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Main page "Love film" redirects here. For the UK-based video service, see LoveFilm.
Contents For films entitled "Romance", see Romance (disambiguation).
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Romance films or romance movies are romantic love stories
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recorded in visual media for broadcast in theaters and on TV that focus
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implied by a reunion and final kiss. In romantic television series, the development of such romantic relationships may
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play out over many episodes, and different characters may become intertwined in different romantic arcs.
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Printable version 1.4 Romantic comedy
1.5 Romantic fantasy
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1.6 Romantic action
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A romantic story with a period setting. This includes films such as Titanic, Gone
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‫ע ב רי ת‬ Romantic drama [edit]
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Romantic dramas usually revolve around an obstacle which prevents deep and
Nederlands true romantic love between two people. Music is often employed to indicate the
emotional mood, creating an atmosphere of greater insulation for the couple. The
Norsk conclusion of a romantic drama typically does not indicate whether a final
Oʻzbekcha/ўзбекча romantic union between the two main characters will occur. Some examples of
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romantic drama films are Titanic, The Bridges of Madison County, The English
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Patient, Sommersby, Casablanca, Coming Home, Jungle Fever, Memoirs of a
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Српски / srpski Geisha, Last Tango in Paris, Water for Elephants, 5 Centimeters per Second,
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Srpskohrvatski / Love Story.[2] (1939).
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Chick flick [edit]
Main article: Chick flick
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Chick flick is a term often associated with romance films as many are targeted to a female audience. [3][4] Although
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many romance films may be targeted at women, this is not a defining characteristic of a romance film and a chick flick
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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. Films of this genre include
Edit links Dirty Dancing, The Notebook, Dear John, A Walk to Remember, and Romeo + Juliet.

Romantic comedy [edit]

Main article: Romantic comedy

Romantic comedies are films with light-hearted, humorous plotlines, centered on romantic ideals such as that true love
is able to surmount most obstacles. Humour in such films tends to be of a verbal, low-key variety or situational, as
opposed to slapstick.[5] Films within this genre include Four Weddings and a Funeral, Love Actually, Moonstruck, As
Good as It Gets, Something's Gotta Give, It Happened One Night, When Harry Met Sally..., Annie Hall, and The
Apartment.

Romantic fantasy [edit]

Romantic fantasies describe fantasy stories using many of the elements and conventions of the romance genre. [6]

Romantic action [edit]

Romantic action is a film that blend romance and action. Examples include Killers, Knight and Day, Mr. & Mrs. Smith,
This Means War and The Bounty Hunter.

Romantic thriller [edit]

Main article: Romantic thriller

Romantic thriller is a genre of film which has a storyline combining elements of the romance film and the thriller
genre. Some examples of romantic thriller films are The Adjustment Bureau, The Phantom of the Opera, The Tourist,
The Bodyguard, Unfaithful, and Wicker Park.[7]

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List of romance films

AFI's 100 Years...100 Passions
Romantic comedy
Drama film
Interracial romance film
Romance novel
Romance (love)

References [edit]

1. ^ "Romance films" . Filmsite.org. Retrieved 10 November 2016.

2. ^ Dixon, Wheeler W. (2000), Film genre 2000: new critical essays , The SUNY series, cultural studies in cinema/video,
SUNY Press, p. 238, ISBN 0-7914-4514-3
3. ^ Simpson, John, ed. (2009). Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, on CD-ROM Version 4.0 . Oxford: Oxford University
Press. ISBN 978-0-19-956383-8.
4. ^ Stevenson, Angus; Lindberg, Christine A., eds. (2010). New Oxford American Dictionary, Third Edition . New York:
Oxford University Press. p. 300. ISBN 978-0-19-539288-3.
5. ^ "Romantic Comedy" . AllRovi. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
6. ^ William C. Robinson (October 2004). "A Few Thoughts on the Fantasy Genre" . University of Tennessee, Knoxville .
Retrieved 18 January 2009.
7. ^ "Wicker Park (2004)" . AllRovi. Archived from the original on 27 October 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2016.

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IMDb guide to Romance movies

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