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Plot Summary:
The socialist mayor of a small village in France dreams of building an arts center but he runs up against some opposition.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: satirical, clever, humorous, realistic, witty, cynical, semi serious, biting, suspense
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Zig Zag Story (1983)
Plot Summary:
The lives of three Parisians - a color-blind painter, a radio show host and a perverted photographer - intertwine and go hilariously out of control.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 178
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, offbeat, humorous, realistic, semi serious, fast
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House of Angels (1992)
Plot Summary:
In a small village in Västergötland, everything is turned upside-down when the local loner dies and his cottage is inherited by his unknown relative Fanny. She rides into tow on a big black motorcycle with her androgenic boyfriend Zack, wearing black leather and spikes. When they decide to stay, Flogfält's plans to buy the cottage are upset.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Sweden, Denmark, Norway
Duration: 127 min
Plot tags: clever, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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A Self-Made Hero (1996)
Plot Summary:
Set in France at the end of World War II Albert Dehousse finds out his father wasn't a war hero and his mother is a collaborator.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, biting, suspense
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Hyenas (1992)
Plot Summary:
After being kicked out of her African village three decades earlier for getting pregnant out of wedlock, Linguere (Ami Diakhate) has returned home. While Linguere has done well for herself, her home village has fallen on hard economic times. Intent on punishing Dramaan (Mansour Diouf), the man who fathered her child but refused to own up to the act, Linguere makes a proposal: She will help the town financially, if the locals agree to execute Dramaan.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Senegal, France, Switzerland, UK, Netherlands, Italy
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: clever, humorous, realistic, witty, cynical, semi serious, biting, suspense
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Men, Women: A User's Manual (1996)
Plot Summary:
Benoit Blanc loves living, he loves women, he loves daring. He is a famous businessman who suffers from stomach-ache. Fabiolini, a would-be actor, is a policeman and he too suffers from the same sickness. The two man face suffering in opposite ways: Benoit Blanc is optimistic while Fabiolini, always unsure of himself, is persuaded he is seriously ill. The two men meet by chance while doing a gastroscopy and become friends. After having known their real different conditions, they will change and will understand better their lives. Around them, other people, women and men, will see their lives changed, by chance, by love or solely by the life stream.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 744
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, sexy, touching, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, hot
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Barnie's Minor Annoyances (2001)
Plot Summary:
Barnie lives in Calais but works in London. Everyday, he takes the Eurostar to go to his office. Although he is married to Lucie, Barnie has two lovers in London: Margot, a young and fresh advertising executive, and Mark, a hot 35 years old auctioneer. Everything could work out fine like that, until Margot, Mark and Lucie separately offer Barnie the same birthday present: a return ticket to Venice on the Orient-Express, and on the same dates. What will Barnie do? Who will he choose to go with? After thinking that going with Lucie could actually save his marriage, problems are not over: Margot and Mark both show up at Barnie and Lucie's house, pretending to be a couple, and asking Barnie for some explanations. Which he obviously can't give.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 579
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, realistic
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Age of Panic (2013)
Plot Summary:
May 6, 2012. Cable news reporter Laetitia is covering the French presidential elections, while Vincent, her ex-husband, demands to see their two young daughters. It's a manic Sunday in Paris: two agitated girls, a frazzled babysitter, a needy new boyfriend, a grumpy lawyer and France cut in half!.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 609
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, captivating, emotional, clever, semi serious
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Pauline at the Beach (1983)
Plot Summary:
Fifteen year old Pauline and her older cousin, model-shaped Marion, go to the emtying Atlantic coast for an autumn holiday . Marion ignores the approaches of a surfer and falls for Henri, a hedonist who is only interested in a sexual adventure and drops her soon. Pauline's little romance with a young man (Sylvain) is also spoiled by Henri.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: erotic, witty, anthology, sex comedy, sensitive, clever, touching, feel good, humorous, realistic
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Next Door (1994)
Plot Summary:
Matt and Karen have inconsiderate neighbours whose lawn sprinkler drowns their flowers. A feud errupts and a series of tit-for-tat actions develop and escalate.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 771
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: clever, offbeat, humorous, realistic, witty, cynical, semi serious, slapstick, biting, suspense
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So Happy Together (2009)
Plot Summary:
Famille : Groupe de personnes réunies par des liens de parenté et un fort sentiment de solidarité morale et matérielle. Quand Alain a épousé Nathalie, il ne savait pas qu'il épouserait aussi sa famille. Ce samedi, comme toutes les semaines, ils sont invités à dîner chez son beau-frère, Jean-Pierre à Créteil. C'est vrai, Alain en a marre de ces dîners familiaux, mais il ne sait pas encore ce qui l'attend véritablement ce soir-là... Ni les jours qui suivent.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, realistic, cynical, witty
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Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle (1987)
Plot Summary:
Two young girls meet, Reinette from the countryside and Mirabelle from Paris, and decide to take a flat together in Paris where they attend University. Four successive stories about their daily lives illustrate the very different views, characters and relation to the world of these two friends.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: artsy, art house, independent film, clever, feel good, humorous, realistic, talky, semi serious
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A Tale of Springtime (1990)
Plot Summary:
Simple conversations engender complicated human interactions. The first in Eric Rohmer's Four Seasons series, Conte de printemps (A Tale In Springtime) is the story of an introverted young girl (Florence Darel) just reaching adulthood who takes a liking to an older woman she meets at a party (Anne Teyssedre) and determines to match her off with her father (Hugues Quester), despite the latter's already having a lover of his own. There is a certain absurdity to this, apparent to both adults, who though both reluctantly attracted to each other resent Darel's attempts at matchmaking. Nevertheless, both of them are intelligent enough to understand that there is no 'proper' way to meet, and are alive to the possibilities that life brings them. Darel, for her part, is a persistent catalyst. As with all Rohmer films, the stage is set, in an age of increasing impermanence and uncertainty in human relationships, for a series of minimalist reflections on love and life.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: clever, talky, witty, art house, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, crying, light
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Full Moon in Paris (1984)
Plot Summary:
"He who has two women loses his soul, he who has two houses loses his mind." So it goes with Louise played by Pascale Ogier who is dissatisfied with her mundane life in a bleak Parisian new-town. She rents a pied-à-terre in the city so she can experience independence.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: anthology, clever, humorous, realistic, talky, semi serious, eighties
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The Terrace (1980)
Plot Summary:
Drama about the difficulties of a group of people trying to change their lives. A group of people gathers in a terrace in Rome . Some are friends, some know each other and others just meet for the first time. All are intellectual and belong to the middle class.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 150 min
Plot tags: captivating, satirical, clever, humorous, realistic, witty, contemplative, talky, cynical, non-linear
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Let It Rain (2008)
Plot Summary:
Agnes Jaoui plays a local political candidate Agathe Villanova, who returns to her childhood home in the south of France in order to help her sister Florence (Pascale Arbillot) sort through their recently deceased mother's belongings. While she's there, the son (Jamel Debbouze as Karim) of family maid (Mimouna Hadji) takes advantage of her presence and attempts to interview her as part of a documentary about successful women that he's undertaken with his film school teacher, Michel (co-writer Jean-Pierre Bacri). However, Michel's intentions aren't quite what they seem, as he's having an affair with Florence and hoping to persuade her to leave her husband.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, sincere, talky, semi serious, sexy, contemplative, biting, suspense
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Say Uncle (2005)
Plot Summary:
A young artist (Peter Paige), desperate to replace the relationship he had with his recently relocated godson, is targeted by a neighborhood mom (Kathy Najimy) as a potential threat to the community.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 684
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, witty, cynical, semi serious, offbeat, biting, clever, suspense
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Tomorrow's Another Day (2000)
Plot Summary:
Such an inconsequential event - the unfortunate purchase of a package of cling film - reveals the character and behavior of a small group of individuals caught up in the chaos of today's society. Though it creates arguments and inner questioning, this event - and its various consequences - also creates bonds.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 535
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, realistic, clever, offbeat
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A Good Marriage (1982)
Plot Summary:
Sabine vows to give up married lovers, and is determined to find a good husband. Her best friend Clarisse introduces her to her cousin Edmond, a busy lawyer from Paris. Sabine pursues Edmond, with the encouragement of Clarisse, but Edmond does not seem very interested.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: clever, humorous, captivating, realistic, contemplative, talky, semi serious, eighties
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A Man in a Hurry (2018)
Plot Summary:
The story revolves around Alain, a busy businessman who is always in a rush. In his life, there is no room for spare time or family. But one day, he suffers a stroke, which makes him lose his grasp of language and use one word in place of another.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: psychological, sentimental, humorous, captivating
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Very Well, Thank You (2007)
Plot Summary:
The tough lives of two ordinary individuals: Alex, an accountant and his wife Béatrice, a taxi driver.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 336
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, biting, suspense
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Autumn Tale (1998)
Plot Summary:
Magali (Béatrice Romand), forty-something, is a winemaker and a widow: she loves her work but feels lonely. Her friends Rosine (Alexia Portal) and Isabelle (Marie Rivière) both want secretly to find a husband for Magali.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: melancholic, meditative, witty, art house, touching, semi serious, realistic, talky, anthology, clever
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The Cost of Living (2003)
Plot Summary:
Une héritière qui n'arrive pas à hériter, un radin qui ne peut rien dépenser, un petit garçon qui trouve un billet dans la rue, un restaurateur prodigue qui ne fait que donner... Tels sont, entre autres, les personnages de ce film "choral". Pourquoi certains dépensent-ils de manière convulsive là où d'autres retiennent l'argent comme la partie la plus vitale de leur être ? On croit parler d'argent, mais c'est d'amour dont il s'agit.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 659
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: clever, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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The New Age (1994)
Plot Summary:
Peter and Katherine Witner are Southern California super-yuppies with great jobs but no center to their lives. When they both lose their jobs and begin marital infidelities, their solution is to start their own business together. In order to find meaning to their empty lives, they follow various New Age gurus and other such groups. Eventually, they hit rock bottom and have to make some hard decisions.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: satirical, melancholic, meditative, disturbing, humorous, cynical, realistic, witty, semi serious, cult classic
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The Chops (2003)
Plot Summary:
A father arrives at his son's house one evening. They begin talking about women, love, relationships and things turn awkward fast.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 473
Genere: Drama, Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: sexy, humorous, semi serious, realistic, witty, sex comedy, clever, offbeat, cynical, biting
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Change of Plans (2009)
Plot Summary:
So called friends at a dinner party end up acting like a dysfunctional family.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: semi serious, humorous, realistic, witty, cynical, biting, suspense
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Very Happy Alexander (1968)
Plot Summary:
Alexandre, a young and honest farmer, is oppressed by an authoritarian wife, who makes him work like a dog. When she dies in a car crash, he decides to stay in bed, absolutely free and inactive. Just a dog is occupied to carry food and newspapers to him.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: anthology, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Stardom (2000)
Plot Summary:
A young girl is plucked from small-town obscurity and thrust into the spotlight of the glamorous world of super-models.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Comedy
Country: France, Canada
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: clever, stylized, captivating, realistic, cynical, humorous, mockumentary, touching, independent film, offbeat
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State and Main (2000)
Plot Summary:
A Hollywood Film unit invades a small Vermont town leading to wholesale abandonment of values and virtue. A smart, warm and funny movie - and not just for movie buffs. Tagline: When a film crew came to Waterford, Vermont - They Shot First And Asked Questions Later.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, talky, funny, melancholic, cynical, stylized, realistic, clever, witty
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Grassroots (2012)
Plot Summary:
Grant Cogswell, a liberal music critic decides to run for city council against a popular black incumbent and is assisted by a reporter who recently lost his job. Initially given no chance, things turn dark when Cogswell makes it into the general election. Based on a true story.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, political, clever, biting, suspense
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Welcome to Sajjanpur (2008)
Plot Summary:
Mahadev (Shreyas Talpade) is an unemployed graduate with a Bachelor of Arts from Satna college, who is forced to make a living writing letters for the uneducated people of his village. His real ambition is to become a novel writer. Through his humble occupation, Mahadev has the potential to impact numerous lives. The movie is a satirical, but warm-hearted portrait of life in rural India.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 133 min
Plot tags: humorous, touching, realistic, semi serious