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One Fine Morning (Un Beau Matin) (2022): Lea Seydoux is French movie star royalty but she keeps it real in this sublime film from Mia Hansen–Løve (Bergman Island), one of Europe’s…; DVD $29.95
Poppy (2021): Endearing Kiwi drama about an ambitious teenager who aspires to be a car mechanic despite the hurdles – which include her protective brother…; DVD $29.95
Worst Person in the World, The (2021): Gloriously provocative and richly perceptive comedy drama from talented Norwegian director Joachim Trier (THELMA), which follows an unpredictable,…; DVD $29.95
Freshman Year (S#!%house) (2020): An intimate microbudget indie depicting the experience of an awkward, lonely college freshman who unexpectedly makes a connection with a girl at a…; DVD $29.95
Supernova (2020): A poignant modern love story with Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci playing a couple who have been in love for 20 years. After a wrenching diagnosis…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Wild Mountain Thyme (2020): John Patrick Shanley, who created MOONSTRUCK, brings his sweeping romantic vision to Ireland with Wild Mountain Thyme. The headstrong farmer Rosemary…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Babyteeth (2019): Australian coming–of–age drama marking the feature debut for director Shannon Murphy (KILLING EVE), from a screenplay by Rita Kalnejais,…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
In the Name Of The Land (2019): Following the life of a stoic farmer across four decades, this bittersweet and deeply moving drama marks the directorial debut of French…; DVD $29.95
Room 212 (Chambre 212, On a Magical Night) (2019): Playful French rom–com from acclaimed writer–director Christophe Honore (MA MERE, DAN PARIS). Set over the course of one night, where…; DVD $29.95
Summerland (2019): A love–story set in the timeless and enchanting world of Summerland; sun–dappled days by the sea over one achingly beautiful summer.…; DVD $29.95
Weathering with You (2019): Touching Japanese animated romance doubling as an eco–fable, about a high school boy who befriends a girl who can manipulate the weather. From…; DVD $34.95 | Blu-Ray $39.95
A Discovery of Witches (TV Series) (2018): A romantic thriller series adapted from Deborah Harkness' trilogy of novels that uncovers a secret underworld of vampires, witches and daemons hiding…; DVD $34.95, $34.95, $34.95
A Faithful Man (L'homme fidèle) (2018): Romantic farce with a whimsical, French new–wave sensibility directed by and starring Louis Garrel. A dashing journalist finds his life…; DVD $29.95
Cold War (2018): The director of 'Ida' (2013) follows up with a deeply romantic, immaculately composed tale of a Polish concert pianist and a charismatic singer who…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Destination Wedding (2018): Two hopelessly mismatched wedding guests develop a mutual affection while contending with their own spiteful feelings about the wedding, the guests,…; DVD $29.95
Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, The (2018): Warm and picturesque romantic comedy from the director of FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL. Set in 1946, the charismatic and free–spirited writer…; DVD $19.95
Photograph (2018): A charming romance from the director of THE LUNCHBOX set in Mumbai, where a struggling street photographer convinces a shy stranger to pose as his…; DVD $29.95
Sorry Angel (2018): Articulate and powerful love story set in Paris in the 90's, where a worldly writer falls for a younger, carefree university student.; DVD $29.95
Zoe (2018): An engineer and a robot fall in love at a research lab for perfecting romantic relationships. An open minded but scientifically undemanding romantic…; DVD $29.95
Aurore (I Got Life!) (2017): Actress and co–writer Jaoui is the heart and soul of this witty if overly–familiar rom–com as the eponymous 50–year–old…; DVD $29.95
How to Talk to Girls at Parties (2017): An energetic, endearingly campy film blending aliens with punk culture, from John Cameron Mitchell (HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH). Set in 1970's London…; DVD $29.95
Shape of Water, The (2017): At a top secret research facility in the 1950s, a lonely janitor forms a unique relationship with an amphibious creature that is being held in…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
A Silent Voice (Koe no katachi) (2016): Unique Japanese anime following a deaf girl called Shoko, who is bullied at school by a boy who grows up to be tormented by his past behavior, and…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Maudie (2016): An arthritic Nova Scotia woman works as a housekeeper while she hones her skills as an artist and eventually becomes a beloved figure in the…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Paterson (2016): A profound ode to small–town life and the beauty found within everyday simplicity, director Jim Jarmusch here creates a masterful, carefully…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Your Name (Kimi no na wa) (2016): Another exquisite animated drama from Makoto Shinkai, an increasingly beloved and notable voice in the world of Japanese anime. The story is based on…; DVD $34.95 | Blu-Ray $39.95
La Belle Saison (Summertime) (2015): Two women strike up a passionate affair against a backdrop of the feminist movement in early–1970's France, but struggle to reconcile of…; DVD $29.95
Garden of Words, The (2013): Another gorgeous animated romance from the director of 5 CENTIMETRES PER SECOND, centred on the poignant relationship between a sensitive teenager…; DVD $24.95 | Blu-Ray $29.95
Half of a Yellow Sun (2013): A moving, if overly melodramatic rendering of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's novel about the Nigerian Civil War as experienced by two…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $10
Lunchbox, The (2013): A sweet and richly aromatic romantic comedy in which a mistaken delivery in Mumbai's famously efficient lunch delivery system connects a young…; DVD $19.95
Love is All You Need (2012): Susanne Bier (AFTER THE WEDDING) directs this tender drama of mid–life romance, about an Englishman and a Danish woman who forge an unexpected…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $19.95
Tiger Eyes (2012): This sensitively observed teen drama – the first ever screen adaptation of a Judy Blume novel – centres on a 17–year–old girl…; DVD $24.95
Twice Born (2012): The memory of a passionate love affair with an American photographer and its harrowing aftermath is rekindled when a woman returns to Sarajevo with…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $19.95
Upside Down (2012): Two star–crossed lovers separated by opposite worlds attempt to overcome interplanetary boundaries in this head–turning sci–fi…; Blu-Ray $19.95
Café de Flore (2011): Two parallel stories of love and hope transcend their time difference in this fantastical juggling act from French–Canadian filmmaker…; DVD $14.95
Goodbye, First Love (2011): The director of FATHER OF MY CHILDREN turns her nuanced lens on the passionate but slow–maturing romance between a couple who break up in their…; DVD $29.95
My Wedding and Other Secrets (2011): Dir. Roseanne Liang adapts her winning documentary (BANANA IN A NUTSHELL) on the struggle to get her traditional Chinese parents to accept her Kiwi…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Nothing Trivial (TV Series) (2011): An agreeable and endearingly performed 'singles' comedy by way of modern day Auckland, centred on the romantic hang ups of five friends who compete…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
One Day (2011): Tear–duct bursting romance based on the best–selling novel follows a couple's relationship as it flits between friendship and romance.; DVD ~~$15~~ $7.50
Pan Am (TV Series) (2011-2012): Named for the iconic Pan American World Airways, this fictionalised period drama series revolves around the stories of the pilots and stewardesses of…; DVD $34.95
Angele and Tony (2010): This quality, character–driven courtship between a prostitute with a past and a plainspoken fisherman successfully plays down obvious emotion…; DVD ~~$34.95~~ $19.95
Home By Christmas (2010): The director of WAR STORIES returns to the subject for this deeply personal yet affecting docu–drama focusing this time on a single story…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Love Story (2010): Ebullient Kiwi filmmaker Florian Habicht creates his own 'New York Story' by turning his camera to a beautiful Russian model and his own creative…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Summer Coda (2010): Rewarding Aussie romance, set along the banks of the Murray River, centres on an itinerant young woman (Taylor) who seeks solace with an orchardist…; DVD $34.95
Bright Star (2009): A resounding return–to–form for dir. Jane Campion, who is in full flourish with this delicate and deeply romantic tale of the doomed love…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Separation City (2009): Kiwi comedy penned by satirical cartoonist Tom Scott , musing on the struggle of long–term relationships among a group of…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Unmade Beds (2009): In parallel stories, a Spanish boy and a French girl try to find meaningful connection while squatting in a London hipster neighbourhood in this…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $19.95
Vintner's Luck, The (2009): Contentious, opulent NZ–made adaptation of the much–loved Elizabeth Knox novel, ostensibly about the relationship between a guardian…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
5 Centimetres Per Second (Five Centimetres Per Second) (2008): Sublimely romantic animated feature divided into three separate episodes tracing the emotional journey of a teenage boy through to manhood, and the…; DVD $24.95
Second-Hand Wedding (Secondhand Wedding) (2008): Sweet–natured Kiwi suburban rom–com that was a surprise hit at the local box office, with large audiences responding to a highly…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Show of Hands (2008): Quaint but contrived Kiwi rom–dram set in New Plymouth in which a grab–bag of townsfolk compete for new 4–wheel drive by keeping…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Hunting and Gathering (2007): A waif–thin artist/cleaner (Tautou) gains a new lease on life after a chance encounter with a dignified stutterer in this heartwarming lost…; DVD $19.95
Starting Out in the Evening (2007): An aging, all–but–forgotten author (Langella) finds himself the object of an eager grad student’s attention when she decides to make…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $14.95
Robin Hood (TV Series) (2006): The latest reincarnation of Robin Hood is a lavish, broadly appealing small screen BBC revival of the Sherwood legend. All of Robin’s friends and…; DVD ~~$35~~ $26.25
Singer, The (Quand j'étais chanteur) (2006): Gerard Depardieu works his rotund charm as a journeyman lounge singer, crooning his way through half–empty nightclubs while forging an unlikely…; DVD $24.95
Valley of Flowers (2005): Visually gorgeous, sprawling love story from the director of SAMSARA revises an epic Himalayan legend of a mischievous couple whose immortal love…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $19.95
Head-On (Gegen die Wand) (2004): Set in scungy working–class Hamburg, this constructs an unusual love story around two Turkish immigrants – a drunken janitor (Unel) and a…; DVD $29.95
Lost in Translation (2003): A coolly romantic and engaging tale of a “brief encounter” between two Americans stranded in Tokyo – a movie–star in midlife crisis…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Australian Rules (2002): A powerful, ultimately compassionate story of white and aboriginal youngsters in remote South Australia, who bond both on and off the football field.…; DVD $24.95
Songcatcher (2000): In the dappled, secluded backwoods of 1900s Appalachia, music scholar Janet McTeer makes the exciting discovery of a set of unknown Scots–Irish…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Shakespeare in Love (1998): Shakespeare's art imitates life according to this gloriously fanciful, Oscar–winning tragicomedy, as the Bard himself (Joseph Fiennes), stuck…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Rebecca (1997): Late–90s British televisation of the classic Daphne Du Maurier gothic romance, with Charles Dance as the widowed aristocrat whose remarriage to…; DVD $24.95
Jude (1996): Christopher Eccleston excels in the title role of a common man in relentless pursuit of a higher education and the forbidden love of his cousin (Kate…; DVD $19.95
Like Water for Chocolate (1993): Certifiable foreign–language block–buster blends the irresisistible ingrediants of primal female desire with old–fashioned…; Blu-Ray ~~$39.95~~ $25
Ocean Waves (1993): A sweet, sentimental tale of unrequited teen romance as seen in flashback through the eyes of a man attending his high school reunion forms the basis…; DVD $29.95
Piano, The (1993): A romantic masterpiece set in pioneering New Zealand worthy of its reputation and phenomenal success. Worth a second glance for the cast's impeccable…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Dogfight (1991): Satisfying romantic comedy about a U.S. marine who surrenders his machismo for one night to have an unlikely and sensitive affair with an 'ugly…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Come See the Paradise (1990): An epic romance about a hot–headed unionist whose love affair with a Japanese American is torn apart when the state interns 100,000 Japanese…; DVD $24.95
Mo' Better Blues (1990): This male flipside to Lee's SHE'S GOTTA HAVE IT sees talented musician caught between two women and his passion for jazz. A cinematic feast for the…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Betty Blue (1986): Beatrice Dalle stars as the ultra crazy and ultra sexy Betty in this lusty, over–the–top drama as only the French aspire to create.…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Far Pavilions, The (TV Mini-series) (1984): Lavish period drama based on the epic book by novelist M.M. Kaye, centered around the romance between a young English officer and a beautiful Indian…; DVD $59.95
French Lieutenant's Woman, The (1981): Meryl Streep and Jeremy Irons star in an elegant portrayal of secretive affairs and social strictures. Screenplay by Harold Pinter.; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Two Worlds of Jennie Logan, The (1979): An enchanting made–for–television drama starring Lindsay Wagner as Jennie Logan, a woman finds an antique dress in her attic that…; Blu-Ray $34.95
Robin and Marian (1976): Hearty adventurism envisions Robin Hood as an aging 40–something, who upon returning from the Crusades, rekindles his rivalry with the Sheriff…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Way We Were, The (1973): A rich–kid aspiring novelist and a political activist go through the pleasure and pain of courtship and marriage through three decades.…; Blu-Ray $19.95
Love Story (1971): Romance on a New England campus between Ali MacGraw and Ryan O'Neal. A huge hit. Oscar–winning theme–tune by Francis Lai.; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95

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