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Plot Summary:
Life is a one take proposition. In ONE TAKE, Kevin never stopped loving Jessie even though she left him years ago and is reported to be dead. When Kevin, out-of-the-blue, receives a card in the mail - an old photo of the two of them with a mysterious message - he is spurred on to discover who sent it and the truth behind Jessie, both past and present.Kevin is suspicious that she might still be alive though this means everyone he meets including Jessie's brother, Jerry, is lying to him. As he tracks down old friends and family, Kevin carries on a running conversation with an imagined Jessie. Just as he is coming to terms with the fact that some questions will remain forever unanswered, he uncovers a shattering truth the will forever change his take on life, love, and sacrafice.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 37
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Subprime (2011)
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The year is 2001 and both David's life and the mortgage industry are in balance. After the attacks on 9/11 the stock markets shut down for over a week marking its biggest decline since the great depression. America's economy is in the tank and the mortgage industry's response is easy lending and easier money. It was the dawn of the biggest boom in the mortgage industry's history and a young and naive David Martin was interviewing at a chop shop brokerage called Empire Funding. Once hired, David joins an unsavory group of unethical mortgage brokers led by Empire's manipulative and controlling owner, Michael Banco. It is here where David is exposed to the mortgage industry's veritable group of crooks, cons and cheats - Realtors, Appraisers and Investors - and they all have a con of their own. David is soon faced with the decision of abandoning what he knows is right, for big money and a sense of self worth and accomplishment. Using Michael Banco's list of underhanded rules to get ahead.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 48
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration:
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The Volunteer (2022)
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Marisa, a recently retired doctor, decides to travel as a volunteer to a Greek refugee camp where, in her opinion, they need people exactly like her. When she gets there, it becomes clear that she is nothing like the other volunteers. When she meets little Ahmed, the boundaries between the need to care and the need to feel useful begin to blur.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 173
Genere: Drama
Country: Spain, Greece
Duration: 99 min
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Elvira (2013)
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Elvira, an aspiring artist loves art and painting and stops after several suicide attempts. Afterwards she decides to live on the edge taking up an obsessive mad formula created by a Russian poet in which every day she sets foot in the world for the first time by beginning a bizarre method based on chance of Russian rulet. It involves taking one pill per day, most are placebo, but one set with poison to end her life one and for all. While waiting for her day to die, Elvira meets a new friend, a determined prostitute with a single goal and pount of view; then a blind painter who explains how to represent colors on canvas by odors; and a boy she falls for who is always in the wrong place at the wrong time. These friends will help her open up in the way they face their difficult lives helps her with her own life. Now with new conflicting feelings give her a sudden desire to survive. But is it too late? For the game of life.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 54
Genere: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 97 min
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John, 316 (2020)
Plot Summary:
A psychiatric hospital is turned upside down when a mysterious drifter is admitted and assigned to room 316. Known only as John Doe, the other patients believe that he bears an uncanny resemblance to Jesus Christ.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 125
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 104 min
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Angel Heart (2012)
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Based off the same name novel by Liu Liu, the story revolves around the lives of people in the medical field.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 36
Genere: Drama
Country: China
Duration:
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The Best of Me (2007)
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Raquel, a young radio broadcaster, is deeply in love with Tomas, an Olympic runner. On the day she finds a house for them to share, he collapses during training and is rushed to the hospital. His life is in danger; his liver crashed and he is in need of an urgent transplant. Without any warning, Tomas turns from a fine athlete to an exhausted, dysfunctional, sick person. Raquel devotes herself to helping him. How far will she go for love? And what will she find out about intimacy and about herself in the process? The Best of Me is an intriguing film about the tension between love and sacrifice and about the unbearable fine line between them.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 259
Genere: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 85 min
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The Braves (2021)
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Best friends Alma and Margot are inseparable, whether it’s terrorizing cheating lovers or crashing wedding parties. The two women also share the same dream of a successful career on the stage. They get one step closer when they are cast as lead and understudy in a high-profile play in Paris. Alma is keeping a secret that puts her role in jeopardy, but with the unwavering support of Margot, they will try their best to ensure that the show goes on.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 444
Genere: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 99 min
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Yuniol (2007)
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"Yuniol" Perez and Alberto "Junior" Rios come from opposite sides of the tracks in the Dominican Republic. Aloof and detached, Alberto comes from a wealthy family. Driven and focused, Juan is reared by a devoted mother whose affection makes up for the absence of his father. Juan and his mother survive in a tough and impoverished Barrio on the outskirts of the capital city. Behind every happy moment lies an ominous sense of despair. Yet the joyful Dominican way of life for those surviving on the margins serves as a testament to people anywhere confronted with poverty and injustice.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 347
Genere: Drama
Country: Dominican Republic
Duration: 97 min
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The Time of the Hunt (1972)
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Willy, Richard, and Lionel, three blue-collar friends from Montreal East, leave the city and travel to the countryside for a weekend of hunting. Richard's wife forces him to bring along his young son, Michel. For these men, hunting represents total freedom and a chance to rid themselves of the frustrations of domestic life by proving their manhood. The group spends their first night at a motel bar and Michel silently observes as the adults get drunk, try to outdo each other with insults, and sexually harass the waitresses at the bar. It becomes apparent to him that Willy is not up to trip; he is overweight and clings to his glory days of the past. Michel must also watch as his father conducts an affair with a waitress. When the hunt finally begins, Michel contemplates the imposed belief that a man ought to be a womanizing drinker who's good with a gun. Eventually, the irresponsibility of the three men results in tragedy.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 230
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 98 min
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17000 Block (2005)
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Set against the backdrop of Detroit's underworld, 17000 Block tells the story of Buck, a young man trapped in the middle of a street family rivalry - he is coerced, by his unscrupulous Uncle Eddie, to pull a robbery. When the job goes bad Buck finds himself running from the law, and the streets.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 49
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
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Crying for Love (2008)
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Three girls meet by chance in a hospital. Struggling to come to terms with their fate, they all look back on a decisive moment in their life: Sara, a professional swimmer relentlessly urged on by her ambitious father, was deprived of her only real chance of happiness. Mette has left her deeply religious family, finding it too hard to bear that they have accepted her fate while she hasn't. And Stephanie has brutally rejected her boyfriend in fear of being rejected herself. Although their stories are very different, the three girls are brought together in their search for love and companionship. Based on the Oscar nominated short fiction »At Night«.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 300
Genere: Drama
Country: Denmark
Duration: 85 min
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Deceitful Storm (2008)
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When businessman David Morgan (Stefan Sims) embarks on an adulterous affair, his wife, Rena (Karyn Lewis), must decide whether his infidelity is the last straw in a relationship marred by years of neglect and emotional abuse. If she tries to mend the marriage, can her husband take responsibility for his actions and change his ways? Eric Harvey and Felicia Kerney also star in this potent urban drama directed by Shanda Davis.
IMDB Rating: 2.4
IMDB Votes: 44
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Dragonflies (2022)
Plot Summary:
Álex and Cata, two young women who live on the outskirts of the city, a desolate place full of empty stores and ramshackle bars where dreams end up fading, have been preparing their escape all their lives.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 151
Genere: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 103 min
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The Birdwatcher (1988)
Plot Summary:
A young fanatic bird-watcher spends a summer on an islet in the Nortern-Sea with his assistant. Rough nature, hidden feelings.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 27
Genere: Drama
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 91 min
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Cantata (1963)
Plot Summary:
A young doctor undergoes a spiritual crisis when he returns to his rural home.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 642
Genere: Drama
Country: Hungary
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: intellectual, freeze frame
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Lustre (2005)
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"Lustre" chronicles a change in heart, a spiritual awakening through the rise of an unlikely holy man. Filmed on the streets of New York in the year after the Twin Towers fell, "Lustre" tells a story of renewal in uncertain times.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 66
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: independent film
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He's Not Your Son (1984)
Plot Summary:
Two couples face the possibility that their infant sons, both born on the same day, were inadvertently switched at the hospital, and a chain of revelations and decisions threatens both families.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 73
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
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Thank You All Very Much (1969)
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Rosamund Stacey (Sandy Dennis), a young 'bookish' girl in London society, spends her days studying for a doctorate in the British Museum and her nights avoiding the sexual attention of the men in her life. But one day, all that changes. Through a friend, she is introduced to rising TV newsreader/announcer George Matthews (Ian McKellen) and after a further chance meeting and a tumble on the sofa, she finds herself pregnant from her first sexual encounter. A failed attempt at self-abortion just re-inforces Rosamund's resolve to have the child - leaving her on a solitary and at times dismal path through pregnancy and into motherhood, aided only by close friend Lydia (Eleanor Bron). Will she get through it? Will her child? And will she let Matthews know that he is actually the father?.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 466
Genere: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 107 min
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5000 Blankets (2022)
Plot Summary:
When her husband has a mental breakdown and goes missing, a determined woman and her young son set out to find him on the streets, sparking a movement of compassion towards those in need and inspiring a city.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 339
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
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Man Alive (2008)
Plot Summary:
In and around America and the autumn of 1963. A man and his tools. A boy and his shoes.
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Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min
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Miracle in the Woods (1997)
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Quarreled sisters; Sarah and Wanda inherit property from their mother. It has always belonged to the family. Sarah insists on selling it as soon as possible because she has many difficulties. She goes there with her daughter; Gina. Wanda, on the other hand, wants to keep the property in family. They soon discover that it's not abandoned. Old lady, Lilly Cooper has been living there for many years and doesn't want to leave the house, at least, not as long as she can meet her son.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 539
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
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A Parting Shot (2007)
Plot Summary:
A rebellious teenager and a "border-line" young nurse will learn to tame each other and get a fresh start in life.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 218
Genere: Drama
Country: France, Switzerland
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Attaway General (2020)
Plot Summary:
When four very different teens arrive at Attaway General Hospital’s prestigious volunteer program, they must learn to work together to survive the program and make a difference in the lives of their patients. With breakout performances from Dixie D'Amelio, Madi Monroe and more, Attaway General is a medical procedural with humor, excitement, and high stakes.
IMDB Rating: 1.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 11 min
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Big Big World (2016)
Plot Summary:
Ali and Zuhal take their first step out of the orphanage into this big world committing a crime. It becomes impossible for them to live amongst people now, and the forest they take shelter in becomes a desert island for them. A boy and a girl that were thrown out of the civilized world would live the entire human story from scratch.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: art house, crying
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Passion Fever (1969)
Plot Summary:
This and The Hot Month of August, both made in Greece, were acquired by DORIS WISHMAN for release in the United States. However, she somehow or other lost the dialogue sheets needed for dubbing the films into English. With the original dialogue a mystery, and not understanding Greek in the first place, the Grand Dame of Sexploitation simply re-invented the entire plot blissfully dubbing it away without any clue as to what was really being said, and then adding some steamy sex scenes with her own anonymous adulterers to liven things up.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 56
Genere: Drama
Country: USA, Yugoslavia
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Having Babies III (1978)
Plot Summary:
Dr. Julie Farr presides over three impending births and cannot help but get involved in the lives of her troubled patients.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 32
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
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The Story of Paul (1975)
Plot Summary:
A young man is checked into a mental hospital for unexplained reasons.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 43
Genere: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 81 min
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My Son Johnny (1991)
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Anthony Cortino lives with his mother in a quiet suburb. His father is dead, and his violent criminal brother is a long way off, in the city, and if Anthony has his way, that's where he will stay. However, Johnny runs into trouble with the police in the city, and when he asks to come home, his mother agrees, despite Anthony's objections. A reign of terror begins for Anthony then, for as long as Johnny is around, Anthony is never safe, and never has been.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 253
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
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Blood (2022)
Plot Summary:
Jess, a newly separated mother and nurse, moves into her old family farmhouse with Tyler, her teenage daughter, and Owen, her eight-year-old son. One night, the family dog senses something in the woods and runs off to find it. He returns a couple of days later and attacks Owen, savagely biting him before Jess is able to intervene. Owen is rushed to the hospital. His condition worsens, and no one can figure out why... until Jess discovers a disturbing cure.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
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The Mulberry Tree (2010)
Plot Summary:
A drama centered on a young man working in Rhode Island's state corrections system and his relationship with a convicted murderer who is dying of AIDS and spending his remaining days on hospital detail.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 71
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, emotional, realistic, contemplative, talky, independent film