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Plot Summary:
A round of unerotic sexual couplings in Toronto, interspersed with interviews about an impending total eclipse.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 212
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, Germany
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: independent film, documentary filmmaking
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Away (2005)
Plot Summary:
Gay secondary school-boy runs away after principal embarrasses him in front of school.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 122
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: experimental, independent film, cult film
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We 3 (2011)
Plot Summary:
Three young people arrive from different parts of the country to go to college in Sao Paulo. On their first day there, a strange and intense attraction unites them. Together, they rent an apartment and begin living together, in close quarters. Sharing kisses and fond embraces. They exchange words of endearment with the naturalness of ordering a sandwich at a diner. They threaten to break up and the next moment they are all laughing together again. College days however soon come to an end and, with each having different paths to trail, separation is imminent. And consequently, their gestures, words and attitudes take on a new weight. Touching each other now takes on a new significance. Words of love are weighed down by consequences.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 739
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, disturbing, queer cinema
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L'Amour Fou (1969)
Plot Summary:
L'Amour Fou follows the dissolution of the marriage between Claire, an actress (played by Bulle Ogier), and Sebastien, her director (Jean-Pierre Kalfon).
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 762
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 252 min
Plot tags: experimental, avant garde
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Bye Bye Love (1993)
Plot Summary:
Two women, a friendship. Two parallel love stories. Marianne has a passionate affair with Nino while the relationship of Lea and David is falling apart. While a couple is forming, another's becoming undone. Yet, the choice of the two friends remains the same: break up with the past and plunge into the unknown.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 44
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags:
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Like It Never Was Before (1995)
Plot Summary:
The Runeberg family is an ordinary middle class family, with a house in a suburb, a car and three children. By vacationing in a rented house by the sea, the hope is that the tension and anxiety between Rune and Gunnel will disappear. However, instead of spending time with his family, Rune finds himself attracted to a young man, Petrus. Whatever happens next, Rune realizes, it can never be like it was before. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 980
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Sweden, Denmark
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: sincere, touching, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, biting, suspense
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Orpheus Descending (1990)
Plot Summary:
Val Xavier is a drifter in 1940's Mississippi who brings new life to an Italian immigrant woman trapped in a loveless marriage.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 355
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: southern gothic
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Hawas (2004)
Plot Summary:
Raj Mittal and his wife Sapna reside in Dubai, where Raj works for a British firm. To make money, he works day and night, leaving Sapna alone. Sapna then embarks on an extramarital affair with a stranger, leading to emotional turmoil and eventually, murder.
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 225
Genere: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags:
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The Weather in the Streets (1983)
Plot Summary:
Passion comes calling when a man suffering through an unhappy marriage in 1920s England runs into first love.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 40
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 133 min
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Little Angel (1996)
Plot Summary:
Ramona lives her lonely life in Berlin working in a lipstick factory. One day she accidentally runs into Andrzei, a Polish mechanic illegally selling cigarettes in Germany during the weekend. One thing leads to another, and soon she finds herself pregnant. Then her life starts falling apart, when Andrzei tells her he already has a wife back in Poland and her baby dies shortly after its premature birth.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 112
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags:
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The World Is Full Of Married Men (1979)
Plot Summary:
David Cooper works in advertising but spends more time on his love life despite the fact that he is married. When his wife Linda discovers his girlfriends, she decides to get revenge by having an affair.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 167
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: independent film
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The Delinquent Season (2018)
Plot Summary:
Two couples appear to live in marital bliss until cracks begin to appear in both seemingly steady marriages. The film asks the question 'How well do any of us really know each other' and explores the ideas of love, lust, and family relationships.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Ireland
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: psychological, rough, thought provoking, captivating, romantic, romantic comedy
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The Green Widow (1968)
Plot Summary:
A lonely young suburban housewife participates in a radio interview survey while simultaneously engaging in an extramarital affair.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 144
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Finland
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: tripping
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Paper Moon Affair (2005)
Plot Summary:
An enigmatic Japanese woman, abandoned by her wealthy Chinese husband in a remote Pacific Northwest village, becomes entwined in the lives of two rugged locals.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 133
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing, intercultural, inter cultural
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The Chambermaid on the Titanic (1997)
Plot Summary:
Horty, a French foundry worker, wins a contest and is sent to see the sailing of the Titanic. In England, Marie, saying she is a chambermaid on the Titanic and cannot get a room, asks to share his room. They do, chastely; when he awakens, she is gone, but he sees her at the sailing and gets a photo of her. When he returns home, he suspects that his wife Zoe has been sleeping with Simeon, the foundry owner. Horty goes to the bar, where his friends get him drunk and he starts telling an erotic fantasy of what happened with him and Marie, drawing a larger audience each night.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Italy, Germany, Spain
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: erotic, psychological, atmospheric, serious, realistic, sexual, fairy tale, sentimental, light, romantic
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Ardor (2002)
Plot Summary:
In revenge for her husband's infidelity, a young beautiful housewife, Mi-heun, starts an affair with an attractive young doctor, In-gyu. Despite her husband's efforts to regain her love and the disapproval by the conservative little town, Mi-huen gradually finds happiness and satisfaction in the affair and decides to turn her back on her quiet life.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 427
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: touching, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, erotic
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Flirt (1995)
Plot Summary:
The same situation is played out in different cities (New York, Berlin and Japan). A lover has to choose whether to commit to a partner who is returning home. In each case there are other people involved, an ex-partner and someone else in a "permanent" relationship, what do they choose to do?.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Germany, Japan
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: art house, clever, witty, talky, anthology, independent film, retro, offbeat, humorous, realistic
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Return to Two Moon Junction (1995)
Plot Summary:
Savannah Delongpre is a wealthy fashion model living in New York City who returns to her small town in Georgia to visit her wealthy grandmother Belle as well as walk down memory lane to remember her childhood with some of her friends still living there. During that time, Savannah meets Jake Gilbert a rugged drifter/artist living on the property called Two Moon Junction owned by Belle and whose family has a feud with Savannah's for decades. Desperate to forget her stressful life, Savannah eventually begins a sordid affair with Jake, despite opposition from Belle claiming the man is not right for her or anyone. But Savannah's strongest opposition comes from her possessive boyfriend Robert Lee who later arrives and plans to break Savannah and Jake up by buying the Two Moon Junction property to evict Jake from the area.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 697
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: erotic, sexy, independent film
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Besieged (1998)
Plot Summary:
When an African dictator jails her husband, Shandurai goes into exile in Italy, studying medicine and keeping house for Mr. Kinsky, an eccentric English pianist and composer. She lives in one room of his Roman palazzo. He besieges her with flowers, gifts, and music, declaring passionately that he loves her, would go to Africa with her, would do anything for her. "What do you know of Africa?," she asks, then, in anguish, shouts, "Get my husband out of jail!" The rest of the film plays out the implications of this scene and leaves Shandurai with a choice.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, Italy
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: emotional, erotic, melancholic, meditative, serious, stylized, sensual, realistic, contemplative, romantic
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Empty Days (1999)
Plot Summary:
An executive and a dowdy working-class woman, both unemployed, married and parents meet at a supermarket. They become friends but find it hard to accept that they may be in love with each other.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 343
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: psychological, touching, serious, emotional, realistic, gloomy
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Una Noche (2012)
Plot Summary:
In Havana, Raul dreams of escaping to Miami. Accused of assault, he appeals to Elio to help him reach the forbidden world 90 miles across the ocean. One night, full of hope, they face the biggest challenge of their lives.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: touching, realistic, serious, stylized, tension, suspense
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An Unusual Affair (2002)
Plot Summary:
Jochen Wenzel, a young teacher, married with two kids, one day surprisingly falls in love with a young male colleague, Tom Leuthner and they begin an unusual affair (= "Eine aussergewöhnliche Affäre"). While Ina, Jochen's wife, worries about Jochen's distanced behavior without having a clue of her husband's affair, Jochen and Tom seriously fall for each other. Torn between his family and his new love, Jochen has to make a decision. Written by Smoothhoney.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 592
Genere: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: sincere, touching, suspense, captivating, queer cinema
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Sebastian (2017)
Plot Summary:
Alex is an Argentinian student in Toronto for just one week. They both know that the relationship ends when he catches his flight back home. But they’re falling for each other and it’s the kind of relationship that changes them, unlocks things hidden deep inside.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 347
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: light, sincere, romantic, sexy, melancholic, queer cinema
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Beautiful Something (2015)
Plot Summary:
Four diverse gay men navigate art, sex and love in one sublime night.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: sexy, psychological, light, sincere, touching, unusual plot structure, melancholic, independent film, queer cinema
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Intimacy (2001)
Plot Summary:
Jay, a failed musician, walked out of his family and now earns a living as head bartender in a trendy London pub. Every Wednesday afternoon a woman comes to his house for graphic, almost wordless, sex. One day Jay follows her and finds out about the rest of her life (and that her name is Claire). This eventually disrupts their relationship.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: France, UK, Germany
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: sexy, sexual, sensual, erotic, controversial, bleak, disturbing, enigmatic, artsy, depressing
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Romance (1999)
Plot Summary:
Although deeply in love with her boyfriend - and indeed sleeping in the same bed with him - a schoolteacher cannot handle the almost complete lack of intimacy he will allow. Increasingly frustrated, she gradually finds her sexual appetites leading her into ever more risky situations, including a developing one with the headmaster.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: erotic, sexy, sexual, disturbing, sensual, controversial, art house, surprise ending, romantic, social
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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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Come Undone (2010)
Plot Summary:
Anna is an accountant for an important insurance firm and lives with her longterm lover Alessio - a man who longs for a stable longterm relationship with children, home, etc. Anna, feeling as though the fire has fizzled in that relationship takes up with co-worker Domenico and the two begin a passionate affair.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Italy, Switzerland, France
Duration: 126 min
Plot tags: erotic, sensual, sincere, touching, sexy, serious, realistic, sexual, art house, explicit
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Head-On (2004)
Plot Summary:
Head On is German director Fatih Akin’s story of the alcoholic Cahit and Turkish Sibel. Akin tells the story of a love that can never be between two people who are too alike to not be together.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 57000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany, Turkey
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: psychological, depressing, bleak, emotional, breathtaking, serious, disturbing, touching, melancholic, independent film
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His Secret Life (2001)
Plot Summary:
When Antonia's husband Massimo is killed in a car accident, she accidentally discovers that he has been having a same-sex affair with a produce wholesaler named Michele.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, emotional, sincere, serious, psychological, romantic, captivating, realistic, contemplative
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Damage (1992)
Plot Summary:
The life of a respected British politician at the height of his career crumbles when he becomes obsessed with his son's lover.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, France
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: sexy, sexual, erotic, melancholic, psychological, sensual, emotional, realistic, non-linear, romantic