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Kumbalangi Nights (2019)
Plot Summary:
The story of four brothers living in the fishing hamlet of Kumbalangi when Saji, Boney and Franky decide to help Bobby stand by his love
Duration: 135 min
IMDB Rating: 8.5/10
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Plot tags: family relations, brother brother relationship, slice of life, relationships, friends, brothers, parents and children, family problems, love, family life, male female relationship, relationship problems, redemption, satire, lifestyle, love interest, eccentric family, couple relations, family drama, psycho, childhood trauma, broken family, malayalam, bollywood, family
Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
Plot Summary:
On an isolated island in Brittany at the end of the 18th century, an artist is commissioned to paint a young woman's wedding portrait
Duration: 122 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 105000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Plot tags: painter, lesbian, lgbt, painting, lesbian relationship, lgbtq, lesbian love, portrait, female protagonist, lesbian attraction, lesbian sex, arranged marriage, lesbian romance, lesbianism, lesbian couple, love, forbidden love, voice over narration, abortion, female artist, lgbtqi, artist, island, women, baby
Gully Boy (2019)
Plot Summary:
A coming-of-age story based on the lives of street rappers in Mumbai
Duration: 154 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 43000
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: India
Plot tags: success, poverty, slum, ghetto, fight, friend, motivation, youth, escapades, rivalry, society, ambition, couple relations, teenager, writers, hindu, coming of age, love, singer, bus, social outcast, second marriage, girlfriend boyfriend relationship, bare chested male, rapper
Marriage Story (2019)
Plot Summary:
A stage director and his actor wife struggle through a grueling, coast-to-coast divorce that pushes them to their personal and creative extremes
Duration: 137 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 337000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: divorce, marriage, parent child relationship, infidelity, father son relationship, troubled marriage, theatre director, lawyer, courtroom, husband wife conflict, actress, relationships, women, heartwarming, marital problem, husband wife relationship, love, court, mission, affair, family relations, teenager, magic, strong female lead, time travel
Little Women (2019)
Plot Summary:
Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War
Duration: 135 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 234000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: love, sisters, writers, coming of age, generosity, sister sister relationship, female protagonist, friendship, intrigue, rivalry, women's rights, publisher, aspiring writer, sister, jealousy, poverty, mother daughter relationship, civil war, american civil war, relationships, family relations, writing a novel, women, teenage girl, piano
And Then We Danced (2019)
Plot Summary:
Merab has been training since a young age at the National Georgian Ensemble with his dance partner Mary. His world is suddenly turned upside down when the charismatic and carefree Irakli arrives and becomes both his strongest rival and desire. In this conservative setting Merab finds himself having to break free and risk it all
Duration: 113 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Sweden, Georgia, France
Plot tags: dancing, lgbt, gay, dancer, gay slur, gay interest, rivalry, obsession, audition, friendship, gay romance, ambition, first gay sexual experience, couples, brother brother relationship, gay love, gay sex, male masturbation, sexual awakening, gay lead character, secret love, dance, love, flirting, desire
Better Days (2019)
Plot Summary:
A bullied teenage girl forms an unlikely friendship with a mysterious young man who protects her from her assailants, while she copes with the pressures of her final examinations
Duration: 135 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: China, Hong Kong
Plot tags: bullying, romantic relationship, friendship, grownups, love and romance, relationships, youth, social problems, dishonesty, murder, danger, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, love, asian, criminal, teenager, parents, chaos, traumatic childhood, coming of age, city life, life lesson, love story, escapades, couple relations
Weathering with You (2019)
Plot Summary:
Hodaka, a high school boy who moves from his isolated island home to the city of Tokyo, who immediately becomes broke! After finally finding work at a shady occult magazine, the sky rains every day until amidst the hustle and bustle of the big city, he meets a young woman called Hina. She lives a cheerful life with her younger brother, but also has a certain power: to stop the rain and clear the sky
Duration: 112 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 52000
Genere: Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan, China
Plot tags: weather, friendship, teenager, fall in love, love, magic, couples, girl, climate change, magical girl, magical power, flood, summer, relationships, rain, nature, slice of life, bad weather, rainstorm, male female relationship, teenage runaway, water, love affair, supernatural, supernatural ability
I Lost My Body (2019)
Plot Summary:
A story of Naoufel, a young man who is in love with Gabrielle. In another part of town, a severed hand escapes from a dissection lab, determined to find its body again
Duration: 81 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 36000
Genere: Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: France
Plot tags: love, surrealism, library, accident, librarian, subway, apprentice, investigation, mission, pizza delivery boy, distopia, motivation, past, morality, grief, coming of age, social outcast, european, stop motion, dog, car accident, airport, pizza, carpenter, flashback
Waves (2019)
Plot Summary:
The epic emotional journey of a suburban African-American family — led by a well-intentioned but domineering father — as they navigate love, forgiveness and coming together in the aftermath of a loss
Duration: 135 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA, Canada
Plot tags: african american, father son relationship, stepmother stepson relationship, teenage pregnancy, teenager, coming of age, black, blaxploitation, love, family relations, father daughter relationship, teen romance, parents and children, interracial romance, grownups, jail, accidental killing, sports injury, hospital, church, passion, pregnancy, high school, redemption, propaganda
The Art of Racing in the Rain (2019)
Plot Summary:
Enzo, a family dog with a near-human soul and a philosopher's mind, evaluates his life through the lessons learned by his human owner, the race-car driver Denny Swift
Duration: 109 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 37000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Plot tags: dog, racing, golden retriever, animal, auto racing, friendship, father daughter relationship, girl dog relationship, car race, child custody, race, husband wife relationship, time jump, flash forward, terminal illness, american abroad, repeated scene, cancer, car racing, serial killer, bear, best friend, puppy love, lawyer, pets
Downton Abbey (2019)
Plot Summary:
The beloved Crawleys and their intrepid staff prepare for the most important moment of their lives. A royal visit from the King and Queen of England will unleash scandal, romance and intrigue that will leave the future of Downton hanging in the balance
Duration: 122 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 62000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA, China
Plot tags: estate, aristocracy, servant, intrigue, butler, country estate, domestic servant, class differences, british royal family, country house, aristocrat, lie, chauffeur, closeted homosexual, man dances with a man, widow, family relations, husband wife relationship, love, royal family, gay, lgbt, queen, summer, mother
A Hidden Life (2019)
Plot Summary:
The Austrian Franz Jägerstätter, a conscientious objector, refuses to fight for the Nazis in World War II and is executed by them in 1943. Opening at Jägerstätter’s home in Austria’s countryside, the film follows Franz and his wife, Fani, along their path of resistance. Told through real wartime letters, this love story finds the couple in conflict with the members of their close-knit town, their church, their government, and even their friends — all of which brings them to a dramatic choice
Duration: 174 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 27000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Romance, War
Country: USA, UK, Germany
Plot tags: world war two, clergy, farmer, trial, military, catholic, prisoner, courtroom, prison life, love, treason, world war, lawyer, husband wife relationship, arrest, biopic, torture, interrogation, humiliation, conscientious objector, chaos, prison, romantic relationship, military service, war violence
La Belle Époque (2019)
Plot Summary:
Victor, a disillusioned sexagenarian, sees his life turned upside down on the day when Antoine, a brilliant entrepreneur, offers him a new kind of attraction: mixing theatrical artifices and historical reconstruction, this company offers his clients a chance to dive back into the era of their choice. Victor then chose to relive the most memorable week of his life: the one where, 40 years earlier, he met the great love
Duration: 115 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: France, Belgium
Plot tags: husband wife conflict, actress, sex orgy, nostalgia, orgy, theater, dinner, romanticism, party, husband wife relationship, drug, memories, past, fictional reality, alternate timeline, elderly man, sent to the past, love, painter, divorce, adultery, love and romance, father son relationship, husband and wife, cafe
Dear Comrade (2019)
Plot Summary:
A hot-blooded student union leader falls for a state-level cricketer but his anger management issues and violent streak threatens to derail their love story
Duration: 169 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Action, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: India
Plot tags: cricket, fight, relationships, romantic relationship, love and romance, fall in love, in love, anger, love affair, male female relationship, relationship problems, anger management, love story, love interest, couple relations, wandering, mental health, love, communism, car accident, sexual harassment, anger issues, telugu
The King (2019)
Plot Summary:
In 15th-century England, Prince Hal transforms from wayward wastrel to powerful king after he reluctantly inherits the throne and its many conflicts
Duration: 140 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 146000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: UK, Hungary, USA, Australia
Plot tags: medieval, british history, king, father son relationship, king of england, kingdom, war, crown, knight, death of father, boy, lie, battlefield, royal court, royalty, biopic, mentor protege relationship, battles, combat, sword and shield, shakespeare, power struggle, palace intrigue, fight for supremacy, intrigue
Our Friend (2019)
Plot Summary:
After learning that his terminally ill wife has six months to live, a man welcomes the support of his best friend who moves into their home to help out
Duration: 124 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: friends, terminal illness, cancer, friendship, family relations, best friend, husband wife relationship, supportive friend, relationships, coping, couples, assistant, help, couple relations, writers, friend, death, parents, choice, new beginning, support, love, christmas, new year, dog
Babyteeth (2019)
Plot Summary:
What might have been a disaster for the Finlay family leads to letting go and finding grace in the glorious chaos of life, as Henry and Anna realise their seriously ill teenage daughter Milla has fallen madly in love with a drug dealer, Moses. This romance is Milla’s protective parents’ worst nightmare – but Milla doesn’t want to play it safe anymore. Things get messy and morals go out the window, as the lives of those around the family – their disarmingly honest pregnant neighbour, a brilliantly flawed music teacher, a child violin prodigy and Moses’ family – become intertwined
Duration: 118 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Australia
Plot tags: first love, coming of age, family relations, love, dog, beach, hospital, defloration, pills, teenager, cancer, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, teenage girl, father daughter relationship, nothing to lose, junkie, parents and children, morality, life & death, life philosophy, moral transformation, changing lives, lifestyle change, immorality, moral ambiguity
Five Feet Apart (2019)
Plot Summary:
Two teenagers with life-threatening illnesses meet in a hospital and fall in love
Duration: 116 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 80000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: terminal illness, disability, fall in love, fighting illness, star crossed lovers, true love, forbidden love, hospital, couple relations, danger, suffering, illness, destiny, death, long distance relationship, teenager, teen romance, infection, life turned upside down, best friend, first date, human nature, coming of age, virgin, 17 year old
Queen & Slim (2019)
Plot Summary:
An exploration of America’s social and political climate through the lens of a genre-defying love story. The film centers on a black man and black woman who go on a first date that goes awry after the two are pulled over by a police officer at a traffic stop. They kill the police officer in self-defense and rather than turn themselves in, they go on the run
Duration: 132 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 34000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Plot tags: racist cop, on the run, first date, african american, black, police officer killed, police officer, dysfunctional family, riot, dating, manhunt, running from police, black american, black lives matter, attorney, swat team, society, ghetto, women, chase, blaxploitation, murder, danger, love, survival
Batman: Hush (2019)
Plot Summary:
A mysterious new villain known only as Hush uses a gallery of villains to destroy Batman's crime-fighting career as well as Bruce Wayne's personal life, which has been further complicated by a relationship with Selina Kyle/Catwoman
Duration: 81 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: superhero, batman, heroes, comic book, reluctant partners, secret identity, mind control, multiverse, escapades, danger, murder, experiment, villain, vigilante, kidnapping, prisoner, billionaire, hypnosis, cemetery, master criminal, funeral, hyena, opera, grave, brain tumor
Aladdin (2019)
Plot Summary:
A live-action retelling of the 1992 Disney film of the same name
Duration: 128 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 285000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA, UK, Singapore, Canada, Czech Republic, Serbia, China
Plot tags: arabian nights, wish fulfillment, genie, aladdin, princess, magic, disney princess, sultan, giant bird, palace, love, friendship, heroes, monkey, happy ending, shapeshifting, rags to riches, magic spell, treasure, arabic history, kingdom, dune, dance, arab, prince
Long Shot (2019)
Plot Summary:
Fred Flarsky is a gifted and free-spirited journalist who has a knack for getting into trouble. Charlotte Field is one of the most influential women in the world -- a smart, sophisticated and accomplished politician. When Fred unexpectedly runs into Charlotte, he soon realizes that she was his former baby sitter and childhood crush. When Charlotte decides to make a run for the presidency, she impulsively hires Fred as her speechwriter -- much to the dismay of her trusted advisers
Duration: 125 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 119000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA, Canada, Colombia
Plot tags: journalist, couples, love and romance, babysitter, friendship, couple relations, politics, love, fall in love, ejaculation, diplomat, rivalry, writers, romantic relationship, journalism, love affair, romantic friendship, relationships, humour, male female relationship, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, love story, love interest, poker, motivation
Judy (2019)
Plot Summary:
Legendary performer Judy Garland arrives in London in the winter of 1968 to perform a series of sold-out concerts
Duration: 118 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 54000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: UK, France, USA
Plot tags: concert, hollywood, biopic, female singer, actress, drug addict, musician, women, life is a bitch, life & death, alcoholic, singer, female musician, older woman younger man relationship, financial problem, mother child relationship, custody battle, uptight character, gay, music, lgbt, experiment, post war, strength, girl
Yesterday (2019)
Plot Summary:
A struggling musician realizes he's the only person on Earth who can remember The Beatles
Duration: 116 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 163000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Music, Romance
Country: UK, China, Japan, USA
Plot tags: the beatles, musician, rock star, moral dilemma, alternate reality, music, alternate dimension, alternate timeline, plagiarism, parallel universe, rock concert, male female friendship, fame, concert, pop singer, price of fame, singer, television, glory, rock music, memory, aspiring musician, music manager, singing, time travel
Tolkien (2019)
Plot Summary:
England, early 20th century. The future writer and philologist John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892-1973) and three of his schoolmates create a strong bond between them as they share the same passion for literature and art, a true fellowship that strengthens as they grow up, but the outbreak of World War I threatens to shatter it
Duration: 112 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 45000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Romance, War
Country: USA
Plot tags: world war one, boys' school, writers, soldier, teenage boy, treasure, friendship, coming of age, orphan, young soldier, poet, great war, class differences, courage, war, teenager, dragon, world war two, batman, loneliness, art, experiment, mother, adoption, literature
Always Be My Maybe (2019)
Plot Summary:
Reunited after 15 years, famous chef Sasha and hometown musician Marcus feel the old sparks of attraction but struggle to adapt to each other's worlds
Duration: 101 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 61000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: love, restaurant owner, love and romance, couples, power of love, destiny, happy ending, woman, girl power, black, boyfriend, cooking, widower, childhood friend, food, friendship, childhood, male female friendship, korean american, celebrity, follow your dream, second chance, asian american, reunion, chinese american
Atlantics (2019)
Plot Summary:
Along the Atlantic coast, a soon-to-be-inaugurated futuristic tower looms over a suburb of Dakar. Ada, 17, is in love with Souleiman, a young construction worker. But she has been promised to another man. One night, Souleiman and his co-workers leave the country by sea, in hope of a better future. Several days later, a fire ruins Ada’s wedding and a mysterious fever starts to spread. Little does Ada know that Souleiman has returned
Duration: 106 min
IMDB Rating: 6.7/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
Country: France, Senegal, Belgium
Plot tags: emigration, police investigation, ocean, police, supernatural, virginity, emigrant, black history, corruption, police inspector, superstition, money, boss, women, justice, escapades, african, black, fight, friendship, ambition, ghost, coming of age, forced marriage, lgbt
Plus One (2019)
Plot Summary:
Two single friends agree to be each others' respective plus one for each wedding they're invited to during a particularly busy nuptial period of their lives
Duration: 98 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: relationships, wedding, best friends in love, bachelor, friendship, summer, couples, couple relations, male female relationship, unlikely couple, love and romance, sexual relations, love affair, humour, relationship problems, best man, time travel, friends, happy ending, friend, friends to lovers, high school friend, bachelorette, feminist, youth
The Aeronauts (2019)
Plot Summary:
Pilot Amelia Wren and scientist James Glaisher find themselves in an epic fight for survival while attempting to make discoveries in a hot air balloon
Duration: 100 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 37000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: scientist, balloon, twists and turns, science, survival, weather, experiment, saving a life, snow, scientific discovery, aviation, rescue, courage, self sacrifice, danger, flash forward, strong female character, winter, love, new year, civil war, obsession, cold, feminism, philosophy