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".
Once ( Blu-ray ) (2007)
7.9/10
Director: John Carney
Starring: Glen Hansard, Marketa Irglova, Hugh Walsh
This stunning musical chronicles the relationship that develops between a struggling Dublin street busker/vacuum cleaner repairman and a poor Czech im... Read more
One Day (2011)
7/10
Director: Lone Scherfig
Starring: Patricia Clarkson, Ken Stott, Anne Hathaway, Romola Garai, Jim Sturgess
Romantic drama, adapted from David Nicholls' novel, follows Emma (Anne Hathaway) and Dexter (Jim Sturgess), who connect on July 15, 1988 on the night... Read more
One Desire (1955)
6.2/10
Director: Jerry Hopper
Starring: Rock Hudson, Anne Baxter, Julie Adams
In early 1900s, an Oklahoma gambler-casino dealer teams-up with a saloon dancer and together they seek a new life in a Colorado mining town where thei... Read more
Onegin (1999)
6.9/10
Director: Martha Fiennes
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Liv Tyler, Martin Donovan, Francesca Annis, Lena Headey, Toby Ste...
In this lush adaptation of the novel by Pushkin, Ralph Fiennes plays caddish St. Petersburg aristocrat Eugene Onegin, whose callous dismissal of neigh... Read more
Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)
7.3/10
Director: Jim Jarmusch
Starring: John Hurt, Tilda Swinton, Jeffrey Wright, Anton Yelchin, Tom Hiddleston, Mia Was...
Jim Jarmusch's "Only Lovers Left Alive" tells the tale of two fragile and sensitive vampires, Adam (Tom Hiddleston) and Eve (Tilda Swinton), who have... Read more
Only Lovers Left Alive ( Blu-ray ) (2013)
7.3/10
Director: Jim Jarmusch
Starring: John Hurt, Tilda Swinton, Jeffrey Wright, Anton Yelchin, Tom Hiddleston, Mia Was...
Jim Jarmusch's "Only Lovers Left Alive" tells the tale of two fragile and sensitive vampires, Adam (Tom Hiddleston) and Eve (Tilda Swinton), who have... Read more
Orchestra Seats (2006)
Director: Daniele Thompson
Starring: Claude Brasseur, Cecile De France, Albert Dupontel, Valerie Lemercier, Laura Mor...
A whirlwind ensemble comedy/drama set in the buzzing theatre district of Paris, where fresh-faced waitress Jessica (Cecile de France) dreams of fame a... Read more
Origin - Spirits of the Past (2006)
6.5/10
Director: Keiichi Sugiyama
In the not-too-distant future man has unleashed an environmental catastrophe. 300 years later the planet has recovered but mankind is still at odds w... Read more
P.S. (2004)
6.2/10
Director: Dylan Kidd
Starring: Laura Linney, Topher Grace, Gabriel Byrne, Marcia Gay Harden, Paul Rudd, Lois Sm...
Laura Linney plays Louise Harrington, a thirty-something divorcee with a great job in the Fine Arts School at Columbia University. At first glance sh... Read more
P.S. I Love You (2007)
7.1/10
Director: Richard LaGravenese
Starring: Kathy Bates, Gerard Butler, Gina Gershon, Lisa Kudrow, James Marsters, Jeffrey D...
Hilary Swank stars in this charming and poignant seriocomedy as a young woman who finds her life has stalled in the wake of her husband's (Gerard Butl... Read more