Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "rekindle-old-flame"

1. Carlito's Way (1993)

R | 144 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A Puerto Rican former convict, just released from prison, pledges to stay away from drugs and violence despite the pressure around him and lead on to a better life outside of N.Y.C.

Director: Brian De Palma | Stars: Al Pacino, Sean Penn, Penelope Ann Miller, John Leguizamo

Votes: 232,481 | Gross: $36.95M

2. 99 Moons (2022)

Unrated | 110 min | Drama

Bigna and Frank are two people of different thoughts. When their different worlds collide they become obsessively entwined in a passionate affair.

Director: Jan Gassmann | Stars: Valentina Di Pace, Dominik Fellmann, Danny Exnar, Jessica Huber

Votes: 2,447

3. Antares (2004)

Unrated | 105 min | Drama, Romance

Three stories revolve around the love lives of an adulterous woman, a checkout girl and a single mother.

Director: Götz Spielmann | Stars: Petra Morzé, Andreas Patton, Hary Prinz, Susanne Wuest

Votes: 3,538

4. The Wait (2021)

101 min | Drama, Romance

Updated version of a 19th century romance set on an island in the Finland archipelago sea.

Director: Aku Louhimies | Stars: Inka Kallén, Aku Hirviniemi, Andrei Alén, Adeliina Arajuuri

Votes: 952

5. The Night Porter (1974)

R | 118 min | Drama

A concentration camp survivor rekindles her sadomasochistic relationship with her lover, a former SS officer - now working as a night porter at a Vienna hotel - but his former Nazi associates begin stalking them.

Director: Liliana Cavani | Stars: Dirk Bogarde, Charlotte Rampling, Philippe Leroy, Gabriele Ferzetti

Votes: 14,729 | Gross: $0.63M

6. Jane Got a Gun (2015)

R | 98 min | Action, Drama, Western

A woman asks her ex-lover for help in order to save her outlaw husband from a gang out to kill him.

Director: Gavin O'Connor | Stars: Natalie Portman, Joel Edgerton, Ewan McGregor, Rodrigo Santoro

Votes: 23,851 | Gross: $1.51M

7. Both Sides of the Blade (2022)

Unrated | 116 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

A love triangle story about a woman caught between two men, her long-time partner and his best friend, her former lover.

Director: Claire Denis | Stars: Juliette Binoche, Vincent Lindon, Grégoire Colin, Bulle Ogier

Votes: 3,507

8. Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987)

R | 110 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Writer, ex-con and 40-something bottle-baby Tim Madden, who is prone to black-outs, awakens from a two-week bender to discover a pool of blood in his car.

Director: Norman Mailer | Stars: Ryan O'Neal, Isabella Rossellini, Debra Stipe, Wings Hauser

Votes: 1,847 | Gross: $0.86M

9. Jakob's Wife (2021)

Not Rated | 98 min | Horror

Anne, married to a small-town Minister, feels her life has been shrinking over the past 30 years. Encountering "The Master" brings her a new sense of power and an appetite to live bolder. However, the change comes with a heavy body count.

Director: Travis Stevens | Stars: Barbara Crampton, Larry Fessenden, Bonnie Aarons, Nyisha Bell

Votes: 4,232

10. I Want You (I) (1998)

R | 87 min | Crime, Drama, Music

A young boy and his sister are drawn into one man's obsessive pursuit of his former lover.

Director: Michael Winterbottom | Stars: Rachel Weisz, Alessandro Nivola, Luka Petrusic, Labina Mitevska

Votes: 3,153 | Gross: $0.00M

11. The Other Side of Midnight (1977)

R | 165 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

A Greek tycoon's mistress tries to track down and find her ex-World War II lover.

Director: Charles Jarrott | Stars: Marie-France Pisier, John Beck, Susan Sarandon, Raf Vallone

Votes: 1,944 | Gross: $24.65M

12. Climates (2006)

Unrated | 98 min | Drama, Romance

Dowdy university instructor Isa is an inattentive husband to his younger, TV-business wife Bahar. Self-absorbed, Isa only communicates in the most rudimentary way, while she, similarly, detaches into crying jags and juvenile behavior.

Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan | Stars: Ebru Ceylan, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Nazan Kesal, Mehmet Eryilmaz

Votes: 14,291 | Gross: $0.12M

13. No Looking Back (1998)

R | 96 min | Drama, Romance

Charlie, a mechanic, returns to his coastal hometown after having left Claudia behind 3 years ago. He's hoping to continue what they had but she's moved on and in with Michael and is working at a diner.

Director: Edward Burns | Stars: Lauren Holly, Edward Burns, Jon Bon Jovi, Kevin Heffernan

Votes: 2,192 | Gross: $0.14M

14. A Faithful Man (2018)

75 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A couple's relationship becomes complicated when she leaves him for his best friend, and returns after he dies.

Director: Louis Garrel | Stars: Louis Garrel, Laetitia Casta, Lily-Rose Depp, Joseph Engel

Votes: 4,343 | Gross: $0.06M

15. The Big Swap (1998)

122 min | Drama, Romance

Five thirty-something couples decide to indulge in some friendly partner swapping with disastrous results for their marriages and friendship.

Director: Niall Johnson | Stars: Anthony Edridge, Sorcha Brooks, Richard Cherry, Julie-Ann Gillitt

Votes: 470

16. August (III) (2011)

Not Rated | 99 min | Drama, Romance

August tells the story of two former lovers, Troy and Jonathan, who reunite after a long ago painful breakup. After spending several years in Spain, Troy returns to Los Angeles and decides ... See full summary »

Director: Eldar Rapaport | Stars: Murray Bartlett, Edward Conna, Adrian Gonzalez, Daniel Dugan

Votes: 2,024

17. It Feels So Good (2019)

115 min | Drama, Romance

Kenji returns to Akita to attend his old squeeze's wedding and Naoko proposes they have sex again, marking a new beginning.

Director: Haruhiko Arai | Stars: Tasuku Emoto, Kumi Takiuchi, Akira Emoto

Votes: 916

18. The Pirate (1984)

88 min | Drama, Romance

With the help of a couple of her oddball friends, a woman takes her former lesbian lover to a hotel to convince her that their affair shouldn't end. After much shouting and some sex, things complicate when the lover's husband shows up.

Director: Jacques Doillon | Stars: Jane Birkin, Maruschka Detmers, Philippe Léotard, Andrew Birkin

Votes: 431

19. Purple Violets (2007)

103 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Patti Petalson (Blair) struggles with the pressure of becoming the next important American writer.

Director: Edward Burns | Stars: Annette Arnold, Max Baker, Selma Blair, James Biberi

Votes: 3,467

20. Tales of an Immoral Couple (2016)

R | 91 min | Comedy

Martina and Lucio meet again 25 years after their appasionate young romance.

Director: Manolo Caro | Stars: Cecilia Suárez, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Mariana Treviño, Sebastián Aguirre

Votes: 2,127

21. Elementarteilchen (2006)

113 min | Drama, Romance

Two half brothers in Berlin, 30+, one an introverted scientist, the other a sexually frustrated teacher, have no love life. That's about to change.

Director: Oskar Roehler | Stars: Moritz Bleibtreu, Christian Ulmen, Franka Potente, Martina Gedeck

Votes: 8,307

22. A Small Circle of Friends (1980)

R | 113 min | Drama

Harvard in the 60's: a time of social upheaval and student unrest. Three students bond together, challenge the system, and begin to lose their ideals.

Director: Rob Cohen | Stars: Brad Davis, Karen Allen, Jameson Parker, Shelley Long

Votes: 506

23. Flesh and the Devil (1926)

Passed | 112 min | Drama

Childhood friends are torn apart when one of them marries the woman the other fiercely loves.

Director: Clarence Brown | Stars: John Gilbert, Greta Garbo, Lars Hanson, Barbara Kent

Votes: 4,633 | Gross: $1.61M

24. Ask Kirmizi (2013)

105 min | Drama, Romance

Ferhat and Zeynep who really love each other a pair. They built a beautiful life. Ferhat was working in a reputable company. The future because of the work that has been working as a sales ... See full summary »

Director: Osman Sinav | Stars: Nurgül Yesilçay, Tayanç Ayaydin, Ezgi Asaroglu, Teoman Kumbaracibasi

Votes: 1,639

25. Madam Scandal: Let Me Die for 10 Seconds (1982)

77 min | Drama

Midori Satsuki plays Megumi, a woman who runs a Japanese-style restaurant called "Meg" in in Los Angeles, California. The film follows her erotic adventures.

Director: Shôgorô Nishimura | Stars: Midori Satsuki, Hôsei Komatsu, Yuki Kazamatsuri, Shinshô Nakamaru

Votes: 121

26. Fijn Weekend (2023)

89 min | Comedy

A close-knit group of friends gather in French Burgundy to finally scatter ashes of their dead friend. When the widow unexpectedly brings her new boyfriend, the weekend takes a turn, and all friendships and relationships are put on edge.

Director: Jon Karthaus | Stars: Ashley Adler, Ludwig Bindervoet, Sarah Chronis, Steef de Bot

Votes: 610

27. Bride Flight (2008)

R | 130 min | Drama, Romance

A romantic drama that charts the lives of three women from different backgrounds, forever changed when they emigrate to New Zealand as war brides.

Director: Ben Sombogaart | Stars: Karina Smulders, Anna Drijver, Elise Schaap, Pleuni Touw

Votes: 2,787 | Gross: $0.50M

28. Torn (2019– )

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Victoire moves to a small village with her family and meets Florent, her childhood love. Very soon, they give in to their passion. But just as they are about to leave their respective partners, Florent's wife suddenly disappears.

Stars: Julie Gayet, Bruno Debrandt, Thomas Jouannet, Joyce Bibring

Votes: 203

29. Urban Feel (1999)

103 min | Drama

An estranged couple receives an unexpected visitor who throws everything in their family off balance.

Director: Jonathan Sagall | Stars: Dafna Rechter, Sharon Alexander, Jonathan Sagall, Assi Levy

Votes: 190

30. Notes on a Summer (2023)

83 min | Drama, Romance

Young academic who leaves routines, obligations and her boyfriend back in Madrid for a carefree summer in her hometown on Gijón, in the Atlantic coast.

Director: Diego Llorente | Stars: Katia Borlado, Antonio Araque, Álvaro Quintana, Rocío Suárez

Votes: 83

31. The Innocent (2018)

114 min | Drama

Ruth is committed to her work, her family, and her faith, but when an ex-lover is released from prison and comes back into her life, her convictions are threatened.

Director: Simon Jaquemet | Stars: Judith Hofmann, Naomi Scheiber, Christian Kaiser, Thomas Schüpbach

Votes: 247

32. La bella vita (1994)

97 min | Comedy

The expectations, the desires and the failures of three characters involved in a love triangle, set in Italy's early 90s.

Director: Paolo Virzì | Stars: Claudio Bigagli, Sabrina Ferilli, Massimo Ghini, Giorgio Algranti

Votes: 350

33. Forsaking All Others (1934)

Passed | 83 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Dill leaves Mary standing at the altar in order to marry his old flame, Connie, instead. Knowing that Mary still has feelings for Dill, Jeff keeps quiet about his own love for her.

Director: W.S. Van Dyke | Stars: Robert Montgomery, Joan Crawford, Clark Gable, Charles Butterworth

Votes: 1,570

34. BO:SO (2021– )

Drama

Set during the pandemic, two men will cross the bounds of their relationships and awaken all our senses. Bobet and Celso share a bond that's thicker than blood, but their ties will be ... See full summary »

Stars: JC Tan, Vin Drigo, Hanz Bernardino, Madison Fernandez

35. Perfect Health (2017)

109 min | Drama, Thriller

A young man trying to solve the puzzle of his father's last moments rattles the life of a quiet town and unburies unwanted truths. His compulsive quest becomes a downward spiral of love, lust and lies.

Director: Anca Damian | Stars: Vlad Ivanov, Anghel Damian, Olimpia Melinte, Cristina Flowers

Votes: 323

36. Locust (2014– )

Crime, Drama

A torrid affair between a passionate lowborn poet and a wealthy Moscow heiress is engulfed by class difference, criminality and, eventually, murder.

Stars: Paulina Andreeva, Pyotr Fyodorov, Dmitriy Shevchenko, Ekaterina Volkova

Votes: 44

37. Consequences (2014)

106 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Cenk has just arrived back to Istanbul from the United States. Suppressed love slowly begins to resurface after he encounters Ece, a woman whom he had a romantic relationship with in the ... See full summary »

Director: Ozan Açiktan | Stars: Nehir Erdogan, Tardu Flordun, Ilker Kaleli, Esra Bezen Bilgin

Votes: 1,944

38. Holiday in Mexico (1946)

128 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

The U.S. Ambassador's (Walter Pidgeon) daughter falls for a Mexican pianist (Jose Iturbi) old enough to be her grandfather.

Director: George Sidney | Stars: Walter Pidgeon, Ilona Massey, José Iturbi, Roddy McDowall

Votes: 523

39. V rayu mest net (2021)

20 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi

Geologist Vika and geophysicist Andrey are former lovers, whose emotional wound from parting is still fresh. They are called to the site of a meteorite crash in a deep forest, and feelings ... See full summary »

Stars: Nikita Volkov, Ekaterina Vilkova, Anna Starshenbaum, Anton Vasilev

Votes: 16

40. The Blue Room (2002)

104 min | Drama, Romance

A couple meet each other often in a motel room.

Director: Walter Doehner | Stars: Juan Manuel Bernal, Patricia Llaca, Elena Anaya, Damián Alcázar

Votes: 541

41. The Gulf (2017)

110 min | Drama

Selim doesn't seem able to pick up where he left off. He roams aimlessly through the city, has sex with a married former girlfriend and watches as his affluent father's company is ... See full summary »

Director: Emre Yeksan | Stars: Ulas Tuna Astepe, Damla Ardal, Merve Dizdar, Serpil Gül

Votes: 649

42. A Casa de Alice (2007)

Unrated | 92 min | Drama

Alice, married for the last 20 years to a taxi driver, works in a beauty parlour, has three children, the eldest of whom is doing his military service, and a mother who works as a maid in ... See full summary »

Director: Chico Teixeira | Stars: Carla Ribas, Berta Zemel, Vinicius Faria Zinn, Ricardo Vilaça

Votes: 673 | Gross: $0.06M

43. The Diary (1999 TV Movie)

95 min | Drama, Romance

Gorgeous Anna's (Lila Baumann) boyfriend leaves her and tells her to forget him. She is confused over him and eventually marries a rich man whose family oppose this marriage. She is happy but her ex-lover returns and wants her back.

Director: Nicolas Weber | Stars: Lila Baumann, Jason Davies, Kestrel Boyle, Abigail Olegski

Votes: 336

44. When the Night (2011)

114 min | Drama

Marina, a new mother who is having trouble adapting to her new station in life, takes a holiday in a mountain lodge with her baby son. She suffers a tragedy and her landlord Manfred gets ... See full summary »

Director: Cristina Comencini | Stars: Claudia Pandolfi, Filippo Timi, Thomas Trabacchi, Denis Fasolo

Votes: 338

45. Deniz Seviyesi (2014)

R | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Damla leaves Ayvalik for America 8 years ago to study at university. She is a successful business woman married to an American lawyer living in New York now. She is 6 months pregnant to her... See full summary »

Directors: Nisan Dag, Esra Saydam | Stars: Damla Sönmez, Ahmet Rifat Sungar, Jacob Fishel, Elif Ürse

Votes: 1,247

46. Love Struck (2014)

90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A love story with unpredictable twists and turns between perception and reality, love and its complications and the faults of human nature, Apo Erota (Lovestruck) is a romantic tale with a twist.

Director: Thodoris Atheridis | Stars: Smaragda Karydi, Panayiota Vlanti, Thodoris Atheridis, Constantine Markoulakis

Votes: 1,088

47. The Key (1934)

Approved | 71 min | Drama

British officer is assigned to duty in Ireland and gets embroiled in Anglo-Irish battles and old girl friend who is now married to an Irishman. Powell learns more than he wanted to know about "the Irish Problem."

Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: William Powell, Edna Best, Colin Clive, Hobart Cavanaugh

Votes: 554

48. No Time Like Christmas (2019 TV Movie)

TV-G | 85 min | Comedy, Romance

After Emma finds her college boyfriend's engraved watch at a vintage jewelry shop, her sister Bronwyn believes it is a sign, and decides to secretly play Cupid by sending Emma to the same ... See full summary »

Director: Jeff Beesley | Stars: Kyla Pratt, Edward Ruttle, Sophia Bachart, Marina Stephenson Kerr

Votes: 446

49. O Amor Dá Voltas (2019)

99 min | Comedy, Romance

André is a young doctor who has just come back from taking care of the sick in Africa and discovers that he's been exchanging love letters not with his long term girlfriend but with her sister.

Director: Marcos Bernstein | Stars: Cleo, Igor Angelkorte, Juliana Didone, Pablo Sanábio

Votes: 94

50. Displeased Fruit (2016– )

Drama

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Stars: Chiaki Kuriyama, Hayato Ichihara, Gorô Inagaki, Hisako Manda

Votes: 22