Archive for the ‘Romance’ Category
Thursday, October 4th, 2007
All Genres:
Drama, Romance
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: 139 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: How long would you wait for love?
Cast: Benjamin Bratt … Dr. Juvenal Urbino
Gina Bernard Forbes … Digna Pardo
Giovanna Mezzogiorno … Fermina Urbino
Javier Bardem … Florentino Ariza
Marcela Mar … America Vicuña
Juan Ángel … Marco Aurelio – 40's
Liliana Gonzalez … Marco Aurelio’s Wife (as Liliana Alvarez Gonzalez)
Catalina Botero … Ofelia Urbino – 40's
Miguel Angel Pazos Galindo … Ofelia’s Husband
Maria Cecilia Herrera … Urbino's Sweet Wife
Luis Fernando Hoyos … Urbino Urbino
Carlos Duplat … Mourner
Francisco Raul Linero … Mourner
Unax Ugalde … Florentino – Teen
Liev Schreiber … Lotario Thugut
Plot: Florentino, rejected by the beautiful Fermina at a young age, devotes much of his adult life to carnal affairs as a desperate attempt to heal his broken heart.
Awards: Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 nomination
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Friday, September 21st, 2007
All Genres:
Comedy, Romance
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: 108 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Freshman year is no fairy tale.
Cast: Amanda Bynes … Sydney White
Sara Paxton … Rachel
Matt Long … Tyler
Jack Carpenter … Lenny
Jeremy Howard … Terrence
Crystal Hunt … Dinky
Adam Hendershott … Jeremy
Danny Strong … Gurkin
Samm Levine … Spanky
Libby Mintz … Christy
John Schneider … Paul White
Arnie Pantoja … George
Donté Bonner … Embele
Brian Patrick Clarke … Professor Carleton
Lauren Leech … Katy
Plot: A modern retelling of Snow White set against students in their freshman year of college in the greek system.
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Thursday, September 13th, 2007
All Genres:
Drama, Romance, Thriller
Release Year: 2007
Country: UK | Australia
Runtime: 97 min
Languages: English | Hungarian
Director:
Tagline: There is no escape.
Writers: Tony Grisoni (written by) & Brian Ward (written by)
Cast: Guy Pearce … Harry Houdini
Catherine Zeta-Jones … Mary McGarvie
Timothy Spall … Sugarman
Saoirse Ronan … Benji McGarvie
Malcolm Shields … Leith Romeo
Leni Harper … Leith Romeo's wife
Ralph Riach … Mr. Robertson
Olivia Darnley … Flower Stall Seller
Anthony O'Donnell … Oily Librarian
Billy McColl … McTavish
James Holmes … Ugly Mug
Melanie Harris … Rose (as Frankey Martyn)
Aileen O'Gorman … Effie – Elderly Seamstress
Raymond Griffiths … Music Hall Dwarf
Shaun Mason … Heckler
Plot: On a tour of Britain in 1926, Harry Houdini enters into a passionate affair with a psychic out to con the famous magician.
Awards: 3 wins & 6 nominations
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Wednesday, September 12th, 2007
All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Romance
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA | Canada
Runtime: 91 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Do you know what really goes on in the mind of the person with whom you sleep?
Cast: Chris Cooper … Harry Allen
Annabel Kershaw … Miss Jones
Pierce Brosnan … Richard Langley
Patricia Clarkson … Pat Allen
Rachel McAdams … Kay Nesbitt
Sheila Paterson … Mrs. Walsh
David Richmond-Peck … Tom
Erin Boyes … Becky
Elijah St. Germain … Little Charlie
Terence Kelly … Dr. Anderson
Timothy Webber … Alvin Walters
Rebecca Codling … Photo Store Clerk
David Wenham … John O'Brien
Dolores Drake … Cinema Cashier
Malcolm Boddington … Well-Tailored Man
Plot: A 1940s-set drama where an adulterous man plots his wife’s death instead of putting her through the humiliation of a divorce. add synopsis
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Saturday, September 8th, 2007
All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Romance
Release Year: 2007
Country: UK
Runtime: 106 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Who Decides Who Gets A Second Chance?
Writers: Jonathan Trigell (novel) Mark O'Rowe (screenplay)
Cast: Andrew Garfield … Jack Burridge
Peter Mullan … Terry
Siobhan Finneran … Kelly
Alfie Owen … Eric Wilson
Victoria Brazier … Teacher
Skye Bennett … Angela
Madeleine Rakic-Platt … Schoolgirl
Josef Altin … Bully
Dudley Brewis … 2nd Bully
Leigh Symonds … Eric's Dad
Maria Gough … Eric's Mum
Taylor Doherty … Philip Craig
Jeremy Swift … Dave
Shaun Evans … Chris
Carlene Hanson … Waitress
Plot: The story of a young ex-con Jack, newly released from serving a prison sentence for a murder he committed as a child.
Awards: 10 wins & 8 nominations
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Friday, September 7th, 2007
All Genres:
Comedy, Romance, Sport
Release Year: 2007
Country: UK
Runtime: 100 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Love. Commitment. Responsibility. There's nothing he can't run away from.
Writers: Michael Ian Black (screenplay) & Simon Pegg (screenplay) …
Cast: Simon Pegg … Dennis Doyle
Thandie Newton … Elizabeth Olivia 'Libby' Odell
Hank Azaria … Whit
Dylan Moran … Gordon
Harish Patel … Mr. Goshdashtidar
India de Beaufort … Maya G. Das
Matthew Fenton … Jake
Simon Day … Vincent
Ruth Sheen … Claudine
Tyrone Huggins … Grover
Nevan Finegan … Mickey
Iddo Goldberg … News Reporter
Ameet Chana … Taxi Driver
Chris Hollins … Himself
Denise Lewis … Herself
Plot: Five years after jilting his pregnant fianc
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Friday, September 7th, 2007
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: 100 min
Languages: English | Hebrew
Director:
Tagline: Life can change in a heartbeat.
Writers: Alice Arlen (screenplay) and Victor Levin (screenplay) …
Cast: Helen Hunt … April Epner
Bette Midler … Bernice Graves
Colin Firth … Frank
Matthew Broderick … Ben Green
Ben Shenkman … Dr. Freddy Epner
Lynn Cohen … Trudy Epner
John Benjamin Hickey … Alan
Salman Rushdie … Dr. Masani
Daisy Tahan … Ruby
Tommy Nelson … Jimmy Ray
Stephanie Yankwitt … Stacey
Lillias White … Sheila (as Lillias D. White)
David Callegati … Gianni
Rabbi Kenneth Stern … Rabbi (as Rabbi Kenneth A. Stern)
Robert LuPone … Ted
Plot: A New York schoolteacher hits a midlife crisis when, in quick succession, her husband leaves, her adoptive mother dies and her biological mother… add synopsis
Awards: 2 wins
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Tuesday, September 4th, 2007
All Genres:
Comedy, Romance
Release Year: 2007
Country: France
Runtime: 96 min
Languages: French
Director:
Tagline: True love is a complicated affair.
Cast: Virginie Ledoyen … Judith
Emmanuel Mouret … Nicolas
Julie Gayet … Émilie
Michaël Cohen … Gabriel
Frédérique Bel … Câline
Stefano Accorsi … Claudio
Mélanie Maudran … Pénélope
Marie Madinier … Églantine
Lucciana de Vogüe … Louise
Jacques Lafoly … Le garçon au restaurant rest of cast listed alphabetically:
François Aubineau … Professeur du lycée
Nathalie Bizot … Femme de l'ordonnance
Emilie Bourlès … Femme soirée
Anne Denieul … Collègue de Judith
Pierre Emily … Voleur de portable
Pascal Gablot … Homme soirée
Cédric Naimi … Pharmacien
Laurent Pons … Professeur de tennis
Camille Rince … Elève de la salle des profs
Léopold Simalty … Collègue du pharmacien
Aurélia Touati … La collègue de Câline
Plot: When Gabriel and Emilie meet by chance, he offers her a ride, and they spend the evening talking, laughing and getting along famously… add synopsis
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Friday, August 10th, 2007
All Genres:
Biography, Drama, Romance, War
Release Year: 2007
Country: Kazakhstan | Russia | Mongolia | Germany
Runtime: 126 min
Languages: Mongolian | Mandarin
Director:
Tagline: Greatness comes to those who take it.
Writers: Arif Aliyev (writer) & Sergei Bodrov (writer)
Cast: Tadanobu Asano … Temudjin
Honglei Sun … Jamukha
Khulan Chuluun … Börte
Aliya … Oelun – Temudjin's Mother
Ba Sen … Esugei – Temudjin's Father
Amadu Mamadakov … Targutai
He Qi … Dai-Sechen
Ben Hon Sun … Monk
Ji Ri Mu Tu … Boorchu
You Er … Sorgan-Shira (as A You Er)
Ba Tu … Altan (as Hong Jong Ba Tu)
Deng Ba Te Er … Daritai (as E Er Deng Ba Te Er)
Bao Di … Todoen
Su Ya La Su Rong … Girkhai (as Su You Le Si Ren)
Sai Xing Ga … Chiledu
Plot: The story recounts the early life of Genghis Khan who was a slave before going on to conquer half the world including Russia in 1206.
Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 11 wins & 4 nominations
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Wednesday, August 1st, 2007
All Genres:
Drama, Mystery, Romance, War
Release Year: 2007
Country: UK | France
Runtime: 123 min
Languages: English | French
Director:
Tagline: You can only imagine the truth.
Writers: Ian McEwan (novel) Christopher Hampton (screenplay)
Cast: Saoirse Ronan … Briony Tallis – Age 13
Ailidh Mackay … Singing Housemaid
Brenda Blethyn … Grace Turner
Julia West … Betty
James McAvoy … Robbie Turner
Harriet Walter … Emily Tallis
Keira Knightley … Cecilia Tallis
Juno Temple … Lola Quincey
Felix von Simson … Pierrot Quincey
Charlie von Simson … Jackson Quincey
Alfie Allen … Danny Hardman
Patrick Kennedy … Leon Tallis
Benedict Cumberbatch … Paul Marshall
Peter Wight … Police Inspector
Leander Deeny … Police Constable
Plot: Fledgling writer Briony Tallis, as a 13-year-old, irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister’s lover of a crime he did not commit. Based on the British romance novel by Ian McEwan.
Awards: Won Oscar. Another 23 wins & 67 nominations
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Wednesday, June 13th, 2007
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA | Canada
Runtime: USA:96 min | USA:101 min (unrated version) | Argentina:101 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: There's something about Jessica.
Cast: Connor Price … Young Charlie
Troy Gentile … Young Stu
Mackenzie Mowat … Birthday Girl
Sasha Pieterse … Young Anisha Carpenter
Caroline Ford … Jennifer
Dane Cook … Charlie
Chelan Simmons … Carol
Dan Fogler … Stu
Natalie Morris … Natalie
Ellia English … Reba
Chang Tseng … Karaoke Singer
Michael Teigen … Wedding D.J.
Chiara Zanni … Bride
Benjamin Ayres … Groomsman (as Ben Ayres)
Carrie Fleming … Dirty Talker (as Carrie Anne Fleming)
Plot: In order to keep the woman of his dreams from falling for another guy, Charlie Logan has to break the curse that has made him wildly popular with single women: Sleep with Charlie once, and the next man you meet will be your true love. add synopsis
Awards: 3 nominations
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Wednesday, May 16th, 2007
All Genres:
Drama, Romance
Release Year: 2007
Country: Hong Kong | China | France
Runtime: 95 min | Argentina:93 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: How do you say goodbye to someone you can't imagine living without?
Cast: Jude Law … Jeremy
Norah Jones … Elizabeth
Chad R. Davis … Elizabeth's Boyfriend (as Chad Davis)
Katya Blumenberg … Girlfriend
John Malloy … Diner Manager
Demetrius Butler … Male Customer
Frankie Faison … Travis
David Strathairn … Ofcr. Arnie Copeland
Adriane Lenox … Sandy
Rachel Weisz … Sue Lynne Copeland
Benjamin Kanes … Randy
Cat Power … Katya (as Chan Marshall)
Michael Hartnett … Sunglasses
Natalie Portman … Leslie
Michael May … Aloha
Plot: A young woman takes a soul-searching journey across America to resolve her questions about love while encountering a series of offbeat characters along the way.
Awards: 2 nominations
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Tuesday, February 13th, 2007
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: 87 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: This man will bring order to the universe…or not.
Cast: Ryan Reynolds … Frank Allen
Emily Mortimer … Susan Allen
Stuart Townsend … Buddy Endrow
Sarah Chalke … Paula Crowe
Mike Erwin … Ed
Constance Zimmer … Peg the Teacher
Matreya Fedor … Jesse Allen (7 years)
Elisabeth Harnois … Jesse Allen
Chris William Martin … Damon
Jovanna Huguet … Maid of Honor
Christopher Jacot … Simon / Best Man
Alessandro Juliani … Ken
Lisa Calder … Sherri
Ty Olsson … Evil Ferryman
Jocelyne Loewen … Pregnant Nancy
Plot: The story of an obsessively organized efficiency expert whose life unravels in unexpected ways when fate forces him to explore the serendipitous nature of love and forgiveness. add synopsis
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Tuesday, December 19th, 2006
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Romance, War
Release Year: 2006
Country: Czech Republic | Slovakia
Runtime: Czech Republic:120 min
Languages: Czech | German
Director:
Tagline:
Writers: Bohumil Hrabal (novel) Jirí Menzel (writer)
Cast: Ivan Barnev … Jan Díte, younger
Oldrich Kaiser … Jan Díte, older
Julia Jentsch … Líza
Martin Huba … Skrivánek
Marián Labuda … Walden
Milan Lasica … Professor
Josef Abrhám … Hotelier Brandejs
Jirí Lábus … Hotel Boss
Jaromír Dulava … Waiter Karel
Pavel Nový … General
István Szabó … Stock Marketeer
Tonya Graves … Abyssinian Emperor
Rudolf Hrusínský … Tichota
Petr Ctvrtnícek … Stockbroker
Jirí Sesták … Waiter
Plot: A look at the glamorous life at an old-world Prague hotel. add synopsis
Awards: 8 wins & 2 nominations
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Friday, September 8th, 2006
All Genres:
Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Release Year: 2006
Country: UK | USA
Runtime: 104 min | Thailand:86 min (DVD)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: A fairytale like no other.
Cast: Richard E. Grant … Franklin Wilhern
Catherine O'Hara … Jessica Wilhern
Nick Prideaux … Penelope's Great Grandfather (as Nicholas Prideaux)
Michael Feast … Jake / Witch
Christina Ricci … Penelope Wilhern
Ronni Ancona … Wanda
Simon Woods … Edward Vanderman
Paul Herbert … Leonard Wilhern
Simon Chandler … Doctor
Peter Dinklage … Lemon
Andi-Marie Townsend … Young Penelope
John Voce … Station Cop
Burn Gorman … Larry
Andrew Bailey … Floorman in Card Club
James McAvoy … Johnny / Max
Plot: A modern romantic tale about a young aristocratic heiress born under a curse that can only be broken when she finds true love with “one who will love her faithfully.” add synopsis
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Tuesday, January 24th, 2006
All Genres:
Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Release Year: 2006
Country: USA | Croatia | UK
Runtime: 88 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Life is a trip, but the afterlife is one hell of a ride.
Writers: Goran Dukic (screenplay) Etgar Keret (short story "Kneller's Happy Campers")
Cast: Patrick Fugit … Zia
Abraham Benrubi … Erik
Shannyn Sossamon … Mikal
Shea Whigham … Eugene
Leslie Bibb … Desiree
Mark Boone Junior … Mike (as Mark Boone Jr.)
Cameron Bowen … Kostya
Mikal P. Lazarev … Nanuk
Clayne Crawford … Jim
Tom Waits … Kneller
Chase Ellison … Kid Kostya
John Hawkes … Yan
Will Arnett … Messiah
Adam G. … Gas Station Attendant
Mary Pat Gleason … Eugene's Mother
Plot: A film set in a strange afterlife way station that has been reserved for people who have committed suicide. add synopsis
Awards: 9 wins & 5 nominations
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Wednesday, August 31st, 2005
All Genres:
Drama, Romance, Thriller
Release Year: 2005
Country: UK | Germany
Runtime: 129 min
Languages: English | Italian | Swahili | German
Director:
Tagline: Love. At any cost.
Writers: John le Carré (novel) Jeffrey Caine (screenplay)
Cast: Ralph Fiennes … Justin Quayle
Rachel Weisz … Tessa Quayle
Hubert Koundé … Dr. Arnold Bluhm
Danny Huston … Sandy Woodrow
Daniele Harford … Miriam
Packson Ngugi … Officer in Morgue
Damaris Itenyo Agweyu … Jomo's Wife
Bernard Otieno Oduor … Jomo
Gerard McSorley … Sir Kenneth 'Kenny' Curtiss
Bill Nighy … Sir Bernard Pellegrin
Keith Pearson … Porter Coleridge
John Sibi-Okumu … Dr. Joshua Ngaba
Donald Sumpter … Tim Donohue
Archie Panjabi … Ghita Pearson
Nick Reding … Crick
Plot: A widower is determined to get to the bottom of a potentially explosive secret involving his wife’s murder, big business, and corporate corruption.
Awards: Won Oscar. Another 20 wins & 42 nominations
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Friday, October 15th, 2004
All Genres:
Comedy, Romance
Release Year: 2004
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:105 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Beyond the Beauty Shop
Cast: Mo'Nique … Peaches (as Mo'Nique)
Kellita Smith … Angela
Gina Torres … Marcella
David Ramsey … Cliff
Taraji P. Henson … Tiffany (as Taraji Henson)
Keiko Agena … Jun Ni
Cee Cee Michaela … Simone
Joe Torry … Brian
Andre B. Blake … Gianni (as André Blake)
Bryce Wilson … Drake
Vivica A. Fox … Herself
Tommy 'Tiny' Lister … Agent Little
Tom Virtue … Agent Scott
Reagan Gomez-Preston … Fiona
James Avery … Seymour Gold
Plot: Peaches, a hair stylist from Baltimore, and her estranged sister, Angela, the owner of an upscale salon in Beverly Hills… add synopsis
Awards: 4 nominations
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Thursday, October 10th, 2002
All Genres:
Musical, Romance
Release Year: 2002
Country: USA
Runtime: 102 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline:
Writers: Robert Cary (writer) Isabel Rose (writer)
Cast: Andrew McCarthy … Elliot Shephard
Isabel Rose … Billie Golden
Cameron Bancroft … Greg Ellenbogen
Alix Korey … Laney Golden
Ilana Levine … Marcy
Sean Arbuckle … T.J.
Victor Argo … Sal
Michael J. Burg … Amboise
Eartha Kitt … Herself
Josh Stamberg … Steve
Matthew Lawler … Ted
Shannon Lewis … Suzy
Leslie Bell … Annette
Angela Pietropinto … Peggy
Caroline Hall … Kyra
Plot: A corporate lawyer is caught in a love triangle with an ambitious cabaret singer.
Awards: 1 win
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Sunday, September 1st, 2002
All Genres:
Drama, Romance
Release Year: 2002
Country: USA | France
Runtime: 107 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: What imprisons desires of the heart?
Cast: Julianne Moore … Cathy Whitaker
Dennis Quaid … Frank Whitaker
Dennis Haysbert … Raymond Deagan
Patricia Clarkson … Eleanor Fine
Viola Davis … Sybil
James Rebhorn … Dr. Bowman
Bette Henritze … Mrs. Leacock
Michael Gaston … Stan Fine
Ryan Ward … David Whitaker
Lindsay Andretta … Janice Whitaker
Jordan Puryear … Sarah Deagan
Kyle Timothy Smith … Billy Hutchinson (as Kyle Smyth)
Celia Weston … Mona Lauder
Barbara Garrick … Doreen
Olivia Birkelund … Nancy
Plot: In 1950s Connecticut, a housewife faces a marital crisis and mounting racial tensions in the outside world. add synopsis
Awards: Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 73 wins & 35 nominations
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