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Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 9,657 films · Page 161.

Mary and Rhoda (2000)

Comedy drama

Mary Richards-Cronin returns to New York City after spending four months in Europe ("Italy, mostly," she tells a cabdriver) following the death of her Congressman husband, Steven Cronin, in a rock-climbing accident. Rhoda Morgenstern-Rousseau also returns to her native New York to make a fresh start as a photographer after having lived in Paris for several years, where she has recently divorced her second husband, Jean-Pierre Rousseau. After decades of separation, Mary and Rhoda start to look for each other and eventually reunite outside Mary's apartment building on the Upper West Side of Manhattan ("84th and Central Park West," Mary…

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About Adam (2000)

Comedy drama, Drama, romantic comedy

Adam is a young Dubliner who ingratiates himself into the Owens family after meeting Lucy at the restaurant where she waits tables and sings. While wooing her, he becomes involved with her more reserved older sister Laura, a romantic literary type who spends most of her time at the library; her oldest married sister Alice, a new mother who is unhappy with her boring husband Martin; and her brother David, who seeks Adam's advice on how to seduce his repressed girlfriend, only to find himself nearly succumbing to Adam's charms himself. Revisits are made to several scenes, each seen from the point-of-view of a different character.

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Gabriel Over the White House (1933)

Comedy, Drama, fantasy film

After his inauguration, U.S. President Judson "Judd" Hammond, an amiable party-line politician, tells his new secretary Harley "Beek" Beekman that two people may be admitted to his presence at any time: his young nephew Jimmy, and Pendola "Pendie" Molloy, Hammond's mistress, who is made Beek's assistant. At a press conference, Hammond says he will not meet with John Bronson, the leader of a million unemployed men marching to Washington, as he considers Bronson an anarchist, and also says he considers unemployment and racketeering to be local issues, and therefore not his responsibility.

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That Forsyte Woman (1949)

Drama, romance film

Irene is married to Soames Forsyte, a Victorian "man of property." Irene married without love, after having many proposals. Soames is preoccupied with material possessions, and considers Irene to be one of them. Irene eventually rebels against Soames' treatment of her.

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Tune in Tomorrow... (1990)

Comedy, romance film

Martin Loader works at WXBU, the local radio station, where scriptwriter Pedro Carmichael is hired. Pedro, who is known to come up with outrageous storylines that involve people in his real life, becomes a mentor figure to the younger Martin. Martin's Aunt Julia, not related by blood, returns to New Orleans after many years away and Martin falls for her.

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A Free Soul (1931)

Crime, Drama, romance film

In San Francisco, Jan Ashe is very close to her father, Stephen, who raised her by himself, as her mother died in childbirth. However, Stephen's upper-class family has all but disowned him and his free-spirited daughter, Jan, due to his alcoholism and her free spirited willfulness. A skilled defense lawyer, Stephen successfully defends gangster Ace Wilfong from a false murder charge, despite his knowledge of Ace's gambling operations and other illegal activities.

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Male and Female (1919)

Adventure, Drama

The film centers on the relationship between Lady Mary Loam, a British aristocrat, and her butler, Crichton. Crichton fancies a romance with Mary, but she disdains him because of his lower social class. When the two and some others are shipwrecked on a deserted island, they are left to fend for themselves in a state of nature.

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I'm in Love with a Church Girl (2013)

Drama, romance film

Wealthy drug dealer Miles Montego meets a nice Christian girl, Vanessa Leon, at a mutual friend's house, and the two hit it off and start a relationship. Miles tells Vanessa that he used to be a drug dealer, but now wants to change his life. At first she is reluctant, but accepts it, assuming that he will start having faith in God.

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Rough Night in Jericho (1967)

revisionist Western, romance film, Western

A stagecoach bound for the town of Jericho is ambushed by Alex Flood, a lawman gone bad. Sharpshooting from a safe distance, Flood wounds the coach's driver, Ben Hickman, who is brought to town by the only passenger, a gambler named Dolan. Hickman is a former Santa Fe lawman and Dolan was once his deputy.

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Under the Yum Yum Tree (1963)

romantic comedy

Hogan is a lecherous landlord, a swinging bachelor who ogles and tries to seduce his female tenants. Women are mere playthings to him, plus he is a master con man. His bachelor pad is a holy temple of seduction: blood-red walls, African sculptures, a well-stocked cocktail bar, a switch-operated fireplace, and mechanized violins that play romantic music at the touch of a button.

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Night of the Living Deb (2015)

Comedy horror, Horror, romance film, romantic comedy

At a bar, Deb Clarington, a camera operator for the local news, sees an attractive man, Ryan Waverly. Although she is initially too insecure to approach him, her friend Ruby talks her into it. While awkwardly hitting on him, Deb is interrupted by Ryan's fiancé, who breaks up with him when he refuses to accept a high-paying job at his father's company.

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Purple Violets (2007)

romantic comedy

Patti Petalson (Selma Blair) is a promising writer, but her marriage and conventional job keep her from her dream. She longs to return to her writing, especially after running into her first love, Brian Callahan (Patrick Wilson), a successful crime novelist. Kate (Debra Messing) is Patti's best friend since college.

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Love's Unending Legacy (2007)

Drama, family film, romance film, Western

Missie LaHaye bids a reluctant goodbye at the grave of her late husband Willie, who died two years previously in the line of duty as the sheriff of Tettsford Junction. Even after giving up her job as the town schoolteacher, Missie has found running the ranch on her own overwhelming, so she has resigned herself to letting her son Jeff and his new bride take control of it jointly with her brothers Aaron and Arnie. Missie and her ten-year-old son Mattie travel back to her hometown to live near the farm of her parents, Clark and Marty Davis.

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Better Than Chocolate (1999)

Comedy, Coming Out, LGBTQ-related film, romantic comedy, Social Drama

Maggie (Karyn Dwyer) has dropped out of university and moved out on her own, staying on a couch in the back of a bookstore selling LGBT literature. She receives a phone call from her mother Lila (Wendy Crewson), who is divorcing Maggie's father after learning of his affair. Lila and Maggie's brother, Paul, are forced to move in with Maggie, who has to scramble to find a loft sublet before their arrival.

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Alice Adams (1935)

Comedy, Drama, romance film

thumb|left|Fred MacMurray and Katharine Hepburn in Alice Adams In the mid-1930s, Alice Adams is the daughter of the Adams family. Her father is an invalid employed as a clerk in a factory owned by Mr. Lamb, who has kept Adams on salary for years despite his lengthy illness.

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Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937)

musical film

Young horse trainer Sally (Eleanor Powell) befriends Sonny (George Murphy) and Peter (Buddy Ebsen), who have been hired to look after a horse her family once owned. Concerned for the horse's well-being, she sneaks aboard a train taking the horse and its caretakers to New York City. En route she meets talent agent Steve Raleigh (Robert Taylor) who, impressed with her dancing and singing, sets her on the road to stardom and romance blossoms between the two.

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Bunny and the Bull (2009)

Comedy

Stephen is an agoraphobic recluse who has not left his flat in nearly a year. Each of his days are structured around carefully planned routines, but one day his routine is disrupted when he discovers an infestation of mice in the kitchen cupboards. He contemplates leaving the flat to buy mouse traps, but can not bring himself to open the door, so he reminisces about the events leading up to his current situation, with objects around the flat triggering flash backs.

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Carry on Loving (1970)

Comedy, Parody, romantic comedy

Various events involve a dating agency run by Sid Bliss and his longtime girlfriend Sophie Plummett. Their "Wedded Bliss" agency purports to bring together lonely hearts using computer-matching technology, but couples are actually paired up by Sophie. Bliss consistently avoids marrying Sophie, enthusiastically pursuing Esme Crowfoot, a seamstress and client who consistently rejects his advances.

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Liberty Stands Still (2002)

crime thriller film, Drama, romance film, thriller film

Liberty Wallace (Linda Fiorentino) is the Vice President of Marketing for McCloud Industries, one of the largest gun manufacturers in the United States. She's the daughter of the company's founder, and married to the company's ruthless CEO, Victor Wallace (Oliver Platt). While Victor trafficks in international armaments, Liberty takes a break to have a romantic affair with Russell Williams (Martin Cummins), an actor.

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Bran Nue Dae (2009)

Comedy, Comedy drama, Dance Film, Family Comedy, musical film, Road Movie, romance film, romantic comedy, Romantic drama

In Broome in 1969, Willie Johnson is having trouble wooing his girl Rosie, who ends up with a bandleader named Lester. His mother Theresa sends him back to boarding school in Perth to continue his education for the priesthood. One night, he and several others steal food from the college kitchen but are caught.

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Bombers B-52 (1957)

Drama, romance film

The Strategic Air Command is about to introduce the B-52 Stratofortress bomber as its primary crewed strategic weapon. Stationed at Castle Air Force Base, California, with the 329th Bomb Squadron, 20-year United States Air Force (USAF) veteran MSgt. Chuck Brennan dislikes his commanding officer, the "hotshot" Lt.

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Mozart and the Whale (2006)

Drama, romance film, romantic comedy

Donald Morton (Josh Hartnett) is a taxi driver with Asperger syndrome and drives two Japanese passengers and his pet cockatiel around Spokane, Washington. Distracted, he bumps into the back of a florist's van, damaging his stock. Unfazed, Donald and his budgie take their groceries and leave, abandoning his taxicab and passengers.

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Simple Men (1992)

Comedy, Comedy drama, Crime, Drama

Brothers Bill and Dennis reunite after their anarchist father escapes from the hospital. Bill is angry after being double-crossed after a robbery by his girlfriend, and he promises to break the heart of the next woman he meets, while Dennis is fresh out of college and somewhat naive about the world. Dennis is set on finding their father, and Bill is broke, so they set off to find him.

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