Subgenre Sampler
Romance: 1505 Films to Buy & Rent
Bride Wars (2009)
- Dir. Gary Winick
Feat. Kate Hudson, Anne Hathaway, Bryan Greenberg…
- Light comedy focused on two best friends (Hudson and Hathaway) who become rivals after scheduling their weddings on the same day.
Hudson and…
Bright Star (2009)
- Dir. Jane Campion
Feat. Ben Whishaw, Abbie Cornish, Paul Schneider…
- 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…
Cairo Time (2009)
- Dir. Ruba Nadda
Feat. Patricia Clarkson, Alexander Siddig
- A sturdy, old–fashioned picaresque romance set in the heat of modern day Cairo, with Patricia Clarkson as an American wife who falls under the…
Cheri (2009)
- Dir. Stephen Frears
Feat. Michelle Pfeiffer, Rupert Friend, Kathy Bates…
- Gorgeously–appointed period drama set in the "Belle Époque" of 1900s Paris, focused on a love affair between a retired courtesan (Pfeiffer)…
Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky (Coco & Igor) (2009)
- Dir. Jan Kounen
Feat. Anna Mouglalis, Mads Mikkelsen
- Fashion icon Coco Chanel and composer Igor Stravinsky share a passionate, illicit love affair in this lavish period romance, which more or less takes…
Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009)
- Dir. P.J. Hogan
Feat. Isla Fisher, Hugh Dancy, Krysten Ritter…
- Charmingly indulgent chick flick centered on a 'shopaholic' journalist who is forced to support her addiction by writing for a financial advice…
Cougar Town (TV Series) (2009)
- Feat. Courteney Cox, Busy Phillips, Christa Miller
- Tragicomic adventures of a forty–something woman who decides to throw herself back into the dating pool.
Dating Guy, The (TV Series) (2009)
- Chucklesome observational comedy with four friends on a largely hopeless quest for love. Merciless in its send up of the loveless foursome this is…
Duplicity (2009)
- Dir. Tony Gilroy
Feat. Julia Roberts, Clive Owen, Tom Wilkinson…
- Power–dressed by Clive Owen and Julia Roberts, this is a smart, playful conundrum of a spy thriller that proves great fun to unravel, as…
Every Jack Has a Jill (Jusqu'à toi) (2009)
- Dir. Jennifer Devoldere
Feat. Justin Bartha, Mélanie Laurent, Valerie Benguigui…
- Fizzy romantic comedy of coincidence with a brokenhearted American's suitcase ending up in the hands of Parisian dreamer Laurent who sets out to find…