Popular Romance Movies on Kanopy - Page 73

The Wedding Plan

2016

The Wedding Plan

2016
5.7
Michal is 32 years old. She became religious 12 years ago, and only now is she getting married. A month before the wedding, while checking out the catering for the event, the groom has a change of heart and the wedding is called off. Michal feels she’s unable to go back to ordinary life, to the usual course of matchmaking. She feels this is the moment to change something very basic in her personality. A simple belief that God is good and sweet; that He wants to give and is only waiting for her to wish it. Michal goes on a month-long journey lasting up to the planned wedding day: “I have the venue, the dress, the apartment; God can easily come up with my groom.”
Pride and Prejudice: A New Musical

2020

Pride and Prejudice: A New Musical

2020
7.2
Sparks fly when spirited Elizabeth Bennet meets single, rich, and proud Mr. Darcy. Based on the classic novel by Jane Austen, is a new musical adaptation by Tony Award nominee Paul Gordon (Broadway's Jane Eyre).
A Wild Patience Has Taken Me Here

2021

A Wild Patience Has Taken Me Here

2021
4.8
Vange, a lonely biker, is enchanted by the relationship and freedom of four girls, with whom she spends a weekend where exchanges about lesbian experiences and culture are present, accompanied by a mutual affection that gradually establishes itself.
Kiss

2009

Kiss

2009
'Kiss' (2009), which concentrates on one of the gestures most intrinsic to cinematic language: the kiss. The work is filmed as an uncut ten-minute observation of a seemingly endless kiss on the top deck of a London double-decker bus. Disengaged from their immediate environment, a young couple begins an intimate game of desire. Over the course of the film their exchange of embraces gathers intensity, growing increasingly passionate and demanding. The camera follows waves of desire, at times verging on pain and aggression then again full of joy and lightness.
Stupid for You

2022

Stupid for You

2022
Like mother like daughter. Punk rock one-hit wonder Dani Destroyer and her punk-playing daughter Kat (played by a real-life mother-son duo) transform their angst into lyrics, as they navigate intimacy issues and the tendency to ruin perfect moments in their search for true love. This music-inflected movie centers around two twisty love triangles.
Giant Star

1990

Giant Star

1990
The Fight Within

2016

The Fight Within

2016
5.3
Logan Chandler, a young MMA fighter seeks to overcome a troubled past and build a new life based on a new faith and a new found love, but is forced back into the fighting world by Hayden Dressler, a local MMA professional.
Black Mulberry

2012

Black Mulberry

2012
6.5
In the mining city of Chiatura (Georgia), two teenagers spend a day together, far from their respective lives.
Love Simple

2009

Love Simple

2009
5
Adam and Seta fall madly in love after meeting in a Brooklyn laundromat. She suffers from Lupus, he's stuck at home caring for his chronically ill father. Both lie through their teeth to avoid having to reveal they are anything but perfect. Eventually, their deceit unravels and they are faced with a choice: walk away or try to save the relationship. Deciding to give it one last chance, Adam and Seta reveal everything about who they really are despite the fact that they may not love one another once they know the truth.
Jane Wants a Boyfriend

2015

Jane Wants a Boyfriend

2015
6
A young woman with Asperger's tries to find her first boyfriend with a little help from her older sister.
Harlequin

1931

Harlequin

1931
6.3
A love story set to a baroque score, HARLEQUIN is a delicate black-and-white ballet rendered through exquisitely detailed silhouettes.
Love's Confusion

1959

Love's Confusion

1959
3.8
The film tells the love story of two young couples. According to their social ranks, construction worker Edy is dating employee Siegi, while medical student Dieter is dating art school student Sonja. Rather unintentionally, they exchange partners. During a carnival ball, Dieter makes out with Siegi because he falls for her her fresh and happy girlish manner. Sonja coolly observes this game and sees this intermezzo as a test for their relationship. While Siegi and Dieter vacation at the sea, Sonja falls in love with Edy. Now the die seems to be cast for new constellations. But when both couples stand in front of the registrar’s office, they finally come to their senses.
The Bridesmaid

2004

The Bridesmaid

2004
6.2
A hard-working young man meets and falls in love with his sister's bridesmaid. He soon finds out how disturbed she really is.
The Falls: Covenant of Grace

2016

The Falls: Covenant of Grace

2016
6.6
This third and final film of the Falls trilogy revisits former Mormon missionaries Chris and RJ, six years after they first fell in love and were disciplined for it, as they formulate a plan to be together at long last.
People That Are Not Me

2016

People That Are Not Me

2016
5.8
Joy can't let go of her ex, but doesn't seem to be able to fall for the new guy. In the meantime she keeps having casual sex with strangers.
Only the Young

2012

Only the Young

2012
6.6
Kevin and Garrison are boyhood friends in a sleepy California suburb. They share a love of skateboarding, an evangelical Christian faith and a sense of confusion about romantic relationships.
Sons of Matthew

1949

Sons of Matthew

1949
5
The story of five brothers who homestead, with other settlers, on the virgin plateaus of the Australian bush country.
Perfect Understanding

1933

Perfect Understanding

1933
6.1
A young couple decide to marry under the condition that they agree never to disagree. That agreement is soon put to the test when the husband finds himself attracted to a beautiful young woman.
Draupadi Unleashed

2019

Draupadi Unleashed

2019
In 1930’s British India, sixteen-year-old Indira finds herself torn between true love, her duty to follow through with an arranged marriage, and the powerful allure of a mysterious guru. Through her heartbreaking journey to self-discovery, long-held secrets are brought to light and Indira discovers the strength within herself to break free.
The Pier

2011

The Pier

2011
After 20 years of no contact with his father, Jack McCarthy (played by Hurley) travels from New York to his father Larry's death bed in Cork. Upon arrival he is furious to find his father alive and well and even more so when he then discovers he can't leave. Soon, father and son are forced to deal with a painful history. At the core of their conflict is Larry's denial about the death of his wife, Jack's mother. The story explores the difficult and painful, but often very hilarious ways they try to communicate. Forging a begrudging peace, the reality of life sets in when Larry discloses to Jack another truth that leads to a final reconciliation.