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    Girlfriend Boyfriend 2012 POSTER

    Girlfriend Boyfriend

    2012

    Chinese

    7.0

    12

    62%

    72%

    coming of age

    Drama

    high school

    infidelity

    love triangle

    martial law

    Romance

    unrequited love

    Ya-che Yang Ya-che Yang Director Yao-Ren Kuo Yao-Ren Kuo as Military Instructor - 1985 Sam Ho Sam Ho as Ron's Husband - 1997 Jill Hu Jill Hu as Swim Team - 1985 Chia-Yen Lee Chia-Yen Lee as Swim Team - 1985
    Mabel, Liam and Aaron have been friends since childhood. Their bonds of friendship are tested when, years later, they realize their friendship is the only reason they have made it through emotional hardships and extreme tragedies.
    The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese 2020 POSTER

    The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese

    2020

    Japanese

    6.7

    4

    based on manga

    blackmail

    Drama

    heartbreak

    infidelity

    jealousy

    Romance

    unrequited love

    Isao Yukisada Isao Yukisada Director Miyu Sakihi Miyu Sakihi as Honami Satô Honami Satô as Natsuo-chan Noriko Kijima Noriko Kijima as Ruriko-kun Ryô Narita Ryô Narita as Wataru Imagase
    Kyoichi, a man with an indecisive personality, constantly cheats. That is, until his wife sends a P. I to investigate his affairs. But what will happen when the man she sent wants to fulfill his own desires?
    Blue Gate Crossing 2002 POSTER

    Blue Gate Crossing

    2002

    Chinese

    9

    83%

    87%

    Action

    Drama

    first love

    high school

    lgbt

    love triangle

    Romance

    unrequited love

    Chih-yen Yee Chih-yen Yee Director Ray Kai Chen Ray Kai Chen as 1976 - Lead vocal Chun-chieh Tuan Chun-chieh Tuan as Classmate Freda Chang Freda Chang as Classmate Meng-hsuan Chen Meng-hsuan Chen as English Teacher
    Yueh-chen has an obsession with her classmate Shihao, but is too shy to confess to him directly. She sends in her best friend, Kerou, to act as a go-between, and Shihao ends up falling for Kerou, who is not sure what to think of him.
    Call Boy 2018 POSTER

    Call Boy

    2018

    Japanese

    6.1

    23

    77%

    77%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Drama

    japan

    male prostitute

    male prostitution

    prostitution

    Romance

    unrequited love

    Daisuke Miura Daisuke Miura Director Ruri Shinato Ruri Shinato as Kokone Sasaki Kokone Sasaki as Yuki Sakurai Yuki Sakurai as Megumi Tôri Matsuzaka Tôri Matsuzaka as Ryo Morinaka
    Ryo Morinaka is a university student and works part-time at a bar. He is bored with his daily life and exists in a state of torpor. One day, his friend Shinya Tajima brings the owner of a host bar over to the place where Ryo Morinaka works. Shizuka Mido is the owner of the host bar. Soon, Ryo Morinaka begins to work for Shizuka Mido at the members only host bar. He feels embarrassment initially, but he fulfills the desires of women and develops a sense of purpose.
    Death Takes a Holiday 1934 POSTER

    Death Takes a Holiday

    1934

    English

    6.9

    6

    78%

    78%

    based on play or musical

    Drama

    Fantasy

    grim reaper

    holiday

    romance

    Romance

    threat of death

    unrequited love

    Mitchell Leisen Mitchell Leisen Director Henry Travers Henry Travers as Baron Cesarea Evelyn Venable Evelyn Venable as Grazia Fredric March Fredric March as Prince Sirki Gail Patrick Gail Patrick as Rhoda
    After years of questioning why people fear him, Death takes on human form so he can mingle among the mortals and find an answer. However, events soon spiral out of control as he falls in love with the beautiful young Grazia, the only woman not afraid of him. As he falls in love with her, her father sees him for what he is and begs him to return to his duties. Death must decide whether or not to seek his own happiness or sacrifice it so that Grazia may live.
    The Embalmer 2002 POSTER

    The Embalmer

    2002

    Italian

    7.0

    17

    81%

    70%

    Action

    Drama

    love

    love triangle

    older man younger man relationship

    Romance

    sexual obsession

    taxidermy

    unrequited love

    Matteo Garrone Matteo Garrone Director Lina Bernardi Lina Bernardi as Deborah's Mother Ciro Fortunato Ciro Fortunato as Kid Francesco Apolloni Francesco Apolloni as Mechanic Valerio Foglia Manzillo Valerio Foglia Manzillo as Valerio
    Peppino, a diminutive taxidermist with a reputation for sleaziness, meets Valerio, a handsome if artless much younger man fascinated by the trade. Peppino offers him a large salary to come work as his assistant, with the job burgeoning into a budding friendship he mistakes for something more. When Valerio finds a girlfriend, their fledgling romance will be threatened by an insanely jealous third wheel.
    Saawariya 2007 POSTER

    Saawariya

    2007

    Hindi

    5.2

    12

    41%

    46%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    brothel

    dancing

    Drama

    musical

    Musical

    prostitute

    Romance

    unrequited love

    Sanjay Leela Bhansali Sanjay Leela Bhansali Director Rani Mukerji Rani Mukerji as Gulab Salman Khan Salman Khan as Imaan Ranbir Kapoor Ranbir Kapoor as Ranbir Raj Sonam Kapoor Sonam Kapoor as Sakina
    Two souls arrive in a small town, one on vacation, the other to meet a lover. They spend the most magical dream-like days of their lives in that town... with each other.
    Escaflowne: The Movie 2000 POSTER

    Escaflowne: The Movie

    2000

    Japanese

    6.5

    15

    43%

    68%

    Action

    Adventure

    Animation

    depression

    Drama

    Fantasy

    mecha

    Romance

    Sci-Fi

    teen angst

    Thriller

    tragic hero

    tragic villain

    unrequited love

    Yoshiyuki Takei Yoshiyuki Takei Director Michael Dobson Michael Dobson as Dryden Fassa Hisako Kyôda Hisako Kyôda as Old Woman Trevor Devall Trevor Devall as Shesta Tomokazu Seki Tomokazu Seki as Van Fanel
    Gaea is a mythical realm ruled by sword and sorcery and immersed in blood and violence. Thrust into a conflict she doesn't quite understand, Hitomi Kanzaki helps aid the young Prince Van as they embark upon a journey to fight the Black Dragon Clan. The battle over a legendary suit of dragon armor, Escaflowne, has begun.
    Jonathan 2016 POSTER

    Jonathan

    2016

    German

    6.4

    6

    40%

    40%

    Drama

    family secrets

    love triangle

    male homosexuality

    Mystery

    Romance

    rural area

    secret love

    unrequited love

    Piotr J. Lewandowski Piotr J. Lewandowski Director Julia Koschitz Julia Koschitz as Anka André Hennicke André Hennicke as Burghardt Jannis Niewöhner Jannis Niewöhner as Jonathan Thomas Sarbacher Thomas Sarbacher as Ron
    A young man struggles with the pressure of caring for his terminally ill father while trying to unlock a secret that his father seems determined to keep from him. The story takes another dramatic turn when Ron, Burghardt’s long-lost friend from his youth, re-appears — and a well-kept family secret is uncovered.
    Chuck & Buck 2000 POSTER

    Chuck & Buck

    2000

    English

    6.6

    3

    85%

    66%

    Comedy

    Drama

    friendship

    growing up

    male homosexuality

    obsession

    stalking

    unrequited love

    Miguel Arteta Miguel Arteta Director Paul Sand Paul Sand as Barry Lupe Ontiveros Lupe Ontiveros as Beverly Franco Meredith Tucker Meredith Tucker as Jolie Zak Penn Zak Penn as Josh Weintraub
    Chuck and Buck are childhood best friends whose lives have taken very different paths. While Chuck moved away and now has a real life, Buck stayed behind and developed a dangerous fixation—on Chuck's life.
    Ishqiya 2010 POSTER

    Ishqiya

    2010

    Hindi

    7.3

    9

    63%

    63%

    betrayal

    bollywood

    Comedy

    Drama

    friendship

    love triangle

    Romance

    Thriller

    unrequited love

    village

    Abhishek Chaubey Abhishek Chaubey Director Rajesh Sharma Rajesh Sharma as Kamalkant Kakkad Naseeruddin Shah Naseeruddin Shah as Khalujaan Vidya Balan Vidya Balan as Krishna Adil Hussain Adil Hussain as Vidyadhar Verma
    While on the run from goons, a man and his nephew fall for a kidnapper's seductive widow.
    Observe and Report 2009 POSTER

    Observe and Report

    2009

    English

    5.8

    33

    51%

    37%

    Action

    Comedy

    Crime

    dark comedy

    Drama

    mall

    Mystery

    robbery

    security guard

    unrequited love

    Jody Hill Jody Hill Director Anna Faris Anna Faris as Brandi Jesse Plemons Jesse Plemons as Charles Michael Peña Michael Peña as Dennis Celia Weston Celia Weston as Mom
    Mall security guard Ronnie Barnhardt is called into action to stop a flasher from turning shopper's paradise into his personal peep show. But when Barnhardt can't bring the culprit to justice, a surly police detective is recruited to close the case.
    The Bitch 1931 POSTER

    The Bitch

    1931

    French

    7.5

    12

    100%

    87%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    black and white

    Crime

    Drama

    Romance

    unrequited love

    Jean Renoir Jean Renoir Director Henri Guisol Henri Guisol as Amédée - le garçon de café Georges Flamant Georges Flamant as André Jauguin dit Dédé Sylvain Itkine Sylvain Itkine as L'avocat de Dédé Michel Simon Michel Simon as Maurice Legrand
    Cashier Maurice Legrand is married to Adele, a terror. By chance, he meets Lucienne, "Lulu", and make her his mistress. He thinks he finally met love, but Lulu is nothing but a streetwalker, in love with Dede, her pimp. She only accepts Legrand to satisfy Dede's needs of money.
    20th Century Girl 2022 POSTER

    20th Century Girl

    2022

    Korean

    7.4

    26

    86%

    88%

    Action

    coming of age

    Drama

    friendship

    love triangle

    nostalgic

    Romance

    teenage girl

    unrequited love

    Woo-ri Bang Woo-ri Bang Director Hyo-Joo Han Hyo-Joo Han as Roh Yoon-seo Roh Yoon-seo as Kim Yeon-du Kim You-Jung Kim You-Jung as Na Bo-Ra Park Hae-Joon Park Hae-Joon as School Nurse
    In 1999, a teen girl keeps close tabs on a boy in school on behalf of her deeply smitten best friend – then she gets swept up in a love story of her own.
    Platinum Blonde 1931 POSTER

    Platinum Blonde

    1931

    English

    6.7

    3

    78%

    67%

    Comedy

    love triangle

    pre-code

    Romance

    unrequited love

    Frank Capra Frank Capra Director Bill Elliott Bill Elliott as Ann's Beau - The Round-the-World Flyer Walter Catlett Walter Catlett as Bingy Edmund Breese Edmund Breese as Conroy - The Editor Tom London Tom London as Reporter
    Ann Schuyler is an upper-crust socialite who bullies her reporter husband into conforming to her highfalutin ways. The husband chafes at the confinement of high society, though, and yearns for a creative outlet. He decides to write a play and collaborates with a fellow reporter.
    Eight Days a Week 1997 POSTER

    Eight Days a Week

    1997

    English

    6.0

    10

    20%

    68%

    Action

    Comedy

    crush

    neighbor

    obsession

    religion

    Romance

    romantic rivalry

    unrequited love

    Michael Davis Michael Davis Director Keri Russell Keri Russell as Erica Darleen Carr Darleen Carr as Erica's mother Catherine Hicks Catherine Hicks as Ms. Lewis Van Epperson Van Epperson as Phil
    Peter loves his next door neighbour Erica and, on the advice of his grandfather, decides to camp out on her front lawn for the entire summer, or until she agrees to go out with him. His father is none too happy about the idea and refuses to let his son back in the house, even to get a change of clothes.
    When We First Met 2018 POSTER

    When We First Met

    2018

    English

    6.4

    225

    45%

    58%

    Action

    Comedy

    do over

    Fantasy

    halloween party

    photo booth

    Romance

    time loop

    time travel

    unrequited love

    Ari Sandel Ari Sandel Director Alexandra Daddario Alexandra Daddario as Avery Martin Shelley Hennig Shelley Hennig as Carrie Robbie Amell Robbie Amell as Ethan Andrew Bachelor Andrew Bachelor as Max
    Using a magical photo booth that sends him back in time, Noah relives the night he met Avery over and over, trying to persuade her to fall for him.
    Far from the Madding Crowd 2015 POSTER

    Far from the Madding Crowd

    2015

    English

    7.1

    28

    85%

    75%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    countryside

    Drama

    farm

    Romance

    sheep

    unrequited love

    victorian england

    Thomas Vinterberg Thomas Vinterberg Director Carey Mulligan Carey Mulligan as Bathsheba Everdene Juno Temple Juno Temple as Fanny Robbin Tom Sturridge Tom Sturridge as Sergeant Francis Troy Michael Sheen Michael Sheen as William Boldwood
    In Victorian England, the independent and headstrong Bathsheba Everdene attracts three very different suitors: Gabriel Oak, a hardworking young sheep farmer; Frank Troy, a handsome and reckless Sergeant; and William Boldwood, a prosperous and mature bachelor.
    The Blue Angel 1930 POSTER

    The Blue Angel

    1930

    German

    7.6

    18

    96%

    86%

    based on novel or book

    descent into madness

    Drama

    femme fatale

    Music

    professor

    Romance

    sexual obsession

    unrequited love

    Josef von Sternberg Josef von Sternberg Director Bess Flowers Bess Flowers as Audience Member Reinhold Bernt Reinhold Bernt as Der Clown / The Clown Marlene Dietrich Marlene Dietrich as Lola Lola Károly Huszár Károly Huszár as Proprietor of The Blue Angel
    Prim professor Immanuel Rath finds some of his students ogling racy photos of cabaret performer Lola Lola and visits a local club, The Blue Angel, in an attempt to catch them there. Seeing Lola perform, the teacher is filled with lust, eventually resigning his position at the school to marry the young woman. However, his marriage to a coquette -- whose job is to entice men -- proves to be more difficult than Rath imagined.
    The Last Video Store 2023 POSTER

    The Last Video Store

    2023

    English

    4.3

    3

    75%

    australia

    bravery

    Comedy

    Drama

    independent film

    nostalgia

    Romance

    unrequited love

    Brian Vining Brian Vining Director Jordan Abbey-Young Jordan Abbey-Young as Damian Robert Reitano Robert Reitano as Kevin Peter Kent Peter Kent as Perverted Coughing Man Tiahni Wilton Tiahni Wilton as Pimply Teenager
    After a Gold Coast video rental store is robbed, Gary the store owner installs security cameras store wide. Unbeknown to the staff, Gary uses the cameras to capture an emerging love story unfold between two of his young employees Andrew and Stacy. Stacy's ex-boyfriend Damian a twisted criminal with a terrifying secret, returns to the store to make trouble for the young lovers. This conflict culminates in a dramatic showdown amidst the Comedy, Drama and Horror sections. The Last Video Store examines the themes of, movie nostalgia, unrequited love, bravery and the human cost of late returns.
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