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A United Kingdom (2016)- BFI London Film Festival 2016

Posted by Gui on October 5, 2016

111min Genre:     Fact-based, Drama, Romance Director:  Amma Asante Cast:       David Oyelowo, Rosamund Pike, Jack Davenport…and more Writer:    Guy Hibbert -Synopsis- Amma Asante directs a biographical drama based on the true story of Prince and future first president Seretse Khama of Botswana and his controversial interracial relationship with his white British wife Ruth Williams, an early […]

Café Society (2016)

Posted by Gui on September 4, 2016

Review 96min Genre:      Comedy, Romance Director:   Woody Allen Cast:        Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Steve Carell…and more Writer:     Woody Allen -Synopsis- A wide-eyed, awkward young New Yorker moves to Los Angeles to try and find a place alongside his big-shot movie agent uncle, among the glitz & glamour of 1930s Hollywood; only to be caught up […]

Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016)

Posted by Gui on August 11, 2016

Review 98min Genre:      Comedy, Romance Director:   Jake Szymanski Cast:        Zac Efron, Adam Devine, Anna Kendrick…and more Writers:    Andrew Jay Cohen and Brendan O’Brien -Synopsis- When party animals the “Stangle Brothers” are shamed into finding respectable dates for their sister’s Hawaiian wedding, they attract the attention of a couple of girls that could give them a […]

Nerve (2016)

Posted by Gui on August 10, 2016

Review 96min Genre:      Mystery, Thriller, Romance Director:   Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman Cast:        Emma Roberts, Dave Franco, Juliette Lewis…and more Writers:    Jeanne Ryan and Jessica Sharzer -Synopsis- A timid high-school senior meets a young stranger and unleashes her inner free-spirit after getting caught up in a mysterious interactive online dare game as a player, where […]

Maggie’s Plan (2016)

Posted by Gui on July 15, 2016

Review 99min Genre:      Comedy, Romance Director:   Rebecca Miller Cast:        Greta Gerwig, Ethan Hawke, Julianne Moore…and more Writers:    Rebecca Miller, Karen Rinaldi -Synopsis- “Maggie” thinks she found love when she falls for a married man and breaks up their troubled marriage, but when regret hits and reality sets in, she hatches a plan to reunite her […]

From Afar (2016) (Spanish Language)

Posted by Gui on July 6, 2016

Review 93min Genre:      Drama Director:   Lorenzo Vigas Cast:        Alfredo Castro, Luis Silva, Jericó Montilla…and more Writers:    Lorenzo Vigas and Guillermo Arriaga -Synopsis- A complex Venezuelan drama and “Golden Lion” winner at last year’s Venice Film Festival,  about a psychologically troubled middle-aged man who seeks solace in the company of young men, when an encounter with […]

Gods of Egypt (2016)

Posted by Gui on June 17, 2016

Review 127min Genre:     Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance Director:  Alex Proyas Cast:       Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Gerard Butler, Brenton Thwaites…more Writers:   Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless -Synopsis- A fragile peace is shattered when a princely God and would-be-king is betrayed by his ruthless and powerful uncle. Now exiled, he will need the help of an acrobatic mortal thief […]

Mother’s Day (2016)

Posted by Gui on June 8, 2016

Review 118min Genre:       Comedy, Drama, Romance Director:    Garry Marshall Cast:         Jennifer Aniston, Jason Sudeikis, Julia Roberts…and more Writers:     Anya Kochoff, Matthew Walker, Tom Hines… and more -Synopsis- Director and master of the romantic “dramedy” Garry Marshall brings us his heart-warming tribute to motherhood, with the help of an ensemble cast, in this tale of […]

A Hologram for the King (2016)

Posted by Gui on May 21, 2016

Review 98min Genre:       Comedy, Drama, Romance Director:    Tom Tykwer Cast:         Tom Hanks, Alexander Black, Sarita Choudhury…and more Writers:     Tom Tykwer and Dave Eggers -Synopsis- A divorced American businessman in financial straits travels to Saudi Arabia in the hopes of selling his modern telecoms system to the King, but the cultural clash soon turns his business […]

Sing Street (2016)

Posted by Gui on May 18, 2016

Review 106min Genre:       Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance Director:    John Carney Cast:         Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Jack Reynor, Lucy Boynton…and more Writer:      John Carney -Synopsis- In 1980s recession-hit Ireland, a teenager rebels against society’s norms and escapes family strife by forming a “New-Romantic” band to impress a girl in an 80s coming-of-age musical comedy from the director of […]

Knight of Cups (2015)

Posted by Gui on May 4, 2016

Review 118min Genre:       Drama, Romance Director:    Terrence Malick Cast:         Christian Bale, Natalie Portman, Cate Blanchett…and more Writer:      Terrence Malick -Synopsis- An L.A. screenwriter struggling with personal demons, searches for connection and meaning while trying to avoid the pitfalls and excesses of Hollywood’s moral vacuum in this drama from visionary but occasional writer/director Terrence Malick. We […]

Freeheld (2015) (English Language)

Posted by Gui on February 18, 2016

Review 101min Genre:      Fact-based, Drama, Romance Director:   Peter Sollett Cast:        Julianne Moore, Ellen Page, Michael Shannon…and more Writer:     Ron Nyswaner -Synopsis- American equal rights drama based on a true story and starring Oscar-winner Julianne Moore as Laurel Hester, a decorated New Jersey police Detective diagnosed with terminal lung cancer who took on the local government […]

The Danish Girl (2015) (English Language)

Posted by Gui on January 2, 2016

Review 120min Genre:      Fact-based, Drama, Romance Director:   Tom Hooper Cast:        Eddie Redmayne, Alicia Vikander, Amber Heard…and more Writers:    Lucinda Coxon & David Ebershoff -Synopsis- Transgender period drama about the unconventional love story of married Danish artists in early 20th century Europe, who struggle to cope with the husband’s transition into one of the earliest identified […]

Carol (2015) (English Language)

Posted by Gui on December 3, 2015

118min Genre:      Drama, Romance Director:   Todd Haynes Cast:        Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Kyle Chandler…and more Writers:    Phyllis Nagy and Patricia Highsmith -Synopsis- Stylish period drama set in 1950s New York starring Cate Blanchett as a well-to-do woman in a troubled marriage who develops a romantic relationship with a unique young department store clerk, a forbidden […]

Brooklyn (2015) (English Language)

Posted by Gui on November 6, 2015

Review 112min Genre:      Drama, Romance Director:   John Crowley Cast:        Saoirse Ronan, Emory Cohen, Domhnall Gleeson…and more Writers:    Nick Hornby and Colm Tóibín -Synopsis- Anglo/Irish period drama starring Saoirse Ronan as “Eilis”, a young Irish immigrant in 1950s New York who’s torn between two lives and two countries separated by a vast ocean, a heart-splitting romance […]

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013) (English Language)

Posted by Gui on October 29, 2015

Review 114min Genre:    Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy Director: Ben Stiller Cast:      Ben Stiller, Kristen Wiig, Sean Penn…and more Writers:  Steve Conrad and James Thurber Walter Mitty is a chronic daydreamer who lives a mundane life as a photograph technician at “Life” magazine, when the company moves online and everyone’s job is threatened, Walter embarks on a […]

Crimson Peak (2015) (English Language)

Posted by Gui on October 17, 2015

Review 119min Genre:      Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance Director:   Guillermo del Toro Cast:        Mia Wasikowska, Tom Hiddleston, Jessica Chastain…and more Writers:    Guillermo del Toro, Matthew Robbins After suffering a personal tragedy, a young 19th century American woman is seduced by a charming British aristocrat and his mysterious sister to cross the ocean and settle in their […]

The Lobster (2015) (English Language)

Posted by Gui on October 16, 2015

Review 118min Genre:     Comedy, Romance, Sci-fi Director:   Yorgos Lanthimos Cast:        Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, Léa Seydoux…and more Writers:    Yorgos Lanthimos, Efthymis Filippou In a dystopian alternative reality, where single people are sent to a resort to find a compatible partner within 45 days or they’ll be turned into an animal of their choice and released […]

Trainwreck (2015) (English Language)

Posted by Gui on August 12, 2015

Review 125min Genre:      Comedy, Romance Director:   Judd Apatow Cast:        Amy Schumer, Bill Hader, Brie Larson…and more Writer:     Amy Schumer Amy Schumer stars as an independent, fast-living and commitment-phobic magazine writer who has her long-held beliefs about monogamy challenged when she meets an abnormally good guy in this brash romantic comedy, featuring many of today’s top […]

Manglehorn (2015) (English Language)

Posted by Gui on August 6, 2015

Review 97min Genre:     Drama Director:  David Gordon Green Cast:       Al Pacino, Holly Hunter, Chris Messina…and more Writer:    Paul Logan The great Al Pacino stars as a lonely aging locksmith who never recovered from the loss of his true love, as he wallows in resentment and struggles to cope with life’s regrets and the people around […]

A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2015) (Persian Language)

Posted by Gui on May 27, 2015

Review 101min Genre:    Horror, Drama, Romance Director: Ana Lily Amirpour Cast:      Sheila Vand, Arash Marandi, Mozhan Marnò …and more Writer:   Ana Lily Amirpour On the dark and desolate streets of the “Iranian” town of “Bad City”, young Arash is stuck in a life surrounded by loneliness and sin when he forms an unlikely relationship with […]

Top Five (2014) (English Language)

Posted by Gui on May 7, 2015

Review 102min Genre:      Comedy, Romance Director:   Chris Rock Cast:        Chris Rock, Rosario Dawson, J.B. Smoove…and more Writer:     Chris Rock A hard-living superstar comedian now on the straight and narrow and trying to make it as a serious actor tries to juggle a fame obsessed reality TV star fiancée with a stalling career, when he meets […]

Far from the Madding Crowd (2015) (English Language)

Posted by Gui on May 1, 2015

Review 119min Genre:    Drama, Romance Director: Thomas Vinterberg Cast:      Carey Mulligan, Matthias Schoenaerts, Michael Sheen…more Writers : Thomas Hardy, David Nicholls The latest big-screen adaptation of the classic Thomas Hardy novel set in 19th century rural England, Carey Mulligan stars as Bathsheba Everdene, a fiercely independent farm-running young heiress who is pursued by three very […]

Mud (2012) (English Language)

Posted by Gui on April 28, 2015

Review 130min Genre:      Drama, Crime, Romance Director:   Jeff Nichols Cast:        Matthew McConaughey, Tye Sheridan, Reese Witherspoon Writer:     Jeff Nichols In rural Arkansas on the banks of the mighty Mississippi river, a couple of teenage country boys stumble upon “Mud”, a mysterious stranger on the run from dangerous men and the law, as an unlikely bond […]

X+Y (2015) (English Language)

Posted by Gui on March 16, 2015

Review 111min Genre:    Drama, Comedy, Romance Director: Morgan Matthews Cast:      Asa Butterfield, Sally Hawkins, Rafe Spall…and more Writer :  James Graham A mildly autistic and socially inept young math genius travels to Taiwan to try and secure a place in the British “Mathematics Olympics” team and in the process expand the narrow world he has […]

Suite Française (2015) (English Language)

Posted by Gui on March 13, 2015

Review 107min Genre:     Romance, Drama, War Director:  Saul Dibb Cast:       Michelle Williams, Matthias Schoenaerts…and many more Writers:   Matt Charman, Saul Dibb, Irène Némirovsky Set in the early days of the Nazi occupation of France in 1940, Michelle Williams stars as a young French villager caught between her burgeoning feelings towards a very different sort of […]

Top 5 Real-life Movie Romances

Posted by Gui on February 14, 2015

With another Valentine’s Day upon us and following the release of the controversial and much anticipated fantasist S&M-laden “romance” 50 Shades of Grey, we take a look at what we think are 5 more intriguing and altogether realistic movie love stories based on true events, with a generous sprinkle of Hollywood “dramatic license” of course. […]

The Theory of Everything (2014) (English Language)

Posted by Gui on December 16, 2014

123min Genre:    Drama, Romance, Fact-based Director: James Marsh Cast:      Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Harry Lloyd …and more Writers:  Anthony McCarten & Jane Hawking Eddie Redmayne stars as Stephen Hawking and Felicity Jones as his wife Jane in an English period-piece drama about the complex relationship between one of the greatest minds in modern human history […]

Horns (2014) (English Language)

Posted by Gui on November 1, 2014

120min Genre:    Mystery, Fantasy, Drama, Romance Director: Alexandre Aja Cast:      Daniel Radcliffe, Juno Temple, Max Minghella …and more Writers:  Joe Hill, Keith Bunin Daniel Radcliffe stars as a young man who becomes the town pariah when he is suspected of the murder of his girlfriend, he then begins to grow horns with dark supernatural confessional […]