Highest-Rated Movies about 'Marital Relationship'

Sui Dhaaga: Made in India (2018), Genevieve (1953), Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948), Another Thin Man (1939), Days of Wine and Roses (1962), Contempt (1963), Honeymoon (2014), Bed and Board (1970) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Marital Relationship movies.

#17. Woman of the Year (1942)

Storyline: Tess and Sam work on the same newspaper and don't like each other very much. At least the first time, because they eventually fall in love and get married. But Tess is a very active woman and one of the most famous feminists in the country; she is even elected as "the woman of the year." Being busy all the time, she forgets how to really be a woman and Sam begins to feel neglected.—Chris Makrozahopoulos <makzax@hotmail.com>

Plot Keywords: romantic comedy, classic film, golden age hollywood, love story, gender roles, marriage, career woman ...

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#18. The Wife (2017)

Storyline: Behind any great man, there's always a greater woman - and you're about to meet her. Joan Castleman (Glenn Close): a highly intelligent and still-striking beauty - the perfect devoted wife. Forty years spent sacrificing her own talent, dreams and ambitions to fan the flames of her charismatic husband Joe (Jonathan Pryce) and his skyrocketing literary career. Ignoring his infidelities and excuses because of his "art" with grace and humour. Their fateful pact has built a marriage upon uneven compromises. And Joan's reached her breaking point. On the eve of Joe's Nobel Prize for Literature, the crown jewel in a spectacular body of work, Joan's coup de grace is to confront the biggest sacrifice of her life and secret of his career.

Plot Keywords: drama, family, marriage, literature, writer, female, emotion ...

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#19. Kiss Me Kate (1953)

Storyline: Fred and Lilly are a divorced pair of actors who are brought together by Cole Porter who has written a musical version of The Taming of the Shrew. Of course, the couple seem to act a great deal like the characters they play. A fight on the opening night threatens the production, as well as two thugs who have the mistaken idea that Fred owes their boss money and insist on staying next to him all night.—John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>

Plot Keywords: musical, musical film, classic hollywood, romantic comedy, stage play adaptation, broadway, marital relationship ...

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#20. La Pointe Courte (1956)

Storyline: There are two parts to this film: sequences of life in the fishing village of La Pointe Courte (a government inspector's visit, the death of a child) alternate with others following a couple - He is from La Pointe Courte, she is Parisian - coming to terms with their changing relationship.—Alison Smith <mla22@cc.keele.ac.uk>

Plot Keywords: art film, black and white, experimental film, realism, marital relationship, social class, independent film ...

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#21. Wife vs. Secretary (1936)

Storyline: Magazine publisher Van Stanhope is a hard-working, dynamic executive very happily married to his beautiful wife Linda. Although their relationship is is built on unconditional trust, friends caution her about the dangers of allowing Whitey, her husband's extremely sexy secretary, to continue to have access to him. Even Van's mother warns Linda that Van's father philandered during their marriage, and Van, like all men, will eventually succumb to opportunity and temptation. Although Whitey has a faithful boyfriend, she secretly harbors unrequited feelings for her boss. When they take business trip to Havana, circumstantial evidence convinces Linda that the rumors she's heard may have a basis in fact.—Gabe Taverney (duke1029@aol.com)

Plot Keywords: romance, comedy, drama, marriage, workplace, misunderstanding, jealousy ...

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#22. Pardon Mon Affaire (1976)

Storyline: As loyal as a dove, the down-to-earth family man, Étienne Dorsay, is about to tell his first lie to his supportive and caring wife, Marthe, when, out of the blue, falls head over heels in love with an enchanting woman in a billowy red dress. Now, he is a fearless Casanova willing to go to great lengths to be with the object of his ever-growing desire; however, is Étienne--the inexperienced adventure-seeker--up for the task? With the aid of his few intimate friends, Étienne just might get what he wishes for; nevertheless, is love always a bed of roses?—Nick Riganas

Plot Keywords: comedy, french film, romance, love, marriage, middle class, midlife crisis ...

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#23. The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (1960)

Storyline: In Oklahoma in the 1920s, Rubin Flood (Robert Preston) loses his job as a travelling salesman when the company goes bankrupt. This adds to his worries at home. His wife Cora (Dorothy McGuire) is frigid because of trying to make ends meet. His teenage daughter Reenie (Shirley Knight) is afraid of going out on dates, but eventually makes friends with a troubled Jewish boy Sammy Golden (Lee Kinsolving), and his son is a mama's boy. He finally storms out of the house when Cora falsely accuses him of having an affair with Mavis Pruitt (Dame Angela Lansbury).—Will Gilbert

Plot Keywords: drama, family, marriage, conflict, psychological, american, 1950s ...

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#24. Period of Adjustment (1962)

Storyline: Veteran George Haverstick (Jim Hutton) meets nurse Isabel (Jane Fonda) while in hospital and soon marries her. However, Isabel is disappointed to learn that George drives a hearse and has booked them a dingy motel for their honeymoon, during which he falls asleep drunk. The next day, the couple visits George's friend Ralph (Tony Franciosa), who originally married Dorothea (Lois Nettleton) for money but now loves her. Dorothea wants to leave Ralph, and the Haversticks try to help him.

Plot Keywords: comedy, romance, marriage, drama, black and white, classic, american film ...

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#26. Lost in America (1985)

Storyline: David and Linda Howard are successful yuppies from LA. When he gets a job disappointment, David convinces Linda that they should quit their jobs, liquidate their assets, and emulate the movie Easy Rider, spending the rest of their lives travelling around America...in a Winnebago! (This is a kind of large, luxurious mobile home which suits a 1980's yuppie more than the counterculture dropout approach of Easy Rider.) His idealized, unrealistic plans soon begin to go spectacularly wrong.—Reid Gagle

Plot Keywords: comedy, satire, road movie, american dream, middle class, social critique, marriage ...

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#27. George Washington Slept Here (1942)

Storyline: New Yorkers Bill and Connie Fuller have to move from their apartment. Without Bill's knowledge, Connie purchases a delapidated old farmhouse in Pennsylvania, where George Washington was supposed to have actually slept during the American Revolution. Much of the humor comes from the couple's many problems they encounter while trying to fix up the place.—Daniel Bubbeo <dbubbeo@cmp.com>

Plot Keywords: comedy, romance, family, country life, marriage, real estate, history ...

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#28. Vacation From Marriage (1945)

Storyline: Robert and Catherine have a quiet little marriage until World War II separates them for three years. Serving in the Navy dramatically transforms both of them and they realize how much they resented their old mundane life together. Both dread their inevitable reunion and separately decide to ask for a divorce, but is the marriage really over?—Kathy Li

Plot Keywords: romance, marriage, world war ii, british film, drama, war, family ...

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#30. The Conjugal Bed (1963)

Storyline: A 40 year old man, Alfonso, finally succeeds to marry a virginal, educated, beautiful and very Catholic woman. But soon she, Regina, starts stressing him because she wants to be pregnant. When the stress is at its peak Regina at last gets pregnant. Once the goal is reached the man is put aside and dies.—1felco

Plot Keywords: marriage, comedy, italian cinema, 1960s, marital relationship, social satire, sexuality ...

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