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Plot Summary:
Nanami Hoshino, a wealthy entrepreneur, marries potter Kim Jun-ho, and they both live a seemingly happy life until Nanami is killed by a biker on her way home. Now a ghost whose presence cannot be seen, she realizes that her death was no coincidence and seeks help from the elderly psychic Unten in hopes of saving Jun-ho's life.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 344
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: South Korea, Japan
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: romantic, remake of american film
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Journey to the Shore (2015)
Plot Summary:
Mizuki’s husband Yusuke went missing for 3 years. He suddenly comes back home one day and asks Mizuki to go on a trip with him. Their trip consists of visiting the people that helped Yusuke on his previous travel. While travelling together, Misuki sees, touches and feels what Yusuke did for those 3 years.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan, France
Duration: 127 min
Plot tags: enigmatic, exciting, sincere, melancholic, romantic, romantic drama
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My Lonely Me (2015)
Plot Summary:
I am aged 7, I fear for my life. I run to a convent door. Cry for my Mother and Father. But they are no more... Now I am 21, locked in a swirling mist. Music is the only key that will unlock. My Lonely Me.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 597
Genere: Drama, Musical, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags:
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Farewell to the Ark (1984)
Plot Summary:
A remote village has its own norms, rites and traditions. Sue and Sutechiki are a couple and cousins. Their sex life had been better: Sutechiki is impotent and Sue have a magical chastity belt. Themes such as time, memory, modernization and social conventions included in the story of Sue, Sutechiki, the village's mad women and rape gay men.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 609
Genere: Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 127 min
Plot tags: cult film
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Postman to Heaven (2009)
Plot Summary:
Jae-jun (K-pop band TVXQ member Hero) delivers letters to heaven from those who can't get over the loss of their loved ones. One day Ha-na (Han Hyo-joo), who writes to her late boyfriend, discovers Jae-jun's secret identity. He offers her a part-time job assisting him, and they set off on a 14-day journey.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 843
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: South Korea, Japan
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: sentimental, sincere, captivating, romantic, romantic comedy
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Crying 100 Times: Every Raindrop Falls (2013)
Plot Summary:
Shuichi had a motorcycle accident 4 years ago. Because of the accident, he lost the last year of his memory. One day, at a friend's wedding, Shuichi has a fateful meeting with Yoshimi. They enjoy happy times together and Shuichi thinks about marrying Yoshimi. Then Yoshimi becomes sick. A sad truth is hidden in the lost memory of Shuichi.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 80
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: romantic, shoujo
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Piecing Me Back Together (2010)
Plot Summary:
A young woman named Izumi (Keiko Kitagawa) suffers the loss of her boyfriend Junichi (Masaki Okada), who died from a fatal motorcycle accident. The shock from her boyfriend's sudden death causes Izumi to lose her memory from the time of the accident. A lawyer named Makiko (Nene Otsuka) then helps Izumi to remember the final moments of her boyfriend's life.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 149
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: romantic
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My Girlfriend is a Serial Killer (2019)
Plot Summary:
Etsuro Kurosu faills getting into a university and becomes a hikikomori. One day, he tries to hang himself from a hook on the wall in his apartment. He fails, but his attempt leaves a hole in the wall. Through the hole wall, Etsuro Kurosu can now see Rio Miyaichi. He becomes fascinated with the girl that lives next door. Later, while peeping at her through the wall, Etsuro Kurosu sees her in the process of brutally murdering someone. He screams and is caught by her. Etsuro Kurosu confesses that he loves her and they start to date. Etsuro Kurosu feels happiness in his life, but what will happen to him? Will he be murdered by Rio Miyaichi?.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 426
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: romantic, enigmatic, captivating, suspense, entertaining
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The Inugami Family (2006)
Plot Summary:
A remake of the 1976 award winning film. When tycoon Inugami Sahei passes away, he unexpectedly leaves the family fortune to outsider Tamayo on the condition that she marry one of the Inugami grandsons - Sukekiyo, Suketake, or Suketomo - pitting blood against blood. Soon afterwards, members of the family begin to show up dead, one by one. Detective Kindaichi Kosuke is called in to investigate the murders, and the truth is slowly revealed as he happens upon years of hidden skeletons and a shocking family secret.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 413
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 134 min
Plot tags: psychotronic
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Undine (2020)
Plot Summary:
Undine works as a historian lecturing on Berlin's urban development. When the man she loves leaves her, the ancient myth catches up with her. But falling in love anew, Undine reworks the myth of the mysterious water spirit as a modern fairy-tale in a disenchanted world.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Germany, France
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: serious, emotional, romantic, scenic, lyrical, crying, mystical, weird, urban fantasy
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Time Renegades (2016)
Plot Summary:
In 1983, high school teacher Ji-hwan is attacked by a pickpocket. In 2015, homicide detective Gun-woo is shot during a chase and loses consciousness. Both men are taken to the same hospital in different time periods, and both their hearts stop and miraculously start again at the same time. A mysterious force binds them together, allowing them to see through each other’s lives in their dreams. Soon realizing that the women they love strikingly resembles each other and that they are in fatal danger, the two men must team up to trace the past and change her destiny.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, touching, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, romantic, detective
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A Wonderful Cloud (2015)
Plot Summary:
When Eugene’s ex-GF Katelyn lands in LA to disband their business, the two of them must negotiate between past tensions and future possibilities, in this raw bittersweet rom-com that walks the line between fiction and reality.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 197
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: romantic, romantic comedy
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Last Kind Words (2012)
Plot Summary:
17-year old Eli moves with his family to the isolated farm of reclusive Waylon, a man whose dark past threatens to overtake him. Eli’s family works to restore the desolate fields, while he becomes fascinated with the forests. While on the farm, Eli meets the mysterious Amanda when she gives him an apple. The next day she extracts a promise from him to avoid the deep woods. Reeling from a violent encounter with his father, one night he breaks this promise and finds her body hanging from a tree.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, serious, suspenseful, psychological, romantic, independent film, scary
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Addicted (2002)
Plot Summary:
Two brothers get into a sudden tragic accident and they both fall into a coma at the same time. A year later, the younger brother Dae-jin wakes up believing he is his older brother Ho-jin.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: psychological, suspenseful, serious, enigmatic, romantic, dark, romantic comedy, mind twisting, twisted, surprise ending
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Time of Her Life (2005)
Plot Summary:
Two ghosts, separated by time, who have roamed the grounds of a historic English mansion, searching for each other are brought together by Ally (LAURA PENNEYCARD), a photography student who is experiencing dreams she can't explain and Emmett (GEOFF SHAW), the son of a wealthy industrialist. Emmett befriends Ally and together they unravel the truth behind the disappearance of his long lost love, Catherine a beautiful servant girl. However, Ally must first overcome her fears of his ghostly appearance before she can help Emmett find Catherine and reunite their love. Shot in the beautiful location of Hylands House, this lavish drama with a supernatural theme, leads you through past and present in a series of spine-chilling nightmares, ghostly appearances and suspenseful chase sequences, which moves into a beautiful romance tale, drawing on all your senses from the outset.
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 248
Genere: Drama, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: independent film, period drama
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The Last Sign (2005)
Plot Summary:
A woman who is tormented by the ghost of her abusive, alcoholic husband. She must come to terms with the past if she is to find peace and love.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, France, Canada
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, serious, suspenseful, suspense, psychological, realistic
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The Ex (2021)
Plot Summary:
The story of how social networks and instant messengers are changing the life of a modern person. It has been several years since a 16-year-old teenager posted a photo of his girlfriend in the general chat, hoping to boast to friends. Now he has a happy adult life: work, friends, fiance Katya, who is about to become his wife. But the Internet makes you remember teenage love, after which a chain of inexplicable mystical events occurs with the future wife of a young man. The girl receives mysterious messages from her fiance's past. Because of them, her life turns into a nightmare.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 291
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: mystical, enigmatic, captivating, suspense, spooky
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Phantom of the Theatre (2016)
Plot Summary:
A haunted theatre, filled with the vengeful spirits of a tragically-trapped performance troupe murdered in a fire 13 years ago, waits for the once-grand palatial playhouse to re-open with a new show - and bring in new victims.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 407
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: China
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, tense, unusual plot structure, captivating, psychotronic
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Insidious (2008)
Plot Summary:
Times are tough for talented, twenty-one year old filmmaker, Donny Rocconi. He grew up in New York City, a place where either you learn fast, or lose everything. Estranged from his mother, and never knowing his dead father, Donny sets out to collect on debts owed, and is dragged deep into a seductive ambush that turns his world upside down. Donny reaches out for help from a "connected" Mulberry Street café owner, Gigetto, who has more problems than just the Russian mob. Insidious is a compelling and riveting story of desperation and betrayal, as Donny faces a fight for truth, love, and life itself. Insidious has a strong ensemble of New York City acting talent, and their multiple adult story lines are centered in their emotional and financial relationships.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 167
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, suspense, tense, realistic
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Until We Meet Again (2022)
Plot Summary:
A woman finds her new house is haunted by the ghost of a young pianist.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 328
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: touching, psychological, tense, sexy, contemplative, romantic, unusual plot structure
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In Her Mother's Footsteps (2006)
Plot Summary:
Soon after Kate moves into the house she inherits from her father, she begins to see strange images of young women being murdered. At first it appears as if she's losing her mind, but Kate soon discovers that her visions may be hereditary. As this young mom begins to piece together the mystery behind her new haunted home, she realizes that not everything is as it seems. Each clue she gathers in solving this puzzle brings her - and her daughter - another step closer to danger!.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 422
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, exciting, disturbing
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The Dead Will Tell (2004)
Plot Summary:
Emily Parker is haunted by visions of a woman from the past soon after receiving an antique engagement ring from her fiancé.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 739
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: psychological, serious, suspenseful, tense, mind bending
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Backtrack (2015)
Plot Summary:
Troubled psychotherapist Peter Bowers is suffering from nightmares and eerie visions. When he uncovers a horrifying secret that all of his patients share, he is put on a course that takes him back to the small hometown he fled years ago. There he confronts his demons and unravels a mystery 20 years in the making.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Australia, UK, United Arab Emirates
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: suspense, psychological thriller, bleak, touching, suspenseful, tense, scary, psychological, psychedelic, suspense thriller
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The Haunting of Whaley House (2012)
Plot Summary:
When a tour guide breaks into America's Most Haunted House, a bit of amateur ghost hunting with friends turns into more horror than they could have ever imagined.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: scary, serious, suspenseful, surprise ending, tense, captivating, suspense, independent film
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Every Day (2018)
Plot Summary:
16-year old Rhiannon falls in love with a mysterious spirit named “A” that inhabits a different body every day. Feeling an unmatched connection, Rhiannon and “A” work each day to find each other, not knowing what the next day will bring.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: romantic, sentimental, captivating, sweet, touching, teen, light, spiritual, tragic ending, independent film
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The Invisible (2002)
Plot Summary:
A teenager is assaulted and killed, but returns as a ghost to find his killer.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, psychological, suspenseful, tense, esoteric, bleak, serious, psychotronic
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We Go On (2016)
Plot Summary:
WE GO ON tells the story of one man's quest to find out if there is more out there after we die. Paralyzed by his fear of dying, Miles Grissom offers a cash reward to the first person who can show him a ghost, an angel, a demon anything that can prove that we go on after our deaths. He narrows the responses down to three viable candidates a scientist, a medium, and a worldly entrepreneur. Along with his fiercely protective mother, he embarks on an adventure that will spiral into an unthinkable nightmare.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: mumblecore, scary, psychological thriller, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, spooky, psychological, atmospheric, intellectual
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A Near Death Experience (2008)
Plot Summary:
Ellie suffers a strong shock to discover that, after suffering a near-death experience, can hear voices from beyond. He soon realizes that it is a gift with which you can help others.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 394
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, psychological, suspense, scary, rough, mind bending, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Endless (2020)
Plot Summary:
When madly in love high school graduates Riley and Chris are separated by a tragic car accident, Riley blames herself for her boyfriend's death while Chris is stranded in limbo. Miraculously, the two find a way to connect. In a love story that transcends life and death, both Riley and Chris are forced to learn the hardest lesson of all: letting go.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: romantic, sincere, touching, sad, tear jerker, sentimental, light, sweet, captivating, uplifting
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Ghost (1990)
Plot Summary:
Sam Wheat is a banker, Molly Jensen is an artist, and the two are madly in love. However, when Sam is murdered by his friend and corrupt business partner Carl Bruner over a shady business deal, he is left to roam the earth as a powerless spirit. When he learns of Carl's betrayal, Sam must seek the help of psychic Oda Mae Brown to set things right and protect Molly from Carl and his goons.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 231000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min
Plot tags: sentimental, romantic, touching, sweet, tear jerker, emotional, sexy, sad, inspirational, spiritual
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The Illusionist (2006)
Plot Summary:
With his eye on a lovely aristocrat, a gifted illusionist named Eisenheim uses his powers to win her away from her betrothed, a crowned prince. But Eisenheim's scheme creates tumult within the monarchy and ignites the suspicion of a dogged inspector.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 386000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, Czech Republic
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, surprise ending, period piece, psychological, enigmatic, captivating, twist ending, mind bending, tricky, psychological thriller