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".
Comet (Blu-ray) (2014)
6.8/10
Director: Sam Esmail
Starring: Justin Long, Emmy Rossum
Justin Long and Emmy Rossum are star-crossed lovers whose relationship blooms and unravels over the course of six years in this mysterious, original r... Read more
Consuming Passion: 100 Years of Mills & Boon (2008)
6.1/10
Director: Dan Zeff
Starring: Patrick Kennedy, Marcia Warren, Olivia Colman, Patrick Baladi, Jodie Whittaker,...
Marking the 100th anniversary of the literary phenomenon that is Mills and Boon, this triptych of tales span three very different periods of time in t... Read more
Conversations with Other Women (2006)
7.1/10
Director: Hans Canosa
Starring: Helena Bonham Carter, Aaron Eckhart
An intriguing romantic mystery with Aaron Eckhart and Helena Bonham Carter as a couple who meet at a wedding and seem to have instant chemistry. The... Read more
Country Life (1994)
6.8/10
Director: Michael Blakemore
Starring: Sam Neill, Greta Scacchi, John Hargreaves, Kerry Fox
Delightful treatment of Chekhov's 'Uncle Vanya' is set in the Australian Outback before World War I. When a drama critic returns with his sexy new wif... Read more
Cranford (2007)
8.3/10
Director: Simon Curtis
Starring: Eileen Atkins, Francesca Annis, Imelda Staunton, Judi Dench, Julia Sawalha, Mich...
Lavish, star-studded BBC costume drama based on three novels by Elizabeth Gaskell, following the absurdities and tragedies of life in the small northe... Read more
Crazy / Beautiful (2001)
6.5/10
Director: John Stockwell
Starring: Kirsten Dunst, Jay Hernandez, Bruce Davison
Kirsten Dunst, the teenage daughter of WASPish congressman Bruce Davison, has a bad attitude and a serious drinking problem. Jay Hernandez is a poor H... Read more
Crazy Heart (2009)
7.3/10
Director: Scott Cooper
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Robert Duvall, Colin Farrell, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jack Nation
Jeff Bridges took home a Best Actor Academy Award for his superb performance as a down-and-out country music singer struggling to hang on to what litt... Read more
Crazy Heart ( Blu-ray ) (2009)
7.3/10
Director: Scott Cooper
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Robert Duvall, Colin Farrell, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jack Nation
Jeff Bridges took home a Best Actor Academy Award for his superb performance as a down-and-out country music singer struggling to hang on to what litt... Read more
Crimson Peak (2015)
6.5/10
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Starring: Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Tom Hiddleston, Charlie Hunnam, Jim Beaver
When her heart is stolen by a seductive stranger, a young woman is swept away to a house atop a mountain of blood-red clay: a place filled with secret... Read more
Crimson Peak ( Blu-ray ) (2015)
6.5/10
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Starring: Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Tom Hiddleston, Charlie Hunnam, Jim Beaver
When her heart is stolen by a seductive stranger, a young woman is swept away to a house atop a mountain of blood-red clay: a place filled with secret... Read more