tuscany for his most accessible and fanciful outing.
Much like every character in the film, its hard…
- Sugartime (1995)
- Dir. John N. Smith
Feat. John Turturro, Mary-Louise Parker, Elias Koteas…
- Charts the infamous, real–life romance between Chicago mobster Sam Giancana (John Turturro) and whitebread songstress Phyllis McGuire…
- Truth About Cats and Dogs (1995)
- Dir. Michael Lehmann
Feat. Janeane Garofalo, Ben Chaplin, Uma Thurman
- Cyrano De Bergerac is reworked for the girls in this highly digestible romantic fable.
Fresh faces Janeanne Garofalo and Brit hunk Ben Chaplin…
- While You Were Sleeping (1995)
- Dir. Jon Turteltaub
Feat. Sandra Bullock, Bill Pullman, Peter Gallagher…
- Lonely girl Sandra Bullock comes to the aid of a romanticised stranger after he is mugged, murmurs that she was going to 'marry him', and so is taken…
- Angie (1994)
- Dir. Martha Coolidge
Feat. Geena Davis, Stephen Rea
- Geena Davis brings real authenticity to her role as an expectant mother who, after meeting flamboyant Irishman Stephen Rea, discovers there's is more…
- Belle Epoque (1994)
- Dir. Fernando Trueba
Feat. Penelope Cruz, Jorge Sanz
- Oscar–winning comedy set in thirties Spain will have you grinning from ear to ear as its young army deserter finds the ultimate sanctuary at…
- F.T.W. (Last Ride, The) (1994)
- Dir. Michael Karbelnikoff
Feat. Mickey Rourke, Lori Singer
- Ex–con rodeo rider Mickey Rourke takes wounded bird Lori Singer under his wing in this brooding ballad of the mid–west. Evocative score…
- For Love or Money (Concierge, The) (1994)
- Dir. Barry Sonnenfeld
Feat. Michael J. Fox, Gabrielle Anwar, Anthony Higgins
- Fox attempts to rekindle the secret of his success as a shrewd bell–hop with aspirations to run his own hotel and win his dream–girl. Few…
- Il Postino (Postman, The) (1994)
- Dir. Michael Radford
Feat. Massimo Troisi, Philippe Noiret
- The biggest international foreign language hit since LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE stars the late Massimo Troisi as a simple postie who learns the value…
- It Could Happen to You (1994)
- Dir. Andrew Bergman
Feat. Bridget Fonda, Nicolas Cage, Rosie Perez
- Romantic confection based on a remarkable true story of an honest cop who tips a waitress with a half a lottery ticket that happens to hit the…
- Love Affair (1994)
- Dir. Glenn Gordon Caron
Feat. Warren Beatty, Annette Bening
- A remake of AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER that retains its sense of old fashioned slush. Warren Beatty and real wife Annette Bening play the smitten…
- Only You (1994)
- Dir. Norman Jewison
Feat. Robert Downey Jnr., Marisa Tomei
- Roberty Downey Jnr. plays an infatuated man who assumes a false identity to win the affections of star–crossed lover Marisa Tomei. The pair's…
- Reality Bites (1994)
- Dir. Ben Stiller
Feat. Winona Ryder, Ethan Hawke, Ben Stiller
- This 'Gen X' movie works as romantic comedy but falls short of its mandate to be a mouthpiece for contemporary youth. Redeemed by the…
- Rector's Wife, The (Mini-Series) (1994)
- Dir. Giles Foster
Feat. Lindsay Duncan, Miles Anderson, Pam Ferris…
- The wife of a kind but dull preacher is scorned by her conservative community when she takes a job at the grocery store one town over. Based on…
- Solitaire for Two (1994)
- Dir. Gary Sinyor
Feat. Mark Frankel, Amanda Pays, Jason Isaacs
- Attractive single Amanda Pays has the ability to read minds, but her 'gift' proves something of a set–back in the romantic stakes with any…
- Speechless (1994)
- Dir. Ron Underwood
Feat. Michael Keaton, Geena Davis
- Michael Keaton and Geena Davis fall in luurve, oblivious to fact that they are speech writers working for opposite political parties. American…
- Threesome (1994)
- Dir. Andrew Fleming
Feat. Lara Flynn Boyle, Stephen Baldwin, Josh Charles
- Despite its prurient title, there is much more meat and maturity in this this 'Gen–X' romantic sandwich than the higher profile REALITY BITES.…
- Tom and Viv (1994)
- Dir. Brian Gilbert
Feat. Willem Dafoe, Miranda Richardson
- A moving exploration of the intense yet painful relationship between Nobel prize–winning poet T.S. Eliot (Willem Dafoe) and his lovably…
- Age of Innocence, The (1993)
- Dir. Martin Scorsese
Feat. Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer, Winona Ryder
- Scorsese's adaptation of the novel by Edith Wharton is a extravagant period costumer that makes Merchant–Ivory look downright paltry. Stellar…
- Bodies Rest and Motion (1993)
- Dir. Michael Steinberg
Feat. Tim Roth, Bridget Fonda, Phoebe Cates…
- Suburban aimlessness underlies this entertaining, stylish 'gen–X' romancer with an appealing twentysomething quartet.
- Especially On a Sunday (1993)
- Dir. Giuseppe Tornatore, Giuseppe Bertolucci, Marco Tul
Feat. Jean-Hugues Anglade, Patricia Arquette, Nicoletta Braschi…
- Three stories of love and loss from the pen of Tonino Guerra brought to screen life by three directing talents. Sublime fare in the finest European…
- Ethan Frome (1993)
- Dir. John Madden
Feat. Liam Neeson, Patricia Arquette
- Liam Neeson and Patricia Arquette are master and housekeeper who fall in love after he suffers years of emotional estrangement from his wife.…
- Four Weddings and a Funeral (1993)
- Dir. Mike Newell
Feat. Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell, John Hannah…
- Hugh Grant plays a loveable bachelor who is forever celebrating the romantic union of his friends, but is dreadfully reluctant to take the plunge…
- Groundhog Day (1993)
- Dir. Harold Ramis
Feat. Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, Chris Elliott…
- Bill Murray is perfectly cast as a cranky TV weatherman who gets stranded in a tin–pot town, where he wakes every day in the same day, over and…
- Heartbreak Kid, The (1993)
- Dir. Michael Jenkins
Feat. Alex Dimitriades
- Alex Dimitriades plays a hunky college student who becomes romantically entangled with his 22–year–old teacher. Sensitively drawn…
- Like Water for Chocolate (1993)
- Dir. Alfonso Arau
Feat. Marco Leonardi, Lumi Cavazos, Regina Torne
- Certifiable foreign–language block–buster blends the irresisistible ingrediants of primal female desire with old–fashioned…
- Mr. Jones (1993)
- Dir. Mike Figgis
Feat. Richard Gere, Lena Olin
- Richard Gere earnestly acts the method as an impulsive–depressive who gets keen on spunky therapist Lena Olin. Its whimsical flourishes work…
- Mr. Wonderful (1993)
- Dir. Anthony Minghella
Feat. Matt Dillon, Annabella Sciorra, William Hurt…
- The writer/director of TRULY, MADLY, DEEPLY directs for the American market, and though a sweet enough romantic confection it lacks the genuine…
- Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
- Dir. Kenneth Branagh
Feat. Kenneth Branagh, Denzel Washington, Keanu Reeves…
- Kenneth Branagh plunders the Bard again and pulls off a rare breed of romantic escapism. Here he somehow modifies the traditional text for an…
- Night We Never Met, The (1993)
- Dir. Warren Leight
Feat. Matthew Broderick, Annabella Sciorra, Brooke Smith…
- Matthew Broderick enters into a time–share arrangement with two others for set days during the week. Gradually he comes to fall in love with…
- Ocean Waves (1993)
- Dir. Tomomi Mochizuki
- 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…
- Piano, The (1993)
- Dir. Jane Campion
Feat. Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Anna Paquin…
- A romantic masterpiece set in pioneering New Zealand worthy of its reputation and phenomenal success. Worth a second glance for the cast's impeccable…
- Prelude to a Kiss (1993)
- Dir. Norman Rene
Feat. Alec Baldwin, Meg Ryan
- A storybook romance for love–birds Alec Baldwin and Meg Ryan takes on body–swapping proportions after Meg is kissed on their wedding day…
- Salt On Our Skin (1993)
- Dir. Andrew Birkin
Feat. Greta Scacchi, Vincent D'Onofrio
- Greta Scacchi and Vincent D'Onofrio duet in this lush, erotically charged (Eu)romance as lovers who are wrong for each other, but happen to sizzle in…
- Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
- Dir. Nora Ephron
Feat. Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Bill Pullman
- Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan consummate a romance over 3000 miles via a soapy talk–back show. The two leads and a witty, old–fashioned script…
- Thing Called Love, The (1993)
- Dir. Peter Bogdanovich
Feat. River Phoenix, Samantha Mathis, Dermot Mulroney…
- River Phoenix's final film in which, sadly, his fatal affliction is plainly evident. Set in Nashville, he aspires to country–rock stardom but…
- Three of Hearts (1993)
- Dir. Yurek Bogayevicz
Feat. Kelly Lynch, William Baldwin, Sherilyn Fenn…
- In an effort to win back her lesbian lover, Kelly Lynch employs the services of male escort Billy Baldwin. Sherilyn Fenn proves she's worth winning…
- Traps (1993)
- Dir. Pauline Chan
Feat. Saskia Reeves, Jacqueline McKenzie
- An English journalistic couple travel to pre–war South Vietnam to rejuvenate their floundering marriage, but falter on the shifting ground of a…
- True Romance (1993)
- Dir. Tony Scott
Feat. Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Gary Oldman…
- Precocious, ultra–violent black comedy from the pen of Tarantino in which comic–book–nerd Christian Slater transforms into…
- Wide Sargasso Sea (1993)
- Dir. John Duigan
Feat. Karina Lombard, Rachel Ward, Michael York
- Polished screen adaptation of Jean Rhys' novel of erotic obsession between a English aristocrat and a Island beauty in 19th Century Jamaica.
- Absent Without Leave (1992)
- Dir. John Laing
Feat. Craig McLauchlan
- Craig McLauchlan from Neighbours stars as a love–struck newly–wed on the run from the army during WW2. Slight nostalgia with lots of…
- Adam Bede (1992)
- Dir. Giles Foster
Feat. Iain Glen, Patsy Kensit, James Wilby
- BBC adaptation of George Eliot's passionate tale of love and betrayal, set in 1799 rural England. Tells the story of a pretty dairy maid seduced from…
- Benny and Joon (1992)
- Dir. Jeremiah Chechik
Feat. Johnny Depp, Mary Stuart Masterson, Aidan Quinn
- Another quirky outing in American suburbia with Depp a Chaplin–esque loner who befriends Masterson, the 'mental' sister of an…
- Bodyguard, The (1992)
- Dir. Mick Jackson
Feat. Whitney Houston, Kevin Costner
- A perfect exercise in Hollywood cliche that rises above the ordinary thanks to Whitney Houston in a commendable acting debut and Kevin Costner as the…
- Boomerang (1992)
- Dir. Reginald Hudlin
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Robin Givens, Halle Berry…
- Sparkling Eddie Murphy vehicle in which he sends up his own womanising image. He gets a dollop of his own medicine when he falls for…
- Conte D'hiver (A Winter's Tale) (1992)
- Dir. Eric Rohmer
Feat. Charlotte Very, Frederic Van Den Driessche
- A whirlwind romance ends abruptly for a young woman when she accidentally gives her lover a wrong address. Four years pass and she remains possessed…
- Honeymoon in Vegas (1992)
- Dir. Andrew Bergman
Feat. Nicolas Cage, James Caan
- Likeable loser Nicolas Cage tries to win back the bride–to–be he lost for the weekend to smarmy card–shark James Caan. Dynamic…
- Housesitter (1992)
- Dir. Frank Oz
Feat. Steve Martin, Goldie Hawn
- Steve Martin is sub–par here as an architect whose new dream house is not a home when his girlfriend refuses to marry him. Enter Goldie Hawn as…
- Howards End (1992)
- Dir. James Ivory
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, Helena Bonham Carter
- Merchant/Ivory's E.M. Forster adaptation is so exquisite it pales their previous efforts. Forster's usual themes of class injustice and emotional…
- La Vie De Boheme (1992)
- Dir. Aki Kaurismaki
Feat. Matti Pellonpaa, Evelyne Didi, Andre Wilms
- An achingly deadpan treatment of the book that served as the basis for Puccini's opera. Ironically romantic portrait of deadbeat, impoverished…
- Last Days of Chez Nous, The (1992)
- Dir. Gillian Armstrong
Feat. Kerry Fox
- Kerry Fox seduces the French husband of her sister who's away trying to resolve her relationship with her father. Like SWEETIE, it's beautifully…
- Love Potion No. 9 (1992)
- Dir. Dale Launer
Feat. Sandra Bullock, Tate Donovan, Dale Midkiff
- Hokey rom–com following a lonely biochemist who discovers a "love potion" that can cause those around him to be hopelessly attracted to him.
- Lover, The (1992)
- Dir. Jean-Jacques Annaud
Feat. Jane March, Tony Leung (Kar-fai)
- Exotic adaptation of Marguerite Duras' autobiographical novel charting an illicit affair between a 15–year–old French school–girl…
- Mississippi Masala (1992)
- Dir. Mira Nair
Feat. Denzel Washington, Roshan Seth, Sarita Choudhury
- A poignant gem about a tabooed romance between a beautiful Indian girl and a black carpet cleaner (Denzel Washington) in the deep South.
- Playboys, The (1992)
- Dir. Gillies MacKinnon
Feat. Robin Wright, Aidan Quinn, Albert Finney
- Robin Wright and travelling player Aidan Quinn attempt to consummate their passions in the face of religion, geography and Albert Finney's drunkard…
- Singles (1992)
- Dir. Cameron Crowe
Feat. Bridget Fonda, Matt Dillon, Campbell Scott…
- 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…
- Stan and George's New Life (1992)
- Dir. Brian McKenzie
Feat. Paul Chubb
- Life begins at 40 forty for under–achiever Stan who finally cuts the apron strings, gets a new job and finds a soul mate. A poignant story of…
- Station, The (1992)
- Dir. Sergio Rubini
Feat. Sergio Rubini, Margherita Buy, Ennio Fantastichini
- Beguiling film about a disillusioned society woman who becomes drawn to a humble station–master while waiting for the first available train.
- Untamed Heart (1992)
- Dir. Tony Bill
Feat. Christian Slater, Marisa Tomei
- A fairy–tale romance kindles between a perky waitress and a kitchen–hand with a special condition. Does wonders for Christian Slater's…
- A Heart in Winter (Un Coeur en Hiver) (1991)
- Dir. Claude Sautet
Feat. Emmanuelle Beart, Andre Dussollier
- Impeccable romantic tragedy examines a love triangle between a virtuoso violinist, her violin–making boyfriend and his emotionally crippled…
- Amants Du Pont Neuf, Les (1991)
- Dir. Leos Carax
Feat. Juliette Binoche, Denis Lavant
- Extravagant production breathes fire into this unusual epic love story of two young Paris street punks. Through the ebbs and the flows, Carax adjusts…
- American Friends (1991)
- Dir. Tristram Powell
Feat. Michael Palin, Connie Booth, Trini Alvarado
- Subdued yet engaging period drama with Ex–Monty Pythoner Michael Palin, but expect few laughs from him as a scrupulous Oxford tutor whose vow…
- Bridge, The (1991)
- Dir. Sydney MacCartney
Feat. Saskia Reeves, David O'Hara, Joss Ackland…
- A moving–canvas period drama about a romantic liaison between a married mother (Saskia Reeves) and a impressionist painter. Over–familiar…
- Days of Being Wild (1991)
- Dir. Wong Kar-Wai
Feat. Leslie Cheung
- An excellent example of the other side of Hong Kong movie–making. Set in 1960, Leslie Cheung plays a disillusioned, spoiled youth who…
- Doc Hollywood (1991)
- Dir. Michael Caton-Jones
Feat. Michael J. Fox, Julie Warner, David Ogden Stiers…
- Star vehicle for Michael J Fox, playing a plastic–surgeon en–route to L.A. who has a car–wreck in South Carolina and ends up…
- Dogfight (1991)
- Dir. Nancy Savoca
Feat. River Phoenix, Lili Taylor
- Satisfying romantic comedy about a U.S. marine who surrenders his machismo for one night to have an unlikely and sensitive affair with an 'ugly…
- Dying Young (1991)
- Dir. Joel Schumacher
Feat. Julia Roberts, Campbell Scott, Vincent D'Onofrio…
- Chuckle as stilettoed ignoramus Julia Roberts nurtures a rich and handsome cancer patient with whom she falls in lurve.
- Frankie and Johnny (1991)
- Dir. Garry Marshall
Feat. Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer
- Humble fairy tale about a rocky relationship between hamburger cook and waitress. A dolled down Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer star in this…
- Hairdresser's Husband, The (1991)
- Dir. Patrice Leconte
Feat. Jean Rochefort, Anna Galiena
- Everything you may love or loathe about French movies is taken to an (intentional?) extreme in this whimsical venture into the one–track mind…
- He Said, She Said (1991)
- Dir. Ken Kwapis, Marisa Silver
Feat. Kevin Bacon, Elizabeth Perkins, Nathan Lane…
- Romantic comedy that plays out the relationship between rival journalists twice – once from each perspective. The conservative male and liberal…
- L.A. Story (1991)
- Dir. Mick Jackson
Feat. Steve Martin, Richard E. Grant, Sarah Jessica Parker
- On form Steve Martin vehicle from his own script, a witty and romantic satire of life in L.A. He unashamedly pokes fun at the city's obsession with…
- Lunatics: A Love Story (1991)
- Dir. Josh Becker
Feat. Ted Raimi, Deborah Foreman, Bruce Campbell
- A Sam Raimi–produced twisted rom–com with brother Ted Raimi as a paranoid, aspiring poet who, after an accidental phone conversation with…
- Mediterraneo (1991)
- Dir. Gabriele Salvatores
Feat. Claudio Bigagli, Diego Abatanthono, Giuseppe Cederna
- Oscar–winning tale of eight Italian soldiers who find themselves stranded on a remote Greek isle during WW2. An affecting and surprising…
- Only the Lonely (1991)
- Dir. Chris Columbus
Feat. John Candy, Maureen O'Hara, Ally Sheedy…
- John Candy's nice guy 38–year–old cop has his romantic life hampered by his outspoken mother. Maureen O'Hara's first screen role in 20…
- Prince of Tides, The (1991)
- Dir. Barbra Streisand
Feat. Barbra Streisand, Nick Nolte
- Babs directs herself in self–adoring but skillful fashion as the genteel psychiatrist of Pat Conroy's classy novel. Nick Nolte plays her…
- Big Steal, The (1990)
- Dir. Nadia Tass
Feat. Ben Mendelsohn, Claudia Karvan
- Romantic romp from the makers of MALCOLM, possesses the charm and wit that made that film memorable. Teenager Ben Mendelsohn wins a date with the…
- Bird On a Wire (1990)
- Dir. John Badham
Feat. Mel Gibson, Goldie Hawn, David Carradine…
- Mel Gibson plays a protected witness who is wanted by some nasty crooks for putting them behind bars.
- Close My Eyes (1990)
- Dir. Stephen Poliakoff
Feat. Saskia Reeves, Clive Owen, Alan Rickman
- This admirably probes the notion of a love affair between a long–separated brother and sister. Saskia Reeves and Clive Owen entwine in the…
- Come See the Paradise (1990)
- Dir. Alan Parker
Feat. Dennis Quaid
- 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…
- Cyrano De Bergerac (1990)
- Dir. Jean-Paul Rappeneau
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Anne Brochet, Vincent Perez…
- Rostand's classic play filmed in its native tongue, with the man born to play the poet with the outsized hooter, Gerard Depardieu. Little expense has…
- Ghost (1990)
- Dir. Jerry Zucker
Feat. Demi Moore, Patrick Swayze, Whoopi Goldberg
- Technically brilliant amalgam of fantasy, thriller, comedy and love story is entertainment Hollywood wish they could make more often.
- Golden Braid (1990)
- Dir. Paul Cox
Feat. Chris Haywood, Gosia Dobrowolska
- Off–beat tale of a clock–maker who finds he can't commit to a relationship because he's in love with a girl from the past whose sole…
- Green Card (1990)
- Dir. Peter Weir
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Andie MacDowell
- English language debut for Gerard Depardieu as a French musician who enters into a marriage–of–convenience with a stranger (Andie…
- Havana (1990)
- Dir. Sydney Pollack
Feat. Robert Redford, Lena Olin
- A gracefully ageing Robert Redford seeks his fortune on the verge of the Cuban revolution, while romantic entanglement with Lena Olin has political…
- Joe Versus The Volcano (1990)
- Dir. John Patrick Shanley
Feat. Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Lloyd Bridges…
- Finding he has only six months to live, Tom Hanks is strangely offered megabucks to jump into a vat of hot lava for the sake of ancient gods.
- Julia Has Two Lovers (1990)
- Dir. Bashar Shbib
Feat. Daphna Kastner, David Duchovny
- A simple wrong number turns into a marathon phone conversation and 'relationship' between a doubtful bride–to–be (Daphna Kastner) and a…
- Miracle, The (1990)
- Dir. Neil Jordan
Feat. Beverly D'Angelo, Donal McCann, Lorraine Pilkington
- Pre–CRYING GAME labour of love for Neil Jordan is a romantic Irish yarn about a teenager who unwittingly falls in love with his estranged…
- Mo' Better Blues (1990)
- Dir. Spike Lee
Feat. Denzel Washington
- This male flipside to Lee's SHE'S GOTTA HAVE IT sees talented musician caught between two women and his passion for jazz. A cinematic feast for the…
- Pretty Woman (1990)
- Dir. Garry Marshall
Feat. Julia Roberts, Richard Gere
- Julia Roberts was catapulted to stardom in this fairy–tale romance about a call–girl who is swept up by Richard Gere, a millionaire…
- Revenge (1990)
- Dir. Tony Scott
Feat. Kevin Costner, Anthony Quinn, Madeleine Stowe…
- Pulpy action thriller from director Tony Scott (TOP GUN) about a U.S. Navy aviator (Kevin Costner) who falls in love with the wife of Mexican crime…
- Stanley and Iris (1990)
- Dir. Martin Ritt
Feat. Jane Fonda, Robert De Niro, Swoosie Kurtz…
- Adapted from the novel 'Union Street' by Pat Barker, and transposed to the USA, this concerns a grieving widow (Fonda) who teaches a…
- Truly, Madly, Deeply (1990)
- Dir. Anthony Minghella
Feat. Juliet Stevenson, Alan Rickman, Bill Paterson
- Charming story of a grief–stricken widow who discovers the ghost of old luvvy resurrected in her living room. Many have fallen truly, madly and…
- White Palace (1990)
- Dir. Luis Mandoki
Feat. James Spader, Susan Sarandon
- An uptight yuppie unwittingly falls in love with a 43–year–old hamburger waitress. James Spader and Susan Sarandon are perfectly…
- Always (1989)
- Dir. Steven Spielberg
Feat. Richard Dreyfuss, John Goodman, Holly Hunter
- Heartwarming fantasy about a deceased pilot whose spirit returns to help his best friend pursue the same career and lady.
- Cousins (1989)
- Dir. Joel Schumacher
Feat. Ted Danson, Isabella Rossellini, Sean Young…
- Superior remake of COUSIN COUSINE with Danson and Rossellini pretending to be lovers to avenge their unfaithful partners.
- Delinquents, The (1989)
- Dir. Chris Thomson
Feat. Kylie Minogue, Charlie Schlatter, Bruno Lawrence…
- Minogue graduated from her TV soap–opera days with this attempt at a serious period drama, with her and Schlatter playing lovestruck teen…
- Eversmile, New Jersey (1989)
- Dir. Carlos Sorin
Feat. Daniel Day-Lewis, Mirjana Jokovic
- Oddball dramedy with Daniel Day–Lewis taking on the role of a dentist travelling by motorbike through South America to provide locals with free…
- Her Alibi (1989)
- Dir. Bruce Beresford
Feat. Tom Selleck, Paulina Porizkova, William (actor) Daniels…
- Clunky rom–com about a novelist who falls in love with a beautiful murder suspect that lazily rests on the charms of its moustachioed leading…
- Metropolitan (1989)
- Dir. Whit Stillman
Feat. Carolyn Farina, Edward Clements, Chris Eigeman
- Sundance–winning arthouse hit focuses on the disappearing Manhattan debutante scene. An unknown ensemble play upper–class adolescents who…
- Miracle Mile (1989)
- Dir. Steve DeJarnatt
Feat. Anthony Edwards, Mare Winningham, John Agar…
- Anthony Edwards has 60 minutes in which to contemplate a phone call that claims to be the instigation of an imminent nuclear assault. A good crack at…
- Old Gringo (1989)
- Dir. Luis Puenzo
Feat. Jane Fonda, Gregory Peck, Jimmy Smits
- Western following an American school teacher (Jane Fonda) who is captured by soldiers of Pancho Villa's army while working in Mexico in 1913, and…
- Romuald et Juliette (1989)
- Dir. Coline Serreau
Feat. Daniel Auteuil, Firmine Richard, Pierre Vernier
- French comedy at its very best contrasts the lives of a yoghurt company director and a black mother–of–five cleaning lady who through…
- Say Anything (1989)
- Dir. Cameron Crowe
Feat. John Cusack, Ione Skye, John Mahoney
- Fresh light is cast on the East–end boy meets West–end girl scenario. Satisfying teen fare.
- Tall Guy, The (1989)
- Dir. Mel Smith
Feat. Jeff Goldblum, Rowan Atkinson, Emma Thompson
- Jeff Goldblum plays an American actor in England who faces successive crises with obnoxious employer Rowan Atkinson and love interest Emma Thompson.
- True Love (1989)
- Dir. Nancy Savoca
Feat. Annabella Sciorra, Ron Eldard
- A raw yet keenly observed slice–of–Italian–life in the Bronx. Annabella Sciorra plays a bride–to–be whose plans to tie…
- Valmont (1989)
- Dir. Milos Forman
Feat. Colin Firth, Annette Bening, Meg Tilly…
- Baroque Milos Forman variation on the classic tale of ‘Dangerous Liaisons’, with Annette Bening and Colin Firth tangling tonsils, and more, as…
- Biloxi Blues (1988)
- Dir. Mike Nichols
Feat. Matthew Broderick, Christopher Walken
- Famed scriptwriter Neil Simon (THE GOODBYE GIRL) here gives a semi–autobiographical account of his experiences in boot–camp during WW2,…
- Bull Durham (1988)
- Dir. Ron Shelton
Feat. Kevin Costner, Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins
- Costner and Sarandon star in this much–admired romantic baseball comedy.
- Crossing Delancey (1988)
- Dir. Joan Micklin Silver
Feat. Amy Irving, Peter Riegert
- Liberal New Yorker Amy Irving juggles her passion for literature around two (in)eligible bachelors – a handsome academic and a humble pickle…
- Echoes (TV Mini-series) (1988)
- Dir. Barbara Rennie
Feat. Siobhan Garahy, Robert Hines, Geraldine James…
- Set in Ireland in the 1950's, this picturesque romance traces the life of a small town girl whose dreams of escape come true when she wins a…
- Fresh Horses (1988)
- Dir. David Anspaugh
Feat. Andrew McCarthy, Molly Ringwald
- Blue–blood collegian Andrew McCarthy falls for the wrong–side–of–the–tracks and underage Molly Ringwald. Earnest love…
- Masquerade (1988)
- Dir. Bob Swaim
Feat. Rob Lowe, Meg Tilly, Kim Cattrall
- Smooth sailor Rob Lowe charms the pants off Hampton heiress Meg Tilly, but is more concerned with whats in her pockets. Also features a young Kim…
- Mystic Pizza (1988)
- Dir. Donald Petrie
Feat. Julia Roberts, Lili Taylor, Annabeth Gish
- Julia Roberts' star quality shines in this, her debut film, contrasting the love–lives of three pizza waitresses in a town called Mystic.…
- Some Girls (1988)
- Dir. Mike Hoffman
Feat. Patrick Dempsey, Jennifer Connelly, Sheila Kelley…
- An odd and moving little film in which a college student travels to Quebec to visit his girlfriend – and her eccentric family, and is thrust…
- Stealing Home (1988)
- Dir. Steven Kampmann
Feat. Mark Harmon, Blair Brown, Jonathan Silverman…
- Coming–of–age romantic drama about a washed up baseball player (Mark Harmon) who finds out his childhood love (Jodie Foster) has…
- Switching Channels (1988)
- Dir. Ted Kotcheff
Feat. Kathleen Turner, Burt Reynolds, Christopher Reeve…
- Newsroom comedy about a chief at a cable TV station who tries to prevent his ex–wife and anchorwoman from marrying another man by assigning her…
- Unbearable Lightness of Being, The (1988)
- Dir. Philip Kaufman
Feat. Daniel Day-Lewis, Juliette Binoche, Stellan Skarsgard
- In war–torn Czechoslovakia 1968, a young doctor is caught between two lovers and the political struggle of his homeland. Daniel Day–Lewis…
- 84 Charing Cross Road (1987)
- Dir. David Jones
Feat. Anne Bancroft, Anthony Hopkins
- Book–loving New Yorker Anne Bancroft corresponds with London bookseller Anthony Hopkins in the decades following WWII, leading to some platonic…
- Beauty and the Beast (TV Series) (1987)
- Feat. Linda Hamilton, Ron Perlman
- Distinctively 80s drama series is a twist on the classic tale, where 'Beast' (Perlman) is a noble–man living in New York's hidden underworld of…
- Big Easy, The (1987)
- Dir. Jim McBride
Feat. Ellen Barkin, Dennis Quaid
- Highly enjoyable detective romp with Ellen Barkin and Dennis Quaid providing steamy moments both in and out of bed. A terrific cajun music score…
- Dark Eyes (1987)
- Dir. Nikita Mikhalkov
Feat. Marcello Mastroianni
- The Soviet director ventures to Italy for this exquisite Chekhovian romantic tragedy in which Marcello Mastroianni abandons rationale for the allure…
- Dorothy L. Sayers Mysteries (TV Series) (Strong Poison, Have His Carcase, Gaudy Night) (1987)
- Feat. Harriet Walter, Edward Petherbridge, Richard Morant
- A series of BBC TV adaptations of three novels by Dorothy L. Sayers that follow the aristocratic sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey's romance with the crime…
- Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1987)
- Dir. Jack Clayton
Feat. Maggie Smith, Bob Hoskins
- An anguished spinster pins romantic hopes on a sweet–talking business man who has other intentions. Melancholy fare, remarkably acted by Maggie…
- Moonstruck (1987)
- Dir. Norman Jewison
Feat. Nicolas Cage, Cher, Danny Aiello
- Superb comic drama rivals the best of Woody Allen through vignettes of family life in New York's Italian district, and the cast have never been…
- Room Upstairs, The (1987)
- Dir. Stuart Margolin
Feat. Stockard Channing, Sarah Jessica Parker, Sam Waterston…
- The life of a lonely and isolated woman is transformed when she
turns her childhood home into a boarding house filled with eclectic characters.
- Roxanne (1987)
- Dir. Fred Schepisi
Feat. Steve Martin, Daryl Hannah
- Steve Martin's splendid update of Cyrano de Bergerac casts him as a fire chief burdened with an enormous nose. Daryl Hannah is the object of his…
- Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)
- Dir. Howard Deutch
Feat. Mary Stuart Masterson, Eric Stoltz, Lea Thompson
- Some wonderful romantic angst from John Hughes' pen, with Mary Stuart Masterson in love with Eric Stoltz in love with Lea Thompson.
- Someone to Love (1987)
- Dir. Henry Jaglom
Feat. Orson Welles
- Typically loose and naturalistic drama from independent stalwart Henry Jaglom, who pretty much plays himself – a jaded divorcee filmmaker in search…
- Someone to Watch Over Me (1987)
- Dir. Ridley Scott
Feat. Tom Berenger, Mimi Rogers, Lorraine Bracco…
- East–side married cop Tom Berenger finds his fidelity in serious disrepair when he is hired to protect a rich and glamorous witness. Romantic…
- Summer School (1987)
- Dir. Carl Reiner
Feat. Mark Harmon, Kirstie Alley, Robin Thomas…
- Goofy 80's High School comedy starring Mark Harman as a gym teacher with big vacation plans who reluctantly agrees to teach a summer English class…
- Woo Woo Kid, The (In the Mood) (1987)
- Dir. Phil Alden Robinson
Feat. Patrick Dempsey, Beverly D'Angelo, Talia Balsam…
- Dreamboat Patrick Dempsey woos two older women as a 15–year–old casanova in this affable romantic comedy of an adolescent who has a gift…
- About Last Night (1986)
- Dir. Edward Zwick
Feat. Demi Moore, Rob Lowe, James Belushi…
- Hollywood adaptation of David Mamet's play "Sexual Perversity in Chicago".
- Arriving Tuesday (1986)
- Dir. Richard Riddiford
Feat. Judy McIntosh, Peter Hayden
- An estranged couple try to rekindle their romance by taking a holiday which only seems to make matters worse. A poignant love story.
- Betty Blue (1986)
- Dir. Jean-Jacques Beineix
Feat. Beatrice Dalle, Jean-Hugues Anglade
- Beatrice Dalle stars as the ultra crazy and ultra sexy Betty in this lusty, over–the–top drama as only the French aspire to create.…
- Children of a Lesser God (1986)
- Dir. Randa Haines
Feat. William Hurt, Marlee Matlin, Piper Laurie
- Powerful drama in which teacher–for–the–deaf William Hurt falls in love with Marlee Matlin.
- Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
- Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Woody Allen, Michael Caine, Dianne Wiest…
- Spot–on romantic comedy from Woody Allen, aligning another witty and perceptive script with a stellar cast.
- Legal Eagles (1986)
- Dir. Ivan Reitman
Feat. Robert Redford, Debra Winger, Daryl Hannah…
- Light rom–com thriller set in New York's art world with Winger and Redford as feuding attorneys.
- Man and A Woman: 20 Years Later, A (1986)
- Dir. Claude Lelouch
Feat. Anouk Aimee, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Richard Berry
- Worthy follow–up to Lelouch's seminal 60's romantic drama benefits from appealing performances by it's two leads.
- Mauvais Sang (The Night Is Young) (1986)
- Dir. Leos Carax
Feat. Michel Piccoli, Denis Lavant, Juliette Binoche
- A street–punk joins a gang of hoods intent on stealing a top–secret serum, but complications prevail. Romantic thriller contains…
- Melo (1986)
- Dir. Alain Resnais
Feat. Sabine Azema, Fanny Ardant, Pierre Arditi…
- New Wave dir. Resnais explores unusually restrained, linear territory in this bittersweet melodrama centered around a love triangle between longtime…
- Off Beat (1986)
- Dir. Michael Dinner
Feat. Judge Reinhold, Meg Tilly, Harvey Keitel
- Comedy about a likeable librarian who impersonates a police officer at a charity function as a favour to a friend, but then finds himself in the…
- Shadows in Paradise (Varjoja paratiisissa) (1986)
- Dir. Aki Kaurismaki
Feat. Matti Pellonpaa, Kati Outinen, Sakari Kuosmanen
- The first film in Kaurismäki's Proletariat Trilogy follows a lonely garbage collector who finds romance with a check–out clerk (Kaurismäki…
- Sherman's March (1986)
- Dir. Ross McElwee
- A wonderfully oddball chronicle of the disastrous and wacky lovelife and times of the film–maker. Intending to make a historical doco, he veers…
- Soul Man (1986)
- Dir. Steve Miner
Feat. C. Thomas Howell, Rae Dawn Chong, Arye Gross…
- A privileged white student disguises himself as a black man in order to win a Harvard Law School scholarship, in this disappointing "blackface"…
- Tampopo (1986)
- Dir. Juzo Itami
Feat. Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto, Ken Watanabe…
- A crazy, satirical comedy in which heroine Tampopo and her cronies strive to create the perfect noodle. A wonderful movie full of hilarious madness…
- Top Gun (1986)
- Dir. Tony Scott
Feat. Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer…
- Star–making film for Cruise, who goes through all the right motions to get millions of bums on seats. The routine plot is overcome by the…
- Travelling North (1986)
- Dir. Carl Schultz
Feat. Leo McKern, Julia Blake
- Screen adaptation of David Williamson's play about a cantankerous retiree who finds love at last, but then discovers his imminent mortality.
- Bride, The (1985)
- Dir. Franc Roddam
Feat. Sting, Jennifer Beals, Anthony Higgins…
- Infamous 'career moment' for all involved, this ambitious remake of BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN has plenty of staggering gothic visuals, but fails to…
- Coca Cola Kid, The (1985)
- Dir. Dusan Makavejev
Feat. Eric Roberts, Greta Scacchi, Bill Kerr…
- Quirky Aussie comedy about a Coca Cola marketing guru (Roberts) who visits a small town in the Australian outback to try and sell his product, only…
- Coming Through (1985)
- Dir. Peter Barber-Fleming
Feat. Kenneth Branagh, Helen Mirren, Alison Steadman
- D.H. Lawrence's love affair with the married Frieda Von Richthofen is entwined with the life of a man in the present day who is obsessed with the…
- Crazy for You (Vision Quest) (1985)
- Dir. Harold Becker
Feat. Matthew Modine, Linda Fiorentino
- A high school wrestler in Spokane, Washington has trouble focusing on his training regimen when a worldly drifter takes up temporary residence at his…
- Creator (1985)
- Dir. Ivan Passer
Feat. Peter O'Toole, Mariel Hemingway, Vincent Spano…
- A charmingly absurd sci–fi rom–com from the 1980's starring Peter O'Toole as a madcap scientist who applies his eccentric methodology to…
- Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
- Dir. Susan Seidelman
Feat. Rosanna Arquette, Madonna, Aidan Quinn…
- Rosanna Arquette and Madonna shine in this spunky and spirited New York comedy/murder mystery – up there with the best of John Hughes' popular…
- Me and the Girls / Bon Voyage / Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill (The Noel Coward Collection - Disc 6) (1985)
- Dir. Jack Gold, Gavin Millar
Feat. Tom Courtenay, Robert Glenister, Nigel Havers…
- – Me and the Girls (85') Touching drama centred on a terminally ill gay man reminiscing on his past life performing and managing a dance…
- Mischief (1985)
- Dir. Mel Damski
Feat. Catherine Mary Stewart, Kelly Preston, Chris Nash…
- Nostalgic teen comedy set in 50's Ohio, where an introverted teen attempts to win the love of the school heart throb, while his extroverted friend…
- Moonlighting (TV Series) (1985)
- Dir. Robert Butler
Feat. Bruce Willis, Cybill Shepherd
- The softly ironic, comedy–romance TV–series that made Bruce Willis a star, and almost revived Cybill Shepherd, set around a Private…
- Police (1985)
- Dir. Maurice Pialat
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Sophie Marceau, Richard Anconina
- Brilliantly idiosyncratic crime thriller co–written by French auteurs Maurice Pialat (who also directs) and Catherine Breillat (A MA SOEUR!),…
- Prizzi's Honor (1985)
- Dir. John Huston
Feat. Jack Nicholson, Kathleen Turner, Anjelica Huston
- Jack Nicholson plays a Mafia hitman, embroiled in some ripely comic and sexy intrigues.
- Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
- Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Mia Farrow, Jeff Daniels, Danny Aiello
- Exceptional comic fantasy about a depression–era housewife (Mia Farrow) whose solace in the movies blossoms into a romance with a screen…
- Room with a View, A (1985)
- Dir. James Ivory
Feat. Helena Bonham Carter, Daniel Day-Lewis, Denholm Elliott
- One of the better Merchant–Ivorys, this light–toned adaptation of E. M. Forster's novel sets an array of well–to–do English…
- St. Elmo's Fire (1985)
- Dir. Joel Schumacher
Feat. Demi Moore, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy…
- The definitive 'Brat Pack' movie – seven graduates find the big wide world and the urge to pair off has consequences on their friendship as a…
- Summer Lovers (1985)
- Dir. Randal Kleiser
Feat. Peter Gallagher, Daryl Hannah, Valerie Quennessen…
- Daffy drama set on a Greek isle with Gallagher and Hannah as a holidaying couple, trouble ensues when Gallagher meets a sexy archaeologist.
- Sure Thing, The (1985)
- Dir. Rob Reiner
Feat. John Cusack, Daphne Zuniga, Tim Robbins…
- Early John Cusack film puts an agreeable spin on the plot of IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT, where he and female–nemesis Daphne Zuniga uncomfortably…
- Trouble in Mind (1985)
- Dir. Alan Rudolph
Feat. Kris Kristofferson, Keith Caradine, Lori Singer
- Fans of the obscure should enjoy this rollicking film noir. Set in the near future, an ex–convict returns to his favourite cafe to rekindle a…
- A Year of the Quiet Sun (1984)
- Dir. Krzysztof Zanussi
Feat. Maja Komorowska, Scott Wilson
- Realistic and poignant drama that depicts the tentative yet soulful romance that blooms between a Polish woman and an American soldier who is…
- Among the Cinders (1984)
- Dir. Rolf Haedrich
Feat. Paul O'Shea, Derek Hardwick, Yvonne Lawley
- A tender chronicle of a 16–year–old's rite–of–passage who finds first love with an older woman embittered by her experience…
- Choose Me (1984)
- Dir. Alan Rudolph
Feat. Genevieve Bujold, Keith Carradine, Lesley-Anne Down
- A sultry, out–of–the–ordinary comedy/drama centred around a luminous late–night L.A. bar, this cemented Robert Altman protege…
- Falling in Love (1984)
- Dir. Ulu Grosbard
Feat. Robert De Niro, Meryl Streep
- Star–combination of Robert De Niro and Meryl Streep, as train–commuters having an affair which puts a wee glow back into their fairly…
- Far Pavilions, The (TV Mini-series) (1984)
- Dir. Peter Duffell
Feat. Ben Cross, Amy Irving, Christopher Lee…
- 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…
- Full Moon in Paris (1984)
- Dir. Eric Rohmer
Feat. Pascale Ogier, Fabrice Luchini, Christian Vadim…
- From Rohmer's 'Comedies and Proverbs' series, wit and subtlety is derived from the simplest of plots. This time a headstrong woman's plans backfire…
- Purple Hearts (1984)
- Dir. Sidney J Furie
Feat. Ken Wahl, Cheryl Ladd, R. Lee Ermey…
- Vietnam War set romance with Wahl and Ladd as love struck medics.
- Purple Rain (1984)
- Dir. Albert Magnoli
Feat. Prince
- The project that would elevate His Purpleness to superstar status is a silly yet enjoyable drama about love, lust and ambition. The plot merely…
- Splash (1984)
- Dir. Ron Howard
Feat. Tom Hanks, Daryl Hannah
- Winning comic fantasy with Tom Hanks falling for mermaid Daryl Hannah.
- Starman (1984)
- Dir. John Carpenter
Feat. Jeff Bridges, Karen Allen, Charles Martin Smith…
- Jeff Bridges plays an alien trying to recover his spaceship on Earth with the help of young widow Karen Allen. Entertaining fantasy–drama.
- All The Rivers Run (TV Mini-series) (1983)
- Dir. George Miller
Feat. Sigrid Thornton, John Waters
- Soppy, though fondly remembered Australian turn of the century mini–series following 'Philadelphia' (Thornton), a young English refugee…
- Baby, It's You (1983)
- Dir. John Sayles
Feat. Rosanna Arquette, Vincent Spano
- High–school sweethearts Rosanna Arquette and Vincent Spano undergo the trials of the late 60s counter–culture America. Characters and…
- First Name: Carmen (Prenom Carmen) (1983)
- Dir. Jean-Luc Godard
Feat. Maruschka Detmers, Jacques Bonnaffe
- Late Godard standout is a markedly nostalgic throwback to his New Wavy years, combining an ad hoc terrorist, ill–fated romance, a…
- High Road To China (1983)
- Dir. Brian G. Hutton
Feat. Tom Selleck, Bess Armstrong
- A biplane pilot is saddled with a spoiled industrialist's daughter as she searches for her missing father through Asia, entangling them in a struggle…
- Hong Kong 1941 (Dang doi lai ming) (1983)
- Dir. Po-Chi Leong
Feat. Chow Yun-Fat, Alex Man, Kien Shih…
- One of Chow Yun–Fat's early classics, this portrays the disturbing invasion of Hong Kong by the Japanese in 1941, which disrupts the dreams and…
- Independence Day (1983)
- Dir. Robert Mandel
Feat. Kathleen Quinlan
- Kathleen Quinlan yearns to leave her hometown and fulfil her dreams as a photographer, but is unable to come unstuck from her boyfriend.
- Jamaica Inn (Mini Series) (1983)
- Dir. Lawrence Gordon Clark
Feat. Jane Seymour, Patrick McGoohan, Trevor Eve
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- Life Is A Bed Of Roses (1983)
- Dir. Alain Resnais
Feat. Ruggero Raimondi, Fanny Ardant, Geraldine Chaplin
- Ambitious fantastical oddity from dir. Resnais was made as a tribute to era–defining French directors Melies, L'Herbier and Rohmer, weaving…
- Moon in the Gutter (1983)
- Dir. Jean-Jacques Beineix
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Nastassja Kinski, Victoria Abril…
- Dockworker Gerard Depardieu befriends Nastassja Kinski as he hunts for the killer of his sister. Pompous or excellent? Watch and decide for yourself.…
- Two of a Kind (1983)
- Dir. John Herzfeld
Feat. John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Charles Durning…
- God (voiced by Gene Hackman) is so disappointed with mankind he prepares a second Flood, but is persuaded by angels to bet on the reformation of two…
- Valley Girl (1983)
- Dir. Martha Coolidge
Feat. Nicolas Cage, Deborah Foreman, Elizabeth Daily…
- One of the coolest teen flicks of the early 80s exults a first starring role for Nicolas Cage as a Hollywood punk who crashes a suburban party and…
- A Good Marriage (Le Beau Marriage) (1982)
- Dir. Eric Rohmer
Feat. Beatrice Romand, Andre Dussollier, Féodor Atkine
- An art history student is growing tired of being the mistress of a married painter, then meets a handsome and wealthy younger man whom she vows to…
- An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
- Dir. Taylor Hackford
Feat. Richard Gere, Debra Winger, Louis Jr. Gossett
- Irresistible formula romance between prospective army officer Richard Gere and Debra Winger.
- Diva (1982)
- Dir. Jean-Jacques Beineix
Feat. Frederic Andrei, Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez, Richard Bohringer…
- Stylish romantic thriller in which an opera–intoxicated youth bootlegs a concert of an unrecorded opera star which leads to trouble with shady…
- Heat and Dust (1982)
- Dir. James Ivory
Feat. Julie Christie, Greta Scacchi
- Sophisticated soap opera follows the escapades of two Englishwomen, two generations apart, who both succumb to the seductive mysticism of India.
- I Ought to Be in Pictures (1982)
- Dir. Herbert Ross
Feat. Walter Matthau, Ann-Margret
- A Hollywood writer whose career is in freefall has his life made even more complicated when his estranged daughter turns up at his door demanding a…
- P'Tang Yang Kipperbang (1982)
- Dir. Michael Apted
Feat. John Albasiny, Abigail Cruttenden
- A cricket–obsessed 14–year–old courts the girl of his dreams, only for painful shyness and the terror of playing opposite her in…
- All Night Long (1981)
- Dir. Jean-Claude Tramont
Feat. Gene Hackman, Barbra Streisand, Dennis Quaid…
- Gene Hackman escapes the druggery of family life by shacking up with nutty Barbra Streisand in this uneven screwball comedy. Totally erratic,…
- All's Well That Ends Well (1981)
- Dir. Elijah Moshinsky
Feat. Ian Charleson, Angela Down, Sir Michael Hordern…
- Adaptation of the Shakespeare play about a low–born daughter of a doctor who falls in love with the son of a countess, and attempts to cure the…
- Arthur (1981)
- Dir. Steve Gordon
Feat. Dudley Moore, Liza Minnelli
- Dudley, as likeable millionaire drunk, falls in love with Liza.
- Atlantic City, USA (1981)
- Dir. Louis Malle
Feat. Burt Lancaster, Susan Sarandon
- An ageing petty crook finds a new self–respect with a struggling casino worker. Subtly drawn yet satisfying character study, expertly played by…
- Aviator's Wife, The (La femme de l'aviateur) (1981)
- Dir. Eric Rohmer
Feat. Philippe Marlaud, Marie Riviere
- A young student is devastated when he finds that his girlfriend is cheating on him. In order to find out why she did it, he decides to spy on her and…
- Continental Divide (1981)
- Dir. Michael Apted
Feat. John Belushi, Blair Brown, Allen Garfield…
- Neglected Belushi outing is a gentle comedy with a hard–nosed journalist falling for an eagle researcher high in the mountains of Colorado.
- Endless Love (1981)
- Dir. Franco Zeffirelli
Feat. Brooke Shields
- Brooke Shields is the saving grace of this fiasco made of Scott Spencer's acclaimed novel about an obsessive teenage romance.
- Fine Romance, A (TV Series) (1981-1984)
- Feat. Judi Dench, Michael Williams
- Dame Judi Dench stars opposite her real–life husband, Michael Williams, in this touching Britcom about middle–aged romance between two…
- French Lieutenant's Woman, The (1981)
- Dir. Karel Reisz
Feat. Meryl Streep, Jeremy Irons
- Meryl Streep and Jeremy Irons star in an elegant portrayal of secretive affairs and social strictures. Screenplay by Harold Pinter.
- Green Ice (1981)
- Dir. Ernest Day
Feat. Ryan O'Neal, Anne Archer, Omar Sharif
- Cheesy, outlandish heist romance finds Ryan O'Neal embroiled in the high–stakes world of emerald smuggling. Omar Sharif is good value as an…
- Hoodwink (1981)
- Dir. Claude Whatham
Feat. John Hargreaves, Judy Davis, Geoffrey Rush…
- Devious bank robber Hargreaves eludes the law by pretending to be blind in this low–key Aussie caper–romance. Geoffrey Rush’s first…
- Lonely Hearts (1981)
- Dir. Paul Cox
Feat. Wendy Hughes, Norman Kaye, Jon Finlayson
- An off–beat gem about an awkward agency–linked romance between a middle–aged piano tuner and a shy office clerk.
- Sense and Sensibility (1981)
- Dir. Rodney Bennett
Feat. Irene Richards, Tracey Childs, Diana Fairfax…
- Two sisters search for love, happiness and a way out of financial strife. From Jane Austen's novel, this was filmed by the BBC on location in Dorset…
- Woman Next Door, The (1981)
- Dir. Francois Truffaut
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Fanny Ardant
- Emotional chaos ensues for a happily married man when his old flame, now also married, becomes his immediate neighbour. Taut, intimate melodrama…
- Last Metro, The (1980)
- Dir. Francois Truffaut
Feat. Catherine Deneuve, Gerard Depardieu
- Elegant war story in occupied France, Catherine Deneuve struggles to keep her Jewish husband's theatre operating while concealing his whereabouts.
- Somewhere in Time (1980)
- Dir. Jeannot Szwarc
Feat. Christopher Reeve, Jane Seymour, Christopher Plummer…
- Fantastical love story stars Reeve as a successful playwright who becomes obsessed with a woman he believes he is destined to be with, even if it…
- 10 (1979)
- Dir. Blake Edwards
Feat. Dudley Moore, Bo Derek, Julie Andrews
- The cuddly charms of Dudley Moore lift this light comedy out of the saccharine. Moore plays a successful composer falling in love with gorgeous Bo…
- Chapter Two (1979)
- Dir. Robert Moore
Feat. James Caan, Marsha Mason, Valerie Harper
- Neil SImon's hit play is competently adapted for the big screen. James Caan in a rare romantic role plays a man recently widowed who falls for a…
- Chilly Scenes of Winter (Head Over Heels) (1979)
- Dir. Joan Micklin Silver
Feat. John Heard, Mary Beth Hurt, Peter Riegert…
- A celebrated early rom–com from writer–director Joan Micklin Silver (CROSSING DELANCEY) with a likable John Heard playing a hopeless…
- Days of Heaven (1979)
- Dir. Terrence Malick
Feat. Sam Shepard, Richard Gere, Brooke Adams…
- The mid–western wheat–fields provide a magnificent backdrop for this poignant tale of two disparate bachelors who vie for the same woman.…
- Junoon (1979)
- Dir. Shyam Benegal
Feat. Shashi Kapoor, Shabana Azmi, Naseeruddin Shah…
- Indian drama set during the 1857 War of Independence, where a feudal chieftain falls for an Anglo–Indian woman and encounters bitter opposition…
- Lady Oscar (1979)
- Dir. Jacques Demy
Feat. Catriona MacColl, Barry Stokes
- Jacques Demy's English–language romantic period drama based on the Japanese manga 'The Rose of Versailles' that tells the story of Lady Oscar,…
- Little Romance, A (1979)
- Dir. George Roy Hill
Feat. Laurence Olivier, Anna Massey, Arthur Hill…
- Sweet minor comedy in which aged charmer Olivier persuades two teenage lovers – American boy, French girl – to run off together.…
- Manhattan (1979)
- Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Mariel Hemingway
- This classy introspective comedy from Woody Allen tributes his beloved city while his neurotic alter–ego searches for romantic and intellectual…
- Perfect Couple, A (1979)
- Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. Paul Dooley, Marta Heflin
- A low–key romantic comedy for Robert Altman that revels in its delightfully mismatched pair: Helfin, a wannabe rock star, and Dooley, a…
- Starting Over (1979)
- Dir. Alan J. Pakula
Feat. Burt Reynolds, Jill Clayburgh, Candice Bergen…
- James L. Brooks scripted this classic breakup comedy with Burt Reynolds and Jill Clayburgh (fresh off AN UNMARRIED WOMAN) as divorcees trying to get…
- Two Worlds of Jennie Logan, The (1979)
- Dir. Frank De Felitta
Feat. Lindsay Wagner, Marc Singer, Linda Gray…
- An enchanting made–for–television drama starring Lindsay Wagner as Jennie Logan, a woman finds an antique dress in her attic that…
- Classic Bronte Collection, The (TV Series) (1978-1996)
- Dir. Julian Amyes, Mike Barker
Feat. Timothy Dalton, Zelah Clarke, Tara Fitzgerald…
- Five–disc box–set containing three BBC television drama productions from the pen of the Bronte sisters.
– Jane Eyre (83')…
- Four Feathers, The (1978)
- Dir. Don Sharp
Feat. Jane Seymour, Beau Bridges, Robert Powell
- Fine costume drama, based on A E W Mason's classic tale of a British officer charged with cowardice, who regains his honour and his love, during an…
- House Calls (1978)
- Dir. Howard Zieff
Feat. Walter Matthau, Glenda Jackson, Art Carney…
- Matthau plays a recent widower who attempts to make up for all the fidelity by womanizing he much as he can, before Glenda Jackson comes along and…
- Langrishe, Go Down (1978)
- Dir. David Jones
Feat. Judi Dench, Jeremy Irons, Harold Pinter
- Teledrama about a steamy affair in 1930s Dublin between a lonely spinster (Dench) and a parasitic intellectual (Irons), on her family's…
- Lillie (TV Mini-Series) (1978)
- Dir. Tony Wharmby, Christopher Hodson, John Gorrie
Feat. Francesca Annis, Catherine Feller, Anton Rodgers…
- Fascinating costume drama about the life and loves of scandalous British actress Lillie Langtry, who's numerous admirers included the Prince Of Wales…
- Mill on the Floss, The (1978)
- Dir. Ronald Wilson
Feat. Pippa Guard, Christopher Blake, Anton Lessor
- Loosely based on George Eliot's own childhood, this bleak tale of fueding families and thwarted love is adequately told in this eight part BBC…
- Oliver's Story (1978)
- Dir. John Korty
Feat. Ryan O'Neal, Candice Bergen, Nicola Pagett…
- Ryan O'Neal returns as Oliver Barrett IV in this tender sequel to LOVE STORY.
- Same Time Next Year (1978)
- Dir. Robert Mulligan
Feat. Alan Alda, Ellen Burstyn
- Genteel yet immensely likeable two–hander based on Bernard Slade's Broadway play with Alda and Burstyn as an adulterous couple who share one…
- Annie Hall (1977)
- Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Woody Allen, Diane Keaton
- 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…
- Bobby Deerfield (1977)
- Dir. Sydney Pollack
Feat. Al Pacino, Marthe Keller, Anny Duperey…
- Solid, if overlong and overly sincere, drama about an American racing car driver (Pacino) who falls in love with a dying heiress. Not exactly…
- Love Boat, The (TV Series) (1977-1986)
- Feat. Gavin MacLeod, Bernie Kopell, Lauren Tewes…
- As infectious and appealing as its theme song, this Aaron Spelling–produced mega–hit offered cruisy relaxation and sunny escapism for…
- Love For Lydia (TV Series) (1977)
- Dir. Tony Wharmby, Christopher Hodson
Feat. Mel Martin, Jeremy Irons, Christopher Blake…
- Adapted from the H.E. Bates' book, this scrumptious Masterpiece Theatre series details the exploits of the beautiful but vapid Lydia and the four men…
- Man Who Loved Women, The (1977)
- Dir. Francois Truffaut
Feat. Charles Denner, Leslie Caron, Brigitte Fossey…
- Charles Denner plays a dedicated skirt–chaser, who falls in love with women so constantly he is brought to the point of…
- New York, New York (1977)
- Dir. Martin Scorsese
Feat. Robert De Niro, Liza Minnelli
- This imaginative yet famously abrasive tribute to the Hollywood musicals of the 1940s focuses on the tumultuous relationship between a saxophonist…
- Roseland (1977)
- Dir. James Ivory
Feat. Teresa Wright, Lou Jacobi, Geraldine Chaplin…
- Three separate but interlocking stories set in New York's famed dance palace, about people trying to essentially, 'find the right dance partner'.…
- Semi-Tough (1977)
- Dir. Michael Ritchie
Feat. Burt Reynolds, Kris Kristofferson, Jill Clayburgh…
- A running back and wide receiver scrimmage over the adorable Jill Clayburgh in this loose–lipped satire of professional sport by way of the…
- Break Of Day (1976)
- Dir. Ken Hannam
Feat. Andrew MacFarlane
- Quiet Australian drama focused on a young soldier's struggle to adjust to his previous life after returning home post–WW1, and his pursuit of…
- Robin and Marian (1976)
- Dir. Richard Lester
Feat. Sean Connery, Audrey Hepburn, Robert Shaw…
- Hearty adventurism envisions Robin Hood as an aging 40–something, who upon returning from the Crusades, rekindles his rivalry with the Sheriff…
- Silver Streak (1976)
- Dir. Arthur Hiller
Feat. Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor, Jill Clayburgh…
- Considered the first and best pairing of Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder, this is an unusual yet relaxed mix of comedy, romance, action thriller and…
- Love Among the Ruins (1975)
- Dir. George Cukor
Feat. Laurence Olivier, Katharine Hepburn, Colin Blakely…
- Nicely polished period TV–movie, with barrister Olivier defending aging beauty Hepburn, who is being sued by a gigolo for 'abandonment'. Of…
- Story Of Adele H.,The (1975)
- Dir. Francois Truffaut
Feat. Isabelle Adjani, Bruce Robinson, Sylvia Marriott
- A towering performance by Isabelle Adjani anchors this moody, but somewhat turgid romance. Based on the diaries of Victor Hugo's daughter that…
- Brief Encounter (1974)
- Dir. Alan Bridges
Feat. Richard Burton, Sophia Loren, Jack Hedley…
- The BBC revisit David Lean's classic unrequited romance, with Richard Burton and Sophia Loren excellent as would–be lovers who meet on a train…
- Love in the Rain (Un amour de pluie) (1974)
- Dir. Jean-Claude Brialy
Feat. Romy Schneider, Nino Castelnuovo, Suzanne Flon
- More pomp and circumstance from Romy Schneider, here playing a well–to–do French woman indulging in various love affairs while holidaying…
- Romance With a Double Bass (1974)
- Dir. Robert Young
Feat. John Cleese, Connie Booth, Graham Crowden
- Real–life couple John Cleese and Connie Booth are at their best in this charming comic romance based on the short story by Anton Chekov.…
- Tamarind Seed, The (1974)
- Dir. Blake Edwards
Feat. Julie Andrews, Omar Sharif, Anthony Quayle…
- Languid romantic thriller plays out against the backdrop of the Cold War looming. Andrews plays a British civil servant on holiday in the Caribbean…
- Breezy (1973)
- Dir. Clint Eastwood
Feat. William Holden, Kay Lenz
- Early, overlooked love affair from screen hard man Clint Eastwood, directing elder statesman William Holden as an aging recent divorcee who strikes…
- Fear Eats the Soul (1973)
- Dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Feat. Brigitte Mira, El Hedi ben Salem
- A sort of remake of Douglas Sirk's older woman–younger man melodrama "All That Heaven Allows", with added plot weirds countered by typical…
- Way We Were, The (1973)
- Dir. Sydney Pollack
Feat. Robert Redford, Barbra Streisand
- A rich–kid aspiring novelist and a political activist go through the pleasure and pain of courtship and marriage through three decades.…
- Butterflies Are Free (1972)
- Dir. Milton Katselas
Feat. Goldie Hawn, Edward Jr. Albert, Eileen Heckart
- Early Goldie Hawn vehicle adapts Leonard Gershe's Broadway play, in which Hawn's blind neighbour falls in love with her.
- Cesar & Rosalie (1972)
- Dir. Claude Sautet
Feat. Yves Montand, Romy Schneider, Sami Frey…
- French romantic drama with Yves Montand and Sami Frey playing contrasting romantic rivals to divorced single mum Romy Schneider. Montand is a coarse…
- Play It Again, Sam (1972)
- Dir. Herbert Ross
Feat. Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Tony Roberts
- Probably Woody Allen's funniest film is this tale of a nerdish film critic who is aided by the ghost of Bogart to find love after his wife divorces…
- Touch of Class, A (1972)
- Dir. Melvin Frank
Feat. George Segal, Glenda Jackson, Paul Sorvino
- George Segal and Glenda Jackson (in an Oscar–winning performance) strike up the right chemistry in this British romantic comedy in which their…
- We Won't Grow Old Together (Nous Ne Vieillirons Pas Ensemble) (1972)
- Dir. Maurice Pialat
Feat. Marlène Jobert, Jean Yanne, Christine Fabréga…
- A uniquely disquieting film covering the dissolution of an affair between an aged filmmaker and a much younger secretary, based on French director…
- Casanova (1971)
- Dir. Mark Cullingham, John Glenister
Feat. Frank Finlay, Norman Rossington
- Adventurous Dennis Potter biopic of libertine Casanova, concerned chiefly with his imprisonment and escape from Venice, though not forgetting to shed…
- Death in Venice (1971)
- Dir. Luchino Visconti
Feat. Dirk Bogarde
- Dirk Bogarde plays a gay composer whose unspoken obssesion with a young boy detains him in Venice during a cholera epidemic. This soft–focus,…
- Friends (1971)
- Dir. Lewis Gilbert
Feat. Sean Bury, Anicee Alvina
- Sentimental, page–turning romance blossoms an enternal love between two idealistic French teens head over heels. Hit soundtrack by Elton John…
- Love Story (1971)
- Dir. Arthur Hiller
Feat. Ali MacGraw, Ryan O'Neal, Ray Milland
- Romance on a New England campus between Ali MacGraw and Ryan O'Neal. A huge hit. Oscar–winning theme–tune by Francis Lai.
- Max and the Junkmen (Max Et Les Ferrailleurs) (1971)
- Dir. Claude Sautet
Feat. Romy Schneider
- French crime drama set in the noir shaded streets of Paris follows a frustrated detective getting tangled up in a love triangle after commissioning a…
- Minnie and Moskowitz (1971)
- Dir. John Cassavetes
Feat. Seymour Cassel, Gena Rowlands, John Cassavetes…
- John Cassavetes' most accessible film is an unlikely romance between a museum curator and a parking attendant set over four days and nights.…
- Persuasion (1971)
- Dir. Howard Baker
Feat. Ann Firbank, Richard Vernon, Bryan Marshall
- Circumspect heroine Anne Elliot has the opportunity to rekindle a long–abandoned love–affair, in this BBC adaption of Jane Austen's final…
- They Might Be Giants (1971)
- Dir. Anthony Harvey
Feat. George C. Scott, Joanne Woodward, Jack Gilford…
- A delightfully goofy comic mystery starring George C. Scott as a psychiatric patient who is convinced he is Sherlock Holmes at a Manhattan hospital…
- Two English Girls (Anne and Muriel) (1971)
- Dir. Francois Truffaut
Feat. Jean-Pierre Leaud, Kika Markham, Stacey Tendeter
- A French writer encounters the delicate dilemma of falling in love with both English sisters at a Welsh coastal cottage. Tantalising romance is…
- A Swedish Love Story (1970)
- Dir. Roy Andersson
Feat. Ann-Sofie Kylin, Rolf Sohlman
- The debut feature film from director Roy Andersson (YOU, THE LIVING) is an unforgettably beautiful coming–of–age tale inspired by the…
- Jane Eyre (1970)
- Dir. Delbert Mann
Feat. George C. Scott, Susannah York, Ian Bannen…
- Susannah York and George C. Scott headline this fine adaptation of the Bronte classic.
- Ryan's Daughter (1970)
- Dir. David Lean
Feat. Robert Mitchum, Sarah Miles
- The love triangle is given a sweeping, old–fashioned spin by David Lean, set on the rugged Irish coast during WW1.
- There's A Girl In My Soup (1970)
- Dir. Roy Boulting
Feat. Peter Sellers, Goldie Hawn, Diana Dors…
- Romantic comedy set around the unpredictable frission between a ladykilling TV personality (Sellers) and a kooky young thing (Hawn). A bit…
- Walk in the Spring Rain, A (1970)
- Dir. Guy Green
Feat. Ingrid Bergman, Anthony Hopkins
- Ingrid Bergman and Anthony Hopkins conduct an illicit affair in their middle age. Romantic slush best enjoyed as unintentional comedy.
- Katzelmacher (1969)
- Dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Feat. Hanna Schygulla
- Daring Fassbinder drama focused on a group of Munich friends indulging in the banality of their ordered lives until the arrival of a Greek immigrant…
- Model Shop (1969)
- Dir. Jacques Demy
Feat. Anouk Aimee, Gary Lockwood, Alexandra Hay
- A mesmerizing, shamefully neglected stateside film from French New Wave director Jacques Demy that follows an aimless, unemployed architect who ends…
- Winning (1969)
- Dir. James Goldstone
Feat. Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Robert Wagner…
- Paul Newman challenges for Joanne Woodward on and off the track in this high–speed racing melodrama, shot spectacularly amongst the competitive…
- Bandolero! (1968)
- Dir. Andrew V. McLaglen
Feat. James Stewart, Dean Martin, Raquel Welch…
- Number three in James Stewart's Western repertoire centred on two brawling brothers who must find a way to work together to avoid the death sentence…
- Five Card Stud (1968)
- Dir. Henry Hathaway
Feat. Dean Martin, Robert Mitchum, Inger Stevens
- Western set in small–town Colorado where players from an ill–fated game of poker start to go missing, and murder is suspected. From the…
- Girl on a Motorcycle (1968)
- Dir. Jack Cardiff
Feat. Marianne Faithful, Alain Delon
- Straight out of the late 60s ethos of freedom, rebellion, psychedelics and women’s liberation, a leather–clad Marianne Faithful speeds away…
- La Chamade (Heartbeat) (1968)
- Dir. Alain Cavalier
Feat. Catherine Deneuve, Michel Piccoli
- Catherine Deneuve flitters between youthful passion and the comfort of an older, wealthy lover in this elegant menage a trios, lessened only by an…
- Mayerling (1968)
- Dir. Terence Young
Feat. Omar Sharif, Catherine Deneuve, James Mason…
- Austrian Crown–Prince Omar Sharif neglects the business of running the 19th Century Hapsburg empire, to have a secretive and ill–fated…
- Midsummer Night's Dream, A (1968)
- Dir. Sir Peter Hall
Feat. Helen Mirren, David Warner, Diana Rigg…
- The Royal Shakespeare Company's film production of one of Shakespeare's most hilarious and witty plays, featuring a strong ensemble cast.
- Thomas Crown Affair, The (1968)
- Dir. Norman Jewison
Feat. Steve McQueen, Faye Dunaway
- Split–screen pyrotechnics accord this 60s–chic pastiche of exotic crime thriller and steamy romance. Steve McQueen is the…
- What's So Bad About Feeling Good? (1968)
- Dir. George Seaton
Feat. George Peppard, Mary Tyler Moore, Don Stroud…
- A hip, literally infectious comedy centred around a cynical former advertising executive living a Beatnik–Bohemian life in a New York loft. The…
- Barefoot in the Park (1967)
- Dir. Gene Saks
Feat. Robert Redford, Jane Fonda
- Newlyweds Robert Redford and Jane Fonda make their bed in a five–story walk up apartment. Neil Simon pens out the funnies for the dynamic star…
- Bobo, The (1967)
- Dir. Robert Parrish
Feat. Peter Sellers, Britt Ekland, Rossano Brazzi…
- Sellers chews up the scenery as 'Juan', a singing bullfighter who finally books a job with a famous theatre director on the proviso that he can…
- Countess from Hong Kong, The (1967)
- Dir. Charles Chaplin
Feat. Marlon Brando, Sophia Loren, Syd Chaplin…
- None too distinguished final film for dir. Chaplin is set aboard a cruise ship, on which US diplomat Brando finds a stowaway Russian countess…
- Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)
- Dir. John Schlesinger
Feat. Julie Christie, Peter Finch, Terence Stamp…
- Pastoral, moody epic set in 18th Century England follows the romantic intrigues of an independent woman farmer with three men. Photography by Nic…
- Wuthering Heights (1967)
- Dir. Peter Sasdy
Feat. Ian McShane, Angela Scoular
- This BBC adaptation of Emily Bronte's gothic romance was one of only a handful that were able to cover the entire novel by virtue of the miniseries…
- Young Girls of Rochefort, The (Les Demoiselles de Rochefort) (1967)
- Dir. Jacques Demy
Feat. Catherine Deneuve, Francois Dorleac, Gene Kelly
- The carrot of love is dangled in Jacques Demy's positively radiant follow–up to UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG: an unbridled, colour–saturated…
- Glass Bottom Boat, The (1966)
- Dir. Frank Tashlin
Feat. Doris Day, Rod Taylor, Dom DeLuise…
- Completely transparent comedy of the fluffy 60s variety, with Doris Day, pursued by Rod Taylor and mistaken for a Soviet spy.
- How to Steal a Million (1966)
- Dir. William Wyler
Feat. Audrey Hepburn, Peter O'Toole, Eli Wallach…
- A top cast lifts this romantically–inclined suspense caper, wherein Hepburn must steal a forged sculpture belonging to her own family before it…
- Man and a Woman, A (1966)
- Dir. Claude Lelouch
Feat. Anouk Aimee, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Pierre Barouh
- Classic love story is one of the most popular foreign films of all time. Intelligent, sensitive script is ignited with exotic locations and Francis…
- They're a Weird Mob (1966)
- Dir. Michael Powell
Feat. Walter Chiari, Chips Rafferty, Clare Dunne
- Classic, even nostalgic Aussie text of nationhood, from the bestselling (hoax) novel 'Down Under' by John O'Grady, in which the fair dinkum 'lucky…
- Two for the Road (1966)
- Dir. Stanley Donen
Feat. Audrey Hepburn, Albert Finney
- Audrey Hepburn and Albert Finney play a married couple who reflect on their twelve year marriage while driving through France in a sports car with…
- Walk, Don't Run (1966)
- Dir. Charles Walters
Feat. Cary Grant
- During the Tokyo Olympics, an American athlete shares an apartment with an amorous distraction and a wealthy businessman. Breezy comedy marks Cary…
- Boeing, Boeing (1965)
- Dir. John Rich
Feat. Tony Curtis, Jerry Lewis, Thelma Ritter
- Comedy with Tony Curtis playing a philanderer who is secretly engaged to three different air stewardesses, and Jerry Lewis as the surprise house…
- Doctor Zhivago (1965)
- Dir. David Lean
Feat. Geraldine Chaplin, Julie Christie, Omar Sharif
- Omar Sharif plays the Russian doctor exiled for writing poetry during WW1, and separated from his only love. Complex, beautifully conceived epic will…
- Marriage on the Rocks (1965)
- Dir. Jack Donohue
Feat. Frank Sinatra, Deborah Kerr, Dean Martin…
- Romantic comedy pairing Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin, about a businessman's wife who ends up divorcing him and marrying his best friend through a…
- Rapture (1965)
- Dir. John Guillermin
Feat. Melvyn Douglas, Patricia Gozzi, Dean Stockwell…
- Drama based on the 1954 novel "Rapture in My Rags" about a lonely teenage girl living with her widower father, who develops an attraction to an…
- Charade (1964)
- Dir. Stanley Donen
Feat. Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn
- Excellently scripted Hitchcock–style thriller crosses the romantic with the macabre.
- Father Goose (1964)
- Dir. Ralph Nelson
Feat. Cary Grant, Leslie Caron, Trevor Howard
- Wartime situational comedy with Cary Grant in his penultimate role as an uncouth South Sea beachcomber who becomes a coast watcher for the Allies,…
- Le Bonheur (Happiness) (1964)
- Dir. Agnes Varda
Feat. Jean-Claude Drouot, Claire Drouot, Marie-France Boyer
- Agnes Varda's sly subversion of romantic norms courted controversy with its frank depiction of the infidelity of a happily married man and the…
- Umbrellas of Cherbourg, The (1964)
- Dir. Jacques Demy
Feat. Catherine Deneuve, Nino Castelnuovo
- Gorgeous French musical with Catherine Deneuve, in her acting debut, one of its many pleasures. A bittersweet romantic story is allied to a lush…
- A New Kind of Love (1963)
- Dir. Melville Shavelson
Feat. Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Thelma Ritter…
- Husband–and–wife team Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward star in this Paris–set rom–com about a womanizing reporter and a…
- Householder, The (1963)
- Dir. James Ivory
Feat. Shashi Kapoor, Leela Naidu, Durga Khote…
- A young Indian newlywed is ill–prepared for marriage to his charming but independent wife and seeks advice from his tyrannical mother, a…
- Irma La Douce (1963)
- Dir. Billy Wilder
Feat. Jack Lemmon, Shirley Maclaine, Tura Satana
- On patrol in the red–light district of Paris, gendarme Jack Lemmon pines after whore–with–a–heart–of–gold Shirley…
- Move Over, Darling (1963)
- Dir. Michael Gordon
Feat. Doris Day, James Garner
- Originally intended for Marilyn Monroe as 'Something's Got to Give', Doris Day and James Garner instead appear in this comedy about a long…
- Who's Minding the Store? (1963)
- Dir. Frank Tashlin
Feat. Jerry Lewis, Jill St. John, Agnes Moorehead
- Energetic rom–com with Jerry Lewis playing a clumsy and socially inept dog–walker who is engaged to the heiress of a department store…
- That Touch of Mink (1962)
- Dir. Delbert Mann
Feat. Doris Day, Cary Grant
- Pure–hearted country girl Doris Day becomes a romantic target for rich playboy Cary Grant, after his Rolls splashes her with mud.
Other,…
- Two For The Seesaw (1962)
- Dir. Robert Wise
Feat. Robert Mitchum, Shirley Maclaine, Edmon Ryan…
- 'Odd couple' comedy set in NYC, where a Nebraskan lawyer (Mitchum) moves to start life anew and hits the romantic playground in the company of kooky…
- Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
- Dir. Blake Edwards
Feat. Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard, Patricia Neal…
- Audrey Hepburn is just lovely as an uptown Manhattan socialite who proves a major distraction for her writer neighbour. A chic, carefree frolic based…
- By Love Possessed (1961)
- Dir. John Sturges
Feat. Lana Turner, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Jason Robards Jr.…
- Junky drama set in picture perfect New England town centres on the insipid lives and loves of its inhabitants. Sub–Sirkian melodrama has its…
- Come September (1961)
- Dir. Robert Mulligan
Feat. Rock Hudson, Gina Lollobrigida, Bobby Darin…
- Racy romp with Rock on the Riviera as a businessman habitually harangued on holiday when all he wants is to lavish the luscious Lollobrigida.
- Fanny (1961)
- Dir. Joshua Logan
Feat. Leslie Caron, Maurice Chevalier, Charles Boyer…
- Adored melodrama set in Marseilles, starring Leslie Caron as the titular character who falls in love with a young sailor (Buchholz) but must grapple…
- Goodbye Again (Aimez-Vous Brahms) (1961)
- Dir. Anatole Litvak
Feat. Ingrid Bergman, Yves Montand, Anthony Perkins…
- Elegant love triangle has Bergman falling in love with dashing young Anthony Perkins much to her philandering husband's chagrin.
Overly familiar…
- Jules and Jim (Jules et Jim) (1961)
- Dir. Francois Truffaut
Feat. Jeanne Moreau, Oskar Werner, Henri Serre…
- Jeanne Moreau stars in this famous New Wave melodrama caught up in the spirit of its swinging times. A twenty–year love triangle, lightening…
- Last Sunset, The (1961)
- Dir. Robert Aldrich
Feat. Kirk Douglas, Rock Hudson, Dorothy Malone…
- Melodramatic Western set against the backdrop of the Texas/Mexico border stars Kirk Douglas as a fugitive hounded by Rock Hudson's sheriff, only to…
- Lover Come Back (1961)
- Dir. Delbert Mann
Feat. Doris Day, Rock Hudson, Tony Randall
- Doris Day and Rock Hudson spar away as rival ad–execs – Day is the ethical virgin, Hudson the unscrupulous lady–killer, while Tony…
- Paris Blues (1961)
- Dir. Martin Ritt
Feat. Paul Newman, Sidney Poitier, Joanne Woodward…
- Undernourished romantic drama has Newman and Poitier as Jazz musicians on holiday in Paris forced to decide whether to stay or return to the U.S. for…
- Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961)
- Dir. Jose Quintero
Feat. Vivien Leigh, Warren Beatty, Coral Browne…
- Middle–aged actress in crisis, Vivien Leigh, finds sexual fulfillment at the hands of the gigolos of Rome, chiefly Warren Beatty's.…
- Second Time Around, The (1961)
- Dir. Vincent Sherman
Feat. Debbie Reynolds, Steve Forrest, Andy Griffith…
- Debbie Reynolds stars as a feisty widow who becomes sheriff of a wild Arizona town, where a gambler and a rancher vie for her affections.
- Splendour in the Grass (1961)
- Dir. Elia Kazan
Feat. Natalie Wood, Warren Beatty, Pat Hingle…
- Smitten teens work up considerable sexual frenzy when their respective families won't let them be together. Appropriately, it's the lurid scenes…
- Bells are Ringing (1960)
- Dir. Vincente Minnelli
Feat. Judy Holliday, Dean Martin, Fred Clark…
- Winning musical rom–com from Vincente Minnelli (MEET ME IN ST LOUIS), with Judy Holliday playing a fictionalised version of real–life…
- Breath of Scandal, A (1960)
- Dir. Michael Curtiz
Feat. Sophia Loren, Maurice Chevalier, Angela Lansbury…
- Soufflé–light romance tuned to the love streams of Vienna, with a regal Sophia Loren courted by handsome American John Gavin. Sweet,…
- Grass Is Greener, The (1960)
- Dir. Stanley Donen
Feat. Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, Robert Mitchum…
- The wife of an English Earl falls in love with an American millionaire tourist. Songs by Noel Coward.
- Heller in Pink Tights (1960)
- Dir. George Cukor
Feat. Sophia Loren, Anthony Quinn
- Dysfunctional stagecoach high jinx with Anthony Quinn and Sophia Loren fleeing with a theatre company into the American's heartland. While lush as a…
- It Started in Naples (1960)
- Dir. Melville Shavelson
Feat. Clark Gable, Sophia Loren, Vittorio De Sica
- Winning combination of Gable and Loren guided by director Shavelson (HOUSEBOAT) team up again for this romantic comedy drama set in Naples following…
- Les Bonnes Femmes (1960)
- Dir. Claude Chabrol
Feat. Bernadette Lafont, Clotilde Joano, Stephane Audran
- An early comedy from French new wave director Claude Chabrol (LE BOUCHER), following four single Parisian women as they encounter the romantic…
- Lola (1960)
- Dir. Jacques Demy
Feat. Anouk Aimee, Marc Michel
- Irresistible 'New Wave' confection breezily spins its romantic tale around the alluring presence of Anouk Aimee, here a cheery cabaret–dancer…
- Sons and Lovers (1960)
- Dir. Jack Cardiff
Feat. Dean Stockwell, Trevor Howard, Dame Wendy Hiller…
- Richly photographed rendition of D.H. Lawrence's classic novel, in which the son of a coal–miner (Stockwell) struggles to find his path in the…
- Strangers When We Meet (1960)
- Dir. Richard Quine
Feat. Kirk Douglas, Kim Novak, Ernie Kovacs…
- Romantic drama adapted by Evan Hunter from his novel of the same name, about two married neighbours who have an affair.
Kirk Douglas plays the…
- Tall Story (1960)
- Dir. Joshua Logan
Feat. Jane Fonda, Anthony Perkins
- A young Jane Fonda makes her screen debut in this candy–coated comedy as a bubbly co–ed with romantic yearnings for basketballer Anthony…
- Where the Boys Are (1960)
- Dir. Henry Levin
Feat. Dolores Hart, George Hamilton, Yvette Mimieux…
- Fairly 'swingin' sixties beach romp with Hart, Hamilton and a cast of bright young co–eds on Spring Break vacation at Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.…
- Wild River (1960)
- Dir. Elia Kazan
Feat. Montgomery Clift, Lee Remick, Jo Van Fleet
- Romantic drama focused around an Authority agent (played with controlled complexity by Montgomery Clift) who meets with resistance and a fair share…
- World of Suzie Wong, The (1960)
- Dir. Richard Quine
Feat. William Holden, Nancy Kwan
- Aspiring artist William Holden courts the Chinese prostitute of the title (Nancy Kwan) in 1950s Hong Kong. Lukewarm dramatically, but with some…
- Black Orpheus (1959)
- Dir. Marcel Camus
Feat. Breno Mello, Marpessa Dawn, Lourdes De Oliveira
- Get caught up in the rhythms and colour of Rio De Janiero at Carnival time for an exotic, utterly unique spin on the Greek legend of doomed lovers…
- Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959)
- Dir. Alain Resnais
Feat. Emmanuelle Riva, Eiji Okada
- Romance between a French actress and a Japanese architect rekindles their traumatic wartime experiences. The twin threads of despair and sensual love…
- Pillow Talk (1959)
- Dir. Michael Anderson
Feat. Doris Day, Rock Hudson, Tony Randall
- Party–line adversaries Rock Hudson and Doris Day conduct a hilarious romance of deception in this imaginative sex comedy. With Rock as the…
- Samurai Saga (Aru kengo no shogai) (1959)
- Dir. Hiroshi Inagaki
Feat. Toshiro Mifune, Yoko Tsukasa
- Feudal Japanese retelling of Rostand's 'Cyrano de Bergerac', with the charismatic Toshiro Mifune as the shogun–poet with a…
- Summer Place, A (1959)
- Dir. Delmer Daves
Feat. Dorothy McGuire, Sandra Dee, Troy Donahue…
- Lush melodrama set on a remote isle with the two couples of different generations trapped in romantic asides and anxieties.
- A Time to Love and a Time to Die (1958)
- Dir. Douglas Sirk
Feat. John Gavin, Jock Mahoney, Don DeFore…
- Bittersweet WWII melodrama finds Douglas Sirk at his gravest; John Gavin plays a returning German solider who falls in love under the shadow of war.…
- Barbarian and the Geisha, The (1958)
- Dir. John Huston
Feat. John Wayne, Sam Jaffe, Eiko Ando
- Uncharacteristic John Wayne vehicle has the big lug play an ambassador to Japan following the US intervention in 1863. Eiko Ando plays the titular…
- Bell, Book and Candle (1958)
- Dir. Richard Quine
Feat. James Stewart, Kim Novak, Jack Lemmon
- Enchanting romantic comedy adapted from the Broadway play stars Kim Novak as a witch who casts a spell on her neighbour, played by James Stewart.
- Carve Her Name With Pride (1958)
- Dir. Lewis Gilbert
Feat. Virginia McKenna, Paul Scofield, Jack Warner…
- Brit war–time romance centred on a lady living in London during WW2 who marries and has a child with a French soldier. Upon hearing of his…
- Christine (1958)
- Dir. Pierre Gaspard-Huit
Feat. Romy Schneider, Alain Delon, Micheline Presle
- Vienna set classic love triangle between an unfaithful man, his current love interest (played by darling French actress Romy Schneider) and an…
- Desire Under the Elms (1958)
- Dir. Delbert Mann
Feat. Sophia Loren, Anthony Perkins, Burl Ives
- Anthony Perkins and Sophia Loren requite their love over a heated land dispute in this mild star vehicle for the then–wildly popular Loren.…
- Houseboat (1958)
- Dir. Melville Shavelson
Feat. Cary Grant, Sophia Loren, Martha Hyer…
- Fortunes change for widower and father–of–three Cary Grant when he takes up residence on a floating home, and employs Sophia Loren as his…
- Indiscreet (1958)
- Dir. Stanley Donen
Feat. Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman
- Snappy comedy in which sophisticates Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman indulge in a whirlwind romance that cools off smartly when she finds his claim of…
- Key, The (1958)
- Dir. Carol Reed
Feat. William Holden, Sophia Loren, Trevor Howard
- Captivating WW2 drama set around a Londonite lady (played with restrained elegance by Sophia Loren) whose liaisons with war sea captains over the…
- Matchmaker, The (1958)
- Dir. Joseph Anthony
Feat. Shirley Booth, Anthony Perkins, Shirley Maclaine…
- Farcical adaptation of the Broadway play about a meddling madam who prides herself on playing cupid to the young folk around town until one day…
- Teacher's Pet (1958)
- Dir. George Seaton
Feat. Clark Gable, Doris Day, Gig Young…
- Self–taught newspaper–man Clark Gable is cynical about journalism school, but becomes enchanted with a teacher (Doris Day) and decides to…
- An Affair to Remember (1957)
- Dir. Leo McCarey
Feat. Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr
- Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr meet and decide they're engaged to the wrong people, but their future liaison proves kind of awkward if not dangerous.
- Cranes are Flying, The (Letyat Zhuravli) (1957)
- Dir. Mikhail Kalatozov
Feat. Tatyana Samojlova, Aleksei Batalov, Vasili Merkuryev
- A Russian classic which conveys homefront anxieties during WW2 for a young bride whose original fiance has gone to the front.
Pursued by his…
- Designing Woman (1957)
- Dir. Vincente Minnelli
Feat. Gregory Peck, Lauren Bacall, Dolores Gray
- A sportswriter and a fashion–designer marry after a whirlwind romance, and discover they have little in common in this diverting rom–com…
- Interlude (1957)
- Dir. Douglas Sirk
Feat. June Allyson, Rossano Brazzi, Marianne Koch…
- June Allyson falls for the charms of a married European conductor while being courted by a Munich doctor. One of Sirk's weaker melodramas, this was…
- Kiss Them For Me (1957)
- Dir. Stanley Donen
Feat. Cary Grant, Jayne Mansfield, Leif Erickson…
- Very very silly war comedy with Grant and his navy buddies fighting for their right to spend their shore leave as they see fit, which inevitably…
- Love in the Afternoon (1957)
- Dir. Billy Wilder
Feat. Gary Cooper, Audrey Hepburn, Maurice Chevalier
- Dark horse Audrey Hepburn classic sees dir. Billy Wilder riff Ernst Lubitsch by way of Gary Cooper and Maurice Chevalier (a wall fixture of…
- Raintree County (1957)
- Dir. Edward Dmytryk
Feat. Elizabeth Taylor, Montgomery Clift, Eva Marie Saint…
- Civil War set romance has Montgomery Clift as a schoolteacher whojoins the Union Army as they march into Georgia in the hope of finding his estranged…
- Sayonara (1957)
- Dir. Joshua Logan, Marlon Brando
Feat. Patricia Owens, Ricardo Montalban, Martha Scott…
- An effective, well–acted version of James Michener's novel set during the Korean War, in which ace pilot Brando inconveniently falls in love…
- Sissi - The Fateful Years of an Empress (1957)
- Dir. Ernst Marischka
Feat. Romy Schneider
- Concluding film in the Sissi trilogy ends on a somber note with Romy Schneider struggling with Viennese court life as she moves towards a tragic end.
- Tammy and the Bachelor (1957)
- Dir. Joseph Pevney
Feat. Debbie Reynolds, Leslie Nielsen, Walter Brennan
- Debbie Reynolds shines in this classic rom–com about an unsophisticated woman from backwoods Mississippi who falls in love with a wealthy pilot…
- Until They Sail (1957)
- Dir. Robert Wise
Feat. Jean Simmons, Joan Fontaine, Paul Newman…
- 1950s Christchurch is the novelty star of this MGM prestige picture set entirely in Canterbury, New Zealand, with landmarks such as the Christchurch…
- Wide Blue Road, The (La grande strada azzurra) (1957)
- Dir. Gillo Pontecorvo
Feat. Yves Montand, Alida Valli, Francisco Rabal…
- Italian neorealist melodrama drama which marks the feature debut of Gillo Pontecorvo (THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS).
Set on a small rugged island off the…
- Backlash (1956)
- Dir. John Sturges
Feat. Richard Widmark, Donna Reed, William Campbell…
- Richard Widmark and Donna Reed play the tough–talkin', rootin–tootin leads in this gritty horse opera, as they both seek vengeance for…
- Elena and Her Men (Paris Does Strange Things) (1956)
- Dir. Jean Renoir
Feat. Ingrid Bergman, Jean Marais, Mel Ferrer
- Ingrid Bergman plays a Polish princess torn between marrying for love, or wealth, in this slinky, sweet–natured comic romance. Mel Ferrer, Jean…
- Forever Darling (1956)
- Dir. Alexander Hall
Feat. Lucille Ball, James Mason, Desi Arnaz
- The unique talents of Lucille Ball is the strongest aspect of this 'dysfunctional marriage' comedy, starring James Mason as her Guardian Angel. Ball…
- Her Bridal Night (Mariée est trop belle, La) (1956)
- Dir. Pierre Gaspard-Huit
Feat. Brigitte Bardot, Micheline Presle, Louis Jourdan
- Light comedy dating from Brigette Bardot's early years in which she plays a country girl who gets 'discovered' by the Parisian fashion industry and…
- Naughty Girl (Cette Sacree Gamine) (1956)
- Dir. Michel Boisrond
Feat. Brigitte Bardot, Francoise Fabian
- A con–artist father leaves his devious minx of a daughter in the hands of a performer who discovers the girl is bent on disrupting his life the…
- Sissi - The Young Empress (1956)
- Dir. Ernst Marischka
Feat. Romy Schneider
- Royal life is not quite the bed of roses for Princess Sissi, now married to her beloved Franz but under the constant gaze of her meddling…
- All That Heaven Allows (1955)
- Dir. Douglas Sirk
Feat. Jane Wyman, Rock Hudson, Agnes Moorehead…
- Middle–aged widow Jane Wyman fights for the respect of her family and upscale community when she conducts an affair with her ‘gardener’…
- Grandes Manoeuvres, Les (1955)
- Dir. Rene Clair
Feat. Michele Morgan, Gerard Philipe, Brigitte Bardot
- Sophisticated French fare is a battle of the sexes between a notorious womanizer, and the divorcee he’s convinced he’ll be able to seduce and…
- Love is a Many-Splendoured Thing (1955)
- Dir. Henry King
Feat. William Holden, Jennifer Jones
- Romantic splendour set in Hong Kong at the time of the Korean war about a married US war correspondent who embarks on a forbidden love affair.
- My Sister Eileen (1955)
- Dir. Richard Quine
Feat. Jack Lemmon, Janet Leigh
- Charming if not modest retread of the "brains vs. beauty" dilemma sees on–screen sisters Janet Leigh and Betty Garrett jostle for the affection…
- One Desire (1955)
- Dir. Jerry Hopper
Feat. Anne Baxter, Rock Hudson, Julie Adams
- Old–fashioned romantic melodrama set in the early 1900's, following the fate of a star–crosses Oklahoma gambler–casino dealer and a…
- Sissi (1955)
- Dir. Ernst Marischka
Feat. Romy Schneider
- Regal saga finds 16–year–old princess Sissi fall in love with husband–to–be Franz Josef in the first of an ongoing series of…
- Smiles of a Summer Night (Sommarnattens Leende) (1955)
- Dir. Ingmar Bergman
Feat. Ulla Jacobsson, Eva Dahlbeck, Harriet Andersson…
- An enjoyable, ultimately serious comedy of deception set among the Swedish gentry of the early 20th century who are engaged in a poetic dance of…
- Summertime (Summer Madness) (1955)
- Dir. David Lean
Feat. Katharine Hepburn, Rossano Brazzi, Isa Miranda
- Katharine Hepburn, middle–aged spinster, flees to Venice on vacation, only for the romance of the city – and a dark, handsome Italian catch…
- To Paris with Love (1955)
- Dir. Robert Hamer
Feat. Alec Guinness, Odile Versois, Vernon Gray…
- Widowed aristocrat Guinness takes his estranged son to Paris where romantic entanglements await. Tepid romantic comedy fails to rise to the standard…
- 3 Coins in the Fountain (Three Coins in the Fountain) (1954)
- Dir. Jean Negulesco
Feat. Clifton Webb, Dorothy McGuire, Jean Peters…
- Likeable, but modest classic in which three women throw coins into the Fountain of Trevi in Rome, to try their romantic luck. Great tourist locales…
- Beachcomber, The (1954)
- Dir. Muriel Box
Feat. Glynis Johns, Robert Newton, Donald Sinden…
- Entertaining and deeply silly romantic yarn with prim missionary Johns falling for slovenly Newton as they team up to fight a cholera outbreak on a…
- Elephant Walk (1954)
- Dir. William Dieterle
Feat. Elizabeth Taylor, Dana Andrews, Peter Finch…
- Love–triangle melodrama set on Ceylon tea plantation is a tad overblown, with thunder stolen from the good cast by a climactic elephant…
- End of the Affair, The (1954)
- Dir. Edward Dmytryk
Feat. Deborah Kerr, Van Johnson, John Mills
- Original screen adaptation of Graham Greene’s tale of unrequited wartime love, with Deborah Kerr and Van Johnson entangled in a brief but illicit…
- It Should Happen to You (1954)
- Dir. George Cukor
Feat. Judy Holliday, Jack Lemmon
- Aspiring model Judy Holliday gets the kind of attention she hadn't bargained for when she advertises herself on a giant billboard. Jack Lemmon's…
- Sabrina (1954)
- Dir. Billy Wilder
Feat. Audrey Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart, William Holden
- Cinderella–ish comic yarn with a dream cast and director. Audrey Hepburn plays a humble chauffeur's daughter who wins the affections of noble…
- Senso (1954)
- Dir. Luchino Visconti
Feat. Alida Valli, Farley Granger, Christian Marquand
- A period love story set in the tumultuous 1860's in Italy, when it was occupied by invading Austrians.
Dir. Visconti turns his eye on a love…
- Victoria in Dover (The Story of Vickie) (1954)
- Dir. Ernst Marischka
Feat. Romy Schneider, Adrian Hoven
- A prequel of sorts to the SISSI trilogy lovingly details the formative romance between Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Romy Schneider features…
- Young at Heart (1954)
- Dir. Gordon Douglas
Feat. Frank Sinatra, Doris Day
- Slick musical with Frank Sinatra wooing Doris Day, while trying to make it as a singer.
- Gate of Hell (Jigokumon) (1953)
- Dir. Teinosuke Kinugasa
Feat. Machiko Kyo, Kazuo Hasegawa, Isao Yamagata
- Tragic story of unrequited love set during the Heiji Rebellion in 1159, where a samurai warrior falls in love with a married…
- Indiscretion of an American Wife (1953)
- Dir. Vittorio De Sica
Feat. Jennifer Jones, Montgomery Clift
- Little–seen melodrama with Jennifer Jones and Montgomery Clift as lovers, together for one last fling. An Italian–American…
- Madame De... (Earrings Of Madame De..., The) (1953)
- Dir. Max Ophuls
Feat. Danielle Darrieux, Vittorio De Sica, Charles Boyer
- Widely considered one of the dir.'s peak achievements, this gracefully and ironically traces a doomed menage–a–trois in 18th century…
- Moon is Blue, The (1953)
- Dir. Otto Preminger
Feat. William Holden, Maggie McNamara, David Niven
- Bright, bristling romantic comedy centered on the courtship of a blithe and carefree commercials actress (McNamara) by the smooth–as–silk…
- Roman Holiday (1953)
- Dir. William Wyler
Feat. Audrey Hepburn, Gregory Peck
- Audrey Hepburn's Oscar–winning and breakthrough performance is her princess who abandons regal responsibilities while abroad to run off with…
- Story of Three Loves, The (1953)
- Dir. Vincente Minnelli, Gottfried Reinhardt
Feat. Pier Angeli, Ethel Barrymore, Leslie Caron…
- Romantic anthology film telling three separate stories in flashbacks experienced by three characters on board the same ocean liner.
"The Jealous…
- Casque d'Or (Golden Marie) (1952)
- Dir. Jacques Becker
Feat. Simone Signoret, Serge Reggiani, Claude Dauphin
- A gangster’s moll falls in love with a reformed criminal, igniting underworld violence, in this lush, overwhelming tragi–romance set in Paris…
- Quiet Man, The (1952)
- Dir. John Ford
Feat. John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara
- Ex–boxer John Wayne retires to his Irish homeland in search of tranquillity and maybe the hand of Maureen O'Hara. This romantic comedy was a…
- African Queen, The (1951)
- Dir. John Huston
Feat. Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn
- A magnificent combination of comedy, character and adventure with odd companions Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn trying to survive each other…
- Astonished Heart, The (1950)
- Dir. Terence Fisher, Antony Damborough
Feat. Sir Noel Coward, Celia Johnson, Margaret Leighton…
- Noel Coward stars in this adaptation of his play; a drawing–room melodrama about a married psychiatrist who unhappily succumbs to the wiles of…
- Gone to Earth (1950)
- Dir. Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Feat. Jennifer Jones, David Farrar, Cyril Cusack
- Marvellous Technicolor evocation of the rustic Welsh border–country, set around Jennifer Jones’ entry into the world of passionate desire and…
- La Ronde (1950)
- Dir. Max Ophuls
Feat. Anton Walbrook, Simone Signoret, Serge Reggiani…
- A witty chronicle of circular love–affairs and seductions in 19th century Vienna. Lavish sets and extravagent spiralling camerawork complement…
- Adam's Rib (1949)
- Dir. George Cukor
Feat. Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn
- A bittersweet battle of the sexes in which married lawyers find themselves on opposite sides of an attempted murder case. High–brow romp was…
- In the Good Old Summertime (1949)
- Dir. Robert Z. Leonard
Feat. Judy Garland, Van Johnson, S.Z. Sakall
- Judy Garland and Van Johnson star in this musical adaptation of the 1940 film, The Shop Around the Corner, with the locale changed from 1930s…
- My Dear Secretary (1949)
- Dir. Charles Martin
Feat. Kirk Douglas, Laraine Day
- Underrated comedy concerning an aspiring young writer (Laraine Day) hired as the new secretary for a top author (Kirk Douglas) who is bitterly…
- Orpheus (Orphee) (1949)
- Dir. Jean Cocteau
Feat. Jean Marais, Maria Casares, Marie Dea…
- Cocteau's surrealist retelling of the classical tragedy stars Jean Marais as Orphee, the writer who retrieves his wife Eurydice from the dead. A…
- Passionate Friends, The (1949)
- Dir. David Lean
Feat. Ann Todd, Trevor Howard, Claude Rains
- A wistful Ann Todd divides her loyalty between a secure, older husband (Rains) and a free–spirited toff (Howard) in this rich, unrequited…
- We Were Strangers (1949)
- Dir. John Huston
Feat. Jennifer Jones, John Garfield, Pedro Armendariz…
- Adventure drama with Jennifer Jones playing a woman who joins the Cuban Underground and helps devise a plot to bring down the country's corrupt…
- Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948)
- Dir. Max Ophuls
Feat. Joan Fontaine, Louis Jourdan
- Joan Fontaine waxes regretfully in a letter to her object of infatuation, a womanizing concert pianist (dishy Louis Jourdan) in late 19th Century…
- Portrait of Jennie (1948)
- Dir. William Dieterle
Feat. Joseph Cotton, Jennifer Jones, Ethel Barrymore…
- An exquisite flight of fantasy, in which starving–artist Joseph Cotton is visited upon by an otherworldly Jennifer Jones. Dazzling photography…
- Bachelor and the Bobby Soxer, The (1947)
- Dir. Irving Reis
Feat. Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, Shirley Temple…
- Playboy bachelor Cary Grant is ordered by Judge Myrna Loy to escort her teenage sister (Shirley Temple), so that the ‘bobby–soxer’ might…
- Daisy Kenyon (1947)
- Dir. Otto Preminger
Feat. Joan Crawford, Dana Andrews, Henry Fonda…
- Joan Crawford gives one of her greatest performances in this surprisingly compelling soap opera, finding herself torn between Fonda and Andrews.…
- Golden Earrings (1947)
- Dir. Mitchell Leisen
Feat. Marlene Dietrich, Ray Milland, Murvyn Vye
- Romantic spy film set the eve of World War II in which Ray Milland plays an English officer on an espionage mission in Nazi Germany to recover a…
- Anna and the King of Siam (1946)
- Dir. John Cromwell
Feat. Irene Dunne, Rex Harrison, Linda Darnell…
- The first version of the true story of an English governess (Dunne) who in the 1860s journeyed to South East Asia to look after the King of Siam's 62…
- Brief Encounter (1946)
- Dir. David Lean
Feat. Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Cyril Raymond…
- Controlled rendering of Noel Coward's touching story about a romance that evolves between two happily married strangers. This much loved British…
- It Rains On Our Love (1946)
- Dir. Ingmar Bergman
Feat. Barbro Kollberg, Birger Malmsten
- Bergman experiments with this awkward combination of romance and misery, in which a couple's happiness is dogged by their criminal and vagrant past.…
- Man I Love, The (1946)
- Dir. Raoul Walsh
Feat. Ida Lupino, Robert Alda, Bruce Bennett…
- Romantic drama about a New York lounge singer who becomes homesick and decides to visit her siblings on the West Coast, where she unexpectedly falls…
- Notorious (1946)
- Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Feat. Ingrid Bergman, Cary Grant
- Sexy, suspenseful romantic thriller with Ingrid Bergman at her most radiant as an American spy who unwittingly falls in love with her contact, Cary…
- Clock, The (1945)
- Dir. Vincente Minnelli
Feat. Judy Garland, Robert Walker, James Gleason…
- Judy Garland's first dramatic role (in which she did not sing) reunites her with director (and future husband) Vincente Minnelli from MEET ME IN ST.…
- I Know Where I'm Going! (1945)
- Dir. Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Feat. Dame Wendy Hiller, Roger Livesey, George Carney
- A headstrong Wendy Hiller seeks marriage and wealth on the Scottish Hebrides, but is sidetracked by true romance. The powerful landscapes and lyrical…
- Frenchman's Creek (1944)
- Dir. Mitchell Leisen
Feat. Joan Fontaine, Arturo de Córdova, Basil Rathbone…
- A faithful adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's novel about an aristocratic English woman who falls in love with a French pirate during the reign of…
- Love Story (A Lady Surrenders) (1944)
- Dir. Leslie Arliss
Feat. Margaret Lockwood, Stewart Granger, Patricia Roc…
- Classy tearjerker with dying pianist Lockwood falling in love with blind pilot Granger. Treacly but satisfying with the two leads performances…
- Tall in the Saddle (1944)
- Dir. Edwin L. Marin
Feat. John Wayne, Ella Raines, Ward Bond
- An action–packed John Wayne Oater in which he plays a tough, quiet cowboy who arrives at an Arizona town to find his boss has been murdered and…
- To Have and Have Not (1944)
- Dir. Howard Hawks
Feat. Lauren Bacall, Humphrey Bogart
- In the upper–bracket of Bogart films, this first time match–up with Lauren Bacall still sets the screen alight. Adapted from the…
- Uncertain Glory (1944)
- Dir. Raoul Walsh
Feat. Errol Flynn, Paul Lukas, Lucile Watson
- Wartime romance with Flynn playing French criminal Jean Picard who vows to make the ultimate sacrifice, only to fall in love.
- Flemish Farm, The (1943)
- Dir. Jeffrey Dell
Feat. Clive Brook, Clifford Evans, Jane Baxter
- Low budget WW2 aviation drama focused on a regiment of Belgian pilots who use a Flemish farm as an airstrip with one of the injured men becoming…
- More the Merrier, The (1943)
- Dir. George Stevens
Feat. Jean Arthur, Joel McCrea, Charles Coburn
- Winning romantic comedy with a peerless Jean Arthur allowing two men to share her apartment, one of whom she falls in love with.
- Presenting Lily Mars (1943)
- Dir. Norman Taurog
Feat. Judy Garland, Van Heflin, Fay Bainter…
- MGM Musical comedy starring Judy Garland in an early grown–up role as the titular small–town girl who heads to Broadway but struggles to…
- Casablanca (1942)
- Dir. Michael Curtiz
Feat. Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman
- The role that immortalised Bogart is that of Rick, the laconic cafe–owner who assists old flame Ingrid Bergman to escape the Nazis with her…
- Eternel Retour, L' (1942)
- Dir. Jean Delannoy
Feat. Jean Marais, Madeleine Sologney, Yvonne de Bray…
- (Love Eternal) A contemporary take on the legend of Tristan and Isolde, lovers united after death. Jean Cocteau's script is realised with the…
- Major and the Minor, The (1942)
- Dir. Billy Wilder
Feat. Ginger Rogers, Ray Milland, Rita Johnson…
- Billy Wilder’s first film is a dexterous screwball gem: the delectable Ginger Rogers plays a spunky woman posing as a child so she can afford a…
- Now, Voyager (1942)
- Dir. Irving Rapper
Feat. Bette Davis, Claude Rains, Paul Henreid
- Compelling story of unrequited passion with Bette Davis radiant as the repressed spinster turned elegant socialite who falls in love with a married…
- Ball of Fire (1941)
- Feat. Barbara Stanwyck, Gary Cooper, Dana Andrews…
- Screwball comedy with Gary Cooper playing a professor working hard on a new encyclopedia with his colleagues, who meets a nightclub performer…
- Blood and Sand (1941)
- Dir. Rouben Mamoulian
Feat. Tyrone Power, Rita Hayworth
- Steamy romantic tragedy with Tyrone Power as an accomplished but naive matador whose bull–ring heroics take a back–seat for brazen Rita…
- Bride Came C.O.D., The (1941)
- Dir. William Keighley
Feat. James Cagney, Bette Davis, Stuart Erwin…
- Slapstick rom–com with Cagney as cash–strapped charter pilot who is hired to kidnap a tycoon's daughter to prevent her marrying a vapid…
- Devil and Miss Jones, The (1941)
- Dir. Sam Wood
Feat. Charles Coburn, Jean Arthur
- Tycoon Charles Coburn goes undercover to investigate union activities, and instead falls for shopgirl Jean Arthur. Well–regarded social comedy.
- Lady Eve, The (1941)
- Dir. Preston Sturges
Feat. Barbara Stanwyck, Henry Fonda, Charles Coburn…
- One of the greatest Hollywood screwball comedies ever, this begins with naïve zoologist Henry Fonda (“Snakes are my life”) falling in love with…
- Lydia (Illusions) (1941)
- Dir. Julien Duvivier
Feat. Merle Oberon, Joseph Cotton, Alan Marshall…
- Dreamy, melancholic melodrama follows the life and numerous loves of a society gal (Oberron) in New England over thirty odd years. Dir. Duvivier…
- Moon Over Miami (1941)
- Dir. Walter Lang
Feat. Betty Grable, Don Ameche, Robert Cummings
- One of Betty Grable's better musical outings, it's a bright and breezy story of two sisters who attempt to ensnare a pair of Miami millionaires when…
- Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941)
- Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Feat. Carole Lombard, Robert Montgomery, Gene Raymond…
- An interesting departure for Alfred Hitchcock, this airy screwball comedy follows a happily married couple in New York who are shocked to learn that…
- Strawberry Blonde (1941)
- Dir. Raoul Walsh
Feat. James Cagney, Olivia de Havilland, Rita Hayworth…
- Winning 40's rom–com based on the play "One Sunday Afternoon" by James Hagan. Set in 1890's New York City, with James Cagney playing a…
- That Hamilton Woman (1941)
- Dir. Alexander Korda
Feat. Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh
- Star–chemistry between Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh ignites this portrayal of the infamous romance between Lord Horatio Nelson and Emma…
- Down Argentine Way (1940)
- Dir. Irving Cummings
Feat. Carmen Miranda, Betty Grable, Don Ameche
- A horse mad New Yorker falls for a wealthy Argentine rancher in this fluffy technicolor musical, but is hampered by the longstanding feud between…
- Philadelphia Story, The (1940)
- Dir. George Cukor
Feat. Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, James Stewart
- A second marriage for a stuffy heiress is threatened by scandal. A witty, sparkling romantic farce with golden trio – Katharine Hepburn, Cary…
- Pride and Prejudice (1940)
- Dir. Robert Z. Leonard
Feat. Laurence Olivier, Greer Garson
- Jane Austen's splendid comedy of manners is brought to the screen for the first time, with wit and subtlety firmly in tact.
- Rebecca (1940)
- Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Feat. Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, George Sanders
- A masterful gothic romance about a nobleman's second wife who becomes haunted by the image of his beloved first. Hitchcock's first American film was…
- Remember the Night (1940)
- Dir. Mitchell Leisen
Feat. Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, Beulah Bondi…
- Preston Sturges scripted this forgotten yuletide gem, about an assistant D.A. (MacMurray) who, feeling sorry for a glamorous jewel thief (Stanwyck),…
- Seven Sinners (1940)
- Dir. Tay Garnett
Feat. Marlene Dietrich, John Wayne, Albert Dekker…
- Tropical romance ensues for Marlene Dietrich's quick–witted, sultry saloon singer whose bad behaviour washes her up at the Seven Sinners Cafe,…
- Shop Around the Corner, The (1940)
- Dir. Ernst Lubitsch
Feat. James Stewart, Margaret Sullavan, Frank Morgan…
- One for the pantheon of romantic–comedy this, directed by the illustrious Ernst Lubitsch (of the famed 'Lubitsch touch') and excelling in its…
- Waterloo Bridge (1940)
- Dir. Mervyn LeRoy
Feat. Vivien Leigh, Robert Taylor
- Vivien Leigh's follow–up performance to GONE WITH THE WIND is cited as her favourite. It's a sumptuous romantic tragedy about war–torn…
- Eternally Yours (1939)
- Dir. Tay Garnett
Feat. Loretta Young, David Niven, Broderick Crawford…
- A woman leaves stability and a wealthy fiancée behind to travel the globe as a magician's assistant after she is swept off her feet. However 'The…
- Gone with the Wind (1939)
- Dir. Victor Fleming, George Cukor, Sam Wood
Feat. Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Olivia de Havilland…
- 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…
- Intermezzo (1939)
- Dir. Gregory Ratoff
Feat. Leslie Howard, Ingrid Bergman, John Halliday
- Sweetly sentimental love story sees unhappily married violinist Leslie Howard fall for his protegee Ingrid Bergman.
- Jour Se Leve, Le (Daybreak) (1939)
- Dir. Marcel Carne
Feat. Jean Gabin, Arletty
- A renowned example of 'poetic realism', Jean Gabin gives another consummate performance as a doomed anti–hero. His tragic story is told in…
- Midnight (1939)
- Dir. Mitchell Leisen
Feat. Claudette Colbert, Don Ameche, John Barrymore…
- Vintage romantic comedy, with a glamorous Claudette Colbert stranded in Paris and chased by two potential suitors: a modest taxi driver who's really…
- Ninotchka (1939)
- Dir. Ernst Lubitsch
Feat. Greta Garbo, Melvyn Douglas, Ina Claire…
- “Garbo laughs!” proclaimed the ads for this sparkling romantic comedy, a first for its legendary star, Greta Garbo. She plays a Soviet agent who…
- Wuthering Heights (1939)
- Dir. William Wyler
Feat. Laurence Olivier, Merle Oberon
- Emily Bronte's passionate romantic classic is immortalised in celluloid with Laurence Olivier and Merle Oberon unforgettable as doomed lovers Kathy…
- Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
- Dir. Henry King
Feat. Tyrone Power, Alice Faye, Don Ameche…
- Irving Berlin contributes over two dozen songs as well as the screenplay for this rousing story of the history of (white) jazz music from ragtime to…
- Algiers (1938)
- Dir. John Cromwell
Feat. Hedy Lamarr, Charles Boyer, Sigrid Gurie…
- Remake of a PEPE LE MOKO, in which a dashing jewel thief who has been hiding out for two years in the mysterious, murky Casbah, falls madly in love…
- Bank Holiday (Three on a Weekend) (1938)
- Dir. Carol Reed
Feat. Margaret Lockwood, John Lodge, Hugh Williams…
- Minor drama with nurse Lockwood heading to the seaside for an illicit weekend only to have her enjoyment tempered by her job.
- Hurricane, The (1938)
- Dir. John Ford
Feat. Dorothy Lamour, Jon Hall
- A doomed South Seas romance between islander natives, provides the melodramatic prelude to an awesome special f/x typhoon. Vintage Hollywood…
- Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938)
- Dir. George B. Seitz
Feat. Mickey Rooney, Lewis Stone, Judy Garland…
- Mickey Rooney stars in this early teenage rom–com as a ruddy–faced youth who becomes entangled with three different girls (Garland,…
- Made for Each Other (1938)
- Dir. John Cromwell
Feat. James Stewart, Carole Lombard
- Couple James Stewart and Carole Lombard test their marriage vows through a patch of misfortune in this finely acted soap.
- Angel (1937)
- Dir. Ernst Lubitsch
Feat. Marlene Dietrich, Herbert Marshall, Melvyn Douglas
- Love triangle between a distracted husband, a neglected wife and an ardent suitor set amid the rigid social norms of the…
- Camille (1937)
- Dir. George Cukor
Feat. Greta Garbo, Robert Taylor, Lionel Barrymore…
- One of Greta Garbo’s finest roles, playing the courtesan heroine of Alexandre Dumas’ potboiler, navigating the treacheries of the French…
- Damsel in Distress, A (1937)
- Dir. George Stevens
Feat. Fred Astaire, George Burns, Joan Fontaine…
- A wealthy American entertainer (Astaire) must win the heart of a lovely English lady (Fontaine). His efforts to woo are drastically hindered by her…
- Knight Without Armour (1937)
- Dir. Jacques Feyder
Feat. Marlene Dietrich, Robert Donat, Herbert Lomas…
- Visually sumptuous tale of Russian Countess Marlene Dietrich fleeing the 1917 Revolution with the help of Robert Donat. Dir. Feyder made his name as…
- Maytime (1937)
- Dir. Robert Z. Leonard
Feat. Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy, John Barrymore
- Love affair between opera soprano and two–bit singer in Paris. An exemplary Jeanette MacDonald/Nelson Eddy musical.
- Desire (1936)
- Dir. Frank Borzage
Feat. Marlene Dietrich, Gary Cooper
- Cooper and Dietrich make a spellbinding duo in this highly entertaining tale of an automotive engineer bound for a holiday in Spain who becomes…
- Garden of Allah (1936)
- Dir. Richard Boleslawski
Feat. Marlene Dietrich
- Disaffected socialite Marlene Dietrich journeys to the Sahara looking for meaning in her life, and finds unexpected romance. Rather…
- Klondike Annie (1936)
- Dir. Raoul Walsh
Feat. Mae West, Victor McLaglen
- Star–centric comedy based on the play by Mae West with the steamy starlet taking the lead role as a club entertainer dabbling in romantic…
- Swing Time (1936)
- Dir. George Stevens
Feat. Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers
- A fine example of Fred and Ginger's magical screen partnership, their sixth together, weaving the music of Jerome Kern and Dorothy Fields, into…
- Trail of the Lonesome Pine, The (1936)
- Dir. Henry Hathaway
Feat. Fred MacMurray, Sylvia Sidney, Henry Fonda
- This pioneering colour film is an engaging old–fashioned Western tale of loyalty, family and romance set against an age–old feud between…
- Crusades, The (1935)
- Dir. Cecil B. DeMille
Feat. Loretta Young, Henry Wilcoxon
- Hollywood Heavyweight Cecil B. DeMille Directs this overblown spectacle that differs vastly from it's grisly historical origins.
- Devil Is A Woman, The (1935)
- Dir. Josef von Sternberg
Feat. Marlene Dietrich, Lionel Atwill, Cesar Romero
- Set during Carnival in turn on the century Seville where a temptress comes between a young revolutionary and his old friend.
- My Man Godfrey (1935)
- Dir. Gregory La Cava
Feat. Carole Lombard, William Powell, Gail Patrick…
- Breathlessly nit–witty comedy from the screwball era with society dame Carole Lombard plucking William Powell out of skid–row for a…
- She Married Her Boss (1935)
- Dir. Gregory La Cava
Feat. Claudette Colbert
- Pleasant romantic comedy stars Claudette Colbert, who just may regret her marital decision.
- L'Atalante (1934)
- Dir. Jean Vigo
Feat. Michel Simon, Jean Daste
- A recently restored master work from the French film archive combines lyrical romance with inspired touches of fantasy.
- Of Human Bondage (1934)
- Dir. John Cromwell
Feat. Bette Davis, Leslie Howard
- The film which propelled Bette Davis to stardom, with her vivid personification of a coy, but slutty Cockney waitress who becomes the object of…
- I'm No Angel (1933)
- Dir. Wesley Ruggles
Feat. Mae West, Cary Grant
- Man–eater and circus performer Mae West digs for gold, settling on (and suing!) the loaded Cary Grant, only to fall in love for…
- Liebelei (1933)
- Dir. Max Ophuls
Feat. Arthur Schnitzler
- An early work from the German maestro of the tracking shot, whose tale of doomed romance between a young soldier and fraulein (taken from a play by…
- Bird of Paradise (1932)
- Dir. King Vidor
Feat. Dolores Del Rio, Joel McCrea, John Halliday…
- Erotic adventure drama about a sailor who falls in love with a woman from an unnamed Pacific island where the film is set. Plenty of colonialist…
- Love Me Tonight (1932)
- Dir. Rouben Mamoulian
Feat. Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald, Myrna Loy…
- Charismatic tailor Maurice Chevalier makes beautiful music with princess Jeanette MacDonald in this splendiferous romance, one of the great musicals…
- Red Dust (1932)
- Dir. Victor Fleming
Feat. Jean Harlow, Clark Gable, Mary Astor…
- Steamy pre–code drama that captures Jean Harlow at her tough, raunchy best, playing a Saigon hooker who's competing with Mary Astor for the…
- Smilin' Through (1932)
- Dir. Sidney Franklin
Feat. Norma Shearer, Fredric March, Leslie Howard
- Winning tear–jerker with Norma Shearer and Fredric March in dual roles as two sets of unrequited lovers caught in a blood feud.
- Le Million (1931)
- Dir. Rene Clair
Feat. Annabella, Rene Lefevre, Louis Allibert
- An early French musical, so delightful it was to inspire the likes of the Marx Brothers and Charlie Chaplin and even the American Musical as a…
- Eternal Love (1929)
- Dir. Ernst Lubitsch
Feat. John Barrymore, Camilla Horn
- Made during the last days of the silent era, the legendary Ernst Lubitsch directs John Barrymore and Camilla Horn as two lovers living in the Swiss…
- Show People (1928)
- Dir. King Vidor
Feat. Marion Davies, William Haines, Dell Henderson…
- A satire of Hollywood life in the last of the silent years, this rom–com from director King Vidor (THE FOUNTAINHEAD) has Marion Davies playing…
- Street Angel (1928)
- Dir. Frank Borzage
Feat. Janet Gaynor, Charles Farrell
- Janet Gaynor radiates as a streetwalker whose love for an Italian painter is jeopardized by her past brushes with the law. As with 7th HEAVEN, dir.…
- 7th Heaven (Seventh Heaven) (1927)
- Dir. Frank Borzage
Feat. Janet Gaynor, Charles Farrell
- Eternal lovers Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell endure spiritual turmoil and the ravages of war in this beautiful silent era classic, remarkable for…
- Merry Widow, The (1925)
- Dir. Erich von Stroheim
Feat. Mae Murray, John Gilbert, Tully Marshall…
- Silent romantic comedy about a prince who falls in love with a dancer and commoner (Mae Murray) but after the marriage is forbidden she goes on to…
- Variety (1925)
- Dir. E.A. Dupont
Feat. Emil Jannings, Lya de Putti
- A cautionary fable of romantic treachery set in the since–vanished vaudeville world, lent depth through its sophisticated visual style. Emil…
- Beyond the Rocks (1922)
- Dir. Sam Wood
Feat. Rudolph Valentino, Gloria Swanson, Edythe Chapman…
- Silent–era romantic drama that was considered a lost film until a nitrate print was discovered in the Netherlands in 2003 and restored to…
- Way Down East (1920)
- Dir. D.W. Griffith
Feat. Lillian Gish, Richard Barthelmess
- A prototypical Hollywood melodrama, detailing the innocence, corruption and eventual fate of Lillian Gish in 19th century America. Expertly…
- True Heart Susie (1919)
- Dir. D.W. Griffith
Feat. Lillian Gish, Robert Harron, Clarine Seymour…
- Lillian Gish plays an innocent and big–hearted country girl who sacrifices everything for the clueless minister that breaks her heart. A…