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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 297.

New York Town (1941)

romantic comedy

Victor Ballard is a poor but happy-go-lucky New York sidewalk photographer who shares a studio apartment with a painter from Poland, Stefan Janowski. When Victor shoots a photo of Alexandra Curtis, he realizes she is desperate and in need of a friend who can guide her through the ways and means of surviving in Manhattan with no money. Alexandra moves in as a third roommate and helps out with Victor's street photography.

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Carousel (1967)

Drama, musical film, romance film

In a Maine coastal village toward the end of the 19th century, the swaggering, carefree carnival barker, Billy Bigelow, captivates and marries the naive millworker, Julie Jordan. Billy loses his job just as he learns that Julie is pregnant and, desperately intent upon providing a decent life for his family, he is coerced into being an accomplice to a robbery.

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Peg o' My Heart (1933)

Drama, romance film

Sir Gerald Markham Onslow Stevens arrives in Ireland to inform Peg's father that she has inherited her grandfather's estates in England. The conditions are that Peg must spend three years in England learning to be a lady and remain separated from her father. And the separation must be complete and permanent.

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Inside Straight (1951)

romance film

In San Francisco in 1870, a run occurs on a bank owned by Ada Stritch. In desperate need of $3 million to keep the bank in operation, she appeals to Rip MacCool, a wealthy man whom she despises. Also in need of Rip's help are newspaperman Johnny Sanderson and an old acquaintance named Flutey.

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The Girl on the Bridge (1951)

Drama, romance film

David Toman, a middle-aged watchmaker who lost his family in the Holocaust, sees Clara, a beautiful young blonde woman, on a bridge and dissuades her from committing suicide. She is a single mother struggling to care for her baby. He asks her to become his housekeeper and she moves into his house with her baby.

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The Frankenstein Brothers (2010)

romantic comedy

The Frankenstein Brothers is a coming of age romantic comedy centered on the lives of twin brothers Luke and Corey Frankenstein in the months following college graduation. Orphaned at the age of five, the brothers inherited their family brewery—the real-life Left Hand Brewing Company—and were left in the care of their uncle, a well-meaning but less than ideal paternal figure. When Luke meets a girl who introduces him to her warm, inviting family members, he turns away from Corey to focus on this budding romance.

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Moffie (2019)

Biography, Drama, LGBTQ-related film, romance film

The film begins in 1981, with South Africa's white minority government embroiled in a brutal proxy conflict in Angola and Namibia. A shy teenager, Nicholas van der Swart, like all white South African males over 16, is forced to undergo two years of compulsory military service in the SADF. He keeps his head down whilst the sadistic sergeants brutalise and train the recruits to hate and kill, policing their every move.

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Bros (2022)

LGBTQ-related film, romantic comedy

In New York City, Bobby Lieber, host of the podcast and radio show The Eleventh Brick at Stonewall who prides himself on being single, attends an awards ceremony for the LGBTQ community, where he wins an award for "Best White Cis Gay Man". He announces that he has accepted a position as a curator for the upcoming national LGBTQ+ history museum in Manhattan. Bobby joins his friend Henry at a nightclub where a new gay dating app is being launched, and spots Aaron Shepard, whom Henry describes as hot but "boring".

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Her Minor Thing (2005)

romantic comedy

Everything was going fine for hot young 25 year old Jeana until her newscaster boyfriend accidentally revealed on TV that Jeana herself is still a virgin despite being in her mid 20s. Jeana is completely humiliated by this, and adding insult to injury is the fact that the revelation of her virginity has made her a target for every oversexed man in the immediate area, all of them determined to "make a real woman out of her". Noting dejectedly that ever since it was revealed that she is a virgin, everyman who looks at her "wants a date", all her optimistic romantic ideals have been shattered.

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His and Her Christmas (2005)

Christmas film, romance film

The film features the rivalry between two San Francisco Bay Area newspapers and their main writers, both of whom are single with their friends and family constantly trying to set them up with that special someone. Tom Lane is the star columnist for the fictional San Francisco Sun, a newspaper owned by a media conglomerate. The Sun owners are thinking about increasing Tom's exposure by producing a new television show around him.

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Social Register (1934)

romance film

Patsy Shaw upsets a stuffy party at the home of wealthy Mr. Henry Breene by stealing a necktie to win the scavenger hunt at Robert Benchley's party across the street. Charlie Breene, Henry's spoiled son, comes to retrieve his tie and becomes infatuated with Patsy.

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Appointment for Love (1941)

romantic comedy

Playwright Andre Cassil meets physician Doctor Jane Alexander after she falls asleep during his play after working a long shift at the hospital. Romance quickly blossoms and they quickly get married. However, on their honeymoon they discover they have radically different views on marriage.

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Love and Mary (2007)

romantic comedy

Mary Wilson, a born and bred Texan, moves to Los Angeles to open a high class bakery, and get away from her wacky family. After initial success she faces eviction when a bad review and a run of poor sales coincide. Hoping to raise money from engagement presents she decides to visit her family in Texas with her fiancé, Brent.

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The Girl Said No (1930)

romantic comedy

Tom Ward, a cocky young football hero, returns home after graduation determined to conquer the world. He begins a flirtation with Mary Howe, secretary to his rival, McAndrews, and in a restaurant he bribes a waiter to spill soup on her employer. Although offered a local banking job, Tom stakes his fortunes on a scheme to sell bonds to wealthy old Hattie Brown, a befuddled spinster, and achieves the difficult task while posing as a doctor by getting her drunk.

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Bachelor Apartment (1931)

romance film, romantic comedy

Wayne Carter is a New York bachelor/playboy, who pays no attention to the marital status of his many dalliances. However, there are some women whose attention he attempts to avoid, one such being the married Agatha Carraway. Helene and Lita Andrews are small town girls who have come to the big city in order to find fame and fortune.

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Capital Games (2013)

romance film

The film follows the lives of two impressive, ambitious and sleek men. One of the two men is Steve Miller (Eric Presnall), a mature, strong, clean-cut man who leaves his job as an LAPD police officer in Los Angeles in pursuit of a calmer and less hectic career. The second prominent character is Mark Richfield (Rory Cosgrove), who proves to be lively, charismatic, charming and lovable around the office.

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Sally in Our Alley (1931)

Comedy drama, romantic comedy

A British soldier goes off to fight in the First World War, with his girlfriend waiting and worried at home. He is soon wounded in battle and crippled. He comes to the conclusion that she would be better off believing that he has been killed so she can get on with her life.

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