Ravi's Favorite Flicks

Buy movies CHEAP @ Amazon.com!
All  Comedy  Dark Comedy  Crime  Thrillers  Drama  Romance  Documentary  Foreign  Music
Romance (22) Sort by title Sort by release year Sort by date reviewed
 Across The Universe Romance | 2007 
Buy this movie CHEAP at Amazon.com! An American girl (Evan Rachel Wood) and a British lad (Jim Sturgess) fall in love amid the social and political upheaval of the 1960s in this movie musical from director Julie Taymor that features classic Beatles songs and a mix of live action and animation. On an excursion to America, Liverpool dock worker Jude (Sturgess) falls for Lucy (Wood). But when Lucy's brother (Joe Anderson) is drafted, Jude and Lucy take a stand as anti-war activists.

Cast: Jim Sturgess, Evan Rachel Wood
Director: Julie Taymor
Genre: Romance
Language: English
 Alex & Emma Romance | 2003 
Buy this movie CHEAP at Amazon.com! Novelist Alex Sheldon (Luke Wilson) is stuck between a rock and a hard place: He owes $50,000 in gambling debts, and the only way to pay up is to break through a massive case of writer's block. Enter prim stenographer Emma (Kate Hudson), who helps Alex work out the plot kinks in his Great Gatsby-esque story - and steals his heart at the same time.

Cast: Kate Hudson, Luke Wilson
Director: Rob Reiner
Genre: Romance
Language: English
 Butcher's Wife, The Romance | 1991 
Buy this movie CHEAP at Amazon.com! Greenwich Village butcher Leo Lemke (George Dzundza) returns from a North Carolina fishing trip with his clairvoyant new wife, Marina (Demi Moore). Soon, she's inspiring hardened Gothamites with her prophecies - and scaring her hubby, who sends her to the neighborhood shrink (Jeff Daniels). But Leo's plan may backfire when Marina starts to suspect she wed the wrong guy in this whimsical comedy co-starring Mary Steenburgen.

Cast: Demi Moore, Jeff Daniels
Director: Terry Hughes
Genre: Romance
Language: English
 Captain Corelli's Mandolin Romance | 2001 
Buy this movie CHEAP at Amazon.com! Dr. Iannis (John Hurt) and his beautiful daughter, Pelagia (Penelope Cruz), live an idyllic life on the Greek island of Cephallonia - that is, until Italian forces occupy it during World War II and Capt. Corelli (Nicolas Cage) is placed in the Iannis home as a boarder. Corelli and Pelagia are quickly smitten with each other. But when the Nazis arrive, he must fight to liberate the island from the real enemy.

Cast: Nicolas Cage, Penelope Cruz
Director: John Madden
Genre: Romance
Language: English
 Country Life Romance | 1994 
Buy this movie CHEAP at Amazon.com! An adaptation of Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya," set in rural Australia in the 1920s. Jack and his niece, Sally, work hard running the family farm to support Jack's brother-in-law, Alexander, a literary critic living in London. The trouble begins when Alexander returns to the farm with a beautiful young wife, who will soon bewitch Jack as well as the local doctor, Max. The cast includes Sam Neill and Greta Scacchi.

Cast: Sam Neill, Greta Scacchi
Director: Michael Blakemore
Genre: Romance
Language: English
 Frankie And Johnnie Romance | 1991 
Buy this movie CHEAP at Amazon.com! Divorced ex-con Johnny (Al Pacino) becomes a cook at a Manhattan cafe, where he falls in love with Frankie (Michelle Pfeiffer), a beautiful waitress with a painful past. Despite the fact that she wants nothing to do with him, Johnny does everything he can to win Frankie's heart. Based on a play by Terrence McNally, director Garry Marshall's touching romantic comedy co-stars Hector Elizondo, Kate Nelligan and Nathan Lane.

Cast: Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer
Director: Garry Marshall
Genre: Romance
Language: English
 Goodbye Girl, The Romance | 1977 
Buy this movie CHEAP at Amazon.com! Ex-Broadway hoofer Paula (Marsha Mason) lives with her daughter in the New York flat of her most recent lost love -- who has sublet the place. Enter brash actor and sublessee Elliot (Richard Dreyfuss, in an Oscar-winning performance), who doesn't have the heart to oust mother and child. A mismatch from the get-go, Paula and Elliot are mutually contemptuous. But that changes when his vulnerability shows after a wretched theatrical debut.

Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, Marsha Mason
Director: Herbert Ross
Genre: Romance
Language: English
 Great Gatsby, The Romance | 1974 
Buy this movie CHEAP at Amazon.com! Nick Carraway, a young Midwesterner now living on Long Island, finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifestyle of his neighbor, the nouveau riche Jay Gatsby. He is drawn into Gatsby's circle, becoming a witness to obsession and tragedy.

Cast: Robert Redford, Mia Farrow, Bruce Dern
Director: Jack Clayton
Genre: Romance
Language: English
 Green Card Romance | 1990 
Buy this movie CHEAP at Amazon.com! Bronte (Andie MacDowell), a prim horticulturist with a talent for making even the most stubborn plant thrive, will stop at nothing - even marriage - to get her dream apartment, especially one with a greenhouse. So, she marries Georges (Gerard Depardieu), a free-spirited Frenchman who needs a green card. When the INS comes knocking at the door, the two have to pretend to be in love... which turns out to be not so far from the truth!

Cast: Gerard Depardieu, Andie MacDowell
Director: Peter Weir
Genre: Romance
Language: English
 Happenstance (Le Battement D'Aile du Papillon) Romance | 2000 
Buy this movie CHEAP at Amazon.com! When wide-eyed Irene (Audrey Tautou), a horoscope-believing, hopeless romantic, exchanges glances with a young restaurateur on a train, it's love at first sight. But they'll continually intersect - through dozens of other people's lives - before they meet. French writer-director Laurent Firode's fanciful, "What if?" film co-stars Faudel, Eric Savin, Lysiane Meis, Eric Feldman and Nathalie Besancon.

Cast: Audrey Tautou, Faudel
Director: Laurent Firode
Genre: Romance
Language: French (English subtitles)
 It Could Happen To You Romance | 1994 
Buy this movie CHEAP at Amazon.com! A coffee-shop waitress (Bridget Fonda) gets a life-changing tip when a New York cop (Nicolas Cage) comes up short on pocket change. An honest man, he promises her half of his winnings from an unplayed lottery ticket, and she accepts. But when he discovers he's won a $4 million jackpot, his money-hungry wife (Rosie Perez) wants it all - and she's furious with his plans to share the wealth. Based on a true story.

Cast: Nicolas Cage, Bridget Fonda
Director: Andrew Bergman
Genre: Romance
Language: English
 Like Water For Chocolate (Como Agua Para Chocolate) Romance | 1992 
Buy this movie CHEAP at Amazon.com! Passionate Tita (Lumi Cavazos) is in love with Pedro (Marco Leonardi), but her controlling mother (Regina Torne) forbids her from marrying him. So when Pedro marries her sister, Tita throws herself into her cooking -- and discovers she can transfer her emotions through the food she prepares. A feast for the senses, this magical romance from director Alfonso Arau was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award and a Golden Globe.

Cast: Marco Leonardi, Lumi Cavazos
Director: Alfonso Arau
Genre: Romance
Language: Spanish (English subtitles)
 Madame Bovary Romance | 1975 
Buy this movie CHEAP at Amazon.com! Gustave Flaubert's enduring classic is faithfully adapted in this mesmerizing Masterpiece Theatre miniseries. Francesca Annis stars as Emma Bovary, a woman who's living a staid existence but craves a more thrilling life filled with passion. To this end, she works to emulate the lives of the heroines in the pages of her favorite romantic novels - and succeeds. As she soon discovers, however, the thrills often come with a large measure of pain.

Cast: Francesca Annis, Tom Conti
Director: Rodney Bennett
Genre: Romance
Language: English
 Moonstruck Romance | 1987 
Buy this movie CHEAP at Amazon.com! Cher, Olympia Dukakis and screenwriter John Patrick Shanley each won Oscars for their wonderful work in this slice-of-life comedy about the Italian-American denizens of a Brooklyn neighborhood. Cher's an independent-minded widow who falls in love with a one-handed, misfit baker (Nicolas Cage), much to the chagrin of her betrothed (Danny Aiello). With great performances all around, Moonstruck is bellisima!

Cast: Cher, Nicolas Cage
Director: Norman Jewison
Genre: Romance
Language: English
 Notting Hill Romance | 1999 
Buy this movie CHEAP at Amazon.com! A chance encounter brings together reserved bookstore owner William Thacker (Hugh Grant) and Hollywood icon Anna Scott (Julia Roberts), who forge an improbable romance until Anna's megastardom begins whittling away at their relationship. Can their love overcome all the pretense - and the flash of the paparazzi? Rhys Ifans co-stars in a scene-stealing turn as Spike, William's dim-bulb, bedraggled flatmate.

Cast: Julia Roberts, Hugh Grant
Director: Roger Michell
Genre: Romance
Language: English
 Shopgirl Romance | 2005 
Buy this movie CHEAP at Amazon.com! Lovely but lonely Mirabelle (Claire Danes) feels purposeless selling gloves in a world where they're hardly ever worn. But her sad-sack days are soon enlivened by Ray (Steve Martin), a rich suitor who showers her with sex and attention. Mirabelle soaks it all up but yearns for more commitment, which Ray can't give. So when she meets the penniless but sincere Jeremy (Jason Schwartzman), she wonders if it's time to give up one man for the other.

Cast: Steve Martin, Claire Danes
Director: Anand Tucker
Genre: Romance
Language: English
 Steel Magnolias Romance | 1989 
Buy this movie CHEAP at Amazon.com! Revolving around Truvy's Beauty Parlor in a small parish in modern-day Louisiana, Steel Magnolias is the story of a close-knit circle of friends whose lives come together there.

Cast: Shirley MacLaine, Olympia Dukakis, Sally Field
Director: Herbert Ross
Genre: Romance
Language: English
 Time Traveler's Wife, The Romance | 2009 
Buy this movie CHEAP at Amazon.com! Due to a genetic disorder, handsome librarian Henry DeTamble (Eric Bana) involuntarily zips through time, appearing at various moments in the life of his true love, the beautiful artist Clare Abshire (Rachel McAdams). Also starring Ron Livingston as Gomez, the soul-stirring romantic drama was adapted from the best-selling Audrey Niffenegger novel by Bruce Joel Rubin, the screenwriter behind the beloved weepy Ghost.

Cast: Rachel McAdams, Eric Bana
Director: Robert Schwentke
Genre: Romance
Language: English
 Turning Point, The Romance | 1977 
Buy this movie CHEAP at Amazon.com! When her daughter joins a ballet company, a former dancer is forced to confront her long-ago decision to give up the stage to have a family.

Cast: Anne Bancroft, Shirley MacLaine, Mikhail Baryshnikov
Director: Herbert Ross
Genre: Romance
Language: English
 Venus Romance | 2006 
Buy this movie CHEAP at Amazon.com! This romantic dark comedy stars film legend Peter O'Toole (who earned an Oscar nod for his performance) as veteran actor Maurice, a man whose quiet golden years turn topsy-turvy when he falls for a young and brash nude model (Jodie Whittaker). Director Roger Michell's poignant May-December romance is an uplifting tale of love, lust and the endless pursuit of vitality and youth by a man whose life is drawing to a close.

Cast: Peter O'Toole, Vanessa Redgrave
Director: Roger Michell
Genre: Romance
Language: English
 W.E. Romance | 2011 
Buy this movie CHEAP at Amazon.com! The affair between King Edward VIII and American divorcee Wallis Simpson, and a contemporary romance between a married woman and a Russian security guard.

Cast: Abbie Cornish, James D'Arcy, Andrea Riseborough
Director: Madonna
Genre: Romance
Language: English
 When Harry Met Sally Romance | 1989 
Buy this movie CHEAP at Amazon.com! Can men and women remain friends without sex getting in the way? Nora Ephron's episodic screenplay introduces womanizing, neurotic Harry (Billy Crystal) and ambitious, equally neurotic Sally (Meg Ryan) as chums who resist sexual attraction to maintain their friendship - a relationship always teetering on the brink of love. As the two draw closer, the question resurfaces: Can they stay just pals? Carrie Fisher and Bruno Kirby co-star.

Cast: Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan
Director: Rob Reiner
Genre: Romance
Language: English
Most of the drivel at this site is copyright © Ravi Bhavnani.
Questions or comments?  Send mail to ravib@ravib.com