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Romance movies

Stories of passion, heartbreak, and intimacy that explore the beautiful and complicated nature of love.

Subgenres include: Romantic Comedy, Passionate Romance, Dark Romance.

ZAIRE

91. ZAIRE

Drama Romance
Upcoming

2026

Director: Iman DuPree

Filmed during the military occupation of DC, ZAIRE explores the quarantine distance that united two souls who longed for human comfort, behind and beyond closed doors. Starring Carmen Banks and introducing Benji. Created by Iman DuPree.


Lets make Pancake

92. Lets make Pancake

Romance Drama
Upcoming

20265min

Director: Oguguah Denzel Ugochukwu

On a quiet morning in a small apartment kitchen, longtime friends Femi and Chioma make pancakes the way they always do, with teasing jokes, comfortable silences, and the kind of ease that only years of friendship can build. But when Chioma's phone lights up with a message from the man she's been "talking to," something shifts. What begins as playful banter slowly turns into something more fragile. Beneath the laughter and kitchen chaos, Femi must confront feelings he has carefully buried, while Chioma wrestles with the safety of their friendship versus the possibility of something deeper. As the pancakes cook and tension rises, a single impulsive moment forces them to ask the question they've both been avoiding: are they just friends, or have they been pretending all along? In a story set entirely within the intimacy of a kitchen, Let's Make Pancakes explores vulnerability, timing, and the quiet risks required to choose love over comfort.


Als wäre es leicht

93. Als wäre es leicht

Drama Romance
Upcoming

20261h 30min

Director: Milan Skrobanek

Kati is deaf. Florian is blind. But when they meet, a language beyond words and glances emerges—a language of closeness. Their love seems impossible to outsiders, and that is precisely why it is so overwhelming. It is not silence or darkness that stands between them, but the effort to truly understand each other—and the courage to withstand everything again and again. An intense journey full of ups and downs takes its course: two people who live and love with all their senses.


Behind the Palm Trees

94. Behind the Palm Trees

Drama Romance
Upcoming

20261h 34min

Director: Meryem Benm'Barek-Aloïsi

Mehdi leads an exemplary life with his family and Selma, his new girlfriend in Marrakech. For the young couple, things are going smoothly until Mehdi meets Marie, a young French woman caught up in the social life of the expatriate community.


Une fille en or

95. Une fille en or

Comedy Romance
Upcoming

20261h 26min

Director: Jean-Luc Gaget

On the day Clémence realizes that no one has ever admired her, her father dies. Lulled by the illusions of the remnants of a complicated childhood, Clémence has no choice but to rebuild her self-esteem, which she never thought could be so low. When fate brings her together with a certain Paul, whom everyone nicknames Paul Pot because of his strong tendency toward tyranny, Clémence asks herself the only question that matters: is this the right person?


The Drama

96. The Drama

Drama Romance Mystery Comedy
Upcoming

20261h 45min

Director: Kristoffer Borgli

A happily engaged couple is put to the test when an unexpected turn sends their wedding week off the rails.


Resurrection

97. Resurrection

Drama Romance Thriller Comedy
Upcoming

202618min

Director: Sam Zaslow-Braverman

In the wake of a traumatic incident at a funeral, an aging widow is faced with a bizarre, impossible choice.


Hotel Falcon's Glow

98. Hotel Falcon's Glow

Romance Comedy
Upcoming

2026

Director: Andrii Kolesnyk

After losing her heroic husband, Oksana, the owner of a small hotel, strives to preserve his memory and her own dream. She is supported by Roman, a war veteran who finds a new calling in peaceful life. Together, they stand up to a powerful competitor who is trying to destroy their business.


Miasto Between Us

99. Miasto Between Us

Romance Drama Comedy
Upcoming

2026

Director: Victor Miquel

In the crowded silence of the Paris subway, two lonely souls keep crossing paths — without even realizing they’re already talking to each other.


Love in August

100. Love in August

Romance
Upcoming

2026

Director: Paula Negri

During the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, two strangers connect through emails, sharing their experiences of isolation. Between empty streets and open windows, the town plots an encounter.