Time After Time (1979)
Synopsis: One night in 1893, British novelist and inventor H.G. Wells (Malcolm McDowell, A Clockwork Orange) informs a group of friends that he has built a time machine. However, one […]
Tag Archives: Romance
Films that contain themes of love and passion.
Spellbound (1945)
Synopsis: Dr. Anthony Edwardes (Gregory Peck, To Kill a Mockingbird) is the new director of a mental hospital located in Vermont. Not soon after his arrival, Edwardes meets a psychiatrist, […]
Five Graves to Cairo (1943)
Synopsis: During World War II, a British soldier (Franchot Tone, Dangerous) stationed in Egypt, hides in an isolated hotel. The Germans soon arrive and the soldier quickly assumes a false […]
The Major and the Minor (1942)
Synopsis: Tired of hustling in The Big Apple, Susan Applegate (Ginger Rogers, Kitty Foyle) decides to return to her hometown in Iowa. Susan doesn’t have enough money for a train […]
A Man Called Peter (1955)
Synopsis: The life and career of religious icon Dr. Peter Marshall, played by Richard Todd (The Hasty Heart): from his humble beginnings in Coatbridge, Scotland, to his graduation from the […]
The Merchant of Venice (2004)
Synopsis: In 16th-century Venice, Italy, a penniless young man, Bassanio (Joseph Fiennes, Shakespeare in Love), needs a large sum of money in order to marry a young heiress (Lynn Collins, […]
Rope of Sand (1949)
Synopsis: A former safari guide (Burt Lancaster, The Killers) returns to the small mining town in South Africa where he was accused of stealing diamonds years ago. Reaction & Thoughts: […]
Turn the Key Softly (1953)
Synopsis: After spending time in jail, a burglar’s girlfriend (Yvonne Mitchell, Tiger Bay), a prostitute (Joan Collins, Land of the Pharaohs) and a compulsive shoplifter (Kathleen Harrison, David Lean’s Oliver […]
The Black Pirate (1926)
Synopsis: A band of pirates take over a ship, killing almost everyone aboard. An aristocrat and his son, Douglas Fairbanks Sr., Robin Hood), somewhat survive the attack, but after the […]
Criss Cross (1949)
Synopsis: A young man, Steve Thompson (Burt Lancaster, Atlantic City), returns to his hometown and quickly reconnects with his ex-wife (Yvonne De Carlo, Band of Angels), who (accidentally?) gets him […]
Kiss the Blood Off My Hands (1948)
Synopsis: In post-World War II England, a Canadian veteran (Burt Lancaster, Elmer Gantry) suffering from PTSD accidentally kills a man in a bar fight. The ex-soldier goes on the lam […]
The Men (1950)
Synopsis: In a VA (Veteran Affairs) hospital, Ken (Marlon Brando, The Godfather), who is paralyzed from the waist down, struggles to accept his current reality. With the help of his fiancée […]
Mauvaise Graine (1934, aka Bad Seed)
Synopsis: In Paris, France, Henri (French singer Pierre Mingand) enjoys a hedonistic lifestyle thanks to his father’s immense wealth. Tired of financially supporting his son, Henri’s dad takes away his […]
I Walk Alone (1947)
Synopsis: Frankie Madison (Burt Lancaster, Elmer Gantry) has been released from jail after serving a fourteen-year sentence for bootlegging. Frankie immediately contacts ex-partner Noll Hunter (Kirk Douglas, Lust for Life) […]
Desert Fury (1947)
Synopsis: A shady businessman (John Hodiak, The Harvey Girls) and his sidekick (Wendell Corey, The File on Thelma Jordon) arrive in a small Arizona town on the same day a […]
The Killers (1946)
Synopsis: Two hired assassins arrive in a small town with the intention of killing a gas station employee nicknamed “The Swede” (Burt Lancaster, From Here to Eternity). After “Swede” is […]
What Price Hollywood? (1932)
Synopsis: Star-struck waitress Mary Evans (Constance Bennett, Topper) dreams of becoming a famous movie star. A chance meeting with acclaimed movie director Max Carey (Lowell Sherman, She Done Him Wrong) […]
Arch of Triumph (1948)
Synopsis: The year is 1938. The place is Paris, France. An undocumented German physician (Charles Boyer, Algiers) comes to the aid of a penniless woman (Ingrid Bergman, Anastasia) roaming the […]
Amblin’ (1968)
Synopsis: Two free-spirited vagabonds (Richard Levin and Pamela McMyler) unexpectedly meet on a deserted road and decide to unite forces to hitch a ride to the California coast. The long […]
The Key (1958)
Synopsis: William Holden (Sunset Boulevard) plays a WWII tugboat captain whose job consists of assisting gunned down ships. The job gradually starts affecting him. Reaction & Thoughts: “In this work, […]
Breezy (1973)
Synopsis: Middle-aged Frank Harmon (William Holden, Sunset Boulevard) enjoys being alone, but after a chance encounter with a spirited teen hippie nick-named “Breezy” (Kay Lenz, White Line Fever), Harmon’s life […]
Saboteur (1942)
Synopsis: After being wrongfully accused of sabotage, a factory worker (Robert Cummings, Kings Row) embarks on a quest across the United States to clear his name with the unwilling assistance […]
Ladyhawke (1985)
Synopsis: During the Dark Ages, a young thief nicknamed “Mouse” (Matthew Broderick, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off) helps a wandering knight (Rutger Hauer, Blade Runner) fight a treacherous Bishop who has […]
