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Plot Summary:
An omnibus film about four lesbian relationships, Candy Rain leads off with a tale of two old friends (Grace Chen and Belle Hsin), who are tested by their burgeoning lesbian relationship. They sleep together and bask in each other's company, but minor differences get in the way of a smooth ride to happily ever after, leading to an inevitable break up and a possible make up. Story two centers on an OCD-suffering introvert (Sandrine Pinna) who works as a chef and meets possible partners online. Her new girl is a forward older woman (Waa, doing her best Bai Ling impression), and the two manage some semblance of relationship progression before clashing personalities - and one partner's irrational need for loneliness - gets in the way of extended bliss.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 346
Genere: Romance
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 106 min
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Men Not Allowed (2006)
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Men have been the bane of Tanya's (Payal Rohatgi) and Urmila's (Tina Rajumdar) existence since they were young; fed up, they decide it's time for a big change in this Bollywood drama. Tanya's father and Urmila's uncle both treated the girls badly, and the men they encounter as adults aren't any better. In and out of dysfunctional relationships, the two friends look to each other for the love and support they've never found in the opposite sex.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 52
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 115 min
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Nabou, an Afro-German slacker, desperatly wants to win back her club kid ex-girlfriend Katja. Nabou becomes a housekeeper for Katja's neighbor, Kim, who is a workaholic that is striving to become a partner in an advertising agency. A refreshing romantic comedy with the ingredients of a classic lesbian feature: whimsical sexiness, mistaken identity, and general madness and mayhem.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 173
Genere: Comedy, Romance, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 88 min
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When Jung-ha loses her husband in an accident, Naru, her husband's secret lover, comes to her. Naru begs Jung-ha that she will do anything if only she will let her stay at her house. Jung-ha denies her at first, but eventually their strange arrangement of living together begins.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 234
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 84
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Spain
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, queer cinema
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IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 354
Genere: Romance
Country: France
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: sincere, touching, captivating, psychological
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Shortly after returning home one evening with her husband, Alma is visited by her one-time lesbian lover Carole. In the ensuing emotional torrent, Alma allows herself to be abducted by Carole and taken to a hotel, pursued by a young girl - an unnamed friend of Carole - and an eccentric bystander posing as a private detective. Before Alma and Carole can resolve their situation, Alma's husband Andrew appears on the scene and, in a mad frenzy, attempts to reclaim his wife….
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 409
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 88 min
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IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Romance
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Duration: 100 min
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IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 209
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Country: China
Duration: 106 min
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IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
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Country: Hong Kong
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Plot Summary:
A famous Bollywood actress, Kiran, meets a lesbian journalist, Karen - 3 days before the release of her international film - 'A Himalayan Love Story'.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 109
Genere: Drama, Romance
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Duration: 101 min
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IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 574
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong, Taiwan
Duration: 117 min
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IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 460
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IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 901
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IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 157
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IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 52
Genere: Romance
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 95 min
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IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 437
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IMDB Votes: 284
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IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
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A young Oklahoma artist, struggling with a recent death, finds escape in a reckless affair with her brother's girlfriend.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 825
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Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
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IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 816
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, erotic, independent film
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IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
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Plot tags: sexual, independent film, erotic, serious, realistic, contemplative, talky, sexy, queer cinema
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City of Trees (2019)
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IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 686
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: independent film, queer cinema
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My Days of Mercy (2017)
Plot Summary:
The daughter of a man on death row falls in love with a woman on the opposing side of her family's political cause.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
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In 1971, Carole and Delphine meet and fall in love in Paris. When Carole follows Delphine back to her family farm in Limousin, the two find lesbianism and feminism are not as easy in the countryside.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 6000
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The wife of a pastor who preaches against homosexuality embarks on an affair with a female writer.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 6000
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Country: USA
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At the house of a famous Chinese botanist teacher his daughter and a female intern fall in love with each other - a forbidden love that must be kept secret.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Votes: 9000
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IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 5000
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IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 7000
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Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min
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