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1. Closer (I) (2004)
R | 104 min | Drama, Romance
The relationships of two couples become complicated and deceitful when the man from one couple meets the woman of the other.
Director: Mike Nichols | Stars: Natalie Portman, Jude Law, Clive Owen, Julia Roberts
Votes: 236,084 | Gross: $33.99M
2. Red Dragon (2002)
R | 124 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A retired FBI agent with psychological gifts is assigned to help track down "The Tooth Fairy", a mysterious serial killer. Aiding him is imprisoned forensic psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal "The Cannibal" Lecter.
Director: Brett Ratner | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Edward Norton, Ralph Fiennes, Harvey Keitel
Votes: 290,929 | Gross: $93.15M
3. 9½ Weeks (1986)
R | 117 min | Drama, Romance
A woman becomes involved with a man she barely knows. Complications develop during their sexual escapades.
Director: Adrian Lyne | Stars: Mickey Rourke, Kim Basinger, Margaret Whitton, David Margulies
Votes: 43,811 | Gross: $6.73M
4. Ghost World (2001)
R | 111 min | Comedy, Drama
Two eccentric best friends graduate high school and respond to a man's romance-seeking newspaper ad as a gag, only to find their lives becoming increasingly complicated.
Director: Terry Zwigoff | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Thora Birch, Scarlett Johansson, Brad Renfro
Votes: 126,840 | Gross: $6.22M
5. Sea of Love (1989)
R | 113 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A detective investigating a series of murders becomes involved with a woman who may be the culprit.
Director: Harold Becker | Stars: Al Pacino, Ellen Barkin, John Goodman, Michael Rooker
Votes: 44,905 | Gross: $58.57M
6. Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
PG-13 | 104 min | Comedy, Drama
A bored New Jersey suburban housewife's fascination with a free-spirited woman she has read about in the personal columns leads to her being mistaken for the woman herself.
Director: Susan Seidelman | Stars: Rosanna Arquette, Madonna, Aidan Quinn, Mark Blum
Votes: 26,074 | Gross: $27.40M
7. Muriel's Wedding (1994)
R | 106 min | Comedy, Drama
A young social outcast in Australia steals money from her parents to finance a vacation where she hopes to find happiness, and perhaps love.
Director: P.J. Hogan | Stars: Toni Collette, Rachel Griffiths, Bill Hunter, Sophie Lee
Votes: 41,736 | Gross: $15.19M
8. 100 Girls (2000)
R | 94 min | Comedy, Romance
Matt spends the night with a girl in an elevator during power outage in a girls' college dorm. He never sees her. Waking up in the morning, panties are all that's left of her. How does he find her in a building with 100 girls?
Director: Michael Davis | Stars: Jonathan Tucker, Emmanuelle Chriqui, James DeBello, Katherine Heigl
Votes: 23,636
9. Beginners (2010)
R | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young man is rocked by two announcements from his elderly father: that he has terminal cancer and that he has a young male lover.
Director: Mike Mills | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, Mélanie Laurent, Goran Visnjic
Votes: 94,819 | Gross: $5.79M
10. Blue Jean (2022)
97 min | Drama, History
In 1988, a closeted teacher is pushed to the brink when a new student threatens to expose her sexuality.
Director: Georgia Oakley | Stars: Rosy McEwen, Kerrie Hayes, Lucy Halliday, Lydia Page
Votes: 4,767
11. Castaway (1986)
R | 117 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
Middle-aged Gerald Kingsland advertises in a London paper for a female companion to spend a year with him on a desert island.
Director: Nicolas Roeg | Stars: Oliver Reed, Amanda Donohoe, Georgina Hale, Frances Barber
Votes: 3,524 | Gross: $0.48M
12. Kissing Jessica Stein (2001)
R | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A woman searching for the perfect man instead discovers the perfect woman.
Director: Charles Herman-Wurmfeld | Stars: Jennifer Westfeldt, Heather Juergensen, Tovah Feldshuh, Esther Wurmfeld
Votes: 17,438 | Gross: $7.02M
13. Lured (1947)
Approved | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
British police are after a serial killer who lures his female victims through newspaper personal ads and sends cryptic poem clues to the cops.
Director: Douglas Sirk | Stars: George Sanders, Lucille Ball, Charles Coburn, Boris Karloff
Votes: 4,832
14. Carrie Pilby (2016)
Not Rated | 98 min | Comedy, Drama
A person of high intelligence struggles to make sense of the world as it relates to morality, relationships, sex, and leaving her apartment.
Director: Susan Johnson | Stars: Bel Powley, Nathan Lane, William Moseley, Vanessa Bayer
Votes: 13,754 | Gross: $0.02M
15. Birthday Girl (2001)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller
A thirtysomething bank clerk from St Albans has his small-town life exploded by the arrival of his Russian mail-order bride.
Director: Jez Butterworth | Stars: Nicole Kidman, Vincent Cassel, Ben Chaplin, Mathieu Kassovitz
Votes: 26,334 | Gross: $4.92M
16. An Affair of Love (1999)
R | 80 min | Drama, Romance
A woman puts an ad in a magazine looking for a man to fulfill her fantasy of a stringless, anonymous pornographic affair.
Director: Frédéric Fonteyne | Stars: Nathalie Baye, Sergi López, Jacques Viala, Paul Pavel
Votes: 5,730 | Gross: $0.35M
17. Red Shoe Diaries (1992 TV Movie)
R | 105 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
After the death of his beloved fiancée, a man reads her diary and finds out that she was having an affair with a young construction worker.
Director: Zalman King | Stars: David Duchovny, Brigitte Bako, Billy Wirth, Kai Wulff
Votes: 1,625
18. Buying the Cow (2002)
R | 88 min | Comedy, Romance
A commitment-averse man frantically hits the dating scene after his girlfriend starts pressuring him to pop the question.
Director: Walt Becker | Stars: Jerry O'Connell, Bill Bellamy, Bridgette Wilson-Sampras, Ryan Reynolds
Votes: 7,475
19. The Brothers Solomon (2007)
R | 93 min | Comedy
A pair of well-meaning, but socially inept brothers try to find their perfect mates in order to provide their dying father with a grandchild.
Director: Bob Odenkirk | Stars: Will Arnett, Will Forte, Jenna Fischer, Chi McBride
Votes: 11,463 | Gross: $0.90M
20. The Line of Beauty (2006)
177 min | Drama, Romance
A young man becomes attached to a family that's not his own, and casts himself into the life of plentiful riches and gay love affairs for which he seems destined.
Stars: Dan Stevens, Tim McInnerny, Hayley Atwell, Alice Krige
Votes: 1,910
21. Fleshtone (1994)
R | 91 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A painter, playing erotic games by phone with a distant woman, is suddenly involved in a complex plot, regarding the mysterious murder of his (supposedely) erotic partner. But what if that ... See full summary »
Director: Harry Hurwitz | Stars: Martin Kemp, Lise Cutter, Tim Thomerson, Graham Armitage
Votes: 336
22. Kiss Me Again (2006)
R | 103 min | Romance, Drama
A married couple decides to test the boundaries of their relationship with a seductive Spanish woman. When an unlikely relationship ensues, all three are forced to rethink their definition of love.
Director: William Tyler Smith | Stars: Jeremy London, Katheryn Winnick, Mirelly Taylor, Elisa Donovan
Votes: 1,166
23. Next Stop Wonderland (1998)
R | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
An unlucky in love nurse finds her life taking a detour when her mother places a personals ad in the paper, while on the other side of Boston, a plumber is trying to change careers.
Director: Brad Anderson | Stars: Hope Davis, Alan Gelfant, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Callie Thorne
Votes: 5,130 | Gross: $3.39M
24. Deep Crimson (1996)
114 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
The life of a man who preys on unsuspecting women for a living is changed when he finds an accomplice in the woman who loves and controls him.
Director: Arturo Ripstein | Stars: Regina Orozco, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Sherlyn, Giovani Florido
Votes: 2,079
25. Liza the Fox-Fairy (2015)
98 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Liza's a nurse, seeking love. Her only company is a long-dead Japanese pop star, who turns her into a fox-fairy out of jealousy. Now, every men who desires Liza shall die horribly. Can she overcome the curse?
Director: Károly Ujj Mészáros | Stars: Mónika Balsai, Szabolcs Bede Fazekas, David Sakurai, Zoltán Schmied
Votes: 9,613
26. The Marquise of O (1976)
PG | 102 min | Drama, History
A German Marquise has to deal with a pregnancy she cannot explain and an infatuated Russian Count.
Director: Éric Rohmer | Stars: Edith Clever, Bruno Ganz, Edda Seippel, Peter Lühr
Votes: 3,039 | Gross: $0.00M
27. It's a Wonderful World (1939)
Not Rated | 86 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
When a tycoon (Ernest Truex) is accused of murder, the private eye (James Stewart) tracking him finds himself roped in as an accessory and attempts to evade police, kidnapping a poetess (Claudette Colbert) along the way.
Director: W.S. Van Dyke | Stars: Claudette Colbert, James Stewart, Guy Kibbee, Nat Pendleton
Votes: 3,420
28. Dick: The Documentary (2013)
Not Rated | 49 min | Documentary
A candid documentary exploring the relationship between men from various backgrounds and their penises, through anonymous interviews conducted by filmmaker Brian Fender in his living room.
Director: Brian Fender
Votes: 164
29. When the Cat's Away (1996)
R | 91 min | Comedy, Romance
Chloe, a young woman, is going on holidays. She entrusts her beloved cat to Madame Renée's care. But one day Madame Renée (an old lady of the neighborhood) can not find the cat. Chloe ... See full summary »
Director: Cédric Klapisch | Stars: Garance Clavel, Zinedine Soualem, Renée Le Calm, Olivier Py
Votes: 3,609 | Gross: $1.65M
30. The Theory of Flight (1998)
R | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Two miserable people find happiness together: a man dreaming of flying, and a woman dreaming of living.
Director: Paul Greengrass | Stars: Helena Bonham Carter, Kenneth Branagh, Gemma Jones, Holly Aird
Votes: 2,733 | Gross: $0.07M
31. Taxi to the Toilet (1980)
Not Rated | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Frank Ripploh is a rascal: he is a shaggy-haired, bearded teacher who is gay and has a very active sex life plus an interest in making films. He keeps his personal life separate from his ... See full summary »
Director: Frank Ripploh | Stars: Frank Ripploh, Bernd Broaderup, Orpha Termin, Peter Fahrni
Votes: 1,771
32. Dog Park (1998)
R | 91 min | Comedy, Romance
Two dog lovers meet at a singles bar, recognizing each other from the dog park. Andy and Lorna are recent singles after their exes met.
Director: Bruce McCulloch | Stars: Natasha Henstridge, Luke Wilson, Kathleen Robertson, Janeane Garofalo
Votes: 2,338 | Gross: $0.24M
33. Personals: College Girl Seeking... (2001 TV Movie)
R | 86 min | Drama, Romance
Lacking experience to write her research paper on sexual behavior, a 22-year old college student responds to personal ads to broaden her erotic horizons.
Director: Paul Levine | Stars: Renee Rea, Brad Bartram, Tera Patrick, Sebastien Guy
Votes: 213
34. Lonely Hearts (1991)
R | 109 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
Alma is a lonely, vulnerable single woman in love with Frank, a handsome con man who steals her heart as well as her money. Will he take her life as well?
Director: Andrew Lane | Stars: Eric Roberts, Beverly D'Angelo, Joanna Cassidy, Herta Ware
Votes: 378
35. La balance (1982)
R | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Police compel a couple of criminals to become its informants.
Director: Bob Swaim | Stars: Nathalie Baye, Philippe Léotard, Richard Berry, Maurice Ronet
Votes: 1,324
36. Just One Time (II) (1998)
R | 111 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
When the fiancée of a fireman reluctantly agrees to participate in a ménage-a-trois with another woman, she does so on the condition that he reciprocate the favor with another man. This ultimately puts their impending marriage in jeopardy.
Director: Lane Janger | Stars: Lane Janger, Joelle Carter, Guillermo Diaz, Jennifer Esposito
Votes: 788 | Gross: $0.02M
37. Blind Date (I) (2007)
TV-MA | 80 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Affected by tragedy, a married couple decide to role play a blind date.
Director: Stanley Tucci | Stars: Stanley Tucci, Patricia Clarkson, Thijs Römer, Gerdy De Decker
Votes: 967
38. Double Dynamite (1951)
Approved | 80 min | Adventure, Comedy, Music
An innocent bank teller, suspected of embezzlement, is aided by an eccentric, wisecracking waiter.
Director: Irving Cummings | Stars: Jane Russell, Groucho Marx, Frank Sinatra, Don McGuire
Votes: 1,291
39. Full Speed (1996)
85 min | Drama, Romance
A brief extract of four kids' lives somewhere in France. Quentin, who won a writers contest and now pays more attention to his career as an author than to his friends, beautiful Julie, his ... See full summary »
Director: Gaël Morel | Stars: Élodie Bouchez, Stéphane Rideau, Pascal Cervo, Meziane Bardadi
Votes: 880
40. Up and Down (2004)
R | 108 min | Comedy, Drama
The discovery of an abandoned child by two smugglers kicks into a gear a series of tragic, comic events.
Director: Jan Hrebejk | Stars: Petr Forman, Emília Vásáryová, Jan Tríska, Jirí Machácek
Votes: 1,986 | Gross: $0.24M
41. Love, etc. (1996)
105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A triangle: love, obsession, and choice. Pierre, a ladies' man who has little cash and no fixed residence, describes his best friend Benoît as the world's oldest 32-year-old. The shy, ... See full summary »
Director: Marion Vernoux | Stars: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Yvan Attal, Charles Berling, Thibault de Montalembert
Votes: 756
42. Slutty Summer (2004)
Unrated | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Hunky writer Markus returns home to find his boyfriend of four years naked with another man. Newly single, he begins waiting tables at a swinging Chelsea hotspot where the indelible ... See full summary »
Director: Casper Andreas | Stars: Casper Andreas, Christos Klapsis, Virginia Bryan, Jeffrey Todd
Votes: 900
43. Long-Term Relationship (2006)
Not Rated | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Glenn gets tired of one night stands, and answers an ad placed by Adam, who is looking for an LTR. Glenn & Adam are perfect for each other, except for one, or two, or many things.
Director: Rob Williams | Stars: Matthew Montgomery, Windham Beacham, Artie O'Daly, Jeremy Lucas
Votes: 988
44. Love a la Carte (2014)
88 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Can a marriage in crisis survive? "Love a la Carte" is a comedic fantasy about struggling monogamists staying married for better or worse, with the help of an online polyamory dating website called "Love a la Carte."
Director: Tim McSpadden | Stars: Aaron Ginn-Forsberg, Chauna Mae, Kimber Leigh, Maria-Magdalena
Votes: 180
45. The Personals (1998)
Not Rated | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
An attractive and successful doctor places a personal ad in a newspaper to try to meet (and eventually marry) Mr. Right. A succession of blind dates ensues, featuring men who are lonely, desperate, dangerous and perverted.
Director: Kuo-Fu Chen | Stars: Rene Liu, Wu Bai, Chen Chao-jung, Pao-Ming Ku
Votes: 650 | Gross: $0.02M
46. Anotherworld (2008 Video)
Not Rated | 109 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
An experimental drama entirely composed by monologues. A personal journey through male homosexuality - from darkness to light, from total denial to complete acceptance - as told in ... See full summary »
Director: Fabiomassimo Lozzi | Stars: Francesco Apolloni, Domenico Balsamo, Mirko Batoni, Massimiliano Benvenuto
Votes: 103
47. Maid in America (1982 TV Movie)
96 min | Comedy, Romance
An unemployed worker answers a personal ad for a housekeeper to a crusading female lawyer, and then takes her to court to force her to accept him into her home, claiming sex discrimination.
Director: Paul Aaron | Stars: Susan Clark, Alex Karras, Fritz Weaver, Mildred Natwick
Votes: 62
48. Talk of the Town (1995)
93 min | Comedy, Romance
Monika, the host of a daily radio call-in show on the verge of becoming a thirtysomething, has almost given up all hopes of finding the man of her dreams when her gay brother convinces her ... See full summary »
Director: Rainer Kaufmann | Stars: Katja Riemann, August Zirner, Martina Gedeck, Kai Wiesinger
Votes: 756
49. The Personals (1982)
PG | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A touching yet humorous tale of a divorced man searching for love in the personals column and finding out about life in the process.
Director: Peter Markle | Stars: Bill Schoppert, Karen Landry, Paul Eiding, Michael Laskin
Votes: 103 | Gross: $1.20M
50. His Bitter Half (1950)
8 min | Family, Animation, Short
Daffy Duck marries for money, but the bossy wife and her raucous, trouble-making little son soon have him filing for divorce.
Director: Friz Freleng | Stars: Mel Blanc, Martha Wentworth
Votes: 277