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Plot Summary:
Charles is in control of his life; he is about to finish 6th from college and start at Oxford. He is 19 and wants an 'older' woman before he turns 20. Enter the beautiful Rachel, and Charles puts his 'master-of-seduction' routines into top gear. Things however get complicated, Charles has a string of ex's and a weird brother-in-law. Rachel has a boyfriend named Deforest and Charles' father has a mistress.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: erotic, sexy, sex comedy, romantic drama, independent film, feel good, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious
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Learning to Lie (2003)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious, sexual, sexy
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Higher Education (1988)
Plot Summary:
Another Canadian screwball comedy involving a horny college man who can't decide between his girlfriend and his teacher.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 92
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, independent film, touching, offbeat, humorous, realistic, semi serious, sexual, teen sex comedy, sexy
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Madly in Love (2013)
Plot Summary:
The film focuses on the tumultuous romance in the lives of four women in The Hague. Teenage daughter Eva, her mother Judith, aunt Barbara and older sister Anna make it under one roof Hague together a nice game of. They are beautiful, courageous and sensible, but sometimes they just do not know in a world full of tender love, serial dating, slaked lust, affairs, children's desires and indestructible old loves.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: sexy, realistic, sentimental, humorous, semi serious
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Take a Girl Like You (1970)
Plot Summary:
Young Jenny heads to the South of England to start a new career as a school teacher. Even before she has had a chance to settle in she meets Patrick, one of the local "lads". Within a short time she has her hands full when a number of the local boys take a liking to her. But who will be the lucky one who wins her affections?.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 779
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, romantic comedy, sexy, independent film, touching, offbeat, humorous, realistic, semi serious, sexual
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Joy of Sex (1984)
Plot Summary:
Teenager Leslie Hindenberg, mistakenly believing she has just weeks to live, decides she will lose her virginity before she dies.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 922
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, not serious, sex comedy, erotic, sexual, sexy, entertaining, absurd, light
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Getting It Right (1989)
Plot Summary:
Gavin is 31 years old and still lives with his parents. He is awfully shy but before he knows it there are three women interested in him. Lady Minerva Munday has a casual way of life and lives in a basement, Joan is an over-sexed millionairess, married to a Greek architect. But Gavin prefers the ugly assistant in the barbershop. Written by Mattias Thuresson.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 757
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, touching, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, independent film
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School for Seduction (2004)
Plot Summary:
An Italian temptress arrives at a school in Newcastle to teach a group of Geordies about the art of romance.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: sexy, humorous, realistic, semi serious, erotic, sex comedy, weird, hot
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Tamara Drewe (2010)
Plot Summary:
A young newspaper writer returns to her hometown in the English countryside, where her childhood home is being prepped for sale.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: sexy, witty, romantic, sentimental, humorous, semi serious, entertaining, feel good, realistic, sex comedy
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Virtual Sexuality (1999)
Plot Summary:
Desperate to find her perfect man Justine goes to a technology fair with her nerdy classmate Chas. It's not really her thing but is eventually persuaded to try a virtual reality makeover machine and discovers that she can create her perfect man even if it is only an electronic facsimile. The power surge from a freakish accident causes a part of her psyche to be copied into her virtual perfect man.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: sexy, feel good, humorous, semi serious, sex comedy, erotic, controversial, teen sex comedy, independent film, teen comedy
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A Business Affair (1994)
Plot Summary:
This is the story of the lovely Kate Swallow and the loves of her life. At the start she is with Alec Bolton, a noted author, who discourages her when she wants to write a novel. Later she is swept off her feet by Alecs publisher, Vanni Corso, and leaves Alec for Vanni. She writes another novel and Vanni tells her he doesn't think the book will sell. Both of their actions are an indication of their vanity and fear of losing her.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 488
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: UK, France, Germany, Spain, USA, Romania
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: humorous, sentimental, thought provoking, captivating, entertaining, realistic, witty, semi serious, independent film
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Suzie Gold (2004)
Plot Summary:
Suzie Gold is a twentysomething torn between the nice Jewish boy her family is keen on and the non-Jewish boy she loves.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 651
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, not serious, touching
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The Maid (2014)
Plot Summary:
An emotionally troubled teenager gets into a passionate relationship with the older French woman working in his father's house.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: touching, emotional, realistic, serious, sexy, romantic drama, independent film
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Wild Roomies (2004)
Plot Summary:
After his last girlfriend slept with his last roommate, Reno Rizzolla moves to L.A. with his new girlfriend... and chaos ensues when the debt on the house forces him to get roommates.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, scenic, independent film, sex comedy, hot, campy
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Letter to Brezhnev (1985)
Plot Summary:
The factories, pubs, clubs, hotels and streets of 1980s Liverpool form the backdrop for this tale of love, friendship, sex and a letter to the Soviet leader, Leonid Brezhnev. Two Liverpool lasses, Teresa and Elaine meet two Russian sailors, Sergei and Peter and hook up for a night of fun and frolics. Teresa is looking for sex and a smile, Elaine wants love, romance and the dream of a life far away from the grime of the Liverpool docklands. A classic British romantic comedy filled with new wave tunes, 80s fashion, a little politics and a lot of heart.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: retro, comedy drama, sentimental, touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious, independent film, eighties
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Easy (2003)
Plot Summary:
Quirky Jamie Harris (Marguerite Moreau) has a big problem: She's a magnet for less-than-kind men as she hops beds. But things start to look up when she becomes the object of affection of two seemingly normal guys, Mick (Brian O'Byrne) and John (Naveen Andrews). Unfortunately, there's the immense problem of her self-imposed 90-day moratorium on sex. Emily Deschanel co-stars as Jamie's sister, Laura.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, humorous, witty, erotic, clever, realistic, talky, semi serious, sexual
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Not Cool (2014)
Plot Summary:
NOT COOL follows former prom king and college freshman Scott (Shane Dawson) who has just returned home for Thanksgiving break only to be dumped by his eccentric, long-term girlfriend. With his world turned upside down, Scott strikes an unlikely friendship with former classmate Tori (Cherami Leigh), an ugly duckling who blossomed in her first semester of college. Together, the two embark on an outrageous adventure through their hometown. But when Scott and Tori find their friendship turning into something deeper, they realize that a few months away may have changed them more than they realized.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, romantic, scenic, teen, sex comedy
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Love and Debate (2006)
Plot Summary:
A girl goes to Harvard and joins the debate team. She has to deal with a ton of issues, from boyfriends, to ethnicity, to religion, to sexual assault.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 216
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, light, feel good, independent film, sexy, touching, realistic, semi serious, sexual
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AV (2005)
Plot Summary:
The story of four soon-to-be-college grads who are about to embark on the big adventure known as life. The foursome concoct an elaborate plan to hire a Japanese porn actress (or "AV Girl") for a fake film. Then they'll have sex with her. What could go wrong?.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 769
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, captivating, sexy, touching, realistic, sexual
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Love on the Rocks (2004)
Plot Summary:
Wong is shocked to learn from his girlfriend Annie (Leung) that she wants to break up. He decides to go online and seek help from love experts on the net. He finds Crystal, a 19-year old self-proclaimed love advisor who has never been actually involved in a relationship. As she assists Wong by telling him to revisit all of his ex-girlfriends in order to find out the root of his problems, the two of them also find themselves falling for one another.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 221
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious
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Class (1983)
Plot Summary:
Naive Midwestern prep student Jonathan bonds with his more worldly roommate, Skip, who takes the small-town boy under his wing. At Skip's urging, the inexperienced Jonathan is emboldened to seek out older women in the cocktail lounges of nearby Chicago, where he meets and beds the alluring Ellen, who unfortunately turns out to be Skip's mother. The division between the friends is further deepened when a cheating scandal engulfs the school.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, teen sex comedy, erotic, sexy, sexual, touching, entertaining, scenic, independent film, sentimental
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Shag - More Dancing (1988)
Plot Summary:
Summer of 1963. Carson is getting married to her boyfriend so her friends Melaina, Pudge and Luanne take her to Myrtle Beach for one last irresponsible weekend.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: retro, sex comedy, sentimental, touching, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, independent film, sexy
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Thank God He Met Lizzie (1997)
Plot Summary:
The romantic myth is exposed for Guy when he is plagued by memories of an old girlfriend on his wedding day.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 725
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, independent film
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Endless Love (1981)
Plot Summary:
Two young kids fall in love with each other. But the passion is too consuming for the parents of Jade. The parents try to stop them from seeing each other. But when this doesn't work, David burns down the house and is sent away. This doesn't stop him from seeing her. When he gets out he goes to look for her. But the passion for his first love is too strong and she has to leave.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: intense, erotic, sentimental, touching, emotional, romantic, sexual, dark, sensual, romantic drama
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Gabriela (2001)
Plot Summary:
Mike is romantic and persistent, a social worker at a psychiatric clinic who falls for a new intern. Gabriela is passionate; she's also engaged; although her love for her fiance Patrick seems more fraternal than erotic, she has an overwhelming sense of obligation to marry him. Mike gets dubious counsel from a colleague, Douglas, who's seems to have a new relationship weekly, and from his unhappy brother. She gets advice from her supervisor, whose long-term marriage ended badly. Gabriela can't seem to say no to Mike, except when he asks her to end her engagement. She heads home to Mexico to introduce Patrick to her family. What's Mike to do? Will anything change her mind?.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, realistic, erotic, romantic, sexy, romantic drama, feel good, humorous, semi serious
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Burning Annie (2004)
Plot Summary:
The story of a college student with an "Annie Hall" addiction trying to make his new relationship work.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 286
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: sentimental, humorous, witty, semi serious, clever, offbeat, realistic, talky, independent film
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Starter for 10 (2006)
Plot Summary:
In 1985, against the backdrop of Thatcherism, Brian Jackson enrolls in the University of Bristol, a scholarship boy from seaside Essex with a love of knowledge for its own sake and a childhood spent watching "University Challenge," a college quiz show. At Bristol he tries out for the Challenge team and falls under the spell of Alice, a lovely blond with an extensive sexual past.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: feel good, witty, light, sweet, melancholic, touching, humorous, semi serious, clever, realistic
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A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon (1988)
Plot Summary:
A recent high school graduate is faced with two options, either go to a business school where his father wants him to go to, or get a full time job. However he decides to defy his father and go to Hawaii. Trouble is he has no money. Along the way he comes to understand his parents and eventually bonds with his father.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: sentimental, humorous, semi serious, touching, entertaining, sex comedy, realistic, erotic, romantic, sexy
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I Do...Knot (2009)
Plot Summary:
Sebastian is very lucky with women, going to parties and getting drunk every night. His mother asks him to change his way of life but he refuses to stop partying and meeting new women. One day, after one night of serious partying he wakes up with a beautiful woman named Alexa. He realizes he got married to her, but he can't remember anything about it. And being married is a serious problem for a man like him.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 690
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Mexico
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: semi serious, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, sentimental, realistic, witty
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Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (2008)
Plot Summary:
Georgia Nicolson is fourteen, lives with nosey parents who don't understand her, an annoying three year old sister and has to wear a beret to school. She would, however, rather be blonde, have a smaller nose and a boyfriend. Revolving around her hilarious journal entries, prepare to be engulfed in the world of the soaring joys and bottomless angst of being a teenager.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Germany, UK
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: touching, teen, feel good, romantic, romantic comedy, humorous, sexy, realistic, heartbreaking, cute
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Fever Pitch (1997)
Plot Summary:
A romantic comedy about a man, a woman and a football team. Based on Nick Hornby's best selling autobiographical novel, Fever Pitch. English teacher Paul Ashworth believes his long standing obsession with Arsenal serves him well. But then he meets Sarah. Their relationship develops in tandem with Arsenal's roller coaster fortunes in the football league, both leading to a nail biting climax.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: touching, sweet, feel good, sentimental, humorous, realistic, semi serious, light, witty, talky