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Romance Movies To Have On In The Background Late At Night

Romance movies to have on in the background late at night. Includes Castaway on the Moon, About Time, Limelight and more, curated by Moviepiq.

On in the room. Not requiring your full attention. These are built for that.

Castaway on the Moon movie poster
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2009 · ★★★½☆ 7.9/10

Mr. Kim is jobless, lost in debt and has been dumped by his girlfriend. He decides to end it all by jumping into the Han River – only to find himself washed up on a small, mid-river island. He soon abandons thoughts of suicide or rescue and begins a new life as a castaway. His antics catch the attention of a young woman whose apartment overlooks the river. Her discovery changes both their lives.

Present enough to be there, undemanding enough to stay background.

About Time movie poster
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2013 · ★★★½☆ 7.9/10

The night after another unsatisfactory New Year's party, Tim's father reveals to him that the men in their family have the ability to travel through time. They can't change history, but they can change what happens and has happened in their own lives. Thus begins the start of a lesson in learning to appreciate life itself as it is, as it comes, and most importantly, the people living alongside us.

Present enough to be there, undemanding enough to stay background.

Limelight movie poster
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1952 · ★★★½☆ 7.9/10

A fading music hall comedian tries to help a despondent ballet dancer learn to walk and to again feel confident about life.

Present enough to be there, undemanding enough to stay background.

Three Colors: Red movie poster
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1994 · ★★★½☆ 7.9/10

Part-time model Valentine unexpectedly befriends a retired judge after she runs over his dog. At first, the grumpy man shows no concern about the dog, and Valentine decides to keep it. But the two form a bond when she returns to his house and catches him listening to his neighbors’ phone calls.

Present enough to be there, undemanding enough to stay background.

Titanic movie poster
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1997 · ★★★½☆ 7.9/10

101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards the ship with her mother and fiancé. Meanwhile, Jack Dawson and Fabrizio De Rossi win third-class tickets aboard the ship. Rose tells the whole story from Titanic's departure through to its death—on its first and last voyage—on April 15, 1912.

Works as company without pulling focus. You can be in the room with it.

Background films need enough going on to be company, not so much they demand you stop what you're doing.

Easy-going romance can work in the background. Quiet and consistent.

La La Land movie poster
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2016 · ★★★½☆ 7.9/10

Mia, an aspiring actress, serves lattes to movie stars in between auditions and Sebastian, a jazz musician, scrapes by playing cocktail party gigs in dingy bars, but as success mounts they are faced with decisions that begin to fray the fragile fabric of their love affair, and the dreams they worked so hard to maintain in each other threaten to rip them apart.

Works as company without pulling focus. You can be in the room with it.

Rebecca movie poster
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1940 · ★★★½☆ 7.9/10

Story of a young woman who marries a fascinating widower only to find out that she must live in the shadow of his former wife, Rebecca, who died mysteriously several years earlier. The young wife must come to grips with the terrible secret of her handsome, cold husband, Max De Winter. She must also deal with the jealous, obsessed Mrs. Danvers, the housekeeper, who will not accept her as the mistress of the house.

Present enough to be there, undemanding enough to stay background.

CODA movie poster
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2021 · ★★★½☆ 7.9/10

As a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults), Ruby is the only hearing person in her deaf family. When the family's fishing business is threatened, Ruby finds herself torn between pursuing her love of music and her fear of abandoning her parents.

Present enough to be there, undemanding enough to stay background.

Where Hands Touch movie poster
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2018 · ★★★½☆ 7.9/10

Germany, 1944. Leyna, the 15-year old daughter of a white German mother and a black African father, meets Lutz, a compassionate member of the Hitler Youth whose father is a prominent Nazi soldier, and they form an unlikely connection in this quickly changing world.

Works as company without pulling focus. You can be in the room with it.

Roman Holiday movie poster
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1953 · ★★★½☆ 7.9/10

Overwhelmed by her suffocating schedule, touring European princess Ann takes off for a night while in Rome. When a sedative she took from her doctor kicks in, however, she falls asleep on a park bench and is found by an American reporter, Joe Bradley, who takes her back to his apartment for safety. At work the next morning, Joe finds out Ann's regal identity and bets his editor he can get exclusive interview with her, but romance soon gets in the way.

Works as company without pulling focus. You can be in the room with it.

These films were chosen for the state you're in, not the state you wish you were in.

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