In this day and age when you say "romantic movie" right away people think the traditional rom-com. But, more and more the weirdos like me are creeping out of the coffin and telling you different. Here's my list of movies that you wouldn't normally consider right off the bat for Valentine's Day.
The Hotel Transylvania movies. I know, I just finished saying that typical rom-com's weren't what I was going to talk about, and if you've seen these family friendly monster movies, you know that they do fall into rom-com territory. But, given they are animated monster flicks, most people don't think of them right off the...bat. The first film follows young vampire Mavis as she falls in love with human Johnathan to the horror of her dad Drac. The second film which is more of a buddy comedy, does lend itself to little Dennis who's a half vampire (dhampir) falling in love with his crush Winnie who's a werewolf. The third installment of the franchise, sees Drac himself falling in love with non other than a Van Helsing.
The Bride. This 1983 drama starring Sting and Jennifer Beals is a remake of The Bride of Frankenstein. There is actually more than one "love story" happening in this film. We follow intertwining plots of the characters. The Monster who along with his best friend travel the world with the circus, and the Bride who is dealing with both the dashing man she's recently met and their creator Frankenstein.
The Wolfman. The 2009 version starring Benicio Del Toro and Anthony Hopkins, has a underlining plot of a love story between the main character Del Toro and his widowed sister-in-law played by Emily Blunt. As he's returned home to uncover how his brother died, he falls under not just the spell of love but a curse as well.
The Highlander. The 1985 original story is at the heart of it, a love story between the main character and his human wife.
The Crow movies. The entire franchise is one love story after another.
Anonymous. This 2011 drama starring Rhys Ifans and Vanessa Redgrave, tells one possible tale of the life of Shakespeare.
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