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10. Untamed Heart (1993)
It is a romantic drama film directed by Tony Bell. This stars Christian Slater and Marissa Tomei. The movie begins with a horrifying event that leads to a beautiful but troubled romance. Untamed Heart begins with a beautiful woman who seems to have bad luck with men.Â
One night, on her way home she is nearly raped but saved by a mysterious stranger. When forming a strong bond with him she must face the fact that not everything in his past promises a future.
9. Romeo + Juliet (1996)
It is a romantic crime tragedy film directed by Baz Luhrmann. This movie stars Leonardo dicaprio and Claire Danes. This adaptation of the classic Shakespeare drama surprises with fresh wind due to its modern setting and new ideas.Â
The story is set in a city where two rival gangs fight a passive war. When two of them Romeo and Juliet fall in love while belonging to the enemy side, the danger of their love becomes indescribable.
8. Ghost (1990)
It is a romantic fantasy thriller film directed by Jerry Zucker. The movie stars Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, Tony Goldwyn and Rick Aviles adding up to one of the best hits of the 90s. Ghost is a perfect combination of a variety of genres that make the experience.Â
The story follows madly in love Sam and Molly who are separated when Sam is betrayed by his shady partner and murdered. Destined to cross the streets as a ghost, he must find a way to communicate with Molly before it’s too late.
7. The Way We Were (1973)
It is a romantic drama film directed by Sydney Pollock. It stars Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford. Opposites attract and sometimes it might get a little extreme.Â
When Katie, a politically active jew meets Hubble, a feckless protestant of the white upper class in college. They hate each other but upon meeting again in the face of world war ii they marry and begin an unlikely relationship full of dreams and troubles.
6. The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
It is a 1992 epic historical drama film directed by Michael Mann. It stars Daniel Day, Lewis Madeleine, Stowe and Russell. The movie is not only a masterfully crafted action, adventure but a breathless romantic journey to fall in love with. The theme of the movie is set in the 1750s during the french and indian war.Â
The story follows Hakai, a loner placed between the fronts. When he meets a young woman he rescues, leaving him between two fronts in a war that was never fit to survive.
5. The English Patient (1996)
It is a 1996 romantic war drama film directed by Anthony Mengele and stars Ralph Fiennes, Juliet Binoche, Willem Dafoe, Kristin, Scott Thomas and Colin Firth.
At the close of world war II, the film tells the story of a nurse caring for a badly burnt plane crash victim who has lost his memories and identity. He is only known as the English patient due to his British accent as she helps him. His past is shown in flashbacks revealing an involvement in a fateful love affair.
4. The Bridges of Madison County (1995)
It is a 1995 romantic drama film directed by Clint Eastwood and stars him alongside Meryl Streep. Slowly and carefully written, the bridges of Madison county manage to come to a truly satisfying conclusion despite the difficult themes. It is chronicled over many years.
The story follows a housewife starting an intense affair with a post-middle-aged photographer. In this powerful romance about true love and all its characteristics across the time.
3. Titanic (1997)
It is a 1997 epic romance disaster film directed and written by James Cameron and stars Leonardo Dicaprio and Kate Winslet with historical and fictionalized aspects. This film is based on the sinking of RMS Titanic.
The story has us rooting for a teenage aristocrat who falls hopelessly in love with a poor artist despite the glaring differences between their social classes colliding with destiny. As the two discover the beauty of true love aboard a luxurious yet ill-fated ship.
2. Brief Encounter (1945)
It is a romantic drama film directed by David Lean and stars Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Stanley Holloway and Joyce Carey. This little-known true gem explores romance over distance with board.
Housewife Laura who returns from a shopping trip to a nearby town as she falls slowly in love with a local doctor. Their secret affair threatens their personal lives as their relationships struggle under their missing empathy for anyone but each other.Â
1. Casablanca (1942)
It is a romantic drama film directed by Michael Curtis and stars Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Brgman and Paul Henry. This is popularly described as Hollywood’s quintessential statement about love and romance and without doubt one of its most important influences. Casablanca is a nostalgic yet lonesome memory of lost love.
When a nightclub owner finds his old flame is in Casablanca during world war II, he sets off to help her escape the country. Though her husband is framed as a dangerous rebel.
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