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1. Stowaway (I) (2021)
TV-MA | 116 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A three-person crew on a mission to Mars faces an impossible choice when an unplanned passenger jeopardizes the lives of everyone on board.
Director: Joe Penna | Stars: Anna Kendrick, Daniel Dae Kim, Shamier Anderson, Toni Collette
Votes: 52,512
2. A Very Merry Bridesmaid (2021 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Leah's 30th birthday is on the same day as her brother's wedding. Her childhood crush is back in town for the wedding and he is determined to make sure her birthday does not go by the wayside.
Director: David I. Strasser | Stars: Emily Osment, Casey Deidrick, Patch May, Frances Leigh
Votes: 1,744
3. The Shining Hour (1938)
Passed | 76 min | Drama, Romance
A nightclub dancer marries into high society and has to contend with her jealous sister-in-law.
Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Joan Crawford, Margaret Sullavan, Robert Young, Melvyn Douglas
Votes: 1,295 | Gross: $0.94M
4. Storm Fear (1955)
Approved | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
After being wounded by a bullet, bank robber Charlie Blake seeks shelter with his gang at his brother's mountain retreat. There he rekindles his romance with his brother's wife and reconnects with the boy he believes is his son.
Director: Cornel Wilde | Stars: Cornel Wilde, Jean Wallace, Dan Duryea, Lee Grant
Votes: 1,133
5. Safe in Hell (1931)
Passed | 73 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
After accidentally killing the man who raped her and forced her into prostitution, a New Orleans woman flees to a Caribbean island. While she awaits her fiancé, the vicious local police chief sets his sights on her.
Director: William A. Wellman | Stars: Dorothy Mackaill, Donald Cook, Ralf Harolde, John Wray
Votes: 2,039
6. Waterloo Bridge (1931)
81 min | Drama, Romance
A prostitute's self-loathing makes her reluctant to marry an idealistic soldier during World War I.
Director: James Whale | Stars: Mae Clarke, Douglass Montgomery, Doris Lloyd, Frederick Kerr
Votes: 3,168
7. Legend of Yun Xi (2018)
45 min | Fantasy, History, Romance
A young naive girl skilled in magical medicine and poisons meets cruel power struggle, villains, friends and love.
Stars: Ma Cheng, Michael Mao, Zhehan Zhang, Jingyi Ju
Votes: 420
8. The Christmas Ornament (2013 TV Movie)
TV-G | 83 min | Romance
A widow plans to give Christmas festivities a miss, as they bring back too many memories of her late husband.
Director: Mark Jean | Stars: Kellie Martin, Cameron Mathison, Jewel Staite, Brendan Meyer
Votes: 2,204
9. Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937)
Passed | 110 min | Musical, Romance
Steve Raleigh wants to produce a show on Broadway. He finds a backer, Herman Whipple and a leading lady, Sally Lee, however his wife Caroline Whipple forces Steve to use a known star, not a... See full summary »
Director: Roy Del Ruth | Stars: Robert Taylor, Eleanor Powell, George Murphy, Binnie Barnes
Votes: 1,357
10. Swing High, Swing Low (1937)
Passed | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
A hair-dresser stranded in Panama moves in with an ex-soldier and his hypochondriac roommate; she and the former fall in love, but their romance is threatened by success and the arrival of his old flame.
Director: Mitchell Leisen | Stars: Carole Lombard, Fred MacMurray, Charles Butterworth, Jean Dixon
Votes: 903
11. The Scarlet Letter (1934)
G | 69 min | Drama, Romance
In the seventeenth century, in Massachusetts, a young woman is forced to wear a scarlet "A" on her dress for bearing a child out of wedlock.
Director: Robert G. Vignola | Stars: Colleen Moore, Hardie Albright, Henry B. Walthall, Cora Sue Collins
Votes: 501
12. With Love, Christmas (2017 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
At an ad agency, Melanie who loves Christmas, and Donovan who doesn't, are paired to make a Christmas ad for a cellphone. They also get to be each other's Secret Santas at the office and learn more about each other. Will it go beyond that?
Director: Marita Grabiak | Stars: Emilie Ullerup, Aaron O'Connell, Rebecca Davis, Lindsay Winch
Votes: 2,268
13. Talk of Angels (1998)
PG-13 | 96 min | Drama, Romance, War
A young Irishwoman becomes governess to 3 daughters of a rich family in Spain in 1936, just before the civil war. The mom likes Franco - the dad doesn't. She becomes family. She befriends 5 Irishwomen.
Director: Nick Hamm | Stars: Polly Walker, Vincent Perez, Franco Nero, Frances McDormand
Votes: 898 | Gross: $0.02M
14. The Holly and the Ivy (1952)
Approved | 80 min | Drama
A heartwarming tale of an English minister and his family reunited at Christmas time. Their story includes a remembrance of their World War II trials.
Director: George More O'Ferrall | Stars: Ralph Richardson, Celia Johnson, Margaret Leighton, Denholm Elliott
Votes: 2,000
15. Christmas Is You (2021 TV Movie)
84 min | Family, Romance
Emma must convince her first love Tyler, now a famous pop-star, to sign with her record company, while also trying to save the town's Christmas Carol Celebration.
Director: Allan Harmon | Stars: Becca Tobin, Matthew MacCaull, Casey Manderson, Carmel Amit
Votes: 435
16. Frisco Jenny (1932)
Passed | 73 min | Crime, Drama, Music
The San Francisco earthquake shakes up the life of Jenny, a madam who gives birth to an illegitimate son and gives him up to protect him.
Director: William A. Wellman | Stars: Ruth Chatterton, Louis Calhern, Helen Jerome Eddy, Donald Cook
Votes: 1,188
17. Between Two Women (1937)
Passed | 88 min | Drama, Romance
A young surgeon loves a married nurse, then meets and falls for an heiress with appendicitis.
Director: George B. Seitz | Stars: Franchot Tone, Maureen O'Sullivan, Virginia Bruce, Leonard Penn
Votes: 249