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1. The Proposal (I) (2009)
PG-13 | 108 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A pushy boss forces her young assistant to marry her in order to keep her visa status in the U.S. and avoid deportation to Canada.
Director: Anne Fletcher | Stars: Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds, Mary Steenburgen, Craig T. Nelson
Votes: 360,064 | Gross: $163.96M
2. Rocketman (I) (2019)
R | 121 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A musical fantasy about the fantastical human story of Elton John's breakthrough years.
Director: Dexter Fletcher | Stars: Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell, Richard Madden, Bryce Dallas Howard
Votes: 194,489 | Gross: $96.37M
3. Robin Hood (2010)
PG-13 | 140 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In twelfth-century England, Robin Longstride and his band of marauders confront corruption in a local village and lead an uprising against the crown that will forever alter the balance of world power.
Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, Matthew Macfadyen, Max von Sydow
Votes: 283,075 | Gross: $105.27M
4. I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007)
PG-13 | 115 min | Comedy, Romance
Two straight, single Brooklyn firefighters pretend to be a gay couple in order to receive domestic partner benefits.
Director: Dennis Dugan | Stars: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Jessica Biel, Dan Aykroyd
Votes: 154,085 | Gross: $120.06M
5. Maurice (1987)
R | 140 min | Drama, Romance
Two English school chums find themselves falling in love at Cambridge. To regain his place in society, Clive gives up Maurice and marries. While staying with Clive and his wife, Maurice discovers romance in the arms of the gamekeeper Alec.
Director: James Ivory | Stars: James Wilby, Rupert Graves, Hugh Grant, Denholm Elliott
Votes: 23,556 | Gross: $3.13M
6. Muriel's Wedding (1994)
R | 106 min | Comedy, Drama
A young social outcast in Australia steals money from her parents to finance a vacation where she hopes to find happiness, and perhaps love.
Director: P.J. Hogan | Stars: Toni Collette, Rachel Griffiths, Bill Hunter, Sophie Lee
Votes: 41,712 | Gross: $15.19M
7. Benediction (2021)
PG-13 | 137 min | Biography, Drama, History
Legendary 20th century English war poet Siegfried Sassoon embarks on a life-long quest for personal salvation through his experiences with family, war, his writing, and destructive relationships. True salvation can only come from within.
Director: Terence Davies | Stars: Jack Lowden, Thom Ashley, Orlando Jopling, Christopher Naylor
Votes: 3,725
8. A Countess from Hong Kong (1967)
G | 120 min | Comedy, Romance
In Hong Kong, an ambassador returning to America meets a Russian countess, a refugee without a passport, who decides to hide in his cabin.
Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Marlon Brando, Sophia Loren, Sydney Chaplin, Tippi Hedren
Votes: 6,965
9. Saving Face (2004)
R | 91 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A gay Chinese-American and her traditionalist mother are reluctant to go public with secret loves that clash against cultural expectations.
Director: Alice Wu | Stars: Joan Chen, Michelle Krusiec, Lynn Chen, Jin Wang
Votes: 13,416 | Gross: $1.19M
10. The Playboy Club (2011)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama
Centers on the Bunnies and patrons of the original Playboy Club in 1960s Chicago.
Stars: Randy Steinmeyer, Eddie Cibrian, David Krumholtz, Laura Benanti
Votes: 6,034
11. Ned and Stacey (1995–2017)
30 min | Comedy
Ned and Stacey marry a week after they meet. He marries her to get a promotion. She marries him because she can't find a place to live and likes his apartment.
Stars: Thomas Haden Church, Debra Messing, Greg Germann, Nadia Dajani
Votes: 1,920
12. Green Card (1990)
PG-13 | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A man wanting to stay in the US enters into a marriage of convenience, but it turns into more than that.
Director: Peter Weir | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Andie MacDowell, Bebe Neuwirth, Gregg Edelman
Votes: 25,832 | Gross: $29.89M
13. Tchaikovsky's Wife (2022)
143 min | Biography, Drama
Tumultuous relationship between Pyotr Tchaikovsky, the most famous Russian composer of all time, and his wife Antonina Miliukova.
Director: Kirill Serebrennikov | Stars: Alyona Mikhaylova, Odin Lund Biron, Filipp Avdeev, Ekaterina Ermishina
Votes: 1,642
14. The Wedding Banquet (1993)
R | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
To satisfy his nagging parents, a gay landlord and a female tenant agree to a marriage of convenience, but his parents arrive to visit and things get out of hand.
Director: Ang Lee | Stars: Winston Chao, May Chin, Ah-Lei Gua, Sihung Lung
Votes: 17,130 | Gross: $6.93M
15. Restoration (1995)
R | 117 min | Biography, Drama, History
The exiled royal doctor to King Charles II devotes himself to helping Londoners suffering from the plague, and in the process falls in love with an equally poor woman.
Director: Michael Hoffman | Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Sam Neill, David Thewlis, Polly Walker
Votes: 9,922 | Gross: $4.10M
16. Boulevard (2014)
R | 88 min | Drama
A devoted husband in a marriage of convenience is forced to confront his secret life.
Director: Dito Montiel | Stars: Robin Williams, Roberto Aguire, Kathy Baker, Bob Odenkirk
Votes: 8,976 | Gross: $0.12M
17. Kolya (1996)
PG-13 | 111 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A confirmed bachelor is in for the surprise of his life when a get-rich-quick scheme backfires and leaves him with a pint-sized new roommate.
Director: Jan Sverák | Stars: Zdenek Sverák, Andrey Khalimon, Libuse Safránková, Ondrej Vetchý
Votes: 16,217 | Gross: $5.73M
18. Badhaai Do (2022)
147 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Shardul Thakur Flaglot and Suman Singh enter into a marriage of convenience but chaos ensues when her unhinged girlfriend comes to stay with them.
Director: Harshavardhan Kulkarni | Stars: Rajkummar Rao, Bhumi Pednekar, Chum Darang, Sheeba Chaddha
Votes: 21,097
19. Chinese Puzzle (2013)
R | 117 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A 40-year-old father's life is complicated when the mother of his two children moves to New York. Since he can't bear them growing up far away from him, he decides to move there as well.
Director: Cédric Klapisch | Stars: Romain Duris, Audrey Tautou, Cécile de France, Kelly Reilly
Votes: 15,282 | Gross: $0.34M
20. Straight-Jacket (2004)
TV-MA | 96 min | Comedy, Romance
In 1950's Hollywood, movie star Guy Stone must marry a studio secretary in order to conceal his homosexuality. Sally has no idea her marriage is a sham, though, and turns Guy's life upside-down. Then he falls in love.
Director: Richard Day | Stars: Matt Letscher, Carrie Preston, Adam Greer, Veronica Cartwright
Votes: 946 | Gross: $0.05M
21. Failan (2001)
Not Rated | 115 min | Drama, Romance
A marriage of convenience between a petty gangster and an illegal immigrant he has never met has unforeseen consequences for them both.
Director: Hae-sung Song | Stars: Choi Min-sik, Cecilia Cheung, Son Byung-ho, Kong Hyeong-jin
Votes: 6,216
22. The Gold of Naples (1954)
Not Rated | 138 min | Comedy, Drama
A portrait of the people, the defects, and the peculiarities of Naples in six different vignettes.
Director: Vittorio De Sica | Stars: Totò, Lianella Carell, Pasquale Cennamo, Agostino Salvietti
Votes: 2,044
23. Loving Couples (1964)
Not Rated | 118 min | Drama, Romance
Three expectant mothers think back over their sex lives.
Director: Mai Zetterling | Stars: Harriet Andersson, Gunnel Lindblom, Gio Petré, Anita Björk
Votes: 779
24. Return to Babylon (2013)
Not Rated | 75 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
The scandals and decadent lives of the 1920's greatest movie stars.
Director: Alex Monty Canawati | Stars: Jennifer Tilly, Maria Conchita Alonso, Tippi Hedren, Debi Mazar
Votes: 222
25. A mi madre le gustan las mujeres (2002)
96 min | Comedy, Drama
A classical pianist introduces her female lover to her three daughters.
Directors: Daniela Fejerman, Inés París | Stars: Leonor Watling, Rosa Maria Sardà, María Pujalte, Silvia Abascal
Votes: 1,664 | Gross: $0.08M
26. My Worst Nightmare (2011)
Not Rated | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Through their befriended sons, an icy uptight Parisian art dealer and a fun-loving Belgian blue-collar man living out of his van, cross paths in an unlikely way.
Director: Anne Fontaine | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Benoît Poelvoorde, André Dussollier, Virginie Efira
Votes: 3,182 | Gross: $0.02M
27. I Married Dora (1987–1988)
30 min | Comedy
A widowed white-collar professional with two children marries his Hispanic housekeeper so she will not be deported. They must do everything to keep everyone from discovering the truth. Will... See full summary »
Stars: Elizabeth Peña, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Sanford Jensen, Juliette Lewis
Votes: 127
28. Hired Wife (1940)
Approved | 96 min | Comedy, Romance
CEO Stephen marries his secretary Kendal in name only, an arrangement made to protect his finances from an attempt at a hostile business takeover. Once the threat is neutralized, he asks Kendal for a divorce but she refuses.
Director: William A. Seiter | Stars: Rosalind Russell, Brian Aherne, Virginia Bruce, Robert Benchley
Votes: 459
29. Welcome to Norway (2016)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
A couple decides to open a home for refugees in the remote cold mountains of Norway, and gets a lot to deal with.
Director: Rune Denstad Langlo | Stars: Anders Baasmo, Olivier Mukuta, Slimane Dazi, Henriette Steenstrup
Votes: 1,347
30. Sin Takes a Holiday (1930)
Passed | 81 min | Comedy, Romance
A plain secretary works for a womanizing divorce lawyer who only dates married women. To avoid having to deal with the matrimonial pursuits of any of his potential romances, he offers her financial support if she marries him in name only.
Director: Paul L. Stein | Stars: Constance Bennett, Kenneth MacKenna, Basil Rathbone, Rita La Roy
Votes: 759
31. Bello onesto emigrato Australia sposerebbe compaesana illibata (1971)
113 min | Comedy
Amedeo is a poor Italian immigrant living in Australia for twenty years. Seeking to marry an Italian wife, he corresponds with Carmela, a pretty girl from Rome. They do not reveal their ... See full summary »
Director: Luigi Zampa | Stars: Alberto Sordi, Claudia Cardinale, Riccardo Garrone, Corrado Olmi
Votes: 1,237
32. Souls for Sale (1923)
Passed | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young woman hits Hollywood, determined to become a star.
Director: Rupert Hughes | Stars: Eleanor Boardman, Mae Busch, Barbara La Marr, Richard Dix
Votes: 1,106
33. Drifting Flowers (2008)
Not Rated | 97 min | Drama, Romance
Teddy Award-winning Director Zero Chou (Spider Lilies) weaves three poetic tales as the lesbians in Drifting Flowers seek their true identify. In the first story, Jing, a blind singer, ... See full summary »
Director: Zero Chou | Stars: Serena Fang, Chih-Ying Pai, Yi-lan Chao, Yi-ching Lu
Votes: 433
34. Winter's End (2005)
98 min | Thriller
Winter's End is a thriller set on a rural, isolated farm. Amy Rose lives on this farm with her two brothers Henry and Sean and we follow Amy's progress from abuse and oppression at the hands of her older brother Henry, to independence.
Director: Patrick Kenny | Stars: Michael Crowley, Jill Bradbury, Paul Whyte, Adam Goodwin
Votes: 1,838
35. Trade Your Love (2019)
87 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Seong Suk's family runs an airline. If he wants to inherit the company, he needs to get married. Hae Joo is constantly pressured by her mother and 3 older brothers to get married, but she wants to live her life on her terms.
Directors: Ho-Chan Park, Soo-Jin Park | Stars: Kim Dong-wook, Ko Sung-hee, Hwang Bo-ra, Kim Eui-sung
Votes: 195
36. Loose Ends (1986)
R | 88 min | Comedy
A film crew arrives at a beach resort area to shoot a movie, and encounters trouble with the local teens.
Director: John Blanchard | Stars: Colleen Camp, Kenneth Welsh, Charles Dennis, Damian Lee
Votes: 89
37. In the Sweet Pie and Pie (1941)
18 min | Comedy, Short
The stooges are convicts about to be executed for some murders they didn't commit. The day before the execution they are tricked into marrying three rich girls who need husbands to collect ... See full summary »
Director: Jules White | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Dorothy Appleby
Votes: 588
38. Sarah Prefers to Run (2013)
Unrated | 97 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
The film is about the pursuit of a goal and tackles the anxieties of a young athlete who lives only for the race.
Director: Chloé Robichaud | Stars: Sophie Desmarais, Jean-Sébastien Courchesne, Geneviève Boivin-Roussy, Hélène Florent
Votes: 1,018
39. Ximalaya wang zi (2006)
Not Rated | 108 min | Drama
An adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet set in ancient Tibet.
Director: Sherwood Hu | Stars: Purba Rgyal, Duobujie, Zomskyid, Sonam Dolgar
Votes: 109 | Gross: $0.01M
40. Home Is Where the Hart Is (1987)
PG-13 | 94 min | Comedy
Nurse and con artist Belle Haimes (Valri Bromfield) lives with her dull-witted husband Rex Haimes (Stephen E. Miller) in the Hart Mansion in British Columbia. There she cares for the ... See full summary »
Director: Rex Bromfield | Stars: Valri Bromfield, Stephen E. Miller, Deanne Henry, Martin Mull
Votes: 155 | Gross: $0.01M
41. Brothers in Trouble (1995)
102 min | Comedy, Drama
Amir is an illegal Pakistani immigrant smuggled into England in the 1960's to work, to send money to his family and perhaps even bring them over with him. A skilled laborer, he is forced to... See full summary »
Director: Udayan Prasad | Stars: Om Puri, Pawan Malhotra, Angeline Ball, Ace Bhatti
Votes: 145
42. Here We Go Again, Eh Providence? (1973)
99 min | Western, Adventure, Comedy
Providence is up to his old tricks again and must find a new way to get money after the new President declares a general amnesty.
Director: Alberto De Martino | Stars: Tomas Milian, Gregg Palmer, Carole André, Luciano Catenacci
Votes: 108
43. Little Senegal (2000)
97 min | Drama
After many years of having worked as a tour guide at the Senegalese slave museum, Alloune decides to go to America in search of his ancestors. They were taken away from his village 200 years ago and sold as slaves in the New World.
Director: Rachid Bouchareb | Stars: Sotigui Kouyaté, Sharon Hope, Roschdy Zem, Karim Traoré
Votes: 437
44. My Father's Guests (2010)
Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy
Lucien Paumelle has been a human-rights activist for decades and his relatives are not astonished when he announces that he is determined to help illegal immigrants by giving them shelter ... See full summary »
Director: Anne Le Ny | Stars: Karin Viard, Flore Babled, Michel Aumont, Fabrice Luchini
Votes: 845
45. As Luck Would Have It (2002 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 89 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Teacher watches his life become upside down after Justice appoints him as tutor of a troubled kid.
Director: Lorenzo Gabriele | Stars: Jean-Claude Brialy, Sabine Haudepin, Antonio Interlandi, Julien Bravo
Votes: 345
46. Battement de coeur (1940)
97 min | Comedy, Drama
Danielle Darrieux plays an impoverished reform-school escapee who finds a new lease on life when she enrolls in a school for pickpockets run by Fagin-like Saturnin-Fabre.
Director: Henri Decoin | Stars: Danielle Darrieux, Claude Dauphin, André Luguet, Junie Astor
Votes: 328
47. Les noces de papier (1990 TV Movie)
95 min | Drama
A woman agrees to a marriage of convenience with a refugee.
Director: Michel Brault | Stars: Geneviève Bujold, Manuel Aranguiz, Dorothée Berryman, Monique Lepage
Votes: 168 | Gross: $0.23M
48. El rufián (1961)
120 min | Drama, Thriller
An amnesiac carnival psychic is haunted by the thought that a man is coming to kill her.
Director: Daniel Tinayre | Stars: Carlos Estrada, Egle Martin, Óscar Rovito, Aída Luz
Votes: 68
49. He's on My Mind (2009)
Not Rated | 119 min | Comedy, Romance
Elementary school teacher, Kayla King thought she had the perfect relationship, and after an impromptu wedding, Kayla discovers that not only is she the other women...she's the other wife. ... See full summary »
Director: Kazeem Molake | Stars: Sherial McKinney, Ayo Sorrells, Dylan Mooney, Shamari
Votes: 232
50. Minä ja mieheni morsian (1955)
89 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
Director: Valentin Vaala | Stars: Ruth Johansson, Leila Lampi, Emma Väänänen, Erkki Viljos
Votes: 62