Merton of the Movies (1947)
Comedy, romantic comedy
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Comedy, romantic comedy
romantic comedy
Wealthy businessman and single parent Sir Michael Carr does not know how to deal with his daughter Tansy, at that awkward age between teenager and adult. His close friend and employee ex-General Henry Barclay has the same kind of problem with his son. Thomas Barclay left the military and has now tendered his resignation from Carr's automobile company.
thriller film
Andrew (Steven Brand) meets a young Russian girl, Daria, while on vacation in Europe and falls in love. He goes to Moscow, where he meets Daria's father (Rade Šerbedžija), a rich Russian mafia oligarch, and becomes entwined with his situation, which places them both in grave danger.
Drama, romance film
In 1837 Liverpool, brothers Charles and David MacIver have great faith in steam-powered ships. Their first attempt, the coastal freighter Gigantic, proves to be an embarrassing and costly failure, sinking immediately after being launched. David becomes discouraged and, to save their failing shipping firm, agrees to a merger proposed by longtime rival George Burns.
Comedy, musical film, romance film
The film is a Runyonesque Roaring 20s musical comedy about show girl Rosemary "Rosie" Lebeau, who circumstance casts as an unlikely mob boss.
Comedy, romantic comedy
Mark, a socially awkward but successful entrepreneur, has been infatuated with Connie since their school days. The two reconnect years later at the funeral of Connie’s boyfriend. Despite Mark’s attempts to remind her of their shared history, Connie has no memory of him.
romantic comedy
Barry Holmes is a poor songwriter from the south who travels to New York City to be a success, bringing with him his prize possession, his piano. While trying to break into Tin Pan Alley, he stays at a boardinghouse run by Mrs. Langley, who insists that her house always be run with the highest propriety.
Drama, LGBTQ-related film, romance film
The film, set in Bangor, Maine, is based on some of Verow's experiences growing up in Maine. Joe is 18-year-old high school senior who lives with his single mother and his older sister Teresa, who works in a convenience store. They live in a notorious estate called the Capehart Projects.
Drama, romance film
Isabel (Mikee) runs away from her family upon knowing she will be forced to marry Albert (Tonton), the family's business associate whom she does not love. She moves to Manila and works as a waitress under her new identity. There, she meets and falls in love with Chito (Aga), a happy-go-lucky person.
Comedy, romantic comedy, Romantic drama
Comedy, LGBTQ-related film, romance film
A conservative widow, Mae Davis (Joanne McGee) and her spinster sister Rose (Carol Goans) are determined to find the perfect girl for Mae's son Brian (Stewart Carrico), until they accidentally discover that Brian is gay and had been in a relationship for the previous five years with Dennis, who they thought was just his roommate. After coming to terms with her son's homosexuality and learning that Dennis left Brian for another man, Mae decides to find the perfect man for Brian. She and Rose explore online gay dating and visit a gay bar, where they befriend drag queens, leathermen and an art student, Chase (Steve Snyder) who works in the…
romance film
Nina (Mary Pickford) and Jack Graham (Harold Lockwood) are both marooned on a deserted island. They fall in love and eventually Nina gives birth to a child. Despite being stranded, they are very happy together.
Comedy drama, Drama, romantic comedy
thumb|thumbtime=17|The Lady of Scandal (full film) A nobleman risks his family's wrath by courting an actress. Elsie is the popular star of a musical comedy show in London. One of her admirers is Lord Teylesmore, who falls head in love with her.
romantic comedy
Bill Henrikson, a magazine publisher in Minneapolis, places a personal advertisement after his wife Jennifer leaves him for another man. His married friend Paul persuades the reluctant Bill to submit an ad in The Twin Cities Reader describing himself as a "SWM, 32" interested in Picasso and chicken Kiev. Bill receives multiple responses and begins dating.
romantic comedy
A daytime soap opera star has to deal with his sexist ideas when he falls for his new co-star, a woman who seemingly follows his manly ideas about dating.
romantic comedy
After his girlfriend dumps him, a young man (Chris Lowell) tries to become the kind of person she desires, but his growing love for a singer (Jessica Szohr) and some advice from an astronomer (Allison Janney) help him remain true to himself.
romantic comedy
Drama, independent film, romance film
Davy Mitchell is an introverted writer struggling on tour to promote his unpublished short stories. His lonely nights heat up when Davy receives a seemingly random phone call from a woman named Nicole. The sultry stranger seduces him into an intense session of phone sex, sparking an erotic and intimate relationship that is based entirely around the phone calls that she initiates.
Drama, mystery film, romance film
romance film, sport film
Dallas and Drayton are still happily together and both attending their dream colleges in California. Problems arise, however, when their busy schedules, new faces and being on the opposite side of the same city cause more issues than they anticipated.
romantic comedy
Delilah Lee is groomed by her husband Jeff Ames for his new Broadway show. She becomes such a success that she feels that Jeff considers her more an asset than a wife. When the show's backer Gloria Carstairs makes advances toward Jeff, Delilah leaves him, but she later experiences regret and resolves to regain his love.
romantic comedy
The wealthy Christopher "Chris" West is a member of the cafe society. To win a bet, she marries reporter Crick O'Bannon, who believes Chris married him for love. When Crick overhears Chris telling one of her friends about the bet, he decides to get even by writing a story about her betrayal.
romantic comedy
left|275px|thumb|Francis Lederer and Ida Lupino in a publicity still for the film. On a rainy afternoon in Paris, debonair actor Philippe Martin goes to a darkened movie theatre for a romantic assignation with his married mistress, Yvonne, but sits in the wrong seat and kisses instead lovely Monique Pelerin, the daughter of a powerful publisher. Monique, who is engaged to powerful Count Alfredo Donstelli, makes a public accusation against Philippe, and the priggish head of the Purity League exploits the incident until it becomes a national scandal, with Philippe dubbed "The Kissing Monster".
musical film, romantic comedy