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 Groomsmen (2006)
6.2/10
Director: Edward Burns
Starring: Edward Burns, Donal Logue, Jay Mohr, John Leguizamo, Matthew Lillard, Shari Albe...
Edward Burns wrote, directed and stars in this slice-of-life comedy/drama as Paulie, a thirty-something about to take the plunge with long-time, and u... Read more
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2018)
7/10
Director: Mike Newell
Starring: Penelope Wilton, Tom Courtenay, Bronagh Gallagher, Matthew Goode, Katherine Park...
In 1946 a London-based writer begins exchanging letters with residents on the island of Guernsey, which was German-occupied during WWII. Feeling compe... Read more
The Gymnast (2006)
6.5/10
Director: Ned Farr
Starring: Dreya Weber, Addie Yungmee, Allison Mackie
Jane Hawkins (Dreya Weber) was a talented gymnast, full of Olympic hopes when an injury forced her to give up her goals. Twenty years later she is wo... Read more
The Hairdresser's Husband (1990)
7.4/10
Director: Patrice Leconte
Starring: Jean Rochefort, Anna Galiena, Roland Bertin
A young boy with a fixation on a bosomy hairdresser grows up to marry a woman who's practically a reincarnation of his childhood dream. This charming... Read more
The Healer ( aka Julie Walking Home ) (2002)
6.2/10
Director: Agnieszka Holland
Starring: Miranda Otto, William Fichtner, Lothaire Bluteau, Ryan Smith, Bianca Crudo, Jerz...
With her son dying of cancer and her marriage falling apart, Julie (Miranda Otto) takes her last hope to Poland where a man with healing hands may be... Read more
The Heart of Me (2002)
6.7/10
Director: Thaddeus O'Sullivan
Starring: Helena Bonham Carter, Olivia Williams, Paul Bettany
After the death of their father, Madeleine (Olivia Williams) invites her sister Dinah (Helena Bonham Carter) to stay in her elegant London home. Madel... Read more
The Heart of the Earth (2007)
6/10
Director: Antonio Cuadri
Starring: Catalina Sandino Moreno, Sienna Guillory, Philip Winchester, Bernard Hill, Joaqu...
Lavish historical epic begins with the brutal oppression of Spanish workers in the Rio Tinto coppermines in 1887. Owned by a British company, the mine... Read more
The History of Sound (2025)
Director: Oliver Hermanus
Starring: Paul Mescal, Josh O'Connor, Chris Cooper
In 1917, Lionel (Paul Mescal) - a young, talented music student - meets David (Josh O'Connor) at the Boston Conservatory, where they bond over a deep... Read more
The Host (2013)
5.9/10
Director: Andrew Niccol
Starring: Frances Fisher, William Hurt, Diane Kruger, Saoirse Ronan, Jake Abel, Chandler C...
An alien race has begun colonising Earth by taking over human bodies and erasing their minds and memories. Only a small band of survivors remain who a... Read more
The Host (Blu-ray) (2013)
5.9/10
Director: Andrew Niccol
Starring: Frances Fisher, William Hurt, Diane Kruger, Saoirse Ronan, Jake Abel, Chandler C...
An alien race has begun colonising Earth by taking over human bodies and erasing their minds and memories. Only a small band of survivors remain who a... Read more