Cinema HoundSniffing out great movies.Explore romantic relationships, love and its complications.
Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 9,657 films · Page 172.
Comedy, female buddy film
Cora and Ellen are two women living in Edinburgh. Ellen, the more straight-laced of the pair, is a budding cartoonist with prospects to run her own business alongside her colleague Stanley. Quirky Cora is a single mother-to-be who dropped out of university.
Adventure, Comedy, musical film, romantic comedy, Treasure hunt
United States Navy officer Lieutenant Junior Grade (j.g.) Ted Jackson is a former U.S. Navy explosive ordnance disposal officer who divides his time between twin careers as a deep-sea diver and nightclub singer. Ted discovers what he believes could be a fortune in Spanish gold aboard a sunken ship and sets out to rescue it with the help of go-go dancing yoga expert Jo Symington and friend Judd Whitman.
Comedy, Comedy drama, Drama, romance film, Tragicomedy
An overachieving blind man and his unaccomplished brother compete for the same woman.
Drama, romance film, silent film
thumb|left|thumbtime=18|Our Dancing Daughters (1928; synchronized sound) "Dangerous Diana" Medford is outwardly flamboyant and popular but inwardly virtuous and idealistic, patronizing her parents by telling them not to stay out late. Her friend Ann chases boys for their money and is as amoral as her mother. Diana and Ann are both attracted to Ben Blaine.
Biography, Drama, Melodrama, musical film, romance film
Franz Liszt is living in Chamonix with Countess Marie d'Agoult, the mother of his children, when Frédéric Chopin and George Sand visit him. They tell him about all the things he has missed since he left Paris, and how a new piano virtuoso, Sigismond Thalberg, is captivating audiences. The Countess wants him to remain in seclusion and compose.
Comedy, Comedy drama, Drama, romantic comedy
Richard, a 22-year-old Scottish undertaker and obituary writer, dreams of becoming a screenwriter and is dissatisfied with his mundane life in Bradford, Northern England. During a burial, he meets Barbara, a young aspiring Hollywood actress briefly visiting Bradford, and the two develop a connection. Barbara returns home and brags about the British writer she met while away.
Action, Adventure, romance film
The film depicts the adventures of real-life trader and adventurer Alfred Aloysius "Trader" Horn, while on safari in Africa. Much of the film is fictional, including the discovery of a white blonde jungle queen, the lost daughter of a missionary. A scene based upon a genuine incident occurs in which Carey as Horn swings on a vine across a river filled with genuine crocodiles, one of which comes very close to taking his leg off.
musical film, romantic comedy
Young Ricardo Quintana is preparing to voyage from Argentina to New York to sell some of his father's prize horses. Before leaving, Don Diego Quintana instructs his son that no steeds are to be sold to Binnie Crawford or any member of her family because her brother Willis cheated him years earlier. Upon arriving in New York and displaying his horses at a racetrack, Ricardo falls in love with Glenda Crawford, and goes to dinner with her later that evening.
Drama
Jade Li is a witty Chinese-Canadian aspiring actress who lives at home with her traditional Chinese family, which includes her strict father, her dutiful mother, and younger sister Pearl. Jade and Pearl's older brother, Winston, has been disowned—a fate Jade is not eager to share, both for her own sake and to spare her family pain. Her family tries to put on the perfect public persona at all costs so as to maintain their dignity as well as uphold their traditional Chinese values.
Drama, musical film
James "Jamie" Roberts, being a pop idol, is used to having his way with women. He meets child psychologist Diana Lawson in a car accident; however, she has never heard of him and doesn't swoon at his attention. He tries to win her affection, but complicating things is his ex-lover, Nicky Nides, who remains a member of his band.
Crime, Erotic Thriller, romance film, thriller film
Frank (Simm), a librarian in the United Kingdom, falls in love with a mysterious American dancer named Miranda (Ricci). Frank appears naive, but his character is as complex as Miranda's. Graphic scenes of sex and seduction illustrate Frank's fantasy and unrealistic love for Miranda.
Comedy, musical film, romance film, romantic comedy
'Pop' Wonder is the owner of the Wonder Circus, which arrives at a local town with its featured attraction, Jumbo the elephant. The circus is however in debt as he has gambled the earnings on craps games. His daughter, Kitty Wonder, is approached by three creditors who demand repayment.
Comedy, Gangster Film, Heist
Webster McGee is a divorced computer programmer who abruptly quits his job and adopts a life of crime as a burglar and jewel thief in Houston, Texas. Leaving behind chess pieces and notes containing chess moves as a calling card, he becomes dubbed by the media as "The Chess Burglar". For his first job, he robs rich businessman Henderling, stealing from him not only money but also files with information that could destroy Henderling's career.
romantic comedy
Joe Fitzpatrick, a sergeant in the Air Force marries a feisty nightclub showgirl named Maggie on a whim. The day after their marriage Joe is sent to a base in Spain. Later that day Maggie is surprised to find that a unique custom car was delivered to her (a shiny red 1955 Lincoln Futura Concept automobile with bucket seats and a clear bubble top); he won it in a raffle.
Comedy, musical film, war film
thumb|right|upright=1.2|Katharine Hepburn and Cheryl Walker in Stage Door Canteen The film, made in wartime, celebrates the work of the Stage Door Canteen, created in New York City as a recreational center for both American and Allied servicemen on leave to socialize with, be entertained or served by Broadway celebrities. The storyline follows several women who volunteer for the Canteen and must adhere to strict rules of conduct, the most important of which is that their job is to provide friendly companionship to and be dance partners for the (often nervous) men who are soon to be sent into combat. No romantic fraternization is allowed.
Drama, LGBTQ-related film, romance film
Charlie, a young art student from New York City haunted by Joris-Karl Huysmans' "A Rebours", is asked by his best friend Sebastian to move into his apartment as he deals with depression and public scorn following his wealthy financier father Dick's arrest on high-profile white-collar criminal charges. Charlie's mother thinks this is a bad idea due to long-standing one-sided romantic feelings he has for Sebastian. On a night out with Sebastian and a wider group of friends Charlie meets and flirts with Lebanon-born bar-pianist Tim.
Drama, Western
The fictional love story between Emily Hudson, the daughter of the wagon train's pastor, and Jonathan Samuelson, the son of the local Mormon bishop, plays out against the build-up to the tragedy itself. The film begins with the deposition of Mormon leader Brigham Young. The Baker–Fancher party is then depicted crossing Utah on its way to California.
Drama, romance film
Tanner Tarlton (Marielle Jaffe) is the daughter of affluent American parents Linda (Sharon Stone) and Peter Tarlton (Andy Garcia). Tanner, feeling stifled by her parents' strained relationship and their expectations, embarks on a summer trip to Europe to create a documentary exploring people's attitudes toward love. In Spain, she meets Christian Santiago (Miguel Ángel Muñoz), a passionate and introspective young man from a different cultural background.
Comedy, Drama, LGBTQ-related film, romantic comedy
After 10 years of marriage, the once-happy lovers Xavier Rousseau and Wendy separate. When she moves with their two children, Tom and Mia, to New York City, he also moves there to be near the children. While Wendy lives with her new boyfriend John, a wealthy American, in a luxury apartment overlooking Central Park, Xavier initially stays with his lesbian Belgian friend Isabelle (who is pregnant thanks to a sperm donation from Xavier) and her Chinese-American girlfriend Ju in their Brooklyn loft.
American football film, musical film, romantic comedy
The film is set in 1927 at fictional Tait College, where football is all the rage ("Tait Song"/"Good News"). Tait's football star Tommy Marlowe is a prime catch for the college girls. Tommy tells his friend and non-playing teammate Bobby Turner that the trick to attracting girls is to show no interest ("Be a Ladies' Man").
Adventure, Drama
In 1856, Townsend Harris is sent by President Franklin Pierce to serve as the first U.S. Consul General to Japan, following the treaty written by Commodore Matthew C. Perry two years before.
Comedy, Drama
The aristocratic Hulot family gathers at the deathbed of their matron Adeline. Adeline's husband, the Baron Hector Hulot, has squandered their fortune on an extravagant string of mistresses and plunged them heavily into debt, a fact which stresses the entire family. Adeline's Cousin Bette, a poor and aging spinster, has spent her life supporting Adeline and her family with little return, and promises the dying Adeline that she will watch over the family, especially Adeline's young, unmarried daughter, Hortense.
Drama, romance film
Julie Cullen is a young divorced parent, on her own for the past four years since her husband abandoned her and their daughter, Ellen, only a year old at the time. At work, Julie, who is white, meets Frank Richards, who is black, and the two strike up a friendship that blossoms into a romance. Their relationship is strained by the racial prejudices of many around them, including Frank's parents, William and Martha, who oppose the pairing.
Comedy drama, romance film, romantic comedy, Tragicomedy
Josh and Cin meet at a party in Sydney three days before he is due to return to London. Originally planning just to spend the night, Josh decides to stay at her flat until he has to leave for the airport. The two gradually grow closer, feeling a strong connection.