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Romance film

Romance film: a movie genre centered on love and romantic relationships as the main conflict, spanning romantic comedy, drama, and thriller subgenres, from screwball-era classics to streaming-era rom-coms.

Romance in the House (가족X멜로)

Romance in the House (가족X멜로) is a 2024 JTBC Saturday-Sunday family romantic comedy, 12 episodes, directed by Kim Da-ye, starring Ji Jin-hee, Kim Ji-soo, Son Na-eun, and Choi Min-ho, about an estranged father returning as his family's landlord; it streamed on Netflix and reached number 1 on Netflix's weekly non-English ranking.

Romance Is a Bonus Book (로맨스는 별책부록)

Romance Is a Bonus Book (로맨스는 별책부록) is a 2019 tvN romantic comedy, 16 episodes, set at a publishing house, starring Lee Na-young and Lee Jong-suk, directed by Lee Jung-hyo, written by Jung Hyun-jung, streamed on Netflix.

Romance Papa (로맨스 빠빠)

Romance Papa (로맨스 빠빠) is a 1960 South Korean family comedy-drama by Shin Sang-ok, the first Shin Films production, adapted from a radio drama; it opened January 28, 1960, drew 100,000+ Seoul admissions, and won the first Korean Best Film Award in 1961.

Romancham (റോമാഞ്ചം)

Romancham (റോമാഞ്ചം), also listed as Goosebumps, is a 2023 Malayalam horror-comedy directed by debutant Jithu Madhavan, based on his 2007 Bengaluru Ouija-board experience, starring Soubin Shahir, grossing over ₹50 crore.

Romancing in Thin Air (高海拔之恋II)

Romancing in Thin Air (高海拔之恋II) is a 2012 Hong Kong-Chinese romantic comedy-drama directed by Johnnie To, starring Louis Koo and Sammi Cheng, set in the mountains of Yunnan.

Romancing the Stone

Romancing the Stone is a 1984 romantic adventure comedy directed by Robert Zemeckis, written by Diane Thomas, starring and produced by Michael Douglas with Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito; a $10 million Fox release that grossed about $80 million and won two Golden Globes.

Romantic (film)

Romantic (రొమాంటిక్) is a 2021 Telugu action romance set in the Goa drug underworld, directed by Anil Paduri, written by Puri Jagannadh, starring Akash Puri and Ketika Sharma, released October 29, 2021.

Romantic comedy

Romantic comedy (rom-com): comedic film or TV genre centered on a love story moving toward a positive resolution. From Shakespeare and 1930s screwball to Crazy Rich Asians, the streaming-era decline, and the 2025-2026 scripted-romance resurgence.

Romantics Anonymous (TV series)

Romantics Anonymous is a 2025 Netflix Japanese-language romcom series, 8 episodes, remaking the French film Les Emotifs Anonymes. Shun Oguri and Han Hyo-joo star as a touch-phobic heir and a scopophobic chocolatier; directed by Sho Tsukikawa, produced by YONG FILM.

Romany Malco

Romany Malco (born Romany Romanic Malco Jr., 1968) is an American actor, formerly a rapper with College Boyz, known for The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Weeds, Think Like a Man, and Tijuana Jackson.

Rome (TV series)

Rome (2005-2007) is an HBO-BBC historical drama created by Bruno Heller, John Milius, and William J. MacDonald, running two seasons and 22 episodes on the fall of the Republic, starring Vorenus and Pullo.

Rome Flynn

Rome Flynn (Rome Trumain Ceno Flynn, born 1991) is an American actor, model, and musician; Emmy-winning Zende on The Bold and the Beautiful, Gabriel Maddox on How to Get Away with Murder, Frank Lucas in Godfather of Harlem.

Rome, Open City

Rome, Open City (Roma città aperta, 1945) is Roberto Rossellini's neorealist drama of the Roman Resistance under Nazi occupation, the first of his war trilogy, shot in ruined Rome in January 1945 with Anna Magnani and Aldo Fabrizi, winner of the Cannes Grand Prix.

Romeo (2024 film)

Romeo (ரோமியோ) is a 2024 Tamil romantic comedy drama, Vinayak Vaithianathan's directorial debut, starring Vijay Antony and Mirnalini Ravi; released 11 April 2024, music by Barath Dhanasekar.

Romeo & Juliet (2013 film)

Romeo & Juliet (2013 film), also called Romeo and Juliet, is Carlo Carlei's Shakespeare adaptation scripted by Julian Fellowes, starring Hailee Steinfeld and Douglas Booth; released October 11, 2013, it earned 24% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Romeo + Juliet

Romeo + Juliet, also known as William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet, is a 1996 American-Australian romantic drama directed by Baz Luhrmann, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes.

Romeo Akbar Walter (रोमियो अकबर वाल्टर)

Romeo Akbar Walter (रोमियो अकबर वाल्टर, RAW) is a 2019 Hindi spy thriller directed by Robbie Grewal, starring John Abraham as a banker recruited by India's RAW for a 1971 undercover mission in Pakistan; released 5 April 2019 to poor reviews.

Romeo and Juliet (1968 film)

Romeo and Juliet (1968), Franco Zeffirelli's Paramount adaptation of Shakespeare's play, starred teenage leads Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey, grossed about $50 million, and won Oscars for cinematography and costume design.

Romeo Is Bleeding

Romeo Is Bleeding (1993) is a Peter Medak neo-noir crime film, written by Hilary Henkin, starring Gary Oldman as a corrupt cop and Lena Olin as a Russian hitwoman; it grossed $3.3M and scored 28% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Romeo Must Die

Romeo Must Die (2000) is an American martial arts action film directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak, loosely based on Romeo and Juliet, starring Jet Li as Han Sing and Aaliyah as Trish O'Day in her film debut, set in an Oakland gang war; it grossed $56.0M and scored 34% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Romeo S3

Romeo S3 (रोमियो स३) is a 2025 Hindi action thriller directed by Guddu Dhanoa, starring Thakur Anoop Singh as DCP Sangram Singh Shekhawat and Palak Tiwari; released 16 May 2025, a partial Singam 3 adaptation that flopped.

Romería (film)

Romería is Carla Simón's 2025 Spanish-German drama, third in her autobiographical trilogy after Summer 1993 and Alcarràs. It premiered in Competition at Cannes 2025, follows 18-year-old Marina seeking her father's death certificate in Vigo, and earned 6 Goya 2026 nominations.

Rommel Padilla

Rommel Padilla (Rommel Cariño Padilla, born 1965) is a Filipino actor, producer, farmer and politician, brother of Robin Padilla and BB Gandanghari, father of Daniel Padilla, known for Totoy Golem, Basta't Kasama Kita, and A Soldier's Heart, and a PDP-Laban congressional bidder for Nueva Ecija.

Romola Garai

Romola Garai (born 1982, Hong Kong) is a British actress, writer, and director known for I Capture the Castle, Atonement, The Hour, The Crimson Petal and the White, her 2020 horror film Amulet, and a 2025 Olivier Award for The Years.

Romper Room

Romper Room: American franchised preschool TV series created by Bert and Nancy Claster for WBAL-TV Baltimore in 1953, produced locally by stations with their own 'Miss' teachers; ran 1953-1994 in the US and in Australia, Canada, Japan, the UK, and elsewhere.

Romper Stomper

Romper Stomper (1992) is Geoffrey Wright's Australian drama about neo-Nazi skinheads in Footscray, Melbourne, attacking Vietnamese Australians, starring Russell Crowe, Daniel Pollock, and Jacqueline McKenzie; R 18+, A$3.18 million gross, controversial on release.

Romper Stomper (2018 TV series)

Romper Stomper (2018) is a six-part Stan Original Australian crime drama, a sequel to Geoffrey Wright's 1992 film set 25 years later, following far-right group Patriot Blue, Antifasc activists, and Lebanese Australian characters; it premiered 1 January 2018 and won a Logie for Most Outstanding Miniseries.

Romulan

Romulans: fictional Star Trek alien species, an offshoot of Vulcans who rejected Surak's logic and founded the Romulan Star Empire on Romulus and Remus, known for cloaking devices, the Tal Shiar, and the 2387 supernova that destroyed their homeworld.

Romy and Michele 2

Romy and Michele 2 is an upcoming 2027 American comedy sequel to Romy and Michele's High School Reunion, directed by Tim Federle, written by Robin Schiff, starring Mira Sorvino and Lisa Kudrow, streaming as a Hulu Original.