5 movies showcasing Painfully Real and Complicated Relationships

1. Manmarziyan

Rumi, who is played by Taapsee Pannu and Vicky, who is played by Vicky Kaushal, are wildly in love. Their wild phase ends once Rumi’s family catches them together and pressurises them to get married but Vicky gets cold feet and backs out. Eventually, Rumi agrees to an arranged marriage with Robbie, who is played by Abhishek Bachchan. Thus, starts the tale of a love triangle which revolves around love, lust, infidelity and disloyalty.

2. Gone Girl

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Affleck plays Nick Dunne, the husband, and Rosamund Pike is his wife Amy Elliott Dunne who goes missing and is presumed dead. Amy’s story is turned into a book by her psychologist parents because of which Amy turns into a media darling and her husband becomes the biggest suspect. As the story of their modern marriage and romance unfolds so does the mystery of Amy’s disappearance to the viewers.

3. Haseen Dilruba

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Rani, played by Taapsee Pannu moves from the big city of Delhi to the small town of Jwalapur after she gets married to Rishu, who is played by Vikrant Massey. The story starts with the detectives trying to solve the suspected murder of Rishu. When Rani is called in for questioning as a suspect, she narrates the story that started 6 months ago when they got married. Rishu and Rani have opposite personalities, Rani is nothing like the ‘Sundar, Susheel’ wife Rishu’s family had wished for him and Rishu was nothing like the husband Rani desired. Their complicated love story begins once Rishu forgives Rani for cheating on him with his cousin brother.

4. Match Point

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The movie ”Match Point" is a grey thriller where each and every character is rotten. This is not a movie about good and evil but rather about survival of the fittest in the modern world. Chris, who is played by Jonathan Rhys-Meyers becomes friends with Tom, played by Matthew Goode, who is from an uber-rich family. Chris meets up with the family and instantly attracts Chole, Tom’s sister, in order to get a job with her wealthy father. Things get complicated when Tom starts a dangerous affair with Tom’s girlfriend, Nola who is played by Scarlett Johansson.

5. Vicky Christina Barcelona

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Affluent Americans with a love for art Vicky, played by Rebecca Hall, Cristina, played by Scarlett Johansson arrive in Barcelona for a summer vacation. While visiting an art gallery, they run into an interesting and seductive painter Juan Antonio who invites them for a weekend of full of food, art and sex. The equation ignites when Juan’s fiery ex, played by Penolope Cruz, shows up at the house and a fascinating menage a quatre takes shape.