Movies and TvShows featuring "missed-opportunity" theme.
Rosie and Alex have been best friends since childhood. They share a drunken kiss on Rosie's 18th birthday, but she doesn't remember it. They both go to college in the U.S., but Rosie discovers she's pregnant with someone else's baby. Alex goes to England for Rosie's wedding, but realizes he still loves her. Rosie finds Alex's letter expressing his love, but he's engaged. They attend the wedding, and Rosie confesses her love for Alex. They eventually end up together after many missed opportunities.
Prematurely deceased people are given the opportunity to correct something that went wrong in their lives and thus change them for the better.
Dexter and Emma spend the night together on their college graduation night. They continue to meet on the same date each year, sometimes together and sometimes not, as they navigate through life. Their relationship evolves over time, with ups and downs, as they try to figure out what they truly want.
As Time Goes By follows the story of two former lovers, Jean and Lionel, who are reunited decades later and must navigate their complicated past while rekindling their romance. With heartwarming moments and hilarious mishaps, this sitcom explores the ups and downs of love, friendship, and second chances.
In 1987 Taiwan, two high school students, who are secretly attracted to each other, navigate the complexities of their feelings amidst societal and personal pressures. As they grapple with their identities and the fear of being judged, their hidden desires and first love slowly come to light.
Comrades, Almost a Love Story is a heartfelt drama and romance film that takes place in 1990s Hong Kong. The story follows two Chinese immigrants, Li Xiao Jun and Li Qiao, who meet in the bustling city and form a deep connection. As they navigate their way through love, friendship, and the challenges of living abroad, their relationship is tested by the complexities of life. Their journey explores themes of love, sacrifice, and the pursuit of happiness.
3 Hearts tells the story of a man who falls in love with a woman, only to find out that she is the sister of the woman he initially fell in love with. As their relationships become intertwined, secrets are revealed and hearts are broken.
Otto, a comedian in Hamburg, Germany, faces financial problems and debt. He gets into comedic situations involving a love interest, a loan shark, and a rival comedian.
Last Orders (2001) follows a group of friends as they embark on a journey to fulfill their deceased friend's last wish of scattering his ashes at sea. Along the way, they reminisce about their relationships, confront their grief, and discover the importance of friendship.
The club as a place of endless (im)possibilities. A man and a woman wait here together for 25 years for a mysterious, all-changing event to occur. From 1979 to 2004: from disco to techno. A love story and an obsession.
Summer and Smoke follows Alma, a minister's daughter, as she navigates her repressed love for the charming doctor who lives next door. Set in a small Mississippi town, Alma battles her own desires and societal expectations in a story of passion and longing.
Two friends find themselves stranded in the middle of nowhere, with nothing around other than an old and deserted bus stop. The two are confronted with the question; should they walk or should they wait?
A release that features 7 shorts from Italy, Israel, Tunisia, New Zealand, the United States and France, exploring those furtive first steps that men take as they decide to act on their sexuality. The 7 short films are: The First Time [La prima volta] (2012); Kiss Me (2022); Nidhal [نضال] (2022); Sparrow (2016); I Am Mackenzie (2019); The Place Between Us [Il posto fra di noi] (2010); By the End of the Night [Que la nuit s'achève] (2018).
When a divorced man and woman accidentally meet at the airport, they start a conversation and find themselves developing a connection. As they navigate their own personal lives, including dealing with their exes and raising their children, they continue to cross paths and slowly fall in love.
Fresh from group therapy, a man shares odd anecdotes with ten others inside a church.
A real estate agent shows a house to a woman who is more than she seems.
A barber turns down a promising business venture in order to take his sick son to a drier climate out west.
Shaw Brothers drama.
20 years after a brief affair, Monica and Holden secretly reunite to discuss how things could have gone differently.
Russ lives and works at a motel with his father. When a seemingly sick girl and her mother come through, Russ becomes fascinated and tries to befriend the girl.