Category Archives: Romance
The Fault in Our Stars
Release 2014
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Director: Josh Boone
Writers: Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber, John Green
Stars: Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgort, Nat Wolff, Laura Dern, Sam Trammell
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2582846/
Hazel and Gus are two teenagers who share an acerbic wit, a disdain for the conventional, and a love that sweeps them on a journey. Their relationship is all the more miraculous given that Hazel's other constant companion is an oxygen tank, Gus jokes about his prosthetic leg, and they met and fell in love at a cancer support group.
Maleficent
Release 2014
Genre Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Romance
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Director: Robert Stromberg
Writers: Linda Woolverton, Charles Perrault, Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm, Erdman Penner, Joe Rinaldi, Winston Hibler, Bill Peet, Ted Sears, Ralph Wright, Milt Banta
Stars: Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Sharlto Copley, Lesley Manville, Imelda Staunton
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1587310/
A vengeful fairy is driven to curse an infant princess, only to discover that the child may be the one person who can restore peace to their troubled land.
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
Release 2004
Genre Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance, Thriller
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Director: Garry Marshall
Writers: Meg Cabot, Gina Wendkos, Shonda Rhimes
Stars: Anne Hathaway, Julie Andrews, Hector Elizondo, John Rhys-Davies, Heather Matarazzo
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0368933/
Now settled in Genovia, Princess Mia faces a new revelation: she's being primed for an arranged marriage to a English suitor.
The Princess Diaries
Release 2001
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Director: Garry Marshall
Writers: Meg Cabot, Gina Wendkos
Stars: Julie Andrews, Anne Hathaway, Hector Elizondo, Heather Matarazzo, Mandy Moore
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0247638/
Mia Thermopolis has just found out that she is the heir apparent to the throne of Genovia. With her friends Lilly and Michael Moscovitz in tow, she tries to navigate through the rest of her 15th year.
She's the Man
Release 2006
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Director: Andy Fickman
Writers: Ewan Leslie, Karen McCullah, Kirsten Smith
Stars: Amanda Bynes, Channing Tatum, Laura Ramsey, Vinnie Jones, David Cross
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0454945/
When her brother decides to ditch for a couple weeks in London, Viola heads over to his elite boarding school, disguises herself as him, and proceeds to fall for one of her soccer teammates. Little does she realize she's not the only one with romantic troubles, as she, as he, gets in the middle of a series of intermingled love affairs.
John Tucker Must Die
Release 2006
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Director: Betty Thomas
Writers: Jeff Lowell
Stars: Jesse Metcalfe, Brittany Snow, Ashanti, Sophia Bush, Arielle Kebbel
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0455967/
Three ex-girlfriends of a serial cheater set up their former lover to fall for the new girl in town so they can watch him get his heart broken.
A Cinderella Story
Release 2004
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Director: Mark Rosman
Writers: Leigh Dunlap
Stars: Hilary Duff, Jennifer Coolidge, Chad Michael Murray, Dan Byrd, Regina King
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0356470/
Routinely exploited by her wicked stepmother, the downtrodden Sam Montgomery is excited about the prospect of meeting her Internet beau at the school's Halloween dance.
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Release 2005
Genre Action, Comedy, Crime, Romance
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Director: Doug Liman
Writers: Simon Kinberg
Stars: Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Vince Vaughn, Adam Brody, Kerry Washington
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0356910/
A bored married couple is surprised to learn that they are both assassins hired by competing agencies to kill each other.
The Tourist
Release 2010
Genre Action, Romance, Thriller
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Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Writers: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, Christopher McQuarrie, Julian Fellowes, Jérôme Salle
Stars: Johnny Depp, Angelina Jolie, Paul Bettany, Timothy Dalton, Steven Berkoff
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1243957/
Revolves around Frank, an American tourist visiting Italy to mend a broken heart. Elise is an extraordinary woman who deliberately crosses his path.
P.S. I Love You
Release 2007
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Director: Richard LaGravenese
Writers: Richard LaGravenese, Steven Rogers, Cecelia Ahern
Stars: Hilary Swank, Gerard Butler, Lisa Kudrow, Gina Gershon, James Marsters
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0431308/
A young widow discovers that her late husband has left her 10 messages intended to help ease her pain and start a new life.