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Plot Summary:
A young Scottish singer, Rose-Lynn Harlan, dreams of making it as a country artist in Nashville after being released from prison.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Drama, Music
Country: UK, USA, Canada
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: sincere, thought provoking, humorous, captivating, disturbing, feel good, social, stylized, crying, freeze frame
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Band Aid (2017)
Plot Summary:
A couple who can't stop fighting embark on a last-ditch effort to save their marriage: turning their fights into songs and starting a band.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: sincere, humorous, sentimental, light, captivating, funny, feel good, crying, independent film
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Patti Cake$ (2017)
Plot Summary:
Straight out of Jersey comes Patricia Dombrowski, a.k.a. Killa P, a.k.a. Patti Cake$, an aspiring rapper fighting through a world of strip malls and strip clubs on an unlikely quest for glory.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating, disturbing, exciting, social, sad, independent film, crying, interesting
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Tár (2022)
Plot Summary:
Renowned musician Lydia Tár is days away from recording the symphony that will elevate her career. However, Lydia's elaborate facade begins to unravel, revealing dirty secrets and the corrosive nature of power.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 87000
Genere: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 158 min
Plot tags: dorama, art house, powerful, dark drama, masterpiece, beautiful, queer cinema
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On Chesil Beach (2017)
Plot Summary:
In 1962 England, a young couple finds their idyllic romance colliding with issues of sexual freedom and societal pressure, leading to an awkward and fateful wedding night.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: serious, period piece, costume drama, novela, sensitive, crying, weird, hot
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Blinded by the Light (2019)
Plot Summary:
In 1987, during the austere days of Thatcher’s Britain, a teenager learns to live life, understand his family, and find his own voice through the music of Bruce Springsteen.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 27000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: UK, USA, France
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: captivating, touching, feel good, humorous, tense, retro, emotional, independent film, semi autobiographical, fun
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Stardust (2020)
Plot Summary:
David Bowie went to America for the first time to promote his third album, The Man Who Sold the World. There, he embarked on a coast-to-coast publicity tour. During this tour, Bowie came up with the idea of his iconic Ziggy Stardust character, inspired by artists like Iggy Pop and Lou Reed.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: touching, melancholic, disturbing, lyrical, retro, freeze frame, poignant
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The Hottest State (2006)
Plot Summary:
A young actor from Texas tries to make it in New York while struggling in his relationship with a beautiful singer/songwriter.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: sentimental, realistic, touching, semi serious, contemplative, gloomy, adaptation directed by original author
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Miss Juneteenth (2020)
Plot Summary:
Turquoise, a former beauty queen turned hardworking single mother, prepares her rebellious teenage daughter for the “Miss Juneteenth” pageant, hoping to keep her from repeating the same mistakes in life that she did.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: sincere, touching, serious, captivating, realistic, aesthetic, black cinema
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Blue Bayou (2021)
Plot Summary:
As a Korean-American man raised in the Louisiana bayou works hard to make a life for his family, he must confront the ghosts of his past as he discovers that he could be deported from the only country he has ever called home.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: thought provoking
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3 Generations (2015)
Plot Summary:
A teenager transitions from female to male, and his family must come to terms with that fact.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating, emotional, disturbing, sexy, teen, lgbt cinema, neurotic, queer cinema
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American Woman (2018)
Plot Summary:
A young grandmother in a small Pennsylvania town raises her daughter's child after the girl disappears. All the while, a desperate search for her continues.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, USA, Canada
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, disturbing, suspense, social, detective
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Gloria Bell (2018)
Plot Summary:
A free-spirited woman in her 50s seeks out love at L.A. dance clubs.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Chile, USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: sexy, touching, humorous, melancholic, semi serious
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10,000 Saints (2015)
Plot Summary:
A sweeping multigenerational story set against the backdrop of the raw, roaring New York City of the late 1980s; adoption, teen pregnancy, drugs, hardcore punk rock, the unbridled optimism and reckless stupidity of the young—and old—are all major elements in this heart-aching tale of the son of diehard hippies and his strange odyssey through the extremes of late 20th century youth culture.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious, independent film, crying
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Vox Lux (2018)
Plot Summary:
In 1999, teenage sisters Celeste and Eleanor survive a seismic, violent tragedy. The sisters compose and perform a song about their experience, making something lovely and cathartic out of a catastrophe - while also catapulting Celeste to stardom. By 2017, Celeste is a mother to a teenage daughter of her own and is struggling to navigate a career fraught with scandals when another act of terrifying violence demands her attention.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: exciting, inspirational, rough, thought provoking, suspense, philosophical, political, cult classic, visually stunning, freeze frame
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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020)
Plot Summary:
Tensions rise when the trailblazing Mother of the Blues and her band gather at a Chicago recording studio in 1927. Adapted from August Wilson's play.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 57000
Genere: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: rough, uplifting, serious, suspense, costume drama, deep, visual, cult classic, tension, crying
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Twist and Shout (1984)
Plot Summary:
Danish teens come of age in 1963. Bjorn and Erik are close friends. Bjorn is pursued by Kirsten, a future Stepford wife, but he falls for Anna, who initiates him into love and sex. Erik is somber, caring for his home-bound mentally-ill mother while his strict father rules his life. He desires Kirsten, but she's unattainable. Pregnancy, a horrific abortion, an engagement party, and a revelation about the rectitude of Erik's father lead to a climax: Bjorn and Erik must stand up to controlling adults.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Denmark
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: sentimental, sincere, touching, serious, captivating, emotional, realistic, crying
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Clean (2004)
Plot Summary:
After losing her husband to a heroin overdose, Emily Wang fights to overcome her own addictions and to be reconciled with her estranged son.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: France, Canada, UK
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: stylized, atmospheric, touching, sincere, serious, contemplative, realistic, crying, independent film, road movie
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The Cat and the Moon (2019)
Plot Summary:
Nick comes to New York to temporarily live with a jazz musician friend of his late father's named Cal while his mom is in rehab. During his time in the city, he befriends a group of kids who show him what New York has to offer.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 569
Genere: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: captivating, psychological, unusual plot structure, suspense, melancholic, contemplative
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Her Smell (2018)
Plot Summary:
A self-destructive punk rocker struggles with sobriety while trying to recapture the creative inspiration that led her band to success.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Drama, Music
Country: USA, Greece
Duration: 136 min
Plot tags: psychological, rough, captivating, art house
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Low Down (2014)
Plot Summary:
The daughter of jazz pianist Joe Albany witnesses her beloved father's struggle -- and failure -- to kick his heroin habit.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: realistic, serious, captivating, psychological, historical drama, aesthetic, touching, independent film, crying, freeze frame
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Funkytown (2011)
Plot Summary:
Set in Montreal during the disco phenomenon some 35 years ago, Funkytown follows the life of a group of colorful characters. We follow their lives and tribulations as everyone converges on a regular basis at Montreal's hot disco spot: Starlight. Along the way, several events take place that change these characters' lives. As these characters' lives unfold, the Parti Québécois takes power changing the cultural landscape in Quebec while the disco craze slowly fades. While we keep up with these various characters - it is Bastien who is a central part of this story. His drug addiction, dreams to become an actor and womanizing - make him the "bigger than life" typical 70s character around which the whole story revolves.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 917
Genere: Drama, Music
Country: Canada
Duration: 132 min
Plot tags: serious, captivating, suspense, disturbing, realistic, sexual, sitcom, crying, independent film, sexy
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Crazy Heart (2009)
Plot Summary:
When reporter Jean Craddock interviews Bad Blake -- an alcoholic, seen-better-days country music legend -- they connect, and the hard-living crooner sees a possible saving grace in a life with Jean and her young son. But can he leave behind an existence playing in the shadow of Tommy, the upstart kid he once mentored?.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 94000
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: touching, romantic, depressing, emotional, sincere, sentimental, serious, feel good, cult classic, realistic
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Military Wives (2019)
Plot Summary:
Inspired by global phenomenon of military wives choirs, the story celebrates a band of misfit women who form a choir on a military base. As unexpected bonds of friendship flourish, music and laughter transform their lives, helping each other to overcome their fears for loved ones in combat.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating, disturbing, semi serious, feel good, comedy drama, dread
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Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
Plot Summary:
In Greenwich Village in the early 1960s, gifted but volatile folk musician Llewyn Davis struggles with money, relationships, and his uncertain future following the suicide of his singing partner.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 161000
Genere: Drama, Music
Country: USA, UK, France
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: depressing, atmospheric, bleak, meditative, clever, independent film, melancholic, harsh, lyrical, contemplative
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Respect (2021)
Plot Summary:
The rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 145 min
Plot tags: captivating, uplifting, factual, emotional, disturbing, period piece, deep, anamorphic, historical drama, touching
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August Rush (2007)
Plot Summary:
A drama with fairy tale elements, where an orphaned musical prodigy uses his gift as a clue to finding his birth parents.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 110000
Genere: Drama, Music
Country: USA, South Korea
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: touching, inspirational, sentimental, feel good, romantic, sad, emotional, spiritual, crying, thought provoking
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Billy Elliot (2000)
Plot Summary:
Set against the background of the 1984 Miner's Strike, Billy Elliot is an 11 year old boy who stumbles out of the boxing ring and onto the ballet floor. He faces many trials and triumphs as he strives to conquer his family's set ways, inner conflict, and standing on his toes!.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 141000
Genere: Drama, Music
Country: UK, France
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: inspirational, touching, feel good, uplifting, emotional, crying, sweet, sentimental, captivating, realistic
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Mommy (2014)
Plot Summary:
A peculiar neighbor offers hope to a recent widow who is struggling to raise a teenager who is unpredictable and, sometimes, violent.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 61000
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 139 min
Plot tags: melancholic, touching, depressing, emotional, psychological, independent film, atmospheric, surreal, sincere, sad
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Lackawanna Blues (2005)
Plot Summary:
In a story fueled by rhythm and blues, a young boy's life is shaped by love and the stories of a cast of characters in the boarding house where he lives in 1960s Lackawanna, New York.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, realistic, sincere, sentimental, captivating, crying, hispanic, entertaining
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Sound of Metal (2019)
Plot Summary:
Metal drummer Ruben begins to lose his hearing. When a doctor tells him his condition will worsen, he thinks his career and life is over. His girlfriend Lou checks the former addict into a rehab for the deaf hoping it will prevent a relapse and help him adapt to his new life. After being welcomed and accepted just as he is, Ruben must choose between his new normal and the life he once knew.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 145000
Genere: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: psychological, disturbing, tense, captivating, melancholic, realistic, philosophical, touching, offbeat, serious