Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "romantic-tension"

1. The Office (2005–2013)

TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy

A mockumentary on a group of typical office workers, where the workday consists of ego clashes, inappropriate behavior, tedium and romance.

Stars: Steve Carell, Jenna Fischer, John Krasinski, Rainn Wilson

Votes: 715,576

2. The X-Files (1993–2018)

TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Two F.B.I. Agents, Fox Mulder the believer and Dana Scully the skeptic, investigate the strange and unexplained, while hidden forces work to impede their efforts.

Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Mitch Pileggi, William B. Davis

Votes: 250,543

3. Jurassic World Dominion (2022)

PG-13 | 147 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Four years after the destruction of Isla Nublar, Biosyn operatives attempt to track down Maisie Lockwood, while Dr Ellie Sattler investigates a genetically engineered swarm of giant insects.

Director: Colin Trevorrow | Stars: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Laura Dern, Sam Neill

Votes: 206,647 | Gross: $376.85M

4. The Office (2001–2003)

TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Drama

The story of an office that faces closure when the company decides to downsize its branches. A documentary film crew follow staff and the manager David Brent as they continue their daily lives.

Stars: Ricky Gervais, Martin Freeman, Mackenzie Crook, Lucy Davis

Votes: 123,421

5. The Office: Superfan Episodes (2020– )

TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy

The original office with new bonus footage that was cut for run time on tv originally.

Stars: Steve Carell, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer, Melora Hardin

Votes: 683

6. Waiting... (I) (2005)

R | 94 min | Comedy

Young employees at ShenaniganZ restaurant collectively stave off boredom and adulthood with their antics.

Director: Rob McKittrick | Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Anna Faris, John Francis Daley, Justin Long

Votes: 106,340 | Gross: $16.12M

7. In the Heights (2021)

PG-13 | 143 min | Drama, Musical, Romance

In Washington Heights, a sympathetic New York bodega owner saves every penny every day as he imagines and sings about a better life.

Director: Jon M. Chu | Stars: Anthony Ramos, Corey Hawkins, Leslie Grace, Melissa Barrera

Votes: 52,226

8. Moonlighting (1985–1989)

TV-PG | 3,073 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery

The quirky cases of a former model and a smart aleck detective who manage a private detective agency.

Stars: Cybill Shepherd, Bruce Willis, Allyce Beasley, Curtis Armstrong

Votes: 24,353

9. Legend of the Seeker (2008–2010)

TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

After the mysterious murder of his father, a son's search for answers begins a momentous fight against tyranny.

Stars: Craig Horner, Bridget Regan, Bruce Spence, Craig Parker

Votes: 36,331

10. Highschool of the Dead (2010)

TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Drama

High school students are overwhelmed with the start of the zombie apocalypse.

Stars: Jun'ichi Suwabe, Eri Kitamura, Nobuyuki Hiyama, Hitomi Harada

Votes: 15,542

11. Stranger (2017–2020)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

With the help of a gutsy female detective, a prosecutor who has almost lost the ability to feel emotions tackles a strange murder case amid political corruption.

Stars: Cho Seung-woo, Bae Doona, Lee Jun-hyuk, Jeon Bae-soo

Votes: 10,190

12. The Twilight Samurai (2002)

129 min | Drama, Romance

As the feudal Japan era draws to a close, a widower samurai experiences difficulty balancing clan loyalties, 2 young daughters, an aged mother, and the sudden reappearance of his childhood sweetheart.

Director: Yôji Yamada | Stars: Hiroyuki Sanada, Rie Miyazawa, Nenji Kobayashi, Ren Ôsugi

Votes: 25,594

13. Betrayed (1988)

R | 127 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

An FBI agent posing as a combine driver becomes romantically involved with a Midwest farmer who lives a double life as a white supremacist.

Director: Costa-Gavras | Stars: Debra Winger, Tom Berenger, John Heard, Betsy Blair

Votes: 7,030 | Gross: $25.82M

14. Sapphire & Steel (1979–1982)

TV-PG | 30 min | Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller

The secrets Sapphire, Steel and their colleagues find include people trapped in photos, ghosts lost in time and a retro dinner party.

Stars: David McCallum, Joanna Lumley, David Collings, Gerald James

Votes: 1,863

15. ReLIFE (2016–2018)

TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

A young man, failing at life, is offered a new start as a 10 years younger high-school student.

Stars: Jessie James Grelle, Micah Solusod, Jeannie Tirado, Kristen McGuire

Votes: 6,499

16. Love and Redemption (2020– )

45 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

According to legends, the god of war saved the heavens in a deadly battle against the demon a thousand years ago. Both fell from the heavens and disappeared from the world.

Stars: Yi Cheng, Crystal Yuan, Xueyi Liu, Zhen Zhao

Votes: 1,124

17. The Princess Switch 3 (2021)

TV-PG | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

When a priceless relic is stolen, Queen Margaret and Princess Stacy enlist the help of Margaret's cousin Fiona teams with a man from her past to retrieve it, with romance and resulting in a very unexpected switch.

Director: Mike Rohl | Stars: Vanessa Hudgens, Remy Hii, Sam Palladio, Nick Sagar

Votes: 7,625

18. Jack of All Trades (2000)

30 min | Adventure, Action, Comedy

Jack Stiles, American spy stationed on a South Pacific island in the early 19th century, teams up with no nonsense British agent Emilia Rothschild to stop Napoleon's colonizing efforts. Jack's alter ego is the Zorro-esque Daring Dragoon.

Stars: Bruce Campbell, Angela Marie Dotchin, Stuart Devenie, Stephen Papps

Votes: 3,113

19. The Magnus Archives (2016 Podcast Series)

Drama, Horror, Mystery

The Magnus Archives is a weekly horror fiction anthology examining the mysteries within the archives of London based The Magnus Institute, an organization dedicated to documenting and ... See full summary »

Stars: Jonathan Sims, Alexander J. Newall, Frank Voss, Lydia Nicholas

Votes: 458

20. Wild Seas (2022)

93 min | Drama, Romance

Woman works alongside her fisherman husband on an Island off France's Atlantic coast but their happy existence is thrown into question by the arrival of a trainee.

Director: Héloïse Pelloquet | Stars: Cécile de France, Grégoire Monsaingeon, Félix Lefebvre, Imane Laurence

Votes: 299

21. Ninja Scroll: The Series (2003)

TV-MA | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Amid a war between two rival ninja clans, the wandering swordsman Jubei Kibagami must protect a fabled artifact known as the "Dragon Stone" and its young guardian.

Stars: Rikiya Koyama, David Rasner, Houko Kuwashima, Daisy Tormé

Votes: 1,841

22. The Pee-Wee Herman Show (1981 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 58 min | Comedy

Comedy special starring Pee-Wee Herman and his friends in an adult version of the children's television show, Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986) before it even existed.

Directors: Paul Reubens, Marty Callner | Stars: Paul Reubens, John Moody, John Paragon, Tito Larriva

Votes: 1,879

23. Cupid (2009)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A reworking of Rob Thomas' series "Cupid", which follows the adventures of a modern-day guy who may be a reincarnation of the fabled god of love.

Stars: Bobby Cannavale, Sarah Paulson, Rick Gomez, Camille Guaty

Votes: 1,248

24. Pet Shop of Horrors (1999)

TV-14 | 88 min | Animation, Fantasy, Horror

Count D, a quite interesting pet shop owner from an area called Chinatown, sells rare and hard to come by pets to people longing for something special, but with each sale comes a contract. ... See full summary »

Stars: Masaya Onosaka, Toshihiko Seki, Miho Yamada, Alex Fernandez

Votes: 1,171

25. Silver Spoon (2014– )

TV-14 | 52 min | Crime, Drama

A reckless wealthy Russian youth is arrested street racing while on drugs. His father pulls strings to get him a training job in the police, instead of a prison sentence, under threat he'll lose his inheritance otherwise.

Stars: Pavel Priluchnyy, Lyubov Aksyonova, Karina Razumovskaya, Denis Shvedov

Votes: 1,870

26. Vandread (2000–2001)

TV-14 | Action, Animation, Comedy

In a space-fairing future the war between sexes becomes literal. A kid who works in a factory that produces giant military robots decides to steal one for himself and ends up in the middle of a dogfight that leads into an adventure.

Stars: Hiroyuki Yoshino, Michiko Neya, Yumi Kakazu, Yu Asakawa

Votes: 918

27. Weekenders (2021)

76 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A scheduling mix-up at an Airbnb brings four twenty-somethings together, each navigating the open waters of where, how, and with whom they're supposed to be.

Director: Erik Bloomquist | Stars: Peyton Michelle Edwards, Erik Bloomquist, Ehad Berisha, Maggie McMeans

Votes: 317

28. Duchess of Idaho (1950)

Approved | 98 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

Ellen Hallet is in love with her playboy boss, Douglas Morrison, but too timid to do anything about it. Her roommate Chris devises a plan to help her: she follows Morrison on his trip to ... See full summary »

Director: Robert Z. Leonard | Stars: Esther Williams, Van Johnson, John Lund, Paula Raymond

Votes: 640

29. Baja Come Down (2021)

78 min | Drama

Charlie and Hannah can't say it out loud, but they both know their relationship is coming to an end. As a last ditch effort, the two head south with Hannah's cat, along the dusty coast of ... See full summary »

Director: Anderson Matthew | Stars: Caitlin Michael Riley, Michelle Ortiz, Lou, Abel Ortega

Votes: 67

30. Hospital IT (2017– )

26 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

In the heart of a large African city, doctors and hospital staff try to combine modern and traditional medicine to treat the often desperate cases they see.

Stars: Nastia Hunlede, Julio Teko, Dahier S. Oupoh, Florence Kitcha

31. The Father's Love (2014)

TV-PG | 86 min | Drama, Romance

Struggling to find fulfillment in relationships, Sarah discovers that forgiveness is the key to true love.

Director: Sharon Kon | Stars: Angela Lin, Erik McKay, Raushanah Simmons, Jordan Turchin

Votes: 291

32. Embrace of the Scorpions

Short, Crime, Drama | Announced

The relationship between an obsessive widower and a self-destructive medical administrator reaches a crisis point when they discover dark secrets about each other during a one-night stand.

Director: Angel Connell | Stars: Marybeth Paul, Corey Wells

33. The Operation (1930)

Approved | 10 min | Comedy, Short

One evening, a lovely young woman stops to see what's wrong with a news boy who's stretched out on a park bench. A dapper gentleman stops as well. The boy, aged 11, is Charlie McCarthy, and... See full summary »

Director: Murray Roth | Stars: Edgar Bergen, Christina Graver, Charlie McCarthy

Votes: 62

34. Off Sunset (TV Movie)

Comedy | Announced

A comedy about a showrunner, where the workday consists of ego clashes, on her way to the top, and the seeming inability to avoid making bad decisions.

35. Wish (II) (2006)

12 min | Short, Horror

A lonely janitor performs his duties, stopping by the basement to see his beloved puppet and make his wish: if only she were real. His puppet comes to life. Unhappy with her disobedience, ... See full summary »

Director: Nicole Elmer | Star: Noreen Mao

36. Forty Weight (2011– )

R | 5 min | Comedy

Have you ever had a job in the food service industry? Then you know. A group of Portlanders find themselves at the mercy of the customer, or are they?

Stars: Maren McGuire, Bryan Bernart, Sid Louie, Joe Antone

Votes: 22

37. You Know My Name (1993)

Not Rated | 6 min | Short, Comedy, Fantasy

"You Know My Name" (1993) is a comedic musical short inspired by an obscure Beatles novelty tune. While visiting a mysteriously surrealistic dating agency, a lonely woman (Betty Taylor) ... See full summary »

Director: Angel Connell | Stars: Angel Connell, Betty Taylor

Votes: 32

38. Friendzoned (2013)

4 min | Short, Romance

A lifetime of secret love is confessed after Jonathan's best friend, Meghan, announces her engagement.

Director: Caleb Spillyards | Stars: Claire Frederiksen, Matthew Patrick Lucas

39. Home Brewed (2012– )

Comedy

An uptight workaholic's world is turned upside down when she inherits a massive batch of fermenting beer and joins a homebrew club.

Stars: Allison Oliver, Koz McRae, Peter Marr, Walker Brandt

40. The X-Files (1993–2018)
Episode: Pilot (1993)

TV-14 | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Agent Dana Scully is instructed to debunk an FBI project dubbed "The X-Files," paranormal cases that have been reopened by Agent Fox Mulder.

Director: Robert Mandel | Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Charles Cioffi, Cliff De Young

Votes: 12,780

41. Police Call 110 (1971– )
Episode: Silikon Walli (2002)

TV-14 | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

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Director: Manfred Stelzer | Stars: Michaela May, Edgar Selge, Nadeshda Brennicke, Michael Brandner

Votes: 116

42. The X-Files (1993–2018)
Episode: The Truth (2002)

TV-14 | 86 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Mulder's return leads to him being tried for murder before a military tribunal where he seeks to prove the very existence of an alien conspiracy and justify the maintenance of the X-Files.

Director: Kim Manners | Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Robert Patrick, Annabeth Gish

Votes: 3,832

43. The X-Files (1993–2018)
Episode: Biogenesis (1999)

TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Mulder believes metallic objects discovered on the coast of West Africa are proof of the extraterrestrial origin of life on Earth. He falls mentally ill under the apparent influence of the artifact while Scully goes to Africa for answers.

Director: Rob Bowman | Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, William B. Davis, Nicholas Lea

Votes: 3,296

44. Hawkeye (1994–1995)
Episode: The Visit (1995)

TV-PG | 43 min | Adventure

Elizabeth's father comes for a visit in order to force her to go home to Virginia with him. He thinks she's having an affair with Hawkeye, both deny it. Taylor sees an opportunity to lay ... See full summary »

Director: Jesús Salvador Treviño | Stars: Lee Horsley, Lynda Carter, Rodney A. Grant, James Cromwell

Votes: 24

45. Moonlighting (1985–1989)
Episode: Atomic Shakespeare (1986)

TV-PG | 49 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery

A student starts to watch Moonlighting, then his mother appears and reminds he has to read Taming of the Shrew for school. As he starts to read, the characters from Moonlighting enact the play.

Director: Will Mackenzie | Stars: Cybill Shepherd, Bruce Willis, Allyce Beasley, Kenneth McMillan

Votes: 401

46. Wonder Woman (1975–1979)
Episode: I Do, I Do (1977)

TV-G | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Diana Prince marries White House aide Christian Harrison with Joe Atkinson giving her away and Steve Trevor acting as the best man. But Diana is really on a mission to find a leak located ... See full summary »

Director: Herb Wallerstein | Stars: Lynda Carter, Lyle Waggoner, Norman Burton, Celeste Holm

Votes: 190

47. The X-Files (1993–2018)
Episode: 2Shy (1995)

TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Shy, overweight women are being pursued online by a suitor who courts them with Italian poetry. The women are being found dead, their corpses stripped of flesh.

Director: David Nutter | Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Timothy Carhart, Catherine Paolone

Votes: 4,488

48. The X-Files (1993–2018)
Episode: 3 (1994)

TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

While Agent Scully is still missing, Agent Mulder embarks upon an investigation involving vampires in Los Angeles, subsequently becoming involved with a sultry female vampire who yearns to escape her lifestyle.

Director: David Nutter | Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Justina Vail, Perrey Reeves

Votes: 5,152

49. The X-Files (1993–2018)
Episode: 4-D (2001)

TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Agent Dogget has been shot and hospitalized. The only suspect is his partner. However, she was 14 miles away when the shooting occurred. The team sticks together to solve the case of being in two places at one time.

Director: Tony Wharmby | Stars: Gillian Anderson, Robert Patrick, Annabeth Gish, Mitch Pileggi

Votes: 2,745

50. The X-Files (1993–2018)
Episode: 731 (1995)

TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Mulder becomes trapped aboard a train rigged with an explosive device. Scully searches for the truth behind the government's secret experiments.

Director: Rob Bowman | Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Stephen McHattie, William B. Davis

Votes: 4,652