Showing posts with label romance. Show all posts
Showing posts with label romance. Show all posts

Friday, December 23, 2016

Passengers (2016)



"Every Moment Counts"



Directed by Morten Tyldum
Produced by Neal H. Moritz, Stephen Hamel, Michael Maher, Ori Marmur
Written by Jon Spaihts
Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Pratt, Michael Sheen, Laurence Fishburne, Andy García
Music by Thomas Newman
Cinematography: Rodrigo Prieto
Edited by Maryann Brandon
Production companies: LStar Capital, Village Roadshow Pictures, Wanda Pictures, Original Film, Company Films, Start Motion Pictures
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release date: 21 December 2016 (United States)
Running time: 116 minutes
Country: United States
Budget: $110 million


"Passengers" is a romantic science-fiction adventure film directed by Morten Tyldum and written by Jon Spaihts. It tells the story of Jim Preston, a passenger who wakes up 90 years too soon from an induced hibernation on board a spaceship bound for a new planet.

Monday, February 29, 2016

Brooklyn (2015)


"Two countries, two loves, one heart."


Directed by John Crowley
Produced by Finola Dwyer, Amanda Posey
Screenplay by Nick Hornby
Based on "Brooklyn" by Colm Tóibín
Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Emory Cohen, Domhnall Gleeson, Jim Broadbent, Julie Walters
Music by Michael Brook
Cinematography: Yves Bélanger
Edited by Jake Roberts
Production company: BFI, BBC Films, Wildgaze Films
Distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures, TSG Entertainment
Release date: 6 November 2015 (United Kingdom & Ireland)
Running time: 112 minutes
Country: Ireland, United Kingdom, Canada
Budget: $10 million
Box office: $44 million


"Brooklyn" is a romantic drama film directed by John Crowley and written by Nick Hornby, based on Colm Tóibín's novel of the same name. It tells the story of a young Irish woman's immigration to Brooklyn, where she quickly falls into a romance. When her past catches up with her, however, she must choose between two countries and the lives that exist within them for her.

Sunday, February 28, 2016

Carol (2015)


"Some people change your life forever"


Directed by Todd Haynes
Produced by Elizabeth Karlsen, Stephen Woolley, Christine Vachon
Screenplay by Phyllis Nagy
Based on "The Price of Salt" by Patricia Highsmith
Starring: Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Sarah Paulson, Kyle Chandler
Music by Carter Burwell
Cinematography: Edward Lachman
Edited by Affonso Gonçalves
Production companies: Number 9 Films, Film4 Productions, Killer Films
Distributed by The Weinstein Company, StudioCanal
Release date: 20 November 2015 (United States)
Running time: 118 minutes
Country: United Kingdom, United States
Budget: $11.8 million
Box office: $11.4 million



"Carol" is a romantic drama film directed by Todd Haynes and written by Phyllis Nagy, based on the novel "The Price of Salt"by Patricia Highsmith. The film tells the story of a young aspiring photographer and her relationship with an older woman going through a difficult divorce.

Thursday, January 7, 2016

The Danish Girl (2015)


"Find the courage to be yourself."


Directed by Tom Hooper
Produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Anne Harrison, Tom Hooper, Gail Mutrux
Screenplay by Lucinda Coxon
Based on "The Danish Girl" by David Ebershoff
Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Alicia Vikander, Matthias Schoenaerts, Ben Whishaw, Sebastian Koch, Amber Heard
Music by Alexandre Desplat
Cinematography: Danny Cohen
Edited by Melanie Ann Oliver
Production companies: Working Title, Pretty Pictures, Revision Pictures, Senator Global Productions
Distributed by Focus Features, Universal Pictures International
Release date: 27 November 2015 (United States)
Running time: 119 minutes
Country: United Kingdom, United States
Budget: $15 million
Box office: $31 million

"The Danish Girl" is a romantic biographical drama film directed by Tom Hooper and written by Lucinda Coxon, based on the novel of the same name by David Ebershoff and loosely inspired by the lives of Danish painters Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. The story is about Lili and Gerda's marriage and work that evolve as they navigate Lili's groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer.

Love, Rosie (2014)


"Let love in."


Directed by Christian Ditter
Produced by Robert Kulzer, Simon Brooks
Written by Juliette Towhidi
Based on "Where Rainbows End" by Cecelia Ahern
Starring: Lily Collins, Sam Claflin, Tamsin Egerton, Suki Waterhouse, Jaime Winstone, Christian Cooke, Lily Laight
Music by Ralph Wengenmayr
Edited by Tony Cranstoun
Production companies: Canyon Creek Films, Constantin Film, Octagon Films
Distributed by Lionsgate
Release date: 22 October 2014 (United Kingdom)
Running time: 102 minutes
Country: United Kingdom, Germany
Box office: $4,419,000



"Love, Rosie" is a romantic comedy film directed by Christian Ditter and written by Juliette Towhidi, based on the 2004 novel "Where Rainbows End" by Cecelia Ahern. The story is about Rosie and Alex who have been best friends since they were 5, but when it comes to love, life and making the right choices, these two are their own worst enemies.

Monday, November 2, 2015

Titanic (1997)


"Nothing On Earth Could Come Between Them."


Directed by James Cameron
Produced by James Cameron, Jon Landau
Written by James Cameron
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, Frances Fisher, Victor Garber, Bernard Hill, Jonathan Hyde, Danny Nucci, David Warner, Bill Paxton, Gloria Stuart
Music by James Horner
Cinematography: Russell Carpenter
Edited by Conrad Buff, James Cameron, Richard A. Harris
Production companies: 20th Century Fox, Paramount Pictures, Lightstorm Entertainment
Distributed by 20th Century Fox, Paramount Pictures
Release date: 19 December 1997 (United States)
Running time: 195 minutes (Director's cut - 216 minutes)
Country: United States
Budget: $200 million
Box office: $2.187 billion

"Titanic" is a romantic drama film directed, written, co-produced, and co-edited by James Cameron. The story is about a seventeen-year-old aristocrat who falls in love with a kind, but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic.

Tuesday, October 6, 2015

We Are Your Friends (2015)



Directed by Max Joseph
Produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner,Liza Chasin
Screenplay by Max Joseph, Meaghan Oppenheimer
Story by Richard Silverman
Starring: Zac Efron, Emily Ratajkowski, Shiloh Fernandez, Alex Shaffer, Jonny Weston, Wes Bentley
Cinematography: Brett Pawlak
Edited by Terel Gibson
Production companies: StudioCanal, Working Title Films
Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date: 28 August 2015 (United States)
Running time: 96 minutes
Country: United States
Budget: $6 million
Box office: $9.4 million



"We Are Your Friends" is a romantic music drama film directed by Max Joseph in his feature film directorial debut, and written by Joseph and Meaghan Oppenheimer. The story is about aspiring DJ Cole Carter who attempts to find the path in life that leads to fame and fortune but caught between a forbidden romance and the expectations of his friends.

Saturday, September 19, 2015

Warm Bodies (2013)


"He's still dead but he's getting warmer"


Directed by Jonathan Levine
Produced by David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman, Bruna Papandrea
Screenplay by Jonathan Levine
Based on "Warm Bodies" by Isaac Marion
Starring: Nicholas Hoult, Teresa Palmer, Rob Corddry, Dave Franco, Analeigh Tipton, Cory Hardrict, John Malkovich
Music by Marco Beltrami, Buck Sanders
Cinematography: Javier Aguirresarobe
Edited by Nancy Richardson
Production company: Mandeville Films
Distributed by Summit Entertainment, Lionsgate
Release date: February 1, 2013 (United States)
Running time: 97 minutes
Country: United States
Budget: $35 million
Box office: $116.9 million


"Warm Bodies" is a horror romantic comedy film directed and written by Jonathan Levine and based on Isaac Marion's novel of the same name. The story focuses on the development of the relationship between Julie, a young woman, and "R", a zombie, and how their eventual romance develops throughout.

Sunday, September 13, 2015

Gone with the Wind (1939)


"The greatest romance of all time!"


Directed by Victor Fleming
Produced by David O. Selznick
Screenplay by Sidney Howard
Based on "Gone with the Wind" by Margaret Mitchell
Starring: Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Leslie Howard, Olivia de Havilland
Music by Max Steiner
Cinematography: Ernest Haller
Edited by Hal C. Kern, James E. Newcom
Production companies: Selznick International Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by Loew's, Inc.
Release date: 17 December 1939 (United States)
Running time: 221 minutes (234–238 minutes - with overture, intermission, entr'acte, and exit music)
Country: United States
Budget: $3.85 million
Box office: $390 million


"Gone with the Wind" is a romance drama war film directed by Victor Fleming and adapted from Margaret Mitchell's novel. The film tells the story of Scarlett O'Hara, the strong-willed daughter of a Georgia plantation owner, from her romantic pursuit of Ashley Wilkes, who is married to his cousin, Melanie Hamilton, to her marriage to Rhett Butler. Set against the backdrop of the American Civil War and Reconstruction era, the story is told from the perspective of rich white Southerners.

Saturday, September 12, 2015

The Notebook (2004)


"Behind every great love is a great story."


Directed by Nick Cassavetes
Produced by Lynn Harris, Mark Johnson
Screenplay by Jeremy Leven
Story by Jan Sardi (adaptation)
Based on "The Notebook" by Nicholas Sparks
Starring: Ryan Gosling, Rachel McAdams, James Garner, Gena Rowlands, Joan Allen, James Marsden
Narrated by James Garner
Music by Aaron Zigman
Cinematography: Robert Fraisse
Edited by Alan Heim
Production company: Avery Pix
Distributed by New Line Cinema
Release date: 25 June 2004 (United Kingdom)
Running time: 124 minutes
Country: United States
Budget: $29 million
Box office: $115,603,229

"The Notebook" is a romantic drama film directed by Nick Cassavetes and based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Nicholas Sparks. The story is about young heiress Allie and country boy Noah who fall in love despite everything.

Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Aloha (2015)


"Sometimes you have to say goodbye before you can say hello."


Directed by Cameron Crowe
Produced by Cameron Crowe, Scott Rudin
Written by Cameron Crowe
Starring: Bradley Cooper, Emma Stone, Rachel McAdams, Bill Murray, John Krasinski, Danny McBride, Alec Baldwin
Music by Jónsi & Alex
Cinematography: Eric Gautier
Edited by Joe Hutshing
Production companies: RatPac, Regency Enterprises, Scott Rudin Productions, Vinyl Films
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release date: 29 May 2015 (United States)
Running time: 105 minutes
Country: United States
Budget: $37 million
Box office: $26.3 million



"Aloha" is a romantic comedy-drama film written, produced and directed by Cameron Crowe. It tells the story of a celebrated military contractor who returns to the site of his greatest career triumphs and reconnects with a long-ago love while unexpectedly falling for the hard-charging Air Force watch-dog assigned to him.

Sunday, August 9, 2015

Another Earth (2011)



Directed by Mike Cahill
Produced by Hunter Gray, Mike Cahill, Brit Marling, Nicholas Shumaker
Written by Mike Cahill, Brit Marling
Starring: Brit Marling, William Mapother

Music by Fall On Your Sword
Cinematography: Mike Cahill
Edited by Mike Cahill
Production company: Artists Public Domain
Distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures
Release date: 22 July 2011 (United States)
Running time: 92 minutes
Country: United States
Budget: $100,000
Box office: $1.8 million


"Another Earth" is a romantic science fiction drama film directed and co-written by Mike Cahill. The story is about a young girl who makes mistakes and dreams about cosmos.

Sunday, July 19, 2015

Blue Is the Warmest Colour (La Vie d'Adèle) (2013)



Directed by Abdellatif Kechiche
Produced by Abdellatif Kechiche, Brahim Chioua, Vincent Maraval
Screenplay by Abdellatif Kechiche, Ghalia Lacroix
Based on "Blue Is the Warmest Color" by Julie Maroh
Starring: Léa Seydoux, Adèle Exarchopoulos
Cinematography: Sofian El Fani
Edited by Albertine Lastera, Camille Toubkis, Sophie Brunet, Ghalia Lacroix, Jean-Marie Lengelle
Production companies: Quat'sous Films, Wild Bunch, France 2 Cinéma, Scope Pictures, Radio Télévision Belge Francofone, Vertigo Films
Distributed by Wild Bunch
Release date: 9 October 2013 (France)
Running time: 179 minutes
Country: France, Belgium, Spain
Budget: €4 million
Box office: $19.5 million


"Blue Is the Warmest Colour" ("La Vie d'Adèle – Chapitres 1 & 2"; "The Life of Adèle – Chapters 1 & 2"; "Adèle: Chapters 1 & 2") is a romantic coming-of-age drama film written, produced, and directed by Abdellatif Kechiche. The story is about Adele, a teenager whose life changes cardinally after meeting with blue-haired Emma.

Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003)


"Beauty inspires obsession."


Directed by Peter Webber
Produced by Andy Paterson, Anand Tucker
Screenplay by Olivia Hetreed
Based on "Girl with a Pearl Earring" by Tracy Chevalier
Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Colin Firth, Essie Davis, Tom Wilkinson, Cillian Murphy, Judy Parfitt
Music by Alexandre Desplat
Cinematography: Eduardo Serra
Edited by Kate Evans
Production companies: UK Film Council, Archer Street Productions
Distributed by Pathé, Lions Gate Films
Release date: 16 January 2004 (United Kingdom)
Running time: 100 minutes
Country: United Kingdom, United Kingdom, Luxembourg, Netherlands
Budget: £10 million
Box office: $31,466,789 (Worldwide)


"Girl with a Pearl Earring" is a biographical romantic drama film directed by Peter Webber and based on the novel of the same name by Tracy Chevalier. The story is about a young girl who working as a maid attracts attention of painter Johannes Vermeer and becomes his talented assistant and a part of his masterpieces.

Monday, June 8, 2015

Her (2013)



Directed by Spike Jonze
Produced by Megan Ellison, Spike Jonze, Vincent Landay
Screenplay by Spike Jonze

Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, Rooney Mara, Olivia Wilde, Scarlett Johansson
Music by Arcade Fire
Cinematography: Hoyte van Hoytema
Edited by Eric Zumbrunnen, Jeff Buchanan
Production company: Annapurna Pictures
Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date: 9 January 2014 (Israel)
Running time: 126 minutes
Country: United States, China
Budget: $23 million
Box office: $48.8 million



"Her" is a romantic science fiction drama film written, directed, and produced by Spike Jonze. It tells the story of a lonely man who suffers from parting with his wife and falls in love with a brand-new operating system.

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Suite Française (2015)



Directed by Saul Dibb
Produced by Romain Bremond, Andrea Cornwell, Michael Kuhn, Xavier Marchand
Screenplay by Saul Dibb, Matt Charman
Based on "Suite française" by Irène Némirovsky
Starring: Michelle Williams, Kristin Scott Thomas, Matthias Schoenaerts
Music by Rael Jones
Cinematography: Eduard Grau
Edited by Chris Dickens
Production companies: Entertainment One, BBC Films, Qwerty Films, TF1 Films Production, Radio Television TSE
Distributed by Entertainment One, UGC Distribution, The Weinstein Company
Release date: 13 March 2015 (United Kingdom)
Running time: 107 minutes
Country: United Kingdom, France, Belgium
Budget: $20 million

Box office: $15.4 million

"Suite Française" is a romantic war drama film directed by Saul Dibb and based on Irène Némirovsky's novel of the same name. It tells the love story between a French villager and a German soldier during World War II.

Tuesday, June 2, 2015

The Age of Adaline (2015)


"The world has changed in the last century. Adaline has not."


Directed by Lee Toland Krieger
Produced by Sidney Kimmel, Gary Lucchesi, Brett Ratner, Tom Rosenberg
Written by J. Mills Goodloe, Salvador Paskowitz
Starring: Blake Lively, Michiel Huisman, Kathy Baker, Amanda Crew, Harrison Ford, Ellen Burstyn
Narrated by Hugh Ross
Music by Rob Simonsen
Cinematography: David Lanzenberg
Edited by Melissa Kent
Production companies: Lakeshore Entertainment, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, RatPac-Dune Entertainment
Distributed by Lionsgate
Release date: 8 April 2015 (Belgium)
Running time: 112 minutes
Country: United States
Budget: $25 million
Box office: $57.7 million

"The Age of Adaline" is a romantic drama film directed by Lee Toland Krieger and written by J. Mills Goodloe and Salvador Paskowitz. The story is about a young woman who is rendered ageless after an accident. But is an eternal life so attractive?

Monday, June 1, 2015

Juno (2007)


"A comedy about growing up... and the bumps along the way."


Directed by Jason Reitman
Produced by Lianne Halfon, John Malkovich, Mason Novick, Russell Smith
Written by Diablo Cody
Starring: Ellen Page, Michael Cera, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman, Allison Janney, J. K. Simmons
Music by Mateo Messina
Cinematography: Eric Steelberg
Edited by Dana E. Glauberman
Production companies: Mandate Pictures, Mr. Mudd
Distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures
Release date: 25 December 2007 (Canada)
Running time: 96 minutes
Country: Canada, United States
Budget: $7 million
Box office: $231,411,584


"Juno" is a romantic comedy-drama film directed by Jason Reitman and written by Diablo Cody. The story is about a young girl whose unplanned pregnancy makes her regard an unborn child.

Sunday, May 31, 2015

Easy A (2010)


"The rumor-filled totally FALSE account of how I ruined my flawless reputation."


Directed by Will Gluck
Produced by Zanne Devine, Will Gluck
Written by Bert V. Royal
Starring: Emma Stone, Penn Badgley, Thomas Haden Church, Patricia Clarkson, Cam Gigandet, Lisa Kudrow, Malcolm McDowell, Aly Michalka, Stanley Tucci
Music by Vangelis
Cinematography: Michael Grady
Edited by Susan Littenberg
Production company: Olive Bridge Entertainment
Distributed by Screen Gems
Release date: 16 September 2010 (Australia)
Running time: 92 minutes
Country: United States
Budget: $8 million
Box office: $75 million


"Easy A" is a romantic comedy film directed by Will Gluck and written by Bert V. Royal. It tells a story of a girl who becomes popular due to a big rumour.

Saturday, May 30, 2015

(500) Days of Summer (2009)


"This is not a love story. This is a story about love."


Directed by Marc Webb
Produced by Mason Novick, Jessica Tuchinsky, Mark Waters, Steven J. Wolfe
Written by Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber
Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Zooey Deschanel
Narrated by Richard McGonagle
Music by Mychael Danna, Rob Simonsen
Cinematography: Eric Steelberg
Edited by Alan Edward Bell
Distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures
Release date: 7 August 2009 (United States)
Running time: 95 minutes
Country: United States
Budget: $7.5 million
Box office: $60.7 million

"500 Days of Summer" is a romantic comedy-drama film directed by Marc Webb and written by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber. The story is about a guy who falls in love with the wrong girl.