Romance
"Alice's Festival Of Romance"
Romantic films often explore the essential themes of love at first sight, young (and older) love, unrequited love, obsessive love, sentimental love, spiritual love, forbidden love, sexual and passionate love, sacrificial love, explosive and destructive love, and tragic love. Romantic films serve as great escapes and fantasies for viewers, especially if the two people finally overcome their difficulties, declare their love, and experience life "happily ever after" - implied by a reunion and final kiss.
Here "Alice's Festival of Romance" has been assembled below as an aphabetical list. Should more precise scrolling be required, one should go to the specific genre, ie "Classic Romance", "Comedy Romance" , "Drama Romance" or even "Queer Cinema"
Right: Julianne Moore and Dennis Quaid star in Todd Haynes'
"Far From Heaven"
Lovesick (1983)
5.2/10
Starring: Dudley Moore, Elizabeth McGovern, Alec Guinness, Christine Baranski
A psychiatrist, who falls in love with a patient, is visited by the spirit of Sigmund Freud, who gives him advice on how to handle it. Read more
Slackers (2002)
5.3/10
Starring: Devon Sawa, Jason Segel, Jason Schwartzman
When geeky Ethan discovers three fellow students scamming the examination system, he blackmails them to win over the college's most popular girl. Read more
Nice Guy Johnny (2010)
6.2/10
Director: Edward Burns
Starring: Edward Burns, Max Baker, Matt Bush
Johnny Rizzo, is about to trade his dream job in talk radio for some snooze-ville gig that'll pay enough to please his fiancée. Enter Uncle Terry, a r... Read more
Big Stone Gap (2014)
5.7/10
Starring: Whoopi Goldberg, Ashley Judd, Patrick Wilson, Judith Ivey, John Benjamin Hickey,...
In a small town nestled in the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia, self-proclaimed spinster Ave Maria Mulligan finds her life shaken up and forever cha... Read more
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969)
6.8/10
Director: Herbert Ross
Starring: Peter O'Toole, Petula Clark, Michael Redgrave
A shy, withdrawn English schoolteacher falls for a flashy showgirl. Read more
Lost In Love (OPA!) (2005)
6/10
Director: Udayan Prasad
Starring: Matthew Modine, Richard Griffiths
A modern day treasure hunt for a mystical relic that turns into a love story for all time. Read more
The Deal (2008)
5.6/10
Director: Steven Schachter
Starring: Meg Ryan, William H Macy, LL Cool J, Elliott Gould, Jason Ritter, Fiona Glascott...
A Hollywood producer starts with his nephew's script on Disraeli, Jewish PM in 1800s UK, and ends filming in Cape Town with a black action star. Will... Read more
Not Here to Be Loved (Je ne suis pas là pour être aimé) (2005)
7.1/10
Director: Stephane Brize
Starring: Patrick Chesnais, Anne Consigny, Georges Wilson, Lionel Abelanski, Genevieve Mni...
The (love) life of a man fed up with his work and life routine changes when he enlists into a tango dancing course. Read more
The Accidental Tourist (1988)
6.8/10
Director: Lawrence Kasdan
Starring: William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Geena Davis
William Hurt is a travel writer who hates to travel. He also isn't willing to open himself up to what life has to offer until he splits with his wife... Read more
The Bridges of Madison County (1995)
7.6/10
Director: Clint Eastwood
Starring: Meryl Streep, Clint Eastwood, Annie Corley
Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep are well matched as a mature couple who only late in life discover each other. Based on the best-selling novel from Ro... Read more