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While most films have some aspect of romance between characters (at least as a subplot) a romance film can be loosely defined as any film in which the central plot (the premise of the story) revolves around the romantic involvement of the story's protagonists. Common themes include the characters making decisions based on a newly-found romantic attraction. The questions, "What am I living for?" or "Why am I with my current partner?" often arise.
The appeal of these films is in the dramatic reality of the emotions expressed by the characters. The following is a list of recent romantic films. The most successful romantic film is the 1997 blockbuster Titanic with $1.8 Billion.
Another prerequisite is that the film has a happy ending (or at least bittersweet) and many would argue that no film with a sad ending may be correctly defined as "romance;" however, this second prerequisite is admittedly disputable and many screenwriters and directors will push the boundaries of the genre in this aspect.
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Other names
- Chick flick refers to the popularity of romance films among women despite their often clichéd stories and plot devices.
Examples
- An Affair to Remember
- Autumn In New York
- A Walk to Remember
- Before Sunrise and its sequel, Before Sunset
- Bridget Jones's Diary
- Camille
- Casablanca
- City of Angels
- Dirty Dancing
- Doctor Zhivago
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
- Garden State
- Girl on the Bridge
- Hitch
- Love Story
- Message in a Bottle
- Pretty Woman
- Pride and Prejudice - 1940, 2003, 2005
- P.S. I Love You
- Random Harvest
- Saving Face
- Sleepless in Seattle
- Speed
- Stay as you are (aka Così come sei)
- The Bachelor
- The Fighting Temptations
- The Holiday
- The Lake House
- The Notebook
- The Sheik
- Titanic (1997 film)
- While You Were Sleeping
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