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Ustad Hotel (2012)
Plot Summary:
Ustad Hotel is a quaint place run by a foodie named Kareem, who is fondly called Ustad, on a beach in Kozhikode. He sells biriyani – not to make money but to ensure that his biriyani has his customers Faizie's stay in Kozhikode continues for a bit longer than what he had anticipated and during his stay with his grandfather, Faizie unearths a real world that exists beyond the sea and its shores. The film is about the bonding between Faizi and his grandfather and how a few days with his grandfather and Ustad Hotel changes his life for ever
Duration: 151 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Plot tags: chef, food, hotel, muslim, business, land grab, debt, father son relationship, hotel manager, widower, loss of wife, eviction, ambition, cooking, businessman, direction and purpose, aspiration, lifestyle change, ambitious man, cooking and food, rape, art, father, entrepreneurship, humanity
Gangs of Wasseypur (2012)
Plot Summary:
Shahid Khan is exiled after impersonating the legendary Sultana Daku in order to rob British trains. Now outcast, Shahid becomes a worker at Ramadhir Singh's colliery, only to spur a revenge battle that passes on to generations. At the turn of the decade, Shahid's son, the philandering Sardar Khan vows to get his father's honor back, becoming the most feared man of Wasseypur
Duration: 321 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 102000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India, France
Plot tags: gangster, revenge, organized crime, macabre, brutality, greed, small town, mafia, abuse, killings, rivalry, dishonesty, uninhibited rivalry, blood, storytelling, violence, murder, bad guy wins, asian gangster, twists and turns, depression, death, graphic violence, wartime, bad guy
It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)
Plot Summary:
Bill struggles to put together his shattered psyche, in this new feature film version of Don Hertzfeldt's animated short film trilogy
Duration: 62 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: surrealism, illness, mental health, mental illness, dark humor, nightmare, hospital, divorced parents, narration, death, loneliness, depression, destiny, life & death, existentialism, introspection, obsession, art, imagination, self discovery, direction and purpose, hopes, trippy, conversation, love
OMG: Oh My God! (2012)
Plot Summary:
A shopkeeper takes God to court when his shop is destroyed by an earthquake
Duration: 125 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 64000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: India
Plot tags: lawyer, satire, supernatural, down on your luck, against the odds, hopes, religions or cults, atheist, legal action, social relations, righting the wronged, earthquake, priest, judge, hindu, religious, revenge, afterlife, bureaucracy, judgment, trial, innovation, criticism of religion, media, legal
Barfi! (2012)
Plot Summary:
He is cute. He's shrewd. The girls love him. The cops hate him. He can't speak but is always talked about. His naughty antics will make you scream, but he will never listen. Cos he can't! Next summer ride a rollercoaster of emotions with Barfii - the Chalu Chaplin!
Duration: 151 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 86000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Plot tags: mute or deaf, true love, autism, love, love and romance, beautiful scenery, lovers, love triangle, loneliness, wedding, destiny, happy ending, young woman, society, young man, heartwarming, bittersweet, deaf, hindu, wedding planning, love story, relationships, motivation, railway, meditation
Nanban (2012)
Plot Summary:
The plot of the film illustrates the embankment of two friends on a quest for a lost buddy, who was once an optimistic and successful student. On their journey, they recount their college life and special moments that the three shared up until their lost friend secretly parted ways after convocation. During their quest, the two encounter a rival classmate who once made a long forgotten bet with them, a funeral that goes impossibly out of control, and a wedding they must crash
Duration: 188 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Plot tags: friendship, college, student, teachers and students, fall in love, coming of age, old friend, college life, professor, buddies, free spirited, education, friends, love and romance, student life, rebellion, geek, rebelliousness, anti conformity, nothing to lose, supportive friend, power relations, friend, suicide attempt, tamil
Ernest & Celestine (2012)
Plot Summary:
Celestine is a little mouse trying to avoid a dental career; Ernest is a big bear craving an artistic outlet. When Celestine meets Ernest, they overcome their natural enmity by forging a life of crime together
Duration: 80 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: France, Belgium, Luxembourg
Plot tags: prejudice, friendship, mouse, bear, anthropomorphic animal, goodhearted, unlikely friendships, odd couple, supportive friend, racial prejudice, friends, animal, fighting the system, animal life, showdown, stop motion, european, anthropomorphism, coping, society, social problems, problem solving, ethnic conflict, social relations, cartoon mouse
Vicky Donor (2012)
Plot Summary:
Dr. Baldev Chaddha (Anu Kapoor), a well qualified fertility expert, runs a fertility clinic and a sperm bank in Dariyaganj, New Delhi, that guarantees a high quality and specialized sperm for the purpose. Unfortunately he has more failed cases to his credit than successes. A healthy, high performing donor is the need of the hour. Vicky Arora (Ayushmann Khurrana), a young, good-looking, Punjabi boy from Lajpat Nagar, is the only son and of no financial support to Dolly, a widow, who runs a small beauty parlor from home. A chance encounter between them convinces Dr. Chaddha that Vicky could be THE donor he has been looking for. Dr. Chaddha persuades him to become a donor, but in the meantime Vicky has found his love interest in Ashima Roy (Yami Gautam), a pretty Bengali girl. Will Vicky's past as a sperm donor come in the way of true love?
Duration: 126 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 45000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: India
Plot tags: unsuccessful, fall in love, slacker, wooing, clinic, living with parents, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, hindu, friendship, sperm donor, love and romance, wedding preparations and rituals, beauty salon, marriage, punjabi, doctor, masturbation, sperm bank, artificial insemination, fertility clinic, bollywood, hindi, bengali, young people, romance
Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
Plot Summary:
Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, Moonrise Kingdom tells the story of two twelve-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness. As various authorities try to hunt them down, a violent storm is brewing off-shore – and the peaceful island community is turned upside down in more ways than anyone can handle
Duration: 94 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 364000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: children, coming of age, adolescence, camp, island, first love, boy scout, orphan, youth, search party, summer camp, journey, social misfits, childhood, small town sheriff, camping, young love, childhood sweetheart, dysfunctional family, boy, lovers on the run, teenage love, letter, scout, misfit
English Vinglish (2012)
Plot Summary:
ENGLISH VINGLISH is the story of a woman who does not know English and is made to feel insecure by her family and society at large. Circumstances make her determined to overcome this insecurity, master the language, and teach the world a lesson on the way to becoming a self assured and confident woman
Duration: 134 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 39000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: India
Plot tags: self fulfillment, self esteem, language learning, unsupportive spouse, housewife, family life, teachers and students, self discovery, fish out of water, language barrier, family relations, humiliation, doubts and hesitations, misfit, friendship, urban, women, feminist, hindu, meaning of life, violence against women, moving, mother daughter relationship, social differences, culture
Eega (2012)
Plot Summary:
Nani is a flower decorator, madly in love with his neighbor Bindhu. He gets killed by the baddie, Sudeep, a powerful businessman. Nani comes back as a housefly to get his revenge
Duration: 145 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 27000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: India
Plot tags: reincarnation, afterlife, love triangle, vengeance, love and romance, jealousy, murder, terrorizing, human becomes animal, revenge, interspecies romance, accident, fashion, torture, retribution, feminist, tragic love, rivalry, male female relationship, hostage negotiator, car crash, talking animal, traffic accident, imaginary, millionaire
Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
Plot Summary:
After spending eight months in a mental institution, a former teacher moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife
Duration: 122 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 734000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: mental illness, bipolar disorder, love, family drama, depression, life philosophy, adaptation, social misfits, supportive parent, male female friendship, father son relationship, happy ending, psychology, young widow, mentally unstable, dysfunctional family, unhappy marriage, adultery, restraining order, husband wife relationship, extramarital affair, superstition, mental breakdown, promiscuous past, unfaithful wife
Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
Plot Summary:
Wreck-It Ralph is the 9-foot-tall, 643-pound villain of an arcade video game named Fix-It Felix Jr., in which the game's titular hero fixes buildings that Ralph destroys. Wanting to prove he can be a good guy and not just a villain, Ralph escapes his game and lands in Hero's Duty, a first-person shooter where he helps the game's hero battle against alien invaders. He later enters Sugar Rush, a kart racing game set on tracks made of candies, cookies and other sweets. There, Ralph meets Vanellope von Schweetz who has learned that her game is faced with a dire threat that could affect the entire arcade, and one that Ralph may have inadvertently started
Duration: 101 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 450000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Japan
Plot tags: imaginary, obsessive quest, friendship, prejudice, hacker, disguise, master of disguise, medal, heroes, chases and races, danger, villain, superhero, good versus evil, outcast, heroism, lifestyle change, giant, journey, misfit, wedding, party, jealousy, courage, escapades
Wadjda (2012)
Plot Summary:
Wadjda is a 10-year-old girl living in a suburb of Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. Although she lives in a conservative world, Wadjda is fun loving, entrepreneurial and always pushing the boundaries of what she can get away with. After a fight with her friend Abdullah, a neighborhood boy she shouldn't be playing with, Wadjda sees a beautiful green bicycle for sale. She wants the bicycle desperately so that she can beat Abdullah in a race. But Wadjda's mother won't allow it, fearing repercussions from a society that sees bicycles as dangerous to a girl's virtue. So Wadjda decides to try and raise the money herself
Duration: 98 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Saudi Arabia, Netherlands, Germany, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, USA
Plot tags: childhood, islam, bicycle, muslim, muslim girl, gender, children, school, dream, coming of age, women, friendship, hijab, cycling, troublemaker, feminist, family relations, teacher, teachers and students, parents and children, fighting the system, traditional versus modern, polygamy, life is a bitch, discrimination
Frances Ha (2012)
Plot Summary:
An aspiring dancer moves to New York City and becomes caught up in a whirlwind of flighty fair-weather friends, diminishing fortunes and career setbacks
Duration: 86 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 92000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Brazil
Plot tags: female friendship, relationships, best friend, bittersweet, loneliness, female protagonist, dancer, coming of age, self discovery, direction and purpose, friendship, melancholy, dancing, existentialism, life philosophy, follow your dream, dark humor, obsession, urban setting, dating, roommate, dancer's life, hipster, friends, profanity
A Coffee in Berlin (2012)
Plot Summary:
A fateful day pushes an aimless college dropout (Tom Schilling) to stop wasting his time and finally engage with life
Duration: 86 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany
Plot tags: coming of age, society, slacker, loneliness, depression, unlikely friendships, introspection, lifestyle, hopes, unfulfillment, misfit, social misfits, unsupportive parent, dialogue, adolescence, existentialism, teenage boy, bittersweet, father son relationship, coffee, lonely, junkie, food, mental disorder, girlfriend
What's in a Name (2012)
Plot Summary:
Vincent, a wealthy real estate agent, is invited to dinner by his sister Elizabeth and her husband Peter, both professors in Paris. Claude, a childhood friend and trombonist in a symphony orchestra, is also present. Vincent brings news from the prenatal examination of his and his wife Anna's unborn son. The name chosen by the soon-to-be parents strongly offends the others for many reasons. The dispute between the guests quickly escalates and before long the resurgence of old grudges and hidden secrets is unavoidable
Duration: 109 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Plot tags: under the surface, friendship, joke, dinner party, pregnancy, friends, family secret, family problems, disorder, siblings relations, prank, couple relations, family gatherings, family relations, best friend, pregnant woman, secrets, relationships, dialogue, relationship problems, family conflict, marital argument, children, male female relationship, conflict
Ruby Sparks (2012)
Plot Summary:
Calvin is a young novelist who achieved phenomenal success early in his career but is now struggling with his writing – as well as his romantic life. Finally, he makes a breakthrough and creates a character named Ruby who inspires him. When Calvin finds Ruby, in the flesh, sitting on his couch about a week later, he is completely flabbergasted that his words have turned into a living, breathing person
Duration: 104 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 105000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: loneliness, writer's block, bittersweet, writers, dream, redheaded woman, destiny, mental illness, life philosophy, novelist, manic pixie dream girl, success, supernatural, career, family relations, love and romance, imaginary character, hipster, fictional reality, insanity, lifestyle, writer's life, hopes, couple relations, psychology
21 Jump Street (2012)
Plot Summary:
In high school, Schmidt was a dork and Jenko was the popular jock. After graduation, both of them joined the police force and ended up as partners riding bicycles in the city park. Since they are young and look like high school students, they are assigned to an undercover unit to infiltrate a drug ring that is supplying high school students synthetic drugs
Duration: 109 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 589000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Plot tags: high school, undercover cop, teenager, buddy, drug, police, partners against crime, youth, buddy cop, working undercover, friendship, popularity, high school life, teenage life, law enforcement, police investigation, rookie, party, school, misfit partners, high school student, stoner, satire, undercover, adolescence
The Sessions (2012)
Plot Summary:
Though a childhood bout with polio left him dependent on an iron lung, Mark O'Brien (John Hawkes) maintains a career as a journalist and poet. A writing assignment dealing with sex and the disabled piques Mark's curiosity, and he decides to investigate the possibility of experiencing sex himself. When his overtures toward a caregiver scare her away, he books an appointment with sex surrogate Cheryl Green (Helen Hunt) to lose his virginity
Duration: 95 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 44000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: disability, near death experience, first sexual experience, loss of virginity, sexual activity, male virgin, sexuality, virginity, sexual awakening, erotica, oral sex, nudity, priest, therapist, misfit, life changing experience, hopes, female nudity, masturbation, orgasm, ejaculation, woman on top, relationships, nude, fear
Stuck in Love. (2012)
Plot Summary:
An acclaimed writer, his ex-wife, and their teenaged children come to terms with the complexities of love in all its forms over the course of one tumultuous year
Duration: 97 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 91000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: writer's life, coming of age, teenage love, casual sex, relationships, youth, writers, love, marriage, dating, love story, family relations, depression, complex characters, parenthood, unhappiness, family life, passion, obsession, high school, family drama, heartwarming, writer's block, teenager, dysfunctional family
Rise of the Guardians (2012)
Plot Summary:
When an evil spirit known as Pitch lays down the gauntlet to take over the world, the immortal Guardians must join forces for the first time to protect the hopes, beliefs and imagination of children all over the world
Duration: 97 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 189000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, India
Plot tags: holiday, christmas, childhood, good versus evil, belief, friendship, fairy, protector, heroic mission, santa claus, imaginary, legends and myths, heroes, save the world, children, danger, dream, unlikely partners, talking animal, allies, youth, magic, mythology, creativity, transformation
Pitch Perfect (2012)
Plot Summary:
College student Beca knows she does not want to be part of a clique, but that's exactly where she finds herself after arriving at her new school. Thrust in among mean gals, nice gals and just plain weird gals, Beca finds that the only thing they have in common is how well they sing together. She takes the women of the group out of their comfort zone of traditional arrangements and into a world of amazing harmonic combinations in a fight to the top of college music competitions
Duration: 112 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 326000
Genere: Comedy, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: music, youth, competition, female friendship, college life, teenager, college, rivalry, female protagonist, singing competition, friends, music band, audition, contests and competitions, lifestyle, social relations, training, student, follow your dream, women, artists and showbiz, ambition, singer, believe in yourself, dancing
Seven Psychopaths (2012)
Plot Summary:
A struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap a gangster's beloved Shih Tzu
Duration: 110 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 271000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: dark humor, dog, psychopath, screenwriter, serial killer, gangster, crime gone awry, strong violent content, gunfight, murder, mob boss, weirdo, disorder, violence, hitman, assassin, criminal, violent, gratuitous violence, fight, friends, partner, drinking problem, dishonesty, cons and scams
Brave (2012)
Plot Summary:
Brave is set in the mystical Scottish Highlands, where Mérida is the princess of a kingdom ruled by King Fergus and Queen Elinor. An unruly daughter and an accomplished archer, Mérida one day defies a sacred custom of the land and inadvertently brings turmoil to the kingdom. In an attempt to set things right, Mérida seeks out an eccentric old Wise Woman and is granted an ill-fated wish. Also figuring into Mérida’s quest — and serving as comic relief — are the kingdom’s three lords: the enormous Lord MacGuffin, the surly Lord Macintosh, and the disagreeable Lord Dingwall
Duration: 93 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 434000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA, Japan
Plot tags: princess, witch, coming of age, mother daughter relationship, bravery, happy ending, bear, heroine, female protagonist, rebellious daughter, archery, archer, father daughter relationship, feminism, woods, queen, domineering mother, transformation, good versus evil, disney princess, medieval, redhead, strong female lead, kingdom, courage
Hotel Transylvania (2012)
Plot Summary:
Welcome to Hotel Transylvania, Dracula's lavish five-stake resort, where monsters and their families can live it up and no humans are allowed. One special weekend, Dracula has invited all his best friends to celebrate his beloved daughter Mavis's 118th birthday. For Dracula catering to all of these legendary monsters is no problem but the party really starts when one ordinary guy stumbles into the hotel and changes everything!
Duration: 91 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 275000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Plot tags: vampire, hotel, monster, dracula, creature, father daughter relationship, mummy, love and romance, supernatural, supernatural romance, magic, werewolf, frankenstein, witch, female vampire, single father, bigfoot, zombie, good versus evil, magical creature, invisible man, love, teenage love, parents and children, frankenstein's monster
The Angels' Share (2012)
Plot Summary:
Narrowly avoiding jail, new dad Robbie vows to turn over a new leaf. A visit to a whisky distillery inspires him and his mates to seek a way out of their hopeless lives
Duration: 101 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 27000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: UK, France, Belgium, Italy
Plot tags: community service, working class, heist, moral dilemma, petty criminal, misfit, caper, going straight, fish out of water, thief, society, buddies, one last chance, goodhearted, business venture, bittersweet, pregnancy, food, addiction, coming of age, social realism, violence, friendship, drinking, travel
The Sapphires (2012)
Plot Summary:
It's 1968, and four young, talented Australian Aboriginal girls learn about love, friendship and war when they entertain the US troops in Vietnam as singing group The Sapphires
Duration: 103 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Australia
Plot tags: girl group, vietnam war, friendship, biopic, music band, family relations, lifestyle, musician's life, desire for fame, ambition, showbiz, goodhearted, musical tour, women, music, indigenous people, sister sister relationship, soldier, spirituality, self discovery, girl power, dancing, musician, racism, female protagonist
ParaNorman (2012)
Plot Summary:
In the town of Blithe Hollow, Norman Babcock is a boy who can speak to the dead, but no one besides his eccentric new friend, Neil, believes his ability is real. One day, Norman's estranged eccentric uncle tells him of an important annual ritual he must take up to protect the town from an curse cast by a witch it condemned centuries ago. Eventually, Norman decides to cooperate, but things don't go according to plan. Now, a magic storm of the witch threatens Blithe Hollow as the accursed dead rise. Together with unexpected new companions, Norman struggles to save his town, only to discover the horrific truth of the curse. With that insight, Norman must resolve the crisis for good as only he can
Duration: 92 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 109000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA, UK
Plot tags: stop motion, zombie, ghost, halloween, small town, supernatural ability, supernatural, witch, stereotypes, heroes, friends, misfit, best friend, escapades, danger, social misfits, imaginary, disorder, stupidity, paranormal activity, family relations, curses spells and rituals, dark humor, lgbt, fear
Much Ado About Nothing (2012)
Plot Summary:
A modern retelling of Shakespeare's classic comedy about two pairs of lovers with different takes on romance and a way with words
Duration: 109 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: shakespeare, love, manipulation, twists and turns, obsession, love affair, matchmaking, opposites attract, comedy of errors, verbal byplay, love and romance, couples, estate, battle of the sexes, sex, wedding planning, farce, friendship, friendship between men, hate, ruse, truth, affection, true love, ship