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Plot Summary:
When Eric pays an escort, Veronica, for 60 minutes of her time he intends to use this opportunity to convince her to quit this line of work. But Veronica is no damsel in distress and what ensues is a verbal battle of wits as sparks fly and the pair attempt to win their argument all the while peeling away the layers of who they really are. What they find out about themselves and the secret Eric holds will ensure nothing remains the same again. Told in real-time and set entirely in one location with only two characters 'The Escort' is a film about relationships today and the intimacy which is lost in the social media age.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 60
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 68 min
Plot tags: romantic, captivating, realistic, tragic
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Discreet (2008)
Plot Summary:
Monique, a high class escort, has always been able to give her clients exactly what they want, while clean cut Thomas has always been exactly what everyone has expected. But tonight Thomas' curiosity is going to get the better of him while demanding of Monique the one thing she's reluctant to offer. Honesty, costs more.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 346
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Africa
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Intergirl (1989)
Plot Summary:
A hospital nurse becomes an "international girl", a prostitute who caters to foreigners with hard currency.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Soviet Union, Sweden
Duration: 151 min
Plot tags: realistic, serious, cynical, touching, art house, biting, tragic ending, suspense
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Fig Jam (2011)
Plot Summary:
On a night of despair after being turned down continuously for the scripts he writes, Metin ends up in a bar where he meets a girl named Duygu. After spending the night together, she walks out in the morning before he wakes up and leaves only a short note. The next time they meet, Metin becomes curious about her secret and decides to follow her. What he finds out will be the beginning of an everlasting love.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating, romantic
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The Good Life (2012)
Plot Summary:
Christopher Nolen's "The Good Life" is the story of Jacques and Marianne Vandelay, a highly successful African American couple. They are happy but both are keeping dark secrets from each other.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 135
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: tense, romantic, captivating, suspense, dark
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Those Secrets (1992)
Plot Summary:
A wife and mother drifts back to her life as a call girl.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 59
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: serious, captivating, realistic
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The Cost of Love (2011)
Plot Summary:
Dale is an attractive, hard-as-nails gay male escort in Greenwich, London. He specialises in fulfilling sexual fantasies - dressing up as a schoolboy, BDSM, you name it, he's done it, yet his own dreams of a happy ending are complicated when straight best friend and childhood crush Raj announces his forthcoming marriage. Meanwhile, a spate of gay hate crimes are being reported on the local heath.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 338
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: humorous, emotional, psychological, captivating, offbeat, realistic, sexual, sexy, queer cinema
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Goodbye, Someday (2010)
Plot Summary:
Higashigaito Yutaka is transferred to the Bangkok branch of Eastern Airlines. In three months, he will marry Michiko, a relative of the airline's founder, and though he doesn't love her, he knows he could be CEO one day if they wed. In Thailand, Yutaka meets Touko at a bar and is instantly drawn to her. His relationship with her only intensifies as the wedding date approaches. Eventually, he decides to break up with her and calls Michiko in front of her. Touko is disappointed, and the next day she leaves for New York. Yutaka and Michiko reunite in Thailand and proceed with their wedding. Twenty-five years later, Yutaka and Michiko are married with two sons. But Yutaka still harbors memories of Touko in his heart. Yutaka visits Bangkok on business and goes to the Oriental Hotel where he had stayed with Touko-and finds she is now in charge of VIP guests there. They realize their love for each other remains, but reality pulls them apart once again.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 498
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan, South Korea
Duration: 133 min
Plot tags: realistic, semi serious, sentimental, romantic, psychological, captivating, humorous, sexual, period piece, sexy
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Transference: A Bipolar Love Story (2020)
Plot Summary:
Katarina, a Norwegian nurse in London, embarks on a passionate affair with a fellow immigrant nurse that suffers the consequences of unresolved mental health issues from the lovers' secret pasts.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 138
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, touching, captivating, emotional, talky
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The Song of Lunch (2010)
Plot Summary:
Alan Rickman and Emma Thompson star in The Song Of Lunch, a powerful and visually arresting film, made by BBC Drama Production for BBC Two, to mark National Poetry Day on 7 October. The film, a dramatisation of Christopher Reid's narrative poem, tells the story of an unnamed book editor (Alan Rickman) who, 15 years after their break-up, is meeting his former love (Emma Thompson) for a nostalgic lunch at Zanzotti's, the Soho restaurant they used to frequent.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: realistic, contemplative, captivating, psychological, sincere, serious, witty, talky
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The Space Between The Lines (2019)
Plot Summary:
Emmi would like to cancel her subscription to "Like" magazine via e-mail. But due to a typo, her messages land in Leo Leike’s inbox. When Emmi repeatedly sends mails to the wrong address, Leo decides to inform her of her mistake. This marks the beginning of an extraordinary e-mail exchange, which can only be held between two strangers. Treading the fine line between complete strangeness and noncommittal intimacy, the two are soon sharing their innermost secrets and longings – until they need to face the unavoidable question: Will their feelings, sent and received virtually, survive the test of a real-life encounter? And what will happen if they do?.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags: realistic, romantic, atmospheric, emotional, captivating, feel good
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One Moment More (2004)
Plot Summary:
Jerry is a wide-awake tourist guide in Cebu who knows all the angles, and who has supported his divorced mother and younger brother and sister since their musician father deserted the family for a younger woman. Jerry guides tour buses, taking the mostly Japanese tourists boating, golfing and to strip shows. Jerry also acts as a pimp, and even prostitutes himself. As the breadwinner he makes sacrifices for his family but wields control over his siblings and mother in return.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 59
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 153 min
Plot tags: sincere, romantic, captivating
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Matching Hearts (2020)
Plot Summary:
As Valentine's Day nears, a matchmaker is tasked by her mentor to find a match for an entrepreneur who believes staying single is the key to success.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, feel good, humorous, sweet
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The Only One (2020)
Plot Summary:
On the brink of resigning herself to a life of independence and wanderlust, a young woman visits an old flame on his vineyard in France and takes one last shot at a committed relationship.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 315
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada, France
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, captivating, disturbing
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I Remember (2020)
Plot Summary:
When an average and unexciting IT worker meets the new girl in the office, the beautiful Zhao Ximan, he finds a reason to change his life. But Ximan hides a secret, she suffers from Global Transient Amnesia, meaning she won't remember anything tomorrow. How can he win her over?.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 95
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, captivating, disturbing
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Resisting Roots (2022)
Plot Summary:
Genevieve Harper makes the most out of raising her two siblings after their parents' tragic accident. At just 24, Viv has devoted herself to providing her family with the best life possible, sacrificing her own dreams along the way. When Trent Fox, a known player on and off the baseball field, shows up at Viv’s job, the Lotus House Yoga Center to recuperate, the attraction between the two of them is instant. But Viv does not have time to devote to a man, let alone a man who will only break her heart. Can love grow between a woman who’s rooted in her life and a man who resists any notion of setting roots down?.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 343
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, captivating, disturbing
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Girl$ (2010)
Plot Summary:
Four young women are tempted by the money that can be earned in prostitution. They have to learn in their own way that nothing comes without a price.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 383
Genere: Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: sexy, realistic, semi serious, psychological, atmospheric, captivating, erotic, touching, humorous, sexual
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The Last 10 Years (2022)
Plot Summary:
The 20-year-old heroine learns that she only has 10 years to live due to an incurable disease of 1 in tens of thousands. She decided not to fall in love and not to be obsessed with living. But then, she met the hero at a local alumni association. Based on Kosaka Ruka's novel and also her true story. She died in 2017 at the age of 39 due to intractable disease.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, captivating, disturbing, sweet
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Late Autumn (2010)
Plot Summary:
Anna learns in prison that her mother has passed away in Seattle. Prison officials grants Anna a three day furlough to attend her mother's funeral. Anna embarks on a long trip to Seattle. Hoon is a Korean immigrant who works as a gigolo. Hoon is now on the run from a wealthy client's furious husband. These two seemingly lost souls are about to share three memorable days together.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea, Hong Kong, China, USA
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: realistic, psychological, captivating, contemplative, romantic, sincere, touching, serious, gloomy
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The Escort (2015)
Plot Summary:
Desperate for a good story, a sex-addicted journalist throws himself into the world of high-class escorts when he starts following a Stanford-educated prostitute.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, realistic, intense, romantic, sex comedy, sexual, romantic comedy, cult classic, independent film
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Sweet Jane (1998)
Plot Summary:
Jane, an HIV-positive heroin addict, meets Tony, a young AIDS victim with no family, and the two form a bond.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 609
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: sad, independent film, sentimental, touching, serious, emotional, realistic, gloomy
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Love (2012)
Plot Summary:
Eight people try to end their loneliness by searching for that one person to love, who can make their life complete.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Taiwan, China
Duration: 128 min
Plot tags: touching, realistic, emotional, captivating, romantic, romantic comedy, sentimental, serious
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After Ever Happy (2022)
Plot Summary:
As a shocking truth about a couple's families emerges, the two lovers discover they are not so different from each other. Tessa is no longer the sweet, simple, good girl she was when she met Hardin — any more than he is the cruel, moody boy she fell so hard for.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, captivating, suspense, disturbing, saga
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A Courtesan with Flowered Skin (2014)
Plot Summary:
Japan around 1860: popular courtesan Asagiri will be freed soon from her service, yet she cannot imagine any other existence. Until one day at a local festival, Asagiri meets the young artisan Hanjiro by chance – an encounter that changes her destiny. With a strong performance by leading actress Yumi ADACHI and exquisite camerawork and production design, A COURTESAN WITH FLOWERED SKIN succeeds in recalling the golden age of Japanese erotic film.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 173
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: disturbing, psychological, romantic, captivating, erotic, intense
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A Beautiful Life (2011)
Plot Summary:
Fang Zhen Dong (Liu Ye) is a patrolling officer in Beijing who one night meets the drunk Li Pei Ru (Shu Qi) while singing karaoke at the KTV place. Li Pei Ru is a real estate agent from Hong Kong who has vowed to make her fortune in the cosmoplitan Beijing, but is caught up in the complexities of life and ends up becoming a mistress of a married man.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags: romantic, psychological, sincere, captivating, disturbing
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In My Pocket (2011)
Plot Summary:
A harrowing journey down the dark spiral of drug addiction. As Stephen Jameson's carefully constructed life slowly falls apart, his belief system is shattered when he discovers that he's no longer the functioning addict that he once was.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 234
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, psychological, atmospheric, captivating, independent film
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Three Sisters (1970)
Plot Summary:
Laurence Olivier's film of Chekhov's play.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 486
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 165 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, rough, captivating, sincere, touching, gloomy, independent film, period drama
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Shyam Singha Roy (2021)
Plot Summary:
A young filmmaker is in a soup right when he’s about to find his footing in the film industry. When he sets out to find an answer, turns out it’s in the past.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 155 min
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, captivating, disturbing, spiritual
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Sparks and Embers (2015)
Plot Summary:
Tom and Eloise meet in inauspicious circumstances, trapped in a stuck lift after Eloise has Tom fired. Nevertheless, sparks fly. 5 years later, they have broken up and Eloise is going back to France. Tom has 45 minutes to win her back.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 370
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: romantic, sincere, humorous, captivating, disturbing, romantic comedy
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Wanee & Junah (2001)
Plot Summary:
Wanee an animator and Junah a scriptwriter are lovers living together when one day an old friend of Wanee's drops in and brings to fore, all supressed memories of Wanee's love for her step brother.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 432
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, romantic, romantic comedy
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The Sea Is Watching (2002)
Plot Summary:
Based on Akira Kurosawa's final unproduced script, this Edo-period drama takes place almost entirely inside an ocean-village brothel. O-Shin is a young brothel worker who one night helps a young samurai escape from his pursuers. Against the warnings of her fellow workers, particularly Kikuno and the brothel's owner, O-Shin falls in love with the samurai.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Romance, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: sentimental, serious, realistic, touching, captivating, contemplative, gloomy, jidai geki