Archive for the ‘Romance’ Category
Friday, May 15th, 2009
All Genres:
Biography, Drama, Romance
Release Year: 2009
Country: UK | Australia | France
Runtime: Canada:119 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: First Love Burns Brightest
Cast: Ben Whishaw … John Keats
Abbie Cornish … Frances 'Fanny' Brawne
Kerry Fox … Mrs. Brawne
Paul Schneider … Charles Armitage Brown
Edie Martin … Margaret 'Toots' Brawne
Thomas Sangster … Samuel Brawne
Gerard Monaco … Charles Dilke
Antonia Campbell-Hughes … Abigail O'Donaghue Brown
Samuel Roukin … John Reynolds
Amanda Hale … Reynolds' Sister I
Lucinda Raikes … Reynolds' Sister II
Samuel Barnett … Joseph Severn
Jonathan Aris … Leigh Hunt
Olly Alexander … Tom Keats
Theresa Watson … Charlotte
Plot: The drama based on the three-year romance between 19th century poet John Keats and Fanny Brawne, which was cut short by Keats’ untimely death at age 25.
Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 14 nominations
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Friday, May 1st, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:100 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: You can't always run from your past
Cast: Matthew McConaughey … Connor Mead
Jennifer Garner … Jenny Perotti
Michael Douglas … Uncle Wayne
Emma Stone … Allison Vandermeersh
Breckin Meyer … Paul
Lacey Chabert … Sandra
Robert Forster … Sergeant Volkom
Anne Archer … Vonda Volkom
Daniel Sunjata … Brad
Noureen DeWulf … Melanie
Rachel Boston … Deena the Bridesmaid
Camille Guaty … Donna the Bridesmaid
Amanda Walsh … Denice the Bridesmaid
Emily Foxler … Nadja
Catherine Haena Kim … Charlece
Plot: A bachelor is haunted by the ghosts of his past girlfriends at his younger brother’s wedding.
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Thursday, April 30th, 2009
All Genres:
Drama, Horror, Romance
Release Year: 2009
Country: South Korea | USA
Runtime: 133 min | South Korea:145 min (director's cut)
Languages: Korean | English | French
Director:
Tagline:
Writers: Seo-Gyeong Jeong (screenplay) Chan-wook Park (screenplay)
Cast: Kang-ho Song … Priest Sang-hyeon
Ok-bin Kim … Tae-ju
Hae-sook Kim … Lady Ra
Ha-kyun Shin … Kang-woo
In-hwan Park … Priest Noh
Dal-su Oh … Yeong-doo
Young-chang Song … Seung-dae
Mercedes Cabral … Evelyn
Eriq Ebouaney … Immanuel rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hee-jin Choi … Nurse
Woo-seul-hye Hwang … Girl with a whistle
Hwa-ryong Lee … Professor Ku
Mi-ran Ra … Nurse Yu
Plot: A failed medical experiment turns a man of faith into a vampire.
Awards: 3 wins & 2 nominations
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Sunday, April 26th, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy, Romance
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime:
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline:
Cast: Alexis Bledel … Beth Vest
Bryan Greenberg … Daniel Seaver
Andrew McCarthy … Cash
Anna Chlumsky … Lisa
Scott Porter … Tommy Fielding
Aaron Yoo … Steve-O
Kate Nauta … Cynthia
Colin Egglesfield … Baker
Trini Alvarado … Sylvia
Luca Calvani … Paolo
Adam LeFevre … Billy
Eric Thal … Stephens
Adrian Martinez … Larry
Jessalyn Wanlim … Jordan
Steve Antonucci … Bar Patron
Rana Davis … Cashier
Denise Vasi … Suki
Robert Bogue … Johnny (as Rob Bogue)
Christine Evangelista … Brooke
Sarah Glendening … Jen
Monica Steuer … Florist
James Thomas Bligh … Ted the Cabbie
Ursula Abbott … Jill
Kathy Searle … Susan
Clem Cheung … Driver # 3
Jeane Fournier … Christie
Jackie Stewart … Sofia
Andrew Stewart-Jones … Shakespeare
Ted Koch … Foreman
Darrin Baker … Bobby
Michael Sirow … Smitten Man
David Villalobos … Stefan
Ed Wheeler … Irv
Monika Baskiewicz … Christie's Friend
Woody Boley … Wall Street Guy
Al Roffe … Driver # 2
Michael Simeoni … Donny
Plot: Some guys seem to have it all: good looks, easy charm, and easy money. Tommy Fielding is one of those guys… add synopsis
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Saturday, April 25th, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy, Crime, Romance
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:84 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: a love/hate comedy.
Cast: Meg Ryan … Louise
Timothy Hutton … Ian
Justin Long … Todd
Kristen Bell … Sara
Derek Carter … Man #1
Bill Parks … Man #2
Kimberlee Peterson … Trashy Girl
Nathan Dean … Detective
Andy Ostroy … Police Officer
Plot: A high-powered attorney duct tapes her adulterous husband to the toilet … right before their home is invaded by burglars. add synopsis
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Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy, Romance
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA | France
Runtime: USA:92 min (Tribeca Film Festival)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline:
Cast: Larry David … Boris
Adam Brooks … Boris' Friend
Lyle Kanouse … Boris' Friend
Michael McKean … Boris' Friend
Clifford Lee Dickson … Boy on Street
Yolonda Ross … Boy's Mother
Carolyn McCormick … Jessica
Samantha Bee … Chess Mother
Conleth Hill … Brockman
Marcia DeBonis … Lady at Chinese Restaurant
Evan Rachel Wood … Melody
John Gallagher Jr. … Perry
Willa Cuthrell-Tuttleman … Chess Girl (as Willa Cuthrell Tuttleman)
Nicole Patrick … Perry's Friend
Patricia Clarkson … Marietta
Plot: Attempting to impress his ideologies on religion, relationships, and the randomness (and worthlessness) of existence…
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Saturday, April 11th, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy, Romance
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:98 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: She had him at get lost.
Cast: Nia Vardalos … Genevieve Gernier
John Corbett … Greg Gatlin
Stephen Guarino … Bill
Amir Arison … Bob
Zoe Kazan … Tammy Greenwood
Gary Wilmes … Cal
Mike Starr … John
Jason Mantzoukas … Brian Blowdell
Judah Friedlander … Dan O'Finn
Rachel Dratch … Kathy Jeemy
Jay O. Sanders … Tim the Delivery Guy
Lynda Gravatt … Rose
Olive … Rose's Dog
Suzanne Shepherd … Edie
Dan Finnerty … Grouchy Guy
Plot: A love story set in Manhattan, where a florist who abides by a strict five-date-limit with any man finds herself wanting with the new restaurateur in town. add synopsis
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Wednesday, April 1st, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Release Year: 2009
Country: UK | Germany | USA | France
Runtime: 116 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: 1 Boat. 8 DJs. No Morals.
Cast: Michael Hadley … Mr. Roberts
Charlie Rowe … James
Lucy Fleming … Mrs. Roberts
Philip Seymour Hoffman … The Count
Tom Sturridge … Little Carl
Ian Mercer … Transfer Boatman
Bill Nighy … Quentin
Will Adamsdale … News John
Tom Brooke … Thick Kevin
Rhys Darby … Angus Nutsford
Nick Frost … Doctor Dave
Katherine Parkinson … Felicity
Chris O'Dowd … Simple Simon
Ike Hamilton … Harold
Stephen Moore … Prime Minister
Plot: A period comedy about an illegal radio station in the North Sea in the 1960s.
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Friday, March 20th, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy, Romance
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 105 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Are You Man Enough To Say It?
Cast: Paul Rudd … Peter Klaven
Rashida Jones … Zooey Rice
Sarah Burns … Hailey
Greg Levine … Hailey's Date
Jaime Pressly … Denise
Jon Favreau … Barry
Jane Curtin … Joyce Klaven
J.K. Simmons … Oswald Klaven
Andy Samberg … Robbie Klaven
Jean Villepique … Leanne (Davis Dunn Receptionist)
Rob Huebel … Tevin Downey
Kym Whitley … Female Co-Worker #1
Colleen Crabtree … Female Co-Worker #2
Caroline Farah … Female Co-Worker #3
Mather Zickel … Gil
Plot: Friendless Peter Klaven goes on a series of man-dates to find a Best Man for his wedding. But when his insta-bond with his new B.F.F. puts a strain on his relationship with his fianc
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Tuesday, March 17th, 2009
All Genres:
Drama, Romance, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: Spain
Runtime: 127 min
Languages: Spanish | English
Director:
Tagline:
Cast: Penélope Cruz … Lena
Lluís Homar … Mateo Blanco / Harry Caine
Blanca Portillo … Judit García
José Luis Gómez … Ernesto Martel
Rubén Ochandiano … Ray X
Tamar Novas … Diego
Ángela Molina … Madre de Lena (Lena's Mother)
Chus Lampreave … Portera (Concierge)
Kiti Manver … Madame Mylene
Lola Dueñas … Lectora de labios (Lip Reader)
Mariola Fuentes … Edurne
Carmen Machi … Chon
Kira Miró … Model
Rossy de Palma … Julieta
Alejo Sauras … Álex
Plot: Harry Caine, a blind writer, reaches this moment in time when he has to heal his wounds from 14 years back. He was then still known by his real name, Mateo Blanco, and directing his last movie.
Awards: Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 6 wins & 15 nominations
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Wednesday, March 11th, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 102 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Who says you're only young once?
Cast: Zac Efron … Mike O'Donnell (Teen)
Leslie Mann … Scarlett O'Donnell (Adult)
Thomas Lennon … Ned Gold
Matthew Perry … Mike O'Donnell (Adult)
Tyler Steelman … Ned Gold (Teen)
Allison Miller … Scarlett (Teen)
Sterling Knight … Alex O'Donnell
Michelle Trachtenberg … Maggie O'Donnell
Adam Gregory … Dom
Hunter Parrish … Stan
Mario Cassem … Samir
Katerina Graham … Jaime
Tiya Sircar … Samantha
Melissa Ordway … Lauren
Melora Hardin … Principal Jane Masterson
Plot: About a guy whose life didn’t quite turn out how he wanted it to and wishes he could go back to high school and change it. He wakes up one day and is seventeen again and gets the chance to rewrite his life.
Awards: 2 wins & 1 nomination
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Tuesday, March 10th, 2009
All Genres:
Crime, Romance, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA | Germany
Runtime: 125 min | Turkey:118 min
Languages: English | Spanish | Russian | German
Director:
Tagline: Outwit. Outspy. Outsmart. Outplay. Then get out.
Cast: Clive Owen … Ray Koval
Julia Roberts … Claire Stenwick
Tom Wilkinson … Howard Tully
Paul Giamatti … Richard Garsik
Dan Daily … Garsik's Aide
Lisa Roberts Gillan … Tully's Assistant (as Lisa Roberts Gillan)
David Shumbris … Turtleneck
Rick Worthy … Dale Raimes
Oleg Shtefanko … Boris Fetyov (as Oleg Stefan)
Denis O'Hare … Duke Monahan
Kathleen Chalfant … Pam Frailes
Khan Baykal … Dinesh Patel
Thomas McCarthy … Jeff Bauer
Wayne Duvall … Ned Guston
Fabrizio Brienza … Hotel Manager
Plot: A pair of corporate spies who share a steamy past hook up to pull off the ultimate con job on their respective bosses.
Awards: Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 nomination
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Tuesday, February 10th, 2009
All Genres:
Drama, Romance
Release Year: 2009
Country: UK | France | Germany
Runtime: USA:86 min | Germany:100 min (Berlin International Film Festival) | USA:92 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: In a game of seduction, never fall in love.
Writers: Christopher Hampton (written by) Colette (novels)
Cast: Michelle Pfeiffer … Lea de Lonval
Frances Tomelty … Rose
Tom Burke … Vicomte Desmond
Rupert Friend … Cheri
Hubert Tellegen … Ernest
Joe Sheridan … Marcel
Kathy Bates … Madame Peloux
Toby Kebbell … Patron
Felicity Jones … Edmee
Iben Hjejle … Marie Laure
Alain Churin … Priest
Bette Bourne … Baronne
Nichola McAuliffe … Madame Aldonza
Andras Hamori … Otto
Gaye Brown … Lili
Plot: The son of a courtesan retreats into a fantasy world after being forced to end his relationship with the older woman who educated him in the ways of love.
Awards: 1 win & 2 nominations
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Monday, February 9th, 2009
All Genres:
Drama, Romance
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 98 min | Germany:93 min (Berlin International Film Festival)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: The life you love may be your own.
Cast: Robin Wright Penn … Pippa Lee
Mike Binder … Sam Shapiro
Alan Arkin … Herb Lee
Winona Ryder … Sandra Dulles
Ryan McDonald … Ben Lee
Cornelius West … Don Sexton (as Cornel West)
Maria Bello … Suky Sarkissian
Arnie Burton … Doctor
Tim Guinee … Des Sarkissian
Drew Beasley … Chester Sarkissian – Age 6
Madeline McNulty … Young Pippa – Age 7
Beckett Melville … Chester Sarkissian – Age 13
Zoe Kazan … Grace Lee
Billy Wheelan … Waiter
Shirley Knight … Dot Nadeau
Plot: After her much older husband forces a move to a suburban retirement community, Pippa Lee engages in a period of reflection and finds herself heading toward a quiet nervous breakdown. add synopsis
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Thursday, February 5th, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy, Romance
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 104 min
Languages: English | Finnish
Director:
Tagline: All she ever wanted was a little credit…
Cast: Isla Fisher … Rebecca Bloomwood
Hugh Dancy … Luke Brandon
Krysten Ritter … Suze
Joan Cusack … Jane Bloomwood
John Goodman … Graham Bloomwood
John Lithgow … Edgar West
Kristin Scott Thomas … Alette Naylor
Fred Armisen … Ryan Koenig
Leslie Bibb … Alicia Billington
Lynn Redgrave … Drunken Lady at Ball
Robert Stanton … Derek Smeath
Julie Hagerty … Hayley
Nick Cornish … Tarquin
Wendie Malick … Miss Korch
Clea Lewis … Miss Ptaszinski
Plot: A college grad lands a job as a financial journalist in New York City to support where she nurtures her shopping addiction and falls for a wealthy entrepreneur.
Awards: 3 nominations
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Thursday, February 5th, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA | Germany | Netherlands
Runtime: 129 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Are you the exception…or the rule?
Cast: Morgan Lily … 5 yr. old Girl
Trenton Rogers … 6 yr. old Boy
Michelle Carmichael … Mother
Jasmine Woods … Crying 20-Something (as Kristen Faye Hunter)
Sabrina Revelle … Consoling Friend
Zoe Jarman … Sorority Girl #1
Alia Rhiana Eckerman … Sorority Girl #2
Julia Pennington … Sous Chef #1
Renee Scott … Sous Chef #2
Chihiro Fujii … Tokyo Girl #1
Sachiko Ishida … Tokyo Girl #2
Claudia DiMartino … Jogger #1
Eve Curtis … Jogger #2
Carmen Perez … Army Recruit #1
Traycee King … Army Recruit #2
Plot: The Baltimore-set movie of interconnecting story arcs deals with the challenges of reading or misreading human behavior.
Awards: 1 win & 3 nominations
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Thursday, February 5th, 2009
All Genres:
Drama, History, Romance
Release Year: 2009
Country: UK | USA
Runtime: USA:105 min | Germany:100 min (European Film Market)
Languages: English | German
Director:
Tagline: Love rules all
Cast: Emily Blunt … Young Victoria
Rupert Friend … Prince Albert
Paul Bettany … Lord Melbourne
Miranda Richardson … Duchess of Kent
Jim Broadbent … King William
Thomas Kretschmann … King Leopold of Belgium
Mark Strong … Sir John Conroy
Jesper Christensen … Baron Stockmar
Harriet Walter … Queen Adelaide
Jeanette Hain … Baroness Lehzen
Julian Glover … Duke of Wellington
Michael Maloney … Sir Robert Peel
Michiel Huisman … Ernest
Genevieve O'Reilly … Lady Flora Hastings
Rachael Stirling … Duchess of Sutherland
Plot: A dramatization of the turbulent first years of Queen Victoria’s rule, and her enduring romance with Prince Albert. add synopsis
Awards: Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 10 nominations
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Thursday, January 29th, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy, Romance
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA | Canada
Runtime: 97 min
Languages: English | Spanish
Director:
Tagline: She's an executive on the move. But her career is taking her a little farther than she expected.
Cast: Renée Zellweger … Lucy Hill
Harry Connick Jr. … Ted Mitchell
Siobhan Fallon … Blanche Gunderson (as Siobhan Fallon Hogan)
J.K. Simmons … Stu Kopenhafer
Mike O'Brien … Lars Ulstead
Frances Conroy … Trudy Van Uuden
Ferron Guerreiro … Bobbie Mitchell
Barbara James Smith … Joan
James Durham … Rob Deitmar
Robert Small … Donald Arling
Wayne Nicklas … Harve Gunderson
Hilary Carroll … Kimberley
Nancy Drake … Flo
Stewart J. Zully … Wallace Miller (as Stewart Zully)
Marilyn Boyle … Winnie
Plot: A Miami businesswoman adjusts to her new life in a tiny Minnesota town.
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Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 99 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: A story about two strangers. One a little stranger than the other…
Cast: Hugh Dancy … Adam Raki
Rose Byrne … Beth Buchwald
Peter Gallagher … Marty Buchwald
Amy Irving … Rebecca Buchwald
Frankie Faison … Harlan
Mark Linn-Baker … Sam Klieber
Haviland Morris … Lyra
Adam LeFevre … Mr. Wardlow
Mike Hodge … Judge
Peter O'Hara … Williams
John Rothman … Beranbaum
Terry Walters … Michael
Susan Porro … Jen
Maddie Corman … Robin
Jeff Hiller … Rom
Plot: Adam, a lonely man with Asperger’s Syndrome, develops a relationship with his upstairs neighbor, Beth.
Awards: 2 wins & 2 nominations
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Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:103 min
Languages: English | Ukrainian
Director:
Tagline: We're not in Manhattan anymore.
Cast: Hugh Grant … Paul Morgan
Sarah Jessica Parker … Meryl Morgan
Natalia Klimas … Monique Rabelais
Vincenzo Amato … Girard Rabelais
Jesse Liebman … Adam Feller
Elisabeth Moss … Jackie Drake
Michael Kelly … Vincent
Seth Gilliam … U.S. Marshal Lasky
Sándor Técsy … Anton Forenski (as Sandor Tecsy)
Kevin Brown … U.S. Marshal Henderson
Steven Boyer … U.S. Marshal Ferber
Sharon Wilkins … U.S. Marshal King
Sam Elliott … Clay Wheeler
Mary Steenburgen … Emma Wheeler
Kim Shaw … Nurse Kelly
Plot: In New York City, an estranged couple who witness a murder are relocated to small-town Wyoming as part of a witness-protection program. add synopsis
Awards: 1 nomination
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