Category Archives: Romance
Home Again
Release 2017
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Director: Hallie Meyers-Shyer
Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Michael Sheen, Lake Bell, Nat Wolff, Candice Bergen
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5719700/
Life for a single mom in Los Angeles takes an unexpected turn when she allows three young guys to move in with her.
Tulip Fever
Release 2017
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Director: Justin Chadwick
Writers: Deborah Moggach, Tom Stoppard
Stars: Alicia Vikander, Dane DeHaan, Jack O'Connell, Holliday Grainger, Tom Hollander
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0491203/
An artist falls for a young married woman while he's commissioned to paint her portrait during the Tulip mania of 17th century Amsterdam.
Columbus
Release 2017
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Director: Kogonada
Stars: John Cho, Haley Lu Richardson, Parker Posey, Erin Allegretti, Rory Culkin
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5990474/
A Korean-born man finds himself stuck in Columbus, Indiana, where his architect father is in a coma. The man meets a young woman who wants to stay in Columbus with her mother, a recovering addict, instead of pursuing her own dreams.
Hampstead
Release 2017
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Director: Joel Hopkins
Writers: Robert Festinger
Stars: Brendan Gleeson, James Norton, Diane Keaton, Simon Callow, Adeel Akhtar
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5153236/
An American widow finds unexpected love with a man living wild on Hampstead Heath when they take on the developers who want to destroy his home.
The Adventurers
Release 2017
Genre Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
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Director: Stephen Fung
Writers: Chi Kwong Cheung, Stephen Fung, Zhichao Ha, Xiaozhuang Huang, Yiu Fai Lo, Todd Weinger
Stars: Jean Reno, Qi Shu, Andy Lau, Jingchu Zhang, Eric Tsang
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5866930/
The world's top thieves join forces to pull off the heist of a lifetime. But when they find themselves pursued across Europe by a legendary French detective, they'll have to take their game to the next level.
The Little Hours
Release 2017
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Director: Jeff Baena
Stars: Alison Brie, Dave Franco, Kate Micucci, Aubrey Plaza, John C. Reilly
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5666304/
In the Middle Ages, a young servant fleeing from his master takes refuge at a convent full of emotionally unstable nuns. Introduced as a deaf mute man, he must fight to hold his cover as the nuns try to resist temptation.
A Ghost Story
Release 2017
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Director: David Lowery
Stars: Casey Affleck, Rooney Mara, McColm Cephas Jr., Kenneisha Thompson, Grover Coulson
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6265828/
In this singular exploration of legacy, love, loss, and the enormity of existence, a recently deceased, white-sheeted ghost returns to his suburban home to try to reconnect with his bereft wife.
Gun Shy
Release 2017
Genre Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Romance, Sport, Thriller
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Director: Simon West
Writers: Toby Davies, Mark Haskell Smith
Stars: Antonio Banderas, Olga Kurylenko, Ben Cura, Mark Valley, Aisling Loftus
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3910736/
An aging rock star is kidnapped while vacationing in Chile.
Bonjour Anne
Release 2016
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Director: Eleanor Coppola
Stars: Diane Lane, Alec Baldwin, Arnaud Viard, Elise Tielrooy, Linda Gegusch
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4429194/
The wife of a successful movie producer takes a car trip from the south of France to Paris with one of her husband's associates.
The Big Sick
Release 2017
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Director: Michael Showalter
Writers: Emily V. Gordon, Kumail Nanjiani
Stars: Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter, Ray Romano, Anupam Kher
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5462602/
Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani and grad student Emily Gardner fall in love but struggle as their cultures clash. When Emily contracts a mysterious illness, Kumail finds himself forced to face her feisty parents, his family's expectations, and his true feelings.