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Plot Summary:
Looking for the money for a drink, an alcoholic gets a Newfoundland dog as a present from a stranger at a bird fair. He'll soon find out that the animal is not only able to speak, but to get him to give up drinking as well. Now he's determined to get rid of the dog, but that won't be an easy task.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 368
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: humorous, melancholic, sincere, touching
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Abrupt Decision (2011)
Plot Summary:
Denis went into the office Friday morning. Ten minutes later he was fired and his entire world changed. As a man in mid-life crisis, he believed there has to be more to life than this. A stray dog in the park opens his eyes.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 130
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: touching, sincere, sexy, crying, unusual plot structure, contemplative, queer cinema
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Once Lied (1988)
Plot Summary:
Set in the Soviet Union the film is a chronicle of a life of one successful artist: his family, his friends, his clients, and his artworks.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 147
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags:
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Without Witness (1983)
Plot Summary:
In visiting his ex-wife’s apartment a man learns that she plans to remarry a scientist named Valentin Shlyakhov. In his past, the man wrote a scathing letter about Shlyakhov which greatly impacted his career. Fearing that this information will come to light when his ex-wife marries Shlyakhov, the man insists that the wedding be called off. What follows is an intimate portrayal of the relationship between a man and a woman (who are never named), whose history as husband and wife plays out during a heated conversation.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 614
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, minimal cast
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Hello, That's Me! (1966)
Plot Summary:
Artyom (Armen Dzhigarkhanyan) is a scientist who buries himself in his work after the woman he loves dies during the war. He is informed of his sweetheart's death by a young woman, and soon love blossoms between the lonely doctor and the emerging beauty. This is the big-screen debut of Margarita Terekhova in the popular film that was seen by over 20 million in the USSR.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 119
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 137 min
Plot tags:
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Forgotten Tune for the Flute (1987)
Plot Summary:
A flutist in the forgotten past, at present the husband of a “big man’s” daughter and head of one of the Chief Directorate’s sections felt unwell one day: the forty-year-old man had a pain in his heart. This unpleasant incident provided an opportunity to meet a nurse named Lida. However, their stormy love affair ended, with Filimonov returning to normal life and an unloved wife.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 869
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 134 min
Plot tags: sentimental, melancholic, romantic, uplifting, touching, sexy
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Dogs' Feast (1990)
Plot Summary:
On a holiday eve, everyone, especially one tired and chilly, does so need at least one living soul at one's side: it is bad to meet a holiday alone with oneself. Thus, on a New Year's Eve, the main characters meet, — a meeting of two solitudes. Chance brought two persons of disorderly lives together in a railway terminal.... kindling the hope for a normal, pure human life, the kind others have.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 103
Genere: Drama
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags:
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Falling Leaves (1966)
Plot Summary:
A young idealist takes a job at a local state run winery only to discover and become disillusioned by the corruption of the Soviet State.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 955
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: spiritual
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An Umbrella for Lovers (1986)
Plot Summary:
Kraskov and Vera have long loved each other. They are unable to part, however, and connect their destinies can not and have already accepted the circumstances of life: he has a family, three children. A chance meeting in Moscow with a young couple, familiar with the rest in the South, pushes them to a decisive step….
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 71
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags:
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My Favorite Clown (1987)
Plot Summary:
Sergei is a professional clown in the circus, and he knows how to make people happy. He is adopting the six-year old boy Vanka from a foster home. Sergei is a good man, who can provide unconditional love. But Sergei's wife suddenly separates from him, and Sergei is left alone with the tough decision to make.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 193
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags:
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How Not to Disappear Completely (2015)
Plot Summary:
'How Not To Disappear Completely' follows a week in the life of a young photographer Tom as he returns to London after spending two years traveling in India. Tom is at a crossroads in his life. A stranger in the cold hard city, he struggles to reconnect with his friends whilst searching for his half sister. Along the way Tom is forced to face up to his past and soon realises that it may not be his life he's been running away from but himself.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 14
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, touching, melancholic
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Intergirl (1989)
Plot Summary:
A hospital nurse becomes an "international girl", a prostitute who caters to foreigners with hard currency.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Soviet Union, Sweden
Duration: 151 min
Plot tags: realistic, serious, cynical, touching, art house, biting, tragic ending, suspense
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Love and Lies (1981)
Plot Summary:
Vam i ne snilos... A movie about two high school kids who meet in class and fall madly in love with each other. Unfortunately, His father and her mother had a history of their own between them which creates uneasiness in both of them. Also because of that, the boy's mother is very jealous and tries to separate them. The only person that tries to help them is their teacher who has relationship problems of her own.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: captivating, touching, sincere, sentimental, psychological
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Dark Eyes (1987)
Plot Summary:
Aboard a ship early in the 20th-century, a middle-aged Italian tells his story of love to a Russian. In a series of flashbacks filmed almost entirely in creams, whites, and ochers, the clownish and superfluous Romano Patroni leaves his wife's opulent home to visit a spa where he falls in love with a Russian woman whose marriage is a horror. He pursues her into the Russian heartland and returns to Italy resolved to leave his wife and marry his love. His amazed and appreciative Russian listener then narrates a shorter story.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Romance, Drama
Country: Italy, Soviet Union
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: romantic, touching, serious, emotional, realistic, surprise ending
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23 Walks (2020)
Plot Summary:
A gentle, sweet, funny, romantic story of love in later life. Following a couple in their sixties, Dave and Fern who get to know one another over the course of 23 dog walks. Set against the dramatic background of the changing seasons of one year.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 869
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, touching, humorous, melancholic, talky
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LAID: Life as It's Dealt (2012)
Plot Summary:
A young male escort falls for the "girl next door", only to find himself caught between two colliding worlds.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 30
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: sexy, touching, light, sincere, romantic, captivating, erotic, independent film
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Over the Dark Water (1993)
Plot Summary:
Leningrad; 60th years; white nights. Walking on Neva Embankment, the charming provincial has met three friends: poet, artist and film director. And each of young people has suggested to marry him.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 96
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Russia
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: sentimental, sincere, touching, psychological, melancholic
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Office Romance (1977)
Plot Summary:
Anatoli Yefremovich Novoseltsev works in a statistics institution, whose director is an unattractive and bossy woman. An old friend of his, Yuri Grigorievich Samokhvalov, who gets appointed assistant director of the institution, wants to make Novoseltsev the head of the department but encounters objections from Ludmila Prokopievna Kalugina, the director. Samokhvalov then advises Novoseltsev to lightly hit on the boss. Ironically, Novoseltsev and Kalugina fall in love with each other.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 159 min
Plot tags: light, feel good, funny, humorous
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Afonya (1975)
Plot Summary:
The 1975 film by Georgi Daneliya "Afonya" was an unexpected commercial hit in USSR. The main character "Afonya" Borshev is a plumber, who spends his life partying with "buddies", many of whom he doesn't even remember after nights of heavy drinking. His wife leaves him, his boss places him on probation, his whole life is falling apart, but he doesn't realize it. Afonya met Katya at a dance club, yet didn't pay her much attention. But she is the one, who can save him... In this movie Daneliya achieves a perfect balance of satire and drama. Quotes from the movie gained a cult status in USSR.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: funny, sincere, satirical, ironic
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Today and Tomorrow (2013)
Plot Summary:
This movie tells a story of young people from 'Ant tribe' in Beijing. By telling the story of these young people, Today and Tomorrow shows the psychological changes of college graduates. It reflects their confusion about future and love. The movie chooses 'Ant tribe' to show a unique aspect of the Chinese society. It encourages all the young people facing problems to learn from the 'Ant tribe' spirit and strive for a bright future.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 21
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: sincere, touching, serious, realistic, thought provoking, gloomy
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The Accidental Tourist (1988)
Plot Summary:
After the death of his son, Macon Leary, a travel writer, seems to be sleep walking through life. Macon's wife, seems to be having trouble too, and thinks it would be best if the two would just split up. After the break up, Macon meets a strange outgoing woman, who seems to bring him back down to earth. After starting a relationship with the outgoing woman, Macon's wife seems to think that their marriage is still worth a try. Macon is then forced to deal many decisions.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, emotional, depressing, humorous, melancholic, sincere, realistic, talky, offbeat
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Little Vera (1988)
Plot Summary:
A story about a young woman, Vera, who is somebody, living the life of a troubled teenager in the time right before the end of the Soviet Union. She lives in a very small Russian apartment with her mother and father, however being this close to each other makes the living get rough. Their daily life is plagued with massive amounts of alcohol (mainly vodka) and when she tries to escape her home life, she meets up with a boyfriend, Sergei who then moves into her already small apartment after sleeping with her. Every day little Vera has to go through hell just to get by, which even involves her going against her own morals after her father has done something extremely wrong.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 128 min
Plot tags: serious, rough, suspense, disturbing, cynical, realistic, independent film
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Christmas at the Plaza (2019)
Plot Summary:
With Christmas approaching in New York City, historian Jessica is hired to create an exhibition honoring the history of Christmas at The Plaza Hotel. When she is paired with Nick, a handsome decorator, they wind up enjoying a host of holiday traditions together and find themselves falling for each other.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: melancholic, semi serious, sincere, touching, humorous, captivating, emotional
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Eye on Juliet (2017)
Plot Summary:
The story of an unlikely encounter between Gordon, a hexapod operator, and Ayusha, a young woman from the Middle East. Gordon, guardian of a pipeline in this desert region, becomes fascinated by Ayusha, while piloting his robotic spider from the other side of the world, in America. Ayusha is promised to an older man she doesn't love. Despite the distance, their mutual fear and their imperfect interaction, he will do everything in his power to help her escape her fate.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 556
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, France, Morocco
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: sincere, touching, futuristic, melancholic, whimsical, weird
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The Asthenic Syndrome (1989)
Plot Summary:
In the old days it was called hypochrondria, or black melancholia. Now, apparently, it's termed the Asthenic Syndrome. Whatever it is, Nikolai, a teacher of epicly indifferent pupils, has got it, and it's not much fun.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 153 min
Plot tags: spiritual
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The Criminal Shall Not Escape (1965)
Plot Summary:
Mukhtar comes to live and work at the police kennels through rather unusual circumstances. Together with his handler, Glazychev, Mukhtar helps to solve large and small crimes.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 622
Genere: Drama
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags:
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Love and Pigeons (1985)
Plot Summary:
Shown a life in the remote siberian village. Vasia, who never leave his family, village, comes to pass summer holiday on the Black Sea. New world, new people - so, hi's temted by a half-crazy woman (Raisa Zaharovna). And after short time Vasia returns to his wife and children.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: light, humorous, realistic, feel good, talky, sentimental, sincere, semi serious, touching
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Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears (1980)
Plot Summary:
This is a life story of three girlfriends from youth to autumn ages. Their dreams and wishes, love, disillusions.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 150 min
Plot tags: touching, sentimental, romantic, uplifting, realistic, emotional, art house, insightful, semi serious, fairy tale
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An American Reunion (2003)
Plot Summary:
The reality of life slams into the proverbial wall when a group of necessitous best friends and ex-lovers are reunited at a milestone reunion, igniting an already passionate and combustible past.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, captivating, sincere, serious, realistic, independent film
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Chalte Chalte (2003)
Plot Summary:
Priya Chopra is a fashion designer and Raj Mathur owns a small trucking company. They meet on the road, quarrel, and then fall for each other. Priya, who is already engaged, must decide whether she will marry her fiancé or leave him for Raj. Love triumphs, Raj and Priya marry and then begins the struggle to maintain their marriage in the face of the typical problems the world can throw at them.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 167 min
Plot tags: sincere, semi serious, sentimental, feel good, humorous, realistic, romantic, entertaining, sexy, hot
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Collapse (1990)
Plot Summary:
1986, Chernobyl disaster. Couples, friends, and a risk-taking journalist are woven into the larger framework of the disaster. Panic follows.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 253
Genere: Drama
Country: USA, Soviet Union
Duration: 103 min
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