Category Archives: Romance
Sitting in Bars with Cake
Release 2023
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Director: Trish Sie
Writers: Audrey Shulman
Stars: Yara Shahidi, Odessa A’zion, Bette Midler, Ron Livingston, Martha Kelly
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8452344/
Based on the cookbook Sitting in Bars with Cake by Audrey Shulman.
The Pod Generation
Release 2023
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Director: Sophie Barthes
Writer: Sophie Barthes
Stars: Emilia Clarke, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rosalie Craig ,Vinette Robinson, Veerle Dejaeger, Lamara Strijdhaftig
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15768848/
In a not-so-distant future, tech giant Pegazus offers couples the opportunity to share their pregnancies via detachable artificial wombs or pods. And so begins Rachel and Alvy's wild ride to parenthood in this brave new world.
Past Lives
Release 2023
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Director: Celine Song
Writer: Celine Song
Stars: Greta Lee, Teo Yoo, John Magaro, Moon Seung-ah, Leem Seung-min
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13238346/
Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are wrested apart after Nora's family emigrates from South Korea. Twenty years later, they are reunited for one fateful week as they confront notions of love and destiny.
Red, White & Royal Blue
Release 2023
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Director: Matthew López
Writers: Casey McQuiston, Matthew López, Ted Malawer
Stars: Jemma Redgrave, Thomas Flynn, Bridget Benstead, Nicholas Galitzine, Ellie Bamber
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10172266/
When the feud between the son of the American President and Britain's prince threatens to drive a wedge in U.S./British relations, the two are forced into a staged truce that sparks something deeper.
No Hard Feelings
Release 2023
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Director: Gene Stupnitsky
Writers: Gene Stupnitsky, John Phillips
Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Andrew Barth Feldman, Laura Benanti, Matthew Broderick, Natalie Morales
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15671028/
On the brink of losing her home, Maddie finds an intriguing job listing: helicopter parents looking for someone to bring their introverted 19-year-old son out of his shell before college. She has one summer to make him a man or die trying.
See You on Venus
Release 2023
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Director: Joaquín Llamas
Writers: Victoria Vinuesa
Stars: Virginia Gardner, Rob Estes, Alex Aiono, Isabel Serrano, Bernard Bullen
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14960612/
A dying 18 year-old orphaned girl wants to travel to Europe to track down her biological mother, so when she meets a kind-hearted young man reeling from the guilt of a fatal accident, she convinces him to accompany her on the journey.
Asteroid City
Release 2023
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Director: Wes Anderson
Writers: Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola
Stars: Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Jeffrey Wright
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14230388/
Following a writer on his world famous fictional play about a grieving father who travels with his tech-obsessed family to small rural Asteroid City to compete in a junior stargazing event, only to have his world view disrupted forever.
The Perfect Find
Release 2023
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Director: Numa Perrier
Writers: Leigh Davenport, Tia Williams
Stars: D.B. Woodside, Gabrielle Union, Gina Torres, Aisha Hinds, La La Anthony
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8400584/
After a high-profile firing, Jenna's fashion career comeback hits a snag when she falls for a charming, much younger coworker - who happens to be her boss's son. As sparks fly, Jenna must decide if she'll risk it all on a secret romance.
Love Again
Release 2023
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Director: Jim Strouse
Writers: Jim Strouse, Sofie Cramer, Andrea Willson
Stars: Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Sam Heughan, Céline Dion, Sofia Barclay, Russell Tovey
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10276482/
A young woman tries to ease the pain of her fiancé's death by sending romantic texts to his old cell phone number, and forms a connection with the man the number has been reassigned to.
Robots
Release 2023
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Director: Casper Christensen, Anthony Hines
Writers: Casper Christensen, Anthony Hines, Robert Sheckley
Stars: Shailene Woodley, Jack Whitehall, Chelsea Edmundson, Emanuela Postacchini, Richard Lippert
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12579470/
Charles is a womanizer while Elaine is a gold digger. The duo learn humanity when forced to team up and pursue robot doubles of themselves.