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".
The English Patient (1996)
7.4/10
Director: Anthony Minghella
Starring: Colin Firth, Juliette Binoche, Jurgen Prochnow, Kristin Scott Thomas, Naveen And...
Nine Academy Awards, six Baftas and two Golden Globes confirm the acclaim that met this tale of the mysterious Count Almasy (Ralph Fiennes) and his ad... Read more
The Escort (1999)
6.3/10
Director: Michael Blanc
Starring: Daniel Auteuil, Stuart Townsend, Noah Taylor, Frances Barber, Claire Skinner
Daniel Auteuil is Pierre, a French academic who leaves his family in Paris feeling that his life has been without risk or challenge. He moves to Lond... Read more
The Exception (2016)
6.8/10
Director: David Leveaux
Starring: Ben Daniels, Christopher Plummer, Janet McTeer, Anton Lesser, Jai Courtney, Lily...
German soldier Stefan Brandt goes on a mission to investigate exiled German Monarch Kaiser Wilhelm II. The Kaiser lives in a secluded mansion in the N... Read more
The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)
6.8/10
Director: Steve Kloves
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Michelle Pfeiffer, Beau Bridges
An enjoyable film with brothers Beau and Jeff Bridges playing a duo piano act that employs a new singer (Michelle Pfeiffer) and how their lives are ir... Read more
The Face of Love (2013)
6.2/10
Director: Arie Posin
Starring: Amy Brenneman, Annette Bening, Ed Harris, Robin Williams, Jess Weixler
Years after losing the love of her life, a moment suddenly changes Nikki (Annette Bening) forever...at first sight she falls in love again. The object... Read more
The Fault in Our Stars (2014)
7.8/10
Director: Josh Boone
Starring: Laura Dern, Willem Dafoe, Sam Trammell, Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgort, Nat Wolf...
Hazel (Shailene Woodley) wants to live a normal life, but the universe has dealt her a cruel blow. Crippled by a form of cancer that has attacked her... Read more
The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)
6.6/10
Director: Rob Minkoff
Starring: Jet Li, Jackie Chan, Michael Angarano, Yifei Liu, Collin Chou, Bingbing Li
Jackie Chan and Jet Li, together at last! Nothing more is required to lure any self-respecting martial arts fan, but happily there is more in this Eas... Read more
The Forbidden Kingdom ( Blu-ray ) (2008)
6.6/10
Director: Rob Minkoff
Starring: Jet Li, Jackie Chan, Michael Angarano, Yifei Liu, Collin Chou, Bingbing Li
Jackie Chan and Jet Li, together at last! Nothing more is required to lure any self-respecting martial arts fan, but happily there is more in this Eas... Read more
The Fountain (2006)
7.3/10
Director: Darren Aronofsky
Starring: Ellen Burstyn, Hugh Jackman, Mark Margolis, Rachel Weisz, Cliff Curtis, Sean Pat...
Darren Aronofsky directs his wife, Rachel Weisz, and Hugh Jackman in this abstract sci-fi odyssey about one man's thousand-year quest to save the woma... Read more
The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981)
7/10
Director: Karel Reisz
Starring: Meryl Streep, Jeremy Irons, Leo McKern, Hilton McRae
Harold Pinter wrote the screenplay adapted from John Fowles' novel. A hauntingly beautiful film starring Meryl Streep and Jeremy Irons, about a woman... Read more