391. Tess
Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Roman Polanski
Actors: Nastassja Kinski, Peter Firth, Leigh Lawson, John Collin, Rosemary Martin, Carolyn Pickles
Plot: In Victorian England, a simple farmer is told his family may be descended from the illustrious d'Urberville - and sends his daughter to another family named d'Uberville living nearby to confirm these claims. Tess arrives at the manor of Alec d'Urberville - whose title and coat of arms he has shamelessly bought. But though wooed and seduced, her true love may lie with another, Angel Claire.
392. Miss Congeniality
Year of Release: 2000
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Romance
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Donald Petrie
Actors: Sandra Bullock, Michael Caine, Benjamin Bratt, Candice Bergen, Ernie Hudson, William Shatner
Plot: The FBI gets a threat from the "citizen" about the Miss United States Pageant. Now their only problem is how are they going to protect the women in the pageant? Grace Hart, the one person that you think is wrong for the job is perfect for it. This movie follows Grace through all of the struggles that it takes to be a beautiful contestant and you may actually be surprised by the turn that it takes in the end.
393. Mad Love
Year of Release: 1935
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Romance/Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Karl Freund
Actors: Peter Lorre, Frances Drake, Colin Clive, Ted Healy, Sara Haden, Edward Brophy
Plot: A renowned plastic surgeon replaces the crushed hands of a pianist with
those of a guillotined murderer. The murderer's hands soon take on a life
of their own.
394. Flashdance
Year of Release: 1983
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Adrian Lyne
Actors: Jennifer Beals, Michael Nouri, Lilia Skala, Sunny Johnson, Kyle T. Heffner, Malcolm Danare
Plot: A female construction worker, who moonlights as an erotic dancer, tries to
get into a dance school.
395. Sex and Lucia ( Lucía y el sexo )
Year of Release: 2002
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: Spanish
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Julio Medem
Actors: Paz Vega, Tristán Ulloa, Najwa Nimri, Daniel Freire, Elena Anaya, Silvia Llanos
396. Love Affair
Year of Release: 1939
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Leo McCarey
Actors: Irene Dunne, Charles Boyer, Maria Ouspenskaya, Lee Bowman, Astrid Allwyn, Maurice Moscovitch
397. Father of the Bride
Year of Release: 1950
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Actors: Spencer Tracy, Joan Bennett, Elizabeth Taylor, Don Taylor, Billie Burke, Leo G. Carroll
Plot: In this classic comedy, a family man becomes increasingly harried as his
daughter's wedding approaches.
398. The Accidental Tourist
Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Lawrence Kasdan
Actors: William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Geena Davis, Amy Wright, David Ogden Stiers, Ed Begley Jr.
Plot: A travel guide author (William Hurt) tries to deal with the tragic death
of his son and the separation from his wife (Kathleen Turner). He then
meets an eccentric dog trainer (Oscar Winner Geena Davis) who seems to
have the ability to allow himself to express his suppressed emotions.
399. Dracula
Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: John Badham
Actors: Frank Langella, Laurence Olivier, Donald Pleasence, Kate Nelligan, Trevor Eve, Jan Francis
Plot: This retelling of the classic vampire story is based on the more
romantic stage play, but the story remains essentially the same as the
original 1931 film.
The story begins as Count Dracula is being transported to England to
take up residence in an old, abandoned castle on property adjacent to an
insane asylum. Upon his arrival, Dracula is instantly drawn to Lucy
Seward , (the daughter of the doctor in charge of the asylum), and her
friend, MIna Van Helsing (daughter of Abraham Van Helsing, a noted
expert on occult phenomena such as werewolves and vampires). The story
involves Dracula's attempt to make both of these women immortal wives,
and Van Helsing's attempts to thwarts his plans.
400. Blue Sky
Year of Release: 1994
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Tony Richardson
Actors: Jessica Lange, Tommy Lee Jones, Powers Boothe, Chris O'Donnell, Amy Locane, Mitch Ryan
Plot: A housewife (Jessica Lange) finds it hard to be the "good" housewife. She is flirtatious and excessively drinks only to find that her husband (Tommy Lee Jones) and her kids are having a difficult time without her, causing the family to fall apart.
