Lost in Translation is a 2003 romantic comedy and drama movie written and directed by Sofia Coppola. Bill Murray plays Bob Harris, an American actor who is struggling with life choices when he goes to Tokyo to advertise Suntory whisky. He meets Charlotte, a young American woman who recently finished college and is married.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is a 2004 American science fiction romantic drama film directed by Michel Gondry and written by Charlie Kaufman, based on a story by Gondry, Kaufman, and Pierre Bismuth. The film features Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet as a couple who have their memories erased after ending their relationship. Supporting roles are played by Kirsten Dunst, Mark Ruffalo, Elijah Wood, and Tom Wilkinson.
Yi Yi (Chinese: 一一; pinyin: Yī Yī; lit. “one one”; subtitled A One and a Two) is a 2000 Taiwanese drama film written and directed by Edward Yang. The story focuses on the challenges faced by an engineer named NJ (played by Wu Nien-jen) and three generations of his middle-class Taiwanese family in Taipei.
Yi Yi (Chinese: 一一; pinyin: Yī Yī; literally “one one”; subtitled A One and a Two) is a 2000 Taiwanese drama film written and directed by Edward Yang. The story focuses on the challenges faced by an engineer named NJ, played by Wu Nien-jen, and three generations of his middle-class Taiwanese family in Taipei. The film’s title means “one by one” or “one after another.” When written vertically, the two strokes in the title look similar to the character for “two”: 二.
Happy Together (Chinese: 春光乍洩) is a 1997 Hong Kong romantic drama film written and directed by Wong Kar-wai. It stars Leslie Cheung and Tony Leung Chiu-wai as a gay couple facing difficult challenges. The English title comes from a song by the Turtles from 1967, which is also performed by Danny Chung in the film’s soundtrack.
In the Mood for Love (traditional Chinese: 花樣年華; simplified Chinese: 花样年华; meaning “Flower-like Years” or “the prime of one’s youth”) is a 2000 romantic drama film created by Wong Kar-wai. Made together by Hong Kong and France, the film tells the story of a man (Tony Leung) and a woman (Maggie Cheung) in 1962 who find out their spouses are having an affair. As they spend time together, they start to feel something for each other.
Farewell My Concubine (Chinese: 霸王别姬, lit. “The Hegemon-King Bids Farewell to His Concubine”) is a 1993 Chinese film directed by Chen Kaige. It stars Leslie Cheung, Gong Li, and Zhang Fengyi.
Raise the Red Lantern is a 1991 historical movie directed by Zhang Yimou and starring Gong Li. It is based on a 1990 novella titled Raise the Red Lantern (originally Wives and Concubines) by Su Tong, adapted by Ni Zhen. A Chinese-Hong Kong co-production, the film was later turned into a ballet of the same name by the National Ballet of China, also directed by Zhang Yimou.
The Wedding Banquet is a 2025 American romantic comedy film directed by Andrew Ahn and co-written by Ahn and James Schamus. It is a remake of a movie from 1993. The film stars Bowen Yang, Lily Gladstone, Kelly Marie Tran, Han Gi-chan, Joan Chen, and Youn Yuh-jung.
Love & Other Drugs is a 2010 American romantic comedy drama film directed, produced, and co-written by Edward Zwick. It is based on a 2005 non-fiction book by Jamie Reidy titled Hard Sell: The Evolution of a Viagra Salesman. The film stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, Oliver Platt, Hank Azaria, Josh Gad, and Gabriel Macht.