7 Best Movies About Obsessive Love That Will Leave You Breathless

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Khuraijam Roger Singh
Dec 26, 2024

Sleeping with the Enemy (1991)

Starring Julia Roberts, follows a woman who fakes her death and moves to escape from her controlling husband, but finds her peaceful new life interrupted when he discovers her actions and tracks her down.

Addicted to Love (1997)

The film, directed by Griffin Dunne focuses on Maggie and Sam, two strangers who get together to see what they want from their ex-lovers who are dating. Instead, the two fall for each other.

Anna Karenina (2012)

A historical romantic drama film directed by Joe Wright follows Count Vronsky meets married aristocrat Anna Karenina, who is visiting her brother and has a son. Their affair ended in tragedy and grief.

The Great Gatsby (2013)

The story is about the life and millionaire Jay Gatsby and his neighbor Nick Carraway who recounts his interactions with Gatsby amid the riotous parties of the Jazz Age on Long Island in New York.

The Reader (2008)

Teenage Michael develops feelings for Hanna, an elderly woman. She abruptly disappears, ending their connection. After ten years, they cross paths when she is put on trial for serving as a Nazi guard during World War II.

Last Tango in Paris (1972)

An erotic drama film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci, the plot centers on a recently widowed American who begins an anonymous sexual relationship with a young Parisian woman.

Lolita (1997)

A drama film by Adrian Lyne follows a middle-aged man who's attracted to the 14-year-old daughter of a widow whom he rents a room with; he eventually gains control over the girl after he takes her on a road journey.

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