Subgenre Sampler
Romance: 1494 Films to Buy & Rent
- 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…