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".
The Last of the Mohicans: Director's Definitive Cut ( Blu-ray ) (1992)
7.8/10
Director: Michael Mann
Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Jodhi May, Madeleine Stowe, Russell Means, Steven Waddington,...
The American wilderness of the 1750s is the setting for director/co-scripter Michael Mann's grand adaptation of the James Fenimore Cooper adventure cl... Read more
The Last Picture Show (1971)
8.1/10
Director: Peter Bogdanovich
Starring: Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Ben Johnson, Ellen Burstyn, Cloris Leachman, Cybi...
Peter Bogdanovich's masterfully rendered, critically acclaimed drama follows the loves, dreams and fates of the denizens of a small Texas town in the... Read more
The Last Station (2009)
7/10
Director: Michael Hoffman
Starring: Christopher Plummer, Helen Mirren, Paul Giamatti, James McAvoy, Anne-Marie Duff,...
In 1910, famed novelist Leo Tolstoy (Christopher Plummer) and his wife Sofya (Helen Mirren) vehemently disagree over the rights to Tolstoy's literary... Read more
The Last Time (2006)
6.2/10
Director: Michael Caleo
Starring: Amber Valletta, Michael Keaton, Brendan Fraser, Neal McDonough, Michael Lerner
An edgy turn from comic actors Brendan Fraser and Michael Keaton who play struggling intern and reluctant mentor in the take-no-prisoners world of sal... Read more
The Legend of Tarzan (2016)
6.3/10
Director: David Yates
Starring: Samuel L Jackson, Djimon Hounsou, Alexander Skarsgard, Christoph Waltz, Margot R...
t's been nearly a decade since Tarzan (Alexander Skarsgård), also known as John Clayton III, left Africa to live in Victorian England with his wife Ja... Read more
The Legend of Tarzan (Blu-ray) (3D) (2016)
6.2/10
Director: David Yates
Starring: Samuel L Jackson, Djimon Hounsou, Alexander Skarsgard, Christoph Waltz, Margot R...
t's been nearly a decade since Tarzan (Alexander Skarsgård), also known as John Clayton III, left Africa to live in Victorian England with his wife Ja... Read more
The Light Between Oceans (2016)
7.2/10
Director: Derek Cianfrance
Starring: Rachel Weisz, Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander
The Light Between Oceans is a heart-breaking drama about fate, love, moral dilemmas and the lengths to which one couple will go to see their dreams r... Read more
The Lobster (2015)
7.1/10
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
Starring: John C Reilly, Rachel Weisz, Colin Farrell, Olivia Colman, Ben Whishaw, Ashley J...
In the world of Yorgos Lanthimos wily jet black satire of socially enforced coupledom, single adults are required to find a partner within 45 days or... Read more
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1987)
7.1/10
Director: Jack Clayton
Starring: Bob Hoskins, Ian McNeice, Maggie Smith, Marie Kean, Wendy Hiller
Timid and self-deprecating, Judith Hearne (Maggie Smith in a BAFTA Award winning performance) is a middle-aged piano teacher living in 1950s Dublin. A... Read more
The Lovers (2017)
6.1/10
Director: Azazel Jacobs
Starring: Debra Winger, Melora Walters, Aidan Gillen, Tracy Letts
A man and his wife, each embroiled in an extramarital affair, are sent reeling when they suddenly fall for the least likely person imaginable -- each... Read more