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Plot Summary:
The life of a woman is transformed after she is diagnosed with a terminal disease, fired from her job and abandoned by her boyfriend. Given two months to live, she throws caution to the wind to pursue her dreams.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: emotional, psychological, touching, realistic, romantic, serious, independent film
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John and Mary (1969)
Plot Summary:
John and Mary meet in a singles bar, sleep together, and spend the next day getting to know each other.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: psychological, sentimental, serious, realistic, talky, sincere, touching, romantic drama, independent film, clever
Similar in 77%
Scenes from the Goldmine (1987)
Plot Summary:
A girl trying to make it in the 1980's New Wave rock and roll scene in L.A.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 153
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: independent film, touching, serious, captivating, emotional, realistic
Similar in 82%
Slaves to the Underground (1997)
Plot Summary:
The grunge girl band "No Exits" is just about to get a record deal. At this time Jimmy is appearing again, the former boy-friend of the band guitarist Shelly. She had left him because his friend had raped her. But he doesn't know that - up to now. Shelly has fallen in love with the band singer Suzy in the meantime. But she still loves Jimmy, too. So she moves to him again, what Suzy doesn't like that all. Especially because she is becoming a feminist.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 317
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: erotic, independent film, thought provoking, humorous, realistic, semi serious, sexual, sexy, grunge
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Reform School Girl (1994)
Plot Summary:
Donna is sent to a reform school to take the fall for bad boy Vince. Inside, she makes friends and learns about herself.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 405
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, realistic, sexual, psychotronic, sexy
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Itsi Bitsi (2014)
Plot Summary:
1962 is the year when an entire generation lives life as though it was their last day. Young activist Eik Skaløe has his entire life turned upside down when he falls head over heels in love with the beautiful peace activist Iben Nagel Rasmussen, and she falls in love with him. But Iben is a child of the times, and freely accepts the order of the day: free love and sex. She renounces personal right of ownership and will not settle for one man when she can have several. In typically romantic fashion, he begins a struggle to win all of her love. As a poet, writer and singer he constantly confesses his love to her. But Eik must accept defeat, and in 1968 he travels without his beloved Itsi Bitsi to Nepal, the Land of Dreams in the East. A journey from which he will never return.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Denmark
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, emotional, realistic, sexy
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Stricken (2009)
Plot Summary:
Handsome Dutchman Stijn is the star of an advertising agency with his buddy Frenk and a hot womanizer. The boys start their own agency and Stijn marries colleague Carmen, who accepts his incurable greed for truly meaningless one-night-stands. Even fatherhood and a move to the boring country go well, until Carmen gets breast cancer. Now their lives are turned upside-down, maybe wrecked.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: serious, sentimental, emotional, realistic, captivating, sincere, romantic, sexy, gloomy, sexual
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Bare (2015)
Plot Summary:
A young woman's friendship with a drug-dealing drifter evolves into a lesbian romance.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, emotional, realistic, sexy, independent film, weird, queer cinema
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Yellow (2006)
Plot Summary:
Amaryllis Campos is a young, classically trained Latina ballerina, who dreams of leaving her impoverished home in Puerto Rico to pursue fame and fortune as a dancer. Amaryllis heads for New York City, where she is forced to work in a seedy strip club to make ends meet. Setting audiences afire with her erotic moves, Amaryllis quickly becomes the strip club's hottest attraction, but must finally decide between true love and realizing her dream of becoming a star.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Puerto Rico, USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: uplifting, serious, emotional, sexy, erotic, realistic
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Hearts of Fire (1987)
Plot Summary:
A reclusive musician, once a huge rock star, takes a young female protegee. While on a tour she meets a younger, more popular rocker and switches her loyalties.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 519
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: independent film, realistic, stylized, semi serious
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Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her (2000)
Plot Summary:
In California, a group of women struggle with personal problems as their paths intertwine in unexpected ways. Dr. Elaine Keener, the sole caretaker for her aging mother, turns to tarot card reader Christine for spiritual aid. Christine grapples with her own angst due to her lover's debilitating illness. Meanwhile, a bank manager deals with an unwanted pregnancy, two sisters pursue romantic interests and a housewife gets back into the dating game.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: bleak, emotional, touching, melancholic, intense, independent film, realistic, multicultural, psychological, tense
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Forty Shades of Blue (2005)
Plot Summary:
A Russian woman living in Memphis with a much older rock-n-roll legend experiences a personal awakening when her husband's estranged son comes to visit.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: sincere, emotional, realistic, contemplative, serious, erotic, offbeat, psychological, gloomy, crying
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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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Mother and Child (2009)
Plot Summary:
The lives of three women have a commonality: adoption. Karen is a physical therapist who regrets that, as a teenager, she gave up her daughter for adoption. Elizabeth was an adopted child and is now a successful lawyer, but her personal life lacks warmth. Lucy and her husband have failed to conceive and now hope to adopt a baby to make their family complete.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Spain
Duration: 125 min
Plot tags: sincere, emotional, realistic, talky, sad, captivating, cult classic, indie film, serious, contemplative
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Sunday (1997)
Plot Summary:
This film concerns two mysterious characters who meet on a Sunday in Queens. Madeleine the most unsettling creature of that name since "Vertigo" is a middle-aged, moderately successful actress. Oliver/Matthew is either a homeless man or a famous film director or both. Madeleine hails him on the street as the latter, launching a bizarre chain of events that includes a conversation in a diner, a very unromantic sexual encounter, the arrival of Madeleine's odd husband and unsuspecting daughter, and a child's birthday party. The film also compassionately tracks the daily rounds of Oliver/Matthew's fellow denizens of the homeless shelter, some of whom will be recognizable to New York audiences.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 696
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: independent film, psychological, thought provoking, touching, serious, realistic, contemplative, gloomy
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Song One (2014)
Plot Summary:
Estranged from her family, Franny returns home when an accident leaves her brother comatose. Retracing his life as an aspiring musician, she tracks down his favorite musician, James Forester. Against the backdrop of Brooklyn’s music scene, Franny and James develop an unexpected relationship and face the realities of their lives.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: touching, realistic, serious, emotional, sentimental, melancholic, inspirational, bad ending, mumblecore, cute
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Veronika Decides to Die (2009)
Plot Summary:
After a frantic suicide attempt, Veronika awakens inside a mysterious mental asylum. Under the supervision of an unorthodox psychiatrist who specializes in controversial treatment, Veronika learns that she has only weeks to live.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: psychological, touching, melancholic, emotional, intense, sincere, controversial, erotic, surreal, neurotic
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Maze (2000)
Plot Summary:
Artist Lyle Maze is reconciled to a life without romance thanks to his dual afflictions: Tourette's Syndrome and obsessive-compulsive disorder. But his life takes an unexpected turn when his friend Mike departs on a humanitarian mission, leaving behind his pregnant girlfriend Callie. She leans on Lyle for help, and before long he's Lamaze coach, pinch-hitting father-to-be and in love with Callie.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 898
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: psychological, sentimental, touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious, erotic, gloomy
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Hannah Takes the Stairs (2007)
Plot Summary:
Hannah is a recent college graduate interning at a Chicago production company. She is crushing on two writers at work, Matt and Paul, who share an office and keep her entertained. Will a relationship with one of them disrupt the delicate balance of their friendship?.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: mumblecore, sentimental, touching, humorous, realistic, sincere, witty, semi serious, romantic, romantic comedy
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1 Message (2011)
Plot Summary:
Tells the story of Becca, a beautiful 28 year-old woman whose perfect life is brought to an abrupt halt after she accidentally discovers a lump in her breast.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 139
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 152 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, serious, realistic, independent film, romantic drama
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Listen to Your Heart (2010)
Plot Summary:
Danny Foster doesn't have much: an apartment as small as his paychecks, no family, and a struggling music career. Yet for him, "every day is a great day to be alive," an attitude he gained from his mother's unwavering optimism during her losing battle with cancer. It's love at first sight when Danny meets Ariana, a wealthy girl from Greenwich, CT who tragically cannot hear the music she inspires him to write. Ariana, hearing impaired since childhood, is torn between hanging onto the shelter her controlling mother provides and fighting for a love that, if given the chance, might just change her life.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, serious, realistic, romantic, heartbreaking, emotional, sad, cute, indie film
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The Waterdance (1992)
Plot Summary:
An oft overlooked film about struggling to deal with paralysis. Author Joel Garcia breaks his neck while hiking, and finds himself in a rehab center with Raymond, an exaggerating ladies man, and Bloss, a racist biker. Considerable tension builds as each character tries to deal with his new found handicap and the problems that go with it, especially Joel, whose lover Anna is having as difficult a time as he is.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: touching, realistic, emotional, talky, psychological, sincere, uplifting, thought provoking, independent film, erotic
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28 Hotel Rooms (2012)
Plot Summary:
While traveling for work in a city far from their homes, a novelist and a corporate accountant find themselves in bed together. Although she’s married, and he’s seeing someone, their intense attraction turns a one-night stand into an unexpected relationship and a respite from the obligations of daily life. Through a series of moments – some profound, some silly, some intensely intimate – we see a portrait of an evolving relationship that could become the most significant one of their lives.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: sexy, realistic, serious, erotic, touching, captivating, sensual, romantic drama, sexual, minimal cast
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LelleBelle (2010)
Plot Summary:
19-year old Belle practices playing the violin diligently, but is unable to impart her music with a sensitive undertone. Her life changes when she discovers that sexual desire stimulates passion in her music.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: sexy, sentimental, touching, emotional, erotic, serious, realistic, sexual, hot
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Claire of the Moon (1992)
Plot Summary:
Claire of the Moon is set in the 1990s in the Pacific Northwest. Claire Jabrowski, a famous heterosexual author, decides to attend a retreat for all-female writers. Claire's rommate at the retreat is Dr. Noel Benedict, author of a book called The Naked Truth. The movie culminates in a sexual encounter between the two authors.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: sexual, independent film, erotic, serious, realistic, contemplative, talky, sexy, queer cinema
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Sweet November (2001)
Plot Summary:
Nelson is a man devoted to his advertising career in San Francisco. One day, while taking a driving test at the DMV, he meets Sara. She is very different from the other women in his life. Nelson causes her to miss out on taking the test and later that day she tracks him down. One thing leads to another and Nelson ends up living with her through a November that will change his life forever.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 94000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: romantic, touching, sentimental, sad, emotional, sexy, realistic, tear jerker, thought provoking, romantic drama
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Things Behind the Sun (2001)
Plot Summary:
A young music journalist's dark memories are awakened when he goes to interview a female rock singer, and both are forced to confront troubling secrets from their pasts.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: sincere, serious, emotional, realistic, erotic, cult classic, talky, gloomy, independent film, masterpiece
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Mr. Jones (1993)
Plot Summary:
The story about the relationship between a manic depressive man, Mr Jones, and the female doctor who takes more than a professional interest in his treatment.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: psychological, compassionate, melancholic, touching, emotional, realistic, sentimental, serious, romantic, therapeutic
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Elena Undone (2010)
Plot Summary:
The wife of a pastor who preaches against homosexuality embarks on an affair with a female writer.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: captivating, realistic, touching, sexual, sexy, erotic, romantic drama, steamy, independent film, serious
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A Perfect Ending (2012)
Plot Summary:
This intimate drama follows Rebecca, a woman who has kept her sexuality a secret from her friends but chooses to reveal it to a stranger. While Rebecca's revelations may not yield the results she expects, a perfect ending is still in reach.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: touching, sexy, serious, realistic, sincere, erotic, deep, independent film, sexual, crying
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Desert Hearts (1985)
Plot Summary:
The story of straight-edge literature professor Vivian who travels to Reno to get away from a relationship breakup when she falls in love with an attractive and unconventional girl named Cay.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: sexy, touching, sentimental, realistic, sincere, captivating, erotic, independent film, lgbt cinema, romantic drama