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Explore romantic relationships, love and its complications.

Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 9,658 films · Page 289.

The Mayor of 44th Street (1942)

Drama, musical film, romance film

George Murphy is a reformed crook who has made a success as a booking agent for big bands at supper clubs. Richard Barthelmess is his ex-partner who is up for parole and needs the promise of a job to get out of prison. George volunteers to help out and offers him a place at his agency.

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Father's Doing Fine (1952)

romantic comedy

Eccentric upper-class widow Lady Buckering lives in splendour in Hampstead, but behind the scenes is struggling with poverty and bringing up four demanding daughters, one of whom is about to have a baby. Also of concern is the very nervous father-to-be and how exactly to deal with her light-fingered butler. All problems disappear in a happy ending and Lady Buckering marries the family doctor.

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Love Always, Santa (2016)

Christmas film, romantic comedy

The daughter (Isadora Swann) of a widow (Marguerite Moreau) writes to Santa Claus, asking for her mother to find love again. A struggling writer (Mike Faiola), who has taken a job writing responses in Santa's name, receives the letter, and he finds new inspiration and the beginnings of a romance.

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My Girlfriend's Boyfriend (1998)

LGBTQ-related film, romantic comedy

Gay soap actor Cliff (Chris Bruno) is about to marry an unsuspecting girl (Linda Larkin) for the sake of his image, to the chagrin of his boyfriend Wes (Jack Koenig). However, a prowling reporter (Deborah Gibson) has some interesting photographs which could cause general consternation. The main romance is between the reporter Melissa and the maid of honor's uncoordinated date Jake (Sean Runnette).

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When Brendan met Trudy (2000)

Comedy, romantic comedy

Brendan (Peter McDonald) is a shy, reserved teacher who takes his profession seriously. Away from the classroom, he has a love of films and classical music. One night, after practicing with his church choir, he meets Trudy (Flora Montgomery), a bright, witty and free-spirited woman whom he believes is a Montessori teacher.

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Thunder in the City (1937)

Drama, romance film

An American salesman with radically successful methods visits England ostensibly to learn a more dignified manner of salesmanship. He is mistaken for a millionaire by a cash-poor family of noble ancestry with a stately home to sell which he can't afford to buy. But by working with them instead he finds romance and equal success in business with his old marketing techniques.

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Hook, Line and Sinker (1930)

romantic comedy

Two fast-talking insurance salesmen — Wilbur Boswell and J. Addington Ganzy — help penniless socialite Mary Marsh to turn a dilapidated hotel, which was willed to her, into a thriving success. They soon run into trouble, however, in the form of two sets of rival gangsters who want to break into the hotel safe; also, Mary's mother, Rebecca Marsh, wants her to marry wealthy lawyer John Blackwell, although Mary has fallen in love with Wilbur.

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In Love with Alma Cogan (2011)

romantic comedy

The film revolves around Norman, a world-weary manager of a pier theatre in a seaside resort. Norman has worked in the theatre all his life, but will not accept that the local council, which owns the theatre, is planning to install more commercial management in an attempt to boost audience numbers. As the story unfolds, he realises it may be time to move on and put behind him the ghost of 1950s and 1960s singer Alma Cogan, who performed at the theatre many years before.

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Shongram (2014)

Drama, romance film, war film

Set against the backdrop of the present time UK, the storyline of the film shows the memories of an ailing British-Bangladeshi Muslim man Karim Uddin (Anupam Kher) recalling, recounting and sharing his horrific experiences during the war of independence on his hospital deathbed in an interview with daring British journalist Sarah (Asia Argento) in London. The story focuses on flashback scenes of the war from the perspective of a young Karim (Amaan Reza) who falls in love with a beautiful young Hindu woman Asha (Dilruba Yasmeen Ruhee). His world is then torn apart when his peaceful village is interrupted by a war and he is separated from…

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Du Barry, Woman of Passion (1930)

historical film, romance film

In the 18th century Kingdom of France, Cosse de Brissac, a private in the King's Guard, meets Jeannette Vaubernier when she gets stuck in a pond. He frees her and is charmed by her beauty and spirit. She talks about how she dislikes working in a millinery shop, but loves beautiful things, wealth, and the prospect of being in love.

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West Point of the Air (1935)

Drama, romance film

At Randolph Field, Texas, Master Sergeant "Big Mike" Stone (Wallace Beery) has aspirations for his son, "Little Mike" (Robert Young) to follow in his footsteps as an aviator. Following graduation from West Point, Little Mike, along with his best friend, Phil Carter (Russell Hardie), enter pilot training at Randolph Field, commanded by Phil's father, General Carter (Lewis Stone), but complications soon arise. Little Mike has a childhood sweetheart, Phil's sister, "Skip" (Maureen O'Sullivan) but is also being pursued by divorcee Dare Marshall (Rosalind Russell).

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The Torch (1950)

Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, romance film, war film

In the Mexican city of Cholula, the wedding of María Dolores Peñafiel, daughter of the successful glass manufacturer Don Carlos Peñafiel, to the American doctor Dr. Robert Stanley is prepared. When the rebel leader José Juan Reyes and his troops take Cholula, the wedding seems to be in danger.

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Blonde Fever (1944)

romantic comedy

Peter Donay and his long suffering wife Delilah own the Café Donay, an upscale Continental eatery on the main road between Reno and Lake Tahoe. He is in hot pursuit of leggy dining room attendant Sally Murfin, who is more interested in his money and business than anything else. Delilah learns about her husband's obsession and tries to wait it out, hoping Sally marries fiancée Freddie Bilson before things go too far.

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A Man, a Woman and a Bank (1979)

Crime Comedy, Heist, romantic comedy

A thief, Reese Halperin, and his accomplice, computer expert Norman Barrie, devise a scheme to break into a Vancouver bank. While carrying out the bank's blueprints, Reese is inadvertently photographed by Stacey Bishop, who is taking pictures for the bank's advertising campaign. Reese and Stacey meet, and, complicating the burglary somewhat, fall in love.

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