SHR - Valentine's Day 2023 - True Love
by robotmonkeycat | created - 25 Jan 2023 | updated - 14 Feb 2023 | PublicWork in progress
Created for the Self Help Radio* show "True Love", which aired on KBOO 90.7 Portland on 2/14/23. (*not a self help show)
Films on the list are tagged on IMDb with 'True Love' and are available for free. (You may need to check IMDb page to find out where.)
More info here: https://twitter.com/robotmonkeycat/status/1625347178418917376
Also, check out the YouTube playlist I made with trailers & full films from the list: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2NHRFDvuiYSop2u8zoBIAmaidzimu-Nu
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1. The Bold Caballero (1936)
Passed | 67 min | Drama, Western
The Commandant is making life rough for the colonials in Spanish California. While trying to help, Zorro is charged with the murder of the new Governor, but in the end he triumphs over the evil Commandant.
Director: Wells Root | Stars: Robert Livingston, Heather Angel, Sig Ruman, Ian Wolfe
Votes: 249
2. Marriage Italian Style (1964)
Not Rated | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Wealthy businessman Domenico and penniless prostitute Filumena share a large part of their lives in post-WWII Italy.
Director: Vittorio De Sica | Stars: Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, Aldo Puglisi, Tecla Scarano
Votes: 11,038
3. Split Image (1982)
R | 110 min | Drama, Romance
An uprooted young man is lured into an unnamed religious sect by a beautiful girl. Every moment with the group brings him more and more under the control of the cult's leader.
Director: Ted Kotcheff | Stars: Michael O'Keefe, Karen Allen, Peter Fonda, James Woods
Votes: 1,129 | Gross: $0.26M
4. The Last Fling (1987 TV Movie)
PG | 95 min | Comedy, Romance
Gloria's fiance Jason is going out with some friends to sow his last wild oats. She considers this a bit barbaric, so on the advice of some friends she goes out to do the same thing. She ... See full summary »
Director: Corey Allen | Stars: John Ritter, Connie Sellecca, Randee Heller, John Bennett Perry
Votes: 1,068
5. And God Created Woman (1988)
R | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Aspiring and incarcerated rock singer, Robin Shea (Rebecca De Mornay) seduces hardworking carpenter Billy Moran (Vincent Spano). Robin marries Billy to get out of jail, but Robin's concerns are on politician James Tiernan (Frank Langella).
Director: Roger Vadim | Stars: Rebecca De Mornay, Vincent Spano, Frank Langella, Donovan Leitch Jr.
Votes: 2,120 | Gross: $0.72M
6.
Monsters (1988–1990)
Episode:
My Zombie Lover
(1988)
TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
One night each year the dead come back to life. A young zombie falls for his living female classmate but his hunger for human flesh and her prejudiced zombie-hunting dad stand in the way of their happiness in this horror comedy.
Director: David Misch | Stars: Tempestt Bledsoe, Steve Harper, Ed Wheeler, Marcella Lowery
Votes: 307
7. Mannequin: On the Move (1991)
PG | 95 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
A young department store intern falls in love with a female store mannequin who is really a peasant girl fallen under a thousand year spell. She comes to life whenever he removes the cursed necklace from her.
Director: Stewart Raffill | Stars: Kristy Swanson, William Ragsdale, Meshach Taylor, Terry Kiser
Votes: 6,880 | Gross: $3.75M
8. Miracle Beach (1992)
R | 88 min | Comedy, Romance
A down-on-his luck beach bum asks a cute female genie to help him seduce the woman of his dreams only to realize that he might be looking in the wrong place.
Director: Skott Snider | Stars: Dean Cameron, Ami Dolenz, Felicity Waterman, Brian Perry
Votes: 1,915
9. Immortal Beloved (1994)
R | 121 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The life and death of the legendary Ludwig van Beethoven. Besides all the work he is known for, the composer once wrote a famous love letter to a nameless beloved, and the movie tries to ... See full summary »
Director: Bernard Rose | Stars: Gary Oldman, Jeroen Krabbé, Isabella Rossellini, Johanna ter Steege
Votes: 26,220 | Gross: $9.91M
10. The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders (1996)
Unrated | 195 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Story of a woman who merely wished to be a loving wife, but always had to live the life of crime.
Stars: James Bowers, Alex Kingston, Daniel Craig, Trevyn McDowell
Votes: 1,417
11. Still Breathing (1997)
PG-13 | 109 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
When artist and street performer Fletcher (Brendan Fraser) thinks con-artist Roz (Joanna Going) is the woman he has seen in a vision, he has no idea she sees him as her next victim.
Director: James F. Robinson | Stars: Brendan Fraser, Joanna Going, Lou Rawls, Steven Lambert
Votes: 3,280 | Gross: $0.21M
12.
The X-Files (1993–2018)
Episode:
The Rain King
(1999)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When Mulder and Scully investigate a man who claims he can control the rain in a small, drought-stricken Kansas town, they encounter a force more powerful than the weather.
Director: Kim Manners | Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Victoria Jackson, Clayton Rohner
Votes: 3,772
13.
PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (1996–2000)
Episode:
Regeneration
(2000)
TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
The team's former female colleague has secretly created a clone of Lindsay that possess rapid healing. Connor reappears and warns the team that the clone is actually a highly unstable and dangerous human-alien hybrid.
Director: Will Dixon | Stars: Nancy Anne Sakovich, Barclay Hope, Joanne Vannicola, Colin Fox
Votes: 18
14. Ai Yori Aoshi (2002– )
TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
A naive, traditional girl from the country goes to the city to find the boy she was engaged to as a young girl, and the two childhood friends fall in love.
Stars: Karen Strassman, Tony Pope, Mamiko Noto, Sôichirô Hoshi
Votes: 533
15. If Only (2004)
PG-13 | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
It takes a tragedy to teach the young businessman Ian to put love ahead of work and open up to his musician girlfriend Samantha.
Director: Gil Junger | Stars: Jennifer Love Hewitt, Paul Nicholls, Tom Wilkinson, Diana Hardcastle
Votes: 33,793
16. You Are My Sunshine (2005)
121 min | Drama, Romance
Seok-joong, a farmer in his mid thirties falls head over heels in love with local tabang delivery girl Eun-ha, but the couple's marital bliss is short lived as Eun-ha tests positive for HIV.
Director: Park Jin-Pyo | Stars: Jeon Do-yeon, Hwang Jung-min, Na Moon-hee, Ryu Seung-su
Votes: 910
17. Good Luck Chuck (2007)
R | 96 min | Comedy, Romance
In order to keep the woman of his dreams from falling for another guy, Charlie Logan has to break the curse that has made him wildly popular with single women: Sleep with Charlie once, and the next man you meet will be your true love.
Director: Mark Helfrich | Stars: Dane Cook, Jessica Alba, Dan Fogler, Connor Price
Votes: 94,499 | Gross: $35.02M
18. Dracula's Guest (2008)
PG-13 | 82 min | Adventure, Horror, Thriller
DRACULA'S GUEST follows the story of two young lovers, Bram and Elizabeth. Dracula kidnaps Elizabeth and takes her to his castle while Bram sets out across Europe to rescue her.
Director: Michael Feifer | Stars: Amy Lyndon, Wes Ramsey, Andrew Bryniarski, Kelsey McCann
Votes: 589
19. Paper Heart (2009)
PG-13 | 88 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Charlyne Yi embarks on a quest across America to make a documentary about the one subject she doesn't fully understand: Love.
Director: Nicholas Jasenovec | Stars: Charlyne Yi, Michael Cera, Jake Johnson, Gill Summers
Votes: 8,592 | Gross: $1.27M
20. The Prince & Me: The Elephant Adventure (2010 TV Movie)
PG | 93 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
King Edvard and Queen Paige fly to fictional Sangyoon for the arranged wedding of Princess Myra, who loves instead an humble boy. Eddie and Paige help, but they encounter problems and a royal elephant; still, though, true love prevails.
Director: Catherine Cyran | Stars: Kam Heskin, Chris Geere, Jonathan Firth, Selina Lo
Votes: 1,412
21. The Incubus (2010)
PG-13 | 97 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
How does a town of 500 people just disappear? Marnie Rose, the niece of the town's church pastor is plagued with a life of abuse and neglect for all of the nineteen years she has resided in... See full summary »
Directors: Marcie Gorman, Shayne Leighton | Stars: Shayne Leighton, Frantisek Mach, Alexandra Santanna, James Pace
Votes: 80
22. A Secret Promise (2011)
PG-13 | 88 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Hilarity ensues when a handsome businessman goes undercover in New York City as a "Homeless Billionaire."
Directors: Fraydun Manocherian, Fred Manocherian | Stars: Victor Alfieri, Ione Skye, Gerry Bamman, Ivo Velon
Votes: 1,028
23. The Sorcerer and the White Snake (2011)
PG-13 | 102 min | Action, Fantasy, Romance
A master monk tries to protect a naive young physician from a thousand-year-old snake demon. A contest of psychic powers results in mayhem.
Director: Siu-Tung Ching | Stars: Jet Li, Shengyi Huang, Raymond Lam, Charlene Choi
Votes: 8,979 | Gross: $0.02M
24. Sword Art Online (2012– )
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
In the year 2022, thousands of people get trapped in a new virtual MMORPG and the lone wolf player, Kirito, works to escape.
Stars: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Haruka Tomatsu, Bryce Papenbrook, Cherami Leigh
Votes: 52,725
25.
American Dad! (2005– )
Episode:
Lost in Space
(2013)
TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy
Jeff finds himself surrounded by aliens on a ship traveling in space.
Directors: Chris Bennett, Ron Hughart, Brent Woods | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Wendy Schaal, Scott Grimes, Rachael MacFarlane
Votes: 1,107
26. In My Dreams (2014 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 94 min | Drama, Family, Romance
Natalie and Nick are frustrated with their luck in romance. After tossing coins into a fountain, the two then begin dreaming about each other. But, according to fountain mythology, they only have a week to turn those dreams into reality.
Director: Kenny Leon | Stars: Katharine McPhee, Mike Vogel, JoBeth Williams, Joe Massingill
Votes: 5,899
27. Liza the Fox-Fairy (2015)
98 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Liza's a nurse, seeking love. Her only company is a long-dead Japanese pop star, who turns her into a fox-fairy out of jealousy. Now, every men who desires Liza shall die horribly. Can she overcome the curse?
Director: Károly Ujj Mészáros | Stars: Mónika Balsai, Szabolcs Bede Fazekas, David Sakurai, Zoltán Schmied
Votes: 9,614
28. Starfish (2016)
95 min | Biography, Drama
"Starfish" tells the story of a couple whose love is tested to its limit after their perfect life falls apart in a single moment.
Director: Bill Clark | Stars: Joanne Froggatt, Tom Riley, Phoebe Nicholls, Michele Dotrice
Votes: 753
29. Love Everlasting (2016)
PG | 93 min | Drama, Romance
Bridger is a young outsider who's always wanted more. He and his mother flee an abusive home, eventually finding a small town in the middle of nowhere. Once there, Bridger finds true acceptance with another misfit.
Director: Rob Diamond | Stars: Emily Procter, Lucky Blue Smith, Christie Burke, Scott Christopher
Votes: 1,112
30. A Journey Through Pines (2017)
115 min | Drama
A daughter finds a journal her dad left behind, only to discover there was another woman in his life she knew nothing about. She sets out to find this woman and the reason her father never ended up with the woman he must have loved.
Director: Jimmy Andrews | Stars: Enrique Abada, Haley Babula, Elizabeth Burcham, Bradley Austin Burns
Votes: 34
31. Every Act of Life (2018)
93 min | Documentary, Biography
The life of Tony-winning playwright Terrence McNally (Master Class, Ragtime): 60 years of groundbreaking plays and musicals, the struggle for LGBT rights, addiction and recovery, finding ... See full summary »
Director: Jeff Kaufman | Stars: F. Murray Abraham, Lynn Ahrens, Jon Robin Baitz, Christine Baranski
Votes: 164
32. Harry & Meghan: A Royal Romance (2018 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 85 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
The meeting and courtship of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
Director: Menhaj Huda | Stars: Parisa Fitz-Henley, Steve Coulter, Melanie Nicholls-King, Francesca Bianchi
Votes: 2,526
33. A Snow White Christmas (2018 TV Movie)
Unrated | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
When Blanca Snow is faced with spending Christmas with her dastardly stepmother Victoria, she attempts to fulfill her late father's wishes and create new memories as a family.
Director: Kristin Fairweather | Stars: Michelle Randolph, Carolyn Hennesy, Liam McNeill, Rich Barnes
Votes: 796
34. Threebound (2019)
103 min | Comedy, Romance
Breakups happen. Boy meets girl. Boy likes girl; girl likes boy. Boy and girl decide to sleep with 3 other people first, to avoid the rebound relationship.
Directors: Daryl Ferrara, Kate Forsatz | Stars: Kate Forsatz, Jason Griffith, Walter Hoffman, Laura Gilreath
Votes: 106
35.
Mike Tyson Mysteries (2014–2020)
Episode:
The Death of Lyle Victor Linkus
(2019)
TV-14 | 11 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
After his execution goes very wrong, convicted killer Lyle Victor Linkus escapes prison. The warden asks Mike and his team to catch him. Meanwhile, Deezy vanishes after going to meet his online girlfriend for the first time.
Stars: Mike Tyson, Norm MacDonald, Rachel Ramras, Jim Rash
Votes: 69
36. Christmas on the Carousel (2021)
71 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Four lifelong friends convene over winter break for their last Christmas at home together.
Director: Erik Bloomquist | Stars: Erik Bloomquist, Madeleine Dauer, Taylor Turner, Rachel Oremland
Votes: 152
37. NYC Dreams (2022)
105 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A talented but struggling dancer in New York City uses his daydreams to escape and find love.
Directors: J. Arcane, Paul Erskine | Stars: Yves Mathieu East, William Chris Sumpter, Feathers Wise, Nixon Frederick
Votes: 33
38. The Razing (2022)
109 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A group of estranged friends gather for a night of tradition which takes a deadly turn after old secrets and wounds resurface.
Directors: J. Arcane, Paul Erskine | Stars: Jack Wooton, Logan Paul Price, Mia Heavner, Carson Marquette
Votes: 762
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