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".
Glorious 39 (2009)
6.5/10
Director: Stephen Poliakoff
Starring: Christopher Lee, Hugh Bonneville, Jeremy Northam, Julie Christie, Bill Nighy, Da...
This provocative historical thriller from acclaimed writer/director Stephen Poliakoff is set against the idyllic British countryside during the glorio... Read more
God's Own Country (2017)
7.7/10
Director: Francis Lee
Starring: Gemma Jones, Ian Hart, Josh O'Connor, Harry Lister Smith, Alec Secareanu
Spring. Yorkshire. Young farmer Johnny Saxby numbs his daily frustrations with binge drinking and casual sex, until the arrival of a Romanian migrant... Read more
Good Dick (2008)
6.4/10
Director: Marianna Palka
Starring: Charles Durning, Tom Arnold, Jason Ritter, Mark Webber, Martin Starr, Marianna P...
Night after night, a troubled and lonely young woman visits her local video store to check out their selection of erotic films. In spite of her introv... Read more
Goodbye, First Love (2011)
6.6/10
Director: Mia Hansen-Love
Starring: Lola Creton, Sebastian Urzendowsky, Magne-Havard Brekke
Following the critically acclaimed "Father of my Children", Mia Hansen-Love returns with this equally impressive, and loosely autobiographical, coming... Read more
Grace of Monaco (2014)
5.7/10
Director: Olivier Dahan
Starring: Frank Langella, Nicole Kidman, Parker Posey, Tim Roth, Paz Vega, Milo Ventimigli...
Grace Of Monaco is set in 1962 and showcases 12 months in the life of iconic princess Grace Kelly, 6 years after she married Prince Rainier of Monaco... Read more
Great Expectations (1997)
6.8/10
Director: Alfonso Cuaron
Starring: Ethan Hawke, Gwyneth Paltrow, Anne Bancroft, Robert De Niro
This modern, stylish remake of the Dickens classic is set in the New York City art world. Ethan Hawke is the misunderstood artist wooing rich girl Gwy... Read more
Griffin and Phoenix (2006)
7.6/10
Director: Ed Stone
Starring: Amanda Peet, Dermot Mulroney, Sarah Paulson, Blair Brown, Alison Elliott, Lois S...
Dermot Mulroney plays Henry Griffin, a man who has just found out he has terminal cancer. He commits to living the rest of his life to the full, quit... Read more
Half of a Yellow Sun (2013)
6.2/10
Director: Biyi Bandele
Starring: Thandie Newton, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Anika Noni Rose, Joseph Mawle, John Boyega
In the late 1960s, twin sisters Olanna (Thandie Newton) and Kainene (Anika Noni Rose) arrive back home in Nigeria, having finished their studies in En... Read more
Hamnet (2026)
7.8/10
Director: Chloe Zhao
Starring: Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Emily Watson, Joe Alwyn
Based on the New York Times best-selling novel, Academy Award-winning director Chloé Zhao (Nomadland) directs a powerful story of love and loss. Willi... Read more
Hampstead (2017)
5.9/10
Director: Joel Hopkins
Starring: Diane Keaton, Brendan Gleeson, James Norton, Lesley Manville, Jason Watkins, Phi...
An American widow living in the London suburb of Hampstead and a man who lives on the Heath form an unlikely alliance against unscrupulous property de... Read more