Category Archives: Romance
My Blind Brother
Release 2016
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Director: Sophie Goodhart
Stars: Jenny Slate, Adam Scott, Zoe Kazan, Nick Kroll, Talia Tabin
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4550420/
The rivalry between two brothers reaches a fever pitch during a charity swim competition.
All Roads Lead to Rome
Release 2015
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Director: Ella Lemhagen
Writers: Josh Appignanesi, Cindy Myers
Stars: Sarah Jessica Parker, Rosie Day, Raoul Bova, Claudia Cardinale, Paz Vega
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4119278/
Maggie is an uptight, single mother and college writing teacher from New York City. In an effort to reconnect with her troubled teen daughter Summer, she decides to embark on a journey to a Tuscan village where she frequented in her younger days. Upon arrival, Maggie runs into Luca, a handsome former lover who is still a bachelor and lives with his eighty-year-old mother, Carmen. Summer (missing her "bad boy" boyfriend in NYC) and Carmen (secretly planning a wedding against Luca's wishes to Marcelino, her one true love in Rome) impulsively steal Luca's car and race off to Rome. Maggie and Luca quickly pursue allowing the two mismatched couples to spend some time together and develop a new understanding of each other.
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
Release 2016
Genre Adventure, Comedy, Romance
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Director: Jake Szymanski
Writers: Andrew Jay Cohen, Brendan O'Brien
Stars: Zac Efron, Adam Devine, Anna Kendrick, Aubrey Plaza, Stephen Root
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2823054/
Two hard-partying brothers place an online ad to find the perfect dates for their sister's Hawaiian wedding. Hoping for a wild getaway, the boys instead find themselves out-hustled by an uncontrollable duo.
Café Society
Release 2016
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Director: Woody Allen
Stars: Steve Carell, Sheryl Lee, Todd Weeks, Paul Schackman, Jodi Carlisle
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4513674/
In the 1930s, a young Bronx native moves to Hollywood, where he falls in love with the secretary of his powerful uncle, an agent to the stars. After returning to New York, he is swept up in the vibrant world of high society nightclub life.
The Meddler
Release 2015
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Director: Lorene Scafaria
Stars: Susan Sarandon, Rose Byrne, J.K. Simmons, Jerrod Carmichael, Cecily Strong
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4501454/
An aging widow from New York City follows her daughter to Los Angeles in hopes of starting a new life after her husband passes away.
Florence Foster Jenkins
Release 2016
Genre Biography, Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Director: Stephen Frears
Writers: Nicholas Martin
Stars: Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant, Simon Helberg, Rebecca Ferguson, Nina Arianda
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4136084/
The story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress who dreamed of becoming an opera singer, despite having a terrible singing voice.
Morris from America
Release 2016
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Director: Chad Hartigan
Stars: Markees Christmas, Craig Robinson, Carla Juri, Patrick Güldenberg, Levin Henning
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3652862/
The romantic and coming-of-age misadventures of a 13-year-old American living in Germany.
Sundown(2016)
Release 2016
Genre Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance, War
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Director: Fernando Lebrija
Writers: Fernando Lebrija, Miguel Tejada-Flores
Stars: Devon Werkheiser, Sean Marquette, Silverio Palacios, Camilla Belle, Jordi Mollà
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2381213/
High school seniors Logan and Blake prepare for an epic Spring Break as they travel to the beautiful and exotic Mexican beach resort of Puerto Vallarta hoping to hook up with their high school crushes. Surrounded by hot girls in teeny bikinis, the guys are truly in heaven. After meeting at a club, Logan falls for a mysterious local beauty named Gaby but then realizes the next morning, when his grandfather's Rolex watch is missing, that she was after more than just his heart. Things go from bad to worse when the guys discover that the valuable family heirloom is now in the hands of a gangster who demands to be paid triple the watch's value before returning it. And that's just the beginning...
Maggie's Plan
Release 2015
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Director: Rebecca Miller
Writers: Rebecca Miller, Karen Rinaldi
Stars: Greta Gerwig, George Ashiotis, Bill Hader, Monte Greene, Travis Fimmel
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3471098/
Maggie 's plan to have a baby on her own is derailed when she falls in love with John, a married man...
Love & Friendship
Release 2016
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Director: Whit Stillman
Writers: Jane Austen, Whit Stillman
Stars: Kate Beckinsale, Morfydd Clark, Tom Bennett, Jenn Murray, Lochlann O'Mearáin
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3068194/
Lady Susan Vernon takes up temporary residence at her in-laws' estate and, while there, is determined to be a matchmaker for her daughter Frederica -- and herself too, naturally.