Mid-Century Loves (1954)

Drama
1953
Movie

Love in the City

6.6
1953

Six vignettes explore love and desire in Rome, from prostitution and heartache to unwed motherhood and the male gaze.

6.1

Drama
2005
Movie

Nine Lives

6.1
2005

Captives of the very relationships that define and sustain them, nine women resiliently meet the travails and disappointments of life.

Drama
2004
Movie

Don't Move

7
2004

While waiting for the brain surgery of his daughter Angela, victim of a motorcycle accident, the surgeon Timoteo recalls his torrid affair with and passion for Italia, a simple woman from slums in the periphery of the big city where he lives. The ghost of the beloved and sexual object of desire Italia chases him in his memories.

7.2

Fantasy
1984
Movie

Kaos

7.2
1984

Five stories center on a werewolf, a feudal landlord, peasants, a ghost, and a mother and her sons.

Genre : Fantasy

6.2

Drama
1986
Movie

Fire with Fire

6.2
1986

A tough, street-smart kid serving a sentence in a state youth reformatory meets a beautiful, innocent girl studying at a nearby convent. When forbidden love blossoms between them, they must fight the prison authorities, their parents and the law.

Drama
2001
Movie

On the Edge

6.6
2001

A suicidal young man is committed to a Dublin psychiatric hospital where he meets new friends who greatly influence his life.

Drama
1984
Movie

Maria's Lovers

6
1984

A World War II prisoner returns home to his childhood sweetheart. However, back home, he discovers that he has to compete to win her love.

5.9

Drama
1953
Movie

Salome

5.9
1953

In the reign of emperor Tiberius, Gallilean prophet John the Baptist preaches against King Herod and Queen Herodias. The latter wants John dead, but Herod fears to harm him due to a prophecy. Enter beautiful Princess Salome, Herod's long-absent stepdaughter. Herodias sees the king's dawning lust for Salome as her means of bending the king to her will. But Salome and her lover Claudius are (contrary to Scripture) nearing conversion to the new religion. And the famous climactic dance turns out to have unexpected implications...

6.5

Drama
2016
Movie

Ali and Nino

6.5
2016

Muslim prince Ali and Georgian aristocrat Nino have grown up in the Russian province of Azerbaijan. Their tragic love story sees the outbreak of the First World War and the world’s struggle for Baku’s oil. Ultimately they must choose to fight for their country’s independence or for each other.

6.2

Drama
2017
Movie

Blind

6.2
2017

A novelist is blinded in a car crash that killed his wife and several years later rediscovers his passion for life and writing when he embarks on an affair with the neglected wife of an indicted businessman.

6.7

Drama
1955
Movie

Le Amiche

6.7
1955

Clelia, a self-made woman coming from humble means, travels back to Turin, her hometown, to scout locations for the successful Roman atelier she works for. At the hotel, she encounters some upper middle-class women and she finds herself drawn into their friendships.

6.3

Drama
2009
Movie

Not Easily Broken

6.3
2009

A car accident and shifting affections test the bond between a married couple.

6.3

Drama
1984
Movie

Racing with the Moon

6.3
1984

In a small coastal California town, Henry and Nicky are pals from blue collar families with only a short time before they ship off to World War II. Henry begins romancing new-to-town Caddie Winger, believing her to be wealthy. Mischievous and irresponsible, Nicky gets into trouble which forces the other two to become involved, testing their relationship, as well as the friendship between the boys.

6.7

Drama
1948
Movie

L'Amore

6.7
1948

L'Amore ('Love') is a 1948 Italian drama anthology film that consists of two parts, The Human Voice (Una voce umana), based on Jean Cocteau's 1929 play of the same title, and The Miracle (Il miracolo), based on Ramón del Valle-Inclán's 1904 novel Flor de santidad.

Drama
1954
Movie

Désirée

6.6
1954

In Marseilles, France in 1794, Desiree Clary, a young millinery clerk, becomes infatuated with Napoleon Bonaparte, but winds up wedding General Jean-Baptiste Berandotte, an aid to Napoleon who later joins the forces that bring about the Emperor's downfall. Josephine Beauharnais, a worldly courtesan marries Napoleon and becomes Empress of France, but is then cast aside by her spouse when she proves unable to produce an heir to the throne.

8.4

Romance
2020
Movie

Gabriel's Inferno: Part II

8.4
2020

Professor Gabriel Emerson finally learns the truth about Julia Mitchell's identity, but his realization comes a moment too late. Julia is done waiting for the well-respected Dante specialist to remember her and wants nothing more to do with him. Can Gabriel win back her heart before she finds love in another's arms?

Genre : Romance

7.3

Drama
2020
Movie

The Secret: Dare to Dream

7.3
2020

A widow with three children hires a handyman to fix her house during a major storm. When not doing home repairs, he shares his philosophy of believing in the power of the universe to deliver what we want.

Drama
2009
Movie

Lovely, Still

6.6
2009

A holiday fable that tells the story of an elderly man discovering love for the first time.