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Plot Summary:
After the tragic overdose of his estranged friend, Will, a recovering addict, returns home, where he is reunited with Claire, his friend's grieving mother, with whom he begins a secret but volatile affair.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 385
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: crying
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2 Nights Till Morning (2015)
Plot Summary:
Caroline, a French architect in Vilnius, Lithuania, on business, has to spend an extra night in the city due to a delayed work meeting. At the bar of her hotel she meets Jaakko, a Finnish DJ who is in Vilnius for a gig. Caroline lets him understand that she doesn’t speak English, and Jaakko doesn’t speak French. Although they lack a common language, they find themselves enjoying each other’s company.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 854
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Finland, Lithuania
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, sexy
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Asthma (2014)
Plot Summary:
A young musician takes a beautiful tattoo artist on a ride in a stolen classic car.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: captivating, realistic, psychological, tense
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Bright Days Ahead (2013)
Plot Summary:
Bright days ahead? Caroline has retired, at last. A new life lies before her: time to take care of her children, her husband, and, most of all, herself. However, she soon comes to realize that this new freedom is synonymous with boredom and idleness. Especially when she receives a membership to her neighborhood’s senior club as a birthday present… Reluctant at first, she nevertheless decides to take the plunge. Oddly enough, she meets great people there, starting with the young computer science teacher, who is far from insensitive to her charms. Caroline gradually takes control of her life again and lives a second youth: taking a new lover, living new experiences, breaking the rules, not doing what’s expected of her… Who said that retirement was the beginning of the end and not a new beginning?.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: semi serious, touching, realistic, humorous, crying
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Moment by Moment (1978)
Plot Summary:
It tells the story of a romance between a young drifter named Strip Harrison (John Travolta) and an older wealthy woman, Trish Rawlings (Lily Tomlin).
IMDB Rating: 3.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: sexy, sentimental, serious, realistic, talky, sexual, crying
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A French Gigolo (2008)
Plot Summary:
Marco leads a double life. As Marco, he is a construction worker but rich ladies craving sexual excitation know him as Patrick. As Marco he is married to Fanny, an ambitious young woman who has opened her own hairdressing salon in partnership with her friend Rosalie. Marco/Patrick is not a male prostitute at heart: in fact he does the job in order to support his wife's business. Which doesn't prevent Judith, an elegant tele-shopping presenter who buys his services, from falling in love with him. But when Fanny learns what Marco does and with whom, she first gets mad but soon starts interfering in their affair.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: realistic, sentimental, humorous, semi serious, melancholic, offbeat, gloomy, crying, exciting
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How He Fell in Love (2015)
Plot Summary:
A struggling musician enters into a chance affair with a married woman. The illicit encounters and resulting bond affect both in lasting and significant ways.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 474
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: affectionate, sentimental, atmospheric, thought provoking, sexy
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Being Charlie (2015)
Plot Summary:
Charlie is a troublesome 18-year-old who breaks out of a youth drug treatment clinic, but when he returns home to Los Angeles, he's given an intervention by his parents and forced to go to an adult rehab. There, he meets a beautiful but troubled girl, Eva, and is forced to battle with drugs, elusive love and divided parents.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: touching, melancholic, sentimental, sincere, thought provoking, sad, freeze frame, exciting
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Yes (2004)
Plot Summary:
She is a scientist. He is a Lebanese doctor. They meet at a banquet and fall into a carefree, passionate relationship. But difficulties abound because of his heritage and her loveless marriage. She flies to Havana to sort things out on the beach and in the cabarets. She sends him a ticket, but harbors no illusions that He will join her in this Caribbean melting pot.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: witty, stylized, philosophical, lyrical, sincere, serious, independent film, clever, talky, romantic
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Crutch (2004)
Plot Summary:
An autobiographical film taken from the experiences of writer-director Rob Moretti, CRUTCH is a coming-of-age tale about a young man's struggle with family problems and substance abuse. Behind a facade of suburban middle class perfection, David's home life is falling apart. As he tries to cope with the impossible situation, the troubled and impressionable teenager falls under the spell of Kenny, a georgous, thirty-something, has-been actor turned theatre coach. When Kenny's "support" escalates into seduction, David slowly decends into an abyss of drinking and drug addition from which he must escape if he is to survive. CRUTCH is a dramatic tale of the confusion of youth and the difficulties in finding oneself.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 712
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: psychological, serious, emotional, realistic, bleak, contemplative, gloomy, crying, queer cinema
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And While We Were Here (2012)
Plot Summary:
Trapped in a loveless marriage, a troubled writer experiences a sexual awakening when she meets a carefee American in Italy.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, realistic, independent film, erotic, indie film, heartfelt, contemplative
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The Lifeguard (2013)
Plot Summary:
A former valedictorian quits her reporter job in New York and returns to the place she last felt happy: her childhood home in Connecticut. She gets work as a lifeguard and starts a dangerous relationship with a troubled teenager.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: independent film, touching, serious, realistic, romantic, captivating, light, mumblecore, cute, indie film
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A Teacher (2013)
Plot Summary:
Part psychological thriller and part provocative character study, A TEACHER explores the unraveling of a young high school teacher, Diana (Lindsay Burdge), after she begins an affair with one of her teenage students, Eric (Will Brittain). What starts as a seemingly innocent fling becomes increasingly complex and dangerous as the beautiful and confident Diana gets fully consumed by her emotions, crossing boundaries and acting out in progressively startling ways. Lindsay Burdge delivers a deeply compelling and seamlessly naturalistic performance that brings us into the mind of an adult driven to taboo against her better judgment.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: sexy, erotic, psychological, serious, tense, realistic, independent film, romantic, mumblecore, sexual
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Lovely & Amazing (2001)
Plot Summary:
Self-esteem and insecurity are at the heart of this comedy about the relationship between a mother and her three confused daughters.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: humorous, touching, erotic, realistic, talky, sweet, inspirational, romantic, romantic drama, semi serious
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The Good Girl (2002)
Plot Summary:
A discount store clerk strikes up an affair with a stock boy who considers himself the incarnation of Holden Caulfield.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 47000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Germany, Netherlands
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, realistic, sincere, independent film, melancholic, disturbing, intense, humorous, semi serious, cult classic
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The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (2003)
Plot Summary:
An aging actress' husband dies of a heart attack en route to Rome, where they'd planned to holiday. There, she rents an apartment and, through the Contessa, she meets a young man, with whom she begins an affair.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Ireland
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, serious, sincere, atmospheric, realistic, erotic, sexual, sensual, crying
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Personal Effects (2009)
Plot Summary:
Walter is a rising star in the NCAA wrestling world until his life is ripped apart by the brutal murder of his sister. Returning home to console his mother Gloria he seeks vengeance on the man who is accused of the crime. A chance meeting with a beautiful mature woman gives him solace to the situation. Will this unlikely pairing bloom into a romance and heal a wound the world cannot see or will the loss of his sister push him over the edge?.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Germany, Canada
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, psychological, touching, depressing, feel good, twisted, inspirational
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Dancing at the Harvest Moon (2002)
Plot Summary:
A betrayed wife, whose husband leaves her after 25 years, returns to the lake where she first fell in love and begins an affair with the son of her first love.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 401
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, serious, realistic, gloomy
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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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Save Me (2007)
Plot Summary:
A sex and drug addicted young man who is forced into a Christian-run ministry in an attempt to cure him of his "gay affliction", where instead he is faced with the truth in his heart and spirit.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: sincere, touching, serious, realistic, erotic, heartfelt, gloomy, crying, queer cinema
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The Falls: Testament of Love (2013)
Plot Summary:
The Falls: Testament of Love is a continuation of the story of RJ Smith and Chris Merrill, two Mormon missionaries that fell in love during their mission in a small town in Oregon. The boys haven't spoken in five years, but when an unexpected tragedy compells them back to the Oregon town where they served, they find themselves, once again, thrust into one another's lives. As old feelings begin to surface they find themselves again facing difficult choices. If they pursue their desire to be together, RJ and Chris risk hurting the ones they care about as they embark on a spiritual journey to discover love, freedom, and happiness.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, emotional, realistic, spiritual, heartbreaking, lgbt cinema, sexual, crying, independent film
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The Mother (2003)
Plot Summary:
A grandmother has a passionate affair with a man half her age, who is also sleeping with her daughter.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: psychological, touching, erotic, sincere, independent film, realistic, romantic, captivating, clever, contemplative
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Permanent Midnight (1998)
Plot Summary:
Ben Stiller plays comedy writer Jerry Stahl, whose $6000-a-week heroin habit had him taking his infant daughter along on his drug runs and doing smack during TV script conferences. Departing detox, Stahl explores memories with survivor Kitty, who listens patiently to Stahl's flashback. Other women in Stahl's life are his British wife Sandra and his agent Vola.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: depressing, intense, factual, serious, cult classic, psychological, disturbing, independent film, grim, realistic
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Feast of Love (2007)
Plot Summary:
A meditation on love and its various incarnations, set within a community of friends in Oregon. It is described as an exploration of the magical, mysterious and sometimes painful incarnations of love.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: touching, romantic, sentimental, semi serious, feel good, humorous, realistic, erotic, inspirational, emotional
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Keep the Lights On (2012)
Plot Summary:
An emotionally and sexually charged journey through the love, addiction, and friendship of two men. Documentary filmmaker Erik and closeted lawyer Paul meet through a casual encounter, but they find a deeper connection and become a couple. Individually and together, they are risk takers—compulsive, and fueled by drugs and sex. In an almost decade-long relationship defined by highs, lows, and dysfunctional patterns, Erik struggles to negotiate his own boundaries and dignity and to be true to himself.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: serious, touching, emotional, lgbt cinema, sad, sexual, realistic, independent film, sincere, sexy
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Holding Trevor (2007)
Plot Summary:
Everybody's looking for something... Moving forward doesn't always mean leaving something behind.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, sincere, touching, lgbt cinema, cult classic, independent film, crying, dark comedy, queer cinema
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Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
Plot Summary:
Ben Sanderson, an alcoholic Hollywood screenwriter who lost everything because of his drinking, arrives in Las Vegas to drink himself to death. There, he meets and forms an uneasy friendship and non-interference pact with prostitute Sera.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 132000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: depressing, melancholic, disturbing, sexual, sad, emotional, heartbreaking, touching, bleak, talky
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The Last Picture Show (1971)
Plot Summary:
The coming of age of a youth named Sonny in a small Texas town in the 1950s.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 51000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: black and white, sentimental, realistic, thought provoking, captivating, crying, controversial, bleak, cynical, cult classic
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Clement (2001)
Plot Summary:
Benoit turns 13 and develops an intense crush on his godmother, Marion. As they lie on beaches in the summer, she humors him by talking about the mysteries of women.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 555
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 139 min
Plot tags: erotic, sentimental, psychological, sexy, disturbing, hot
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Adore (2013)
Plot Summary:
Lil and Roz are two lifelong friends, having grown up together as neighbors in an idyllic beach town. As adults, their sons have developed a friendship as strong as that which binds their mothers. One summer, all four are confronted by simmering emotions that have been mounting between them, and each find unexpected happiness in relationships that cross the bounds of convention.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 36000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Australia, France
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: sexy, emotional, romantic, erotic, disturbing, sexual, sensual, captivating, controversial, independent film
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I Am Love (2009)
Plot Summary:
Emma left Russia to live with her husband in Italy. Now a member of a powerful industrial family, she is the respected mother of three, but feels unfulfilled. One day, Antonio, a talented chef and her son's friend, makes her senses kindle.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: sexy, stylized, meditative, intense, atmospheric, art house, sexual, visual, erotic, emotional