Subgenre Sampler
Romance: 1507 Films to Buy & Rent
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…