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Movies: Best "romantic rival" Movies


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The Karate Kid Part II(1986)

3.1/5 (with 921 votes)

After discovering that his father is at death's door, Mr. Miyagi sets out to Japan, to see him with Daniel. Upon arriving, Miyagi must confront an old rival. Meanwhile, Daniel encounters a new love, and some new enemies.

Ranma 1/2(2011)

1h 35min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy
3.4/5 (with 23 votes)

Akane is the youngest of three daughters for Soun Tendo. Her father Soun Tendo runs a dojo for martial arts. Akane hopes to carry on her father's dojo into the distant future. Meanwhile, Akane has been selected to marry Ranma, the son of her father's long time friend Genma. Akane and Ranma's relationship has developed into a love and hate relationship. Also, Ranma isn't your typical boy. While on a training journey Ranma fell into the Spring of the Drowned Girl and now changes into a women whenever cold water is splashed on him. Warm water will allow him to revert back to a male. Problems arise when Akane's father declares that the successor to their dojo must be a male. Now, Akane and Ranma (being a man only half of the time) must find a secret spring that can cure him of his curse.

Nine Days of One Year(1962)

1h 51min | Drama
3.7/5 (with 11 votes)

Two young scientists are exploring new fields of nuclear physics. Dmitry Gusev and Ilya Kulikov are good friends, but rivals in love. Dmitry marries Lyolya and they live happily together. Luck has it that he makes an important discovery. Unfortunately he exposes himself to radioactivity during the experiments. As a result he falls seriously ill. However Dmitry has a strong spirit. His will to live, the deep passion for his work and his strong love for mankind makes it possible for him to recover.

The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics(1965)

3.7/5 (with 17 votes)

A cartoon detailing the unrequited love that the line has for the dot, and the heartbreak that results due to the dot's feelings for the lively squiggle.

Directed by Chuck Jones

Fear, Anxiety & Depression(1989)

R
| 1h 25min | Comedy
3.0/5 (with 6 votes)

This film focuses on the trials and tribulations of Ira (Todd Solondz), who is an unsuccessful playwright trying to find himself in New York City.

Underground(1928)

1h 24min | Drama, Thriller
3.4/5 (with 8 votes)

A working-class love story set in and around the London Underground of the 1920s. Two men - gentle Bill and brash Bert - meet and are attracted to the same woman on the same day at the same Underground station. But the lady chooses Bill, and Bert isn't the type to take rejection lightly...

Double Harness(1933)

1h 9min | Drama
3.6/5 (with 7 votes)

After tricking him into marriage, a woman tries to win the love of her philandering husband.

The Blot(1921)

1h 31min | Drama
3.4/5 (with 9 votes)

Professor Griggs, teaching at the college, doesn't get paid a living wage; his next door neighbor, successful shoemaker Olsen, has money and plentiful food, while the Griggses have hardly any. When the professor's rich student Phil West falls for beautiful Griggs daughter Amelia and also befriends the poor Reverend Gates (a young man who is also in love with Amelia), he observes the difference in his life and theirs and tries to help make a difference.

The Plastic Age(1925)

1h 13min | Comedy, Drama
2.9/5 (with 3 votes)

Hugh Carver is an athletic star and a freshman at Prescott College. He falls in love with Cynthia Day, a popular girl who loves to party, and finds that it's impossible to please her and still keep up with his studies and athletic training. Soon the two face some difficult decisions.

So This Is College(1929)

2.2/5 (with 2 votes)

Scheming coed Babs comes between college buddies Eddie and Biff.

Directed by Sam Wood - With Elliott Nugent

Blondie of the Follies(1932)

1h 31min | Drama
3.4/5 (with 3 votes)

New York City tenement dwelling neighbors Blondie and Lottie are longtime best friends. When Lottie makes the cast of the Follies and moves up in the world, she arranges for Blondie, as well, to join the cast and gain the advantages. But the friendship goes awry when Lottie's sweetheart, wealthy Larry Belmont, falls for Blondie and she for him.

Seasin's Greetinks!(1933)

3.4/5 (with 3 votes)

Popeye skates over to Olive's house to give her a Christmas present: ice skates of her own. While he's teaching her, Bluto skates up and gets fresh; of course, Popeye fights him. When Olive rejects Bluto again, he sends her careening on an ice floe towards a waterfall.

Directed by Dave Fleischer
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Wotta Nitemare(1939)

3.4/5 (with 2 votes)

Popeye is having a dream. In it, Bluto interupts his and Olive's flirtations with one another and keeps having the upper hand.