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Her (2013)
Plot Summary:
In the not so distant future, Theodore, a lonely writer purchases a newly developed operating system designed to meet the user's every needs. To Theodore's surprise, a romantic relationship develops between him and his operating system. This unconventional love story blends science fiction and romance in a sweet tale that explores the nature of love and the ways that technology isolates and connects us all
Duration: 126 min
IMDB Rating: 8.0/10
IMDB Votes: 655000
Genere: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: loneliness, artificial intelligence, existentialism, philosophy, love, human nature, computer, psychology, cyberspace, melancholy, impossible love, relationship problems, unlikely relationship, alternate reality, unlikely couple, sadness, dating, writers, relationships, transhumanism, sex, love story, divorce, computers and web, cyberpunk
Before Midnight (2013)
Plot Summary:
We meet Jesse and Celine nine years on in Greece. Almost two decades have passed since their first meeting on that train bound for Vienna
Duration: 109 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 169000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Greece
Plot tags: marriage, summer vacation, writers, hotel room, hotel, midlife crisis, couple relations, existentialism, sex, relationships, love, love story, divorce, passion, conversation, hopes, friends, relationship vs career, jealousy, dinner, chapel, vacation, introspection, time travel, hipster
The Best Offer (2013)
Plot Summary:
Virgil Oldman is a world renowned antiques expert and auctioneer. An eccentric genius, he leads a solitary life, going to extreme lengths to keep his distance from the messiness of human relationships. When appointed by the beautiful but emotionally damaged Claire to oversee the valuation and sale of her family’s priceless art collection, Virgil allows himself to form an attachment to her – and soon he is engulfed by a passion which will rock his bland existence to the core
Duration: 131 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 126000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Italy
Plot tags: twists and turns, painting, art, loneliness, art collector, art theft, age difference, collector, obsession, deception, solitude, mysterious character, forgery, young woman, plot twist, psychology, older man younger woman relationship, adult virgin, high society, friendship, auctioneer, cons and scams, agoraphobia, old friend, unrequited love
The Lunchbox (2013)
Plot Summary:
A mistaken delivery in Mumbai's famously efficient lunchbox delivery system (Mumbai's Dabbawallahs) connects a young housewife to a stranger in the dusk of his life. They build a fantasy world together through notes in the lunchbox. Gradually, this fantasy threatens to overwhelm their reality
Duration: 104 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 60000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: India, France, Germany, USA, Canada
Plot tags: food, cooking, housewife, unlikely relationship, relationships, depression, happy ending, character study, honest, unlikely friendships, cooking and food, love and romance, everyday life, retirement, unconventional romance, letter, art, chef, destiny, love story, heartwarming, bittersweet, hindu, self discovery, love
About Time (2013)
Plot Summary:
The night after another unsatisfactory New Year party, Tim's father tells his son that the men in his family have always had the ability to travel through time. Tim can't change history, but he can change what happens and has happened in his own life – so he decides to make his world a better place... by getting a girlfriend. Sadly, that turns out not to be as easy as he thinks
Duration: 123 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 377000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: time travel, time loop, fall in love, life philosophy, life, true love, looking for love, couple relations, changing the past or future, sent to the past, father son relationship, young woman, butterfly effect, family relations, rain, lovers, love and romance, family secret, time, love story, life & death, wedding, alternate timeline, parent child relationship, life changing experience
Blue Is the Warmest Colour (2013)
Plot Summary:
Adèle's life is changed when she meets Emma, a young woman with blue hair, who will allow her to discover desire, to assert herself as a woman and as an adult. In front of others, Adele grows, seeks herself, loses herself, finds herself
Duration: 180 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 161000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Belgium, Spain
Plot tags: lesbian, lgbt, lesbian love, sexuality, coming of age, youth, lovers, lesbian relationship, couples, lesbian teen, lesbianism, adolescence, gays and lesbians, sex, gender, love, lesbian couple, nudity, first love, strong sexual content, teenage sex, teenage love, sex scene, crumbling relationship, unrequited love
Thou Gild'st the Even (2013)
Plot Summary:
In a small Anatolian town life goes on; Cemal is an assistant referee in football matches, Yasemin works in an egg factory, Defne is a street vendor who sells books, Doctor Irfan is occupied with his patients... In this town with two suns and three full moons in the sky, Cemal -who can see through the walls- has no expectation out of life and looks for a way out with Yasemin -who can move objects with her fingers- as he was trying to deal with the distress that fell on his. However, Defne, who can freeze time will muddle things up; Yasemin’s immortal boss’ actions will contradict the invisible elementary school teacher’s advices who is trying to eliminate the worries of Cemal. Thou Gild’st the Even is a black and white movie about the ordinary sorrows, worries and troubles of the townsmen with extraordinary abilities
Duration: 107 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Turkey
Plot tags: muslim, lonely, new love, violence, violence against women, flying, blood, stopped time, marriage proposal, surrealism, suicide by hanging, alternate reality, drug use, man hits a woman, kiss, shot to death, gunshot, punch, vomiting, shaving, violence against a woman
The Butterfly's Dream (2013)
Plot Summary:
In a small Turkish town, two young tuberculous poets try to survive while publishing their poems. As they both fall in love, their life would never be the same
Duration: 138 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Turkey
Plot tags: poet, world war two, poetry, love and romance, friendship, bet, hopes, teachers and students, poverty, follow your dream, lifestyle, competition, writers, literature, kurd, turk, tuberculosis, teacher, friends, young lovers, artists and showbiz, twentysomething life, health situation, power relations, love
Omar (2013)
Plot Summary:
The drama, the story of three childhood friends and a young woman who are torn apart in their fight for freedom, is billed as the first fully-financed film to come out of the Palestinian cinema industry
Duration: 98 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller, War
Country: Palestine
Plot tags: israeli palestinian conflict, muslim, friendship, moral dilemma, resistance, confession, power of love, terrorism, family relations, love and romance, life is a bitch, love affair, social problems, danger, mistrust, gain trust, society, occupation, freedom fighter, love, prisoner, betrayal, insurgent, blackmail, informant
Free Fall (2013)
Plot Summary:
A promising career with the police, a baby on the way... Marc's life seems to be right on track. Then he meets fellow policeman Kay and during their regular jogs Marc experiences a never-before-felt sense of ease and effortlessness -- and what it means to fall in love with another man. Torn between his family and his new feelings for Kay, Marc sees his world careening more and more out of control. Suddenly, his life is in free fall and Marc realizes that try as he may, he can't make everyone happy. Least of all, himself
Duration: 97 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany
Plot tags: gay, lgbt, gay love, homosexuality, gay relationship, gays and lesbians, forbidden love, gay slur, male male relationship, infidelity, love affair, first gay sexual experience, closeted homosexual, gay interest, male nudity, gay erotica, fall in love, gay lead character, couples, gay sex, gay husband, homosexual, gay father, gay cruising, strong sexual content
Fruitvale Station (2013)
Plot Summary:
The true story of Oscar, a 22-year-old Bay Area resident, who crosses paths with friends, enemies, family, and strangers on the last day of 2008
Duration: 85 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 85000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: racism, african american, police brutality, black, introspection, civil rights, black lives matter, new year's eve, character study, haunted by the past, tragic hero, murder, urban, encounter, couple relations, black history, goodhearted, social commentary, true crime, gang, adultery, marriage, discrimination, social justice, blaxploitation
The Garden of Words (2013)
Plot Summary:
Takao, who is training to become a shoemaker, skipped school and is sketching shoes in a Japanese-style garden. He meets a mysterious woman, Yukino, who is older than him. Then, without arranging the times, the two start to see each other again and again, but only on rainy days. They deepen their relationship and open up to each other. But the end of the rainy season soon approaches …
Duration: 46 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 51000
Genere: Animation, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Plot tags: rain, shoemaker, age difference, youth, grownups, unlikely couple, overcoming, older woman younger man relationship, shyness, teenage life, teen angst, love and romance, relationships, chance meeting, young lovers, teacher, unrequited love, teen romance, destiny, love story, coming of age, teacher student relationship, melancholy, bittersweet, male female relationship
Begin Again (2013)
Plot Summary:
A long lost music producer finds a singer-songwriter right about the moment he has given up all hope on life
Duration: 104 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 165000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: music, musician's life, female singer, infidelity, love story, musician, father daughter relationship, singer, love, city life, music and dance, relationships, betrayal, coping, passion, rock and roll, storytelling, bittersweet, dating, charm, follow your dream, art, rock music, girl, love affair
Belle (2013)
Plot Summary:
BELLE is inspired by the true story of Dido Elizabeth Belle, the illegitimate mixed race daughter of a Royal Navy Admiral. Raised by her aristocratic great-uncle Lord Mansfield and his wife, Belle's lineage affords her certain privileges, yet the color of her skin prevents her from fully participating in the traditions of her social standing. Left to wonder if she will ever find love, Belle falls for an idealistic young vicar's son bent on change who, with her help, shapes Lord Mansfield's role as Lord Chief Justice to end slavery in England
Duration: 100 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 33000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Plot tags: slavery, racism, interracial relations, society, aristocracy, social differences, high society, interracial romance, white male black female relationship, love and romance, interracial couple, biracial, forbidden love, estate, victorian england, women, culture clash, abolitionist, heir, hopes, acceptance, biopic, love story, slave, feminist
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)
Plot Summary:
A timid magazine photo manager who lives life vicariously through daydreams embarks on a true-life adventure when a negative goes missing
Duration: 114 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 334000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Plot tags: travel, self discovery, daydreamer, life changing experience, loneliness, adventurer, journey, photographer, obsessive quest, disorder, lifestyle change, dream, workplace, traveler, magazine, photography, journal, workplace situations, midlife crisis, philosophy, escapades, escape from reality, life, wanderlust, socially awkward
Blue Jasmine (2013)
Plot Summary:
Jasmine French used to be on the top of the heap as a New York socialite, but now is returning to her estranged sister in San Francisco utterly ruined. As Jasmine struggles with her haunting memories of a privileged past bearing dark realities she ignored, she tries to recover in her present. Unfortunately, it all proves a losing battle as Jasmine's narcissistic hangups and their consequences begin to overwhelm her. In doing so, her old pretensions and new deceits begin to foul up everyone's lives, especially her own
Duration: 98 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 211000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: depression, riches to rags, narcissism, suicide, mental illness, unfaithful husband, starting over, psychology, tragedy, relationships, sisters, family drama, family relations, introspection, sibling relationship, self discovery, crumbling marriage, haunted by the past, estrangement, downfall, life turned upside down, loneliness, working class, character study, women
Patema Inverted (2013)
Plot Summary:
In an underground world where tunnels extend everywhere, even though they live in dark and confined spaces, people wear protective clothes and lead quiet and enjoyable lives. Patema, a princess in her underground village, loves to explore the tunnels. Her favorite place is a "danger zone" that her village prohibits people from entering. Even though she's scolded, Patema's curiosity can't be held back. No one ever explained what the supposed danger was. On her usual trip to the "danger zone," Patema faces unexpected events. When hidden secrets come to light, the story begins to unfold
Duration: 98 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Plot tags: friendship, fighting the system, self discovery, dystopia, steampunk, love and romance, imaginary, culture clash, conspiracy, escapades, investigation, good versus evil, youth, school, relationships, adventurer, gravity, trippy, thoughtful, surrealism, xenophobia, heroes, supernatural, cave, getting home
The Great Gatsby (2013)
Plot Summary:
An adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's Long Island-set novel, where Midwesterner Nick Carraway is lured into the lavish world of his neighbor, Jay Gatsby. Soon enough, however, Carraway will see through the cracks of Gatsby's nouveau riche existence, where obsession, madness, and tragedy await
Duration: 143 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 583000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Australia, USA
Plot tags: obsession, high society, social differences, love triangle, loneliness, love story, millionaire, unfulfilled love, love and romance, love, destructive relationship, infidelity, american dream, forbidden love, couples, jazz, fashion, society, extramarital affair, rags to riches, destiny, greed, money, obsessive love, hopes
This Youth Is Crazy (2013)
Plot Summary:
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani features two polar opposite characters, who at one point were classmates in Modern School. The first is Naina Talwar (Deepika Padukone), a studious bespectacled young girl. The second is Bunny (Ranbir Kapoor), a carefree young travel-show host, intent on breaking out of the pattern of getting an education, a career, a wife, children, retirement, and eventually death
Duration: 160 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 50000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Plot tags: friendship, tourist, fall in love, unfulfilled love, free spirited, unfulfillment, adolescence vs adulthood, college graduate, self discovery, friends, hindu, love, coming of age, wedding, dysfunctional family, road trip, life lesson, couple relations, heartwarming, relationships, love and romance, best friend, adventurer, escapades, train travel
Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)
Plot Summary:
A depressed musician reunites with his lover in the desolate streets of Detroit. Though their romance has endured several centuries, it is tested by the arrival of her capricious and unpredictable younger sister
Duration: 123 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 106000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Country: UK, Germany, Greece, France
Plot tags: vampire, goth, love, supernatural, eternal life, immortality, blood, vampirism, family relations, musician, fate of humanity, vampire bite, supernatural romance, true love, lovers reunited, existentialism, love story, suicide, love and romance, human nature, death, murder, rock, music, life philosophy
The Railway Man (2013)
Plot Summary:
A victim from World War II's "Death Railway" sets out to find those responsible for his torture. A true story
Duration: 116 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 42000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Romance, War
Country: Switzerland, UK, Australia
Plot tags: world war two, war, torture, autobiography, biopic, prison, human spirit, life is a bitch, wartime life, haunted by the past, revenge, captivity, introspection, japanese soldier, japanese occupation, physical torture, survival, politics, wartime, train, redemption, twists and turns, nazi, prisoner, illness
Behind the Candelabra (2013)
Plot Summary:
Based on the autobiographical novel, the tempestuous 6-year relationship between Liberace and his (much younger) lover, Scott Thorson, is recounted
Duration: 118 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 45000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: gay, aids, pianist, biopic, gays and lesbians, showbiz, celebrity, couples, piano, music, gay sex, gay couple, lgbt, art, character study, foster parent, destructive relationship, drug, musician, age difference, lifestyle, glamour, plastic surgery, older man younger man relationship, lgbtq
Romance 2 (2013)
Plot Summary:
A young woman meets a failing musician who launches her singing career, but their relationship is doomed when people assume he's with her for her fame and fortune
Duration: 132 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 32000
Genere: Drama, Music, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Plot tags: tragic love, love and romance, follow your dream, musician's life, artist, alcohol abuse, artists and showbiz, relationship vs career, couples, family disapproval, celebrity culture, singer, love story, life is a bitch, gossip and rumors, love, hindu, main character dies, die, ambition, power relations, fall in love, rising to stardom, fame, bollywood
The Spectacular Now (2013)
Plot Summary:
A hard-partying high school senior's philosophy on life changes when he meets the not-so-typical "nice girl."
Duration: 95 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 160000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: coming of age, teenager, teenage life, youth, first love, couples, teenage love, high school, family relations, love, classmate, drinking problem, teenage girl, high school life, school, friendship, adolescence, love and romance, social relations, relationships, addiction, love story, prom, honest, unlikely friendships
Enough Said (2013)
Plot Summary:
Eva is a divorced soon-to-be empty-nester wondering about her next act. Then she meets Marianne, the embodiment of her perfect self. Armed with a restored outlook on being middle-aged and single, Eva decides to take a chance on her new love interest Albert — a sweet, funny and like-minded man. But things get complicated when Eva discovers that Albert is in fact the dreaded ex–husband of Marianne
Duration: 93 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 66000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: dating, masseuse, loneliness, poet, relationships, divorce, sexual activity, parenthood, goodhearted, couple relations, single parent, middle aged, encounter, love, fall in love, friendship, marriage, female protagonist, couples, bittersweet, thanksgiving, charm, party, woman, mother
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her (2013)
Plot Summary:
Told from the female perspective, the story of a couple trying to reclaim the life and love they once knew and pick up the pieces of a past that may be too far gone
Duration: 100 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: father daughter relationship, mother daughter relationship, infidelity, death of child, separation, suicide attempt, grieving, breakup, grief, life turned upside down, love and romance, love affair, husband wife relationship, crumbling marriage, loss of son, unfulfillment, couple relations, sex, strong female lead, art, intimacy, long term relationship, couples, female nudity, love story
Remember Sunday (2013)
Plot Summary:
A lonely, down-on-her-luck waitress meets a handsome, quirky jewelry store clerk and thinks that maybe, finally, she's met Mr. Right. The more Molly (Alexis Bledel) gets to know Gus (Zachary Levi), the more she's intrigued by him. But she's also mystified. Gus is absent-minded, preoccupied. Is he hiding something? The short answer is: yes. He's reluctant to share with her that since suffering a brain aneurysm, he's totally lost his short-term memory. Every day is a brand new day, his life starts anew. Every day he sees Molly he struggles to remember who she is and what she represents. Every day, he has to fall in love with her all over again
Duration: 96 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: memory loss, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, fall in love, starting over, family relations, couples, flower shop, hopes, brain damage, charm, love, girl, teenager, passion, wedding, illness, faith, autism, amnesia, high school, disability, mental health, brain injury, dating, flowers
Fukrey (2013)
Plot Summary:
FUKREY is one such crazy story of four restless and hapless souls, running after their individual desires, brought together by one dream, which turns their not so simple life upside down. From breaking school walls, to cross dressing dancers at the Ram Lila; from a Jugaad Baaz college watchman to leaking examination papers; from a female pimp, who runs her drug cartel through Nigerian henchmen to visionary dreams
Duration: 139 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Plot tags: friends, buddies, lifestyle, college, youth, student life, social relations, disorder, college life, studying, college student, student, friendship, college friend, revenge, high school, chase, pimp, chases and races, on the run, conformity, bollywood, hindi, collage
Labor Day (2013)
Plot Summary:
Depressed single mom Adele and her son Henry offer a wounded, fearsome man a ride. As police search town for the escaped convict, the mother and son gradually learn his true story as their options become increasingly limited
Duration: 111 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 51000
Genere: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: unlikely relationship, stockholm syndrome, single mother, happy ending, fall in love, single parent, love and romance, family relations, boy, parents and children, escapades, love, holiday, on the run, neighbor, adaptation, forbidden love, summer, amor, fugitives, couples, coincidence, weekend, longing, wanted
Chinese Puzzle (2013)
Plot Summary:
Xavier is a 40-year-old father of two who still finds life very complicated. When the mother of his children moves to New York, he can't bear them growing up far away from him and so he decides to move there as well
Duration: 117 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France, USA, Belgium
Plot tags: friendship, immigrant, midlife crisis, relationships, starting over, love, life, parenthood, life philosophy, fall in love, old love, longing, parents and children, couples, family problems, love and romance, couple relations, travel, writers, lesbian, separated parents, male female friendship, lgbt, youth, seduction