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 which grossed over $600 million domestically and $1.8 billion, worldwide.^[1][2]

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.

Contents 1 Other names 2 Examples 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Other names

• The term Chick flick is often associated with romance films as many are targeted to a female audience. Although many romance films may be targeted at women, this is not a defining characteristic of a romance film and a Chick Flick does not necessarily have a romance as a central theme, revolve around the romantic involvement of characters or even contain a romantic relationship. As such, the terms cannot be used interchangeably.

[edit] Examples

• Cell Phone (film)
• 10 Things I Hate About You
• 2046
• An Affair to Remember
• Autumn In New York
• A Walk to Remember
• Before Sunrise and its sequel, Before Sunset
• Bridget Jones's Diary
• Brief Encounter
• Camille
• Casablanca
• City of Angels
• Chungking Express
• Dirty Dancing
• Doctor Zhivago
• Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
• Garden State
• Girl on the Bridge
• Gone With the Wind
• Hitch
• In the Mood for Love
• Let the Right One In
• Love Actually
• Love Story
• Message in a Bottle
• New Moon (2009 film)
• Notting Hill
• Pearl Harbor
• Pretty Woman
• Pride and Prejudice - 1940, 2003, 2005
• P.S. I Love You
• Random Harvest
• Saving Face
• Sleepless in Seattle
• Slumdog Millionaire
• Stay as you are (aka Così come sei)
• The Bachelor
• The Fighting Temptations
• The Holiday
• The Lake House
• The Notebook
• The Sheik
• Twilight (2008 film)
• Titanic
• While You Were Sleeping
• When Harry Met Sally

[edit] See also

• AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions
• Romantic comedy film

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• IMDb guide to Romance movies
• Best Romantic Movies
• Top 102 romantic dramas at the box office

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