Subgenre Sampler
Classics > Romance: 267 Films to Buy & Rent
Bell, Book and Candle (1958)
- Dir. Richard Quine
Feat. James Stewart, Kim Novak, Jack Lemmon
- Enchanting romantic comedy adapted from the Broadway play stars Kim Novak as a witch who casts a spell on her neighbour, played by James Stewart.
Carve Her Name With Pride (1958)
- Dir. Lewis Gilbert
Feat. Virginia McKenna, Paul Scofield, Jack Warner…
- Brit war–time romance centred on a lady living in London during WW2 who marries and has a child with a French soldier. Upon hearing of his…
Christine (1958)
- Dir. Pierre Gaspard-Huit
Feat. Romy Schneider, Alain Delon, Micheline Presle
- Vienna set classic love triangle between an unfaithful man, his current love interest (played by darling French actress Romy Schneider) and an…
Desire Under the Elms (1958)
- Dir. Delbert Mann
Feat. Sophia Loren, Anthony Perkins, Burl Ives
- Anthony Perkins and Sophia Loren requite their love over a heated land dispute in this mild star vehicle for the then–wildly popular Loren.…
Houseboat (1958)
- Dir. Melville Shavelson
Feat. Cary Grant, Sophia Loren, Martha Hyer…
- Fortunes change for widower and father–of–three Cary Grant when he takes up residence on a floating home, and employs Sophia Loren as his…
Indiscreet (1958)
- Dir. Stanley Donen
Feat. Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman
- Snappy comedy in which sophisticates Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman indulge in a whirlwind romance that cools off smartly when she finds his claim of…
Matchmaker, The (1958)
- Dir. Joseph Anthony
Feat. Shirley Booth, Anthony Perkins, Shirley Maclaine…
- Farcical adaptation of the Broadway play about a meddling madam who prides herself on playing cupid to the young folk around town until one day…
Teacher's Pet (1958)
- Dir. George Seaton
Feat. Clark Gable, Doris Day, Gig Young…
- Self–taught newspaper–man Clark Gable is cynical about journalism school, but becomes enchanted with a teacher (Doris Day) and decides to…
Tunnel of Love, The (1958)
- Dir. Gene Kelly
Feat. Doris Day, Richard Widmark, Gig Young…
- Romantic comedy starring Doris Day and Richard Widmark as a couple who are unable to conceive, and try to adopt a baby. When they find one, its…
An Affair to Remember (1957)
- Dir. Leo McCarey
Feat. Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr
- Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr meet and decide they're engaged to the wrong people, but their future liaison proves kind of awkward if not dangerous.