Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "romance-novelist"

1. The Lost City (2022)

PG-13 | 112 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

A reclusive romance novelist on a book tour with her cover model gets swept up in a kidnapping attempt that lands them both in a cutthroat jungle adventure.

Directors: Aaron Nee, Adam Nee | Stars: Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, Daniel Radcliffe, Da'Vine Joy Randolph

Votes: 158,128 | Gross: $105.34M

2. Misery (1990)

R | 107 min | Drama, Thriller

After a famous author is rescued from a car crash by a fan of his novels, he comes to realize that the care he is receiving is only the beginning of a nightmare of captivity and abuse.

Director: Rob Reiner | Stars: James Caan, Kathy Bates, Richard Farnsworth, Frances Sternhagen

Votes: 235,203 | Gross: $61.28M

3. Romancing the Stone (1984)

PG | 106 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

A mousy romance novelist sets off for Colombia to ransom her kidnapped sister, and soon finds herself in the middle of a dangerous adventure hunting for treasure with a mercenary rogue.

Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito, Zack Norman

Votes: 103,168 | Gross: $76.57M

4. Death on the Nile (1978)

PG | 140 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

As Hercule Poirot enjoys a luxurious cruise down the Nile, a newlywed heiress is found murdered on board. Can Poirot identify the killer before the ship reaches the end of its journey?

Director: John Guillermin | Stars: Peter Ustinov, Mia Farrow, Simon MacCorkindale, Jane Birkin

Votes: 39,755

5. The Jewel of the Nile (1985)

PG | 106 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

When Joan Wilder is abducted while on a trip along the Nile, her boyfriend, Jack Colton, and pal Ralph rush to rescue her and retrieve a fabled jewel.

Director: Lewis Teague | Stars: Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito, Spyros Fokas

Votes: 62,418 | Gross: $75.97M

6. Summer Villa (2016 TV Movie)

TV-G | 85 min | Comedy, Romance

A celebrity chef who is getting over a bad review and a romance novelist who can't seem to get her next book started meet accidentally at a French villa.

Director: Pat Kiely | Stars: Hilarie Burton, Victor Webster, Emorphia Margaritis, Joseph Bellerose

Votes: 2,724

7. Angel (2007)

Not Rated | 134 min | Drama, Romance

The rise and fall of a young eccentric British writer, in the early 20th century.

Director: François Ozon | Stars: Romola Garai, Sam Neill, Lucy Russell, Michael Fassbender

Votes: 5,634

8. All for Love (II) (2016 TV Movie)

TV-G | 83 min | Comedy, Romance

After 73 errors about firefighters in her last romance novel, Jo's publisher, Diana, insists on weeks of research for her next book by training at a military boot camp run by her navy seal brother.

Director: Lee Friedlander | Stars: Sara Rue, Steve Bacic, Teryl Rothery, Jordana Largy

Votes: 1,791

9. Carolina (I) (2003)

PG-13 | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A young woman escapes her wildly eccentric family in search for a life of normalcy.

Director: Marleen Gorris | Stars: Julia Stiles, Shirley MacLaine, Alessandro Nivola, Randy Quaid

Votes: 4,326

10. Pearl in Paradise (2018 TV Movie)

TV-G | 84 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance

An adventurous photographer and a less-than-adventurous novelist search for a mysterious pearl in the Paradise of Fiji.

Director: Gary Yates | Stars: Jill Wagner, Kristoffer Polaha, Rob Kipa-Williams, Naomi Sequeira

Votes: 1,926

11. Red Snow (I) (2021)

80 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller

A struggling vampire romance novelist must defend herself against real-life vampires during Christmas in Lake Tahoe.

Director: Sean Nichols Lynch | Stars: Dennice Cisneros, Nico Bellamy, Laura Kennon, Vernon Wells

Votes: 2,163

12. Paperback Hero (1999)

Not Rated | 96 min | Comedy, Romance

An Australian truck driver writes romance novels. His engaged, tomboyish, crop duster best friend's name, Ruby Vale, is unasked used as author. Complications arise when his novel takes off. Will they remain friends or...?

Director: Antony J. Bowman | Stars: Claudia Karvan, Hugh Jackman, Angie Milliken, Andrew S. Gilbert

Votes: 2,348

13. Girls on Top (1985–1986)

30 min | Comedy

Four women who are nothing alike end up living together in a flat in England.

Stars: Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, Ruby Wax, Joan Greenwood

Votes: 332

14. High Society (1995–1996)

30 min | Comedy

Dot Emerson (Mary McDonnell) is a divorced mother who owns a successful publishing house, for which her best friend, Ellie Walker (Jean Smart), writes best-selling romance novels. Val ... See full summary »

Stars: Jean Smart, Mary McDonnell, Dan O'Donahue, Luigi Amodeo

Votes: 210

15. Christmas Ever After (2020 TV Movie)

TV-G | 87 min | Drama, Romance

Sparks fly during Christmastime when a romance novelist meets a handsome man who looks like the leading character in her books.

Director: Pat Kiely | Stars: Ali Stroker, Daniel di Tomasso, Bill Marchant, Melia Charlotte Cressaty

Votes: 902

16. Looking for Mr. Right (2014 TV Movie)

TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

A struggling writer is forced to fake a relationship to save her career, while overlooking the love of a longtime friend.

Director: Kevin Connor | Stars: Sarah Lancaster, Kip Pardue, Brandon Quinn, Katy Stoll

Votes: 1,084

17. Oh Madeline (1983–1984)

30 min | Comedy

Madeline Wayne craves excitement in her mundane life leading her to try every fad, dragging her friend Doris along. Her husband Charlie, a romance novelist, watches things unfold with his buddy Robert, Doris's ex.

Stars: Madeline Kahn, James Sloyan, Louis Giambalvo, Jesse Welles

Votes: 113

18. Rodeo & Juliet (2015)

Unrated | 88 min | Drama, Family, Romance

Big-city girl goes to the country and meets a special horse and young cowboy who teaches her to barrel race, while her mother reconnects with a local rancher she was in love with 20 years earlier.

Director: Thadd Turner | Stars: Krista Allen, Tim Abell, Nadine Crocker, Zeb Halsell

Votes: 1,146

19. Christmas Wedding Runaway (2019 TV Movie)

G | 86 min | Drama, Romance

A runaway bride does some soul-searching when she's trapped in a snowed-in cabin with her grandmother and an old flame at Christmas.

Director: Harvey Crossland | Stars: Sara Mitich, Harmon Walsh, Joseph Cannata, Candice Mausner

Votes: 529

20. Perfect on Paper (2014 TV Movie)

TV-G | 82 min | Comedy, Family, Romance

A book editor searches for Mr. Right while working with a high-maintenance author.

Director: Ron Oliver | Stars: Lindsay Hartley, Morgan Fairchild, Drew Fuller, Haley Strode

Votes: 1,158

21. Christmas at Maple Creek (2020 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 88 min | Comedy, Romance

Sparks fly as a romance novelist works with the local blacksmith to save a charming pioneer village before Christmas. But when her secret crush arrives, she takes a page from her novels to figure out her true "Happily Ever After."

Director: Max McGuire | Stars: Jeni Ross, Jake Epstein, Erin Eldershaw, Mary Long

Votes: 576

22. Siren 2 (2006 Video Game)

M | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

New Siren game takes place on a small island town in rural Japan. The town is quiet, and peaceful, until one night evil invades, and it's dark history surfaces.

Director: Keiichiro Toyama | Stars: Kiyokazu Ebina, Seiko Iwaidô, Erina Moribayashi, Hideo Nakaizumi

Votes: 144

23. For the Hopeless Romantic (2015)

105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A student writer struggles to find a happy ending for her romantic story when her own real life romance falls apart.

Director: Andoy Ranay | Stars: James Reid, Nadine Lustre, Julia Barretto, Inigo Dominic Pascual

Votes: 176

24. Age of Indiscretion (1935)

Passed | 78 min | Drama, Romance

A book publisher finds his business floundering, which prompts his socially ambitious wife to desert him for a society millionaire, leaving him with their young son. The publisher's ... See full summary »

Director: Edward Ludwig | Stars: Paul Lukas, Madge Evans, Helen Vinson, May Robson

Votes: 161

25. Hierarchy (2009)

R | 125 min | Drama

A washed-up boxer, a struggling writer, a Hollywood producer and a just-fired engineer cross paths.

Director: Michael Fredianelli | Stars: Anthony Spears, Maggie VandenBerghe, Brian Gallegos, Ronald Kaplan

Votes: 50

26. Love Between the Covers (2015)

Not Rated | 95 min | Documentary, History, Romance

In LOVE BETWEEN THE COVERS Emmy Award Winning director Laurie Kahn turns her insightful eye towards another American pop culture phenomenon: the romance industry.

Director: Laurie Kahn | Stars: Len Barot, Melanie Bernier, Mary Bly, Celeste Bradley

Votes: 133

27. In Love with Barbara (2008 TV Movie)

Drama

In the 1970s the redoubtable and eccentric Barbara Cartland, prolific author of hundreds of romantic novels, is interviewed on television, where she expresses anti-feminist views. Despite ... See full summary »

Director: Tim Whitby | Stars: Julie Barclay, India Skye Beale, Sarah Buckland, Tom Burke

Votes: 44

28. Mothers & Daughters (2008)

85 min | Comedy

A comedic exploration of the turbulent lives of three very different women and the complex relationship each has with her daughter.

Director: Carl Bessai | Stars: Babs Chula, Gabrielle Rose, Tantoo Cardinal, Camille Sullivan

Votes: 107

29. Nancy Drew: The Secret of Shadow Ranch (2004 Video Game)

Adventure, Mystery, Romance

Teen detective Nancy Drew visits Shadow Ranch and investigates the mysterious accidents that follow sightings of a ghostly horse.

Director: Max Holechek | Stars: Lani Minella, Abby Murray, Patty Pomplun, Wayne Rawley

Votes: 125

30. Beyond Words: Sylvia Day (2018)

75 min | Documentary, Biography

Beyond Words follows bestselling novelist Sylvia Day on a grueling world tour to launch "One with You," the final book in the blockbuster Crossfire series. Through fly-on-the-wall footage, ... See full summary »

Director: Sara Huneke | Stars: Shayla Black, Sylvia Day, Christine Green, Hilary Sares

31. Ellery Queen (1975–1976)
Episode: The Adventure of the Eccentric Engineer (1976)

TV-PG | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Family

An eccentric inventor, apparently going through a second childhood, is murdered - and someone is responsible.

Director: Peter H. Hunt | Stars: Jim Hutton, David Wayne, Arthur Godfrey, David Hedison

Votes: 122

32. The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode: Sick and Tired: Part 1 (1989)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama

Dorothy says that she is seriously ill, but none of the doctors she sees believe her.

Director: Terry Hughes | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty

Votes: 471

33. Hart to Hart (1979–1984)
Episode: Hart's Desire (1982)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

The Harts are unwillingly involved in a deranged fan's fantasy after Jennifer agrees to help her old professor by impersonating as the author of his novel

Director: Kevin Connor | Stars: Robert Wagner, Stefanie Powers, Lionel Stander, Dean Stockwell

Votes: 101

34. Highlander (1992–1998)
Episode: Dramatic License (1996)

TV-14 | 49 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Carolyn Marsh is a romance author whose latest book features the exploits of a hero named Duncan MacLeod and a villain named Terence Coventry, the name of another Immortal who Duncan knows ... See full summary »

Director: Peter Ellis | Stars: Adrian Paul, Stan Kirsch, Jim Byrnes, Elizabeth Gracen

Votes: 165

35. Matlock (1986–1995)
Episode: The Best Seller (1989)

TV-PG | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Ben Matlock defends the husband of a very successful romance novelist who is accused of killing his wife's best friend.

Director: Christopher Hibler | Stars: Andy Griffith, Nancy Stafford, Julie Sommars, Kene Holiday

Votes: 122

36. Home Movies (1999–2004)
Episode: Writer's Block (2002)

TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

Brendan, suffering from writer's block, becomes increasingly anxious as the school Writer's Fair nears. Meanwhile, his mother works on her own work - a romance novel - and Coach McGuirk, ... See full summary »

Director: Loren Bouchard | Stars: Brendon Small, H. Jon Benjamin, Melissa Bardin Galsky, Janine Ditullio

Votes: 88

37. DC's Legends of Tomorrow (2016–2022)
Episode: Mr. Parker's Cul-De-Sac (2020)

TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Ray plans a date night for him and Nora, but all goes awry when an Encore shows up making the team think on their feet and create a lie to keep the Encore at bay. While trying to fool the ... See full summary »

Director: Ben Hernandez Bray | Stars: Brandon Routh, Caity Lotz, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Tala Ashe

Votes: 1,497

38. American Horror Story (2011– )
Episode: Blood Buffet (2021)

TV-MA | 43 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

The dark history of Provincetown and its residents is brought to light.

Director: Axelle Carolyn | Stars: Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Lily Rabe, Finn Wittrock

Votes: 2,837

39. Angie Tribeca (2016–2018)
Episode: Organ Trail (2016)

TV-14 | 20 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Atkins assigns Geils and Tribeca a romance novelist to help in their attempt to bust an organ thief at a local hospital.

Director: Dan Beers | Stars: Rashida Jones, Hayes MacArthur, Jere Burns, Deon Cole

Votes: 175

40. American Horror Story (2011– )
Episode: Cape Fear (2021)

TV-MA | 51 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

A struggling writer, his pregnant wife, and their daughter move to an isolated beach town for the winter. Once they're settled in, the town's true residents begin to make themselves known.

Director: John J. Gray | Stars: Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Lily Rabe, Finn Wittrock

Votes: 3,818

41. Hawaii Five-0 (2010–2020)
Episode: Ai no i ka 'ape he mane'o no ko ka nuku. (2019)

TV-14 | 41 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Tani and Junior go under cover at a gym to track down a deadly batch of steroids; Danny and MacGarrett work as bodyguards for Danny's high maintenance ex-mother-in-law, a famous romance novelist with whom he has never gotten along.

Director: Eagle Egilsson | Stars: Alex O'Loughlin, Scott Caan, Ian Anthony Dale, Meaghan Rath

Votes: 394

42. DC's Legends of Tomorrow (2016–2022)
Episode: Meet the Legends (2020)

TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Sara, Ray and Mick are shocked to discover that the Legends have become famous. It seems that everyone except Sara is loving the spotlight, so much so that they invite a documentary crew on... See full summary »

Director: Kevin Mock | Stars: Brandon Routh, Caity Lotz, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Tala Ashe

Votes: 1,494

43. Will & Grace (1998–2020)
Episode: Supreme Courtship (2019)

TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy, Romance

Jack's insistence that Will be nicer to his fiancé, Estefan, backfires when Estefan thinks Will is in love with him. In a hurry to buy her boyfriend Noah a Valentine's Day gift, Grace ... See full summary »

Director: James Burrows | Stars: Debra Messing, Eric McCormack, Megan Mullally, Sean Hayes

Votes: 299