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".
Romy Schneider ( Love in the Rain / A Woman at Her Window ) (1973)
6.3/10
Director: Pierre Granier-Deferre, Jean-Claude Brialy
Starring: Nino Castelnuovo, Philippe Noiret, Romy Schneider, Suzanne Flon, Victor Lanoux,...
Romy Schneider was the beautiful and soulful heroine of many dramas who captivated audiences for decades before her untimely death at the age of 43. K... Read more
Rosamunde Pilcher's: Coming Home (1998)
6.9/10
Director: Giles Foster
Starring: David McCallum, Joanna Lumley, Peter O'Toole, Emily Mortimer, Paul Bettany, Pene...
An epic tale of friendship, family and love set before, during and after World War II in beautiful coastal England, and based on Rosamund Pilcher's be... Read more
Roseland (1977)
6/10
Director: James Ivory
Starring: Geraldine Chaplin, Christopher Walken, Teresa Wright, Lou Jacobi, Lilia Skala
The film's namesake, a famed New York City ballroom, serves as the setting for a dramatic trio of stories from the Merchant/Ivory team: a lonely widow... Read more
Roselyne and the Lions (1989)
6.1/10
Director: Jean-Jacques Beineix
Starring: Isabelle Pasco, Gerard Sandoz, Phillippe Clevenot
From the director of 'Diva' and 'Betty Blue' comes yet another stylish work. A teenager leaves school and takes a job at a zoo, where he meets a young... Read more
Rust and Bone (2012)
7.5/10
Director: Jacques Audiard
Starring: Marion Cotillard, Matthias Schoenaerts
Ali (Matthias Schoenaerts) dreams of becoming a professional boxer. When he is suddenly put in charge of his five year old son, he moves in with his s... Read more
Ryan's Daughter (1970)
7.5/10
Director: David Lean
Starring: Trevor Howard, Sarah Miles, Robert Mitchum, John Mills
Robert Bolt ("A Man for All Seasons", "The Mission") wrote the screenplay of this long but rewarding study by David Lean about a rich, unsatisfied, ma... Read more
Sabah (2005)
6.7/10
Director: Ruba Nadda
Starring: Arsinee Khanjian, Shawn Doyle, Fadia Nadda, Jeff Seymour, Kathryn Winslow, David...
Passionate and independent as a youth, Sabah is now a devout, forty-year-old Muslim woman, living in Canada and devoted to her traditional family. Bu... Read more
Safe Haven (2013)
6.7/10
Director: Lasse Hallstrom
Starring: Josh Duhamel, David Lyons, Julianne Hough, Cobie Smulders
Fleeing an abusive relationship, Erin (Julianne Hough) assumes a new identity in a small North Carolina town. Now calling herself Katie, she bonds wit... Read more
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011)
6.8/10
Director: Lasse Hallstrom
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Kristin Scott Thomas, Emily Blunt, Tom Mison, Amr Waked
When Britain's leading fisheries expert (Ewan McGregor) is approached by a consultant to help realize a sheikh's vision of bringing the sport of fly-f... Read more
Samson and Delilah (2009)
6.8/10
Director: Warwick Thornton
Starring: Marissa Gibson, Scott Thornton, Rowan McNamara, Mitjili Napanangka Gibson
An inside look at a world rarely, if ever, depicted on the big screen - Screen International. Samson (Rowan McNamara) is 15 years old and lives in a... Read more