Drama Romance
The Romantic Drama generally has as its central plot the beginning, obstruction and eventual, though often tragic, fruition of a romance. A common derogatory term for such films is "weepy" since they can reduce the audience to (willing) tears by playing on themes of noble self-sacrifice or cruel fate.
The motherlode of Alice's Romantic Dramas can be scrolled below, however the "Romance" feature along with "Comedy Romance" and "Classic Romance" may prove helpful.
Right; Alan Rickman, Clive Owen and Saskia Reeves star in Stephen Poliakoff's powerful "Close My Eyes".
Before Sunset (2004)
8.1/10
Director: Richard Linklater
Starring: Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke
Richard Linklater's warm and funny follow-up to "Before Sunrise" reunites former lovers Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke nine years after their whirlwind r... Read more
Before the Rains (2007)
6.6/10
Director: Santosh Sivan
Starring: Linus Roache, Rahul Bose, Nandita Das, Jennifer Ehle, Leopold Benedict
Forbidden romance and culture clash lie at the heart of this drama set in 1930s India, as Britain's reign is beginning to lose its hold. British busin... Read more
Begin Again (2013)
7.4/10
Director: John Carney
Starring: Catherine Keener, Mark Ruffalo, Keira Knightley, James Corden, CeeLo Green, Hail...
The latest film from writer-director John Carney (Once), Begin Again is a soul-stirring comedy about what happens when lost souls meet and make beauti... Read more
Behind the Candelabra (2013)
7/10
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Starring: Dan Aykroyd, Debbie Reynolds, Matt Damon, Michael Douglas, Rob Lowe, Scott Bakul...
Before Elvis, before Elton John, Madonna and Lady Gaga, there was Liberace: virtuoso pianist, outrageous entertainer and flamboyant star of stage and... Read more
Bel Ami (2012)
5.4/10
Director: Declan Donnellan, Nick Ormerod
Starring: Christina Ricci, Colm Meaney, Kristin Scott Thomas, Uma Thurman, Robert Pattinso...
Robert Pattinson stars in this sumptuous Paris-set period drama based on the novel by Guy de Maupassant which sees a young man seducing his way up the... Read more
Bella (2006)
7.3/10
Director: Alejandro Monteverde
Starring: Tammy Blanchard, Manny Perez, Eduardo Verastegui, Ali Landry
After an accident puts an end to his career as a professional athlete, an international soccer star is forced to take work at his brother's Mexican re... Read more
Bellflower (2011)
6.4/10
Director: Evan Glodell
Starring: Evan Glodell, Jessie Wiseman, Tyler Dawson, Rebekah Brandes, Vincent Grashaw
"Bellflower", a heartfelt story of obsession, friendship, young love gone awry, and an angst-ridden critique of and from Generation Y, is the debut fe... Read more
Beloved (2011)
6.2/10
Director: Christophe Honore
Starring: Catherine Deneuve, Paul Schneider, Ludivine Sagnier, Louis Garrel, Milos Forman,...
In 1964 Paris, Madeleine (Ludivine Sagnier), a shoe salesgirl and part-time prostitute, falls in love with Jaromil, a Czech doctor she has picked up.... Read more
Bertie and Elizabeth (2002)
7.2/10
Director: Giles Foster
Starring: Eileen Atkins, Juliet Aubrey, Alan Bates, Elisabeth Dermot Walsh, Robert Hardy
James Wilby and Juliet Aubrey star in the intimate portrayal of the endearing love affair between the young Queen Mother Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon and Albe... Read more
Besieged (1998)
7/10
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
Starring: Thandie Newton, David Thewlis
This erotic and emotional love story is set in a lush Roman villa and focuses on a reclusive British musician (David Thewlis) who is irresistably draw... Read more