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After seeing just a few crappy Rom/Coms when I was younger, I quickly learned to appreciate movies that honestly depict tumultuous romantic relationships. It may be weird, but I like to see couples argue realistically and hate being patted on the head with neat and tidy endings.

Here are some of my favorite films depicting waning romantic relationships:

2 Days in Paris
Blue Valentine
Eternal Sunshine
High Fidelity
The Last Kiss (guilty pleasure)
Revolutionary Road
Scenes from a Marriage
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
etc.

Any recommendations? What are some other favorites?

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I thought the subplot of Emma Thompson's character in Love, Actually felt like the most realistic and really sad - she outacted everyone in the cast for her bedroom breakdown scene.

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All The Real Girls

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Angel and Theresa in THE WILD BUNCH:

Angel: She was my woman.
Lyle: She sure ain't your woman now, boy. Look at her lickin' all inside that Heneral's ear.

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Since this seems to be more about movies in general than DVDs I'm moving to the Movie Forum...

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Away We Go
To quote Jason Bailey's review,
Their dialogue is full of the shorthand and easy interactions of a long-time couple; this is the kind of relationship where a meandering "Still..." is a perfectly acceptable end of a conversation.

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<i>Another Year</i>.

Fantastic movie.

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Last American Virgin

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50/50
500 Days of Summer

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The follow-up to her character/storyline in the film as most realistic is that of Laura Linney's.

I don't know if I would classify it specifically as "romantic," but I'd throw in my recommendation for Once.

... and, the last two minutes of The Last American Virgin wins this thread.

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off the top of my head...

500 Days of Summers
Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind
The Last Kiss
Revolutionary Road
Blue Valentine

Those felt real. I especially liked (500) Days of Summer's take on infatuation. And it was pretty true as well. People at times do infatuate themselves and romanticize a relationship. Was very honest on that note.

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closer

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The more I thought about

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Before Sunset. Not exactly a "couple", but realistic arguing.

Always...But not forever, Henry Jaglom film. some pretty realistic dialogue between people who once loved each other and are in the process of getting divorced.

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Wow. Are all "real" relationship movies so downbeat? "Real" relationships must really suck.

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5 Centimeters Per Second

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Every single person experiences more "failed" relationships than successful, but the overwhelming majority of relationships in movies portray the happy fairy tale ending.

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500 days of summer

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I love this movie. This is a perfect example.

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Yeah, that part was a little out there. But overall, the dialogue about relationships is pretty strong.

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The Time Travelers Wife

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What about some of Woody Allen's films, like Husbands and Wives?