It's Complicated

Messy, imperfect and improbable. Love isn’t always easy! Enjoy this curated collection of complicated love stories, perfect for your next date night.

Director Kat Coiro's sophomore feature - a portrait of broken love, forbidden passion and self-discovery.
And While We Were Here
  • 2012
A picture-perfect romance transforms into "an exploration of the swirl of grief" (AV Club) from Director Greg Björkman
Press Play
  • 2022
"One of those highly original films whose secrets are best experienced without much hint of what's to come" (Seattle Times).
The One I Love
  • 2014
Director/Writer Julio Medem crafts "an intoxicating experience" (BBC.com) featuring a spectacular breakout performance from Paz Vega.
Sex and Lucia
  • 2001
Michael Mayer's screen adaptation of the play by Anton Chekhov is "an enticing, amusing and passionate showcase for its top-drawer cast" (LA Times)
The Seagull
  • 2018
Empire Magazine raves, "Labor Day shows a new side to Jason Reitman as a filmmaker, and we like it.” Starring Kate Winslet & Josh Brolin.
Labor Day
  • 2014
Director Kevin Smith tackles thorny subject matter with sensitivity, raw honesty and an all-star cast.
Chasing Amy
  • 1997
"[Jennifer] Westfeldt is the pulse of Friends With Kids, presenting us with life in all of its vibrant, messy sprawl" (Rolling Stone)
Friends With Kids
  • 2011
A hilarious adventure of the wild nights of young men trying to help their friend – played by the film’s writer Jon Favreau – get over a break-up.
Swingers
  • 1996
Writer-director Tara Miele offers a "thrilling time-twister" and a profound new perspective on the delicate nature of relationships.
Wander Darkly
  • 2020
Director/Writer Tom Tykwer's "playfully pieced-together, beautifully shot, and secretly ridiculous drama" (Entertainment Weekly).
3 (Three)
  • 2010
Tom Cruise delivers an "impeccable marathon-man star turn" (NY Times) in Cameron Crowe's thrilling romance. Also starring Penelope Cruz.
Vanilla Sky
  • 2001
Based on the novel by Kate O'Brien, BAFTA award winner Nick Hamm directs this heartfelt and dazzling story of family and love in times of war.
Talk of Angels
  • 1998
Director Gerard Stembridge “keeps the amoral laughs bubbling” (Rolling Stone) with this daring rom-com starring Kate Hudson & Stuart Townsend
About Adam
  • 2000
Majid Majidi's film "brings an irresistible blend of warmth and humor and a consistent embracing humanity in the face of life's harshness" (LA Times)
Baran
  • 2001
Damien Chazelle's Oscar and Golden Globe winning original musical, starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling.
La La Land
  • 2016
Sandra Nettelbeck's portrait of a headstrong chef whose solitary life is shaken when her sister's eight-year-old daughter arrives at her doorstep
Mostly Martha
  • 2002
Golden Globe nominee Joseph Gordon-Levitt directs, writes and stars in this witty, insightful portrait of human attraction.
Don Jon
  • 2013
Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron - give a dynamic, electric performances in this "rom-com with a political edge." Directed by Jonathan Levine.
Long Shot
  • 2019
Helena Bonham Carter shines in Iain Softley's Academy Award nominated masterpiece
The Wings of the Dove
  • 1997
"A beautifully designed, lyrical fable of a movie" (Globe & Mail) starring Cate Blanchett; Directed by Tom Tykwer
Heaven
  • 2002
Director/Writer Derek Cianfrance's innovatively structured and exquisitely scored breakout feature. Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling star.
Blue Valentine
  • 2010
Director Jin-ho Hur crafts "an immersively sensual experience" (Hollywood Reporter) based on the French novel
Dangerous Liaisons
  • 2012
Ripe with all the drama of a Jane Austen novel, Isaac Cherem delivers an intimate, insightful, moving tale of a woman torn between family and love
Leona
  • 2018
In the role that won her Broadway’s acclaimed Tony Award, Pauline Collins is the hilariously endearing Shirley Valentine.
Shirley Valentine
  • 1990
A delightfully sweet romantic comedy about the spark of a relationship between a beautician & a cook, directed by Danièle Thompson
Jet Lag
  • 2002
Roger Michell's "marital disintegration-reintegration drama that opens with a dose of frost and vinegar and turns... unbelievably marvelous."
Le Week-end
  • 2013
Director/Writer Ofir Raul Grazier's tender first feature that follows a German pastry maker on a journey to find his deceased lover's wife and son.
The Cakemaker
  • 2017
Alfonso Arau's Golden Globe and BAFTA nominated film is a delicious love story that intoxicates audiences with its magical realism.
Like Water for Chocolate
  • 1993
Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay star in Andrew Haigh's searingly honest portrait of the mysteries that lie at the heart of every relationship
45 Years
  • 2015
Karen Moncrieff's film "has the feel of a novel in which the characters linger in one's memory well after the book has been read."
Blue Car
  • 2002
"A searing, tense and beautifully told film" from Director Eytan Fox in which romance blossoms between two soldiers.
Yossi & Jagger
  • 2002
Featuring exquisite black and white cinematography, Michel Hazanavicius' film broke box-office records, and won hearts of both critics & audiences.
The Artist
  • 2011
"A romantic spellbinder that cuts deep" (Rolling Stone). Academy Award nominated filmmaker Todd Haynes' lush, haunting love story.
Carol
  • 2015
Thematic tightrope from Oscar winning director David O. Russel, starring Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper with their Oscar winning performances.
Silver Linings Playbook
  • 2012
Master filmmaker François Ozon crafts a haunting tale of love & reconciliation in the aftermath of World War I, through the eyes of those left behind
Frantz
  • 2016
Fun, bright and provocative early work from Pedro Almodóvar - starring Oscar nominee Antonio Banderas and Carmen Maura
Law of Desire
  • 1987
Peter Sollett's coming-of-age tale is "divinely realized… like sunshine burning through a cloud bank" (New York Times)
Raising Victor Vargas
  • 2002
Iñárritu’s first feature and Gael Garcia Bernal’s film acting debut, was heralded by New York Magazine as “a truly prodigious piece of work."
Amores Perros
  • 2001
Director Sebastián Lelio's complex character study of a middle-aged woman (an unforgettable Paulina García) that captivated both critics and audiences
Gloria
  • 2013
"Flushed with emotion and a buoyant earthy humor, MALENA is a yarn that sticks with you" (New York Times). Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore.
Malena
  • 2000