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".
La La Land ( Blu-ray ) (2016)
8.1/10
Director: Damien Chazelle
Starring: John Legend, Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling, Rosemarie DeWitt
Written and directed by Damien Chazelle ("Whiplash"), "La La Land" tells the story of Mia (Emma Stone), an aspiring actress, and Sebastian (Ryan Gosli... Read more
Labor Day (2013)
6.9/10
Director: Jason Reitman
Starring: Josh Brolin, Kate Winslet, Tobey Maguire, Gattlin Griffith
"Labor Day" centers on 13-year-old Henry Wheeler (Gattlin Griffith), who struggles to be the man of his house and care for his reclusive mother Adele... Read more
Lady Macbeth (2016)
6.9/10
Director: William Oldroyd
Starring: Christopher Fairbank, Paul Hilton, Florence Pugh, Cosmo Jarvis
In rural England, 1865, a woman who is trapped in a loveless marriage to a much older man begins a passionate affair with a man her own age. Read more
Last Chance Harvey (2008)
6.7/10
Director: Joel Hopkins
Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thompson, Eileen Atkins, Kathy Baker, Liane Balaban, James...
Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson star in this bittersweet romantic comedy about finding love late in life. Jingle writer Harvey is down in the dumps,... Read more
Last Life in the Universe (2003)
7.6/10
Director: Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
Starring: Sinitta Boonyasak, Asano Tadanobu, Laila Boonyasak, Yutaka Matsushige, Riki Take...
A macabre, dead-pan comedy/drama chronicling the unlikely and all-too-brief romance that develops between two disparate loners. Kenji is a fastidious... Read more
Laurence Anyways (2012)
7.7/10
Director: Xavier Dolan
Starring: Melvil Poupaud, Nathalie Baye, Suzanne Clement
In 1990s Montreal, Laurence (Melvil Poupaud) tells his girlfriend Fred (Suzanne Clement) that he wants to become a woman. In spite of the odds, in spi... Read more
Le Grand Voyage (2004)
Director: Ismael Ferroukhi
Starring: Jacky Nercessian, Nicolas Cazale, Mohamed Majd
A middle-aged man of Moroccan descent (Mohamed Majd) embarks on a long journey from southern France to Mecca -- but for this crusade, he unexpectedly... Read more
Le Week-End (2013)
6.3/10
Director: Roger Michell
Starring: Jeff Goldblum, Jim Broadbent, Olivier Audibert, Igor Gotesman, Lindsay Duncan, S...
A British couple return to Paris many years after their honeymoon there in an attempt to rejuvenate their marriage. The new film from the director of... Read more
Learning to Drive (2015)
6.4/10
Director: Isabel Coixet
Starring: Patricia Clarkson, Ben Kingsley, Sarita Choudhury, Jake Weber, Grace Gummer
Wendy (Patricia Clarkson) is a fiery Manhattan author whose husband has just left her for another woman; Darwan (Ben Kingsley) is a soft-spoken taxi d... Read more
Leaving (2009)
6.3/10
Director: Catherine Corsini
Starring: Kristin Scott Thomas, Sergi Lopez, Yvan Attal, Bernard Blancan
Suzanne (Kristin Scott Thomas) is about forty years old, a doctor's wife and mother of two teenagers living in the south of France. Her idle bourgeois... Read more