Highest-Rated Movies about 'Unusual Romance', Sort by Popularity

A Short Film About Love (1988), Soldier's Girl (2003), Trust (1990), Comrades, Almost a Love Story (1997), Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974), Maelstrom (2000), Stroszek (1977), Our Lady of the Assassins (2000) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Unusual Romance movies.

#2. Soldier's Girl (2003)

Storyline: In 1997, new Army recruit Barry Winchell (Troy Garity) is assigned to a base in Tennessee. He quickly befriends the quick-tempered Justin Fisher (Shawn Hatosy), who struggles with drug problems. One night, they venture out to a local bar hosting a drag show. Calpernia Addams (Lee Pace), a transsexual drag queen, fascinates Barry, and they strike up a relationship. As Barry and Calpernia grow closer, Justin becomes bitter and recruits another soldier (Philip Eddolls) to help get revenge.

Plot Keywords: soldier, commanding officer, drill instructor, friend, drag queen, brutal, emotional ...

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#3. Trust (1990)

Storyline: High school dropout Maria Coughlin (Adrienne Shelly) is having a rough time of it on Long Island. Her father recently died of a heart attack, her boyfriend has left her and she's pregnant. To make matters even worse, her mother has now kicked her out of the house. But when electronics genius Matthew Slaughter (Martin Donovan) comes into her life, things start to brighten up for Maria. Sure, he's unemployed and a little unhinged, but together they just might have a chance.

Plot Keywords: young woman, pregnant woman, boyfriend, eccentric, unemployed person, mother, witty ...

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#4. Comrades, Almost a Love Story (1997)

Storyline: Jun arrives in Hong Kong from mainland China, hoping to be able to earn enough money to marry his girlfriend back home. He meets the streetwise Qiao and they become friends. As friendship turns into love, problems develop, and although they seem meant for each other they somehow keep missing out.—Brian Rawnsley <rawnsleb@natlib.govt.nz>

Plot Keywords: city girl, country boy, aunt, sweetheart, teacher, gangster, endearing ...

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#5. Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)

Storyline: Emmi, a German woman in her mid-sixties, falls in love with Ali, a Moroccan immigrant worker around twenty-five years younger. When they abruptly decide to marry, everyone around them seems appalled. When the folks calm down a bit, Emmi and Ali's relationship grows uncertain.

Plot Keywords: cleaning lady, mechanic, daughter, son, bar owner, older woman, bleak ...

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#6. Maelstrom (2000)

Storyline: Bibiane (Marie-Josée Croze), a wealthy part-time model, questions her seemingly perfect life after she has a traumatic abortion. She succumbs to substance abuse and, while driving drunk one night, strikes a pedestrian and drives off. The next morning, she learns of a man who died after a hit-and-run. Wracked with guilt, she attends the man's funeral. There, she meets his son, Evian (Jean-Nicolas Verreault), and the pair begin a romance. But Bibiane is afraid to tell Evian her dark secret.

Plot Keywords: shop owner, rich girl, fisherman, mother, son, model, dark ...

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#7. Stroszek (1977)

Storyline: Bruno Stroszek is released from prison and warned to stop drinking. He has few skills and fewer expectations: with a glockenspiel and an accordion, he ekes out a living as a street musician. He befriends Eva, a prostitute down on her luck. After they are harried and beaten by the thugs who have been Eva's pimps, they join Bruno's neighbor, Scheitz, an elderly eccentric, when he leaves Germany to live in Wisconsin. In that winter bound, barren prairie, Bruno works as a mechanic, Eva as a waitress. They buy a trailer. Then, bills mount, the bank threatens to repossess the trailer, Eva wants privacy, and inexorably, the promise of a new life deserts Bruno.

Plot Keywords: prostitute, pimp, neighbor, nephew, waitress, bleak, amusing ...

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#8. Our Lady of the Assassins (2000)

Storyline: The writer Fernando Vallejo returns to Medellin, the city of his childhood, after an absence of over thirty years. Fernando meets Alexis, 16 years old, in a boys' brothel. Alexis comes from the slums. He has been drawn into a world of killing. Love begins to blossom between Fernando and Alexis. But their love has no future ... it is condemned before the fact by the harsh reality around them.

Plot Keywords: older man, teen boy, assassin, gang member, young man, writer, thrilling ...

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#9. The Frog Prince (1986)

Storyline: Princess Zora (Aileen Quinn) of the land of Tartonia feels lonely and sad, seemingly overshadowed by her prettier sister, Henrietta (Helen Hunt), and without many friends. While she's searching for companionship, she happens upon a man-size frog named Ribbit (John Paragon), who is actually a human prince who has been cursed into his current shape. As the pair bonds, Henrietta becomes spiteful of her sister's newfound happiness and tries to put an end to the blossoming relationship.

Plot Keywords: king, daughter, princess, frog, cook, servant, uplifting ...

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#10. A Touch of Zen (1971)

Storyline: An artist, Ku, lives with his mother near an abandoned fort, reputed to be haunted. One night, investigating strange noises, he meets the beautiful Yang who is living there. She is being pursued by agents of an Imperial noble who have murdered her family. Ku finds himself caught up in her struggle to survive, and many fierce battles take place before all is resolved. Action adventure with a lyrical feel, this is a kung fu film with a strong spiritual element.—Richard Hills <R.Hills@wlv.ac.uk>

Plot Keywords: artist, mother, princess, monk, general, rival, thrilling ...

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#11. One Deadly Summer (1983)

Storyline: Oozing sensuality, the seductively alluring, Eliane Wieck, arrives with her demure German mother and her disabled father in a rural southern French town, in a frilled dress and with a small suitcase in her hand. Pin-Pon, a car mechanic and volunteer firefighter, instantly falls for the charms of the mysterious newcomer--and before long--they get married. However, was it love at first sight for Eliane, too? What links her enigmatic presence to the family's old and dust-covered mechanical piano in the barn? It seems that the stage is set; but, what drives the cryptic young woman? Is it hungry curiosity or is it something far more sinister?—Nick Riganas

Plot Keywords: young woman, mother, mechanic, aunt, deaf person, rapist, dark ...

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#13. The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970)

Storyline: Double-crossed and left without water in the desert, Cable Hogue is saved when he finds a spring. It is in just the right spot for a much needed rest stop on the local stagecoach line, and Hogue uses this to his advantage. He builds a house and makes money off the stagecoach passengers. Hildy, a sex worker from the nearest town, moves in with him. Hogue has everything going his way until the advent of the automobile ends the era of the stagecoach.—John Oswalt <jao@jao.com>

Plot Keywords: business owner, reverend, prostitute, partner, cowboy, fascinating, profound ...

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#14. Ruby Sparks (2012)

Storyline: Calvin is a genius novelist who begins to type a new novel on his manual typewriter about Ruby, his dream girl. He can't believe his eyes, because the next day, Ruby becomes a real person, and they begin to have a beautiful relationship together. If the relationship isn't perfect, all Calvin has to do is simply type the words on the page and Ruby's actions change to what he needs.

Plot Keywords: author, therapist, dream girl, friend, brother, agent, cheeky ...

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