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 Rocket Post (2004)
6.8/10
Director: Stephen Whittaker
Starring: Clive Russell, Ian McNeice, John Wood, Kevin McKidd, Patrick Malahide, Ulrich Th...
Hidden away amongst the Western Isles of Scotland is the remote island of Scarp, where a handful of people live a quiet existence. Tucked away from a... Read more
The Romance of Astrea and Celadon (2007)
6.4/10
Director: Eric Rohmer
Starring: Cecile Cassel, Andy Gillet, Veronique Reymond, Stephanie Crayencour
Veteran auteur Eric Rohmer's magical and extraordinary final film is a pastoral fantasy set in 5th century Gaul, based on a 17th century novel by Hono... Read more
The Scarlet Letter (1995)
5.2/10
Director: Roland Joffe
Starring: Demi Moore, Gary Oldman, Robert Duvall
This questionable adaptation of Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel of forbidden passion in 17th century America stars Demi Moore as an independent-minded col... Read more
The Scarlet Tunic (1998)
5.5/10
Director: Stuart St Paul
Starring: Jean-Marc Barr, Emma Fielding, Jack Shepherd, John Sessions, Simon Callow, Lynda...
A romantic re-working of a Thomas Hardy short story (The Melancholy Hussar) with a tale of doomed love and passion set in the beauty of Dorset. Desert... Read more
The Science of Sleep (2006)
7.3/10
Director: Michel Gondry
Starring: Gael Garcia Bernal, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Alain Chabat, Miou-Miou, Emma De Caun...
Director Michel Gondry returned to France to direct his own screenplay, a surreal and entrancing journey into the mind of young idealist Stephane (Gae... Read more
The Seagull (2018)
5.9/10
Director: Michael Mayer
Starring: Annette Bening, Saoirse Ronan, Corey Stoll, Elisabeth Moss, Mare Winningham, Jon...
An ageing actress named Irina Arkadina pays summer visits to her brother Pjotr Nikolayevich Sorin and her son Konstantin on a country estate. On one o... Read more
The Secret (2007)
6.4/10
Director: Vincent Perez
Starring: David Duchovny, Lili Taylor, Olivia Thirlby, Brendan Sexton III
Hannah (Lili Taylor) and Bill (David Duchovny) are married soul-mates with a teenage daughter, Sam (Olivia Thirlby); but when Hannah is killed in an a... Read more
The Shape of Water (2017)
7.4/10
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Starring: David Hewlett, Richard Jenkins, Michael Shannon, Sally Hawkins, Doug Jones, Mich...
Elisa is a mute, isolated woman who works as a cleaning lady in a hidden, high-security government laboratory in 1962 Baltimore. Her life changes fore... Read more
The Shape of Water (Blu-Ray) (2017)
7.4/10
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Starring: David Hewlett, Richard Jenkins, Michael Shannon, Sally Hawkins, Doug Jones, Mich...
Elisa is a mute, isolated woman who works as a cleaning lady in a hidden, high-security government laboratory in 1962 Baltimore. Her life changes fore... Read more
The Sheltering Sky (1990)
6.8/10
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
Starring: Debra Winger, John Malkovich, Campbell Scott
The screen version of Paul Bowles' celebrated 1949 novel about a New York couple who embark on an unusual journey through post World War II North Afri... Read more