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".
Cairo Time (2009)
6.7/10
Director: Ruba Nadda
Starring: Amina Annabi, Patricia Clarkson, Tom McCamus, Alexander Siddig, Elena Anaya
Patricia Clarkson (superb) stars as Juliette, a New York fashion editor who travels to Egypt for a vacation with her husband, a UN official. When he i... Read more
Call Me By Your Name (2017)
8/10
Director: Luca Guadagnino
Starring: Amira Casar, Michael Stuhlbarg, Armie Hammer, Timothee Chalamet
It's the summer of 1983, and precocious 17-year-old Elio Perlman is spending the days with his family at their 17th-century villa in Lombardy, Italy.... Read more
Call Me By Your Name (Blu-Ray) (2017)
8/10
Director: Luca Guadagnino
Starring: Amira Casar, Michael Stuhlbarg, Armie Hammer, Timothee Chalamet
It's the summer of 1983, and precocious 17-year-old Elio Perlman is spending the days with his family at their 17th-century villa in Lombardy, Italy.... Read more
Camille (2007)
7.5/10
Director: Gregory Mackenzie
Starring: Sienna Miller, James Franco, David Carradine, Scott Glenn, Ed Lauter
A bizarrely twisted romantic comedy with James Franco as a petty thief who is blackmailed into marrying Sienna Miller, a dreamy girl-next-door who bel... Read more
Candy (2006)
7.3/10
Director: Neil Armford
Starring: Abbie Cornish, Noni Hazlehurst, Heath Ledger, Geoffrey Rush, Tony Martin
Wannabe poet and intravenous heroin user Dan (Heath Ledger) is freshly in love with Candy (Abbie Cornish), a blonde Botticelli angel with a yen for pa... Read more
Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001)
5.9/10
Director: John Madden
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Penelope Cruz, John Hurt, Irene Papas, Christian Bale, David Morri...
This sweeping melodrama with a historical backdrop stars Penelope Cruz as the daughter of a doctor living on a Greek island in 1940. When war breaks o... Read more
Carla's Song (1996)
6.9/10
Director: Ken Loach
Starring: Oyanka Cabzas, Robert Carlyle, Scott Glenn
This touching film from English film legend Ken Loach tells the story of the relationship between George (Robert Carlyle) a free spirited Scottish bus... Read more
Carol (2015)
7.2/10
Director: Todd Haynes
Starring: Cate Blanchett, Sarah Paulson, Rooney Mara, John Magaro, Kyle Chandler, Jake Lac...
In an adaptation of Patricia Highsmiths seminal novel The Price of Salt, CAROL follows two women from very different backgrounds who find themselves... Read more
Carol ( Blu-ray ) (2015)
7.2/10
Director: Todd Haynes
Starring: Cate Blanchett, Sarah Paulson, Rooney Mara, Kyle Chandler, Jake Lacy, Cory Micha...
In an adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's seminal novel The Price of Salt, CAROL follows two women from very different backgrounds who find themselves... Read more
Casanova (2005)
6.5/10
Director: Lasse Hallstrom
Starring: Heath Ledger, Sienna Miller, Jeremy Irons, Oliver Platt, Lena Olin
Heath Ledger plays the notorious Venetian playboy who goes too far when he's caught leaving the boudoir of a novice nun. The Inquisition puts him on... Read more