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Coup de Chance

1. Coup de Chance

Drama Relationship Drama
6.4

20231h 36min

France, United Kingdom

Director: Woody Allen

Fanny and Jean have everything of an ideal couple: fulfilled in their professional life, they live in a magnificent apartment in the beautiful districts of Paris and seem to be in love as on the first day. But when Fanny crosses, by chance, Alain, a former high school friend, she is immediately capsized. They see each other again very quickly and get closer and closer.

Themes

Extramarital affair consequences, Wealth and status pressure, Family loyalties vs ambition, Manipulation of kin and law, Suspicion and surveillance, Violence as protection tactic

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Madame

2. Madame

Romance Comedy Drama Romantic Comedy Parody
6.1

20171h 31min

France

Director: Amanda Sthers

Anne and Bob, a well-to-do American couple, have just moved to a beautiful manor house in romantic Paris. To impress their sophisticated friends, they decide to host a lavish dinner party, but must disguise their maid as a noblewoman to even out the number of guests. When the maid runs off with a wealthy guest, Anne must chase her around Paris to thwart the joyous and unexpected love affair.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Appearance versus reality, Class prejudice via deception, Status performance under scrutiny, Affair complications, Romantic entanglements and social rules

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Northanger Abbey

3. Northanger Abbey

Romance Drama TV Movie Passionate Romance Romance TV Movie
7.2

20071h 33min

Ireland, United Kingdom

Director: Jon Jones

Once a wealthy general who has squandered his fortune on gambling wants to marry his son off advantageously to a girl he mistakenly believes is rich. After inviting the prospective daughter-in-law to his estate, he discovers she is actually poor, even as love begins to blossom between the two young people.

Themes

Social status pressures, Imagination vs reality, Wealth misrepresentation, Gossip and manipulation, Romantic negotiation under scrutiny, Shared literary taste

Available on

Apple TV
Kanopy
Hoopla
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Persuasion

4. Persuasion

Drama Romance TV Movie Bittersweet Romance Historical Drama
7.4

20071h 33min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Adrian Shergold

Living with her snobby family on the brink of bankruptcy, Anne Elliot is an unconforming woman with modern sensibilities. When Frederick Wentworth – the dashing one she once sent away – crashes back into her life, Anne must choose between putting the past behind her or listening to her heart when it comes to second chances.

Themes

Class inequality, Social climbing, Deception and appearances, Autonomy vs propriety, Marriage market, Past relationships and second chances

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Britbox Apple TV Channel
The Roku Channel
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The Illusionist

5. The Illusionist

Fantasy Drama Thriller Romance Supernatural Fantasy
7.5

20061h 50min

United States

Director: Neil Burger

With his eye on a lovely aristocrat, a gifted illusionist named Eisenheim uses his powers to win her away from her betrothed, a crown prince. But Eisenheim's scheme creates tumult within the monarchy and ignites the suspicion of a dogged inspector.

Themes

Class inequality, Loyalty under pressure, Deception and illusion, Performative spectacle, Forbidden romance, Power and legitimacy

Available on

Netflix
Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
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Pride & Prejudice

6. Pride & Prejudice

Drama Romance Historical Drama Passionate Romance
7.8

20052h 7min

France, United Kingdom

Director: Joe Wright

In the Bennet family, five daughters are growing up, and their parents are deeply concerned with marrying them off well. When a young and wealthy gentleman moves into a neighboring estate, the family’s life is turned upside down, as they see the new neighbors as potential suitors.

Themes

Family relationships, Sisters expectations, Marriage negotiations, Social hierarchy, 18th century, Romantic competition

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Far from Heaven

7. Far from Heaven

Drama Romance Psychological Drama Dark Romance
7.3

20021h 47min

United States

Director: Todd Haynes

In 1950s Connecticut, a housewife's life is upended by a marital crisis and mounting racial tensions in society.

Themes

Suburban pressure, Marital crisis, Gay stigma, Racial boundaries, Gender role expectations, Rumor and social scrutiny

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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