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Deewane Huye Paagal (2005)
, 2h37Directed by Vikram Bhatt
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Akshay Kumar, Shahid Kapoor, Suniel Shetty, Rimi Sen, Paresh Rawal, Johnny Lever
Karan(Shahid Kapoor) is a shy and nerdy canteen boy and college student, running a café with his friend Murugan (Johnny Lever), and Tanya (Rimi Sen) is a student in the same college. She is the most popular girl on campus. Karan is in love with Tanya but is too shy to tell her. After he musters some courage and rescues her step brother from some goons, he catches her attention and his eventually able to invite her for a fake birthday party. On her way there, Tanya witnesses the murder of a scientist, Khurana (Om Puri) by his evil twin brother, the underworld don Mehboob, and as a result is forced to flee the country to save her own life, since the law had been bought over by the very same killers. The scientist had stored a secret code in a stuffed toy, a parrot, now being sought by Mehboob, and he had been able to hide the toy in Tanya's car before being killed. Unawares, Tanya leaves the toy at home before fleeing the country, and the toy is later picked up by Karan, who himself is not aware of Tanya's predicament.
Best Friends (1982)
, 1h56Directed by Norman Jewison
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about writers
Actors Burt Reynolds, Goldie Hawn, Jessica Tandy, Barnard Hughes, Ron Silver, Audra Lindley
Richard Babson and Paula McCullen are a couple of Hollywood screenwriters who have lived and worked together for a number of years. Richard would like to get married, but Paula does not feel the need.
My Father the Hero (1994)
, 1h30Directed by Steve Miner
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Gérard Depardieu, Katherine Heigl, Dalton James, Lauren Hutton, Faith Prince, Stephen Tobolowsky
André (Gérard Depardieu), a Frenchman divorced from his wife, takes his teenage daughter, Nicole (Katherine Heigl), on vacation with him to The Bahamas. She is desperate to appear as a woman and not a girl, so in order to impress a local boy Ben (Dalton James), she makes up more and more ridiculous stories, starting with André being her lover and leading to some bizarre assumptions by the rest of the community.
On Top of the Earth (2007)
, 21minutesDirected by Emmanuelle Jay
Origin France
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Sophie est en couple avec Nicolas. Mais, elle désire toujours Mathilde, sa meilleure amie, avec qui elle a eu une liaison par le passé.
The Oh in Ohio (2006)
, 1h28Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Parker Posey, Paul Rudd, Danny DeVito, Mischa Barton, Keith David, Liza Minnelli
Frustrated with the fact that he cannot give his wife Priscilla (Parker Posey) an orgasm, Jack (Paul Rudd) moves out of the house and starts a relationship with Kristen (Mischa Barton), his student. Unfulfilled, Priscilla forms an unlikely partnership with Wayne (Danny DeVito), a businessman more than twice her age.
Easy Virtue (1928)
, 1h39Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays, Adaptation d'une pièce de théâtre de Noel Coward
Actors Isabel Jeans, Franklin Dyall, Ian Hunter, Dorothy Boyd, Violet Farebrother, Frank Elliott
“ 'Virtue is its own reward' they say -- but 'easy virtue' is society's reward for a slandered reputation.
The Wendell Baker Story (2005)
, 1h39Directed by Luke Wilson, Andrew Wilson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Actors Luke Wilson, Eva Mendes, Owen Wilson, Kris Kristofferson, Jacob Vargas, Harry Dean Stanton
Luke Wilson appears as good-hearted ex-con Wendell Baker working in a retirement home, with Luke's other brother, Owen Wilson, as the home's head nurse. Eva Mendes co-stars as Luke Wilson's character's love-interest, Doreen. Baker, along with three residents of the home, help him win Doreen back; and, Baker helps them fight the corrupt staff. The film also features Eddie Griffin, Kris Kristofferson, Harry Dean Stanton, Seymour Cassel and Will Ferrell.
The Love Letter (1999)
, 1h28Directed by Peter Ho-sun Chan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Actors Kate Capshaw, Blythe Danner, Ellen DeGeneres, Tom Selleck, Tom Everett Scott, Gloria Stuart
Helen MacFarquhar (Kate Capshaw), a middle-aged bookseller, having recently divorced and after sending her daughter off to summer camp, and her nagging ex-husband trying to convince her to pay for some of their daughter's activities is ready to move on to the next stage in her life. One morning, as she is going through the mail, she discovers an anonymous blue love letter, without an envelope and a name. Having discovered this letter in her mail, in her bookstore, she naturally thinks it is for her. But the only question is, who is it from? At first, she thinks it is from George Matthias, the local fireman, but decides it couldn't be him, after trying to give him subtle hints ("have you ever been 'on fire?'") Not having any idea who may be the writer of the love letter, she just puts it away in her purse and tries to forget about it.
He Who Chases After the Wind (1988)
, 1h30Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Stephen Chow, Carrie Ng, Shing Fui On
Une histoire d'amour sur fond de traque d'un tueur fou.
What a Man (2011)
, 1h34Directed by Matthias Schweighöfer
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Sibel Kekilli, Matthias Schweighöfer, Elyas M'Barek, Mavie Hörbiger, Thomas Kretschmann, Pasquale Aleardi
30-year-old Alex discovers that his girlfriend Carolin has an affair with their neighbour, photographer Jens, and is forced to move out of their shared flat. He moves in with his friend, animal welfare activist Nele who has a long-distance-relationship with her French boyfriend Etienne who lives in China. Alex tries to find out why his relationship with Carolin failed and what actually constitutes a man. Meanwhile he and Nele who were in love with each other since primary school fall in love again.
Deadgirl (2008)
, 1h41Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Disaster films
Actors Shiloh Fernandez, Noah Segan, Candice Accola, Michael Bowen, Nolan Gerard Funk, Jenny Spain
Rickie and J.T. are two high school seniors who gaze at the girls they wish they could get, especially Joann, the object of Rickie's affection, whom he has known since he was a child. One day, they decide to cut class and end up in an abandoned psychiatric hospital. They discover a mute, naked woman in the basement, chained to a table. While J.T. is interested in raping her, Rickie refuses and leaves. J.T. confronts Rickie the next day, and the two return to the basement where J.T. reveals that the woman is undead, which he discovered after fruitlessly attempting to kill her three times.
, 1h37Directed by Melvin Van Peebles
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime, Romance
Themes Films about children
Actors Melvin Van Peebles, John Amos, Mario Van Peebles
A young African American orphan (Mario Van Peebles) is taken in by the proprietor of a Los Angeles brothel in the 1940s. While working there as a towel boy, he loses his virginity at a young age to one of the prostitutes. The women name him "Sweet Sweetback" in honor of his sexual prowess and large penis. As an adult, Sweetback (Melvin Van Peebles) works as a performer in the whorehouse, entertaining customers by performing in a sex show. One night, a pair of LAPD officers come in to speak to Sweetback's boss, Beetle (Simon Chuckster). A black man had been murdered, and there is pressure from the black community to bring in a suspect. The police ask permission to arrest Sweetback, blame him for the crime, and then release him a few days later for lack of evidence, in order to appease the black community. Beetle agrees, and the officers arrest Sweetback. On the way to the police station, the officers arrest a young Black Panther named Mu-Mu (Hubert Scales). They handcuff him to Sweetback, but when Mu-Mu insults the officers, they take both men out of the car, undo the handcuff from Mu-Mu's wrist, and beat him. In response, Sweetback uses the handcuffs, still hanging from his wrist, to beat the officers into unconsciousness.
Alex & Emma (2003)
, 1h36Directed by Rob Reiner
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about writers
Actors Kate Hudson, Luke Wilson, Sophie Marceau, David Paymer, Rob Reiner, Paul Willson
Alex Sheldon (Luke Wilson) finds himself in a tricky situation. Locked in his creative process, he is entrapped in a disastrous economic situation: he is ruined, and he must repay a US$100,000 debt to the Cuban mafia. He is given a 30-day ultimatum to repay the money he owes them or they will kill him. And the only solution to this big problem is to finish his novel. Or rather, to start it, since he has not written one single line. But he has an idea for the story: A comedy about "the powerlessness of being in love, how love devours the insides of a person like a deadly virus".
Man About Town (2006)
, 1h34Directed by Mike Binder
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Action, Adventure, Romance
Actors Ben Affleck, Rebecca Romijn, John Cleese, Bai Ling, Samuel Ball, Jerry O'Connell
Top Hollywood talent agent, Jack Giamoro (Ben Affleck), seems to have it all: a successful career, a lot of money, a nice car, a beautiful wife, etc. However, while pursuing success, he somehow lost himself and neglected his marriage. He decides to take a journal writing class to do some self-searching. Jack's seemingly perfect world starts to unravel when he learns that his wife, Nina (Rebecca Romijn), is cheating on him with his most important client. Things get worse when Barbi (Bai Ling), an ambitious journalist, steals Jack's journal, which contains secrets that could ruin him personally and professionally. Jack is forced to fight for everything he has worked so hard to achieve and in doing so, he attains the self-insight he was looking for. Ironically, by realizing that there is more to life than work, he begins to focus on what's most important in his life.
Havoc (2005)
, 1h25Directed by Barbara Kopple
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Hip hop films, Gangster films
Actors Anne Hathaway, Bijou Phillips, Shiri Appleby, Alexis Dziena, Freddy Rodríguez, Michael Biehn
The film begins in a parking lot in which a teenage filmmaker named Eric is attempting to document the faux-gangsta lifestyle enjoyed by Allison Lang and her boyfriend Toby's gang of white upper-class teenagers living in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood. A brawl ensues between Toby's gang and another gang, which ends with both sides fleeing just before police arrive. Later that night, Toby's gang goes to a party at Eric's house, and Allison's relationship with Toby as well her other friends Emily and Sam is further revealed. At the end of the party, Allison and her boyfriend have sex in the back seat of the car.