Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Romance: 129 Films to Rent on VHS
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)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- 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…