Heat and Dust

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Heat and Dust (1983)

Drama, Romance

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Lady Chatterley's Lover

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2015 ★ 6.3

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Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina

1997 ★ 6.1

In Imperial Russia, Anna, wife of the officer Karenin, goes to Moscow to visit her brother. On the way, she meets charming cavalry officer Vronsky, to whom she's immediately attracted. But in St. Petersburg’s high society, a relationship like this could destroy a woman’s reputation.

Jude

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1996 ★ 6.3

In late 19th-century England, Jude aspires to be an academic, but is hobbled by his blue-collar background. Instead, he works as a stonemason and is trapped in an unloving marriage to a farmer's daughter named Arabella. But when his wife leaves him, Jude sees an opportunity to improve himself. He moves to the city and begins an affair with his married cousin, Sue, courting tragedy every step of the way.

After We Fell

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2021 ★ 7.0

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Inventing the Abbotts

Inventing the Abbotts

1997 ★ 6.3

In the 1950s, brothers Jacey and Doug Holt, who come from the poorer side of their sleepy Midwestern town, vie for the affections of the wealthy, lovely Abbott sisters. Lady-killer Jacey alternates between Eleanor and Alice, wanting simply to break the hearts of rich young women. But sensitive Doug has a real romance with Pamela, which Jacey and the Abbott patriarch, Lloyd, both frown upon.

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Gabriel's Inferno: Part II

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2020 ★ 8.3

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The Golden Bowl

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2000 ★ 5.9

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Rachel, Rachel

Rachel, Rachel

1968 ★ 6.6

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Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina

1935 ★ 6.5

In Imperial Russia, Anna, wife of the officer Karenin, goes to Moscow to visit her brother. On the way, she meets charming cavalry officer Vronsky, to whom she's immediately attracted. But in St. Petersburg’s high society, a relationship like this could destroy a woman’s reputation.

After We Collided

After We Collided

2020 ★ 7.2

Tessa finds herself struggling with her complicated relationship with Hardin; she faces a dilemma that could change their lives forever.

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2008 ★ 6.6

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2018 ★ 6.4

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Brideshead Revisited

Brideshead Revisited

2008 ★ 6.3

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2019 ★ 6.3

On an isolated English farm in 1657, Fanny lives a quiet life with her oppressive husband John and their young son. One day their life is rocked with the arrival of young couple Thomas and Rebecca who claim to have been robbed and need a place to stay. But are these strangers really who they say they are?

Revolutionary Road

Revolutionary Road

2008 ★ 7.0

A young couple living in a Connecticut suburb during the mid-1950s struggle to come to terms with their personal problems while trying to raise their two children. Based on a novel by Richard Yates.

The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter

1995 ★ 6.1

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Maria's Lovers

1984 ★ 6.0

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2006 ★ 7.1

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