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Top Romance Movies 2016

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Michael Shannon and Imogen Poots star as a couple that builds an intense relationship that saves each other from their mutual despair, but begins to crack as a man from Lola’s past temps her future with Frank.

Michael Shannon, Matthew M. Ross, Robert Halmi Jr., Imogen Poots, Justin Long, Michael Nyqvist.

Father, author and relationship expert, Matthew Taylor is on a whirlwind book tour promoting his new best seller, The Bounce Back. He's got it all figured out until he meets the sharp and witty Kristin Peralta, a talk show circuit therapist who's convinced he's nothing but a charlatan. Matthew's life is turned upside down when he inadvertently falls for Kristin and has to face a painful truth of his past relationship.

Shemar Moore, Bill Bellamy, Youssef Delara, Victor Teran, Staci Robinson, Nadine Velazquez, Sheryl Underwood, Kali Hawk

PG-13

89%

  • 2.7
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On a routine journey through space to a new home, two passengers, sleeping in suspended animation, are awakened 90 years too early when their ship malfunctions. As Jim (Chris Pratt) and Aurora (Jennifer Lawrence) face living the rest of their lives on board, with every luxury they could ever ask for, they begin to fall for each other, unable to deny their intense attraction...until they discover the ship in grave danger. With the lives of 5000 sleeping passengers at stake, only Jim and Aurora can save them all.

Neal H. Moritz, Chris Pratt, Laurence Fishburne, Jon Spaihts, Jennifer Lawrence, Morten Tyldum, Stephen Hamel, Michael Mahern

PG-13

55%

  • 3.6
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Julieta lives in Madrid with her daughter Antía. They both suffer in silence over the loss of Xoan, Antía’s father and Julieta’s husband. But at times grief doesn’t bring people closer, it drives them apart.

Pedro Almodovar, Daniel Grao, Inma Cuesta, Darío Grandinetti, Michelle Jenner and Rossy de Palma

R

62%

  • 2.5
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The story of intelligence officer Max Vatan (Pitt), who in 1942 North Africa encounters French Resistance fighter Marianne Beausejour (Cotillard) on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. Reunited in London, their relationship is threatened by the extreme pressures of the war.

Brad Pitt, Robert Zemeckis, Jared Harris, Marion Cotillard, Lizzy Caplan, Graham King, Jack Rapke, Steve Starkey

85%

  • 3.4
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It’s Hollywood, 1958. Small town beauty queen and devout Baptist Marla Mabrey (Collins), under contract to the infamous Howard Hughes (Beatty), arrives in Los Angeles. At the airport, she meets her personal driver Frank Forbes (Ehrenreich), only two weeks on the job and also from a religiously conservative background.

Their instant attraction not only puts their religious convictions to the test, but also defies Hughes’ #1 rule: no employee is allowed to have an intimate relationship with a contract actress. But Hughes’ absurd behavior intersects with Marla and Frank in very separate and unexpected ways, and as they are drawn deeper into his bizarre world, their values are challenged and their lives are changed.

Brett Ratner, Alec Baldwin, Christopher Woodrow, Lily Collins, Matthew Broderick, Sarah E. Johnson, Haley Bennett, Ed Harris

PG-13
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Follows two former high school sweethearts. They return to their tiny California hometown and meet by chance, reflecting on their shared past through the lens of their differently dissatisfied presents.

Sarah Paulson, Mark Duplass, Alex Lehmann

After breaking up with Mark Darcy (Firth), Bridget Jones’s (Zellweger) “happily ever after” hasn’t quite gone according to plan. Fortysomething and single again, she decides to focus on her job as top news producer and surround herself with old friends and new. For once, Bridget has everything completely under control. What could possibly go wrong?

Then her love life takes a turn and Bridget meets a dashing American named Jack (Dempsey), the suitor who is everything Mr. Darcy is not. In an unlikely twist she finds herself pregnant, but with one hitch…she can only be fifty percent sure of the identity of her baby’s father.

Liza Chasin, Colin Firth, Jim Broadbent, Renée Zellweger, Patrick Dempsey, Celia Imrie, Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan

R

74%

  • 3.6
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A handsome man gets all the women and is the perfect athlete–even though he's blind. His less handsome brother's role in life is to serve as his brother's eyes. That is until the blind brother falls for a young woman that the sighted brother falls for, too.

Adam Scott, Jenny Slate, Charlie Hewson, Sophie Goodhart, Tyler Davidson, Nick Kroll

Anita Panchouri (Natalie Perera), the dutiful Indian daughter of a deep in debt businessman (Kabir Bedi) is about to marry a wealthy Londoner (Staz Nair) when a chance encounter with a local singer, Lee de Leon (Soca music star Machel Montano in his film debut) sets things askew. In search of a muse, de Leon agrees to perform at the engagement party for both families. Unable to deny their mutual attraction, and with the excitement of Carnival approaching, Anita must now choose between the answer to her family's financial prayers and the possibility of real love.

Valmike Rampersad, Todd Kessler, Machel Montano, Natalie Perera, Kabir Bedi, Teneille Newallo, Rahul Nath, Staz Nair

NR

86%

  • 4.5
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Ccenters on Morris Gentry (Markees Christmas) a 13-year-old who has just relocated with his single father, Curtis (Craig Robinson) to Heidelberg, Germany. Morris, who fancies himself the next Notorious B.I.G., is a complete fish-out-of-water—a budding hip-hop star in an EDM world. To complicate matters further, Morris quickly falls hard for his cool, rebellious, 15-year-old classmate Katrin (Lina Keller). Morris sets out against all odds to take the hip-hop world by storm and win the girl of his dreams.

Craig Robinson, Chad Hartigan, Carla Juri, Lina Keller, Markees Christmas, Jakub Gierszal

R

The film chronicles the first date of future President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Robinson. Obama, a then-Harvard Law summer associate, asks out an attorney from the prestigious corporate law firm where they both work. On the historic date, the two talk about politics and activism.

Tika Sumpter, Richard Tanne, Parker Sawyers

PG-13

While house-sitting for the summer at a palatial spread in the Hollywood Hills, young couple Percy (Alex Russell) and Veronica (Willa Holland) find themselves caught up in a love triangle that goes terribly wrong.

Ben Cummings, Orson Cummings, Willa Holland, Alex Russell, Miguel Gomez, David S. Lee, Julie Dretzin

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Travis (Matt McGorry), a young struggling musician, crosses paths with Ellen (Amy Hargreaves), an older married yoga teacher who is trying to adopt a child with her husband. Travis and Ellen begin an affair that slowly deepens into something more intimate and profound. As their encounters continue, Ellen is confronted with her failing marriage while Travis must face the consequences of his actions.

Marc Meyers, Matt McGorry, Amy Hargreaves, Britne Oldford, Mark Blum

NR

Travis (Matt McGorry), a young struggling musician, crosses paths with Ellen (Amy Hargreaves), an older married yoga teacher who is trying to adopt a child with her husband. Travis and Ellen begin an affair that slowly deepens into something more intimate and profound. As their encounters continue, Ellen is confronted with her failing marriage while Travis must face the consequences of his actions.

Marc Meyers, Matt McGorry, Amy Hargreaves, Britne Oldford, Mark Blum

NR

Set in a future society where emotions have been eradicated. A new breed of humans, called Equals, live peacefully until a disease begins activating emotions in its victims, who are sent away and never seen again. Hoult is set to star as Silas, who becomes infected and is outcast until he connects with Nia (Stewart), another “switched on” Equal who is able to hide her emotions.

Guy Pearce, Kristen Stewart, Nicholas Hoult, Drake Doremus, Ridley Scott, Michael Schaefer, Nathan Parker, Kate Lyn Sheil

PG-13

78%

  • 3.4
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Pop superstar Jordan Jaye (Matthew Espinosa) has a big dream — he just wants to live like a regular teenager. When he’s chased down by some excited female fans, he finds a perfect hideout and a reluctant new friend from a small town, high-school art student, Emily Lowe (Sarah Jeffery, Descendants). Despite being from different worlds, they soon discover they have way more in common than they ever imagined. Over the course of several days, the two embark on an unexpected journey of friendship, first love and self-discovery -- proving that maybe opposites really do attract.

Joshua Caldwell, Lamar Damon, Matthew Espinosa, Sarah Jeffery, Tava Smiley, Caitlin Keats, LaMonica Garrett, Allison Paige

PG

90%

  • 4.4
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When Lucy tells a married Clint that she loves him, he falls into a mysterious hole that suddenly appears in the middle of her living room. As Lucy desperately tries to save Clint, his bookie Rydell appears, looking to settle Clint’s gambling debt. Now Lucy must distract Rydell, the town and Clint’s wife from finding out about her affair and the hole, while trying to hold herself together in the process.

Alison Brie, Justin Chatwin, Nick Wernham, Steve Adams, Colin Hanks

Photographer Rigby Gray captures uplifting stories of motherhood, inspiring a decision even she wouldn't expect.

Sharon Stone, Susan Sarandon, Selma Blair, Paul Duddridge, Courtney Cox, Christina Ricci, Mira Sorvino, Eva Amurri Martino

PG-13

33%

  • 3.7
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The romantic comedy tracks two high school seniors as they embark on an epic and priapic Spring Break in Mexico’s Puerto Vallarta.

Teri Hatcher, Fernando Lebrija, Camilla Belle, Karla Souza, Jordi Molla, John Michael Higgins, Devon Werkheiser, Sean Marquette

R

Features an enigmatic outsider living on a remote Scottish island who’s caught between her commanding minister husband and the vitality of a 17 year-old delinquent who is sent to live with them.

Andrea Riseborough, Michael Wilson, Corinna Villari-McFarlane, John Sessions, Damian Lewis, Ross Anderson, Kate Dickie, Barbara Broccoli

A young attorney looks to gain a position at a prestigious law firm while secretly dating his boss’ daughter, who he’s hoping to marry; but when his loving girlfriend decides to arrange a surprise family weekend get-together, his plans blow up in his face, especially with the arrival of his ghetto-fied family, the Stankershets. Travis (Marques Houston) and Courtney (Karrueche Tran) portray love interests who struggle to hold on to their relationship all while their two families wage war in an explosion of hilarity. It’s the far east against the deep south; strict, traditional, Korean customs versus a backwards, country way of life. In the end, Travis must find a way to make the two families peacefully co-exist long enough for him to propose to the woman he loves.

Karrueche Tran, Christopher B. Stokes, Chaz Echols, Marques Houston, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Dorien Wilson, Clifton Powell, Alfred Nolan Thomas II

Davis (Jake Gyllenhaal), a successful investment banker, struggles after losing his wife in a tragic car crash. Despite pressure from his father in law Phil (Chris Cooper) to pull it together, Davis continues to unravel. What starts as a complaint letter to a vending machine company turns into a series of letters revealing startling personal admissions. Davis’ letters catch the attention of customer service rep Karen (Naomi Watts) and, amidst emotional and financial burdens of her own, the two form an unlikely connection. With the help of Karen and her son Chris (Judah Lewis), Davis starts to rebuild, beginning with the demolition of the life he once knew.

Jake Gyllenhaal, Naomi Watts, Lianne Halfon, John Malkovich, Bryan Sipe, Jean-Marc Vallee, Chris Cooper, Wass Stevens

R

35%

  • 3.2
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Hyperactive at the best of times, Martha (Anna Kendrick) has gone full-on manic since her latest breakup. She babbles, parties like a monster, cooks everything in sight — and is looking to do something terrible when she meets Francis (Sam Rockwell). To anyone else, Francis’s approach would come across as creepy, but Martha can’t help but be intrigued. They seem a perfect match: she's bananas, he's bananas... except he's a deadly sort of bananas. He’s a professional assassin.

Francis is a hitman with a cause: he unexpectedly kills the people ordering the hits. Just as Martha begins to realize her new beau wasn't joking when he said he had to step out for a moment to shoot someone, things start heating up for Francis. His services are solicited by a dubious client who's being sought by an equally dubious FBI agent (Tim Roth). As the bodies pile up, Martha needs to decide whether to flee or join in the mayhem.

Anna Kendrick, Sam Rockwell, Max Landis, RZA, Michael Eklund, James Ransone, Paco Cabezas, David Alpert

73%

  • 3.6
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Rio, I Love You is an anthology, created by 10 visionary directors from across the globe. The story line of each segment focuses on an encounter of love in a different neighborhood of the city, demonstrating the distinctive qualities and character of that location.

Rodrigo Santoro, Harvey Keitel, Jason Isaacs, Carlos Saldanha, Vincent Cassel, Fernanda Montenegro, Guillermo Arriaga, Stephan Elliott

R

She was one of the century's most extraordinary talents, a 15-time Grammy nominee and Grammy Hall of Fame recipient; her mesmerizing songs and passionate politics combined to make her the unforgettable Nina Simone (Zoe Saldana). But fame and fortune came with a price, and her later years were riddled with depression, alcohol abuse and isolation. Rediscovering the meaning of her life and work took courage, strength and one true friend: Clifton Henderson (David Oyelowo), the man who started out as her assistant and eventually became her loyal manager. With Clifton's encouragement, the "high priestess of soul" began a courageous journey back to her music... and, eventually, herself.

Zoe Saldana, Barnaby Thompson, Cynthia Mort, David Oyelowo

Based on three spellbinding stories of magic and the macabre by 17th-century folklorist Giambattista Basile, Tale of Tales unleashes a barrage of mind-bogglingly gorgeous and fantastical imagery as it brings to life the (mis)adventures of three kings: in the kingdom of Darkwood, the King (John Reilly) and his Queen (Salma Hayek) attempt to conceive a child through very unusual means; meanwhile, in Highhills, the none-too-bright monarch (Toby Jones) marries off his daughter to brutal ogre while developing a strange obsession with breeding a giant flea; and, the sex-obsessed crown of Strongcliff (Vincent Cassel) is in for a shock when the woman he falls in love with is not quite what she seems. Overflowing with surreal, dazzling surprises, this intoxicating cinematic spectacle is a delirious excursion into the dark heart of fairy tales.

Salma Hayek, Vincent Cassel, Toby Jones, Matteo Garrone, John C. Reilly

34%

  • 3.4
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Bringing together Jennifer Aniston, Kate Hudson and Julia Roberts along with Jason Sudekis, it's a celebration of mothers everywhere. This big-hearted comedy invites us all to enjoy the laughter, tears and love as three generations come together in the week leading up to Mother¹s Day.

Julia Roberts, Kate Hudson, Jennifer Aniston, Britt Robertson, Timothy Olyphant, Kevin Frakes, Matthew Hooper, Garry Marshall

PG-13

35%

  • 2.9
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Terrence J. stars as Charlie, a playboy who's convinced that relationships are dead. His two best friends Rick and Victor, played by Donald Faison and Robert C. Riley, bet him that if he sticks to one woman for one month, he's bound to get attached. Charlie denies this until he crosses paths with the beautiful and mysterious Eva, played by singer/actress Cassie. They may agree to a casual affair, but eventually Charlie is questioning whether he may actually want more.

Lauren London, Dascha Polanco, Bille Woodruff, Joe Pantoliano, Dana Verde, Gary Hardwick, Brandon Broussard, Terrence Jenkins

R

62%

  • 3.7
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Violette (Julie Delpy), a 40-year-old workaholic with a career in the fashion industry, falls for a provincial computer geek, Jean-Rene (Dany Boon), while on a spa retreat with her best friend. But Jean-Rene faces a major challenge: he must win the trust and respect of Violette’s teenage son, Lolo (Vincent Lacoste), who is determined to wreak havoc on the couple’s fledging relationship and remain his mother’s favorite.

Julie Delpy, Eugenie Grandval, Dany Boon, Vincent Lacoste, Karin Viard, Antoine Lounguine

42%

  • 1.5
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After the earth-shattering revelations of The Divergent Series: Insurgent, Tris must escape with Four and go beyond the wall enclosing Chicago. For the first time ever, they will leave the only city and family they have ever known in order to find a peaceful solution for their embroiled city. Once outside, old discoveries are quickly rendered meaningless with the revelation of shocking new truths. Tris and Four must quickly decide who they can trust as a ruthless battle ignites beyond the walls of Chicago which threatens all of humanity. In order to survive, Tris will be forced to make impossible choices about courage, allegiance, sacrifice and love.

Bill Skarsgard, Theo James, Shailene Woodley, Naomi Watts, Miles Teller, Ansel Elgort, Douglas Wick, Lucy Fisher

PG-13

The film reveals a Portokalos family secret that will bring the beloved characters back together for an even bigger and Greeker wedding.

Tom Hanks, Norm Waitt, Gary Goetzman, Paul Brooks, Kirk Jones, Rita Wilson, Nia Vardalos, John Corbett

PG-13

70%

  • 3.8
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A zombie outbreak has fallen upon the land in this reimagining of Jane Austen’s classic tale of the tangled relationships between lovers from different social classes in 19th century England. Feisty heroine Elizabeth Bennet (Lily James) is a master of martial arts and weaponry and the handsome Mr. Darcy (Sam Riley) is a fierce zombie killer, yet the epitome of upper class prejudice. As the zombie outbreak intensifies, they must swallow their pride and join forces on the blood-soaked battlefield in order to conquer the undead once and for all.

Lily James, Natalie Portman, Brian Oliver, Annette Savitch, Sean McKittrick, Hermione Corfield, Jack Huston, Bella Heathcote

PG-13

65%

  • 3.4
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In this sparkling romance, Ruby (Jamie Chung), a Chinese American toy designer from LA, visits Hong Kong for the first time on business. Finding herself stranded, she meets Josh (Bryan Greenberg), an American expat who shows her the city. Meandering through nighttime streets pulsing with energy and possibility, they fall into a winding and carefree conversation, buoyed by an undeniable attraction.

Jamie Chung, Bryan Greenberg, Emily Ting

There’s a right way to be single, a wrong way to be single, and then...there’s Alice. And Robin. Lucy. Meg. Tom. David. New York City is full of lonely hearts seeking the right match, be it a love connection, a hook-up, or something in the middle. And somewhere between the teasing texts and one-night stands, what these unmarrieds all have in common is the need to learn how to be single in a world filled with ever-evolving definitions of love. Sleeping around in the city that never sleeps was never so much fun.

Rebel Wilson, Dakota Johnson, Alison Brie, Dan Stevens, Jason Mantzoukas, Christian Ditter, Nancy Juvonen, Drew Barrymore

R

42%

  • 3.1
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Follows two poets with bipolar disorder whose art is fueled by their emotional extremes. When they meet in a treatment facility, their chemistry is instant and intense driving each other's mania to new heights. They pursue their passion which breaks outside the bounds of sanity, swinging them from fantastical highs to tormented lows until they ultimately must choose between sanity and love.

Griffin Dunne, Katie Holmes, Paul Dalio, Luke Kirby, Christine Lahti

R

Rachel Cartwright and Mitchell Little grow up in the small town of Providence, Tennessee. Their paths keep intersecting and at one point it looks like they'll finally get together. But the opportunity slips away and they go their separate ways. It takes a tragedy many years later before they're reunited. This time will they let the moment pass or will they finally overcome their insecurities and connect with their soulmate?

Sharon Wilharm, Juli Tapken, Rich Swingle, Stacey Bradshaw, Josh Allen, Emily Knapp, Chase Anderson, Irene Santiago

A darkly comic love story. Holly’s attempt at helping Rob through his grief is not aided by his dead girlfriend Nina coming back, bloody and broken, every time they make love.

Abigail Hardingham, Chris Blaine, Ben Blaine, Fiona O’Shaughnessy, Cian Barry

Julien and Marguerite de Ravalet, son and daughter of the Lord of Tourlaville, have loved each other tenderly since childhood. But as they grow up their affection veers toward voracious passion. Scandalized by their affair, society hunts them until, unable to resist their feelings, they flee…

Valerie Donzelli, Anais Demoustier, Jeremie Elkaim, Aurélia Petit, Raoul Fernandez

Vivien and Chloe have just inherited their Aunt Isabelle’s bakery, a boulangerie that has been a cornerstone of the neighborhood for years. Chloe wants a new image and product, while Vivien wants to make sure nothing changes. Their clash of ideas leads to a peculiar solution: they split the shop in half with a black line in the middle and each runs her business as she sees fit. Things heat up as they’re forced to fight over every customer who walks in the door. The neighborhood is changing as well, turning into an unlikely blend of young hipsters living alongside elderly people who’ve spent their lives there. But Vivien and Chloe will have to learn to overcome their differences and work together as a team in order to save the bakery and everything that truly matters in their lives.

Paco Zegers, Gustavo Ron, Aimee Teegarden, Krysta Rodríguez, Griffin Newman, Ernie Sabella, Blanca Suárez, Ward Horton

NR

72%

  • 2.4
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When Jack gets rescued by Maria, a superstitious Portuguese beauty, he has no idea that his life and luck are both about to change. During this accidental "first date", Jack and Maria project idealistic images of themselves -- images that are humorously contradicted through a series of flash-forwards to their future life together.

Joaquim de Almeida, John L'Ecuyer, Jeannette Sousa, Ryan Scott, Vik Sahay, George Stroumboulopoulos, Claudia Ferri, Nelly Furtado

Smart, successful, and charming, Elsie is the perfect girlfriend; she also happens to be a serial monogamist, with a long history of broken hearts. When Elsie breaks up with her long-standing girlfriend to pursue another woman, she faces her mother’s disapproval, conflicting advice from friends, and the nagging suspicion that she may have made a big mistake.

John Mitchell, Christina Zeidler, Diane Flacks, Carolyn Taylor, Vanessa Dunn, Robin Duke, Gavin Crawford, Sabrina Jalees

NR

41%

  • 3.2
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