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".
All the Pretty Horses (2000)
5.8/10
Director: Billy Bob Thornton
Starring: Lucas Black, Penelope Cruz, Matt Damon, Bruce Dern, Henry Thomas, Sam Shepard
A mix of frontier drama and coming-of-age tale, director Billy Bob Thornton and scripter Ted Tally's powerful adaptation of the Cormac McCarthy novel... Read more
All the Real Girls (2002)
6.9/10
Director: David Gordon Green
Starring: Patricia Clarkson, Zooey Deschanel, Paul Schneider, Shea Whigham
Poetic drama concerns the budding romance between ladies' man Paul and his best friend's virginal younger sister, Noel. Longing for connection and his... Read more
All the Rivers Run (1983)
7.7/10
Director: Pino Amenta, George Miller (II)
Starring: Charles Tingwell, Sigrid Thornton, John Waters (II), Diane Craig
A sweeping saga of one woman's struggle for survival. English girl Philadelphia Gordon's (Sigrid Thornton) life is turned upside down when she is ship... Read more
All the Rivers Run. Part 2 (1983)
7.6/10
Director: Pino Amenta, George Miller (II)
Starring: Charles Tingwell, Sigrid Thornton, John Waters (II)
Tom Critchley, the seaman who rescued Delie, arrives in Echuca on a paddle steamer he bought with his reward. It is the beginning for Delie of a remar... Read more
Allied (2016)
7.1/10
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Starring: Brad Pitt, Jared Harris, Marion Cotillard, Lizzy Caplan, Simon McBurney
In the midst of World War II, an intelligence officer stationed in North Africa meets and fall in love with a member of the French Resistance on a dan... Read more
Aloha (2015)
5.4/10
Director: Cameron Crowe
Starring: Bradley Cooper, Rachel McAdams, Emma Stone, Bill Murray, John Krasinski, Danny M...
A celebrated military contractor returns to the site of his greatest career triumphs and re-connects with a long-ago love while unexpectedly falling f... Read more
Always (1989)
6.4/10
Director: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Richard Dreyfuss, Holly Hunter, John Goodman, Brad Johnson, Audrey Hepburn
Steven Spielberg's remake of 'A Guy named Joe' stars Richard Dreyfuss as a fire-fighting pilot killed in a crash and returned to Earth to serve as gua... Read more
Amelia (2009)
5.8/10
Director: Mira Nair
Starring: Christopher Eccleston, Ewan McGregor, Richard Gere, Hilary Swank, Joe Anderson
Her exploits made her a hero; her disappearance made her a legend. Hilary Swank stars as pioneering American aviatrix Amelia Earhart, who defied the s... Read more
Amelia (Blu-ray) (2009)
5.8/10
Director: Mira Nair
Starring: Christopher Eccleston, Ewan McGregor, Richard Gere, Hilary Swank, Joe Anderson
Her exploits made her a hero; her disappearance made her a legend. Hilary Swank stars as pioneering American aviatrix Amelia Earhart, who defied the s... Read more
American Friends (1991)
6.6/10
Director: Tristram Powell
Starring: Michael Palin, Trini Alvarado, Connie Booth
A gentle, beautifully filmed tale of a middle-aged bachelor's (Michael Palin) torment after meeting two 'American Friends' in the Swiss Alps: An attra... Read more