King Henry II keeps his wife Eleanor locked away in the towers because of her frequent attempts to overthrow him. With Eleanor out of the way he can have his dalliances with his young mistress. Needless to say the queen is not pleased, although she still has affection for the king. Working through her sons, she plots the king's demise and the rise of her second and preferred son, Richard, to the throne. The youngest, John, is an overweight buffoon and the only one holding his father's affection is the king's choice after the death of his first son, young Henry. But John is also overly eager for power and is willing to plot his father's demise with middle brother Geoffrey and the young king of France, Phillip. Geoffrey sees his younger brother's weakness and sees that route as his path to power. Political and court intrigue ensues.

Snakes and Earrings

2008

Japanese

6.1

♡ 9

Action

based on novel or book

body modification

live action adaptation of book

love

love-hate relationship

pain

Thriller

Yukio Ninagawa Director

Shun Oguri as

Kengo Kôra as Ama

Yuriko Yoshitaka as Louis

Tatsuya Fujiwara as Satoru Yokoyama, Yakuza killed by Ama

While alone in a nightclub, straight-laced Lui meets sensitive but troubled punk kid Ama. Mesmerized by his split tongue, she becomes obsessed with body modification and soon wants the same treatment. After Ama's heavily-tattooed friend Shiba pierces her tongue, Lui finds herself inexorably drawn to both men – and to her growing list of desires, she now adds a tattoo.

The Hating Game

2021

English

6.2

♡ 38

68%

74%

Action

based on novel or book

Comedy

falling in love

love-hate relationship

Peter Hutchings Director

Corbin Bernsen as Bexley

Sakina Jaffrey as Helen

Austin Stowell as Joshua Templeman

Lucy Hale as Lucy Hutton

Resolving to achieve professional success without compromising her ethics, Lucy embarks on a ruthless game of one-upmanship against cold and efficient nemesis Joshua, a rivalry that is complicated by her growing attraction to him.

Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge

1995

Hindi

8.0

♡ 76

100%

love-hate relationship

Romance

Aditya Chopra Director

Anupam Kher as Dharamvir Malhotra

Shah Rukh Khan as Raj Malhotra

Karan Johar as Rocky, Raj's friend

Achala Sachdev as Simran's Grandmother

Raj is a rich, carefree, happy-go-lucky second generation NRI. Simran is the daughter of Chaudhary Baldev Singh, who in spite of being an NRI is very strict about adherence to Indian values. Simran has left for India to be married to her childhood fiancé. Raj leaves for India with a mission at his hands, to claim his lady love under the noses of her whole family. Thus begins a saga.

Malcolm & Marie

2021

English

6.6

♡ 56

57%

love-hate relationship

quarantine

Romance

Sam Levinson Director

John David Washington as Malcolm Zendaya

Zendaya as Marie

As a filmmaker and his girlfriend return home from his movie premiere, smoldering tensions and painful revelations push them toward a romantic reckoning.

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