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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 –…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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.
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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.
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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.
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…
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.

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