Category Archives: Romance
Frank & Lola
Release 2016
Genre Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
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Director: Matthew Ross
Stars: Michael Shannon, Imogen Poots, Justin Long, Rosanna Arquette, Michael Nyqvist
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1290138/
A psychosexual noir love story, set in Las Vegas and Paris, about love, obsession, sex, betrayal, revenge and, ultimately, the search for redemption.
The Light Between Oceans
Release 2016
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Director: Derek Cianfrance
Writers: Derek Cianfrance, M.L. Stedman
Stars: Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, Rachel Weisz, Florence Clery, Jack Thompson
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2547584/
A lighthouse keeper and his wife living off the coast of Western Australia raise a baby they rescue from a drifting rowing boat.
The Matchbreaker
Release 2016
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Director: Caleb Vetter
Writers: Caleb Vetter, Wesley Elder, Torry Martin, Marshal Younger
Stars: Wesley Elder, Christina Grimmie, Osric Chau, Olan Rogers, Shawna Howson
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4269746/
When an idealistic romantic gets fired from his day job, he is offered a "one-time gig" to break up a girl's relationship for her disapproving parents. This "one-time" gig spreads through word-of-mouth and he ends up becoming a professional match-breaker. However, he ends up falling for one of his clients and must figure out how to balance his secret job with his love-life.
Slash
Release 2016
Genre Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
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Director: Clay Liford
Stars: Michael Johnston, Hannah Marks, Deborah Abbott, Laura Bailey, Courtney Bandeko
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4729990/
Freshman Neil's Vanguard stories are all he cares about...until he meets the older Julia, who pushes him to put his own fan fic online. When the website's moderator takes a special interest in Neil's work, it opens up a whole new universe.
The Hollars
Release 2016
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Director: John Krasinski
Writers: James C. Strouse
Stars: Margo Martindale, Sharlto Copley, Richard Jenkins, John Krasinski, Anna Kendrick
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3714720/
A man returns to his small hometown after learning that his mother has fallen ill and is about to undergo surgery.
Southside with You
Release 2016
Genre Biography, Drama, Romance
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Director: Richard Tanne
Stars: Tika Sumpter, Parker Sawyers, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Phillip Edward Van Lear, Taylar Fondren
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4258698/
The film chronicles the summer 1989 afternoon when the future President of the United States of America Barack Obama wooed his future First Lady Michelle Obama on a first date across Chicago's South Side.
Love Is All You Need?
Release 2016
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Director: Kim Rocco Shields
Writers: Kim Rocco Shields, David Tillman
Stars: Briana Evigan, Tyler Blackburn, Kyla Kenedy, Jacob Rodier, Ana Ortiz
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2259122/
Prejudice. Human rights. Bullying. "Romeo and Juliet" meets "Crash" meets "Requiem for a Dream"...with a twist. Based on the multi-award winning short film of the same name.
The Neighbor
Release 2016
Genre Comedy, Crime, Family, Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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Director: Marcus Dunstan
Writers: Marcus Dunstan, Patrick Melton
Stars: Josh Stewart, Bill Engvall, Ronnie Gene Blevins, Melissa Bolona, Luke Edwards
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3330764/
Set in Cutter Mississippi, the film follows a man who discovers the dark truth about his neighbor and the secrets he may be keeping in the cellar.
Bridget Jones's Baby
Release 2016
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Director: Sharon Maguire
Writers: Helen Fielding, Dan Mazer, Emma Thompson
Stars: Renée Zellweger, Gemma Jones, Jim Broadbent, Sally Phillips, Julian Rhind-Tutt
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1473832/
Bridget's focus on single life and her career is interrupted when she finds herself pregnant, but with one hitch ... she can only be fifty percent sure of the identity of her baby's father.
Captain Fantastic
Release 2016
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Director: Matt Ross
Stars: Viggo Mortensen, George MacKay, Samantha Isler, Annalise Basso, Nicholas Hamilton
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3553976/
In the forests of the Pacific Northwest, a father devoted to raising his six kids with a rigorous physical and intellectual education is forced to leave his paradise and enter the world, challenging his idea of what it means to be a parent.