Top 10 One Sided Loves In Movies
For this list, we’re taking a look at unrequited one-sided love stories where one character does not reciprocate another’s affection.
In the Mood For Love
Director: Kar Wai Wong Cast: Tony Chiu Wai Leung, Maggie Cheung, Ping Lam Siu
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Synopsis In the Mood for Love 2000 Hong Kong Movie
Two neighbors, a woman and a man, form a strong bond after both suspect extramarital activities of their spouses. However, they agree to keep their bond platonic so as not to commit similar wrongs.
My views
As said by New York Times film critic Elvis Mitchell about the movie that it is "dizzy with a romantic spirit that's been missing from the cinema forever." It's so well said, nowadays romantic films are so hard to find expect for movies that include plenty of nudity and sex thrive. The movie is about two neighbors, a woman and a man, form a strong bond after both suspect extramarital activities of their spouses. They fall madly in love with each other, and must resist the temptation of going too far that two people can love each other but be so afraid as to never act it.The movie has an poetic cinematography, every shot has an idea behind it with light effects at work combined with music. The pleasure of watching this film is not so much in the story but more in the ambiance, the visual style, the romantic soundtrack, the 50s set design and decoration and the photogenic actors. It takes several viewings and careful observations to fully capture the subtle nuances. A masterpiece just something that you must have in your collection of films.
Ratings:As said by New York Times film critic Elvis Mitchell about the movie that it is "dizzy with a romantic spirit that's been missing from the cinema forever." It's so well said, nowadays romantic films are so hard to find expect for movies that include plenty of nudity and sex thrive. The movie is about two neighbors, a woman and a man, form a strong bond after both suspect extramarital activities of their spouses. They fall madly in love with each other, and must resist the temptation of going too far that two people can love each other but be so afraid as to never act it.The movie has an poetic cinematography, every shot has an idea behind it with light effects at work combined with music. The pleasure of watching this film is not so much in the story but more in the ambiance, the visual style, the romantic soundtrack, the 50s set design and decoration and the photogenic actors. It takes several viewings and careful observations to fully capture the subtle nuances. A masterpiece just something that you must have in your collection of films.
- Acting/Cast: 8
- Story: 8.5
- Music/Sounds:8
- Overall: 8.5
City Lights
Director: Charles Chaplin Cast: Charles Chaplin, Virginia Cherrill, Florence Lee
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Synopsis City Lights 1931 Hollywood Movie
With the aid of a wealthy erratic tippler, a dewy-eyed tramp who has fallen in love with a sightless flower girl accumulates money to be able to help her medically.
My views
Ratings:
One Of Chaplin's Best & Most Endearing movie. "City Lights" engaged a true genius in a graceful and touching performance which arouses profound feelings and joy with great simplicity of style and tragic tale. Each scene was the result of hard-working detail and planning. The Tramp (which can be seen in many Chaplin movies) falls in love with a blind girl. But that girl can’t recognize him, even though she also falls in love with him during one meeting. She desperately tries to meet with that Tramp but she couldn’t. On the other hand, The Tramp also tries and wants her to know that it is him whom she is searching. Now what happens to their love? Of course, it has a happy ending like many other Chaplin movies. Apart from their undeveloped and unexpressed love, so many funny scenes are there. It is a one-man virtuoso performance.
- Acting/Cast: 9
- Story: 8
- Music/Sounds: 8
- Overall: 8.5
The Road Home
Director: Yimou Zhang Cast: Ziyi Zhang, Honglei Sun, Hao Zheng
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Synopsis The Road Home 1999 Mandarin Movie
Prompted by the death of his father and the grief of his mother, a man recalls the story of how they met in flashback.
My views
The Road Home is a gentle, sensitive and beautiful film centering on the story of the courtship between between a young country girl and a teacher. The film is actually two stories: the here-and-now about an old man and woman, and a long flashback telling the love story of how they met. In the first segment, the man had just died and the woman is grieving and making funeral arrangements. They involve walking with the casket a long way home, hence the title. The middle part of the film, the romance, features Ziyi Zhang. That middle segment - the courtship - is in brilliant, almost stunning-looking color. The beginning and end of the film are both in black-and-white. The story is simple yet tearful and the actors are just wonderful. Ziyi Zhang - Her performance pulled me in with her beautiful face, her acting, her appeal, her mandarin youthful voice, images of her braided pig tail hair flapping in the wind as she cutely trotted down the dirt path, and so on and so on. This classy can't be missed.
Ratings:The Road Home is a gentle, sensitive and beautiful film centering on the story of the courtship between between a young country girl and a teacher. The film is actually two stories: the here-and-now about an old man and woman, and a long flashback telling the love story of how they met. In the first segment, the man had just died and the woman is grieving and making funeral arrangements. They involve walking with the casket a long way home, hence the title. The middle part of the film, the romance, features Ziyi Zhang. That middle segment - the courtship - is in brilliant, almost stunning-looking color. The beginning and end of the film are both in black-and-white. The story is simple yet tearful and the actors are just wonderful. Ziyi Zhang - Her performance pulled me in with her beautiful face, her acting, her appeal, her mandarin youthful voice, images of her braided pig tail hair flapping in the wind as she cutely trotted down the dirt path, and so on and so on. This classy can't be missed.
- Acting/Cast: 9
- Story: 9
- Music/Sounds:8
- Overall: 8.5
Baran
Director: Majid Majidi Cast: Hossein Abedini, Zahra Bahrami, Mohammad Amir Naji
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Synopsis Baran 2001 Iranian Movie
In a building site in present-day Tehran, Lateef, a 17-year-old Turkish
worker is irresistibly drawn to Rahmat, a young Afghan worker. The
revelation of Rahmat's secret changes both their lives.
My views
After seeing this movie I can really say "Action do speak louder than words". Baran is one of the most beautifully done movie and well acted. It is of moving unselfish love. Writing anything about this film may spoil the story. So keeping it unwritten, the most interesting thing about this film is the platonic love of its main character, a boy who falls in love with a girl. The boy is Iranian and the girl is an Afghan refugee who has legal problems in Iran. It goes to tell that you don't need to have sex or even touching and kissing to feel or show the love that two people have to have with each other. The scene are more beautiful than words can ever say it. If you have seen 3-irons go for this one too. What an wonderful movie this has been for me.
Ratings:After seeing this movie I can really say "Action do speak louder than words". Baran is one of the most beautifully done movie and well acted. It is of moving unselfish love. Writing anything about this film may spoil the story. So keeping it unwritten, the most interesting thing about this film is the platonic love of its main character, a boy who falls in love with a girl. The boy is Iranian and the girl is an Afghan refugee who has legal problems in Iran. It goes to tell that you don't need to have sex or even touching and kissing to feel or show the love that two people have to have with each other. The scene are more beautiful than words can ever say it. If you have seen 3-irons go for this one too. What an wonderful movie this has been for me.
- Acting/Cast: 9
- Story: 8
- Music/Sounds:8
- Overall: 8
500 Days Of Summer
Director: Marc Webb Cast: Zooey Deschanel, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Geoffrey Arend
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Synopsis 500 Days Of Summer 2009 Hollywood Movie
An offbeat romantic comedy about a woman who doesn't believe true love exists, and the young man who falls for her.
My views
"She got you high and you don't even know it." We all know the basic romantic comedy theme: "boy meets girl loses her and then in finale they wins her back and they lived happily ever after". Fortunately this movie is a big breath of fresh air. This is something different in the rom- com genre. Tom is optimistic believer in true love while Summer thinks relationship is a waste.Tom falls madly in love with Summer and then later on slowly cracks begin to appear in their relationship. While the movie can turned out depressing at times, it does end with a hopeful note. A must watch for everyone out there, you won't regret it.
Ratings:"She got you high and you don't even know it." We all know the basic romantic comedy theme: "boy meets girl loses her and then in finale they wins her back and they lived happily ever after". Fortunately this movie is a big breath of fresh air. This is something different in the rom- com genre. Tom is optimistic believer in true love while Summer thinks relationship is a waste.Tom falls madly in love with Summer and then later on slowly cracks begin to appear in their relationship. While the movie can turned out depressing at times, it does end with a hopeful note. A must watch for everyone out there, you won't regret it.
- Acting/Cast: 8
- Story: 8
- Music/Sounds: 9
- Overall: 8
PK
Director: Rajkumar Hirani Cast: Aamir Khan, Anushka Sharma, Sanjay Dutt
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Synopsis PK 2014 Bollywood Movie
A stranger in the city asks questions no one has asked before. His childlike curiosity will take him on a journey of love, laughter, and letting go.
My views
Ratings:
An naive hilarious movie that not just makes you laugh your hearts
out but makes you think as the movie proceeds. Amazing work done by
Rajkumar Hirani and Aamir Khan. Based on the concept of an alien trying to survive in this hard and mean
world, ‘PK’ went on to become a blockbuster in no time. Aamir Khan has done many challenging roles in his career but Pk is
beyond imagination. His performance has to be experienced! While it mocked at certain
religions, the movie also threw light on one sided love of an alien who
falls for a human being without his feelings being reciprocated.
However, he has no complaints and does not let Anushka realize until the
end that he loves her. Loved
the simplicity of the movie. Beautiful locations, amazing songs and the
funny dialogues adds spice to the movie.
- Acting/Cast: 8
- Story: 7
- Music/Sounds: 8
- Overall: 7.5
Chungking Express
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Synopsis Chungking Express 1994 Hong Kong Movie
Two melancholy Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious female underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal server at a late-night restaurant he frequents.
My views
Ratings:
Every day in our life we interact with people be it on street or at our working place. Within the course of 24 hours we
can
influence someone's life so deeply that they will
never forget us. Is it possible that the next person you fall in love with
could be a notorious heroin smuggler or the counter girl at the express
luncheonette counter? Kar-Wai Wong, the writer/director of Chungking
Express seems to think so.
The first part
has some open love and romantic scenes. The second part is better both
romantically, with other standards of film like music, cinematography
and characters. The whole movie is remarkable and an unmatched classic of film history. In the second
part, a female snack bar owner falls in love with a cop who recently
broke up with his girlfriend. She then goes to his apartment (actually
she got keys from his girlfriend!), and spends time decorating and
cleaning his room. She does these kinds of things frequently, which
remain almost unknown to the cop. He just becomes surprised about the
decoration of his room. Actually, this introverted girl can’t express
her love directly, so her expression is seen in all these activities. In the end, the film is flawless tale of brief encounters and abstract moments.Wong
Kar-Wai has sealed his place in cinematic history with this tour de
force.
- Acting/Cast: 8
- Story: 7
- Music/Sounds: 7
- Overall: 7.5
Forest Gump
Director: Robert Zemeckis Cast: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise
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Synopsis Forest Gump 1994 Hollywood Movie
While not intelligent, Forrest Gump has accidentally been present at many historic moments, but his true love, Jenny Curran, eludes him.
My views
Forest Gump is an exceptionally touching film with a great cast, excellent choice of music and a thoroughly pleasing narrative. Some of the dialogue in this film is now commonly quoted in everyday life which is a great achievement. It was a teeny bit long though, otherwise this film would have probably got a perfect scored. Forrest is a simple boy who couldn’t walk, but the words of his lady love “Run, Forrest Run!” made him use his legs for the first time at a tender age and he remained in love with her throughout his life, as she kept sinking lower and lower in self-pity. He never got her love, but what he did get is a son, her and his son whom he could love even when she’s gone.
Ratings:Forest Gump is an exceptionally touching film with a great cast, excellent choice of music and a thoroughly pleasing narrative. Some of the dialogue in this film is now commonly quoted in everyday life which is a great achievement. It was a teeny bit long though, otherwise this film would have probably got a perfect scored. Forrest is a simple boy who couldn’t walk, but the words of his lady love “Run, Forrest Run!” made him use his legs for the first time at a tender age and he remained in love with her throughout his life, as she kept sinking lower and lower in self-pity. He never got her love, but what he did get is a son, her and his son whom he could love even when she’s gone.
- Acting/Cast: 9
- Story: 8
- Music/Sounds: 8
- Overall: 8
Love Exposure
Director: Shion Sono Cast: Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Denden, Asuka Kurosawa
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Synopsis Love Exposure 2008 Japanese Movie
Three emotionally abused people from the fringes of society get locked in a convoluted love triangle. Yuu, a Catholic boy searching for true love ends up taking erotic photographs of women in public until he discovers Yoko, whom he sees as his Virgin Mary. Yoko, an antifamily, misandristic girl finds that her foster mother will be marrying Yuu's father. Koike, an "original sinner", coordinates a plan to convert Yuu's family to her cult. Under her careful direction, their lives come crashing together in one fateful street fight.
My views
Love Exposure gained a considerable amount of notoriety in film festivals around the world for its four-hour duration and themes including love, family, lust, religion and the art of up-skirt photography. The best of four hours movie I have ever seen. Every scene made me smile and every character made me feel so much for them. The length was needed to outline the characters' stories, it was really entertaining to see how they developed and connected through its four hours and it never gets drag away. The movie has got all the elements that a good movie should consist of; perfect plot, stunning music, touching end. A romance in a stupid world. Shion Sono is really genius. He showed us how a movie can take audiences to an amazing ride to remember. This is one of the best movies I have watched. Watch it, you will definitely be moved. This is an must see for Asian lovers.
Ratings:Love Exposure gained a considerable amount of notoriety in film festivals around the world for its four-hour duration and themes including love, family, lust, religion and the art of up-skirt photography. The best of four hours movie I have ever seen. Every scene made me smile and every character made me feel so much for them. The length was needed to outline the characters' stories, it was really entertaining to see how they developed and connected through its four hours and it never gets drag away. The movie has got all the elements that a good movie should consist of; perfect plot, stunning music, touching end. A romance in a stupid world. Shion Sono is really genius. He showed us how a movie can take audiences to an amazing ride to remember. This is one of the best movies I have watched. Watch it, you will definitely be moved. This is an must see for Asian lovers.
- Acting/Cast: 8
- Story: 8
- Music/Sounds:8
- Overall: 8
Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali Cast: Salman Khan, Ajay Devgn, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
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Synopsis Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam 1999 Bollywood Movie
Nandini has to choose between Sameer, the man who taught her to fall in love; and Vanraj, the man from whom she learnt how to abide and fulfill promises of love.
My views
Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam whose english meaning is "Straight from the Heart" is an epic story with gorgeous landscapes, singing, dancing, romance, danger, betrayal, humor, religion, family and cultural tradition all balanced and directed masterfully to produce the most beautiful film. He loves her. She loves him. They’re separated. She’s married off to this guy, who is head over heels for her. But she has her heart set on Sameer who has gone continents apart. But you know what this guy does? He takes her back to him!Does everything he can to make the two lover meet, sacrifices his own feelings for them. What could be more painful than that?
Ratings:Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam whose english meaning is "Straight from the Heart" is an epic story with gorgeous landscapes, singing, dancing, romance, danger, betrayal, humor, religion, family and cultural tradition all balanced and directed masterfully to produce the most beautiful film. He loves her. She loves him. They’re separated. She’s married off to this guy, who is head over heels for her. But she has her heart set on Sameer who has gone continents apart. But you know what this guy does? He takes her back to him!Does everything he can to make the two lover meet, sacrifices his own feelings for them. What could be more painful than that?
- Acting/Cast: 8
- Story: 7
- Music/Sounds:7
- Overall:7.5
(Source: MyDramaList, Wikipedia)
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