Movies and TvShows featuring "jealous-rival" theme.

Lost in remotest part of Eastern Europe, Sam is a foreigner, searching for his biological father Lagzdins where a minor road accident leads to a chance meeting with a pig-farmer's daughter, who captures him and makes him a forced laborer on the farm.

Persuasion is a romantic drama about Anne Elliot, a woman who broke off her engagement to a naval officer due to family and societal pressures. Years later, they reconnect, and Anne must navigate her feelings and the complexities of their past.

Babysitter's Black Book follows a teenage girl who, facing financial difficulties, starts an escort service to earn money for college. Inspired by a true story, the movie explores the challenges she faces and the consequences of her actions. Along the way, she navigates complicated relationships, including an unfaithful husband and a jealous rival, as she tries to balance her secret business with her personal life.

In 1917 New Orleans, a ladies' maid falls in love with a pianist, but their relationship faces challenges due to racial tensions, romantic rivalries, and scandalous events in the city. The story explores the clash between classical and jazz music and the complexities of social class and love.

In this drama and romance film set in Italy in the 1920s, a genius chess player named Luzhin falls in love with a girl named Natalia. As he competes in a chess tournament, he faces increasing pressure and experiences a nervous breakdown. The film explores themes of love, obsession, deception, and loyalty.

When a woman inherits her uncle's estate in 1800s Massachusetts, she discovers the truth about her family, faces social climbing and theft, and finds love along the way.

Retreat to Paradise is a heartwarming romance film that takes place in a stunning island resort. It follows the story of a professional tennis player who suffers a shoulder injury and retreats to paradise for recovery. There, he meets a kind and supportive female physical therapist who helps him through his rehabilitation. As they spend more time together, they develop a deep bond and mutual feelings of love. However, they face various obstacles, including a jealous romantic rival and the protagonist's unrequited love for his deceased sister. In the end, they overcome these challenges and their love is solidified with a passionate kiss.

Don Q Son of Zorro (1925) follows the story of a framed-for-murder superhero who embarks on a swashbuckler adventure in Spain and California. With castle ruins, faked suicides, and a Native American backdrop, the plot involves a jealous rival, a romance between a man and a woman, and a quest for justice. It is a thrilling tale of action and romance.

In 'The Appointment,' a lawyer's life is turned upside down when he falls for a beautiful woman who may not be what she seems. As he becomes increasingly obsessed with her, he descends into a world of deception, jealousy, and dangerous secrets. Set against the backdrop of Rome, the film explores themes of love, obsession, and the dark side of human nature.

When his wife threatens him with divorce, a reporter courts her again.

In The Shopworn Angel, a naive man impersonates a soldier in World War I and falls in love with a showgirl. The film explores themes of innocence, deception, and the sacrifices made during wartime. Set in the backdrop of 1917 New York City, it tells the story of a boy-girl relationship amidst the turmoil of war.

In a future police state, a stand-up comic murders a competitor for a job, then gets mixed up with a stripper.

After a murder occurs in the high society of New York City, a news photographer and a newspaper woman team up to investigate the crime. Their investigation leads them through a world of alibis, secret love affairs, false accusations, and comedic misunderstandings. As they dig deeper, they find themselves entangled in a web of murder and marital infidelity.

Stephen Ghent, a mineowner, falls in love with Ruth Jordan, an arrogant girl from the East, unaware that she is the daughter of his dead partner. Ruth is vacationing in Arizona and Mexico with a fast set of friends, including her fiancé, Edgar. Manuella, a Spanish halfbreed hopelessly in love with Ghent, causes Ruth to return to her fiancé when she insinuates that Ghent belongs to her. Ghent follows Ruth, kidnaps her, and takes her into the wilderness to endure hardship. There she discovers that she loves Ghent, and she discards Edgar in favor of him.

Wanting his son to get away from his many girlfriends and buckle down to work, the New York industrialist father of a playboy sends him to an obscure village in Spain to find samples of a rare mineral. When the son gets to Spain, he runs afoul of the local police chief - who has a secret that he tries to keep the young man from discovering.