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".
Breezy (1973)
7/10
Director: Clint Eastwood
Starring: William Holden, Kay Lenz, Roger C Carmel, Marj Dusay, Joan Hotchkis
Directed by Clint Eastwood this sensitive drama stars William Holden and Kay Lenz as a mismatched pair who eventually find common ground. Successful b... Read more
Divorce His, Divorce Hers (1973)
5.7/10
Director: Waris Hussein
Starring: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Barry Foster, Gabriele Ferzetti, Rudolph Walke...
Originally made for television, this acclaimed drama stars Elizabteth Taylor and Richard Burton as a married couple, who after almost twenty years fin... Read more
The Way We Were (1973)
7.1/10
Director: Sydney Pollack
Starring: Barbra Streisand, Robert Redford, Bradford Dillman
One of the finest screen romances ever teams Robert Redford and Barbara Streisand as two philosophically different types whose love affair stretches f... Read more
Butterflies are Free (1972)
7.2/10
Director: Milton Katselas
Starring: Goldie Hawn, Eileen Heckart, Edward Albert
A sensitive, touching comedy about a blind young man (Edward Albert) who is determined to make a life for himself despite his handicap. Good performan... Read more
Sense and Sensibility (1971)
6.7/10
Director: David Giles
Starring: Ciaran Madden, Patricia Routledge, Robin Ellis, Isabel Dean
Mrs. Dashwood and her two daughters, Elinor and Marianne, are faced with the prospect of Mrs. Dashwood's stepson and his wife moving into their home a... Read more
Zee and Co ( X, Y and Zee ) (1971)
5.9/10
Director: Brian G Hutton
Starring: Elizabeth Taylor, Michael Caine, Susannah York, John Standing
The venomous and amoral wife of a wealthy architect tries, any way she can, to break up the blossoming romance between her husband and his new mistres... Read more
Friends (1971)
6.7/10
Director: Lewis Gilbert
Starring: Ronald Lewis, Pascale Roberts, Joan Hickson, Sean Bury, Sady Rebbot
A young English boy, suffering from neglect at home, runs away and becomes friends with a French girl in the same plight. Together, they go to an idyl... 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
Sin (1970)
4.8/10
Director: George Pan Cosmatos
Starring: Raquel Welch, Richard Johnson, Jack Hawkins, Flora Robson
Set on a beautiful island in the Mediterranean, this sexually exploitive drama stars Raquel Welch as an everyday housewife whose desire for an old chi... Read more
Love Story (1970)
6.9/10
Director: Arthur Hiller
Starring: Ali MacGraw, Ryan O'Neal, John Marley, Ray Milland
This box office sensation stars Ryan O'Neal as the guy from the right side of the tracks, in love with Ali McGraw, who's from the wrong side and who a... Read more