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96 (2018)
Plot Summary:
Ram is a photographer and nature lover who travels all around India capturing moments. On a chance visit to his hometown Tanjavur, he goes into his school and begins to walk down memory lane to 1994 when he was a student harboring feelings for his classmate Janu
Duration: 158 min
IMDB Rating: 8.5/10
IMDB Votes: 35000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Plot tags: high school reunion, friendship, fall in love, high school life, love, love and romance, love affair, couple relations, relationships, true love, lovers, couples, young lovers, childhood memory, unfulfilled love, education, in love, stranger, new beginning, innovation, feminist, tamil, bollywood, school life, romance
One Love (2018)
Plot Summary:
The mid 90’s. Turkey’s political instability, inflation and hopelesness on people were increased. In those years when all hope was lost, people deeply bond with Bold Pilot and Halis Karataş who win every race coming from the last place. People see themselves at the point where this horse and jockey are: at the back. This duo make people to believe that everybody can win. The race ends at the finish line and the first to cross this line are Bold Pilot and Halis riding it
Duration: 130 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: Turkey
Plot tags: horse race, racehorse, horse, jockey, race, hopes, love and romance, friendship, rise to the top, follow your dream, rivalry, ambition, contests and competitions, couple relations, racing, coach, underdog, love, success, death, cancer, hospital, bet, competition, anger
I Want to Eat Your Pancreas (2018)
Plot Summary:
Spring time in April and the last of the cherry blossoms are still in bloom. The usually aloof bookworm with no interest in others comes across a book in a hospital waiting room. Handwritten on the cover are the words: "Living with Dying." He soon discovers that it is a diary kept by his very popular and genuinely cheerful classmate, Sakura Yamauchi, who reveals to him that she is secretly suffering from a pancreatic illness and only has a limited time left. It is at this moment that she gains just one more person to share her secret. Trying to maintain a normal life as much as possible, Sakura is determined to live her life to the fullest until the very last day. As her free spirit and unpredictable actions throw him for a loop, his heart begins to gradually change
Duration: 109 min
IMDB Rating: 8.0/10
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Animation, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: Japan
Plot tags: friendship, tragedy, teenage life, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, teenage girl, love story, fall in love, teenage boy, romantic relationship, bucket list, love and romance, relationships, friends, fighting illness, couple relations, hospital, high school, family relations, romantic friendship, family problems, teenager, time travel, illness, adaptation, heartwarming
Never Look Away (2018)
Plot Summary:
Inspired by real events and spanning three eras of German history, film tells the story of Kurt, a young art student who falls in love with fellow student, Ellie. Ellie’s father, Professor Seeband, a famous doctor, is dismayed at his daughter’s choice of boyfriend, and vows to destroy the relationship. What neither of them knows is that their lives are already connected through a terrible crime Seeband committed decades ago
Duration: 189 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Romance, Thriller, War
Country: Germany, Italy
Plot tags: painter, art gallery, artist, nazism, nazi, berlin wall, father daughter relationship, world war two, pregnancy, sex scene, romantic relationship, forced abortion, art, doctor, father in law son in law relationship, mural, gas chamber, struggling artist, female pubic hair, nudity, painting, love, ss, pregnant woman, schizophrenia
Geetha Govindam (2018)
Plot Summary:
Vijay Govind, a young college lecturer who dreams of marriage falls for Geetha, a level-headed woman who's wary of strangers and isn't easy to convince. While things seem to go smoothly, Vijay makes a terrible mistake which not only derails any hope for his love story, but also potential repercussions with his family
Duration: 142 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Plot tags: unrequited love, love, relationships, romantic relationship, fall in love, in love, couples, love affair, male female relationship, relationship problems, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, love story, mistaken identity, love interest, couple relations, telugu
Muslum (2018)
Plot Summary:
The movie is about the legendary Turkish "soul singer" Müslüm Gürses. Born into a poor family, Muslum found his redemption in music from the initial trauma that lingered over his musical and personal life as internalizing the grief. He rose through his ashes of shattered dreams like a phoenix. He walked in darkness, sang songs filled with sorrow which stirred people's souls and created a cult following. They were calling him "Baba" (The Father)
Duration: 136 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Turkey
Plot tags: singer, musician, celebrity, historical figure, life is a bitch, dysfunctional family, lifestyle, historical character, social relations, musician's life, tragic past, troubled past, desire for fame, rising to stardom, dialogue, biopic, death, crash, concert, turkish
A Star is Born (2018)
Plot Summary:
Seasoned musician Jackson Maine discovers-and falls in love with-struggling artist Ally. She has just about given up on her dream to make it big as a singer – until Jack coaxes her into the spotlight. But even as Ally's career takes off, the personal side of their relationship is breaking down, as Jack fights an ongoing battle with his own internal demons
Duration: 136 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 410000
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: showbiz, singer, country music, alcoholic, fame, friendship, addiction, brother brother relationship, concert, alcoholism, drinking problem, suicide, aspiring singer, death of protagonist, musician, jealousy, fall in love, music, stage fright, music manager, music and dance, alcohol abuse, waitress, popularity, pop star
Cold War (2018)
Plot Summary:
A Cold War-era love story follows the passionate love affair between a mismatched couple
Duration: 89 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 61000
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Poland, UK, France, Belgium
Plot tags: cold war, musician, audition, female singer, loveless marriage, communism, love story, suicide, tragic love, jazz, folklore, defector, poet, older man younger woman relationship, border crossing, concert, marriage, iron curtain, love, prison, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, male female relationship, relationships, music, love and romance
Mirage (2018)
Plot Summary:
On November 9, 1989 (the same day that Wall of Berlin falls), Nico is a 12 years old boy passionate to videotape himself playing guitar, being care lovely by her single mother María. This same night, when starts a 72-hours storm, Nico watches a violent scene through the window in the house of his neighbor Ángel Prieto. Moving to the house, he discovers Hilda Weiss, Prieto's wife, dead in the house. Running from Prieto, Nico is run over by a car, dying in the crash. 25 years later, November 9, 2014, Vera Roy is a woman who divides her time between her work as nurse in the hospital and the family with her husband David Ortiz and her little daughter Gloria. To celebrate their moving to a new house in the suburb, they invite her friend and former boyfriend Aitor Medina and his mother Clara, where Vera learns that she and David are in Nico's house and that after Nico's death, Ángel Prieto was arrested and he committed suicide three months later in prison. This night after the dinner, Vera
Duration: 128 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 63000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Spain
Plot tags: parallel universe, time travel, time paradox, time, uncover truth, plot twist, disappearance, female protagonist, husband wife relationship, fantasy world, investigation, alternate timeline, butterfly effect, alternate universe, psychology, time loop, supernatural, parallel world, puzzle, mind game, affair, crime scene, european, police, unrequited love
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2018)
Plot Summary:
Free-spirited writer Juliet Ashton forms a life-changing bond with the delightful and eccentric Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, when she decides to write about the book club they formed during the occupation of Guernsey in WWII
Duration: 124 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 51000
Genere: Drama, Romance, War
Country: UK, France, USA
Plot tags: world war two, writers, german occupation, marriage proposal, letter, nazi occupation, fiance fiancee relationship, friendship, strong female character, german soldier, nazi, female writer, forced labor, unwed mother, hunger, book, love, pregnant woman, altruism, post office, flowers, world war, little girl, flashback, harbor
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)
Plot Summary:
An anthology film weaving together the stories of six individuals in the old West at the end of the Civil War
Duration: 133 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 163000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Musical, Mystery, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Plot tags: old west, dog, cowboy, native american, arizona desert, new mexico desert, murder, violence, trapper, multiple storylines, wild west, bounty hunter, shooting, prostitute, gambling, magical, dark humor, civil war, hippie, past, gunslinger, lsd, parents, vigilante, mission
Padmaavat (2018)
Plot Summary:
Rani Padmavati - the wife of Maharawal Ratan Singh, is known for her beauty and valour in 13th century India. She captures the fancy of the reigning Sultan of Delhi, the tyrant Alauddin Khilji, who becomes obsessed with her and goes to great lengths to fulfill his greed
Duration: 163 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 36000
Genere: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: India
Plot tags: medieval, sultan, obsession, fortress, love, love affair, queen, army, war, love triangle, fall in love, feminist, husband wife relationship, forbidden love, indian history, women, femininity, battles, ancient, mission, anthropology, lgbtq, innovation, chess, swinger
If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
Plot Summary:
After her fiance is falsely imprisoned, a pregnant African-American woman sets out to clear his name and prove his innocence
Duration: 119 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 52000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: african american, sex scene, racism, prison, police, love, dating, love story, injustice, black american, wrongful conviction, black, pregnancy, false accusation, prisoner, justice, lawyer, black lives matter, pregnant woman, prison visit, racist cop, trust, blaxploitation, gladiator, homeless
Border (2018)
Plot Summary:
When a border guard with a sixth sense for identifying smugglers encounters the first person she cannot prove is guilty, she is forced to confront terrifying revelations about herself and humankind
Duration: 110 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 34000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Denmark
Plot tags: customs officer, father daughter relationship, troll, border guard, sadistic psychopath, sexuality, norse mythology, baby, forest, sex scene, supernatural horror, child molestation, folk horror, child abuse, human becomes animal, female warrior, body horror, deformity, animal cruelty, extreme, nordic, psychology, childhood trauma, human animal relationship, experiment
Ash Is Purest White (2018)
Plot Summary:
Set in China's underworld, this tale of love and betrayal follows a dancer who fired a gun to protect her mobster boyfriend during a fight. On release from prison 5 years later, she sets out to find him
Duration: 136 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: China, France, Japan
Plot tags: criminal underworld, violence, murder, ex convict, friendship, love and romance, danger, couples, woman with a gun, mafia, women, hunting, past, organized crime, smoking, asian, transformation, love hurts, horse, gang leader, handgun, love, dancing, gambling, ufo
To All the Boys I've Loved Before (2018)
Plot Summary:
Lara Jean's love life goes from imaginary to out of control when her secret letters to every boy she's ever fallen for are mysteriously mailed out
Duration: 99 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 120000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: high school, pretend relationship, love and romance, first love, love letter, couples, high school student, teen romance, youth, teenage girl, happy ending, sisterhood, teenage boy, young adult, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship, sister sister relationship, asian, female protagonist, teenager, coming of age, mean girl, family relations, unrequited love, crush, love story
Crazy Rich Asians (2018)
Plot Summary:
An American-born Chinese economics professor accompanies her boyfriend to Singapore for his best friend's wedding, only to get thrust into the lives of Asia's rich and famous
Duration: 120 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 186000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: wedding, wealthy family, infidelity, luxury, rich man poor woman, materialism, domineering mother, chinawoman, chinaman, aeroplane, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, marriage proposal, social media, nouveau riche, east asian lead, cosmetic surgery, love, wealth, eccentric family, friendship, financier, getting home, little girl, marital infidelity, producer
Life Itself (2018)
Plot Summary:
As a young New York couple goes from college romance to marriage and the birth of their first child, the unexpected twists of their journey create reverberations that echo over continents and through lifetimes
Duration: 117 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Spain
Plot tags: pregnancy, tragic event, estranged couple, marriage proposal, jealousy, suicide, relationships, love story, love triangle, orphan, child abuse, car accident, death of mother, dead father, dead mother, trauma, traumatic childhood, husband wife relationship, parent child relationship, couple relations, love, romantic relationship, pregnancy and birth, parents and children, family life
Skin (2018)
Plot Summary:
A destitute young man, raised by racist skinheads and notorious among white supremacists, turns his back on hatred and violence to transform his life, with the help of a black activist and the woman he loves
Duration: 118 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada, Brazil, China
Plot tags: skinhead, racism, tattooed man, death threat, alienation, protest, gang, starting over, family relations, subculture, fbi agent, couples, society, danger, spy, violence, underground, profanity, nationalism, real life, chaos, transformation, anti nazi, criminal gang, civil rights
Colette (2018)
Plot Summary:
French novelist, Colette, overcomes an abusive marriage to emerge as a leading writer in her country and a candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature
Duration: 111 min
IMDB Rating: 6.7/10
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK, USA, Hungary
Plot tags: writers, female protagonist, novelist, lesbian, woman, bisexuality, female writer, lesbian relationship, lesbian love, ghost writer, publisher, infidelity, lgbt, open marriage, lesbian sex, husband wife relationship, biopic, exploitation, manuscript, women, female nudity, theater, extramarital affair, libertine, lesbian attraction
The Old Man & the Gun (2018)
Plot Summary:
The true story of Forrest Tucker, from his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public. Wrapped up in the pursuit are a detective, who becomes captivated with Forrest’s commitment to his craft, and a woman, who loves him in spite of his chosen profession
Duration: 93 min
IMDB Rating: 6.7/10
IMDB Votes: 49000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: heist, prison, old man, bank robber, bank, criminal, investigation, lie, chase, widow, secret, evidence, pursuit, police detective, love, obsession, couples, escapades, thief, gang, caper, fbi, espionage, robbery, old age
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018)
Plot Summary:
Five years after meeting her three fathers, Sophie Sheridan prepares to open her mother’s hotel. In 1979, young Donna Sheridan meets the men who each could be Sophie’s biological father
Duration: 114 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 105000
Genere: Comedy, Musical, Romance
Country: UK, USA, Japan, China, Croatia
Plot tags: mother daughter relationship, dancing, friendship, boyfriend, greek island, dating, holiday, grandmother, death of mother, mediterranean, singing, pregnancy, girl band, travel, island, party, girlfriend, goat, pregnant woman, restaurant, church, father, boat, baby, music and dance
Adrift (2018)
Plot Summary:
A woman and her fiancé find themselves caught in a hurricane after departing Tahiti by boat. She wakes up after being knocked out, only to discover him missing, and the elements threatening
Duration: 96 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 61000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, Iceland, USA
Plot tags: survival, survivor, sailboat, boat, sea adventure, storm, underwater, human spirit, death, yacht, female protagonist, sailing, love, young couple, hurricane, power of love, sea, rescue, flashback, water, survivalist, nature, wilderness, loss of loved one, disaster
Juliet, Naked (2018)
Plot Summary:
A woman has a romance with a past his prime musician revered by a man in her life
Duration: 97 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Plot tags: fandom, english countryside, musician, infidelity, museum, music, love triangle, rock musician, father son relationship, dysfunctional relationship, pregnancy, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, obsession, fall in love, breakup, strong female lead, love and romance, mission, sister sister relationship, lesbian, train, beach, boy, pub, heart attack
Midnight Sun (2018)
Plot Summary:
Katie, a 17-year-old, has been sheltered since childhood and confined to her house during the day by a rare disease that makes even the smallest amount of sunlight deadly. Fate intervenes when she meets Charlie and they embark on a summer romance
Duration: 91 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 35000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: teen romance, terminal illness, teenage love, true love, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, first love, star crossed lovers, teenager, life & death, illness, tragic love, teenage girl, follow your dream, best friend, near death experience, father daughter relationship, high school, death of protagonist, dying, tragedy, life is a bitch, adolescence, trust, coming of age, amor
Forever My Girl (2018)
Plot Summary:
After being gone for a decade, a country star returns home to the love he left behind
Duration: 108 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: second chance, country singer, happy ending, illegitimate child, wedding day, fiancee, glory, father daughter relationship, relationships, father son relationship, couple relations, forgiveness, choice, lost love, dating, hometown, musician, male female relationship, musician's life, rising to stardom, irresponsible, music, singer, family relations, love affair
Ophelia (2018)
Plot Summary:
Ophelia comes of age as lady-in-waiting for Queen Gertrude, and her singular spirit captures Hamlet's affections. As lust and betrayal threaten the kingdom, Ophelia finds herself trapped between true love and controlling her own destiny
Duration: 114 min
IMDB Rating: 6.5/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: castle, medieval, imaginary kingdom, murder, crown prince, shakespeare, hamlet, adaptation, revenge, storytelling, love, betrayal, intrigue, vengeance, father son relationship, male female relationship, throne, treason, relationships, battles, romantic relationship, tragic love, love affair, political intrigue, star crossed lovers
Set It Up (2018)
Plot Summary:
Two overworked assistants with nasty bosses try to get their supervisors out of their hair
Duration: 105 min
IMDB Rating: 6.5/10
IMDB Votes: 61000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: happy ending, fall in love, employer employee relationship, love and romance, new york yankees, assistant, twenty something, dating, boss, matchmaking, enemies to lovers, plan, love, escapades, coming of age, teenager, tough guy, lady, couples, choice, opposites attract, working class, job, elevator, delivery man
Red Joan (2018)
Plot Summary:
The story of Joan Stanley, who was exposed as the KGB's longest-serving British spy
Duration: 101 min
IMDB Rating: 6.4/10
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK
Plot tags: woman, world war two, atomic bomb, propaganda, female spy, interrogation, politics, spy, kgb, soviet spy, oppression, spanish civil war, espionage, war crime, female secret agent, love, cold war, escapades, interrogation room, moral ambiguity, suffering, secrets, biopic, older man younger woman relationship, british secret service
Lust Stories (2018)
Plot Summary:
An anthology of four stories that sheds light on modern relationships from the viewpoint of the Indian woman
Duration: 120 min
IMDB Rating: 6.4/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Plot tags: parents and children, vengeance, college, betrayal, family relations, dishonesty, friendship, youth, fall in love, danger, disorder, escapades, love and romance, rivalry, society, sex, death, runaway, erotica, meaning of life, taboo, sexuality, affair, coming of age, sex with a maid