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Plot Summary:
What might have been a disaster for the Finlay family leads to letting go and finding grace in the glorious chaos of life, as Henry and Anna realise their seriously ill teenage daughter Milla has fallen madly in love with a drug dealer, Moses. This romance is Milla’s protective parents’ worst nightmare – but Milla doesn’t want to play it safe anymore. Things get messy and morals go out the window, as the lives of those around the family – their disarmingly honest pregnant neighbour, a brilliantly flawed music teacher, a child violin prodigy and Moses’ family – become intertwined.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: sad, touching, romantic, sweet, experimental, stylized, art house, indie film, aesthetic, independent film
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Attenberg (2010)
Plot Summary:
Marina, 23, is growing up with her architect father in a prototype factory town by the sea. Finding the human species strange and repellent, she keeps her distance. Instead she chooses to observe it through the songs of Suicide, the mammal documentaries of Sir David Attenborough, and the sexual-education lessons she receives from her only friend, Bella. A stranger comes to town and challenges her to a foosball duel, on her own table. Her father meanwhile ritualistically prepares for his exit from the 20th century, which he considers to be "overrated." Caught between the two men and her collaborator, Bella, Marina investigates the wondrous mystery of the human fauna.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Greece
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, serious, captivating, realistic, erotic, art house, surreal, underground film, grim, sensual
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Farewell Amor (2020)
Plot Summary:
Reunited after a 17 year separation, Walter, an Angolan immigrant, is joined in the U.S. by his wife and teenage daughter. Now absolute strangers sharing a one-bedroom apartment, they discover a shared love of dance that may help overcome the emotional distance between them.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, emotional, melancholic, disturbing, independent film, black cinema
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God Help the Girl (2014)
Plot Summary:
Eve is a catastrophe—low on self-esteem but high on fantasy, especially when it comes to music. Over the course of one Glasgow summer, she meets two similarly rootless souls: posh Cass and fastidious James, and together they form a group.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: uplifting, sentimental, touching, serious, realistic, romantic, melancholic, romantic comedy, aesthetic, profound
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Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town (2017)
Plot Summary:
A woman at rock bottom must find her way across Los Angeles in order to crash her ex-boyfriend's engagement party.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, light, dark comedy
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Dog Days (2018)
Plot Summary:
A group of people in Los Angeles are brought together thanks to their canine friends.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: touching, sweet, light, sincere, feel good, captivating, entertaining, funny
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The King of Staten Island (2020)
Plot Summary:
Scott has been a case of arrested development ever since his firefighter father died when he was seven. He’s now reached his mid-20s having achieved little, chasing a dream of becoming a tattoo artist that seems far out of reach. As his ambitious younger sister heads off to college, Scott is still living with his exhausted ER nurse mother and spends his days smoking weed, hanging with the guys — Oscar, Igor and Richie — and secretly hooking up with his childhood friend Kelsey. But when his mother starts dating a loudmouth firefighter named Ray, it sets off a chain of events that will force Scott to grapple with his grief and take his first tentative steps toward moving forward in life.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 75000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, China
Duration: 136 min
Plot tags: humorous, psychological, funny, ironic, feel good, surreal, art house, mind blowing, dark comedy, touching
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Johnny Suede (1991)
Plot Summary:
A struggling young musician and devoted fan of Ricky Nelson wants to be just like his idol and become a rock star.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Switzerland, France, USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: stylized, humorous, surreal, witty, semi serious, retro, artsy, cult classic, dark drama, indie film
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Gloria Bell (2018)
Plot Summary:
A free-spirited woman in her 50s seeks out love at L.A. dance clubs.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Chile, USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: sexy, touching, humorous, melancholic, semi serious
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Look at Me (2004)
Plot Summary:
This is the story of human beings who know exactly what they'd do if they were somebody else, but can't handle being themselves very well, who are very simply struggling to find out who they are.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: stylized, lyrical, sincere, semi serious, humorous, talky, realistic, witty, contemplative, biting
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10,000 Saints (2015)
Plot Summary:
A sweeping multigenerational story set against the backdrop of the raw, roaring New York City of the late 1980s; adoption, teen pregnancy, drugs, hardcore punk rock, the unbridled optimism and reckless stupidity of the young—and old—are all major elements in this heart-aching tale of the son of diehard hippies and his strange odyssey through the extremes of late 20th century youth culture.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious, independent film, crying
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Running on Empty (1988)
Plot Summary:
The Popes are a family who haven't been able to use their real identity for years. In the late sixties, the parents set a weapons lab afire in an effort to hinder the government's Vietnam war campaign. Ever since then, the Popes have been on the run with the authorities never far behind.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: touching, emotional, thought provoking, serious, political, retro, feel good, entertaining, stylized, independent film
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Twist and Shout (1984)
Plot Summary:
Danish teens come of age in 1963. Bjorn and Erik are close friends. Bjorn is pursued by Kirsten, a future Stepford wife, but he falls for Anna, who initiates him into love and sex. Erik is somber, caring for his home-bound mentally-ill mother while his strict father rules his life. He desires Kirsten, but she's unattainable. Pregnancy, a horrific abortion, an engagement party, and a revelation about the rectitude of Erik's father lead to a climax: Bjorn and Erik must stand up to controlling adults.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Denmark
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: sentimental, sincere, touching, serious, captivating, emotional, realistic, crying
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Table 19 (2017)
Plot Summary:
Eloise, having been relieved of maid of honor duties after being unceremoniously dumped by the best man via text, decides to attend the wedding anyway – only to find herself seated with five fellow-unwanted guests at the dreaded Table 19.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 31000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, sad, happy
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Butterflies Are Free (1972)
Plot Summary:
Striving to be independent, the blind but determined Don Baker (Edward Albert) moves away from his overprotective mother (Eileen Heckart, who won an Oscar). After settling into his new San Francisco digs, Don meets kooky neighbor Jill Tanner (Goldie Hawn). Don's quick wit and good looks disarm the free-spirited Jill, and before long they're more than just friends. Will Mrs. Baker's incessant meddling destroy Don and Jill's budding relationship?.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: touching, sentimental, melancholic, emotional, intense, humorous, semi serious, captivating, romantic, retro
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Sing Street (2016)
Plot Summary:
A boy growing up in Dublin during the 1980s escapes his strained family life by starting a band to impress the mysterious girl he likes.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 99000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Ireland, UK
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: sweet, touching, realistic, feel good, teen, lyrical, sentimental, depressing, inspirational, romantic
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Candy (2006)
Plot Summary:
A poet falls in love with an art student, who gravitates to his bohemian lifestyle -- and his love of heroin. Hooked as much on one another as they are on the drug, their relationship alternates between states of oblivion, self-destruction, and despair.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 47000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: disturbing, depressing, romantic, touching, emotional, sexy, independent film, realistic, erotic, crying
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As It Is in Heaven (2004)
Plot Summary:
A musical romantic tragedy about a famous composer who moves back to his small hometown after having had heart troubles. His search for a simple everyday life leads him into teaching the local church choir which is not easily accepted by the town yet the choir builds a great love for their teacher.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Sweden
Duration: 133 min
Plot tags: touching, sincere, emotional, lyrical, inspirational, realistic, light, sad, intense, thought provoking
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The Last Song (2010)
Plot Summary:
A drama centered on a rebellious girl who is sent to a Southern beach town for the summer to stay with her father. Through their mutual love of music, the estranged duo learn to reconnect.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 92000
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: touching, romantic, serious, teen, emotional, romantic comedy, cute, sad, sentimental, realistic
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Kings and Queen (2004)
Plot Summary:
Nora Cotterelle, a woman in her 30s is caring for her ill father, Louis Jenssens. While Nora tries to present a facade that all is well with her life, she is twice divorced and has a son, Elias, whose father is dead. Nora's present relationship is not going well, and she is soon to marry a businessman, while Elias is becoming increasingly withdrawn. A parallel storyline follows her former lover and second husband, Ismaël Vuillard, a musician, with whom she had lived for seven years. He is given to strange behaviour, and as a result he has been committed to a mental hospital, from which he is planning to escape. Nora learns that her father's digestive problems are actually cancer, and facing her father's death, Nora desperately seeks out Ismaël to ask that he reconnect with Elias, but he has mixed feelings about adopting her son. Moreover, he has met Arielle, another patient.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 150 min
Plot tags: touching, sentimental, serious, emotional, clever, realistic, contemplative, talky, gloomy, crying
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Paris, I Love You (2006)
Plot Summary:
Olivier Assayas, Gus Van Sant, Wes Craven and Alfonso Cuaron are among the 20 distinguished directors who contribute to this collection of 18 stories, each exploring a different aspect of Parisian life. The colourful characters in this drama include a pair of mimes, a husband trying to chose between his wife and his lover, and a married man who turns to a prostitute for advice.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 74000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Germany, USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: anthology, stylized, romantic, intellectual, talky, emotional, sentimental, atmospheric, art film, clever
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Strictly Ballroom (1992)
Plot Summary:
Brave new steps put Scott's career in jeopardy. With a new partner and determination, can he still succeed?.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Australia, UK
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: romantic, humorous, sexy, touching, melancholic, sweet, surreal, sincere, feel good, visually stunning
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Outside Providence (1999)
Plot Summary:
In this coming-of-age comedy, Tim Dunphy is leading a go-nowhere existence, spending his days smoking pot and hanging out with his best friend, Drugs Delaney. But Tim's lazy days of getting high are jettisoned after a brush with the law convinces his blue-collar dad to send him to a Connecticut prep school. The one saving grace of the new school is Jane, a fellow student Tim falls for immediately.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, sweet, intense, semi serious, touching, independent film, epic, sentimental, realistic
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The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (2009)
Plot Summary:
The life you love may be your own.... The wife of a much older man finds herself attracted to their neighbour's son, who is closer to her age.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: melancholic, stylized, emotional, sweet, sentimental, offbeat, romantic, surreal, sex comedy, sensual
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Somersault (2004)
Plot Summary:
Australian teenager Heidi is left with little choice but to leave home after she's caught red-handed with her mother's boyfriend. With few options, Heidi ends up in Jindabyne, a tourist community. Upon meeting Joe at a bar, she pursues a relationship with him and tries to find something resembling a normal home life. Heidi makes small strides by getting a job and finding a place to stay, but her relationship with Joe must overcome more than its share of hurdles.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: touching, emotional, realistic, sexy, psychological, depressing, melancholic, lyrical, art house, erotic
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Definitely, Maybe (2008)
Plot Summary:
When Will decides to tell his daughter the story of how he met her mother, he discovers that a second look at the past might also give him a second chance at the future.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 172000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, France, Germany, USA
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: romantic, sentimental, feel good, sweet, romantic comedy, touching, cute, funny, light, teen
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Youth in Revolt (2009)
Plot Summary:
As a fan of Albert Camus and Jean-Luc Godard, teenage Nick Twisp is definitely out of his element when his mother and her boyfriend move the family to a trailer park. When a pretty neighbor named Sheeni plays records by French crooners, it's love at first sight for frustrated and inexperienced Nick. Learning that she is dating someone, Nick launches a hilarious quest to find his way into Sheeni's heart -- and bed.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 76000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: surreal, teen, absurd, melancholic, semi serious, humorous, cynical, romantic, black comedy, hilarious
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Adventureland (2009)
Plot Summary:
In the summer of 1987, a college graduate takes a 'nowhere' job at his local amusement park, only to find it's the perfect course to get him prepared for the real world.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 166000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: romantic, funny, independent film, sentimental, humorous, teen, realistic, melancholic, feel good, sex comedy
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Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015)
Plot Summary:
Greg is coasting through senior year of high school as anonymously as possible, avoiding social interactions like the plague while secretly making spirited, bizarre films with Earl, his only friend. But both his anonymity and friendship threaten to unravel when his mother forces him to befriend a classmate with leukemia.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 137000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: touching, independent film, emotional, teen, depressing, black comedy, sad, aesthetic, semi serious, funny
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Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
Plot Summary:
After spending eight months in a mental institution, a former teacher moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 734000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: romantic, touching, offbeat, emotional, depressing, realistic, sentimental, feel good, sweet, talky
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The Choice (2016)
Plot Summary:
Travis and Gabby first meet as neighbors in a small coastal town and wind up in a relationship that is tested by life's most defining events.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 45000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: romantic, touching, emotional, sweet, scenic, sentimental, serious, realistic, tear jerker, romantic comedy