Pretty and popular, Bianca Stratford (Larisa Oleynik) desperately wants to date Joey Donner (Andrew Keegan), the high school heartthrob. The only problem is that Bianca's father (Larry Miller) has forbidden her to date anyone until her cynical, sharp-tongued older sister, Kat (Julia Stiles), finds a date of her own. When Cameron James (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), a new student who likes Bianca, learns of the situation, he teams up with Joey to bribe Patrick (Heath Ledger), a mysterious loner, to ask Kat out, and thus free Bianca to date whomever she wants. Directed by Gil Junger. With David Krumholtz, Susan May Pratt, Gabrielle Union, Daryl Mitchell and Allison Janney. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 1999.
10 Things I Hate About You
Jenna (Jennifer Garner) is a 13-year-old girl who can’t wait to grow up and enjoy all the privileges that go along with being an adult. Less than popular, she spends most of her time with her best friend and neighbor, Matt Flamhaff (Mark Ruffalo). After an embarrassing 13th birthday, Jenna wishes to be all grown up, and wakes up the next day to discover that it's 2004 and she's a beautiful, successful 30-year-old woman. With Judy Greer, Andy Serkis and Kathy Baker. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Fantasy. Year: 2004.
13 Going on 30
A writer (Tony Leung Chiu Wai) thinks he writes about the future but it turns out that it really is the past. In his novel, a mysterious train leaves for 2046 from time to time. Everyone who goes intends to recapture their lost memories because it is said that in 2046 nothing ever changes. But, no one knows if this is true because no one has ever returned -- until now. Directed by Kar Wai Wong. With Ziyi Zhang and Takuya Kimura. Categories: Drama, Romance, Foreign Film. Year: 2004.
2046
After serving as a bridesmaid 27 times, Jane (Katherine Heigl), a hopeless romantic, has finally had enough. Faced with the prospect of watching her sister (Malin Akerman) marry the man she secretly loves (Edward Burns), Jane must overcome her fears and find the bride inside of herself. Directed by Anne Fletcher. With Krysten Ritter, Judy Greer and James Marsden. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 2008.
27 Dresses
Despite a string of steamy hookups, Matt Sullivan (Josh Hartnett) can't seem to get over his last girlfriend (Vinessa Shaw). In a last ditch effort, he decides to give up all sexual activity for the duration of Lent. When Matt's roommate Ryan (Paulo Costanzo) and their coworkers get wind of Matt's plan, they're decidedly skeptical and begin placing bets on when he will break his vow. Things become even more difficult when Matt meets Erica Sutton (Shannyn Sossamon), a beautiful, intriguing woman who puts Matt's willpower to the test. Directed by Michael Lehmann. With Griffin Dunne and Maggie Gyllenhaal. Categories: Comedy, Romance, Drama. Year: 2002.
40 Days and 40 Nights
Andy Stitzer (Steve Carell) has a comfortable job at an electronics superstore, a nice apartment with an amazing collection of action figures and comic books, good friends, and a pleasant personality. But there's just one little thing he hasn't quite gotten around to doing yet. And, when his buddies at the store find out, they consider it their duty to help Andy with his situation and go to great lengths to find him a woman. Directed by Judd Apatow. With Catherine Keener, Paul Rudd, Seth Rogen, Romany Malco, Elizabeth Banks and Leslie Mann. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 2005.
The 40 Year Old Virgin
Henry Roth (Adam Sandler) used to spend his days breaking the hearts of lonely tourists, but after meeting a beautiful waitress named Lucy Whitmore (Drew Barrymore) he decides to change his ways. The only problem is that Lucy suffers from short-term memory loss, which means that Henry will have to re-prove his love to her every day for the rest of his life. Directed by Peter Segal. With Rob Schneider, Sean Astin and Dan Aykroyd. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 2004.
50 First Dates
This Belgian film tells the story of a Mattie (Barbara Sarafian), a woman in her Forties whose husband is going through a midlife crisis, whose daughter is going through puberty and whose other two children are struggling with different problems. She tries to be there for everyone. She gets into a minor car accident one day, and is stunned to find that the 29-year-old driver of the other car, Johnny (Jurgen Delnaet), finds her attractive. Directed by Christophe Van Rompaey. With Anemone Valcke, Griet van Damme, Sofia Ferri, Johan Heldenbergh and Julian Borsani. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2008.
Aanrijding in Moscou
When talk radio host Emma Lloyd (Uma Thurman) advises one of her listeners to break up with her boyfriend, Patrick (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), the jilted ex, takes revenge by filling out a marriage license with both their names on it. The initially harmless prank causes Emma to rethink her engagement and safe life with her fiancé Richard Bratton (Colin Firth) and the world's most unlikely couple becomes drawn to each other. Directed by Griffin Dunne. With Lindsay Sloane, Ajay Naidu and Sam Shepard. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 2008.
The Accidental Husband
Jude (Jim Sturgess), a dock worker from Liverpool, and Lucy (Evan Rachel Wood), a sheltered American girl, struggle to hold onto their love during the turbulent times of the Vietnam War era. While Lucy's brother, Max (Joe Anderson), is shipped off to the frontlines, Lucy and Jude try to make sense of their lives and relationship through the songs of the Beatles. Directed by Julie Taymor. With Dana Fuchs, Martin Luther, T.V. Carpio and Bono. Categories: Musical, Drama, Romance. Year: 2007.
Across the Universe
Adam (Hugh Dancy) is a young man living in New York. His life is complicated because he suffers from Asperger Syndrome, a disorder that makes him socially awkward and makes it difficult for him to read people's emotions. But he longs for contact and when a beautiful young woman (Rose Byrne) moves into his building, he falls in love with her. Taking a co-worker's advice, he tries to win her. His sweetness and honesty attract her, but she is not sure she can make a commitment to a guy who is so different. Directed by Max Mayer. With Frankie Faison, Amy Irving and Peter Gallagher. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2009.
Adam
Directed by Griffin Dunne. With Matthew Broderick, Meg Ryan, Kelly Preston and Tch_ky Karyo. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 1997.
Addicted to Love
Sir Robin of Locksley (Errol Flynn) fends off corrupt lawmen and robs from the wealthy so that his poor Saxon people do not go hungry. With his band of Merry Men, he becomes a force of legend to all but the lovely Maid Marian (Olivia de Havilland) and the evil Sir Guy of Gisbourne (Basil Rathbone), a lackey of the cruel Prince John (Claude Rains). Directed by Michael Curtiz. With Patric Knowles and Eugene Pallette. Categories: Action, Adventure, Romance, History, Classic. Year: 1938.
The Adventures of Robin Hood
In the uptight world of 1870s New York high society, aristocratic lawyer Newland Archer (Daniel Day-Lewis) is engaged to May Welland (Winona Ryder). With the arrival of May's beautiful cousin, Countess Olenska (Michelle Pfeiffer), his well-ordered life begins to take a turn. Newland defends the Countess, who has left her abusive husband, amongst their contemporaries before giving in to his growing passion. Directed by Martin Scorsese. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 1993.
The Age of Innocence
Reuben Feffer (Ben Stiller) is deathly afraid of taking a risk of any kind. When his new bride (Debra Messing) dumps him on their honeymoon for their sleazy scuba instructor (Hank Azaria), Reuben is humiliated. After his heartbreak, Reuben plays it safer than ever until a chance encounter with Polly (Jennifer Aniston), an adventure-craving childhood friend. Soon, he finds himself diving head first into extreme sports, spicy foods, ferrets, and salsa dancing, all in his quest to seize the day and get the girl. Directed by John Hamburg. With Philip Seymour Hoffman and Alec Baldwin. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 2004.
Along Came Polly
Amelie (Audrey Tautou) is a waitress with a special imagination who creates a dream world full of mischief. She spends her time enjoying life's simple pleasures until she discovers that she has the ability to use her creativity to help others without them ever knowing. But Amelie's most difficult case turns out to be Nino Quicampoix (Mathieu Kassovitz), a lonely young man who collects photos abandoned at coin-operated photo booths. Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. With Serge Merlin, Jamel Debbouze, Yolande Moreau, Isabelle Nanty and Dominique Pinon. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Foreign Film. Year: 2001.
Amelie
Jerry Mulligan (Gene Kelly) is an American painter searching for inspiration in the romantic atmosphere of Paris, France. At the height of desperation, Jerry meets Milo Roberts (Nina Foch), a wealthy heiress on the prowl for masculine distraction. Jerry, however, only has eyes for Lise Bouvier (Leslie Caron), a beautiful but engaged young girl. Jerry must hold on to his wits in the heady Parisian air. Directed by Vincente Minnelli. With Marie Antoinette Andrews, Martha Bamattre and Eugene Borden. Categories: Musical, Romance, Classic. Year: 1951.
An American in Paris
Directed by Chris Weitz. With Jason Biggs, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Eugene Levy, Chris Klein, Natasha Lyonne, Shannon Elizabeth, Alyson Hannigan, Seann William Scott and Tara Reid. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 1999.
American Pie
Directed by J.B. Rogers. With Jason Biggs, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Chris Klein, Alyson Hannigan, Seann William Scott, Natasha Lyonne, Shannon Elizabeth, Tara Reid and Eugene Levy. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 2001.
American Pie 2
President Andrew Shepherd (Michael Douglas) is a successful politician, but he's also a widower with a young daughter. When he overhears environmental lobbyist Sydney Ellen Wade's (Annette Bening) unguarded criticism of his policy, he is intrigued. But can the country accept a president with an active love life? Directed by Rob Reiner. With Martin Sheen, Michael J. Fox, Richard Dreyfuss and Samantha Mathis. Categories: Politics, Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 1995.
The American President
Andre (Jamel Debbouze) gets a second chance to set his life right after saving a woman from a supposed suicide attempt in the Seine. Andre falls for his damsel-in-distress, Angela (Rie Rasmussen), yet, in an ironic twist, it is Angela who saves Andre. Angela, as her name suggests, is actually an angel sent to save Andre from his own fate. Directed by Luc Besson. With Gilbert Melki and Serge Riaboukine. Categories: Foreign Film, Drama, Romance, Fantasy, Comedy. Language: French. Year: 2005.
Angel-A
After a misunderstanding on an airline flight, mild-mannered Dave Buznik (Adam Sandler) is sentenced to undergo anger management. Things go from bad to worse for Dave when his therapist, Dr. Buddy Rydell (Jack Nicholson), shows up to live in his home. Known for his unorthodox methods, Buddy sets out to help Dave get in touch with his emotions by turning his life into a living nightmare. Directed by: Peter Segal. With Marisa Tomei, John Turturro, John C. Reilly, Kevin Nealon and Allen Covert. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 2003.
Anger Management
Alvy Singer (Woody Allen), a neurotic comedian, examines the ups and downs of new love after ending his relationship with a ditsy aspiring actress (Diane Keaton). While trying to figure out what went wrong, Alvy journeys through his memories in New York City, often speaking directly to the audience. Directed by Woody Allen. With Tony Roberts, Carol Kane, Shelley Duvall and Christopher Walken. Category; Comedy, Romance. Year: 1977.
Annie Hall
The title character (Jeff Daniels) is a famous writer known as an expert on spirituality. But when it comes to his own life, he doesn't have a clue. Grouchy and lonely, he is forced out of his isolation when a bookstore owner contacts him. An overprotective single mother (Lauren Graham) discovers where he lives and comes begging for advice. As he is forced into contact with others, his view of the world changes. Directed by John Hindman. With Max Antisell and Lou Taylor Pucci. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 2009.
Arlen Faber
Passepartout (Jackie Chan ), a Chinese thief seeks refuge in the companionship of Phileas Fogg (Steve Coogan), a British inventor who has accepted a challenge to travel around the world in only 80 days. Along the way, Passepartout's martial arts skill gets the two out of many sticky situations as they race to complete their voyage. Directed by Frank Coraci. Categories: Adventure, Comedy, Action, Romance, Based on a Novel. Year: 2004.
Around the World in 80 Days
Melvin Udall (Jack Nicholson), a cranky, obsessive-compulsive writer, is entrusted with a dog after his gay artist neighbor (Greg Kinnear) is mugged and beaten. With his daily routine already dangerously off course, Melvin finds that Carol (Helen Hunt), the only waitress who will tolerate him, must leave work to care for her sick son. Eventually, the three become unlikely friends and Melvin learns to love and respect other people. Directed by James L. Brooks. With Cuba Gooding Jr.. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 1997.
As Good as It Gets
After witnessing her older sister Cecilia (Keira Knightley) in a compromising situation with Robbie Turner (James McAvoy), the son of the family housekeeper, Briony Tallis (Saoirse Ronan) acts out in jealousy and bears false witness to have the young man arrested for a crime he did not commit. Kept apart by prison and war, the young lovers stay connected through hearts and letters, while Briony (Vanessa Redgrave), now an againg writer, sets out to share their bittersweet story with the world. Directed by Joe Wright. With Romola Garai. Categories: Drama, Romance, War, Based on a Novel. Year: 2007.
Atonement
Grant (Gordon Pinsent) and Fiona (Julie Christie), an Ontario couple who have been married for over 40 years, must face the reality of Alzheimer's that hangs like a cloud over their twilight years. With Fiona confined to a nursing home, Grant abides by the institution's policy of not allowing visitors during patients' first 30 days. But, when Grant is finally allowed to see his wife, he discovers that she has made a connection with Aubrey (Michael Murphy), a wheel chair-bound mute, and no longer remembers her loving husband. Directed by Sarah Polley. With Olympia Dukakis and Wendy Crewson. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 2006.
Away from Her
J.C. Wiatt (Diane Keaton) is a determined career woman living in Manhattan's fast-paced business world. But her life is thrown into a tailspin when she learns that she has inherited a newborn baby girl from a deceased relative. Eventually, her new responsibility leads to the loss of both her boyfriend and her job, and forces Wiatt to examine her priorities. Directed by Charles Shyer. With Sam Shepard, Harold Ramis and James Spader. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 1987.
Baby Boom
Redmond Barry (Ryan O'Neal) is a roguish Irishman whose quest for fame and glory leads him across the battlefields of Europe, at various times operating as soldier, spy and con artist. After seducing the powerful Lady Lyndon (Marisa Berenson), he changes his name to Barry Lyndon and begins a spectacular fall from grace after a lifetime right out of legend. Directed by Stanley Kubrick. With Patrick Magee and Steven Berkoff. Categories: Drama, Romance, War. Year: 1975.
Barry Lyndon
As Batman, Bruce Wayne (Val Kilmer) must contend with a pair of his most feared enemies: Two-Face (Tommy Lee Jones) and the Riddler (Jim Carrey), who are determined to destroy the city and discover Batman's true identity. The Caped Crusader must use the help of the lovely Dr. Chase Meridan (Nicole Kidman) and brave young Robin (Chris O'Donnell) to save the city without losing his life or having his secret revealed. Directed by Joel Schumacher. With Michael Gough and Drew Barrymore. Categories: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Crime, Romance. Year: 1995.
Batman Forever
Daphne (Diane Keaton), an incredibly overbearing mother, fears that her youngest daughter, Milly (Mandy Moore), will make the same mistakes with love that she once did. Deciding to help Milly find the perfect man, Daphne creates an internet personal ad and proceeds to interview a series of eligible (and not-so-eligible) bachelors. During the course of her interview sessions, an intrigued eavesdropper, Johnny (Gabriel Macht), tries to persuade Daphne that he is right for her daughter. Assuming that Johnny is just a suave heartbreaker, she brushes him aside, favoring the more stable Jason (Tom Everett Scott) instead. But, when an old flame comes back into Daphne's life, she is foced to reasses her views and realizes that sometimes being a mom means letting go. Directed by Michael Lehmann. With Lauren Graham, Piper Perabo, Stephen Collins and Ty Panitz. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year:2007.
Because I Said So
Directed by Julian Jarrold. With James McAvoy, Anne Hathaway, Julie Walters, James Cromwell and Maggie Smith. Categories: Biography, Drama, Romance. Year: 2007.
Becoming Jane
Celine (Julie Delpy) is a French student and Jesse (Ethan Hawke) is an American kid, both traveling on a train near Vienna when they happen to meet each other. Hitting it off immediately, they decide to stop in Vienna and spend one day together in the opening moves of their powerful, sincere, but restricted friendship that could be more, if they only had the time. Directed by Richard Linklater. With Andrea Eckert, Dominik Castell and Karl Bruckschwaiger. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 1995.
Before Sunrise
Jess Bhamra (Parminder Nagra) and Jules Paxton (Keira Knightley) are two young women in England who, although separated by cultural differences, are united by a love for soccer. Though competition over their cute coach (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) and family drama threaten to turn their friendship sour, a love of the game and talent to match keeps them focused on the sport they love and the bond they share. Directed by Gurinder Chadha. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sports. Year: 2002.
Bend It Like Beckham
Benny (Aidan Quinn), a car mechanic, is devoted to caring for his mentally ill sister, Joon (Mary Stuart Masterson). She is a gifted artist but can't function in the outside world without his help. When Benny brings home Sam (Johnny Depp), a drifter he meets by chance, Sam and Joon are instantly drawn to each other. Sam is an eccentric guy who likes to imitate the famous silent movie comedian, Buster Keaton. While Benny has always wanted Joon to make friends of her own, he is concerned that she has fallen for Sam so quickly. Directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik. With Joe Grifasi and Dan Hedaya. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 1993.
Benny & Joon
Three American soldiers come home to Boone City after World War II and struggle to rebuild their shattered lives. Al Stephenson (Fredric March) lost three years of life with his wife (Myrna Loy) and children and must fight to regain their love even as Fred Derry (, his friend and fellow soldier (Dana Andrews) struggles with a failing marriage and a growing infatuation with Al's young daughter Peggy (Teresa Wright). Homer Parrish (Harold Russell) lost his hands in the war and can't return to his fiancee and loved ones. Directed by William Wyler. With Hoagy Carmichael. Categories: Drama, Romance, Classic. Year: 1946.
The Best Years of Our Lives
Chloe (the voice of Drew Barrymore) is a pampered Beverly Hills pet Chihuahua. Her owner is a cosmetics mogul (Jamie Lee Curtis) and Chloe thinks she is too good for the gardener's dog, Papi (the voice of George Lopez). But when her owner's niece (Piper Perabo) takes Chloe on a trip to Mexico and loses her there, only Papi can save her from dognappers. Directed by Raja Gosnell. Categories: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance. Year: 2008.
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
Jack Wyatt (Will Ferrell), a once successful actor whose career is in the pits, is set to star in an update of the classic television show Bewitched. When Jack unknowingly chooses a real witch named Isabel (Nicole Kidman) for the part of Samantha, there's magic in the air. But, as Jack's ego gets harder and harder to handle, Isabel finds it difficult not to use her powers to sway the situation. Directed by Nora Ephron. With Michael Caine, Shirley MacLaine. Categories: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Based on a TV Series. Year: 2005.
Bewitched
In order to inherit his father's (Darren McGavin) hotel empire, spoiled, immature slacker Billy Madison (Adam Sandler) must repeat every grade in school - his father bribed all of his teachers the first time - in order to prove himself worthy. Billy feels right at home in elementary school and becomes the most popular guy in class. But, as he enters high school, he begins to feel the pressure and experiences the same type of ridicule that he used to dish out. To make matters worse, Billy must also deal with interference from his nemisis, Eric Gordon (Bradley Whitford), who stands to gain control of the company should Billy flunk his final test. Directed by Tamra Davis. With Bridgette Wilson, Josh Mostel, Norm MacDonald, Mark Beltzman and Larry Hankin. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 1995.
Billy Madison
Anna (Nicole Kidman) thought the pain was over. On the eve of her marriage to Joseph (Danny Huston) a young boy (Cameron Bright) arrives at her engagement party and claims to be the reincarnation of Sean (Michael Desautels), Anna's late beloved husband. Despite the disbelief of her friends and family, Anna is drawn into the uncanny memories of the young boy and begins to doubt the new life she is trying to make. Directed by Jonathan Glazer. With Lauren Bacall, Anne Heche and Ted Levine. Categories: Drama, Mystery, Romance. Year: 2004.
Birth
After Lazurus (Samuel L. Jackson), a God-fearing bluesman, has his wife run out on him, he finds Rae (Christina Ricci), a sex-obsessed young woman, beaten and left for dead in the middle of road. Seeking salvation of his own, Lazurus nurses Rae back to health and the two form a bond while trying to put their lives back together. Directed by Craig Brewer. With Justin Timberlake, S. Epatha Merkerson, John Cothran Jr. and Michael Raymond-James. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 2006.
Black Snake Moan
After being stripped of their gold medals, rival figure skaters Chazz Michael Michaels (Will Ferrell) and Jimmy MacElroy (Jon Heder) exploit a loophole to return to competitive ice skaking as a pairs team. Michaels is brash, crude and unapologetic, skating with flair, power and charisma. MacElroy is a sensitive artist whose skills have been developed in a strict, protected environment. Training with Coach (Craig T. Nelson), Chazz and Jimmy set out to learn new skills and train to perform a controversial manuever that might be the only way to defeat their main competition, the Van Waldenberg siblings (Amy Poehler and Will Arnett). Directed by Josh Gordon and Will Speck. With Jenna Fischer, William Fichtner, Nick Swardson, Luke Wilson and Rob Corddry. Categories: Comedy, Romance, Sports. Year: 2007.
Blades of Glory
Danny (Chris Pine), a young, attractive, popular blind man, refuses to let his disability get in his way, except when it comes to women. Hoping to help Danny get over his nervousness around the opposite sex, his brother Larry (Eddie Kaye Thomas) sets him up on some dates, but they all end up being a total bust. Just when he had all but given up hope, Danny meets Leeza (Anjali Jay), a nurse that works in his eye doctor's office. The two seem destined for love, but their romance is hindered by the fact that Leeza's parents have already promised her to another man in an arranged marriage. Directed by James Keach. With Jane Seymour and Pooch Hall. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 2006.
Blind Dating
An ensemble comedy loosely based on a true story, this film is about a pirate radio station run from a boat in the North Sea in the 1960s. Radio Rock, which broadcast from the boat, shook up Britain with its hardrocking tunes. Rhys Ifans, Nick Frost, Bill Nighy and Philip Seymour Hoffman all play rogue DJs who keep the boat rocking. Kenneth Branagh is a humorless government official who makes it his life's mission to shut the boat down. The soundtrack features classic rock tunes. Directed by Richard Curtis. With Tom Wisdom and Talulah Riley, Kenneth Branagh. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance. Year: 2009.
The Boat That Rocked
Bonnie (Faye Dunaway), a small-town girl, meets and falls in love with Clyde (Warren Beatty), an up-and-coming bank robber. Together, they begin a string of violent robberies that put them in the newspaper headlines, capturing the imagination of the Depression era Mid-West. Directed by Arthur Penn. With Gene Hackman, Michael J. Pollard and Gene Wilder. Categories: Biography, Crime, Drama, Romance, Classic. Year: 1967.
Bonnie and Clyde
Dignan (Owen Wilson) dreams of being an accomplished career criminal. Anthony (Luke Wilson) is trying to put his life back together after a severe bout of exhaustion. Bob (Robert Musgrave) has a car. After a successful bookstore robbery, everything seems to be going according to Dignan's master plan until the three friends hideout at a roadside motel. After a day on the lam, Bob has to go home and Anthony falls in love with the housekeeper. Dignan will have to work fast if he is to impress Mr. Henry (James Caan) and pull off the job of a lifetime. Directed by Wes Anderson. With Lumi Cavazos. Categories: Comedy, Crime, Romance. Year: 1996
Bottle Rocket
Directed by Kimberly Peirce. With Hilary Swank and Chlo_ Sevigny. Categories: Crime, Drama, Romance. Year: 1999.
Boys Don't Cry
Gary (Vince Vaughn) and Brooke (Jennifer Aniston) have a troubled relationship. Brooke, feeling neglected and underappreciated, decides to break-up with Gary to prove a point. But, when Gary misunderstands her true intentions, the mismatched pair follow the misguided advice of their family and friends, and beginning an all-out battle over their apartment and relationship supremacy. Directed by Peyton Reed. With Joey Lauren Adams, Jon Favreau, Jason Bateman and Justin Long. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2006.
The Break-Up
Paul Varjak (George Peppard) is a struggling writer who has just moved to New York, hoping to jumpstart his career. He soon becomes entranced by his neighbor, the very confusing Holly Golightly (Audrey Hepburn) who seems to be a coy and graceful socialite in public, yet is much more clumsy and vulnerable in private. Directed by Blake Edwards. With Patricia Neal, Patricia Neal, Martin Balsam , and Mickey Rooney. Categories: Comedy,Drama, Romance, Cult Classics, New York. Year: 1961.
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Eric (Tom Cavanaugh) and Sam (Ben Shenkman) are a happy gay couple whose lives are suddenly turned upside down when a distant relative dies and names them the guardians of a young boy, Scot. The twist is that the tween boy has already decided he is gay and they don't know how to handle this, especially Eric, a former hockey player turned sportscaster, who is still in the closet at work. Directed by Laurie Lynd. With Categories: Drama, Music, Romance, Sport. Year: 2007.
Breakfast with Scot
Jude Law plays a London high-tech entrepreneur. He is involved with a talented filmmaker (Robin Wright Penn) who has given up her work to care for her autistic daughter. When a young Bosnian immigrant (Rafi Gavron) breaks into his office, the entrepreneur follows the burglar home and meets his mother (Juliette Binoche). He and the mother are drawn into an intense relationship that takes both of them by surprise. Directed by Anthony Minghella. Categories: Drama, Romance, Thriller. Year: 2006.
Breaking and Entering
Emma (Anne Hathaway) and Liv (Kate Hudson) have been best friends their entire lives. And, when they both become engaged within hours of one another, they couldn't be happier. But, when a clerical error ends up having their weddings doublebooked at the Plaza Hotel, neither one will budge and the old friends find themselves in an all-out bridal feud. Directed by Gary Winick. With Candice Bergen, Kristen Johnston, Bryan Greenberg, Steve Howey and Chris Pratt. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 2009.
Bride Wars
Francesca Johnson (Meryl Streep) is a stifled housewife who has watched her life take a turn into uneventful monotony. But, when free-spirited photographer Robert Kincaid (Clint Eastwood) stumbles into her driveway, her life is suddenly infused with the excitement and passion she’d been missing. Although deeply conflicted, the two spend four precious days together which they both feel has the richness of a whole lifetime. Directed by Clint Eastwood. With Annie Corley, Victor Slezak, Jim Haynie, Debra Monk and Phyllis Lyons. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 1995.
The Bridges of Madison County
Directed by Jane Campion. With Ben Whishaw, Paul Schneider and Abbie Cornish. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 2009.
Bright Star
A love story unfolds between ranch hand Ennis del Mar (Heath Ledger) and rodeo cowboy Jack Twist (Jake Gyllenhaal) who meet while driving cattle on a mountain range. Their lifelong connection, and the complications, joys and tragedies they experience provide a testament to the endurance and power of love. Directed by Ang Lee. With Randy Quaid, Michelle Williams and Anne Hathaway. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 2005.
Brokeback Mountain
Nora Wilder (Parker Posey) is cynical, thirty-something New Yorker with absolutely no marriage prospects, a fact her mother (Gena Rowlands) reminds her of on a daily basis. Bored with her job at an upscale hotel and envious of her best friend Audrey's (Drea de Matteo) perfect marriage, Nora doesn't believe her fortunes will ever change. But, after a series of horrible dates, Nora meets a Frenchman named Julien (Melvil Poupaud) who makes her see the world in a different light. But, before she can find true love, Nora must overcome the feelings that have been holding her back for so long. Directe by Zoe R. Cassavetes. With Tim Guinee and Justin Theroux. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2007.
Broken English
After years of ripping off millionaires using elaborate, literary-inspired schemes, Stephen (Mark Ruffalo) and Bloom (Adrien Brody), the world's greatest conmen, decide to take on one final job. Teaming up with a silent weapons expert (Rinko Kikuchi), the Brothers Bloom set their sights on Penelope Stamp (Rachel Weisz), an eccentric heiress who collects hobbies like other people collect stamps. Their plan to swindle Penelope out of $2.5 million during a romantic, around the world adventure is complicated when she and Bloom fall in love. Directed by Rian Johnson. With Robbie Coltrane and Nora Zehetner. Categories: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance. Year: 2008.
The Brothers Bloom
Warren Beatty directed and stars in this sophisticated comedy about a politician who does the unthinkable - he becomes honest. Bulworth (Beatty) is so disillusioned with his life's work that he puts out a contract on himself so that his family can collect his life insurance. Feeling that he is living on borrowed time, he tells the truth wherever he goes and wins the affections of Nina (Halle Berry), a young African-American woman who admires his straightforwardness. Oliver Platt and Joshua Malina play his bewildered aides. Directed by Warren Beatty. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 1998.
Bulworth
Directed by Guillermo Arriaga. With Jos_ Mar_a Yazpik, Charlize Theron, Jennifer Lawrence, Joaquim de Almeida and Kim Basinger. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 2008.
The Burning Plain
Carolina (Julia Stiles) is a small-town girl who doesn't know what to do with herself. Her kooky grandmother (Shirley MacLaine) gives advice, but it doesn't always help. She has a guy friend (Alessandro Nivola) who's crazy about her, but she barely notices him. When a handsome British guy (Edward Atterton) comes to town, she is immediately drawn to him. Directed by Marleen Gorris. Categories: Romance, Comedy. Year: 2003.
Carolina
Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart) is an ex-soldier who owns a nightclub in Casablanca. When his old love Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman) comes into town, Rick learns that she is connected to underground leader Victor Laszlo (Paul Henreid), a man the Germans are desperate to apprehend. A cynical, bitter man, Blaine must choose to help his former love escape or turn his back on her entirely. Directed by Michael Curtiz. With Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt and Sydney Greenstreet. Categories: Drama, Romance, Thriller, Classic. Year: 1942.
Casablanca
In 1753 Venice, notorious ladies' man Giacomo Casanova (Heath Ledger) enjoys a life of leisure and promiscuity. But, feminist author Francesca Bruni (Sienna Miller), who writes under the name of a man, sets out to reveal his secrets and alert the women of Venice about his deceptive ways. When the two finally come face to face, Casanova falls deeply in love and vows to give up his former life in an effort to win her heart. After learing that Francesca's fiancé Paprizzio (Oliver Platt), who was chosen by her mother, is coming to town, Casanova intercepts him upon arrival and invites him stay at his house, while assuming his identity in an effort to get closer to the woman he loves. Directed by Lasse Hallström. With Jeremy Irons, Helen McCrory, Charlie Cox and Lena Olin. Categories: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2005.
Casanova
Directed by Susannah Grant. With Jennifer Garner, Timothy Olyphant, Kevin Smith and Sam Jaeger. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2006.
Catch and Release
Based on a Colette novel, Cheri stars Michelle Pfeiffer as a sophisticated courtesan in Belle-Epoque Paris. She has a six-year affair with Fred (Rupert Friend), a young man whose mother (Kathy Bates), a former courtesan, wants him to marry a rich woman. He marries an innocent young girl but can't forget Lea and the two are drawn together no matter how hard they try to move on. Directed by Stephen Frears. Categories: Romance. Year: 2009.
Chéri
Frank Allen (Ryan Reynolds), a best-selling efficiency expert, believes he has perfected the art of living using timetables and index cards. His obsession with order drives his wife Susan (Emily Mortimer) to set his clock backward ten minutes, setting off a chain off events that turns Frank's life upside down. After things can't get any worse, Frank decides to live entirely in the moment and embraces the freedom provided by chaos. Directed by Marcos Siega. With Stuart Townsend, Sarah Chalke and Constance Zimmer. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2007.
Chaos Theory
Best friends Holden (Ben Affleck) and Banky (Jason Lee) are the creators of "Bluntman and Chronic," a successful cult comic book. After years of struggling to make it, the pair are finally starting to enjoy the fruits of their labor. But, while attending a comic book convention in New York, things take a turn when Holden meets and falls for Alyssa (Joey Lauren Adams), a fellow comic book artist that happens to be a lesbian. Banky has his doubts about Alyssa, but Holden feels he can be friends with her despite his feelings. As Alyssa and Holden's relationship grows, Banky begins to feels like he is losing his best friend. Directed by Kevin Smith. With Dwight Ewell, Jason Mewes and Casey Affleck. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 1997.
Chasing Amy
Homer Wells (Tobey Maguire) grows up in an orphanage and becomes a skilled physician under the tutelage of his mentor, Dr. Larch (Michael Caine). Desiring a life outside the only home he has ever known, Homer falls in love for the first time and faces difficult decisions force him to realize that he will never fully escape his past. Directed by Lasse Hallström. With Charlize Theron, Delroy Lindo, Paul Rudd, Kieran Culkin and Erykah Badu. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 1999.
The Cider House Rules
Having lost her father at a young age, Sam Montgomery (Hilary Duff) is put to work in her family's diner by her evil step mom (Jennifer Coolidge. Her school days are plagued by the prima donnas in her class until she accidentally falls in love with the boyfriend (Chad Michael Murray) of the most stuck-up girl in town. When their meeting at the school dance is cut short, Sam finds her life transformed into a modern day fairy tale. Directed by Mark Rosman. With Regina King. Categories: Comedy, Family, Romance. Year: 2004.
A Cinderella Story
In his last true silent film, Charlie Chaplin once again plays his well-known character, the Little Tramp. This time, the Tramp meets a blind flower girl (Virginia Cherrill), who ends up mistakenly believing that the shabby man is a millionaire. After falling in love with the girl, the Tramp attempts to raise money for an operation that could correct her eyesight, even though it will mean that she will discover his true identity. Directed by Charlie Chaplin. With Florence Lee, Harry Myers, Al Ernest Garcia and Hank Mann. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Classic, Silent Film. Year: 1931.
City Lights
Cleoptra (Elizabeth Taylor) is the Queen of Egypt and the most beautiful woman in the world. Trying to use the political conflict in the Roman Empire to solidify her control of Egypt, she seduces both Julius Caesar (Rex Harrison) and his opponent, Marc Antony (Richard Burton), but ends up dooming herself and her people to Roman domination. Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Rouben Mamoulian and Darryl F. Zanuck. With Pamela Brown and George Cole. Categories: Drama, Romance, History. Year: 1963.
Cleopatra
Dan Wolf (Jude Law) meets Alice Ayres (Natalie Portman) after she is hit by a car on a busy London street. A relationship develops between them, until Dan meets Anna Cameron (Julia Roberts). After she snubs his sexual advances, Dan sets up Cameron with Larry Bagley (Clive Owen) and the two fall in love. As time passes, the romances weaken and the four unhappy lovers begin to destroy each other. Directed by Mike Nichols. With Nick Hobbs and Colin Stinton. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 2004.
Closer
After a B-17 bomber crashes near Belfast during WWII, the plane's dying rear gunner asks a local to return a ring to his girlfriend back home. Years later, a young man (Martin McCann) learns of the ring's story and sets out to track down its rightful owner. Directed by Richard Attenborough. With Shirley MacLaine, Christopher Plummer, Neve Campbell, Pete Postlethwaite, Gregory Smith and Mischa Barton. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 2007.
Closing the Ring
Cher (Alicia Silverstone), a beautiful, wealthy and infinitely ditsy young woman, is her Beverly Hills high school’s most popular student. She and her best friend, Dionne (Stacey Dash), decide to selflessly devote themselves to converting the clueless newcomer Tai (Brittany Murphy) from a grungy, socially-inept misfit into a delicate, well-dressed flower. But, when things spin out of Cher’s control, she soon finds that she is the one who actually has something to learn. Directed by Amy Heckerling. With Paul Rudd, Donald Faison, Elisa Donovan, Breckin Meyer and Dan Hedaya. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 1995.
Clueless
After being wounded in battle, Confederate soldier Inman (Jude Law) deserts his unit and embarks on a perilious journey through the crumbling South to get home to North Carolina an dhis love Ada (Nicole Kidman). Along the way, Inman is helped by fellow desserters and kind civilians (Philip Seymour Hoffman, Giovanni Ribisi and Natalie Portman), while back at Cold Mountain, Ada, and a drifter named Ruby (Renée Zellweger), struggle to run her family's farm after her father's death. Directed by Anthony Minghella. With Donald Sutherland, Ray Winstone and Cillian Murphy. Categories: Drama, Romance, War. Year:2003.
Cold Mountain
Rebecca Bloomwood (Isla Fisher) lives to shop. Dreaming of working at a top fashion magazine, she lands a job as an advice columnist for a new financial magazine published by the same company. But, when her rampant spending threatens her career and her love life, Rebecca is forced to reevaluate her way of life and decide what's really important to her. Directed by P.J. Hogan. With Hugh Dancy, Krysten Ritter, Joan Cusack, John Goodman, Leslie Bibb, John Lithgow and Lynn Redgrave. Categories: Comedy, Romance, Based on a Novel. Year: 2009.
Confessions of a Shopaholic
Directed by David McNally. With Piper Perabo, Tyra Banks, Adam Garcia, Bridget Moynahan and Maria Bello. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Music. Year: 2000.
Coyote Ugly
Jody (Forest Whitaker) is a British soldier captured by an IRA terrorist named Jude (Miranda Richardson). Fergus (Stephen Rea), an IRA terrorist, befriends Jody until the kidnapping goes wrong and heflees to London. There, Fergus finds Dil (Jaye Davidson), Jody's lover, and begins seeing her under a false identity. However, Dil has an incredible secret of her own. Directed by Neil Jordan. With Stephen Rea, Adrian Dunbar and Joe Savino. Categories: Politics, Cult Classics, Drama, Romance, Thriller. Year: 1992.
The Crying Game
Benjamin Button (Brad Pitt) is born as an old man and physically ages backwards. Abandoned by his biological parents just after his birth, Benjamin struggles to live in a world where his appearance doesn't quite match up with what's inside of him. At 50, Benjamin falls in love with 30-year-old Daisy (Cate Blanchett). And, as Benjamin grows younger and Daisy grows older, the two must come to terms with the limits of their relationship and the unusual circumstances of Benjamin's life. Directed by David Fincher. With Tilda Swinton, Julia Ormond and Elle Fanning. Categories: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance. Year: 2008.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The delicate power balance between the king (Yun-Fat Chow) and queen (Li Gong) of the Tang Dynasty becomes unstable as the king stuggles to control his empire and his family. The ailing queen has been carrying on an illicit affair with her stepson while the king works on an insidious plot. As the Chong Yang Festival commences, a revolt ensues, spilling blood all over the golden blossoms of the Imperial Palace. Directed by Yimou Zhang. With Ye Liu, Jin Chen, Jay Chou, Junjie Qin and Man Li. Categories: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Foreign Film. Year: 2006.
Curse of the Golden Flower
After the courts award custody of his three daughter to his drug-dealing ex-wife, Monty (Idris Elba), a mechanic, asks Julia (Gabrielle Union), an attorney he met while working as a chauffeur, to help him get his girls back. Although they come from two different worlds, Monty and Julia develop an attraction as they fight to keep Monty's family from being ripped apart. Directed by Tyler Perry. With Louis Gossett Jr., Tasha Smith, Tracee Ellis Ross and Malinda Williams. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 2007.
Daddy's Little Girls
Dan Burns (Steve Carell) is an advice columnist who knows how to help everyone but himself. A dedicated single father, Dan does his best to raise his kids, but he neglects to take time for himself. Things start to change when Dan meets and falls for Marie (Juliette Binoche) at a bookstore, only to learn later that she is dating his brother (Dane Cook). Directed by Peter Hedges. With Dianne Wiest, John Mahoney, Alison Pill, Brittany Robertson and Marlene Lawston. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2007.
Dan in Real Life
Cole Trickle (Tom Cruise) is a young, cocky stock car driver who gets his chance to compete at the top level of NASCAR. Joining the hot-shot Trickle is mechanic mentor Harry Hogge (Robert Duvall), who acts as his crew chief. After a massive wreck that sends him to the hospital, Trickle meets Dr. Claire Lewicki (Nicole Kidman), a young, beautiful brain surgeon, and they fall in love. Directed by Tony Scott. With Randy Quaid, Cary Elwes, John C. Reilly, Michael Rooker and Fred Dalton Thompson. Categories: Action, Drama, Romance, Sports. Year: 1990.
Days of Thunder
The life of American composer Cole Porter (Kevin Kline) is told through a series of flasbacks as the elderly Porter is asked to watch a play based on his life. Transported into his world, we gain insight into this artist's complicated career and love life, including the intricate story of Cole and Linda Porter (Ashley Judd), his wife who had to come to terms with and help conceal his homosexuality. Directed by Irwin Winkler. With Elvis Costello, Sheryl Crow, Alanis Morissette and Natalie Cole. Categories: Musical, Romance, Biography. Year: 2004.
De-Lovely
Directed by Lasse Hallstr_m. With Channing Tatum, Amanda Seyfried, Richard Jenkins and Keith Robinson. Categories: Drama, Romance, War. Year: 2010.
Dear John
Henry Roth (Billy Crudup) is a cynical, obsessive compulsive, neurotic author of a hit children's book series. When his long time collaborator and best friend passes away, Roth is forced to work with Lucy (Mandy Moore), a beautiful new illustrator. Distrught and without direction, Henry struggles with letting go of his past and learning how to open up to new people. Directed by Justin Theroux. With Martin Freeman, Amy Sedaris, Dianne Wiest and Tom Wilkinson. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2007.
Dedication
In addition to his pending divorce, thirty-something Manhattan dad Will Hayes (Ryan Reynolds) must also deal with questions from his 10 year old daughter, Maya (Abigail Breslin), about his life before marriage. Will begins his story as a young, aspiring politician who moves to New York from Wisconsin in order to work on the Clinton campaign. While attempting to deliver a child-friendly version of his romantic escapades and adventures in politics, Will is careful to conceal the names of his three loves, leaving Maya to guess who he ultimately ended up with. As Maya begins to put the pieces together, she learns that love is a complicated thing. Directed by Adam Brooks. With Elizabeth Banks, Derek Luke, Isla Fisher, Kevin Kline and Rachel Weisz. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2008.
Definitely, Maybe
In the land of Jhamora, the winged Nohrin and the terrestrial Lockni have a long-standing feud rising from their mutual prejudices. When Delgo (Freddie Prinze Jr.), a rebellious Lockni teenager, forms an unlikely friendship with Kyla (Jennifer Love Hewitt), the spunky Nohrin Princess, hostilities between the two peoples escalate. With war imminent, Sedessa (Anne Bancroft), an exiled Empress, sets out to reclaim her rule with the help of a Raius (Malcolm McDowell), a devious traitor to the throne, and two bumbling servants (Eric Idle). After Empress Sedessa kidnaps Princess Kyla and frames Delgo for the crime, Delgo and his best friend, Filo (Chris Kattan), must put aside their differences to join forces with Bogardus (Val Kilmer), a tough Nohrin General. Directed by Marc F. Adler and Jason Maurer. With Kelly Ripa, Michael Clarke Duncan, Louis Gossett Jr. and Burt Reynolds. Categories: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance. Year: 2008.
Delgo
Directed by Marc Lawrence. With Hugh Grant, Sam Elliott, Sarah Jessica Parker and Mary Steenburgen. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2009.
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
In this sweeping epic, a Russian doctor (Omar Sharif) pursues the woman he loves during Russia's turbulent political changes of World War I, the Bolshevik Revolution and Communism's rise to power. Married to an upper-class girl who is devoted to him (Geraldine Chaplin), yet in love with an unfortunate woman who becomes his muse (Julie Christie), Zhivago is torn between fidelity and passion. Directed by David Lean. Categories: Drama, Romance, Classic. Year: 1965.
Doctor Zhivago
Bethany Sloane (Linda Fiorentino), an abortion clinic worker who happens to be the last descendant of Jesus Christ, is called upon to save humanity from two fallen angels (Ben Affleck and Matt Damon) who have found a loophole that will send them back to heaven, and thus end all of existence. Initially skeptical and reluctant, Bethany eventually accepts her destiny and is aided in her quest by two unlikely prophets, Jay (Jason Mewes) and Silent Bob (Kevin Smith), Rufus (Chris Rock), the 13th apostle, and Serendipity (Salma Hayek), a vivacious muse. Standing is Bethany's way is Azrael (Jason Lee), a demon with a personal vendetta against God. Directed by Kevin Smith. With Alan Rickman, Janeane Garofalo, George Carlin and Alanis Morissette. Categories: Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance. Year: 1999.
Dogma
Marlon Brando is a psychiatrist weeks from retirement who is suddenly confronted with the most challenging case of his career: a young man (Johnny Depp), who claims to be Don Juan DeMarco, a direct descendant of the legendary Don Juan. It's the psychiatrist's task to bring the supposed Don Juan back down to earth, but the doctor is drawn in by the magic spell the younger man weaves. Eventually, the doctor finds himself rejuvenated by his contact with patient, and forges a more romantic relationship with his wife (Faye Dunaway). Talisa Soto and Rachel Ticotin appear as beauties from the young man's past. Directed by Jeremy Leven. With Bob Dishy, Jo Champa, and Richard C. Sarafian. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 1994.
Don Juan DeMarco
Harlan (Edward Norton), a drifter who's convinced himself that he's a cowboy, makes a connection with Tobe (Evan Rachel Wood), a rebellious teenage girl who is growing up fast in the San Fernando Valley. When her father (David Morse) objects to the relationship, Tobe acts out and Harlan makes plans to take her away from her unhappy home life. Directed by David Jacobson. With Rory Culkin and Bruce Dern. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 2005.
Down in the Valley
Jonathan Harker (Keanu Reeves) is a young lawyer who ends up in the evil hands of Dracula (Gary Oldman). Infatuated with Harker's lover, Mina Murray (Winona Ryder), the Count travels to London and begins to seduce Mina's close friend Lucy Westenra (Sadie Frost). With blood already flowing, it's up to Harker and the mysterious Professor Van Helsing (Anthony Hopkins) to stop the undead monster before he captures the souls of any more innocent victims. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola. With Richard E. Grant, Cary Elwes and Monica Bellucci. Categories: Drama, Horror, Romance, Thriller. Year: 1992.
Dracula
Ben (Rupert Grint) is a shy teenage boy trying to escape from the influence of his high-strung, overbearing mother (Laura Linney). His world is turned upside down when he begins to work for an eccentric retired actress (Julie Walters). As their unlikely friendship develops, Ben is forced to challenge his beliefs and decide who he really wants to be. Directed by Jeremy Brock. With Nicholas Farrell. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2006.
Driving Lessons
Ray Koval (Clive Owen) and Claire Stenwick (Julia Roberts) are two former government agents who have retired from international intelligence and become corporate spies. When both of their bosses set their sights on gaining control of a secret formula, the former lovers find themselves facing off for the prize. But, as the stakes rise, there's no denying their chemistry, and the pair ultimately decide to work together on an elaborate con. Directed by Tony Gilroy. With Tom Wilkinson, Paul Giamatti, Carrie Preston, Thomas McCarthy and Ulrich Thomsen. Categories: Thriller, Drama, Romance. Year: 2009.
Duplicity
Robert Sandrich (Peter Sarsgaard), a fledgling screenwriter, is offered a million dollars by a slick, ruthless studio exec (Campbell Scott) for an autobiographical script about his lover who died of AIDS. The only catch is that he has to change the film's male character into a female. The grieving writer is seduced both creatively and emotionally into making a difficult decision, while also beginning a secret online relationship with the studio exec's wife (Patricia Clarkson). Directed by Craig Lucas. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 2005.
The Dying Gaul
Set in the 1920s, this film tells the story of Larita (Jessica Biel), a glamorous American chorus girl who marries John (Ben Barnes). John is from a family of stuffy British aristocrats. His mother (Kristin Scott Thomas) takes an instant dislike to Larita, but his father (Colin Firth), a World War I veteran still depressed by his combat experiences, sees her as a breath of fresh air and encourages the relationship. Will Larita win over the rest of John's family? Directed by Stephan Elliott. With Kimberley Nixon. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 2008.
Easy Virtue
A romantic drama based on the life of poet Dylan Thomas, it stars Matthew Rhys as the hard-drinking poet and Keira Knightley and Sienna Miller as the women who compete for his love. Knightley plays Vera, his first love, whom he left behind years ago. They reconnect when she is a singer in London during World War II. But he is married then to the tempestuous Caitlin (Miller), a free spirit who loves him fiercely. Although they are rivals, the two women form a close friendship. Cillian Murphy plays a soldier who falls in love with Vera. Directed by John Maybury. Categories: Biography, Drama, Romance, War. Year: 2008.
The Edge of Love
Peg (Dianne Wiest), a perky Avon lady, discovers Edward (Johnny Depp), a mad scientist's half-finished experiment, while making her daily rounds. When she attempts to bring Edward into her suburban world to live among her family and gossipy neighbors, the gentle, kind-hearted misfit struggles to understand a world he knows nothing about. Directed by Tim Burton. With Winona Ryder, Anthony Michael Hall, Alan Arkin, Vincent Price and Kathy Baker. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance. Year: 1990.
Edward Scissorhands
David Kepesh (Ben Kingsley), a charismatic professor and cultural critic, beieves that he is an independent, self-actualized man and as a result keeps his relationships with women brief and casual. All of that changes when Consuela Castillo (Penélope Cruz), a beautiful, confident student, awakens David's sexual possessiveness. Caught in the first serious relationship since his divorce, David's preconceptions about women are shattered by Concuela, but his jealous fantasies drive him to the point of obsession. Directed by Isabel Coixet. With Patricia Clarkson, Dennis Hopper and Peter Sarsgaard. Categories: Drama, Romance, Based on a Novel. Year: 2008.
Elegy
After losing his company millions of dollars and having his girlfriend (Jessica Biel) walk out on him, Drew Baylor (Orlando Bloom) is on the verge of suicide. But, after learning of his father's death, Drew finds a sense of purpose in returning his father's body to his mother (Susan Sarandon) in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. On the flight home, Drew meets a beautiful flight attendant named Claire (Kirsten Dunst). As their romance develops, Claire's positive outlook helps Drew get his life back on track and helps him understand his family for the first time. Directed by Cameron Crowe. With Alec Baldwin, Bruce McGill, Judy Greer and Paul Schneider. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2005.
Elizabethtown
In the fairytale world of Frell, Ella (Anne Hathaway), beautiful young woman, is forced by a magical spell to obey every command she is given. Tired of being taken advantage of by her cruel stepmother (Joanna Lumley) and wicked stepsisters (Lucy Punch and Jennifer Higham), Ella sets out to find Lucinda (Vivica A. Fox), the fairy who originally cast the spell. Helping Ella along the way is Slannen (Aidan McArdle), an elf who wants to be a lawyer, and Prince Charmont (Hugh Dancy), whom Ella falls in love with at first sight. To free herself from her burden and live the life she wants, Ella must outwit ogres and giants and find the strength that has always hidden inside her. Directed by Tommy O'Haver. With Cary Elwes, Minnie Driver, Eric Idle and Steve Coogan. Categories: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Adventure, Family. Year: 2004.
Ella Enchanted
Bitter rivals Zack Bradley (Dane Cook) and Vince (Dax Shepard) have both worked at Super Club, a bulk-discount superstore, for over a decade. While Vince has advanced to head cashier and won seventeen consecutive employee of the month awards, Zack is an underachieving box boy who prefers to be well-liked by his coworkers. Their rivalry escalates to another level when Amy (Jessica Simpson), a beautiful new cashier employee with a reputation for dating only employee of the month award winners, is transferred to their store. To win Amy over, Zack and Vince enter into a fierce competition to win the next award by any means necessary. Directed by Greg Coolidge. With Andy Dick, Harland Williams and Efren Ramirez. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 2006.
Employee of the Month
Virginia Baker (Catherine Zeta-Jones), an undercover government agent, convinces master thief Robert Macdougal (Sean Connery) to take her on as a student. As their relationship develops, Baker's loyalty to her organization begins to waver as she and Macdougal contend with their growing romance while training for a complicated heist. Directed by Jon Amiel. With Ving Rhames, Will Patton, Terry O'Neill and David Yip. Categories: Comedy, Crime, Thriller, Romance. Year: 1999.
Entrapment
When Joel (Jim Carrey) discovers that his girlfriend, Clementine (Kate Winslet), has had the memories of their turbulent relationship erased from her brain by a professional service, he decides to have Clementine removed from his mind as well. But, as Joel's memories are removed one by one, he begins to recall the happy moments he spent with Clemintine and attempts to escape the procedure. Directed by Michel Gondry. With Elijah Wood, Mark Ruffalo, Kirsten Dunst and David Cross. Categories: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi. Year: 2004.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
After the sudden death of her loving father, Danielle (Drew Barrymore) is forced into servitude by her wicked stepmother, Baroness De Ghent (Anjelica Huston). Though her life is difficult - filled with chores and two new step sisters - Danielle grows into a happy, strong-willed young woman. Then, one day, her life changes forever when the handsome Prince Henry (Dougray Scott) crosses her path. Falling deeply in love, the pair begin to believe that it is possible to live happily ever after. But, in order for their romance to survive, they will have to overcome an evil scheme concocted by the Baroness. Directed by Andy Tennant. With Patrick Godfrey. Categories: Romance, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy. Year: 1998.
Ever After
Tripp (Matthew McConaughey) has a good job, a nice car and a passion for sailing, but there is just one problem. At 35, he still lives with his parents (Terry Bradshaw and Kathy Bates). Eager to see Tripp leave their nest, his parents set him up with Paula (Sarah Jessica Parker), a woman with a proven track record of getting reluctant men to grow up. What starts out as a business arrangement turns into something more when Paula begins to have real feelings for the immature charmer. Directed by Tom Dey. With Zooey Deschanel, Justin Bartha, Bradley Cooper and Rob Corddry. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 2006.
Failure to Launch
At an annual Christmas gathering, Everett (Dermot Mulroney), the eldest son in the Stone Family, brings his uptight girlfriend (Sarah Jessica Parker) home to meet his parents, brothers and sisters. The family greets their visitor with a mix of awkwardness, confusion and hostility. Before the holiday is over, relationships unravel and secrets are revealed, but in the end the family's love for one another brings them together. Diane Keaton and Craig T. Nelson play the Stone parents. Directed by Thomas Bezucha. With Claire Danes, Rachel McAdams and Luke Wilson. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2005.
The Family Stone
A group of high schoolers growing up in southern California struggle with life and love in the 1970s. Stacy Hamilton (Jennifer Jason Leigh) attempts to find love through sex. Mark Ratner (Brian Backer) turns to his friend Mike Damone (Robert Romanus) for tips on how to win Stacy over. Brad Hamilton (Judge Reinhold) works a series of crappy jobs to pay for his dream car. And, Jeff Spicoli (Sean Penn), a stoned surfer, coasts through life, always on the lookout for the next party. Directed by Amy Heckerling. With Phoebe Cates, Vincent Schiavelli, Forest Whitaker and Brian Backer. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Cult Classics. Year: 1982.
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Local professor Harry Stevenson (Morgan Freeman) witnesses love in all its glorious, mischievous and brutal forms while sitting in a coffeeshop in a small Oregon town. There's the die-hard romantic coffee shop owner (Greg Kinnear), the adulterous real estate agent (Radha Mitchell), the beautiful young newcomer (Alexa Davalos) and the troubled young man (Toby Hemingway). But, it is Harry himself who may have the greatest trouble of all after the loss of a loved one. Directed by Robert Benton. With Selma Blair, Jane Alexander and Billy Burke. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 2007.
Feast of Love
Jimmy Fallon plays a fanatic Red Sox fan who loves the team so much it interferes with his relationship with his girlfriend, Lindsey (Drew Barrymore). She is a workaholic executive and when they meet, it is winter. But come spring, his obsession reveals itself. It's a comedy as much about the war between the sexes than about baseball. Directed by Peter Farrelly. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport. Year: 2005.
Fever Pitch
When the future of humanity is threatened by a mysterious evil force, taxi driver Korben Dallas (Bruce Willis) becomes a reluctant hero when Leeloo (Milla Jovovich), a beautiful alien who holds the key to Earth's survival, falls through the roof of his cab. With Leeloo's help, Korben, an ex-soldier, tracks down five magic stones and fights off Mr. Zorg (Gary Oldman) and a legion of extraterrestrial mercenaries. Directed by Luc Besson. With Ian Holm, Chris Tucker and Tommy 'Tiny' Lister. Categories: Action, Adventure, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 1997.
The Fifth Element
A.K. (Eugene Hutz), a Ukrainian immigrant living in England, moonlights as a cross-dressing dominatrix to fund his dreams of rock superstardom. A self-described poet and philosopher, A.K. believes that his rollicking gypsy punk bank, Gogol Bordello, is destined for greatness and will do whatever it takes to turn his dream into a reality. Joining A.K. in his crazy life are his flatmates, Holly (Holly Weston), an aspiring ballet dancer reduced to working as a stripper, and Juliette (Vicky McClure), a pharmacy assistant who dreams of going to Africa to help starving children. Directed by Madonna. With Ade, Olegar Fedoro, Stephen Graham, Richard E. Grant and Inder Manocha. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance. Year: 2008.
Filth and Wisdom
Just as Tess Finnegan (Kate Hudson) believes she has her life back on track after her separation, he estranged, treasure-hunting husband, Ben "Finn" Finnegan (Matthew McConaughey), reappears, revealing that he has discovered a vital clue to the whereabouts of the legendary 18th century Queen's Dowry. By smooth-talking Tess's new boss, billionaire Nigel Honeycutt (Donald Sutherland), and his pampered daughter, Gemma (Alexis Dziena), Finn convinces them to join him in pursuit of the treasure using Honeycutt's yacht. As Tess tries to fight back old feelings, the crew realizes they will have to outmanuever the competition if they hope to secure the ultimate prize. Directed by Andy Tennant. With Ewen Bremner and Ray Winstone. Categories: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Romance. Year: 2008.
Fool's Gold
After his beautiful, TV star girlfriend, Sarah Marshall (Kristen Bell), breaks up with him, Peter Bretter (Jason Segel) decides to take a trip to Hawaii to try to leave his troubles behind and start anew. Upon his arrival, Peter, a sensitive, hopeless romantic, is devastated yet again when he learns that Sarah is staying at the same resort with her crass new boyfriend (Russell Brand). Intent on making the most of a very uncomfortable situation, Peter eventually makes a connection with a resort employee named Rachel (Mila Kunis) and begins to put the past behind him. Directed by Nicholas Stoller. With Bill Hader, Jonah Hill and Paul Rudd. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 2008.
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Aided by the "Tree of Life," Tom (Hugh Jackman) struggles with love, death, spirituality, and the fragility of existence as he takes a thousand-year odyssey to save Izzi (Rachel Weisz), the woman he loves. Told in three parallel stories, Tom lives as a Spanish conquistador, a modern scientist and a 26th-century astronaut traveling through deep space. Directed by Darren Aronofsky. Categories: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi. Year: 2006.
The Fountain
Kate (Reese Witherspoon) and Brad (Vince Vaughn), a happiliy unmarried couple, find their plans for a tropical Christmas getaway ruined when the airport is shutdown by fog. After their familes discover that they'll be in town, Kate and Brad can no longer escape their obligations and must now visit all four of their divorced parents' homes. Forced to endure a host of embarassing relatives and mortifying stories from their past, Kate and Brad eventually gain a new understanding of their parents' choices and reevaluate their own situation. Directed by Seth Gordon. With Jon Favreau, Jon Voight, Robert Duvall, Mary Steenburgen, Sissy Spacek, Carol Kane, Kristin Chenoweth and Tim McGraw. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 2008.
Four Christmases
Charles (Hugh Grant) is a noncommittal Englishman who meets Carrie (Andie MacDowell) at a friend's wedding. After falling head over heals for the beautiful American, Charles proceeds to awkwardly woo her through one funeral and three more weddings. But when Charles finds himself standing at the altar with her, he realizes that he has dedicated himself to a woman he has no desire to spend the rest of his life with. Directed by Mike Newell. With John Hannah, Kristin Scott Thomas and Rowan Atkinson. Categories: Comedy, Romance, Drama. Year: 1994.
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Directed by Garry Marshall. With Michelle Pfeiffer, Al Pacino, Nathan Lane and Kate Nelligan. Categories: Drama, Comedy, Romance. Year: 1991.
Frankie and Johnny
When her fiancé Charlie (Timothy Hutton) runs away with a young model, Kate (Meg Ryan) follows her ex to Paris in hopes of winning him back. On the plane, she sits next to Luc Teyssier (Kevin Kline), a handsome petty thief who hides a stolen necklace in Kate's bag. When the bag is stolen in Paris, Luc confesses to Kate and the two set off together to locate Charlie and find the missing necklace. But, as the mismatched pair spends more time together, they discover that, despite their wishes to the contrary, they have feelings for one another, and their trip to France takes off in an entirely new direction. Directed by Lawrence Kasdan. With Jean Reno. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 1995.
French Kiss
Olivia (Jennifer Aniston), a single woman who works as a maid in LA, spends her free time with her three well-off best friends (Catherine Keener, Joan Cusack and Frances McDormand). While Olivia struggles to make ends meet and find a good man, the rest of the group have their comfortable lives thrown off balance as the realities of early middle age begin to set in. Together, these woman support one another through life's trying and unexpected moments. Directed by Nicole Holofcener. With Jason Isaacs and Scott Caan. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 2006.
Friends with Money
After being estranged from his family for nearly a decade, struggling actor Andrew Largeman (Zach Braff) returns home to New Jersey for his mother's funeral. Stunned to find himself in his hometown after such a long absence, Largeman meets old acquaintances around every corner and does his best to avoid an inevitable confrontation with his father (Ian Holm). But, when Largeman meets Sam (Natalie Portman), a girl who is everything he isn't, her warmth and fearlessness give him the courage to open his heart to the joy and pain of life. Directed by Zach Braff. With Peter Sarsgaard. Categories: Drama, Comedy, Romance. Year: 2004.
Garden State
A science-fiction film set in the near future, it's about a world controlled by the Gattaca Corporation, where everyone is categorized according to their DNA. Ethan Hawke stars as Vincent, a man whose genes have been deemed inferior by the powers-that-be. He dreams of traveling to space, but is considered fit only for menial jobs. He manages to take some genetic material from an angry disabled man (Jude Law) who is genetically superior. Uma Thurman is the woman who falls in love with Vincent, without knowing who he really is. Directed by Andrew Niccol. With Alan Arkin. Categories: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 1997.
Gattaca
At the start of the Civil War, Johnny Gray (Buster Keaton) enlists as a soldier, but it is decided that he is too valuable as an engineer. Later, after Union spies capture his two loves - Annabelle Lee (Marion Mack) and his locomotive, "the General" - Johnny sets out to rescue both, and to prove to Anabelle Lee that he isn't a coward after all. Directed by Buster Keaton. Categories: Comedy, Romance, War, Action, Silent Film. Year: 1927
The General
Lindsay Lohan plays Rachel, a rebellious teen from San Francisco. When her mother (Felicity Huffman of the television show, Desperate Housewives) sends her to stay with her strict grandmother (Jane Fonda) in a small town in Idaho, Rachel acts up even more. But it turns out that Rachel's behavior is her way of coping with a traumatic secret. Teen star Lohan and veteran actress and Oscar winner Fonda mix laughs and tears as they learn to trust each other. Directed by Garry Marshall. With Dermot Mulroney, Cary Elwes, Hector Elizondo and Laurie Metcalf. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2007.
Georgia Rule
Sam (Patrick Swayze) and Molly's (Demi Moore) relationship is great except for the fact that Sam has difficulty saying I love you. When the couple is mugged after a night out at the theater, Sam is tragically shot and killed, but remains on earth as a ghost trapped between two worlds. Unable to move on to the otherside, Sam realizes that he will have to settle some unfinished business first. Seeking help from another ghost (Vincent Schiavelli), who trains him to move objects by concentrating his emotions, and bogus psychic Oda Mae Brown (Whoopi Goldberg), Sam sets out to expose the hidden agenda behind his murder and to prove his love to Molly once and for all. Directed by Jerry Zucker. With Tony Goldwyn. Categories: Drama, Mystery, Romance. Year: 1990.
Ghost
When Bertram Pincus (Ricky Gervais), a prickly dentist with poor people skills, has a near death experience, he awakes to discover that he can now see ghosts. For a man who has enough trouble dealing with the living, enduring the constant pestering of a city full of needy spirits leaves Bertram annoyed and exhausted. Undeterred by his bad attitude, Frank Herlihy (Greg Kinnear), an especially persistent ghost, convinces Bertram to do whatever's necessary to prevent his widow Gwen (Téa Leoni) from marrying a man he doesn't approve of. Directed by David Koepp. With Aasif Mandvi, Kristen Wiig and Alan Ruck. Categories: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance. Year: 2008.
Ghost Town
Matthew McConaughey plays a Connor, successful fashion photographer and cheerful womanizer who meets an old girlfriend (Jennifer Garner) by chance. His uncle's ghost (Michael Douglas) then visits him to walk him back through his romantic history, which makes Connor realize that Jennifer Garner was actually The One. The problem is, now she's engaged to someone else. Directed by Mark Waters. With Breckin Meyer, Noureen DeWulf, Lacey Chabert, Emma Stone and Daniel Sunjata. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 2009.
The Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
Matthew Kidman (Emile Hirsch) is a cocky high school senior with a bright future in politics. When the beautiful, young Danielle (Elisha Cuthbert) moves in next door, the two fall instantly in love. Just when Matthew thinks things couldn't get any better, the discovery that Danielle is a former porn star threatens to ruin their relationship and her reputation in town. Directed by Luke Greenfield. With Timothy Olyphant, James Remar, Chris Marquette and Paul Dano. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 2004.
The Girl Next Door
Charlie Chaplin directs and stars as the Little Tramp, his lovable loner with dirt in his pockets and a heart made of gold. Setting out into Alaska as a gold prospector, the Tramp meets a strange cast of characters including Big Jim McKay (Mack Swain), Black Larsen (Tom Murray) and the alluring Georgia (Georgia Hale) who he pursues with his trademark humor and unflagging optimism. With Jack Adams and Henry Bergman. Categories: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Romance, Classic, Silent Film. Year: 1925.
The Gold Rush
On the eve of the Civil War, beautiful Scarlett O'Hara (Vivien Leigh) is devastated when she learns that the man she loves plans to marry her cousin. At a barbeque the next day, Scarlett meets Rhett Butler (Clark Gable), a roguish man who matches Scarlett both in strength and character. Their meeting begins an epic love story that changes the course of Scarlett's life, taking her from the luxury and innocence of her youth to the poverty and destruction of a bloody war. Directed by Victor Fleming. With George Reeves and Hattie McDaniel. Categories: Drama, History, Romance, War. Year: 1939.
Gone with the Wind
Charlie Sheen is Ryan, an investment banker who suddenly gets laid off and moves in with his friend, Cindy (Denise Richards), a self-absorbed newspaper advice columnist. Then she runs off with her boyfriend. In desperate need of a paycheck, he pretends to be her go-fer and writes her column for her. This brings him close to Page (Angie Harmon), her editor, and romance blossoms. Jon Lovitz plays Ryan's best buddy. Directed by Steve Rash. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 2001.
Good Advice
Justine Last (Jennifer Aniston) is a young, unhappily married salesclerk whose boring life is turned upside down when she begins an affair with Holden Worther (Jake Gyllenhaal), the strange new cashier who thinks he's Holden Caulfield. After discovering that Justine is pregnant, Holden concocts a plan to rob their store and start a new life together on the run from the law. Justine must decide whether to join Holden an become a fugitive, or return to her safe, mundane life with her dim-witted husband (John C. Reilly). Directed by Miguel Arteta. With Mike White, John Carroll Lynch, Zooey Deschanel and Tim Blake Nelson. Categories: Comedy, Drama. Year: 2002.
The Good Girl
After Chuck (Dane Cook) breaks up with his longtime girlfriend, he is shocked when he learns that she got engaged to her very next boyfriend. Re-entering the dating circuit, he finds that this pattern begins to repeat itself; once he breaks up with a girl, she marries her next boyfriend. Once word get out, Chuck has more dates than he can handle. But, when Chuck falls for the beautiful Cam Wexler (Jessica Alba), he does his best to but an end to his dating curse. Directed by Mark Helfrich. With Dan Fogler. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 2007.
Good Luck Chuck
Mrs. Erlynne (Helen Hunt), a seductive woman scorned by many as being of ill repute, leaves behind scandal and debt in 1930s New York and heads to the Amalfi Coast. Once there, she bypasses the advances of a kind-hearted lord and sets her sights on Robert Windermere (Mark Umbers), a wealthy young American. Windermere is accused of providing Erlynne a secret allowance, while Windermere's wife, Meg (Scarlett Johansson), courts the attention of Lord Darlington (Stephen Campbell Moore), a notorious playboy. Directed by Mike Barker. With Tom Wilkinson. Categories: Drama, Comedy, Romance. Year: 2004.
A Good Woman
Directed by Ridley Scott. With Russell Crowe, Freddie Highmore, Marine Casto, Marion Cotillard and Albert Finney. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2006.
A Good Year
Benjamin Braddock (Dustin Hoffman), adrift after his recent college graduation, is seduced by Mrs. Robinson (Anne Bancroft), the wife of his father's business partner. Later, he finds himself falling in love with her teenage daughter, Elaine (Katharine Ross). But, Mrs. Robinson won't let him go so easily. Directed by Mike Nichols. Categories: Drama, Romance, Comedy. Year: 1967.
The Graduate
Gray (Heather Graham) and Sam (Thomas Cavanagh) are sister and brother and best friends. So compatible in fact that people often assume they're dating. But, their relationship is put to the test when Sam spontaneously proposes to Charlie (Bridget Moynahan), a beautiful zoologist he's just met. At first, Gray fears she will lose her close friendship with her brother, but, when she begins to having feelings for Charlie herself, Gray realizes she has an even bigger problem on her hands. Directed by Sue Kramer. With Molly Shannon, Alan Cumming and Sissy Spacek. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 2006.
Gray Matters
In this classic movie musical, Sandy Olsson (Olivia Newton-John) is on vacation from her native Australia when she meets the cocky Danny Zuko (John Travolta) on the beaches of California. After a short romance, the two are separated, but Sandy's parents decide to stay in America and enroll Sandy in the local high school. There, Sandy meets Danny again, but in school he's the head of the notorious T-Birds. Can these two different dreamers overcome their social differences? Directed by Randal Kleiser. With Stockard Channing, Didi Conn and Michael Tucci. Categories: Comedy, Musical, Romance. Year: 1978.
Grease
After receiving word that a mysterious benfactor has arranged a gallery show for him, Finnegan Bell (Ethan Hawke) travels to New York City to display his art for the first time. There, he runs into Estella (Gwyneth Paltrow), a lost childhood love who toyed with his emotions and confused him with her changeable ways. Now involved with a wealthy businessman (Hank Azaria), Estella nonetheless renews her relationship with Finnegan, and once again confounds his emotions with a combination of lust and cruelty. Directed by Alfonso Cuarón. With Chris Cooper, Anne Bancroft and Robert De Niro. Categories: Drama, Romance, Based on a Novel. Year: 1998.
Great Expectations
Martin Bank (John Cusack) is a depressed assassin who feels like his life is going nowhere. When he is assigned a mission in the Detroit suburb where he grew up, Bank decides to attend his ten-year high school reunion and try to rekindle a romance with his old girlfriend (Minnie Driver). But, when things don't go as planned, Bank is forced to make a choice between the life he knows and the life he wants to have. Directed by George Armitage. With Alan Arkin, Dan Aykroyd, Joan Cusack and Hank Azaria. Categories: Comedy, Crime, Romance, Thriller. Year: 1997.
Grosse Pointe Blank
Phil Connors (Bill Murray) is a bitter weather man from Pittsburgh sent to cover the ridiculous people of Punxsutawney on Groundhog Day for the fourth year in a row. Connors doesn't think his life can get any worse. But, when he wakes up the next morning to find that it's still Groundhog Day, he realizes that he is trapped in some kind of sadistic loop that forces him to relive the day over and over until he gets it right. Directed by Harold Ramis. With Andie MacDowell, Chris Elliott and Robin Duke. Categories: Fantasy, Comedy, Romance. Year: 1993.
Groundhog Day
When Theresa (Zoe Saldana) brings her white boyfriend, Simon (Ashton Kutcher), to her parents' wedding anniversary, her sarcastic father, Percy (Bernie Mac), has plenty to say. Race complicates Percy's general mistrust of any boyfriend, leading him to investigate Simon and find out that he is keeping a secret from Theresa. Directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan. With Judith Scott. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 2005.
Guess Who
Directed by Franco Zeffirelli. With Mel Gibson, Glenn Close, Helena Bonham Carter and Ian Holm. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 1990.
Hamlet
With Voldemort's power growing, Dumbledore (Michael Gambon) continues to prepare Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) for the final confrontation that he knows is quickly approaching. To aid in Harry's training and help unlock Voldemort's secret defenses, Dumbledore recruits his old friend Horace Slughorn (Jim Broadbent), whom he belives holds crucial information. Meanwhile, Harry gains possession of a powerful potions book that he discovers once belonged the mysterious Half-Blood Prince. As Harry improves his potions work and learns a few new powerful spells, his friends Ron (Rupert Grint Rupert Grint) and Hermoine (Emma Watson) struggle to maintain their friendship with their hormones pulling them in opposite directions. Directed by David Yates. With Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Hero Fiennes-Tiffin and Hero Fiennes-Tiffin. Categories: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance. Year: 2008.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
When Eddie (Ben Stiller) meets Lila (Malin Akerman), he thinks he has met the woman of his dreams. After a brief courtship, the two marry and head off for Mexico for their honeymoon. On the ride down, Lila's true personality begins to be exposed, and before long Eddie realizes that he has made a terrible mistake. In Cabo, matters are further complicated when Eddie meets the beautiful, down-to-earth Miranda (Michelle Monaghan) and sparks fly. It's then up to Eddie to figure out a way to break up with crazy Lila allowing Miranda to learn why he's really in Mexico. Directed by Bobby Farrelly and Peter Farrelly. With Jerry Stiller, Carlos Mencia and Rob Corddry. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 2007.
The Heartbreak Kid
Veronica Sawyer (Winona Ryder) wants nothing more than to be part of the high school in-crowd, comprised of a group of girls who are all coincidentally named Heather. The Heathers (Shannen Doherty, Lisanne Falk and Kim Walker) are a particularly vicious band of girls who make life hell for their female classmates. When Veronica finds herself at the center of their ridicule, she is persuaded by her deviant new boyfriend, Jason Dean (Christian Slater), to pull the ultimate prank, and finds herself entangled in their deaths and the subsequent cover-up. Directed by Michael Lehmann.With Penelope Milford and Patrick Labyorteaux.Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance.Year: 1989.
Heathers
Even though he's living out his dream by running a record shop with his music obsessed employees Dick (Todd Louiso) and Barry (Jack Black), Rob Gordon (John Cusack) isn't quite satisfied with hs life because he has yet to find true love. After his latest girlfriend (Iben Hjejle) walks out on him, Rob decides to track down the five women who meant the most to him in order to figure out what he's doing wrong. What he finds is that whether he like sit or not, it might just be time for him to grow up. Directed by Stephen Frears. With Lisa Bonet, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Joan Cusack and Tim Robbins. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance. Year: 2000.
High Fidelity
With college coming up fast, high school seniors Troy (Zac Efron) and Gabriella (Vanessa Anne Hudgens) begin to realize that they might soon be separated when they head off to different schools. To express their experiences, dreams and concerns for the future, the Wildcats senior class stages an elaborate spring musical. Joining Troy and Gabriella on stage are their friends Sharpay (Ashley Tisdale), Ryan (Lucas Grabeel) and Chad (Corbin Bleu). Directed by Kenny Ortega. With Monique Coleman and Olesya Rulin. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Family, Musical, Romance. Year: 2008.
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
When a group of National Guard trainees marching through the New Mexico desert find the camp that they were bringing supplies to deserted, the team follows a blurred distress signal to try to determine why the soldiers and scientists who were supposed to be there vanished. What they find instead is a hoard of blood-thirsty mutants who crave human flesh and females to carry on their grotesque breed. Directed by Martin Weisz. With Jessica Stroup, Michael McMillian, Daniella Alonso and Lee Thompson Young. Categories: Horror, Romance, Thriller. Year: 2007.
The Hills Have Eyes II
Alex Hitchens (Will Smith) is a legendary but anonymous dating specialist who helps men in New York City win the hearts of the women of their dreams. Sara (Eva Mendes) is a sassy gossip columnist who might just be his perfect match. Their growing romance is put in danger when it's revealed that Sara's latest column focuses on one of Alex's clients. Directed by Andy Tennant. With Kevin James, Amber Valletta and Julie Ann Emery. Categories: Comedy, Romance, New York. Year: 2005.
Hitch
Amanda (Cameron Diaz) and Iris (Kate Winslet) are two women living in different countries who share the same problem: Men. By coincidence, they end up swapping homes for a much need vacation. Once the switch is made, each meets a local guy and quickly falls in love. Directed by Nancy Meyers. With Jack Black, Jude Law, Edward Burns and Rufus Sewell. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 2006.
The Holiday
Honey Daniels (Jessica Alba) is a tough, sexy hip-hop dancer who dreams of making it big as a music video choreographer. Teaching hip-hop at a local youth center, Honey is discovered by Michael Ellis (David Moscow), a producer who decides to cast her in his latest music video. But, when Michael ends up being more interested in Honey's body than her dance moves, this determined young woman will have to push herself to the limit in order to show her talents to the world and make her dream come true. Directed by Bille Woodruff. With Lil' Romeo, Mekhi Phifer and Joy Bryant. Categories: Drama, Music, Romance. Year: 2003.
Honey
During the rule of the Tang dynasty in China, the "House of the Flying Daggers" is a secret society dedicated to overthrowing the government. When two local captains, Leo (Andy Lau) and Jin (Takeshi Kaneshiro), are ordered to capture a blind dancer named Mei (Ziyi Zhang), they think her ties to the organization will help them bring it down. Instead, they uncover a plot more complicated than they ever imagined. Directed by Yimou Zhang. Categories: Action, Drama, Romance. Year: 2004.
House of Flying Daggers
Benjamin Barry (Matthew McConaughey), a confident advertising executive, makes a bet that he can make a woman fall in love with him in ten days in order to win a new campaign. Meanwhile, Andie Anderson (Kate Hudson), a writer for a women's magazine, is assigned to write an article about how to cause a man to break off a relationship in ten days. Introduced by two of Benjamin's coworkers, Benjamin and Andie each work their angle, but despite their ulterior motives the two begin to develop true feelings for one another. Directed by Donald Petrie. With Adam Goldberg, Thomas Lennon and Bebe Neuwirth. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 2003.
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
Sofie (Sofie Grabol is a lonely girl working in her family's hat shop when an encounter with the handsome but mysterious wizard Howl (Christian Bale) leads to her transformation into a tired, old woman by the jealous Witch of the Waste (Lauren Bacall). With the burden of her new physical form too much to bear, Sofie sets out to find a way to reverse the curse. After finding Howl's magical floating castle and befriending his apprentice, Markl (Josh Hutcherson), and the fire demon, Calcifer (Billy Crystal), Sofie learns of Howl's deepest secret discovers what it will take to set her free. Directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Categories: Animation, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi. Year: 2004.
Howl's Moving Castle
After rich tycoon Waring Hudsucker (Charles Durning) commits suicide, the leader of his board of directors, Sidney Mussberger (Paul Newman), concocts a plan to make a load of cash. By hiring a moron to drive the stock into the ground, he can take over the company and earn the fortune he deserves. Norville Barnes (Tim Robbins), an unsuspecting go-getter, is plucked from the mail room and appointed to lead the company. Reporter Amy Archer (Jennifer Jason Leigh) is suspicious of the move to hire an unknown, but Norville ends up surpring everyone and becomes an incredible success using his unconventional ideas. Directed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen. With John Mahoney, Noble Willingham, Steve Buscemi and Peter Gallagher. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance. Year: 1994.
The Hudsucker Proxy
Alyssa Milano stars as Hugo, a Los Angeles pool cleaner. Her alcoholic father (Malcolm McDowell) and her mother (Cathy Moriarty), a gambling addict, help her out with a backlog of jobs. Hugo becomes friendly with some of her quirky clients, who include a crazed Dutch film director (Robert Downey Jr.). But her life really changes when she meets Floyd (Patrick Dempsey), a young man suffering from ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease. With Sean Penn as a loner her father meets. Directed by Robert Downey Sr. With Richard Lewis. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 1997.
Hugo Pool
Nia Vardalos stars as Genevieve, a New York florist who insists that she will only go on five dates with any man. More than that will ruin the magic, she thinks. But then she meets Greg (John Corbett), a handsome restaurateur new to town, and suddenly things aren't going according to her plan. Directed by Nia Vardalos. With Stephen Guarino and Amir Arison. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 2009.
I Hate Valentine's Day
Without a good buddy to ask to be the best man at his wedding, Peter Klaven (Paul Rudd) sets out on a series of man dates to find a new best friend. Eventually, Peter meets Sydney Fife (Jason Segel), a charming, opinionated man with whom he instantly bonds. But, as Peter and Sydney spend more and more time together, Peter's relationship with his finacee Zooey (Rashida Jones) begins to suffer. In the end, Peter is forced to choose between his future wife and his new bro, and discovers what friendship really means. Directed by John Hamburg. With Jon Favreau, Jaime Pressly, J.K. Simmons, Carla Gallo, Andy Samberg and Aziz Ansari. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 2009.
I Love You, Man
Richard Cooper (Chris Rock) is a married man who is bored to death with his beautiful, intelligent wife (Gina Torres), his loving children and his suburban life. As an escape, Richard fantasizes about pretty much every woman he sees, but his daydreams have always remained a fantasy. But, when an old friend's ex-mistress, Nikki (Kerry Washington), pays him a visit and tempts him to leave his old life behind, Richard's will is finally put to the test. Directed by Chris Rock. With Steve Buscemi. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2007.
I Think I Love My Wife
After losing the title role in a play and being dumped by his girlfriend, James (Jeff Garlin), a frustrated, overweight actor, begins his search for a soulmate after sneaking out of an overeaters anonymous meeting. Heading straight for an ice cream parlor, James meets a woman named Beth (Sarah Silverman). As James and Beth spend more time together, Beth quickly wins over his heart, but James must decide if she creates more problems than she solves. Directed by Jeff Garlin. With Gina Gershon, Bonnie Hunt, Amy Sedaris and Dan Castellaneta. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 2006.
I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With
Reed Fish (Jay Baruchel) is a small town radio host who solves his listeners problems with a personal touch. Set to marry the town beauty (Alexis Bledel) and content with his career choice, Fish has his plans disrupted when his high school sweetheart (Schuyler Fisk) comes back to town. With his life in chaos and his future in doubt, Fish sets out to make a movie and turn his fortunes around. Directed by Zackary Adler. With Victor Rasuk, DJ Qualls, Chris Parnell and Katey Sagal. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2006.
I'm Reed Fish
Pablo Neruda (Philippe Noiret), a renowned Chilean poet and diplomat forced into exile, is granted sanctuary by the Italian government. Arriving on the isle of Capri, he hires an uneducated man named Mario (Massimo Troisi) to be his personal postman. Mario slowly gains Pablo's confidence and develops an appreciation for poetry, which he uses to win the heart of a beautiful waitress named Beatrice (Maria Grazia Cucinotta). Directed by Michael Radford. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Based on a Novel, Foreign Film. Year: 1994.
Il Postino
In turn-of-the-century Vienna, Eisenheim (Edward Norton) is a gifted magician who falls in love with a woman (Jessica Biel) well above his social standing. When she becomes engaged to the Crown Prince (Rufus Sewell), Eisenheim uses his abilities to win her heart and, in turn, undermines the stability of the royal house of Vienna. Directed by Neil Burger. With Paul Giamatti. Categories: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller. Year: 2006.
The Illusionist
The famous Oscar Wilde play is brought to the screen again, this time with Colin Firth as Jack, the gentleman who pals around with the witty dandy, Algernon (Rupert Everett). Both men are fond of using the name Ernest when they are trying to conceal something. Then it turns out that Gwendolyn (Frances O'Connor), a young woman Jack loves, declares that she could marry a man named Ernest. Jack's ward, Cecily (Reese Witherspoon), then catches Algernon's eye and it all gets a bit complicated. But the scary Lady Bracknell (Judi Dench) is on hand to straighten everyone out. Directed by Oliver Parker. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2002.
The Importance of Being Earnest
Aspiring Irish actor Johnny (Paddy Considine), his wife Sarah (Samantha Morton ) and their two daughters (Sarah Bolger, Emma Bolger) illegally immigrate to the United States with dreams of a better life. Once they arrive in New York City, the family moves into a run-down apartment and tries to make it their own with little money and a strong will to succeed. While they struggle to fit in their new country, the family finds an unexpected friend in their reclusive, standoffish neighbor, Mateo (Djimon Hounsou). Directed by Jim Sheridan. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 2002.
In America
Maggie (Cameron Diaz) and Rose (Toni Collette) are sisters, but they couldn't be more different. Maggie is drop-dead gorgeous and a free spirit who dropped out of school and moves from job to job. Rose is a plain workaholic lawyer whose only vice is buying pricey shoes. It's always been hard for them to get along, but when Maggie moves in with Rose, a crisis tears them apart. Eventually they come back together by building a relationship with their estranged grandmother (Shirley MacLaine). Directed by Curtis Hanson. With Mark Feuerstein and Richard Burgi. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2005.
In Her Shoes
Carter (Adam Brody), a young writer, leaves Los Angeles after he breaks up with his girlfriend, a famous actress. He heads for suburban Detroit, where he moves in with his grandmother (Olympia Dukakis). He gets to know the family across the street, and becomes friends with the mother (Meg Ryan), who is struggling to keep her troubled marriage together. He also begins a romance with the teenage daughter (Kristen Stewart, who plays Bella in Twilight). Soon, he finds that his life is changed profoundly by his relationships with these women. Directed by Jon Kasdan. With Makenzie Vega, Clark Gregg, and Elena Anaya. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2007.
In the Land of Women
After saving the life of a mafia don's daughter, Darrell (Usher Raymond), a successful DJ, is hired to act as the girl's bodyguard. What the don (Chazz Palminteri) doesn't realize is that his daughter, Dolly (Emmanuelle Chriqui), and Darrell have had their eyes on each other for some time, and now things are really going to heat up. Directed by Ron Underwood. With Robert Davi. Categories: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance. Year: 2005.
In the Mix
David (Woody Harrelson) and Diana Murphy (Demi Moore), a young married couple, find themselves in financial trouble after taking out huge loans to pay for their dream home. Trying to win big in Vegas in order to get out of the hole, they lose big on the tables and find themselves without options. Desperate, the Murphys are approached by billionaire John Gage (Robert Redford), who offers them a million dollars for one night with Diana. Faced with financial ruin, the couple must decide just how much their love is worth. Directed by Adrian Lyne. With Seymour Cassel, Oliver Platt and Billy Bob Thornton. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 1993.
Indecent Proposal
Prominent LA divorce attorney Miles Massey (George Clooney) is bored with his own success and finds himself at a crossroads. Seeking a new challenge, he finds it in the form of Marylin Rexroth (Catherine Zeta-Jones). Devastatingly beautiful, Marylin is the future ex-wife of Miles' client Rex Rexroth (Edward Herrmann). After Miles works his magic and leaves her without the settlement she had hoped for, Marylin concocts a scheme to get even, which includes marrying oil tycoon Howard Doyle (Billy Bob Thornton). Directed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen. With Geoffrey Rush, Cedric the Entertainer and Paul Adelstein. Categories: Comedy, Romance, Crime. Year:2003.
Intolerable Cruelty
Jacey (Billy Crudup) and Doug Holt (Joaquin Phoenix) are two poor brothers who fall in love with the three aristocratic daughters of the formidable Lloyd Abbott (Will Patton). Shy and quiet, Doug longs for the heart of Pamela (Liv Tyler), a vivacious and popular girl who seems out of his league, while Jacey is much more calculating in his efforts. Seeing the pursuit as revenge for a patent Lloyd allegedly stole from the Holts' father, Jacey first targets the wild Eleanor (Jennifer Connelly) before turning his attention to the unhappily married Alice(Joanna Going). When Jacey's true motives are finally revealed, the honest romance that has developed between Doug and Pamela is put into jeopardy. Directed by Pat O'Connor. With Michael Sutton, Barbara Williams and Kathy Baker. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 1997.
Inventing the Abbotts
Ellie Andrews (Claudette Colbert) is a wealthy young heiress making her way back to her husband after deserting her father on a yacht. When she accidentally tells her story to a struggling reporter (Clark Gable), he threatens to give her up to her father unless he can accompany her on her trip. What starts out as a breaking news story winds up as a heartbreaking and hilarious tale of love. Directed by Frank Capra. With Walter Connolly, Roscoe Karns. Categories: Romance, Comedy, Classic. Year: 1934.
It Happened One Night
After learning that her rich father (Steve Guttenberg) plans to marry a self absorbed gold-digger (Jane Sibbett), Alyssa Callaway (Ashley Olsen) runs away from home and bumps into Amanda Lemmon (Mary-Kate Olsen), a street-smart orphan who's about to be adopted by a family she doesn't like. Discovering that they look exactly alike, the girls concoct a plan to switch places and unite Amanda's caseworker (Kirstie Alley) with Alyssa's father before he goes through with his upcoming marriage and Amanda's adoption is finalized. Directed by Andy Tennant. With Philip Bosco. Categories: Comedy, Romance, Drama, Family. Year: 1995.
It Takes Two
Directed by Nancy Meyers. With Meryl Streep, Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin and Lake Bell. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 2009.
It's Complicated
Five Californian women and one man start a book club to discuss the works of Jane Austen. As they make their way through each novel, the group begins to see connections between their own relationships and Austen's beloved romances. Directed by Robin Swicord. With Maria Bello, Emily Blunt, Kathy Baker, Amy Brenneman, Maggie Grace, Hugh Dancy and Jimmy Smits. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 2007.
The Jane Austen Book Club
Directed by Franco Zeffirelli. With Charlotte Gainsbourg, Anna Paquin, William Hurt and Geraldine Chaplin. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 1996.
Jane Eyre
After suffering a nervous breakdown as a result of stress and a guilty conscience, fast-talking sports agent Jerry Maguire (Tom Cruise) is fired from his high-paying job at a top management firm. Intent to start an agency of his own, Jerry is left with only one client, cocky wide receiver Rod Tidwell (Cuba Gooding Jr.), and a single employee, single mother Dorothy Boyd (Renée Zellweger). As Jerry does his best to get Tidwell the contract he deserves, he grows closer to Dorothy and her son, Ray (Jonathan Lipnicki), and realizes that there are more important things than money. Directed by Cameron Crowe. With Jay Mohr, Kelly Preston, Jerry O'Connell, Regina King and Bonnie Hunt. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sports. Year: 1996.
Jerry Maguire
Joe Dirt (David Spade), a white trash janitor with a huge mullet and an irrepressible sense of optimism, sets out on a cross-country trip to locate his parents, who he hasn't seen since a family vacation to the Grand Canyon when he was a kid. Eventually, Joe's wandering, misguided search leads him to Los Angeles, where shock-jock Zander Kelly (Dennis Miller) brings the overgrown goofball on the air to have fun at his expense. But, as Joe recounts his life story, Zander's opinion begins to change, and eventually the entire city is tuned in to hear his heartbreaking tale. Directed by Dennie Gordon. With Brittany Daniel, Adam Beach, Christopher Walken, Jaime Pressly and Kid Rock. Categories: Comedy, Adventure, Mystery, Romance. Year: 2001.
Joe Dirt
A high-school comedy about what happens when three girls find out that their boyfriend, John Tucker (Jesse Metcalfe), is cheating on all of them. The very different trio of girls - a superachiever (Arielle Kebbel), a cheerleader (singer Ashanti) and a free spirit (Sophia Bush) - bond and sabotage his romance with a new girl (Brittany Snow). Directed by Betty Thomas. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 2006.
John Tucker Must Die
Flipper Purify (Wesley Snipes), a successful, married black architect, begins an affair with Angie Tucci (Annabella Sciorra), a white woman who is hired as a temporary secretary at the the firm where Flipper works. As Flipper and Anglie's friends and relatives learn about the realtionship, they are quick to share their opinions on the forbidden romance. Directed by Spike Lee. With Spike Lee, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Samuel L. Jackson, Lonette McKee, John Turturro and Anthony Quinn. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 1991.
Jungle Fever
Back in high school, Chris Brander (Ryan Reynolds) was shy, fat and ridiclued by his classmates. The only bright spot in his life was his friendship with Jamie Palamino (Amy Smart), a beautiful, popular cheerleader. Now, a good looking, well paid music executive, Chris makes an unexpected stop in his home town, where he runs into Jamie and decides that maybe now he can convince her to be more than just friends. Directed by Roger Kumble. With Anna Faris, Chris Klein and Chris Marquette. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 2005.
Just Friends
When David (Mark Ruffalo) moves into a new apartment, he is shocked when the spirit of the former tenant, a workaholic doctor named Elizabeth (Reese Witherspoon), starts haunting the place. Is she real, or just a figment of his imagination? The trouble is, he's falling in love with her. His slacker buddy, played by Jon Heder of Napoleon Dynamite, urges him to go for it, even if she is a ghost. Directed by Mark Waters. With Ivana Milicevic, Donal Logue, Ron Canada and Dina Waters. Categories: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance. Year: 2005.
Just Like Heaven
Following his win at the All-Valley Karate Tournament, Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) accompanies his teacher and friend, Mr. Miyagi (Pat Morita), as he travels to Okinawa to visit his dying father and confront a bitter old rival. Once in Japan, Daniel again finds that having feelings for a beautiful girl often leads to trouble. This time, the fight is for real and Daniel-san will have to prove that he has what it takes when honor is on the line. Directed by John G. Avildsen. With Martin Kove, Danny Kamekona, Tamlyn Tomita, Nobu McCarthy and Yuji Okumoto. Categories: Action, Family, Romance, Sports. Year: 1986.
The Karate Kid, Part II
Kate (Meg Ryan) is a 21rst century career woman. Leopold (Hugh Jackman) is a 19th century British aristocrat who needs to marry a wealthy woman to restore his family fortune. When Kate's ex-boyfriend finds a way to travel through time, he meets Leopold and brings him back to contemporary New York. Most of Kate's friends think he is just an actor staying in character, but Kate believes Leopold's story. To her surprise, she finds herself falling in love with this perfect gentleman. Directed by James Mangold. With Breckin Meyer. Categories: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance. Year: 2001.
Kate & Leopold
Jake Schram (Ben Stiller) and Brian Finn (Edward Norton) have been best friends since they were kids. When Anna Reilly (Jenna Elfman), a childhood friend who is now a beautiful corporate exective, comes into town, she reawakens old feelings and a long-standing rivalry between her two old pals. Complicating matters in this love triangle is that fact that Jake is now a Rabbi and Brian is a Roman Catholic priest. Directed by Edward Norton. With Anne Bancroft, Eli Wallach and Milos Forman. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2000.
Keeping the Faith
Anna Leonowens (Deborah Kerr) travels with her son to Bangkok to teach English to the children in the King's household. The longer she stays, the more she grows to love the children and especially the proud and noble King (Yul Brynner). As their relationship deepens, Anna struggles with her own heritage and considers leaving all together, but in the end their love is true. Directed by Walter Lang.With Rita Moreno, Martin Benson, Terry Saunders and Rex Thompson. Categories: Comedy, Family, Adventure, Adventure, Music, Classic. Year: 1956.
The King and I
Ben Stone (Seth Rogen), an out of shape slacker is living his dream: sharing a house with his friends, partying all day and having absolutely no responibilities. Alison Scott (Katherine Heigl) is a motivated career woman with a promising future in television. They seem like the unlikeliest of couples, but after a few drinks at a bar where Alison is celebrating her recent promotion, the pair have a one night stand. Their relationship would have ended there, but eight weeks later Alison discovers that she is pregnant. Now, Ben and Alison will have to decide if they can make things work for the sake of the baby, or if their differences are just too much to overcome. Directed by Judd Apatow. With Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann, Jason Segel, Jay Baruchel, Jonah Hill and Harold Ramis. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2007.
Knocked Up
With the promise of a perfect job on the horizon, Xavier (Romain Duris) travels to Barcelona to hone his Spanish skills, leaving his girlfriend (Audrey Tautou) behind. Thrust into a truly international setting with an Italian (Federico D'Anna), a Brit (Kelly Reilly), a Dane (Christian Pagh), a German (Barnaby Metschurat), a Belgian (Cécile De France) and a Spaniard (Cristina Brondo), Xavier gets a crash course in cultural understanding as the crew romps through Spain, culture clashes, and life lessons. Directed by Cédric Klapisch. With Judith Godrèche, Xavier De Guillebon and Kevin Bishop. Categories: Comedy, Romance, Drama, Foreign Film. Year: 2002.
L'Auberge Espagnole
After escaping from the dungeon at Aquila, young thief Phillipe Gastone (Matthew Broderick) befriends two fellow fugitives on the run from the evil Bishop (John Wood). Drawn into a dangerous, magical battle, Gaston aids Captain Navarre (Rutger Hauer), a ruined soldier cursed to become a wolf during the night, and the Lady Isabeau (Michelle Pfeiffer), who transforms into a hawk during the day, as they set out to kill the Bishop and bring an end to his dark spells. Directed by Richard Donner. With Alfred Molina. Categories: Fantasy, Adventure, Romance. Year: 1985.
Ladyhawke
After moving away from her lakeside home, an independent but lonely doctor (Sandra Bullock) begins sharing letters with a frustrated architect (Keanu Reeves), who now lives in the unusual, glass-walled house. As their relationship grows, they eventually discover that they're living two years apart and must find a way to unlock the mystery of their love before it is lost forever. Directed by Alejandro Agresti. With Shohreh Aghdashloo, Christopher Plummer and Dylan Walsh. Categories: Drama, Fantasy, Romance. Year: 2006.
The Lake House
Already on the verge of losing his job as a jingle writer, Harvey Shine (Dustin Hoffman) travels to London for his daughter's (Liane Balaban) wedding only to learn that she has asked her stepfather (James Brolin) to walk her down the aisle. Leaving the reception to hide his devastation and make his flight home, Harvey heads to the airport and learns that he has missed his plane anyway. While trying to drown his sorrows at an airport bar, Harvey ends up striking up a conversation with Kate Walker (Emma Thompson), a 40-something workaholic who ends up reinvigorating his lust for life and helps him see what really matters. Directed by Joel Hopkins. With Kathy Baker and Eileen Atkins. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 2008.
Last Chance Harvey
Even though Michael (Zach Braff) and Jenna (Jacinda Barrett) have been happily dating for three years, their realtionship becomes strained when Jenna becomes pregnant. At thirty-years-old, Michael is worried that his youth is over and he'll have to make changes in his life that he's not ready for. When he meets Kim (Rachel Bilson), a beautiful, free-spirited college student, Michael gives into temptation and betray's Jenna's trust in order to find out just what he might be missing. While Michael tries to figure out a way to make things righ with Jenna, her parents, Stephen (Tom Wilkinson) and Anna (Blythe Danner) finally address the problems that have cast a shadow over their marriage for years. Directed by Tony Goldwyn. With Casey Affleck, Michael Weston , Eric Christian Olsen and Harold Ramis. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2006.
The Last Kiss
In colonial America, British and French troops enlist the aid of native Americans to help in their battles against each other. Hawkeye (Daniel Day-Lewis), a white man reared by Mohawk Indians, sides with no one but his Indian brethren as they attempt to find peace. However, a growing romance between Hawkeye and a British officer's daughter (Madeleine Stowe) threatens his own life as well as hers. Directed by Michael Mann. With Russell Means, Eric Schweig and Jodhi May. Categories: Adventure, Romance, War, Western. Year: 1992.
The Last of the Mohicans
Young Californian Isabel Walker (Kate Hudson) goes to France to visit her pregnant sister, Roxeanne (Naomi Watts). Finding Roxanne, a darkly romantic poet, sad and broken after being jilted by her husband, Charles-Henri de Persand (Melvil Poupaud), Isabel complicates matters by entering an affair with Charles-Henri's uncle (Thierry Lhermitte), an older, married French diplomat. In the scandal the follows, the Walker girls' American idealism goes head-to-head with the Persand's French rationalism when it is discovered that Roxanne posseses a paiting worth millions of dollars. Directed by James Ivory. With Bebe Neuwirth, Glenn Close, Stockard Channing and Sam Waterston, Thomas Lennon and Leslie Caron. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 2003.
Le Divorce
In the early days of professional football, when the rules were more suggestion than law, Dodge Connolly (George Clooney), a brash, fast-talking all-star, sees the sports potential for greatness. But, when the league faces financial collapse, Dodge must convince Cater Rutherford (John Krasinski), an Ivy League war hero, to join his ragtag squad, or watch his dream die. After Carter becomes a national sensation, young reporter Lexi Littleton (Renée Zellweger) enters the picture intent on uncovering the truth about his past. Both Dodge and Carter fall for the beautiful journalist, and the two become off the field rivals as the sport they love becomes an American obsession. Directed by George Clooney. With Stephen Root, Wayne Duvall, Jonathan Pryce and Peter Gerety. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sports. Year: 2008.
Leatherheads
Before WWI, Rannulph Junuh (Matt Damon) had a perfect golf swing, but the ravages of battle have striped him of his innocence and his love for the the game. Returning to Savannah, Junuh learns that his former fiancée Adele Invergordon (Charlize Theron) is hosting a golf tournament featuring the greats of the day. Although he initially turns down Adele's invitation to participate, Junah has a change of heart when a mysterious caddy named Bagger Vance (Will Smith) appears seemingly from nowhere, teaching Junuh the secret of mastering the difficulties of both golf and life. Directed by Robert Redford. With Bruce McGill and Jack Lemmon. Categories: Drama, Romance, Sports. Year: 2000.
The Legend of Bagger Vance
After being discharged from the Army, Colonel William Ludlow (Anthony Hopkins) takes his three sons (Brad Pitt, Aidan Quinn and Henry Thomas) and moves to the mountains of Montana in order to escape the corruption of early 20th century American society. As the three brothers grow up in the wide, open country, they become inseparably close. But, when Samuel returns from Harvard with the beautiful Susannah Fincannon (Julia Ormond), the resulting romantic feud sets of a series of tragedies, stetching from World War I through Prohibition, that rip the family apart. Directed by Edward Zwick. With Karina Lombard. Categories: Politics, Drama, Romance, Western. Year: 1994.
Legends of the Fall
Jean Valjean (Liam Neeson), a good man jailed for 20 years for stealing a loaf of bread, begins to make a new life for himself upon his release from prison. When he promises a dying pauper, Fantine (Uma Thurman), that he will care for her young daughter, Cosette (Claire Danes), the pair are thrown into a life of seclusion as Javert (Geoffrey Rush), an unrelenting police officer, is consumed by the quest to return Valjean to jail. With France heading toward the July 1832 revolution, their lives become consumed with the conflict, and Cosette falls in love with the student ring-leader, Marius (Hans Matheson). Directed by Bille August. With Mimi Newman and Peter Vaughan. Categories: Drama, Romance, War, Based on a Novel. Year: 1998.
Les Miserables
Sadie Jones (Mandy Moore) and Ben Murphy (John Krasinski) meet in Starbucks, fall in love and decide to tie the knot. Everything is going according to plan until Reverend Frank (Robin Williams) steps in. The Reverend puts Sadie and Ben through a grueling, unconventional marriage preparation course, putting their relationship to the ultimate test. Directed by Ken Kwapis. With Christine Taylor, Eric Christian Olsen and Josh Flitter. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 2007.
License to Wed
Robert Lewis (Ewan McGregor) is a shy, dysfunctional man who takes his boss's daughter (Cameron Diaz) hostage after being fired from his cleaning job and replaced by a robot. As the two set out on the road with her father (Ian Holm) in hot pursuit, their relationship develops in a way that neither is prepared to handle. Directed by Danny Boyle. With Holly Hunter, Delroy Lindo, Ian McNeice and Stanley Tucci. Categories: Drama, Romance, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy. Year: 1997.
A Life Less Ordinary
Stacy Holt (Brittany Murphy) is the associate producer on a highly rated daytime talk show. When her boyfriend is unwilling to talk about his former relationships, she peeks into his personal digital assistant and copies the numbers of all his exes. As she interviews them in an effort to understand her guy better, a developing friendship with one of the girls threatens to crash her romance. Directed by Nick Hurran. With Holly Hunter, Kathy Bates, Ron Livingston, Gavin Rossdale and Julianne Nicholson. Categories: Comedy, Romance, Drama, New York. Year: 2004.
Little Black Book
Sarah (Kate Winslet), an unfulfilled academic, and Brad (Patrick Wilson), a stay-at-home dad, are each caught in unhappy marriages. When the two meet in the park, they immediately sense a lonely, kindred spirit in one another that leads to an affair of escapism. Meanwhile, Larry Hedges (Noah Emmerich), a retired cop, leads a witch-hunt meant to rid the town of Ronnie McGorvey (Jackie Earle Haley), a man who once exposed himself to a young child. Directed by Todd Field. With Jennifer Connelly, Gregg Edelman, Phyllis Somerville, Trini Alvarado and Mary B. McCann. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 2006.
Little Children
When Rosemary (Charlie Ray) walks into Gabe's (Josh Hutcherson) karate class, the 10-year-old's life is changed forever. After an awkward start, the pair begins spending time together exploring their Upper Westside neighborhood via scooter. But, just as Gabe begins to understand the feelings he has for Rosemary, he has to deal with the reality of his parents' (Cynthia Nixon and Bradley Whitford) divorce. With Rosemary set to leave for summer camp, Gabe realizes that he must tell Rosemary how he feels before it's too late. Directed by Mark Levin. With Willie Garson and Tonye Patano. Categories: Romance, Drama, Comedy, Family, New York. Year: 2005.
Little Manhattan
Little Nicky (Adam Sandler), a kind-hearted demon who has an angel for a mother (Reese Witherspoon) and the Devil as a father (Harvey Keitel), leaves his home in Hell to stop his evil brothers Adrian (Rhys Ifans) and Cassius (Tommy 'Tiny' Lister) from wreaking havoc on the unsuspecting citizens of New York City. With the gates of Hell frozen over and the Devil disintegrating from the lack of new souls, Nicky has one week to find a way to get his brothers home, or neither Hell nor Earth will never be the same. Directed by Steven Brill. With Allen Covert, Peter Dante and Robert Smigel. Categories: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance. Year: 2000.
Little Nicky
The latest version of the timeless classic by Louisa May Alcott, this version features Winona Ryder as Jo, the most adventurous sister. Claire Danes is Beth, the fragile sister, while Trini Alvarado is Meg, the first to marry. Kirsten Dunst is Amy, the youngest and most carefree, while Susan Sarandon plays the strong-willed matriarch who raises them. Directed by Gillian Armstrong. Categories: Drama, Family, Romance. Year: 1994.
Little Women
Humbert Humbert (James Mason), a troubled professor of French literature in his mid-forties, rents a room from sex-starved widow Charlotte Haze (Shelley Winters) and falls in love with her teenage daughter, Lolita (Sue Lyon). After Charlotte is hit by a car and killed, Humbert and Lolita take their disturbing affair on the road, posing as father and daughter to escape suspicion. But, their forbidden love is threatened when they realize they are being followed by a stranger (Peter Sellers) intent on taking Lolita for his own. Directed by Stanley Kubrick. With Gary Cockrell and Shirley Douglas. Categories: Cult Classics, Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 1962.
Lolita
Syd (Chris Evans) learns that his ex-girlfriend London (Jessica Biel) is leaving New York without telling him, so he crashes her going away party. Once there, he holes up in the bathroom with a pile of cocaine and an Englishman (Jason Statham) that he barely knows. The two engage in a random drug-fueled conversation while Syd struggles to work up the nerve to talk to London before she leaves forever. Directed by Hunter Richards. With Joy Bryant, Kelli Garner, Dane Cook and Isla Fisher. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 2005.
London
Lolita Cassard (Marilou Berry) is a gifted singer desperate for her famous writer father's (Jean-Pierre Bacri) attention. While Lolita prepares for a recital, she grows closer with her teacher (Agnès Jaoui), but suspects that the boy she likes (Keine Bouhiza) may be using her to help his career. Directed by Agnès Jaoui. With Laurent Grévill. Categories: Drama, Comedy, Romance. Year: 2004.
Look at Me
Bob Harris (Bill Murray) is a washed up movie star who finds himself in Tokyo shooting a whiskey commercial. In the hotel bar, he meets a young woman named Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson) who is tagging along with her workaholic photographer husband (Giovanni Ribisi). The chance meeting blossoms into a surprising friendship, as Bob and Charlotte venture out into Tokyo to explore the city and encounter its citizens while discovering that life is full of hidden possibilities. Directed by Sofia Coppola. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2003.
Lost in Translation
Oliver Geary (Ashton Kutcher), an uptight, career-oriented young man, and the free-spirited Emily Friehl (Amanda Peet) meet on a flight from LA to New York. After a very brief romance, which only spans the duration of the flight, the two part ways, proclaiming that they are woefully unsuited for one another. Oliver gives Emily his phone number, telling her to call his mother in seven years to see if his career and life plans have come to fruition. Over the course of the next seven years, the two bump into each other in various cities and begin to get the feeling that their relationship might be destiny. Directed by Nigel Cole. With Kathryn Hahn, Kal Penn, Jeremy Sisto, Ali Larter, Moon Bloodgood and Molly Cheek. Categories: Romance, Comedy. Year: 2005.
A Lot Like Love
Aaron Eckhart plays a self-help author who has written a bestselling book about his wife's death. When he meets Jennifer Aniston, a Seattle-based photographer and florist, they become close. She falls for him just as he realizes that he hasn't really gotten over his wife. Should she just forget about him? Directed by Brandon Camp. With Jennifer Judy Greer and Dan Fogler. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 2009.
Love Happens
Lucia (Paz Vega) flees to a secluded island after she thinks she has lost her boyfriend, Lorenzo (Tristán Ulloa, a tortured writer. On the island that Lorenzo often spoke of, Lucia meets Carlos (Daniel Freire) and Elena (Najwa Nimri), who unbeknownst to them all also share a connection to Lorenzo. As Lucia learns more about the past, she begins to remember the book Lorenzo was writing and fact and fiction begin to drift together. Directed by Julio Medem. Categories: Drama, Romance, Foreign Film. Year: 2001.
Lucia
Just as Tom Bailey (Patrick Dempsey) decides to get over his fear of commitment and come clean about his feelings for his best friend Hannah (Michelle Monaghan), she announces that she is getting married. When she asks him to be her "maid" of honor, Tom accepts, hoping that he will be able to change her mind before the big day. As the date approaches, Tom must assist in all of the uncomfortable prepartions, all the while trying to figure out a way to convince Hannah that he is the man she is looking for. Directed by Paul Weiland. With Beau Garrett, Kadeem Hardison, Sydney Pollack and Kevin McKidd. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 2008.
Made of Honor
After losing their girlfriends on the same day, Brodie Bruce (Jason Lee) and TS Quint (Jeremy London), two slacker best friends, head to the local mall to deal with their grief. Eventually, they come up with a plan to win back their significant others by infiltrating a cheesy dating game show being held at the mall. But, for their scheme to work, they'll need the help of Jay (Jason Mewes) and Silent Bob (Kevin Smith) to stay one step ahead of the game show director (Michael Rooker) and a vindictive mall employee (Ben Affleck). Directed by Kevin Smith. With Shannen Doherty, Claire Forlani, Joey Lauren Adams and Ethan Suplee. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 1995.
Mallrats
Raised on a Greek island by her doting mother Donna (Meryl Streep), Sophie Sheridan (Amanda Seyfried) sets out to find her father so he can give her away at her upcoming wedding. Based on Donna's diary, Sophie narrows down the field to three men: Sam (Pierce Brosnan), Harry (Colin Firth) and Bill (Stellan Skarsgård). Inviting all three without Donna's knowledge, Sophie creates quite a spectacle, and, as the big day approaches, Sam sets out to make up for lost time. Directed by Phyllida Lloyd. With Rachel McDowall, Ashley Lilley and Dominic Cooper. Categories: Comedy, Musical, Romance. Year: 2008.
Mamma Mia!
Mike (Steve Zahn) works in parents' motel in a small town. When Sue (Jennifer Aniston), a traveling art saleswoman checks in, he falls for her. Although she is friendly, that's as far as it goes. But he follows her home to Maryland, and tries to convince her to leave her boyfriend (Woody Harrelson), a former punk who makes millions selling yoghurt. Mike has nothing to offer but his love, but he won't give up till he wins Sue's heart. Directed by Stephen Belber. With James Hiroyuki Liao, Margo Martindale and Katie O'Grady. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 2008.
Management
Following his divorce, Isaac (Woody Allen) learns that his ex-wife, Jill (Meryl Streep), is living with another woman and writing a book about their failed marriage. While Isaac is dating Tracy (Mariel Hemingway), who is stil in high school, he meets and becomes attracted to Mary (Diane Keaton), his friend Yale's (Michael Murphy) mistress. Torn between his three lovers, Isaac tries to make sense of life and love in New York City. Directed by Woody Allen. With Anne Byrne Hoffman. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 1979.
Manhattan
Directed by Ira Sachs. With Chris Cooper, Patricia Clarkson, Rachel McAdams, David Richmond-Peck and Pierce Brosnan. Categories: Crime, Drama, Romance. Year: 2007.
Married Life
The original Zorro (Anthony Hopkins), a master swordsman, was imprisoned in 19th century California by the evil Spanish governor for fighting for freedom. His wife was killed and his daughter was abducted and raised by the governor. Twenty years later, Zorro trains a young country bumpkin (Antonio Banderas) to become the new Zorro and drive away the governor. When the new Zorro meets the now grown daughter (Catherine Zeta-Jones) of his master, sparks fly. Directed by Martin Campbell. Categories: Action, Adventure, Romance, Western. Year: 1998.
The Mask of Zorro
Chris Wilton (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) is a former tennis prowho climbs into the world of the British upper crust when he gets engaged to one of his wealthy tennis students (Emily Mortimer). But, Wilton soon falls for Nola Rice (Scarlett Johansson), a sexy American actress who is dating his rival and soon-to-be brother-in-law (Matthew Goode). Directed by Woody Allen. With Brian Cox. Categories: Drama, Romance, Thriller. Year: 2005.
Match Point
In 1929 a poor girl named Chiyo (Suzuka Ohgo) from a fishing village is sold to a geisha house in Kyoto. Her stunning beauty attracts the vindictive jealousy of Hatsumomo (Gong Li), until she is rescued by and taken under the wing of Hatsumomo's bitter rival, Mameha (Michelle Yeoh). Under Mameha's mentorship, Chiyo becomes a famous geisha. As World War II looms, Japan and the geishas' world are changed forever. Directed by Rob Marshall. With, Zoe Weizenbaum and Togo Igawa. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 2005.
Memoirs of a Geisha
Mrs. Flax (Cher), a single mother of two, has slightly eccentric parenting skills. When she suffers yet another failed relationship, she decides to move her family to the East Coast for a fresh start. Mrs. Flax's eldest daughter, Charlotte (Winona Ryder), exasperated by her mother's flightiness, wants nothing more than to be a nun, despite the fact that she happens to be Jewish. The younger daughter, Kate (Christina Ricci), is preoccupied with her attempt to become the world's best swimmer. The trio, although quite different, learn to appreciate the richness of their family as they deal with life's tribulations and unexpected joys. Directed by Richard Benjamin. With Bob Hoskins and Michael Schoeffling. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 1990.
Mermaids
Directed by Luis Mandoki. With Robin Wright Penn, Kevin Costner, Paul Newman and Robbie Coltrane. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 1999.
Message in a Bottle
Directed by Oren Moverman. With Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson, Samantha Morton and Jena Malone. Categories: Drama, Romance, War. Year: 2009.
The Messenger
Maria (Brigitte Helm) is the leader of the working class in a future society divided between workers and thinkers. After meeting Freder Fredersen (Gustav Frohlich), the son of Johhan Fredersen (Alfred Abel), who is the Lord of their city, Maria falls in love, playing into the hands of the heartless Lord Fredersen who wants to rid Metropolis of its poor working masses. Directed by Fritz Lang. With Fritz Rasp and Grete Berger. Categories: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Classic, Silent Film. Year: 1927.
Metropolis
Jerry Welbach (Brad Pitt) can't catch a break. On one side, his mobster boss (Bob Balaban) demands that he travel to Mexico to retrieve a cursed antique gun, or suffer the consequences. On the other side, his girlfriend, Samantha (Julia Roberts), has given him an ultimatum to give up his criminal ways once and for all. Believing that he can only make things right with Samantha if he is alive, Jerry chooses to go after the gun. Finding the cursed piece of metal is easy, but getting it back across the border proves difficult, especially when Samantha is taken hostage by a gay hitman (James Gandolfini). Directed by Gore Verbinski. With Gene Hackman and J.K. Simmons. Categories: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Romance. Year: 2001.
The Mexican
When middle-aged London nanny Guinevere Pettigrew (Frances McDormand) is unfairly dismissed from her job, she uses the opportunity to take a step out of her comfort zone and takes the position of social secretary for Delysia Lafosse (Amy Adams), a famous actress and singer. New to the glamorous, fast-paced celebrity lifestyle, Miss Pettigrew must adapt quickly to the demands of high society, while contending with Ms. Lafosse complicated social calendar and lofe life. But, as Miss Pettigrew grows into her new role, she begins to fall for a talented designer (Ciarán Hinds), whose fiancée (Shirley Henderson) sets out to undermine everything she has worked for. Directed by Bharat Nalluri. With Lee Pace, Tom Payne and Mark Strong. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 2008.
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
A troubled teen who can't get over his mother's death, Hallem Foe (Jamie Bell, who starred in Billy Elliot) starts spying on the neighbors near the family's Scottish country estate. He believes that his father (Ciarán Hinds) and his stepmother (Claire Forlani), plotted to kill his mother and one day he runs away to Edinburgh. There he sees a woman (Sophia Myles) who looks just like his mother and gets a job in the kitchen of the hotel where she works. But that's only the beginning of their relationship. Directed by David Mackenzie. With Ewen Bremner and Jamie Sives. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 2007.
Mister Foe
The legendary Charlie Chaplin directs and stars as the famous Little Tramp in his last silent film, an incendiary criticism of industry, technology and its effects on the worker. With classic slapstick humor, the Tramp struggles to survive with the help of a lovely urchin (Paulette Goddard). Directed by Charlie Chaplin. Categories: Comedy, Romance, Classic, Silent Film. Year: 1936.
Modern Times
After accepting an art history teaching position at Wellesley in the 1950s, Katherine Ann Watson (Julia Roberts), an independent, modern thinker, sets out to help her female students realize their potential. Despite the school's academic reputation, most of the students still judge their success by how well they are able to marry. Katherine challenges this notion and helps her students look beyond the perception that they should be content with merely being wives and mothers. Directed by Mike Newell. With Kirsten Dunst, Julia Stiles, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Marcia Gay Harden and Topher Grace. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2003.
Mona Lisa Smile
Lalit Verma (Naseeruddin Shah), the stressed-out father of the bride, brings his extended family together in New Delhi for the last-minute arranged marriage of his daughter, Aiditi (Vasundhara Das). During the hectic prepartions for the wedding, five stories reveal the boundaries of love, class and continent, and expose long-hidden family secrets. Directed by Mira Nair. With Lillete Dubey and Shefali Shetty. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2001.
Monsoon Wedding
Aileen Wuornos (Charlize Theron), a troubled Daytona Beach prostitute, becomes the nation's first female serial killer. Amongst the horrors of murders and life on the fringes of society, a love story unfolds between Wuornos and Selby Wall (Christina Ricci), a teenager sent to live with an aunt in Florida in order to "cure her homosexuality." Directed by Patty Jenkins. With Bruce Dern, Annie Corley and Pruitt Taylor Vince. Categories: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller. Year: 2003.
Monster
After meeting the handsome, intelligent Kevin (Michael Vartan), Charlotte Cantilini (Jennifer Lopez) thinks she has finally found true love. The only trouble is Kevin's insane mother, Viola (Jane Fonda). After recently losing her job, Viola is afraid of losing her son as well, and sets out to keep her son single by doing everything she can to drive Charlotte away. Directed by Robert Luketic. With Wanda Sykes, Adam Scott and Annie Parisse. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 2005.
Monster-in-Law
Christian (Ewan McGregor), a struggling, idealistic writer in turn of the century Paris, becomes emersed in the glamorous, risque world of the Moulin Rouge, an infamous nightclub filled with sex, drugs and questionable clientele. After being asked to write a play to be performed at the club, Christian is lovestruck by Satine (Nicole Kidman), the Moulin Rouge's beautiful star performer. But, her love does not come easily, and Christian must compete for her heart with The Duke (Richard Roxburgh), a jealous investor who can offer Satine the life she has always dreamed of. Directed by Baz Luhrmann. With John Leguizamo, Jim Broadbent, Kylie Minogue and Ozzy Osbourne. Categories: Drama, Romance, Music. Year: 2001.
Moulin Rouge!
John (Brad Pitt) and Jane (Angelina Jolie), a seemingly typical, suburban couple, are bored silent, uncomfortable dinners and looking for a way out of their passionless marriage. What each of them doesn't know is that the other is a high-priced, international assassin, killing on command for the highest bidder. The action heats up when they realize that their next targets are each other, turning their quiet neighborhood into an explosive battleground. Directed by Doug Liman. With Vince Vaughn, Adam Brody, Kerry Washington and Michelle Monaghan. Categories: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Romance, Thriller. Year: 2005.
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
After inheriting a controlling interest in his great uncle's media corporation, Longfellow Deeds (Adam Sandler), a small town pizza store owner, travels to New York City to wait for a deal to be put in place for him to sell his shares for forty billion dollars. While his great uncle's lawyer (Peter Gallagher) works out a plan to cheat Deeds out of his fortune, tabloid reporter Babe Bennett (Winona Ryder) cozies up to the good-hearted heir in order to uncover some dirt. But, when Babe falls for Deeds, she'll have to explain her actions when he discovers her true identity. Directed by Steven Brill. With John Turturro, Allen Covert and Erick Avari. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 2002.
Mr. Deeds
Washed up pop singer Alex Fletcher (Hugh Grant) sees a ray of hope for his career when he is given an opportunity to compose and sing a duet with current teen sensation Cora Corman (Haley Bennett). Struggling with the lyrics, he stumbles upon Sophie Fisher (Drew Barrymore), whose quirky way with words is just the thing Alex needs to complete the song. While their personalities and styles clash, Alex and Sophie soon find themselves drawn into an unexpected relationship. But, in order to make things work, they'll have to overcome their fears and admit they make perfect music together. Directed by Marc Lawrence. With Brad Garrett. Categories: Comedy, Music, Romance. Year: 2007.
Music and Lyrics
Ron Livingston stars as Richard Pimental, a real-life advocate for the rights of the disabled who was the driving force behind the Americans with Disabilities Act. Pimental was a soldier in Vietnam who lost most of his hearing when a shell exploded near him. Back home, he received poor medical treatment and little help living with his disability. He befriended Art Honeyman (Michael Sheen), a brilliant young man confined to a wheelchair due to cerebral palsy and together they began to fight for better treatment for the disabled. Directed by Steven Sawalich. With Rebecca De Mornay, Melissa George and Hector Elizondo. Categories: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Based on a True Story. Year: 2007.
Music Within
Sarah Nolan (Diane Lane), a thirty-something preschool teacher, has been divorced for eight months, but is hesitant to re-enter the dating world despite the pressure of her pushy family. Jake (John Cusack) is a recently divorced boat builder who still misses his ex-wife. After Sarah's sister, Carol (Elizabeth Perkins), puts her profile on an online dating site, the two reluctant daters agree to meet at a dog park, even though neither actually owns a dog. As their awkward first meeting develops into something special, both Sarah and Jake realize that love can be found in the most unlikely of places. Directed by Gary David Goldberg. With Dermot Mulroney, Stockard Channing and Christopher Plummer. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 2005.
Must Love Dogs
Omar (Gordon Warnecke) is a young Pakistani living in London amidst the machinations and drama of his large family represented by his wealthy uncle Nasser (Saeed Jaffrey) and ailing father (Roshan Seth). After Omar encounters Johnny (Daniel Day-Lewis), his friend and one time lover, the two decide to reunite as the managers of a rundown laundromat. Directed by Stephen Frears. With Gordon Warnecke, Derrick Branche and Rita Wolf. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 1985.
My Beautiful Laundrette
Julianne Potter (Julia Roberts) has been best friends with Michael O'Neal (Dermot Mulroney) for years, but finds herself unexpectedly jealous when he announces his plans to marry the seeminly flawless Kimberly Wallace (Cameron Diaz). Desperate to stop the ceremony at any cost, Julianne hatches a plan with her boss George (Rupert Everett) to win Michael back and ensure their happy future together with Kimberly out of the picture. Directed by P.J. Hogan. With Philip Bosco, Susan Sullivan and Christopher Masterson. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 1997.
My Best Friend's Wedding
After breaking up with her boyfriend (Chad R. Davis), Elizabeth (Norah Jones) leaves New YOrk City and travels across the country working as a waitress. Leaving her life and all her memories behind, Elizabeth sets out in search of something to mend her broken heart. As she meets a series of customers with problems even worse than her own, Elizabeth begins to realize that there may someone in New York who was there for her all along. Directed by Kar Wai Wong. With Jude Law, Frankie Faison, David Strathairn, Rachel Weisz and Natalie Portman. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 2007.
My Blueberry Nights
Tom Stansfield (Ashton Kutcher) is a motivated young man out to secure both a big promotion and the affection of his boss's daughter, the bubbly, irresistable Lisa (Tara Reid). When Tom gets the chance to housesit for his unimpressible boss (Terence Stamp), he sees it as the opportunity he has been looking for to prove himself to Mr. Taylor and make an impression on Lisa. However, soon after they leave town, a string of zany guests, including Mr. Taylor’s drug-dealing son (Andy Richter), show up and send Tom scrambling to keep the entire ordeal from blowing up in his face. Directed by David Zucker. With Jeffrey Tambor, Molly Shannon, Michael Madsen, David Koechner, Carmen Electra and Jon Abrahams. Categories: Comedy. Year: 2003.
My Boss's Daughter
Matt Saunders (Luke Wilson) thinks he might have found the one when he meets Jenny Johnson (Uma Thurman). But, when she turns out to be needy, controlling and jealous, Matt decides to cut his losses and end the relationship amicably. What Matt doesn't know is that Jenny is actually a superhero named G-Girl, and when things don't go her way she's not afraid to use her powers to get even. Directed by Ivan Reitman. With Anna Faris, Rainn Wilson and Eddie Izzard. Categories: Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi. Year: 2006.
My Super Ex-Girlfriend
Gogol (Kal Penn), the American-born son of Indian immigrants (Irfan Khan and Tabu), struggles to fit in among his peers, partly due to his family's unwillingness to let go of their traditional values. Caught between two worlds, Gogol is unable to find a personal connection to his Indian roots until his father dies of a heart attack. Seeking to find his own identity without losing his heritage, Gogol seeks love and friendship on both sides of the ocean. Directed by Mira Nair. With Zuleikha Robinson and Jacinda Barrett. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 2006.
The Namesake
Scarlett Johannsson plays a graduate student from a modest background who becomes a nanny for a fabulously rich New York family in this movie version of the bestselling novel. She is both impressed and intimidated by the selfish, glamorous Mrs. X (Laura Linney), her employer, and cares deeply about the little boy (Nicholas Art) she works with. But she is frustrated: How can she get his mother and workaholic father to pay attention to this child? While she struggles with this question, she juggles her studies and an attraction to a hot Harvard student. Directed by Robert Pulcini. With Chris Evans and Alicia Keys. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2007.
The Nanny Diaries
Mickey (Woody Harrelson) and Mallory (Juliette Lewis) are two young lovers who lose control and turn into brutal, psychopathic serial killers. On a drug-fueled road trip, they shoot, slash and bludgeon their way to media stardom. Careful to leave at least one victim alive at each scene, their story is picked up by sensationalistic reporter Wayne Gale (Robert Downey Jr.). Directed by Oliver Stone. With Tom Sizemore, Rodney Dangerfield and Tommy Lee Jones. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller. Year: 1994.
Natural Born Killers
When journalist Josie Geller (Drew Barrymore) is assigned to go undercover and find out what really goes on in today's high schools, she hopes that she will be more popular with her classmates than she was the first time around. But, after enrolling in a local high school, Josie quickly falls back into nerdy habits and finds it difficult to make friends. Things look bleak for Josie until her cool, older brother Rob (David Arquette) shows up and spreads flattering gossip about her, attracting the attention of the coolest kids in school (Jessica Alba and James Franco). Just as things start to go Josie's way, she finds that she is falling for a teacher (Michael Vartan), putting her assignment and career in jeopardy. Directed by Raja Gosnell. With Molly Shannon, John C. Reilly and Garry Marshall. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 1999.
Never Been Kissed
Transferred to rural Minnesota to oversee the restructuring of a manufacturing plant, Lucy Hill (Renée Zellweger), a high-powered Miami business woman, struggles to adjust to small town life. Overcoming an icy reception and her inital reluctance to embrace the isolated town's charm, Lucy is eventually accepted by the community and grows close to Ted Mitchell (Harry Connick Jr.), a no-nonsense voluntary transplant. But, when Lucy is ordered to close the plant, she in forced to re-examine her big city values and find a way to save the plant and its workers' jobs. Directed by Jonas Elmer. With Nathan Fillion, Siobhan Fallon, Frances Conroy, Rashida Jones and J.K. Simmons. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 2009.
New in Town
In 1607, three ships sail from England seeking to establish a foothold on the coast of the New World. Shackled below the deck of one of the ships is a soldier of fortune named John Smith (Colin Farrell). After landing, Smith seeks the assistance of the local tribesmen and meets a beautiful young woman named Pocahontas (Q'Orianka Kilcher). While the world around them changes forever, a bond develops between this Englishman and Native American woman that transcends friendship or romance. Directed by Terrence Malick. With Christopher Plummer and Christian Bale. Categories: Adventure, Drama, History, Romance. Year: 2005.
The New World
Directed by Allen Hughes. With Natalie Portman, Shia LaBeouf, Justin Bartha, Robin Wright Penn, Orlando Bloom, Christina Ricci and Hayden Christensen. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 2009.
New York, I Love You
Traveling to North Carolina to reconcile with his estranged son, Dr. Paul Flanner (Richard Gere) finds himself at an inn in a small coastal town. Adrienne Willis (Diane Lane), in an effort to escape the chaos of her precarious married life, has retreated to Rodanthe for the weekend to tend to the inn for a friend. When a major storm strike, these two troubled souls make a connection and begin a life-changing romance. Directed by George C. Wolfe. With James Franco, Scott Glenn, Christopher Meloni, Mae Whitman and Viola Davis. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 2008.
Nights in Rodanthe
Nikita (Anne Parillaud) is just a young woman when she commits robbery and murder while under the influence of drugs. Instead of being sent to jail, she is trained as a deadly spy and assassin, held by the hand until one day when she is suddenly given a gun and told to kill someone nearby in a restaurant. That single act throws her into a web of murder and conspiracy. Directed by Luc Besson. With Marc Duret, Patrick Fontana and Laura Chron. Categories: Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama, Romance. Year: 1990.
Nikita
Winston Smith (John Hurt) is a citizen of Oceania, one of the three superpowers left after nuclear war destroys much of the planet. In a tightly controlled society, Big Brother, the watchful eyes of a totalitarian regime, is willing to kill individuals or even rewrite history in order to maintain its power. After a chance meeting with Julia (Suzanna Hamilton), a proletariat worker, Winston begins to question the horrors of his government's actions with the help of O'Brien (Richard Burton), a top level member of the ruling party. Directed by Michael Radford. With Cyril Cusack, Gregor Fisher and Andrew Wilde. Categories: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Based on a Novel. Year: 1984.
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Norbit (Eddie Murphy) has had a tough life. Abandoned by his family and raised by a tough Asian father, Norbit grows into a meek man who is pressed into marrying a monstrous woman. But, when he finally meets the woman of his dreams (Thandie Newton), Norbit takes a chance and tries to figure out a way to be with her. Directed by Brian Robbins. With Cuba Gooding Jr. and Eddie Griffin. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 2007.
Norbit
An old man (James Garner) reads a story about two young lovers to an old woman (Gena Rowlands) in a nursing home. Allie Hamilton (Rachel McAdams) and Noah Calhoun (Ryan Gosling) meet at a carnival and fall in love, but Allie's parents disapprove of him. After Allie's family moves away, she gets engaged to a handsome young soldier (James Marsden), after receiving no word from Noah. But, before her wedding, Allie stops by to see Noah, and it is evident that they still have feelings for each other. Directed by Nick Cassavetes. With Kevin Connolly and Joan Allen. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 2004.
The Notebook
Can the owner of a small bookstore in London's multi-cultural Notting Hill neighborhood find love with the biggest star in Hollywood? That's the question in Notting Hill, in which Hugh Grant plays the bookstore owner and Julia Roberts is the actress he meets by chance. Grant and Roberts make for a charming couple in this gentle romantic comedy, but Rhys Ifans gets the biggest laughs as Grant's slacker roommate. Directed by Roger Michell. With Richard McCabe, James Dreyfus and Dylan Moran. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 1999.
Notting Hill
Zack Mayo (Richard Gere), a young man with an attitude problem, unexpectedly follows in his father's footsteps and joins the Navy. Deciding to pursue his dream to be a pilot, Mayo immediately butts heads with Sgt. Foley (Louis Gossett Jr.), a tough drill instructor who sees that Mayo might have potential if he wasn't so self-centered. While Foley attempts to whip him into shape, Mayo meets Paula (Debra Winger), a girl who works at a local factory, and must decide what he wants to do with his life. Directed by Taylor Hackford. With David Keith, Robert Loggia and Grace Zabriskie. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 1982.
An Officer and a Gentleman
When James Bond (George Lazenby) saves a girl from suicide, her crime lord father agrees to lead the dashing spy to his arch-enemy, Ernst Stavro Blofeld (Telly Savalas), in exchange for Bond marrying his daughter Tracy (Diana Rigg). As Bond's growing love for Tracy contends with his enduring hatred of Blofeld, a new plot by the villain to infect humanity with a lethal virus threatens to destroy Bond's marriage, his life and the world. Directed by Peter R. Hunt. With Gabriele Ferzetti, Ilse Steppat and Lois Maxwell. Categories: Action, Romance, Adventure, Thriller, James Bond. Year: 1969.
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Terry Malloy (Marlon Brando) is a dockworker who spends his days dreaming of a better life as a champion fighter. When Malloy witnesses a murder by a couple of thugs working for Johnny Friendly (Lee J. Cobb), the corrupt head of the dockers union, he is compelled to befriend the dead man's sister and is forced into the middle of a legal case that could cost him his life. Directed by Elia Kazan. With Karl Malden, Rod Steiger and Pat Henning. Categories: Cult Classics, Crime, Romance, Drama, Classic. Year: 1954.
On the Waterfront
When Melanie Parker (Michelle Pfeiffer) and Jack Taylor (George Clooney) each find themselves running late one morning, causing their children to miss a school field trip, the single parents are stuck with their children for the day. After agreeing that each of them will watch the children for half a day, Melanie and Jack do their best to project the negative stereotypes of their ex-spouses on each other, bickering back and forth and constantly calling one another on their cell phones. But, try as they might, this career-minded pair can't help but feel an attraction, and eventually, despite their best efforts, they begin to fal in love. Directed by Michael Hoffman. With Amanda Peet and Charles Durning. Categories: Comedy, Family, Romance. Year: 1996.
One Fine Day
Luis Vargas (Antonio Banderas) is a wealthy Cuban merchant seeking an American mail-order bride. When Julia Russell (Angelina Jolie) responds to his advertisement, he invites her to Cuba and marries her as soon as she steps off the boat. Their relationship quickly explodes into a mystery of hidden identities and menacing strangers. As Luis loses his faith in love, Julia finds hers for the first time, but the arrival of her ex partner-in-crime, the sadistic Walter Downs (Thomas Jane), threatens more than their marriage. Directed by Michael Cristofer. Categories: Thriller, Drama, Romance. Year: 2001.
Original Sin
Anne (Natalie Portman) and Mary Boleyn (Scarlett Johansson), two beautiful sisters, are driven by their family's ambition for power and status to compete for the love of King Henry VIII (Eric Bana). Leaving their simple country life, the girls find themselves in the dangerous, thrilling world of life in the royal court. While Mary develops genuine feelings for the King, Anne is motivated by an overwhelming desire to become the Queen. Directed by Justin Chadwick. With Jim Sturgess, Mark Rylance, Kristin Scott Thomas, Ana Torrent and David Morrissey. Categories: Drama, History, Romance, Based on a Novel. Year: 2008.
The Other Boleyn Girl
Karen Blixen (Meryl Streep) is a Danish woman living in Africa with a man she married simply for the status he offered. As she grows restless with her hectic existence and distant husband, Karen begins a relationship with Denys Finch Hatton (Robert Redford), a hunter and traveler who shows her a life outside the confines of her coffee plantation. Directed by Sydney Pollack. With Klaus Maria Brandauer, Michael Kitchen and Malick Bowens. Categories: Biography, Drama, Romance. Year: 1985.
Out of Africa
Jack Foley (George Clooney) is a career bank robber with too much ego for his own good. After a successful prison break ends with him kidnapping a female US Marshal named Karen Sisco (Jennifer Lopez), there is an instant attraction between the two, even though they despise what the other does for a living. When Sisco is assigned to bring Foley back to justice, they each must decide where their loyalty lies. Directed by Steven Soderbergh. With Ving Rhames, Don Cheadle, Isaiah Washington, Steve Zahn, Luis Guzmán, Dennis Farina and Albert Brooks. Categories: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller. Year: 1998.
Out of Sight
Godfather director Francis Ford Coppola adapted a novel about teen street gangs into this 1983 film. Ralph Macchio and C. Thomas Howell are two tough guys who get into a fight with some rich kids. When one of the rich kids is killed, they run to their leader, Matt Dillon, for help. Diane Lane plays the girl they're all in love with. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola. With Patrick Swayze and Emilio Estevez. Categories: Crime, Drama, Romance. Year: 1983.
The Outsiders
Kate (Eva Longoria Parker), a type-A perfectionist, is killed during an accident right before her wedding. Her fiancé (Paul Rudd) is bereaved and can't imagine dating anyone else. He consults a psychic (Lake Bell) to try to make contact with his deceased love. But when he finds himself falling for the psychic, Kate appears and tries to sabotage the romance. Directed by Jeff Lowell. With Lindsay Sloane and Jason Biggs. Categories: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance. Year: 2008.
Over Her Dead Body
After marriying hastily, Walter Fane (Edward Norton), an earnest, socially awkward bacteriologist, and his beautiful, but shallow wife, Kitty (Naomi Watts), leave London for China, where Walter works in a government lab. Discovering that Kitty has cheated on him, Walter gives her the choice of joining him on a relief effort to treat a cholera outbreak in a small inland village, or face divorce. The struggles of travel and rural life, help Walter and Kitty to see one another in a new light and reawaken their lost romance. Directed by John Curran. With Liev Schreiber and Toby Jones. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 2006.
The Painted Veil
Directed by C_dric Klapisch. With Juliette Binoche, Romain Duris and Fabrice Luchini. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2008.
Paris
During WWII, two childhood friends, Rafe McCawley (Ben Affleck) and Danny Walker (Josh Hartnett), join the US Army as fighter pilots. When Rafe's plane is shot down in Europe, it is assumed that he died in the crash. However, he survives the attack and makes his way to Hawaii, only to find Danny smitten with his former love, Evelyn (Kate Beckinsale). As the two grapple with burden of betrayal on their friendship, their personal confrontation takes a back seat to the tragedies of the fateful attack on Pearl Harbor. Directed by Michael Bay. With Cuba Gooding Jr., Jon Voight, Alec Baldwin, Tom Sizemore and Jaime King. Categories: Drama, Action, War, Romance. Year: 2001.
Pearl Harbor
Penelope (Christina Ricci) is a young heiress born with a curse that can only be broken when she finds true love. The curse burdens Penelope with a pig's nose, which she tries unsuccessfully to conceal from her many suitors. When Lemon (Peter Dinklage), a unscrupulous tabloid reporter, learns of Penelope's predicament, he hires hires Max (James McAvoy) to pursue the girl in the hopes of securing a one of a kind photograph. But, when Max, a down-on-his luck gambler, begins to fall for Penelope, he disappears to save her from betrayal. Determined to live life on her own terms, Penelope sets out into the world alone, making her first real friend (Reese Witherspoon) and discovering the person she was always meant to be. Directed by Mark Palansky. With Catherine O'Hara, Richard E. Grant, Simon Woods and Ronni Ancona. Categories: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance. Year: 2006.
Penelope
Eli Wurman (Al Pacino) is a publicity agent handling the personal lives of the rich and famous. When one of his clients (Ryan O'Neal) is involved in an unimaginable crime and expects Wurman to get him out of it, this smooth publicist must save himself without turning some of the most powerful people in America against him. Directed by Daniel Algrant. With Kim Basinger, Téa Leoni, Robert Klein and Mark Webber. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 2002.
People I Know
Directed by Lance Rivera. With Gabrielle Union, Queen Latifah, Morris Chestnut, 2007, Jill Marie Jones, Katt Williams, Faizon Love, Rachel True, Terrence Howard and Charles Q. Murphy. Categories: Comedy, Family, Romance. Year: 2007.
The Perfect Holiday
When Wall Street millionaire Steven Taylor (Michael Douglas) discovers that his wife Emily (Gwyneth Paltrow) is having an affair with penniless artist David Shaw (Viggo Mortensen), he reacts by setting up the perfect murder. After blackmailing Shaw into killing Emily, he goes out for the evening to secure his alibi. But, when he returns home expecting to find Emily dead, he instead finds that Emily has killed an intruder who is not Shaw. When Shaw phones him demanding money, Steven realizes that his plan is beginning to unravel and sets out to cover all of his tracks. Directed by Andrew Davis. Categories: Romance, Thriller. Year: 1998.
A Perfect Murder
Jerry Stahl (Ben Stiller) chronicles his rise and fall as a television writer in Los Angeles for Kitty (Maria Bello), a woman he meets while he is in rehab. From a bed in a cheap motel, Jerry tells a darkly comedic tale of self-inflicted mental, emotional and physical pain. Directed by David Veloz. With Owen Wilson, Elizabeth Hurley, Janeane Garofalo and Fred Willard. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 1998.
Permanent Midnight
Directed by Jay DiPietro. With Jess Weixler, Jason Ritter, Kristina Klebe, Tracie Thoms, Dana Eskelson and Zak Orth. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 2009.
Peter and Vandy
When the mysterious Phantom (Gerard Butler), a disfigured musical genius who haunts the catacombs beneath the Paris Opera, falls hopelessly in love with Christine (Emmy Rossum), he devotes himself to nurturing her extraordinary talents. But, things change with the arrival of Raoul (Patrick Wilson), Christine's onetime sweetheart and the new patron of the opera house. Driven into a jealous rage, the Phantom kidnaps Christine and forces Raoul into a showdown for the young girl's love and the lives of everyone involved.Directed by Joel Schumacher. With Miranda Richardson, Minnie Driver and Simon Callow. Categories: Drama, Fantasy, Musical, Romance, Thriller. Year: 2004.
The Phantom of the Opera
Kate Mosley (Jennifer Aniston) is having difficulty getting ahead in her career because her boss believes that only married employees deserve promotions. To get the position she's earned, Kate pretends to be engaged to Nick (Jay Mohr), a man she recently met at a friend's wedding. In the beginning, her plan works perfectly, securing a promotion and helping her catch the eye of a coworker (Kevin Bacon), who only dates women who are already in relationships. But, when Nick reveals that he is falling in love with Kate for real, she'll have to reevaluate her priorities and decide if she is meant for true love. Directed by Glenn Gordon Caron. With Olympia Dukakis. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 1997.
Picture Perfect
Eleven people (including Angelina Jolie, Jon Stewart, Ryan Phillippe and Gillian Anderson) living in Los Angeles struggle to find room for romance in their turbulent lives. As their sometimes tragic, sometimes bizarre love stories unfold, the connections among the members of this seemingly random sample of broken hearts and failed relationships converge over the course of one fateful week. Directed by Willard Carroll. With Sean Connery, Dennis Quaid, Gena Rowlands, Anthony Edwards, Ellen Burstyn, Jay Mohr, Patricia Clarkson and Madeleine Stowe. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 1998.
Playing by Heart
Mrs. Bennet (Brenda Blethyn) has always raised her five daughters to be aware of the importance of marrying a wealthy husband to secure their futures. But, the situation becomes desperate when the family learns that if Mr. Bennet (Donald Sutherland) dies before one of his daughters marries, their estate will be handed over to a distant cousin. Luckily, wealthy bachelor Mr. Bingley (Simon Woods) and his friend Mr. Darcy (Matthew Macfadyen) arrive in town to spend the summer, bringing with them a sense of hope. But, while the shy, beautiful Jane (Rosamund Pike) quickly falls in love with Mr. Bingley, independent, strong-willed Lizzie (Keira Knightley) finds Mr. Darcy snobbish and swears to loathe him forever. Directed by Joe Wright. With Jena Malone, Tom Hollander and Judi Dench. Categories: Drama, Romance, Based on a Novel. Year: 2005.
Pride & Prejudice
Uma Thurman plays an accomplished New York professional who is still single at age 37. When she starts dating a much younger guy (Bryan Greenberg) she is eager to share the news with her therapist (Meryl Streep). But the therapist figures out quickly that the new boyfriend is her own son, although she doesn't share the news with her patient. Prime is a contemporary comedy about what happens when three people who all care about each other are suddenly put in an impossible situation. Directed by Ben Younger. With Uma Thurman, Bryan Greenberg and Meryl Streep. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2005.
Prime
A new, hand-drawn animated cartoon musical from Disney, this film tells the magical story of a young girl (Anika Noni Rose, who starred in Dreamgirls) called Princess Tiana who lives in New Orleans during the Jazz Age. She has lots of friends, including a lovesick Cajun firefly and a trumpet-playing alligator. John Goodman, Terence Howard and Oprah Winfrey provide the voices of some of the characters. Directed by John Musker. Categories: Animation, Family, Musical, Romance. Year: 2009.
The Princess and the Frog
A kind grandfather (Peter Falk) reads a story to his sick grandson (Fred Savage) in the hope that it will help pass the time and raise the boy's spirits. When the Dread Pirate Roberts (Cary Elwes), a once simple farm boy, attempts to rescue his love, the beautiful Buttercup (Robin Wright Penn), from the foul Prince Humperdinck (Chris Sarandon), he is joined by two companions, (Mandy Patinkin and Andre the Giant), his former enemies. As the tale of sword fights, vile swamps, kidnappings and true love plays out, the grandfather does his best to finish the story despite being interuppted by his grandson at all the mushy parts. Directed by Rob Reiner. With Chris Sarandon, Christopher Guest, Carol Kane, Billy Crystal and Wallace Shawn. Categories: Cult Classics, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance. Year: 1987.
The Princess Bride
Fearing deportation to Canada, high-powered book editor Margaret Tate (Sandra Bullock) coerces her male assistant Andrew (Ryan Reynolds) to marry her. Andrew agrees to the deal, but only if Margaret will accompany him to Alaska to meet his parents (Mary Steenburgen and Craig T. Nelson) and Grandma Annie (Betty White). Even with an immigration official on their trail and a surprise wedding in the works by Andrew's quirky family, Margaret and Andrew decide to stick to their plan no matter the consequences. Directed by Anne Fletcher. With Denis O'Hare, Malin Akerman, Oscar Nuñez and Aasif Mandvi. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 2009.
The Proposal
Barry Egan (Adam Sandler) owns and operates a small business distributing novelty toilet plungers. Socially impaired and lacking self-esteem, Barry contacts a phone sex operator, who then threatens him with blackmail. When Barry doesn't cooperate, the operator sends some thugs on a mission to extort him. Barry is desperate until one of his seven sisters fixes him up with a lovely English woman named Lena (Emily Watson). With his emotions going haywire, Barry decides to do whatever it takes to get his shot at true romance. Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. With Philip Seymour Hoffman and Luis Guzmán. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2002.
Punch-Drunk Love
Kym (Anne Hathaway), a troubled ex-model who has been in and out of rehab for the last decade, returns home for her sister Rachel's (Rosemarie DeWitt) wedding. With a long history of crisis and conflict with her family, Kym's dark humor and tendency for drama brings long standing tensions to the surface on what should be a happy occasion. Directed by Jonathan Demme. With Mather Zickel, Bill Irwin, Debra Winger and Tunde Adebimpe. Categories: Drama, Romance, Independent Film. Year: 2008.
Rachel Getting Married
Directed by Garry Marshall. With Kate Hudson, John Corbett, Abigail Breslin, Hayden Panettiere, Spencer Breslin and Joan Cusack. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2004.
Raising Helen
Years after his affair with Hanna Schmitz (Kate Winslet), an attractive older woman, came to a mysterious end, Michael Berg (David Kross), now a law student, encounters his former love at the Nazi war trials. Hanna is on trial for a horrible crime, but refuses to defend herself. As the proceedings move along, Michael gradually realizes that Hanna is guarding a secret she considers to be more shameful than murder. Directed by Stephen Daldry. With Ralph Fiennes, Jeanette Hain, Hannah Herzsprung and Karoline Herfurth. Categories: Drama, History, Romance, Thriller, War. Year: 2008.
The Reader
Lelaina (Winona Ryder), the valedictorian of her college class, videotapes her Gen-X friends following graduation. Her best friend Troy (Ethan Hawke) is an unemployed slacker, Vickie (Janeane Garofalo) is a neurotic manager at the Gap and Sammy (Steve Zahn) is still coming to terms with his own sexuality. When Lelaina meets Michael (Ben Stiller), a straight-laced video executive, she must decide between his yuppie materialism and Troy's cynical philosophy. Directed by Ben Stiller. With Swoosie Kurtz and Renée Zellweger. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 1994.
Reality Bites
After hearing radical American journalist John Reed (Warren Beatty) give a lecture, writer Louise Bryant (Diane Keaton) flees her unhappy marriage to follow the Communist activist. After becoming involved in labor and political disputes in the US, the couple travels to Russia when John is assigned to cover the Russian Revolution. Inspired by the Communist victory, John and Louise return to the US, hoping to lead a revolution of their own. Directed by Warren Beatty. With Edward Herrmann, Jack Nicholson, Paul Sorvino, Maureen Stapleton, M. Emmet Walsh and Gene Hackman. Categories: Biography, Drama, Romance. Year: 1981.
Reds
Based on the bestselling novel, this film tells the story of a devoted butler (Anthony Hopkins) in the first part of the 20th century who puts duty before everything. The housekeeper (Emma Thompson) on the estate where he works falls in love with him, and although he likes her, he is afraid their relationship will interfere with his work. Christopher Reeve is a visiting American and Hugh Grant is a journalist who uncovers painful secrets about the butler's employer. Directed by James Ivory. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 1993.
The Remains of the Day
In this screen adaptation of the hit Broadway rock opera, Mark Cohen (Anthony Rapp), an aspiring film-maker, has lost his performance artist girlfriend, Maureen (Idina Menzel), to an uptight lawyer named Joanne (Tracie Thoms). Mark's roommate Roger (Adam Pascal) is an HIV-positive would-be musician who has misgivings about getting involved with Mimi (Rosario Dawson), an exotic dancer. Tom Collins (Jesse L. Martin), a disgruntled professor, falls for a transgendered street-drummer, Angel (Wilson Jermaine Heredia). Together this group of down and out friends must grapple with poverty, AIDS, suicide, commercialism and artistic stagnation. Directed by Chris Columbus. With Taye Diggs and Sarah Silverman. Categories: Drama, Musical, New York. Year: 2005.
Rent
Settling in a quaint Connecticut suburb, Frank (Leonardo DiCaprio) and April Wheeler (Kate Winslet), a young, self-assured married couple, struggle to keep their dreams alive and create a distinction between themselves and their ordinary neighbors. While April raises their children, all the while maintaining aspirations of becoming an actress and moving to Paris, Frank is forced to work a corporate job in New York City that he hates. As Frank turns to alcohol to distract himself from the tedium, the couple's marriage begins to dissolve into a cycle of bitter, jealous arguments. Directed by Sam Mendes. With Kathy Bates, Kathryn Hahn, Michael Shannon and David Harbour. Categories: Drama, Romance, Based on a Novel. Year: 2008.
Revolutionary Road
Robin of Locksley (Kevin Costner) returns from the crusades to find that the Sheriff of Nottingham (Alan Rickman) has taken over his land and put the peasentry in a stranglehold in the King's absence. Teaming up with his friends, Azeem (Morgan Freeman) and Little John (Nick Brimble), Robin Hood vows to avenge his father's murder and put an end to the Sheriff's tyranny. The band of outlaws robs from the rich to feed the poor and sets out to secure King Richard the Lionheart's return, while Robin does his best to renew his old love with Maid Marian (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio). Directed by Kevin Reynolds. With Christian Slater and Michael Wincott. Categories: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance. Year: 1991.
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone), a slightly dimwitted, kind-hearted amateur boxer, rises out of Philadelphia's toughest neighborhood to earn a shot at fighting for the heavyweight championship of the world. During his training, Rocky finds love in the arms of the shy, reclusive Adrian (Talia Shire), who works in the local pet store. Rocky must push himself to the limit and overcome self-doubt to prove he deserves to stand in the ring with undefeated heavyweight champion Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers). Directed by John G. Avildsen. With Burt Young and Burgess Meredith. Categories: Action, Drama, Sports. Year: 1976.
Rocky
In the violent, modern world of Verona Beach, Romeo (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Juliet (Claire Danes) find forbidden love in the midst of their rival families' battle for power. While the families wage war in the streets, these star-crossed lovers enter a tragic romance filled with lavish nightclub parties and secret rendezvous. Directed by Baz Luhrmann. With John Leguizamo, Harold Perrineau, Pete Postlethwaite, Dash Mihok, Paul Sorvino and Brian Dennehy. Categories: Romance, Crime, Drama. Year: 1996.
Romeo & Juliet
After becoming engaged to her boyfriend Jeff (Mark Ruffalo), Sarah Huttington (Jennifer Aniston) travels home to Pasadena for her sister Annie's (Mena Suvari) wedding. Unsure about her new engagement and the direction of her career, Sarah's life is further complicated when she learns that her mother (Jennifer Bini Taylor) and grandmother (Shirley MacLaine) may have been the inspiration for the novel The Graduate. To learn the truth, Sarah tracks down Beau Burroughs (Kevin Costner), who she believes might be her father. But, when she learns that isn't the case, she ends up falling in love with him, adding another chapter to this timeless love story. Directed by Rob Reiner. With Richard Jenkins, Christopher McDonald, Mike Vogel and Kathy Bates. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 2005.
Rumor Has It...
Lola (Franka Potente) receives a frantic call from her boyfriend, Manni (Moritz Bleibtreu), who is trying to prove his loyalty to his gang boss, Ronnie (Heino Ferch), by delivering a shipment of smuggled goods and returning with the payment. But, after Manni accidentally leaves the bag of cash on the subway, he explains to Lola that he has twenty minutes to get 100,000 Deutsche Marks, or Ronnie will kill him. The film plays out over three alternative-reality sequences: Lola dies trying to save Manni from the cops, Lola robs a bank and Lola wins the money gambling. Directed by Tom Tykwer. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller, Foreign Film. Year: 1998.
Run Lola Run
After being fired for writing a trumped up story about Maggie Carpenter (Julia Roberts), a woman notorious for leaving grooms at the altar, columnist Ike Graham (Richard Gere) tries to get back into the business by tracking Maggie down and writing a fact-based report on her upcoming fourth wedding attempt. As Ike waits on yet another failure, he is gradually drawn closer and closer to Maggie and her quirky ways. Directed by Garry Marshall. With Joan Cusack, Hector Elizondo and Rita Wilson. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 1999.
Runaway Bride
In 1666, Hester Prynne (Demi Moore) leaves England for the Massachusetts Bay colony, seeking a sense of independence as she awaits the arrival of her husband (Robert Duvall). As time passes and her husband is thought to be killed by Indians, Hester falls for a young pastor named Arthur Dimmesdale (Gary Oldman). When their affairs produces a child, Hester is publicly humiliated and forced to wear a scarlet "A" to punish her for adultery. That same day, her husband returns, calling himself by a new name, and seeks revenge against Hester and her lover. Directed by Roland Joffé. With Robert Prosky. Categories: Drama, Romance, Based on a Novel. Year: 1995.
The Scarlet Letter
Stephane (Gael García Bernal) is a shy and withdrawn young man with a creative imagination and a fanciful, sometimes disturbing dream life. When he moves back home for a job, Stephane is quickly drawn to his neighbor, Stephanie (Charlotte Gainsbourg), whose imagination easily matches his own. But, as their relationship grows, Stephane's dream world begins to bleed over into his waking life, and he has a difficult time distinguishing between the two. Directed by Michel Gondry. With Alain Chabat and Emma de Caunes. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance. Year: 2006.
The Science of Sleep
Maggie Gyllenhaal stars as the title character in this black comedy/drama about a mentally fragile young woman who goes to work as a secretary. Her demanding boss (James Spader) crosses the line into downright sadism, and the two begin a strange relationship that fills a need for both of them. They agree to keep their relationship secret, but it begins to influence the rest of their lives. Directed by Steven Shainberg. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2002.
Secretary
A romantic comedy about a guy (John Cusack) and a girl (Kate Beckinsale), who meet by chance in New York one night while Christmas shopping. They hit it off immediately, but are both involved with other people. They go their separate ways. Fast forward to a couple of years later: They are both about to be married, but can't stop thinking about each other. Her best friend (Molly Shannon) and his buddy (Jeremy Piven) help them in their frantic search for their lost true love. Directed by Peter Chelsom. Categories: Comedy, Romance, Fantasy. Year: 2001.
Serendipity
Four years after the end of the hit series, Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker), Samantha (Kim Cattrall), Charlotte (Kristin Davis) and Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) continue their adventures in life and love amidst the glitz and glamour of Manhattan. As Carrie prepares for her wedding to Mr. Big (Chris Noth), she'll need the help of her best friends to ensure she gets the fairy tale ending she deserves. Directed by Michael Patrick King. With Candice Bergen, Jennifer Hudson, Mario Cantone and Willie Garson. Categories: Comedy, Romance, Based on a TV Series. Year: 2008.
Sex and the City
The young William Shakespeare (Joseph Fiennes), destined to become the greatest playwright in history, finds himself out of money and searching for ideas for his next story. Will begins to lose hope until he meets the beautiful Lady Viola (Gwyneth Paltrow). As their feelings for one another grow deeper, Will and Viola struggle to keep their romance alive, as her pending marriage to the insufferable Lord Wessex (Colin Firth) approaches. The story of their forbidden love becomes Will's inspiration for "Romeo and Juliet," the timeless tale of love and loss. Directed by John Madden. With Judi Dench, Tom Wilkinson, Geoffrey Rush and Ben Affleck. Categories: Drama, Romance, Comedy. Year: 1998.
Shakespeare in Love
Hal (Jack Black), a superficial male chauvinist, only dates beautiful women, partly based on the advice he received from his father just before his death. When he confesses his problems to famous self-help guru Anthony Robbins, Hal is hypnotized into seeing a woman's inner beauty on the outside. Before long, Hal meets Rosemary (Gwyneth Paltrow), a ridiculously obese woman, who in Hal's eyes is a perfect 10. Hal and Rosemary's relationship goes perfectly until Mauricio (Jason Alexander), Hal's macho best friend, points out the truth and attempts to undo the hypnosis. Directed by Bobby Farrelly and Peter Farrelly. With Joe Viterelli, Bruce McGill and Molly Shannon. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 2001.
Shallow Hal
Adam (Paul Rudd) is a quiet, nerdy college student before he meets Evelyn (Rachel Weisz), a strong minded artist. As a romance begins to develop, Evelyn slowly starts to suggest ways that Adam might improve himself. But, as the transformation becomes more and more drastic, Adam's old friends, Jenny (Gretchen Mol) and Phillip (Fred Weller), begin to take notice. Directed by Neil LaBute. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 2003.
The Shape of Things
In a high school version of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, Amanda Bynes plays Viola, a girl who loves soccer. But when her team gets cut due to a low budget, she asks to try out for the boys' team, but is turned down. When her identical twin brother, Sebastian, sneaks off to England, she disguises herself as him and takes his place on the soccer team. But then she finds herself falling for his roommate, Duke (Channing Tatum). Then, Olivia (Laura Ramsey), a girl Duke likes, gets interested in Sebastian, not knowing it's really his sister in disguise she is attracted to. Directed by Andy Fickman. With Vinnie Jones, Alexandra Breckenridge and David Cross. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 2006.
She's the Man
A projectionist (Buster Keaton) who is studying to be a detective, proposes to his true love (Kathryn McGuire), only to have his rival (Ward Crane) frame him for the theft of her father's watch. The disappointed young projectionist returns to his job and while projecting the film, and dreams that he is Sherlock Holmes looking for some stolen pearls. Directed by Buster Keaton. Categories: Comedy, Short, Romance, Fantasy, Silent Film. Year: 1924.
Sherlock Jr.
Mirabelle (Claire Danes), a plain, quiet young woman who works at a department store, finds the order of her mundane existence disrupted after meeting two very different men. Ray (Steve Martin) is a wealthy, well-spoken older man, and Jeremy (Jason Schwartzman) is an immature, socially awkward twentysomething without a penny to his name. Used to being alone, Mirabelle must make a choice between the two men as she struggles with her new life in Los Angeles. Directed by Anand Tucker. With Bridgette Wilson, Sam Bottoms and Frances Conroy. Categories: Drama, Romance, Based on a Novel. Year: 2005.
Shopgirl
Sook-Yin Lee, Lindsay Beamish, Paul Dawson and PJ DeBoy play some of the patrons of Shortbus, a New York sex club where people can work out their sexual hang-ups. The participants range from a married sex therapist who has never had an orgasm to wildly liberated bisexuals. Directed by John Cameron Mitchell. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 2006.
Shortbus
Jack (Thomas Haden Church) and Miles (Paul Giamatti) take a wine tasting road trip to celebrate the final days before Jack's wedding. But, the mismatched pair, who share little more than their history and a sense of mid-life crisis, soon find themselves involved with two women and must face up to the realities of their past, present and future lives. Directed by Alexander Payne. With Virginia Madsen and Sandra Oh. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2004.
Sideways
Don Lockwood (Gene Kelly) and Lina Lamont (Jean Hagen) are an iconic Hollywood on-screen couple in film's silent era. When a movie they are working on suddenly becomes a musical, Don is up to the task, but Lina's voice is found lacking. After Kathy Selden (Debbie Reynolds) is brought in to overdub Lamont's lines, a growing romance with Don threatens her blossoming film career. Directed by Stanley Donen. With Donald O'Connor and Millard Mitchell. Categories: Cult Classics, Comedy, Romance, Music, Classic. Year: 1952.
Singin' in the Rain
A group of six twenty-somethings, most of whom live in the same Seattle apartment building, search for love and meaning during the early days of grunge music. As these young adults move through the world of music and dating, their stories intertwine and reverberate with the sincerity and unknown possibilities of the era. Directed by Cameron Crowe. With Bridget Fonda, Matt Dillon, Sheila Kelley, Kyra Sedgwick, Bill Pullman and Campbell Scott. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 1992.
Singles
Based on the bestselling novel by Ann Brashares, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants is about four very different high-school friends, who find a pair of jeans in a second-hand store that fits all of them perfectly, even though they are different sizes. American Ferrara (of TV's Ugly Betty), Amber Tamblyn (star of the series Joan of Arcadia), Alexis Bledel (Rory on The Gilmore Girls) and Blake Lively (Gossip Girl) co-star in the story that takes place the summer before senior year. Directed by Ken Kwapis. With Mike Vogel and Bradley Whitford. Categories: Adventure, Comedy, Romance. Year: 2005.
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Tibby (Amber Tamblyn), Lena (Alexis Bledel), Carmen (America Ferrera) and Bridget (Blake Lively), four lifelong friends, set out on separate paths for the first time as they begin college andthat comes after. The girls remain in touch by sharing their experiences with one other with honesty, a sense of humor and a special pair of pants. On their own, the friends discover their individual strengths, fears, and capacity for love, and gain a deeper appreciation for the powerful bond they share. Directed by Sanaa Hamri. With Rachel Nichols, Tom Wisdom and Rachel Ticotin. Categories: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2008.
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
Samantha (Molly Ringwald) wakes up hopeful on her sixteenth birthday, but, when everyone is distracted with making preparations for her older sister's wedding, she ends up getting completely ignored. Dealing with her crush on the most popular boy in school and the unwanted attention of a dorky freshman (Anthony Michael Hall) leads Samantha and the rest of her classmates to an eventful night at a house party. Directed by John Hughes. With John Cusack and Joan Cusack. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Cult Classics. Year: 1984.
Sixteen Candles
Jamal Malik (Dev Patel), an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, finds himself on India's version of "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" But when the show breaks for the night, police arrest him for alleged cheating. To prove his innocence, Jamal tells the story of his life, from his adventures with his brother to encounters with gangs, and explains that he wanted to be on the show to find Latika (Freida Pinto), the girl he loved and lost. Directed by Danny Boyle and Loveleen Tandan. With Anil Kapoor, Irfan Khan and Madhur Mittal. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2008.
Slumdog Millionaire
Lawrence Wetherhold (Dennis Quaid), a brilliant, self-absorbed professor of Victorian literature, has lost the passion in his life after becoming a widower. His teenaged daughter, Venessa (Ellen Page), a motivated, overachiever, intends to follow in her father's all work and no play footsteps. But, when Lawrence ends up in the hospital, his adopted, freeloading brother Chuck (Thomas Haden Church) moves in and shakes up their boring lives. And, after being released from the hospital, Lawrence makes a connection with a former student, Janet (Sarah Jessica Parker), who helps reawaken his emotional coma. Directed by Noam Murro. With Ashton Holmes and Camille Mana. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2008.
Smart People
Kate Beckinsale plays Annie, a waitress and single mother in a small town. During a very cold winter, problems with her alcoholic ex-husband (Sam Rockwell) develop into a crisis. Michael Angarano is a sensitive teen who has had a crush on Annie since she was his babysitter years before. He tries to help her as best he can, and also struggles to figure out his own relationship with his girlfriend (Olive Thirlby). Directed by David Gordon Green. With Nicky Katt and Gracie Hudson. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 2007.
Snow Angels
Joe (Tony Curtis) and Jerry (Jack Lemmon), a pair of unemployed musicians, accidentally witness the St. Valentine's Day gangster murders. To protect themselves from retribution, they disguise themselves as women and join up with an all-female traveling band. While on a train to Florida, the pair fall for the band's beautiful ukulele player (Marilyn Monroe). Eventually, the mobsters track them down and the two use every trick in the book to stay alive. Directed by Billy Wilder. With George Raft, Pat O'Brien and Joe E. Brown. Categories: Comedy, Crime, Music, Romance, Thriller, Classic. Year: 1959.
Some Like It Hot
Harry Langer (Jack Nicholson) is an aging music executive with a taste for younger women. With his latest trophy girlfriend (Amanda Peet), things get a little awkward when Harry suffers a heart attack at her mother's (Diane Keaton) home. Left in her care, Harry begins to fall in love with the accomplished older woman and a strange love triangle takes shape. Directed by Nancy Meyers. With Keanu Reeves, Frances McDormand and Jon Favreau. Categories: Comedy, Romance, Drama. Year: 2003.
Something's Gotta Give
When Flor (Paz Vega) emigrates to Los Angeles from Mexico in hopes of finding a better life for her daughter, Cristina (Shelbie Bruce), she's hired by John (Adam Sandler) and Deborah Clasky (Téa Leoni) as their housekeeper. In addition to the formidable language barrier, Flor must contend with Cristina's growing maturity and the Clasky's unique way of life. Directed by James L. Brooks. With Cloris Leachman. Categories: Comedy, Romance, Drama. Year: 2004.
Spanglish
After a series of assassination attempts on Senator Padmé Amidala (Natalie Portman), Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) is charged with escorting the former Queen to her home planet of Naboo. While Anakin uses the time alone to confess his love to Padmé, his teacher, Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor), investigates the death of a captured assassin and discovers that the Republic is building a secret clone army. As new love blooms and dark alliances come to light, the clone army is sent into battle with Republic's clone forces. Directed by George Lucas. With Christopher Lee, Samuel L. Jackson, Jimmy Smits and Ian McDiarmid. Categories: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance. Year: 2002.
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
William Canfield Jr. (Buster Keaton), a mild-mannered young man, is caught in the middle of a bitter rivalry between his father (Ernest Torrence), a steamboat captain, and another Mississippi riverboat owner. This silent classic contains the famous stunt in which a two-story wall falls over while Keaton stands unharmed, passing through an open window. Directed by Buster Keaton. Categories: Comedy, Romance, Family, Silent Film. Year: 1928.
Steamboat Bill, Jr.
In a small town Louisiana beauty parlor, a close-knit circle of friends come together during the best and worst of times. Visiting Truvy (Dolly Parton), the shop's owner, are Shelby (Julia Roberts), a diabetic who's set to marry a Southern lawyer (Dylan McDermott), her bossy mother M'Lynn (Sally Field), Ouiser Boudreaux (Shirley MacLaine), an ill-tempered woman with a quick wit, and Clairee Belcher (Olympia Dukakis), a recent widow. Directed by Herbert Ross. With Sam Shepard, Tom Skerritt and Kevin J. O'Connor. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 1989.
Steel Magnolias
When Andie (Briana Evigan), a rebellious street dancer, lands at the elite Maryland School of the Arts, she struggles to fit in with a different crowd and hold onto her old life. Joining forces with the school's best dancer, Chase (Robert Hoffman), she forms a crew outcasts and prepares to compete in an underground dance battle. As the long hours of practice lead to a budding romance, Andie finds a way to live her dream without forgetting where she came from. Directed by Jon Chu. With Adam G. Sevani, Cassie, Will Kemp and Danielle Polanco. Categories: Drama, Music, Romance. Year: 2008.
Step Up 2 the Streets
After his brother's death, troubled teen and talented dancer DJ (Columbus Short) attends Truth University. Having difficulty fitting in, DJ joins a struggling fraternity, and before long becomes the competing fraternity's main rival. DJ will have to learn how to balance his education and his new love interest while proving himself in an important step team competition. Directed by Sylvain White. With Meagan Good. Categories: Drama, Musical, Romance. Year: 2007.
Stomp the Yard
Karen Effiel (Emma Thompson) is an author struggling with writers block until she begins a story about an isolated IRS agent named Harold Crick (Will Ferrell). What she doesn't know is that her fictionalized character is real, and that Harold can hear her narrating his life. Harold sets out to find the voice's source, a quest that becomes even more important when he discovers that Karen plans to kill him off. Directed by Marc Forster. With Maggie Gyllenhaal, Queen Latifah and Dustin Hoffman. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance. Year: 2006.
Stranger Than Fiction
Scott Hastings (Paul Mercurio) is a prize-winning ballroom dancer in Australia who loves to put his own spin on the formal steps. His unusual approach drives away his partner, but then he finds Fran (Tara Morice). She's a bit of an ugly duckling, but she wants to dance with him. Can he transform her into a graceful swan in time to win the biggest dance competition in Australia? Directed by Baz Luhrmann. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 1992.
Strictly Ballroom
Joe Gillis (William Holden) is a bankrupt screenwriter taking refuge in the mansion home of an out of work silent screen actress (Gloria Swanson). As time passes, Gillis realizes that he is effectively imprisoned in the home, and his best efforts cannot save him from an inevitable and violent end. Directed by Billy Wilder. With Erich von Stroheim and Nancy Olson. Categories: Cult Classics, Drama, Romance, Film Noir, Classic. Year: 1950.
Sunset Blvd.
Melanie Carmichael (Reese Witherspoon) runs away from her white trash Alabama upbringing to become a fashion designer in New York. Recently engaged to a successful businessman (Patrick Dempsey), Melanie has almost everything she's ever dreamed of, but there's just one problem: She's still married to her high school sweetheart (Josh Lucas). Melanie travels south to set things straight, but once she's there leaving is a lot harder than she thought. Directed by Andy Tennant. With Candice Bergen, Fred Ward and Jean Smart. Categories: Comedy, Romance, Drama. Year: 2002.
Sweet Home Alabama
Inge Alltenburg (Elizabeth Reaser) travels from Norway to Minnesota in the 1920s to marry Olaf Torvik (Tim Guinee), a country farmer whom she has never met. After the pair learn that they will be unable to marry due to Inge's German citizenship, they must also deal with the community's cold treatment due to the the war in Germany. Ostracized from the community, Inge and Olaf are forced to harvest their crop completely by hand and alone. But, eventually, after Inge begins to learn English, the town warms to the woman, and she and Olaf find love through their shared hardships. Directed by Ali Selim. With Patrick Heusinger, Alan Cumming, Ned Beatty and Alex Kingston. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 2005.
Sweet Land
Aurora (Shirley MacLaine) and Emma (Debra Winger) Greenway are mother and daughter, each trying to live their lives with the support and love of the other. Through times of trouble and joy, the two women provide a touching picture of family at its best and worst. Directed by James L. Brooks. With Jack Nicholson, Danny DeVito, Jeff Daniels, John Lithgow and Lisa Hart Carroll. Categories: Romance, Comedy, Drama. Year: 1983.
Terms of Endearment
After dealing with the death of her adoptive mother and separating from her husband (Matthew Broderick), New York schoolteacher April Epner (Helen Hunt) begins to undergo a midlife crisis when she is contacted by her apparent birth mother, Bernice Graves (Bette Midler). As Bernice, an eccentric local talk show host, attempts to make up for lost time and past mistakes, April seeks comfort in the arms of Frank (Colin Firth), the father of one of her students. With her world turned upside down, April must come to grips with the fact that life doesn't always go as planned. Directed by Helen Hunt. With Lynn Cohen and Ben Shenkman. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2007.
Then She Found Me
In five separate stories, we witness the struggles and triumphs of a selection of women with wildly different backgrounds. Dr. Keener (Glenn Close) is trapped looking after her bedridden mother. Rebecca (Holly Hunter) realizes that most of her life is a masquerade. Rose (Kathy Baker) has her eyes set on an unusual lover-to-be. Christine (Calista Flockhart) suffers with as her lover wastes away from cancer. Finally, Kathy (Amy Brenneman) is a detective whose loneliness truly manifests after her sister Carol (Cameron Diaz) finds a partner. Directed by Rodrigo Garcia. With Matt Craven, Gregory Hines and Valeria Golino. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 2000.
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
Directed by Catherine Hardwicke. With Evan Rachel Wood, Holly Hunter, Nikki Reed, D.W. Moffett and Brady Corbet. Categories: Crime, Drama, Romance. Year: 2003.
Thirteen
After four men pull off a daring daytime bank robbery and dump the haul in a trash can, Thomas Crown (Steve McQueen), a wealthy businessman, picks up the cash in his Rolls Royce. Vickie Anderson (Faye Dunaway), a stunningly beautiful insurance investigator, is called in to recover the dough. As she begins to research possible suspects, Anderson discovers Crown and begins a tight watch on his every move. Directed by Norman Jewison. With Paul Burke. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller, Romance. Year: 1968.
The Thomas Crown Affair
When the elite French musketeers are disbanded and King Louis (Hugh O'Conor) is left in the hands of the scheming Cardinal Richelieu (Tim Curry), three of the musketeers band together to save their charge. Aramis (Charlie Sheen), Athos (Kiefer Sutherland) and Porthos (Oliver Platt) adopt the cocky young D'Artagnan (Chris O'Donnell) into their force and set off to save the king in one last grand adventure. Directed by Stephen Herek. With Rebecca De Mornay, Gabrielle Anwar and Julie Delpy. Categories: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Romance. Year: 1993.
The Three Musketeers
Based on the bestselling novel, this film tells the story of Clare (Brooklynn Proulx), a little girl who becomes infatuated with Henry (Eric Bana), an adult. When she grows to be a young woman (Rachel McAdams), she meets Henry again. He has not aged and she still loves him, so they marry. But he has a habit of slipping back and forth in time and she finds herself alone too much. Directed by Robert Schwentke. With Hailey McCann. Categories: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi. Year: 2009.
The Time Traveler's Wife
Directed by Ron Shelton. With Kevin Costner, Rene Russo and Don Johnson. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport. Year: 1996.
Tin Cup
As an old woman, Rose Dewitt Bukater (Gloria Stuart) recounts her experience aboard the Titanic as a young woman (Kate Winslet). Well off but miserable, she enters a passionate romance with Jack Dawson (Leonardo DiCaprio), a poor boy who saves her from suicide and kindles a flame in her heart that is unquenched by the passing of time. Directed by James Cameron. With Billy Zane, Kathy Bates and Bill Paxton. Categories: Action, Drama, Romance. Year: 1997.
Titanic
John Robie (Cary Grant) is a once famous burglar retired to a life of easy luxury on the French Riviera. When a series of jewel thefts too closely resemble his old style of burglary, he teams up with the stunning Frances Stevens (Grace Kelly), the daughter of one of the victims, to find the real thief before he himself is put behind bars. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. With Jessie Royce Landis, John Williams and Charles Vanel. Categories: Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Classic. Year: 1955.
To Catch a Thief
Harry Morgan (Humphrey Bogart) and his partner Eddie (Walter Brennan) crew a boat for hire off the island of Martinique. Desperate for cash, the two agree to risk their livelihood and lives by transporting a fugitive with Nazis on his tail. As the drama unfolds, Only Morgan's relationship with Marie "Slim" Browning (Lauren Bacall), a local dancer and singer, will save him from the risks and ruin of a desperate life. Directed by Howard Hawks. Categories: Thriller, War, Romance, Adventure, Classic. Year: 1944.
To Have and Have Not
Wyatt Earp (Kurt Russell), the famous lawman known for cleaning up Dodge City, moves to Tombstone, Arizona to retire anonymously beside his brothers and childhood friend Doc Holiday (Val Kilmer). But, his peaceful years are cut short when a band of outlaws called the Cowboys move in and disrupt the town. Earp is forced back into action and, with his brothers and Doc by his side, faces off with the Cowboys in a shoot-out at the OK Corral. Directed by George P. Cosmatos. With Sam Elliott, Bill Paxton and Charlton Heston. Categories: Action, Drama, Romance, Western. Year: 1993.
Tombstone
Gabriel (Christian Campbell) is a shy, gay office clerk who dreams of writing musical comedies. Tori Spelling plays his ditzy friend, Katherine, who wants to be a famous singer. When Gabriel meets Mark (John Paul Pitoc), a gorgeous go-go dancer, he falls head over heels in lust. Gabriel is shocked that Mark agrees to go home with him. But Katherine is there printing out her resume and won't leave. Where can these lovers go for a little privacy? Directed by Jim Fall. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 1999.
Trick
When the beautiful Helen (Diane Kruger) follows Paris (Orlando Bloom) back to his home country, her furious husband Menelaus (Brendan Gleeson) convinces the other kings of Greece to wage war against the mighty land of Troy. With them is the heroic Achilles (Brad Pitt), a one man army with a passion to match his strength. Directed by Wolfgang Petersen. With Julian Glover, Sean Bean, Peter O'Toole and Nathan Jones. Categories: Action, Drama, War, Adventure, Romance. Year: 2004.
Troy
Harry Tasker (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is a high ranking secret agent, but his wife (Jamie Lee Curtis) thinks he's mild mannered computer salesman. Living a lie for the entire length of their marriage, problems start to develop right as Tasker begins a hunt for terrorists with nuclear capabilities. Directed by James Cameron. With Tom Arnold, Bill Paxton and Tia Carrere. Categories: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Romance, Thriller. Year: 1994.
True Lies
After a brief courtship consisting of a movie and some pie, Clarence (Christian Slater), a young man who speaks to visions of Elvis (Val Kilmer), marries Alabama (Patricia Arquette), a call girl hired for Clarence by his boss. After one of his visions, Clarence decides to kill Alabama's pimp (Gary Oldman) and ends up accidentally taking a suitcase filled with cocaine. The newlyweds hit the road for Hollywood to try to make a deal, while a mob boss (Christopher Walken) sends his men to recover his goods. Directed by Tony Scott. With Michael Rapaport, Bronson Pinchot, Dennis Hopper, Brad Pitt, Tom Sizemore, Samuel L. Jackson, James Gandolfini and Chris Penn. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller. Year: 1993.
True Romance
When Bella Swan( Kristen Stewart) is sent to live with her father, she meets a mysterious young man named Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson. Unlike anyone she's ever ment, Bella begins a passionate romance with Edward, even though she senses that there is more to his story than Edward is willing to admit. Before long, it is revealed that Edward is a vampire who hasn't aged since 1918, and Bella must come to grips with her love's true identity, even as he faces off with his most evil enemies. Directed by Catherine Hardwicke. With Taylor Lautner, Michael Welch and Justin Chon. Categories: Action, Horror,Romance, Thriller. Year: 2008.
Twilight
In the sequel to Twilight, Bella (Kristen Stewart) recovers from the vampire attack that almost killed her. Deeply in love with Edward (Robert Pattinson), she chooses to celebrate her 18th birthday with his family. But his parents decide that it is too dangerous for Bella to be around their family of vampires, so they leave town, taking Edward with them. Broken-hearted, Bella starts taking all kinds of risks and becomes closer to Jacob (Tayler Lautner), a family friend who happens to be a werewolf. Directed by Chris Weitz. With Edi Gathegi. Categories: Fantasy, Horror, Romance, Thriller. Year: 2009.
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
After a recent breakup, Leonard (Joaquin Phoenix), an aspiring photographer, moves back to his childhood home in Brooklyn. Concerned fo rhis future, Leonard's parents set him up with Sandra (Vinessa Shaw), the kind, sweet daughter of a close family friend. But, around the same time, Leonard becomes infatuated with Michele (Gwyneth Paltrow), a beautiful woman who is having a self-destructive affair with a married man. Forced to make a choice between the two women, Leonard must decide between love and desire, and risks the possibility that he could end up all alone. Directed by James Gray. With Isabella Rossellini, Elias Koteas and Moni Moshonov. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 2008.
Two Lovers
Lucy Kelson (Sandra Bullock) is a brilliant attorney whose neuroses prevent her from having anything like a social life. When her new employer, George Wade (Hugh Grant), starts treating her like a slave, Lucy gives him her obligatory notice and waits till she can leave him behind. But, Wade has other ideas and must use all of his charm to try to bring his lovely Lucy back. Directed by Marc Lawrence. With Alicia Witt, Dana Ivey and Robert Klein. Categories: Comedy, Romance, New York. Year: 2002.
Two Weeks Notice
Abby Richter (Katherine Heigl), romantically challenged morning show producer, finds herself in a series of outrageous tests set up by chauvinistic correspondent Mike Alexander (Gerard Butler). To prove his theories on relationships and help Abby find love, Mike concocts a number of clever ploys, but eventually neither of them can deny the attraction they share. Directed by Robert Luketic. With Eric Winter, Cheryl Hines, Bree Turner, Kevin Connolly, John Michael Higgins and Nathan Corddry. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 2009.
The Ugly Truth
Based on the bestselling novel by Milan Kundera, this film stars Daniel Day-Lewis as a womanizing intellectual in 1960s Prague. Juliette Binoche plays Tereza, a working-class young woman from an oppressive family who catches his eye. While they love each other, he can't give up on Sabina (Lena Olin), his mistress, or any of his other women. When the Soviets invade Czechoslovakia in 1968, their lives become more complicated. Directed by Philip Kaufman. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 1988.
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Selene (Kate Beckinsale) is a stunning but deadly vampire fighting an eternal battle against the werewolves who populate Earth. As she prepares herself to face Michael Corvin (Scott Speedman), a human with an incredible secret that could decide the fate of her struggle, Selene must choose who is right and who will die. Directed by Len Wiseman. With Michael Sheen, Shane Brolly and Sophia Myles. Categories: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller. Year: 2003.
Underworld
Directed by Garry Marshall. With Julia Roberts, Eric Dane, Jessica Alba, Hector Elizondo, Patrick Dempsey, Jessica Biel, Jamie Foxx, Emma Roberts, Jennifer Garner, Anne Hathaway, Bradley Cooper, Shirley MacLaine and Ashton Kutcher. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 2010.
Valentine's Day
Directed by Walt Becker. With Ryan Reynolds, Tara Reid, Daniel Cosgrove, Teck Holmes, Kal Penn, Paul Gleason and Tim Matheson. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 2002.
Van Wilder
David Aames (Tom Cruise) is a wealthy, charismatic publishing executive who lives his life with little regard for others. Everything changes in an instant when a terrible car accident caused by his his sometimes-lover Julie (Cameron Diaz) leaves him disfigured and horribly depressed. Just when he has lost hope, David reconnects with Sofia Serrano (Penélope Cruz), a beautiful women whom he fell in love with after a brief meeting at a party. But, things are not quite what they seem, and eventually David's grasp on reality begins to weaken. Charged with Sophia's murder, David is interviewed by Dr. McCabe (Kurt Russell), and slowly begins to piece together what really happened to him. Directed by Cameron Crowe. With Jason Lee, Noah Taylor, Timothy Spall and Tilda Swinton. Categories: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Mystery. Year: 2001.
Vanilla Sky
Maurice (Peter O'Toole) and Ian (Leslie Phillips), two eldery actors who never quite made the big time, continue to work through their golden years, looking forward to their regular shared breakfasts at their favorite cafe. When Ian's grand-niece, Jessie (Beatrice Savoretti), moves in with him, their routine is broken and the girl tries Ian's patients with her defiant attitude. But, Maurice is fascinated by the girl and tries to win her over by showing her the cultural sights of London. Through their unlikely friendship, Maurice finds that he still has much to learn at his age and Jessie finds a new respect for herself and others. Directed by Roger Michell. With Richard Griffiths and Vanessa Redgrave. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2006.
Venus
San Francisco police detective Scottie Fergusson (James Stewart) is forced to retire when he develops vertigo after a colleague falls to his death. Fergusson thinks he can make easy money babysitting an old friend's wife (Kim Novak), who is apparently possessed by an ancestral spirit. As he follows the strange woman around San Francisco, details of her insanity emerge from an increasingly murky conspiracy that he is determined to unravel. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. With Barbara Bel Geddes and Tom Helmore. Categories: Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Romance, Classic. Year: 1958.
Vertigo
In France near the end of World War I, five soldiers are convicted of injuring themselves in order to escape their military service and sent into the no man's land between the French and German trench lines. Although the men appear to have been killed in the battle that followed, Mathilde (Audrey Tautou) refuses to give up hope that her fiancé, Manech (Gaspard Ulliel), is still alive. During her search for Manech, Mathilde begins to uncover clues as to what actually took place on the battlefield. Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. With Jodie Foster and Dominique Pinon. Categories: Drama, Mystery, Romance, War, Foreign Film. Year: 2004.
A Very Long Engagement
Vicky (Rebecca Hall) and Christina (Scarlett Johansson) are two best friends vacationing in Barcelona. While Vicky is straight-laced and preparing to get married, Christina is free-spirited and sexually adventurous. During their travels they meet flamboyant artist José Antonio (Javier Bardem). After being invited back to his home, Christina immediately throws herself at José. Despite her best efforts, Vicky eventually falls in love with him as well, and when José's beautiful but insane ex-wife Maria (Penélope Cruz) returns, chaos results. Directed by Woody Allen. With Patricia Clarkson, Kevin Dunn and Chris Messina. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2008.
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Jenna (Keri Russell ), an unhappily married waitress in the deep South, hopes to win a pie-baking contest so that she can leave her awful husband, Earl (Jeremy Sisto). But, when she finds out that she's pregnant and falls in love with her new doctor (Nathan Fillion), her plans to start a new life are thrown out the window. With the help of her fellow waitresses (Cheryl Hines and Adrienne Shelly) and some sage advice from Old Joe (Andy Griffith), the crotchety owner of the diner where she works, Jenna decides to take a chance and pursue the life she deserves. Directed by Adrienne Shelly. With Eddie Jemison and Lew Temple. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2007.
Waitress
While growing up during the Great Depression, Johnny Cash (Joaquin Phoenix) quickly learns to love music. This film explores the life of this country legend, starting with his early years on a cotton farm to his rise to success. But, the focal point quickly becomes the love he shares with musician June Carter (Reese Witherspoon). Directed by James Mangold. With Robert Patrick. Categories: Biography, Drama, Music, Romance. Year: 2005.
Walk the Line
In the year is 2700, WALL-E is the last robot on Earth. With all the humans gone, WALL-E spends his days alone cleaning up all the trash they left behind. But, when EVE, a robot probe sent to recover the last plant on Earth, shows up, WALL-E falls in love, and begins an adventure across the galaxy. Directed by Andrew Stanton. With John Ratzenberger, Sigourney Weaver, Fred Willard and Jeff Garlin. Categories: Animation, Comedy, Family, Romance, Sci-Fi. Year: 2008.
WALL-E
Each year, John Beckwith (Owen Wilson) and Jeremy Klein (Vince Vaughn) look forward to wedding season so they can take advantage of the heightened romantic mood and invent fool proof stories to entice the women they meet. Life couldn't be better for the two shameless sleaze balls, until John falls hard for Claire (Rachel McAdams), daughter of Secretary William Cleary (Christopher Walken). With their whole way of life threatened, Jeremy does his best to cope and back up his friend's quest, while fending off the advances of Claire's unstable sister (Isla Fisher). Directed by David Dobkin. With Jane Seymour, Rebecca De Mornay and Bradley Cooper. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 2005.
Wedding Crashers
Mary Fiore (Jennifer Lopez) is a hyper-organized, eternally single wedding planner. Her life becomes complicated when she falls down in traffic and is saved by a charming man named Steve (Matthew McConaughey). After the two go out on a date and share immediate chemistry, Mary later discovers that Steve is the groom-to-be in the most important wedding of her career. Directed by Adam Shankman. With Bridgette Wilson, Judy Greer, Alex Rocco and Justin Chambers. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 2001.
The Wedding Planner
Robbie Hart (Adam Sandler), a popular wedding singer, takes pride in turning happy couples' special days into all out '80s celebrations. But, when his fiancee Linda (Angela Featherstone) leaves him at the alter, Robbie becomes an inconsolable, drunken mess. Things start to turn around when Robbie meets Julia (Drew Barrymore), a fun, warm-hearted waitress, but just as he realizes he has feelings for her Julia elopes with a man who doesn't appreciate her. Unwilling to let Julia go, Robbie gives chase to tell her how he feels before it's too late. Directed by Frank Coraci. With Christine Taylor, Allen Covert, Steve Buscemi, Jon Lovitz and Matthew Glave. Categories: Comedy, Romance, Music. Year: 1998.
The Wedding Singer
Upon his release from prison, kind-hearted conman Wendell Baker (Luke Wilson) gets a job at a retirement hotel near the Texas-Mexico border. With his longtime girlfriend Doreen (Eva Mendes) and good friend Reyes (Jacob Vargas) still giving him the cold shoulder after his last scam, Wendell bonds with three residents of the hotel (Seymour Cassel, Kris Kristofferson and Harry Dean Stanton). When it becomes apparent that the head nurse (Owen Wilson) is running a scam of his own, Wendell helps his new friends organize a rebellion, while they help him win back his love. Directed by Andrew Wilson and Luke Wilson. With Eddie Griffin. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2005.
The Wendell Baker Story
The Jets and the Sharks are rival gangs, battling it out in New York City for control of their neighborhoods. When Tony (Richard Beymer), the one-time leader of the Jets, falls in love with Maria (Natalie Wood), the sister of the Sharks' leader Bernardo (George Chakiris), the violent relationship between the two dueling gangs threatens to end their relationship before it can get started. Directed by Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise. Categories: Romance, Drama, New York, Musical. Year: 1961.
West Side Story
After a hard night out on the Vegas Strip, strangers Jack Fuller (Ashton Kutcher) and Joy McNally (Cameron Diaz) awaken to discover that they've gotten married. Neither wants to stay hitched, but when Jack uses Joy's quarter to win a huge slot machine jackpot, they both lay claim to the prize money. After a judge (Dennis Miller) orders them to six months of forced marriage, Jack and Joy decide that the only way to settle their dilemma is to make each other's lives as miserable as possible until one of them admits defeat and signs over the cash in the divorce. Directed by Tom Vaughan. With Rob Corddry, Lake Bell, Queen Latifah, Treat Williams and Zach Galifianakis. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 2008.
What Happens in Vegas...
Directed by Nancy Meyers. With Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt, Ashley Johnson, Marisa Tomei and Mark Feuerstein. Categories: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance. Year: 2000.
What Women Want
Johnny Depp stars as Gilbert, a teen who works long hours in a small-town convenience store and also has to take care of his autistic brother, Arnie (Leonardo DiCaprio, who was nominated for an Oscar for this role). His devoted mother (Darlene Cates) is morbidly obese and also terrified of leaving the house. Gilbert is getting by, until Becky (Juliette Lewis) and her grandmother arrive in town, and he falls in love with the girl. Does he have room in his life for romance? Directed by Lasse Hallström. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 1993.
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Larry David, of television's Curb Your Enthusiasm, stars as Boris, a misanthropic, hypochondriac retired physicist who spends most of his days complaining to friends in a coffee shop. But when he meets a beautiful young woman (Evan Rachel Wood) with nowhere to go, he takes her in. Charmed by her openness, he falls in love with her. When her Southern parents (Patricia Clarkson and Ed Begley Jr.) come looking for her, they are appalled to find her in a relationship with a man 40 years her senior. But Boris won't let them get in the way. Directed by Woody Allen. With Willa Cuthrell-Tuttleman and Adam Brooks. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 2009.
Whatever Works
Harry (Billy Crystal) meets Sally (Meg Ryan) when she gives him a ride to New York after their college graduation. The pair share an immediate connection, but end up going their separate ways. After bumping into one another many times in the years that follow, Harry and Sally eventually develop a close friendship despite failing in all their other attempts at love. Though the two enjoy having a friend of the opposite gender, they fear that sex will eventually ruin the special bond they share. Directed by Rob Reiner. With Carrie Fisher and Bruno Kirby. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 1989.
When Harry Met Sally...
Directed by Mark Steven Johnson. With Kristen Bell, Will Arnett, Danny DeVito, Alexis Dziena and Josh Duhamel. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2010.
When in Rome
In Shanghai in the late 1930s, Todd Jackson (Ralph Fiennes), a former US diplomat, has gone blind and spends his days thinking of his long-dead wife and children. After an unexpected windfall, he pursues the dream of creating the perfect bar. Eventually, he forms a relationship with a refugee White Russian countess (Natasha Richardson) who has been reduced to working as a taxi driver and prostitute to support members of her late husband's family. Directed by James Ivory. With Lynn Redgrave and Vanessa Redgrave. Categories: Drama, History, Romance. Year: 2005.
The White Countess
Directed by Paul McGuigan. With Josh Hartnett, Rose Byrne, Diane Kruger and Matthew Lillard. Categories: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller. Year: 2004.
Wicker Park
Peter Colt (Paul Bettany), once a champion professional tennis player, finds himself low ranked and low spirited about his chances to win one last championship before retiring for good. That all changes when he meets Lizzie Bradbury (Kirsten Dunst), an up and coming star. Encourages by his new romance, Peter finds the strength to fulfill his lifelong dream. Directed by Richard Loncraine. With Kyle Hyde, Robert Lindsay, Sam Neill and Amanda Walker. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sports. Year: 2004.
Wimbledon
Emma Riley (Holly Hunter) responds to an advertisement for a housekeeper and winds up in the middle of a jealous feud between her new employers, Wendell Goddard (Kiefer Sutherland) and his father Richard (Michael Moriarty). When Richard asks Emma to marry him, the tension comes to a head when it's revealed that Wendall is also in love with her. Directed by Alan Smithee. With Carrie Preston, Shirley Douglas and Sean McCann. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 2000.
Woman Wanted
Directed by Nora Ephron. With Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 1998.
You've Got Mail
After their wedding, Carl (Matt Dillon) and Molly Peterson (Kate Hudson) are looking forward to settling down into their new life together. But, when Carl learns that life-long friend Randy Dupree (Owen Wilson) was fired and lost his apartment after attending the pair's wedding, he welcomes his best bud into their home. What starts out as an act of good will turns into a major annoyance when Dupree overstays his welcome and oversteps his bounds. Directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo. With Michael Douglas and Seth Rogen. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 2006.
You, Me and Dupree
Directed by Miguel Arteta. With Michael Cera, Portia Doubleday, Fred Willard, Ray Liotta, Zach Galifianakis, Jean Smart and Adhir Kalyan. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2009.
Youth in Revolt
Dominic Matei (Tim Roth), a brilliant but fumbling professor living in Romania in the years before WWII, grieves over his lost love Laura (Alexandra Maria Lara) and struggles with finishing his life's work, a book which traces the origins of the world's languages. But, after being struck by lightning, Dominic awakes to find that he is a much younger man. Reconnecting with Laura, who now has the ability to travel through the languages of time, Dominic is able to continue his work but must evade the Nazis as he is pursued across Europe. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola. With Bruno Ganz. Categories: Romance, Thriller. Year: 2007.
Youth Without Youth
In order to keep from being evicted from their apartment, longtime friends and roomates Zack (Seth Rogen) and Miri (Elizabeth Banks) come up with an unorthodox plan. Using their friends as actors, the pair decide to film an amateur porn film to make some quick cash. But, once shooting begins, Zack and Miri discover that they might want to be more than friends. Directed by Kevin Smith. With Justin Long, Traci Lords, Jason Mewes, Craig Robinson and Katie Morgan. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2008.
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