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Plot Summary:
December 1897, Paris. Edmond Rostand is not yet thirty but already two children and a lot of anxieties. He has not written anything for two years. In desperation, he offers the great Constant Coquelin a new play, a heroic comedy, in verse, for the holidays. Only concern: it is not written yet. Ignoring the whims of actresses, the demands of his Corsican producers, the jealousy of his wife, the stories of his best friend's heart and the lack of enthusiasm of all those around him, Edmond starts writing this piece which nobody believes. For now, he has only the title: "Cyrano de Bergerac".
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, History, Romance
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, humorous, captivating, disturbing, inspirational, adaptation directed by original author
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Who You Think I Am (2019)
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Claire, a 50-year-old divorced teacher, creates a fake Facebook profile of a 24-year-old woman. She finds a photo of a pretty young brunette and uses it. She has created an entirely fictional character, but why?.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, melancholic, disturbing, thought provoking
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Venice Calling (2019)
Plot Summary:
Emile is fifteen. He lives in Montargis, between a sweet-crazy father and a mother who has always dyed his hair blond, because, it seems, he is more beautiful like that. When the girl who pleases him more than anything invites him to Venice for the holidays, he is overjoyed. Only problem, his parents decide to accompany him - This is the story of a teenager born into an unclassifiable family, the story of a first love, miraculous and fragile. This is the story of an initiatory and incredible journey where life often takes unawares, but where Venice, it will be at the rendezvous.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating, disturbing, road movie
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One Week Friends (2017)
Plot Summary:
High school student Yuki Hase (Kento Yamazaki) wants to become close with classmate Kaori Fujimiya (Haruna Kawaguchi) who is alway by herself. Kaori Fujimiya refuses to become close with Yuki Hase, because she forgets her friends every new Monday. Even though Kaori tells Yuki why she doesn't want to become friends, Yuki still wants to become close to her.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: romantic, psychological, sincere, touching, humorous, captivating, disturbing, shoujo, manga, shounen
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Rodney King (2017)
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25 years ago, four LAPD officers were acquitted in a state court for beating King, sparking three days of rioting that left 53 people dead. Now, around the anniversary, this Spike Lee-produced one-man show (Roger Guenver Smith) will be streaming on Netflix. A complex, semi-tragic figure, King drowned in 2012. His life was rarely smooth, or simple – its telling makes for a sober, moving watch.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 635
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 52 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, humorous, captivating, disturbing, one man show
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My Dog Stupid (2019)
Plot Summary:
Henri is a middle-aged writer with fading inspiration who has published nothing worthy of note in years. Feeling increasingly misunderstood by his wife and four grown up deadbeat kids, he dreams of running away to start over again. Yet when he discovers an unattractive, bad-mannered dog in his garden, he decides to adopt him and both start developing an unexpected friendship that inevitably upsets Henri’s family and neighbors.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, feel good, humorous, crying
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Journey To Greenland (2016)
Plot Summary:
Thomas and Thomas are going through a rough patch: they are both thirty-something actors living in Paris. They randomly decide to leave the city and fly away to Kullorsuaq, one of the most remote villages of Greenland, where Thomas' father Nathan lives. Among the Inuit community, they will discover the charms of the local customs and their friendship will be challenged.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: light, sincere, feel good, humorous, captivating
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Lost Illusions (2021)
Plot Summary:
Taking place between the years 1837 and 1843, Balzac’s classic novel focuses on the young poet Lucien de Rubempré, who leaves Angouleme for Paris in the pursuit of becoming an author.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 149 min
Plot tags: art house
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Eiffel (2021)
Plot Summary:
The government is asking Eiffel to design something spectacular for the 1889 Paris World Fair, but Eiffel simply wants to design the subway. Suddenly, everything changes when Eiffel crosses paths with a mysterious woman from his past.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: France, Belgium, Germany
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: romantic, exciting, serious, captivating, realistic, historical drama, period drama
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Dumas (2010)
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Alexandre Dumas, at the height of his career, takes Auguste Maquet, his chief literary collaborator or 'ghost writer' ten years his junior, to meet a young unknown admirer, Charlotte Desrives. The two men are at the summit of their artistic collaboration for they have just published "The Count of Monte Christo", "Queen Margot" and "The Three Musketeers". If it's Maquet who writes the majority of the texts, both the honours and fame go to Dumas.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 684
Genere: Comedy, Drama, History
Country: France
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, captivating, factual, humorous, tense, serious, realistic, gloomy, weird
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Airplane Mode (2020)
Plot Summary:
When Ana, an influencer, crashes her car while talking on the phone, she's shipped to her grumpy grandfather's farm -- and forced into a digital detox.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Brazil, Mexico
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: sentimental, feel good, sweet, captivating
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Mission Pays Basque (2017)
Plot Summary:
Sibylle, a young Parisian with long teeth, intends to shine in her new job by buying a hardware store in the Basque Country to set up a supermarket. She imagines that she has "rolled" the old owner but the latter is under curatorship. Sibylle must therefore deal with Ramon, the nephew, to recover his money and sign as soon as possible. Otherwise, the ejection seat is assured. She will soon realize that the Basques do not intend to let themselves be made by a Parisian, however pretty she is.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 638
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: light, sincere, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Win It All (2017)
Plot Summary:
A gambling addict faces a conflict when entrusted with keeping a bunch of money that isn't his.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: light, sincere, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, light hearted
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The Clapper (2017)
Plot Summary:
15 minutes of fame destroys the life of a man who works as a clapper in television.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, humorous, captivating, disturbing, romantic, romantic comedy
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The Weasel's Tale (2019)
Plot Summary:
A group of old actors and filmmakers tries to resist the efforts of a young couple to kick them out of their mansion.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Argentina, Spain
Duration: 129 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating, semi serious
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No Filter (2019)
Plot Summary:
Beatrice celebrates with her family the release of her book: she tells about the accident of her husband Frederic. He became blind and without filter - always so funny and seductive, he is totally unpredictable. But this book, hymn-to-life, will turn into a joyful fist because if Beatrice changed the names, each of his friends seeks to find his character. The book awakens secret jealousies, while the group of friends and family pitch.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: light, sincere, humorous, captivating
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Invisibles (2018)
Plot Summary:
Following a city councils decision, a women's shelter will soon be closed and social workers have only three months to accommodate the residents.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, humorous, captivating, disturbing, social
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Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)
Plot Summary:
Embarrassed by his large nose, a romantic poet/soldier romances his cousin by proxy.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, History, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 137 min
Plot tags: touching, emotional, witty, costume drama, atmospheric, entertaining, sentimental, captivating, realistic, romantic
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Seventeen (2019)
Plot Summary:
To find his therapy dog, a 17-year-old escapes from juvie and embarks on a journey of reconnection with his brother and grandmother through Cantabria.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating, disturbing
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You and Me (2006)
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In Paris, Ariane and Lena are sisters. Ariane writes photo novellas for the magazine "Toi et Moi." She's emotional and her long-time boyfriend, Farid, has her in a state because he won't propose, won't ask her to live with him, and often is unavailable. Lena is a cellist, quiet and circumspect in life and in her playing. She lives without passion with her boyfriend François; they're talking about having a baby.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 659
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, sexy, captivating, light, emotional, realistic, semi serious, sexual, hot
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Do You Like Spring Bear? (2003)
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A connected series of love notes scribbled in library art books convinces gawky grocery store clerk Hyun-chae that a mystery man - known only as 'Vincent' - is pursuing a relationship with her. Meanwhile, an infatuated pal from her high-school days - shy, quirky subway driver Dong-ha - relocated to Seoul to ACTUALLY pursue a relationship with her, which she rejects in favor of the ersatz paper chase provided by her mystery man, going so far as to pawn Dong-ha off on her friend at one point.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 311
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, light, feel good, entertaining, offbeat, realistic, stylized, semi serious
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Our Lovers (2016)
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Carlos is a man who goes to a coffee shop-library to take a cup, where Irene is reading a book. Not a reason for it, Irene close to Carlos and talks with him, starting a friendship with a little rules: no pasts, no birth names, no modern ways to contact between them (as Internet or similar), and finally not falling in love each other. Calling themselves Hada Chalada ('Crazy Fairy') and Duende Chiflado ('Mad Goblin'), both pass the days walking around the city engaged with magic, surrealist and funnies conversations about life, love and themselves, at the same time that Carlos tries to end his new script with his friend Cristóbal, and eccentric writer obsessed with Japan.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Spain
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: sincere, humorous, captivating, light, cute, crying, whimsical
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Two Family House (2000)
Plot Summary:
Buddy Visalo (Michael Rispoli) is a factory worker, a frustrated crooner who once had a shot at the big time. Buddy's dreams of greatness have been reduced to an endless series of failed moneymaking schemes. His latest is buying a two-family house for him and his wife, Estelle (Katherine Narducci) and converting the ground floor into a neighborhood bar where he can perform. The wrench in the works is that he also inherits the upstairs tenants, Mary,a pregnant Irish girl fresh off the boat (Kelly Macdonald) and her abusive, alcoholic husband, Jim (Kevin Conway). As Buddy's gang of Italians tries to handle the situation, the girl goes into labor, and a baby is born, forcing them all to confront the limits of their tolerance and compassion.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: touching, sincere, feel good, humorous, semi serious, realistic, independent film, scary, fairy tale, sentimental
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Shakespeare in Love (1998)
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Young Shakespeare is forced to stage his latest comedy, "Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter," before it's even written. When a lovely noblewoman auditions for a role, they fall into forbidden love -- and his play finds a new life (and title). As their relationship progresses, Shakespeare's comedy soon transforms into tragedy.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 232000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags: romantic, inspirational, sweet, sexy, period piece, costume drama, feel good, funny, romantic comedy, sentimental
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The Marchers (2013)
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In 1983, in France experiencing intolerance and racial violence , three young teens and the priest Minguettes launching a largely peaceful march for equality and against racism, over 1,000 km between Marseille and Paris . Despite the difficulties and resistance encountered, their movement will bring about a real boost of hope in the way of Gandhi and Martin Luther King. They unite with their arrival more than 100 000 people from all walks of life and give France its new face.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 404
Genere: Comedy, Drama, History
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, thought provoking, biting, suspense
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In 1850, on the isolated French island of Saint-Pierre, a murder shocks the natives. Two fishermen are arrested. One of them, Louis Ollivier, dies in custody. The other, Neel Auguste, is sentenced to death by the guillotine. The island is so small that it has neither a guillotine nor an executioner. While those are sent for Auguste is placed under the supervision of army Captain.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Drama, History, Romance
Country: France, Canada
Duration: 112 min
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Carl & Bertha tells the story of Carl and Bertha Benz. Carl Benz invented the first patented motor car but he did not get much recognition until his wife undertook the historic first road trip by car from Mannheim to Pforzheim with the Benz Patent-Motorwagen No. 3 in August 1888.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 195
Genere: Drama, History
Country: Germany
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Plot Summary:
A small Sicilian town elects a new, honest major but quickly learns that playing by the rules is not as easy as it seems.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: light, sincere, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Love Me If You Dare (2003)
Plot Summary:
As adults, best friends Julien and Sophie continue the odd game they started as children -- a fearless competition to outdo one another with daring and outrageous stunts. While they often act out to relieve one another's pain, their game might be a way to avoid the fact that they are truly meant for one another.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 72000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 93 min
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IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 118 min
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Plot Summary:
Born out of wedlock early in the last century, Violette Leduc meets Simone de Beauvoir in postwar Saint-Germain-des-Près. An intense lifelong relationship develops between the two women authors, based on Violette's quest for freedom through writing and on Simone's conviction that she holds in her hands the destiny of an extraordinary writer.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 139 min
Plot tags: captivating, realistic, sincere, serious, psychological, intellectual, heartbreaking, existential, crying, queer cinema