Subgenre Sampler
Romance: 1507 Films to Buy & Rent
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…