Items19The creator’s order
  1. 1Rye Lane (2023)Rye Lane (2023) 7.2/10 on IMDbReleased 17 Mar 2023Colour, cheek and a properly alive South London neighbourhood give this walking-and-talking romance its kick. Dom and Yas are both bruised by break-ups, but David Jonsson's reserve and Vivian Oparah's mischief make their companionship feel like a discovery rather than a casting requirement. The…0
  2. 2The Big Sick (2017)The Big Sick (2017) 7.5/10 on IMDbReleased 30 Mar 2017The most surprising chemistry here includes the ex-girlfriend's parents. Kumail's time with them during Emily's serious illness turns a courtship comedy into a story about responsibility, family expectations and learning to stop dodging difficult truths. Holly Hunter and Ray Romano keep those…0
  3. 3Enough Said (2013)Enough Said (2013) 7.0/10 on IMDbReleased 18 Sept 2013Julia Louis-Dreyfus and James Gandolfini find attraction in conversational ease, small jokes and the relief of being liked. Both characters already have children, former marriages and habits that will not magically disappear. The secret linking Eva's new friend to her new boyfriend is a conspicuous…0
  4. 4Once (2007)Once (2007) 7.8/10 on IMDbReleased 23 Mar 2007Watch two musicians find a shared language at a piano and the attraction needs very little explaining. This Dublin story lets rehearsing and recording carry feelings that a more conventional romance would announce in speeches. Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová have lives and obligations outside…0
  5. 5Sing Street (2016)Sing Street (2016) 7.9/10 on IMDbReleased 11 Mar 2016Starting a band to impress a girl is hardly a mature life plan, and this Dublin teenager's first steps are enjoyably ridiculous. The pleasure comes from watching the project grow into friendships, a musical identity and a possible escape from a miserable school and strained home. Raphina has…0
  6. 6Past Lives (2023)Past Lives (2023) 7.8/10 on IMDbReleased 2 Jun 2023Childhood attachment meets the adult life that happened in its absence. Celine Song gives Nora's visiting childhood friend and her husband room to be people, rather than turning either man into an obstacle to the supposedly correct pairing. Pauses and shifts between Korean and English carry the…0
  7. 7Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) 8.0/10 on IMDbReleased 6 Sept 2019A painter and the woman she has been commissioned to portray gradually become collaborators in looking. Their attention to gesture and expression makes the attraction convincing before it is spoken, while the work itself gives them something more substantial to share than instant fascination.…0
  8. 8The Lunchbox (2013)The Lunchbox (2013) 7.8/10 on IMDbReleased 20 Sept 2013An accidentally delivered lunch leads to exchanged notes, and those notes make ordinary loneliness absorbing. The two correspondents reveal themselves through meals, working routines and small admissions rather than sparkling first-date patter. Irrfan Khan's guarded stillness is especially…0
  9. 9Weekend (2011)Weekend (2011) 7.6/10 on IMDbReleased 23 Oct 2011Russell and Glen begin with a hook-up, then discover how differently they approach being seen and speaking honestly. Their conversations have the hesitations, curiosity and friction that polished romantic dialogue often sands away. Andrew Haigh keeps friends and everyday surroundings in view, so…0
  10. 10Saving Face (2004)Saving Face (2004) 7.4/10 on IMDbReleased 12 Sept 2004Wil's budding relationship with a dancer has to fit around hospital work, her pregnant mother moving in and a community with plenty of opinions. Alice Wu lets the family comedy and the love story complicate each other, giving Wil's secrecy a social cost rather than using it as a disposable…0