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1996 Romantic Drama Movies

Public list by WPS with 58 movies or TV shows/series

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Romeo + Juliet(1996)

PG-13
| 2h | Drama, Romance / Love
3.4/5 (with 2,356 votes)

In director Baz Luhrmann's contemporary take on William Shakespeare's classic tragedy, the Montagues and Capulets have moved their ongoing feud to the sweltering suburb of Verona Beach, where Romeo and Juliet fall in love and secretly wed. Though the film is visually modern, the bard's dialogue remains.

The English Patient(1996)

R
| 2h 42min | Drama, Romance / Love, War
3.6/5 (with 916 votes)

In the 1930s, Count Almásy is a Hungarian map maker employed by the Royal Geographical Society to chart the vast expanses of the Sahara Desert along with several other prominent explorers. As World War II unfolds, Almásy enters into a world of love, betrayal, and politics.

Phenomenon(1996)

3.2/5 (with 482 votes)

An ordinary man sees a bright light descend from the sky, and discovers he now has super-intelligence and telekinesis.

Stealing Beauty(1996)

R
| 1h 56min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.4/5 (with 258 votes)

Lucy Harmon, an American teenager is arriving in the lush Tuscan countryside to be sculpted by a family friend who lives in a beautiful villa. Lucy visited there four years earlier and exchanged a kiss with an Italian boy with whom she hopes to become reacquainted.

Swingers(1996)

R
| 1h 36min | Comedy
3.5/5 (with 305 votes)

After 6 years together, Mike's girlfriend leaves him, so he travels to LA to be a star. Six months on, he's still not doing very well— so a few of his friends try to reconnect him to the social scene and hopefully help him forget his failed relationship.

The Portrait of a Lady(1996)

PG-13
| 2h 24min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.0/5 (with 95 votes)

Ms. Isabel Archer isn't afraid to challenge societal norms. Impressed by her free spirit, her kindhearted cousin writes her into his fatally ill father's will. Suddenly rich and independent, Isabelle ventures into the world, along the way befriending a cynical intellectual and romancing an art enthusiast. However, the advantage of her affluence is called into question when she realizes the extent to which her money colors her relationships.

Lone Star(1996)

R
| 2h 15min | Drama, Mystery, Romance / Love
3.5/5 (with 141 votes)

When the skeleton of his murdered predecessor is found, Sheriff Sam Deeds unearths many other long-buried secrets in his Texas border town.

The Pillow Book(1996)

NC-17
| 2h 6min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.3/5 (with 66 votes)

A woman with a body writing fetish seeks to find a combined lover and calligrapher.

Up Close & Personal(1996)

PG-13
| 1h 59min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.2/5 (with 94 votes)

Tally Atwater has a dream: to be a prime-time network newscaster. She pursues this dream with nothing but ambition, raw talent and a homemade demo tape. Warren Justice is a brilliant, hard edged, veteran newsman. He sees Tally has talent and becomes her mentor. Tally’s career takes a meteoric rise and she and Warren fall in love. The romance that results is as intense and revealing as television news itself. Yet, each breaking story, every videotaped crisis that brings them together, also threatens to drive them apart...

Jude(1996)

R
| 2h 3min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.2/5 (with 53 votes)

In late 19th-century England, Jude aspires to be an academic, but is hobbled by his blue-collar background. Instead, he works as a stonemason and is trapped in an unloving marriage to a farmer's daughter named Arabella. But when his wife leaves him, Jude sees an opportunity to improve himself. He moves to the city and begins an affair with his married cousin, Sue, courting tragedy every step of the way.

Moll Flanders(1996)

PG-13
| 2h 3min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.1/5 (with 34 votes)

The daughter of a thief, young Moll is placed in the care of a nunnery after the execution of her mother. However, the actions of an abusive priest lead Moll to rebel as a teenager, escaping to the dangerous streets of London. Further misfortunes drive her to accept a job as a prostitute from the conniving Mrs. Allworthy. It is there that Moll first meets Hibble, who is working as Allworthy's servant but takes a special interest in the young woman's well-being. With his help, she retains hope for the future, ultimately falling in love with an unconventional artist who promises the possibility of romantic happiness.

Bed of Roses(1996)

PG
| 1h 27min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.0/5 (with 49 votes)

The seeds of love are planted when Lisa, a high-powered investment banker, receives flowers from a secret admirer. But when his fairy-tale fantasies clash with her workaholic ways, they soon find out that sometimes, it's harder than it seems for love to conquer all.

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In Love and War(1996)

PG-13
| 1h 53min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.1/5 (with 60 votes)

After teenage ambulance driver Ernest Hemingway takes shrapnel in the leg during World War I, he falls in love with Agnes von Kurowsky, a beautiful older nurse at the hospital where he's sent to recover. Their affair slowly blossoms, until Hemingway boldly asks Agnes to be his wife and journey to America with him. Richard Attenborough directs this drama based on the real-life experiences of the famed novelist.

Raja Hindustani(1996)

2h 57min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.3/5 (with 25 votes)

This is a story of a handsome young taxi driver, Raja, who falls in love with a beautiful rich girl, Aarti. Despite her family's disapproval Aarti marries Raja and goes to live with him in his village. Aarti's stepmother, uncle and cousin weave a web of deception to split them apart. Will Aarti realize that her stepmother is deceiving her? Will Raja and Aarti ever get back together?

Unhook the Stars(1996)

R
| 1h 43min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.1/5 (with 16 votes)

Widowed mother Mildred must suddenly redefine herself and find an outlet for her nurturing side when her adult daughter moves out of the family home. Though Mildred thinks she's found her purpose when her neighbor, overworked single mother Monica, asks her to look after her little boy, she has great difficulty learning to strike a healthy balance between giving selflessly to others and remembering to take care of herself.

A Moment of Romance III(1996)

2.7/5 (with 4 votes)

Lau Tin-Wai (Andy Lau) is a fighter pilot in the Chinese airforce who is forced to ditch in a field; he is taken in by the remote community of farmers who nurse him back to health, here he meets Ting Siu-Wo, a young woman who falls in love with him.

To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday(1996)

PG-13
| 1h 33min | Drama, Romance / Love
2.8/5 (with 20 votes)

David loves his wife, Gillian. Unfortunately, she died two years ago. David deals with his grief by continuing his romance with Gillian during walks with her "ghost" on the beach at night. While David lives in the past, other family problems crop up in the present in the real world....

Fire(1997)

1h 48min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.4/5 (with 27 votes)

In a barren, arranged marriage to an amateur swami who seeks enlightenment through celibacy, Radha's life takes an irresistible turn when her beautiful young sister-in-law seeks to free herself from the confines of her own loveless marriage.

Infinity(1996)

PG
| 1h 59min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.4/5 (with 7 votes)

Story of the early life of genius and Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman.

The Ring(1996)

2.9/5 (with 5 votes)

During WW II, a young German woman is separated from her family and imprisoned by the Nazis. After being freed she falls in love with and marries a German officer. When Berlin falls to the Russians, and her husband killed, she flees to America, carrying his unborn child, all the while not giving up hope that she will find her family, tied together by her mother's ring.

Temptress Moon(1996)

2h 10min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.4/5 (with 12 votes)

Set in the decadent 1920s, Temptress Moon tells the very complicated story of a wealthy family living on the outskirts of Shanghai. Their youngest daughter, Ruyi, is brought up as a servant to her opium-addicted father and brother. Meanwhile, her brother-in-law Zhongliang has a successful, if illegal, career seducing and blackmailing married women in the city. When he comes to Ruyi's home the two fall in love, and trouble ensues.

Directed by Chen Kaige - With Leslie Cheung, Gong Li, He Saifei, Zhou Xun, Patrick Tse, David Wu, ...

I Love You, I Love You Not(1996)

2.6/5 (with 14 votes)

School student and her European-born grandmother share sad stories of their lives.

Carried Away(1996)

R
| 1h 49min | Drama, Romance / Love
2.8/5 (with 6 votes)

Based on Jim Harrison's book, "Farmer". 47-year-old Joseph Svenden lives on the family farm with his dying mother and teaches at a two room schoolhouse with Rosealee, his lover and his best friend's widow. Joseph, who lacks a college degree, learns that he will lose his teaching job at the end of the year when the school district expands into his town. Meanwhile, he is seduced by 17-year-old Catherine, a new student in his class. His affair with Catherine and losing his teaching job forces Joseph to take a look at his previously dull life and to decide how he wants to live the rest of it.

The Leading Man(1996)

R
| 1h 40min | Thriller
2.5/5 (with 6 votes)

Successful playwright Felix Webb has a new play, 'The Hit Man', in rehearsal. Directed by his old friend Humphrey, it is already being hailed as a masterpiece; but Felix can't enjoy his success. He has fallen passionately in love with Hilary, a beautiful, fiesty young actress, and is preparing to desert his perfect family, his wife Elena and three lively children. His intolerable situation is further complicated when Humphrey casts Hilary as one of the leads in 'The Hit Man'. Enter Robin Grange, a charismatic young Hollywood actor making his London theatre debut. Robin is attractive, charming and dangerous, and soon inveigles his way into everyone's life. He ingratiates himself with the cast and, quickly grasping Felix's dilemma, sets about weaving his web of mischief. He suggests that if he were to seduce Elena, she would be distracted from Felix's affair, regain her self respect, and perhaps even willingly part from the unfaithful husband to whom she clings...

Broken English(1996)

NC-17
| 1h 32min | Romance / Love, Drama
3.3/5 (with 3 votes)

Ivan is the fierce patriarch of a family of Croatian refugees living in Auckland during the Yugoslav wars. Nina is his daughter, ready to live on her own, despite his angry objections. Eddie is the Maori she takes as her lover. Nina works at the restaurant where Eddie cooks. For a price, she agrees to marry another restaurant employee, a Chinese man, so that he can establish permanent residency. The money gives her the independence she needs to leave her parents' house and move in with Eddie. Complications arise when Eddie realizes the depth of her father's fury and the strength of Nina's family ties.

Directed by Gregor Nicholas - With Julian Arahanga, Rade Šerbedžija, Marton Csokas

Lost and Found(1996)

1h 49min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.4/5 (with 6 votes)

Where is the end of the world? A rich girl diagnosed with leukemia wants to follow a sailor friend to St Kilda, Scotland to find out. but first she must search him out, who is missing.

Directed by Li Chi-ngai - With Kelly Chen

Kadhal Desam(1996)

3.5/5 (with 3 votes)

Two boys from rival colleges, one rich and the other poor, become good friends after an incident. A new girl in college makes both their hearts melt but neither realises that they love the same girl.

Directed by Kathir - With Abbas

Maria Mariana(1996)

1h 45min | Drama
3.3/5 (with 1 vote)

Maria and Mariana are sisters but they are poles apart. Mariana is wild while her elder sister is moderate and take great interest in her education and career. When they become adults, Maria joins the police force while Mariana remains the same. However, Jefri’s presence changes Mariana’s life. But her disappointment, Jefri chooses to marry Maria instead of her. Tony and Robert, leaders of criminals gang which Maria is trying to smash, kidnap Mariana. The ever responsible Maria risks her own life to save her sister.

Directed by Yusof Haslam - With Erra Fazira, Ziana Zain

Ninne Pelladatha(1996)

2h 25min
3.2/5 (with 4 votes)

Ninne Pelladata is family romance based movie in which Mahalakshmi (Tabu) comes to Hyderabad for job training and falls in love with Seenu (Nagarjuna). The duo decide to inform their respective parents of their plan to get married. Seenu's family welcomes Mahalaxmi, and approves of her. Just shortly after their approval, Mahalaxmi's parents interrupt the proceedings and forcibly take Mahalaxmi with them, to get her married to someone else, leaving Mahalaxmi and Seenu to an unknown fate.

Directed by Krishna Vamsi - With Akkineni Nagarjuna

Sunset at Chaopraya(1996)

2h 15min | Drama, Romance / Love, War

Angsumalin, the beautiful daughter of a military leader, says good-bye to her friend Vanus, who is going to England to study. She won't promise to marry him, but will give him an answer when he returns. The Japanese invade, and circumstances bring Angsumalin together with Kobori, an idealistic Japanese captain, who is also related to a powerful Japanese general.

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