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"
W.E. (2011)
6.3/10
Director: Madonna
Starring: James D'Arcy, Abbie Cornish, Oscar Isaac, Andrea Riseborough
In this drama directed and co-written by Madonna, lonely New Yorker Wally Winthrop (Abbie Cornish) obsesses over interest in the love affair between K... Read more
Waiting To Exhale (1995)
5.8/10
Director: Forest Whitaker
Starring: Whitney Houston, Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine
Four African-American women support and comfort each other through a year of romantic ups and downs. Whitney Houston, Angela Bassett, Lela Rochon and... Read more
Walk On The Wild Side (1962)
6.7/10
Director: Edward Dmytryk
Starring: Laurence Harvey, Capucine, Jane Fonda
A man arrives in New Orleans searching for his former girlfriend, an artist who now works in a bordello. Read more
Walking and Talking (1996)
6.8/10
Director: Nicole Holofcener
Starring: Todd Field, Anne Heche, Catherine Keener, Kevin Corrigan
Two young women who have been best friends since grade school and helped each other through a series of romantic crises find the future of their relat... Read more
Warm Bodies (2013)
6.9/10
Director: Jonathan Levine
Starring: John Malkovich, Nicholas Hoult, Teresa Palmer, Rob Corddry, Dave Franco, Analeig...
A teen zom-rom-com in which R (Nicholas Hoult) - a zombie with a great record collection, limited vocabulary and an overpowering love of brain food -... Read more
Water Drops On Burning Rocks (2000)
6.8/10
Director: Francois Ozon
Starring: Bernard Giraudeau, Malik Zidi, Ludivine Sagnier
In 1970s Germany, a 50-year-old businessman falls in love with a 20-year-old man. Read more
Water for Elephants (2011)
6.9/10
Director: Francis Lawrence
Starring: Hal Holbrook, Reese Witherspoon, Christoph Waltz, Robert Pattinson
Based on the novel by Sara Gruen, this polished drama set in the 1930s follows veterinary student Jacob (Robert Pattinson) as he abandons his studies... Read more
Water for Elephants (Blu-ray) (2011)
6.9/10
Director: Francis Lawrence
Starring: Hal Holbrook, Reese Witherspoon, Christoph Waltz, Robert Pattinson
Based on the novel by Sara Gruen, this polished drama set in the 1930s follows veterinary student Jacob (Robert Pattinson) as he abandons his studies... Read more
Waterloo Bridge (1940)
7.8/10
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Starring: Vivien Leigh, Robert Taylor, Lucile Watson
The second of three adaptations of Robert E Sherwood's acclaimed play, this 1940 film was noticably dampened by the omnipotent Motion Picture Producti... Read more
Waves (2019)
7.6/10
Director: Trey Edward Shults
Starring: Lucas Hedges, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Sterling K. Brown
Set against the vibrant landscape of South Florida, and featuring an astonishing ensemble of award-winning actors and breakouts alike, Waves traces th... Read more