Subgenre Sampler
Drama > Romance: 847 Films to Buy & Rent
Last Sunset, The (1961)
- Dir. Robert Aldrich
Feat. Kirk Douglas, Rock Hudson, Dorothy Malone…
- Melodramatic Western set against the backdrop of the Texas/Mexico border stars Kirk Douglas as a fugitive hounded by Rock Hudson's sheriff, only to…
Paris Blues (1961)
- Dir. Martin Ritt
Feat. Paul Newman, Sidney Poitier, Joanne Woodward…
- Undernourished romantic drama has Newman and Poitier as Jazz musicians on holiday in Paris forced to decide whether to stay or return to the U.S. for…
Sins of Rachel Cade, The (1961)
- Dir. Gordon Douglas
Feat. Angie Dickinson, Peter Finch, Roger Moore
- A colonel falls in love with a Protestant medical missionary in the Belgian Congo during WWII, but an American injured pilot interrupts proceedings.
Splendour in the Grass (1961)
- Dir. Elia Kazan
Feat. Natalie Wood, Warren Beatty, Pat Hingle…
- Smitten teens work up considerable sexual frenzy when their respective families won't let them be together. Appropriately, it's the lurid scenes…
Bells are Ringing (1960)
- Dir. Vincente Minnelli
Feat. Judy Holliday, Dean Martin, Fred Clark…
- Winning musical rom–com from Vincente Minnelli (MEET ME IN ST LOUIS), with Judy Holliday playing a fictionalised version of real–life…
It Started in Naples (1960)
- Dir. Melville Shavelson
Feat. Clark Gable, Sophia Loren, Vittorio De Sica
- Winning combination of Gable and Loren guided by director Shavelson (HOUSEBOAT) team up again for this romantic comedy drama set in Naples following…
Les Bonnes Femmes (1960)
- Dir. Claude Chabrol
Feat. Bernadette Lafont, Clotilde Joano, Stephane Audran
- An early comedy from French new wave director Claude Chabrol (LE BOUCHER), following four single Parisian women as they encounter the romantic…
Lola (1960)
- Dir. Jacques Demy
Feat. Anouk Aimee, Marc Michel
- Irresistible 'New Wave' confection breezily spins its romantic tale around the alluring presence of Anouk Aimee, here a cheery cabaret–dancer…
Sons and Lovers (1960)
- Dir. Jack Cardiff
Feat. Dean Stockwell, Trevor Howard, Dame Wendy Hiller…
- Richly photographed rendition of D.H. Lawrence's classic novel, in which the son of a coal–miner (Stockwell) struggles to find his path in the…
Strangers When We Meet (1960)
- Dir. Richard Quine
Feat. Kirk Douglas, Kim Novak, Ernie Kovacs…
- Romantic drama adapted by Evan Hunter from his novel of the same name, about two married neighbours who have an affair.
Kirk Douglas plays the…