Category Archives: Romance
The Last Letter from Your Lover
Release 2021
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Director: Augustine Frizzell
Writers: Nick Payne, Esta Spalding, Jojo Moyes
Stars: Shailene Woodley, Felicity Jones, Emma Appleton, Joe Alwyn, Callum Turner
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1893273/
A pair of interwoven stories set in the past and present follow an ambitious journalist determined to solve the mystery of a forbidden love affair at the center of a trove of secret love letters from 1965.
Finding You
Release 2021
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Director: Brian Baugh
Writer: Brian Baugh
Stars: Katherine McNamara, Vanessa Redgrave, Tom Everett Scott, Judith Hoag, Jedidiah Goodacre
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8760280/
Violinist Finley Sinclair travels to an Irish coastal village to begin her semester studying abroad. At the B&B run by her host family she encounters the gregarious and persistent heartthrob movie star Beckett Rush.
A Cinderella Story: Starstruck
Release 2021
Genre Romance
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Director: Michelle Johnston
Writer: Michelle Johnston
Stars: Bailee Madison, Michael Evans Behling, April Telek, Lillian Doucet-Roche, Richard Harmon
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14445134/
Finley Tremaine, a small town farm girl, longs to spread her wings and soar as an aspiring performer. When a Hollywood film crew arrives in her sleepy town, she is determined to land a role in the production and captures the attention of handsome lead actor, Jackson Stone. Unfortunately, a botched audition forces her to change course. Now, disguised as cowboy "Huck," Finley finally gets her big break. But can she keep the charade a secret from everyone, including her evil stepmother and devious step-siblings?
Good on Paper
Release 2021
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Director: Kimmy Gatewood
Writers: Iliza Shlesinger
Stars: Iliza Shlesinger, Ryan Hansen, Rebecca Rittenhouse, Matt McGorry, Kimia Behpoornia
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8231668/
After years of putting her career first, a stand-up comic meets a guy who seems perfect: smart, nice, successful and possibly too good to be true.
Faraway Eyes
Release 2020
Genre Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
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Director: Harry Greenberger
Writer: Harry Greenberger
Stars: Nora Arnezeder, Christina Ricci, Jackie Cruz, Michael Rispoli, Jeannie Berlin
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7401840/
A dark fantasy-comedy about the meaning of love in the afterlife.
In the Heights
Release 2021
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Director: Jon M. Chu
Writers: Quiara AlegrÃa Hudes, Lin-Manuel Miranda
Stars: Anthony Ramos, Corey Hawkins, Leslie Grace, Melissa Barrera
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1321510/
The scent of a cafecito caliente hangs in the air just outside of the 181st Street subway stop. The likeable, magnetic bodega owner Usnavi saves every penny from his daily grind as he hopes, imagines and sings about a better life.
Queen Bees
Release 2021
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Director: Michael Lembeck
Writers: Donald Martin, Harrison Powell
Stars: Ellen Burstyn, James Caan, Ann-Margret, Jane Curtin, Loretta Devine
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8338076/
After reluctantly agreeing to move in to a senior's home, a woman encounters a clique of mean-spirited women and an amorous widower.
Long Story Short
Release 2021
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Director: Josh Lawson
Writer: Josh Lawson
Stars: Rafe Spall, Josh Lawson, Dena Kaplan, Ronny Chieng, Noni Hazlehurst
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10896634/
Teddy wakes up the morning after his wedding to discover that every few minutes he's jumping forward to the next year of his life.
Friends: The Reunion
Release 2021
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Director: Ben Winston
Writers: David Crane, Marta Kauffman
Stars: David Schwimmer, Lisa Kudrow, Jennifer Aniston, Matt LeBlanc, Courteney Cox, Matthew Perry
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11337862/
An unscripted Friends reunion special.
Rare Beasts
Release 2019
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Director: Billie Piper
Writer: Billie Piper
Stars: Billie Piper, Leo Bill, Kerry Fox, Toby Woolf, David Thewlis
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8419594/
An anti rom-com about Mandy, a career-driven single mother, who falls in love with the charming, traditionalist Pete.