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Romance Movies For Restless Nights

Romance movies for restless nights across all eras. Includes Rocco and His Brothers, Barry Lyndon, Paperman and more, curated by Moviepiq.

Late. Restless. Not ready to give up on the day yet. These work for that.

Rocco and His Brothers movie poster
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1960 · ★★★★☆ 8.0/10

When a impoverished widow's family moves to the big city, two of her five sons become romantic rivals with deadly results.

Absorbing enough to quiet the mind, calm enough not to wind it back up.

Barry Lyndon movie poster
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1975 · ★★★★☆ 8.0/10

An Irish rogue uses his cunning and wit to work his way up the social classes of 18th century England, transforming himself from the humble Redmond Barry into the noble Barry Lyndon.

The right film for when sleep won't cooperate but exhaustion is already there.

Paperman movie poster
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2012 · ★★★★☆ 8.0/10

An urban office worker finds that paper airplanes are instrumental in meeting a girl in ways he never expected.

The right film for when sleep won't cooperate but exhaustion is already there.

The Red Shoes movie poster
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1948 · ★★★★☆ 8.0/10

A fledgling ballerina falls in love with a brilliant composer, but the jealous head of the ballet company plots to drive them apart.

The right film for when sleep won't cooperate but exhaustion is already there.

Weathering with You movie poster
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2019 · ★★★★☆ 8.0/10

The summer of his high school freshman year, Hodaka runs away from his remote island home to Tokyo, and quickly finds himself pushed to his financial and personal limits. The weather is unusually gloomy and rainy every day, as if taking its cue from his life. After many days of solitude, he finally finds work as a freelance writer for a mysterious occult magazine. Then, one day, Hodaka meets Hina on a busy street corner. This bright and strong-willed girl possesses a strange and wonderful ability: the power to stop the rain and clear the sky.

The right film for when sleep won't cooperate but exhaustion is already there.

Restless nights need films that absorb without over-stimulating. That balance is harder than it sounds.

Warm and unhurried. Good for nights that need settling.

Love, Simon movie poster
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2018 · ★★★★☆ 8.0/10

Everyone deserves a great love story, but for 17-year-old Simon Spier, it's a little more complicated. He hasn't told his family or friends that he's gay, and he doesn't know the identity of the anonymous classmate that he's fallen for online.

The right film for when sleep won't cooperate but exhaustion is already there.

Before Sunrise movie poster
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1995 · ★★★★☆ 8.0/10

An unexpected meeting on a train leads two travelers to spend an evening wandering through Vienna. As the night unfolds, they share stories and conversations about life and love, exploring new ideas while a quiet intimacy grows between them, knowing it may be their only night together.

Absorbing enough to quiet the mind, calm enough not to wind it back up.

Chungking Express movie poster
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1994 · ★★★★☆ 8.0/10

Two melancholic Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal server at a late-night restaurant.

The right film for when sleep won't cooperate but exhaustion is already there.

In a Heartbeat movie poster
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2017 · ★★★★☆ 8.0/10

A closeted boy runs the risk of being outed by his own heart after it pops out of his chest to chase down the boy of his dreams.

Absorbing enough to quiet the mind, calm enough not to wind it back up.

Love Exposure movie poster
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2008 · ★★★★☆ 8.0/10

The story of a teenage boy called Yu, who falls for Yoko, a girl he runs into while working as an upskirt photographer in an offshoot of the porn industry. His attempts to woo her are complicated by a spot of cross-dressing – which convinces Yoko that she is lesbian – dalliances with kung-fu and crime, and a constant struggle with Catholic guilt.

The right film for when sleep won't cooperate but exhaustion is already there.

These films work because they match where you actually are, not where you think you should be.

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