Cinematic Love Letters: 5 Captivating Romantic Dramas to Make You Feel
These stories are sure to touch your heart.
There are a lot of movies about love: people meet, break up, fight and try to accept each other. You just have to choose the one that suits your mood. We have chosen five classic movies about love for every taste.
1. One Day, 2011
Dexter and Emma are students at Edinburgh University who only meet at graduation. At first they want to spend the night together, but then decide to remain friends.
Every year on the 15th of July, the main characters meet to see how their lives have changed, but they can't decide on a romantic relationship.
As a result, Dexter and Emma try to love and accept each other for 18 years. In 2024, a series of the same name was released on Netflix, starring Ambika Mod and Leo Woodall.
2. La La Land, 2016
The first meeting of aspiring actress Mia and jazz pianist Sebastian takes place on the highway, where a conflict arises between them. After that, fate brings the characters together several times. Mia and Sebastian fall in love, but Hollywood tears them apart.
La La Land is a musical melodrama about the price of love and success. Each character has a dream: Mia wants to get a role in a movie, and Sebastian wants to open a jazz club. These dreams prevent their love from blossoming.
3. Remember Me, 2010
Student Tyler is having a hard time coping with the death of his brother. He has distanced himself from his family and spends most of his time alone. After an accidental fight, Tyler and his friend end up at the police station.
Later, it turns out that they attend the same college as Ally, the daughter of the officer who arrested them. Tyler decides to seduce the girl to take revenge, but love suddenly flares up between them.
Remember Me is a romantic drama by Allen Coulter. This is Robert Pattinson's first full-length project after the success of Twilight. The actor is perfect in the role of a loner hero who cannot cope with depression on his own.
4. Love, Rosie, 2014
Love, Rosie by Christian Ditter is a melodrama about first love that lasts a lifetime. Rosie and Alex are inseparable friends who have been secretly in love since high school.
After graduation, Rosie accidentally gets pregnant and gives birth, and Alex leaves for the US to pursue a career in medicine. They rarely see each other, and each time they part, it is painful. But eventually they realize that they cannot be happy apart.
5. Past Lives, 2023
Past Lives is the debut film by Canadian director Celine Song, nominated for the 2024 Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay.
The story centers on the relationship between childhood friends Nora and Hae Sung, who have been separated for more than 20 years. While still in high school, Nora emigrated from Seoul to Canada and then to New York, but Hae Sung never lost hope of seeing his friend again.