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Palm Springs (2020)
Plot Summary:
When carefree Nyles and reluctant maid of honor Sarah have a chance encounter at a Palm Springs wedding, things get complicated when they find themselves unable to escape the venue, themselves, or each other
Duration: 90 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 177000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA, Hong Kong
Plot tags: time loop, time travel, time, love and romance, wedding, time traveler, repeated event, dark humor, earthquake, drug use, family relations, party, strong female character, dying repeatedly, drug, time warp, couple relations, desert, one day, suicide, gay interest, wedding day, groundhog day, teenager, stoner
Words on Bathroom Walls (2020)
Plot Summary:
The story follows a student navigating high school life while living with paranoid schizophrenia and battling wild hallucinations. An experimental drug trial promises to help hide his illness from his peers and, most importantly, from the girl of his dreams
Duration: 110 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: schizophrenia, teenager, romantic relationship, teenage protagonist, diagnosis, high school, hearing voices, romanticism, hopes, love and romance, chance meeting, supportive parent, illness, mental illness, coming of age, young adult, gay, psychology, relationships, autism, happy ending, parenting, cooking, tutor, interracial romance
Summer of 85 (2020)
Plot Summary:
What do you dream of when you're 16 years old and in a seaside resort in Normandy in the 1980s? A best friend? A lifelong teen pact? Scooting off on adventures on a boat or a motorbike? Living life at breakneck speed? No. You dream of death. Because you can't get a bigger kick than dying. And that's why you save it till the very end. The summer holidays are just beginning, and this story recounts how Alexis grew into himself
Duration: 101 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Belgium
Plot tags: gay, lgbt, teenager, lgbt teen, friendship, teenage boy, teenage protagonist, accidental death, summer, gay relationship, death of friend, gay teenager, male nudity, motorcycle, gay interest, jealousy, summer vacation, beach resort, death, death of lover, love at first sight, gay slur, lgbtq, loss of friend, sexuality
Supernova (2020)
Plot Summary:
Sam and Tusker, partners of 20 years, are traveling across England in their old RV visiting friends, family and places from their past. Since Tusker was diagnosed with early-onset dementia two years ago, their time together is the most important thing they have. As the trip progresses, however, their ideas for the future clash, secrets come out, and their love for each other is tested as never before. Ultimately, they must confront the question of what it means to love one another in the face of Tusker’s illness
Duration: 95 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Plot tags: gay, gay couple, lgbt, homosexual, road trip, dementia, musician, gay interest, love, gay relationship, family relations, lgbtq, travel, piano, terminal illness, life is a bitch, family problems, aging, supportive spouse, life philosophy, family bonds, lgbtqi, illness, bittersweet, couple relations
A Whisker Away (2020)
Plot Summary:
Miyo "Muge" Sasaki is a peculiar second-year junior high student who has fallen in love with her classmate Kento Hinode. Muge resolutely pursues Kento every day, but he takes no notice of her. Nevertheless, while carrying a secret she can tell no one, Muge continues to pursue Kento. Muge discovers a magic mask that allows her to transform into a cat named Tarō. The magic lets Muge get close to Kento, but eventually it may also make her unable to transform back to a human
Duration: 104 min
IMDB Rating: 6.7/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Plot tags: teenager, classmate, school, cat, secret love, unrequited love, transformation, magic, love, supernatural, parallel world, love letter, slice of life, animal, magical, island, life, supernatural power, happy ending, furry, heartwarming, grandfather, cartoon cat, isekai, student
Emma. (2020)
Plot Summary:
In 1800s England, a well-meaning but selfish young woman meddles in the love lives of her friends
Duration: 124 min
IMDB Rating: 6.7/10
IMDB Votes: 61000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, China
Plot tags: love and romance, female protagonist, estate, male female relationship, prejudice, looking for love, english countryside, friendship, wedding, unrequited love, fall in love, couples, matchmaking, opposites attract, matchmaker, love, jealousy, declaration of love, selfishness, literary, father daughter relationship, girl, servant, porn, woman
All the Bright Places (2020)
Plot Summary:
The story of Violet Markey and Theodore Finch, who meet and change each other’s lives forever. As they struggle with the emotional and physical scars of their past, they come together, discovering that even the smallest places and moments can mean something. This compelling drama provides a refreshing and human take on the experience of mental illness, its impact on relationships, as well as the beauty and lasting impact of young love
Duration: 107 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 37000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: teenager, teen romance, interracial romance, love story, love and romance, coming of age, true love, young adult, love affair, teenage crush, traumatic experience, mental illness, teenage love, illness, destiny, psychological trauma, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, relationships, friendship, youth, first love, teenage girl, changing lives, fall in love, couples
Happiest Season (2020)
Plot Summary:
A young woman's plans to propose to her girlfriend while at her family's annual holiday party are upended when she discovers her partner hasn't yet come out to her conservative parents
Duration: 102 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 46000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Plot tags: lesbian, lgbt, christmas, lesbian relationship, lesbian love, lesbian couple, family holiday, lgbtq, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, party, holiday, gay, sister sister relationship, gay best friend, sapphic, breakup, sister sister conflict, christmas season, christmas party, lgbtqi, happy ending, love, snow, new year, love and romance
The Secret: Dare to Dream (2020)
Plot Summary:
A widow with three children hires a handyman to fix her house during a major storm. When not doing home repairs, he shares his philosophy of believing in the power of the universe to deliver what we want
Duration: 107 min
IMDB Rating: 6.5/10
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: life, in love, love story, love, follow your dream, following a dream, get rich quick scheme, miraculous event, widow, secret, single mother, destiny, life is a bitch, dreaming, materialism, desperation, religion, desire, happiness, faith, love and romance, intrigue, dream come true, fall in love, dream
Spontaneous (2020)
Plot Summary:
When students in their high school begin inexplicably exploding (literally), seniors Mara and Dylan struggle to survive in a world where each moment may be their last
Duration: 101 min
IMDB Rating: 6.5/10
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Horror, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: coming of age, unrequited love, dying, high school, teenager, parents and children, teenage life, alienation, breaking point, youth, graphic violence, family relations, rivalry, rage, social misfits, nightmare, humiliation, extreme violence, punishment, social relations, boyfriend, cruelty, sexual attraction, taunting, sex scene
I Still Believe (2020)
Plot Summary:
The true-life story of Christian music star Jeremy Camp and his journey of love and loss that looks to prove there is always hope
Duration: 116 min
IMDB Rating: 6.5/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: fall in love, youth, love, christian, love and romance, couple relations, sex, cancer, songwriter, friendship, terminal illness, fictional biography, love affair, destiny, couples, hopes, musician, religion, college, faith, church, real life, inspiration, adaptation, religious
On the Rocks (2020)
Plot Summary:
Faced with sudden doubts about her marriage, a young New York mother teams up with her larger-than-life playboy father to tail her husband
Duration: 96 min
IMDB Rating: 6.4/10
IMDB Votes: 35000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: father daughter relationship, marriage, playboy, infidelity, wealth, flirting, suspicion of adultery, lesbian, love, adultery, husband wife relationship, party, businessman, lie, mother daughter relationship, affair, extramarital affair, family relations, women, writers, womanizer, strong female lead, relationships, father, memory
The High Note (2020)
Plot Summary:
Set in the dazzling world of the LA music scene comes the story of Grace Davis, a superstar whose talent, and ego, have reached unbelievable heights. Maggie is Grace’s overworked personal assistant who’s stuck running errands, but still aspires to her childhood dream of becoming a music producer. When Grace’s manager presents her with a choice that could alter the course of her career, Maggie and Grace come up with a plan that could change their lives forever
Duration: 113 min
IMDB Rating: 6.4/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: UK, USA, China
Plot tags: assistant, personal assistant, musician, ambition, music, relationship vs career, singer, showbiz, artists and showbiz, black, musician's life, hopes, pop star, depression, media, strong female presence, strong female lead, women, mother, sapphic, dating, father daughter relationship, loss of job, music industry, female singer
The Broken Hearts Gallery (2020)
Plot Summary:
Lucy is a young gallery assistant who collects mementos from her relationships. She discovers that she must let go of her past to move forward, and comes up with a lovely, artistic way to help herself and others who have suffered heartbreak
Duration: 109 min
IMDB Rating: 6.3/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Plot tags: broken heart, breakup, art gallery, chance meeting, masseuse, curator, romantic friendship, male female friendship, new life, love, teenager, women, twenty something, love story, memorabilia, roommate, loneliness, dating, grandfather granddaughter relationship, lesbian, revenge, devil, artist, friendship, cyborgs
The Nest (2020)
Plot Summary:
Rory is an ambitious entrepreneur who brings his American wife and kids to his native country, England, to explore new business opportunities. After abandoning the sanctuary of their safe American suburban surroundings, the family is plunged into the despair of an archaic '80s Britain and their unaffordable new life in an English manor house threatens to destroy the family
Duration: 107 min
IMDB Rating: 6.3/10
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada
Plot tags: husband wife relationship, family relations, hidden money, mother daughter conflict, husband wife sex, family life, ambition, husband wife conflict, wealth, father daughter relationship, father son relationship, greed, new house, american abroad, female warrior, obsession, addiction, follow your dream, rise and fall, life philosophy, couple relations, economist, entrepreneur, toy soldier, marriage
Chemical Hearts (2020)
Plot Summary:
When a hopelessly romantic high school senior falls for a mysterious new classmate, it sets them both on an unexpected journey that teaches them about love, loss, and most importantly themselves
Duration: 93 min
IMDB Rating: 6.3/10
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: love and romance, first sexual experience, teenage love, tragic love, teenager, first love, relationships, high school, coming of age, car accident, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, school, teen romance, grieving, depression, accident, fall in love, love interest, haunted by the past, couple relations, schoolboy, schoolgirl, in love, love affair, teenage life
Life in a Year (2020)
Plot Summary:
A 17 year old finds out that his girlfriend is dying, so he sets out to give her an entire life, in the last year she has left
Duration: 107 min
IMDB Rating: 6.2/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: terminal illness, teenager, cancer, couple relations, romantic friendship, life, adolescence, promise, dream, dying, loneliness, romantic relationship, life philosophy, youth, teenage life, friendship, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, relationships, love and romance, couples, love affair, male female relationship, bittersweet, best friend, fighting illness
Sergio (2020)
Plot Summary:
A sweeping drama set in the chaotic aftermath of the US invasion of Iraq, where the life of top UN diplomat Sergio Vieira de Mello hangs in the balance during the most treacherous mission of his career
Duration: 118 min
IMDB Rating: 6.2/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: female nudity, diplomacy, international relations, world war two, new world, reflection, history lesson, al qaeda, brazilian abroad, sex scene, male nudity, bare breasts, un, human rights, terrorist attack, woman on top, male objectification, bombing, press conference, nudity, bare chested male, bare butt, boobs, biopic, male star appears nude
The Lovebirds (2020)
Plot Summary:
A couple experiences a defining moment in their relationship when they are unintentionally embroiled in a murder mystery. As their journey to clear their names takes them from one extreme – and hilarious - circumstance to the next, they must figure out how they, and their relationship, can survive the night
Duration: 86 min
IMDB Rating: 6.1/10
IMDB Votes: 27000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: breaking and entering, murder, love, car accident, interracial couple, disorder, encounter, wrong place wrong time, orgy, secret society, twists and turns, couples, nothing goes right, comedy of errors, couple relations, sect, car chase, villain, taxi, chase, flirting, shooting, male female relationship, police corruption, police investigation
Holidate (2020)
Plot Summary:
Fed up with being single on holidays, two strangers agree to be each other's platonic plus-ones all year long, only to catch real feelings along the way
Duration: 104 min
IMDB Rating: 6.1/10
IMDB Votes: 76000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: christmas, love, holiday, fall in love, happy ending, opposites attract, single, dating, ex boyfriend, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, chance meeting, thanksgiving, new year's eve, stereotypes, romantic friendship, unlikely couple, valentine's day, mother's day, halloween, family relations, marriage proposal, bachelor, dysfunctional family, new year's eve party, unmarried woman
Trolls World Tour (2020)
Plot Summary:
Queen Poppy and Branch make a surprising discovery — there are other Troll worlds beyond their own, and their distinct differences create big clashes between these various tribes. When a mysterious threat puts all of the Trolls across the land in danger, Poppy, Branch, and their band of friends must embark on an epic quest to create harmony among the feuding Trolls to unite them against certain doom
Duration: 91 min
IMDB Rating: 6.1/10
IMDB Votes: 27000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA, Japan
Plot tags: singing, friendship, dancing, happiness, salvation, worm, troll, culture clash, happy ending, talking animal, destiny, love, desert, jail, country music, concert, pop music, mirage, spaceship, rock music, electronic music, king, tribe, evil queen, fantasy world
Rebecca (2020)
Plot Summary:
After a whirlwind romance with a wealthy widower, a naïve bride moves to his family estate but can't escape the haunting shadow of his late wife
Duration: 123 min
IMDB Rating: 6.0/10
IMDB Votes: 46000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: estate, widower, second wife, investigation, manipulation, obsession, haunted by the past, incest, incestuous relationship, housekeeper, mansion, aristocrat, love and romance, husband wife relationship, outdoor sex, master and servant, family secret, society, duplicity, mysterious death, love, newlywed, lesbian, dark past, erotica
To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You (2020)
Plot Summary:
Lara Jean and Peter have just taken their romance from pretend to officially real when another recipient of one of her love letters enters the picture
Duration: 101 min
IMDB Rating: 6.0/10
IMDB Votes: 45000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: love triangle, couples, teenager, love, love affair, high school, coming of age, friendship, youth, destiny, love and romance, fall in love, choice, couple relations, strong female lead, female protagonist, love story, young adult, amor, adolescence, teen romance, love letter, reunion, cleavage, red dress
Made in Italy (2020)
Plot Summary:
A bohemian artist travels from London to Italy with his estranged son to sell the house they inherited from his late wife
Duration: 94 min
IMDB Rating: 5.9/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, Italy
Plot tags: father son relationship, home renovation, starting over, family values, real life father and son playing father and son, family drama, romantic relationship, beautiful scenery, love and romance, happy ending, new life, self discovery, lifestyle change, life philosophy, artist, divorce, dead mother, art class, money, painter, cat, food, motorcycle, moon, rich man
Operation Christmas Drop (2020)
Plot Summary:
While gathering evidence to support closing a tropical U.S. Air Force base, a congressional aide warms to its generous captain
Duration: 95 min
IMDB Rating: 5.8/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: christmas, air force, interracial love, military, holiday, tropical island, military base, charity, u.s. navy, help, beautiful scenery, career, generosity, mission, direction and purpose, ambition, business trip, homesickness, state affairs, xmas, youth, tropics, relatives, prejudice, christmas present
A California Christmas (2020)
Plot Summary:
With his carefree lifestyle on the line, a wealthy charmer poses as a ranch hand to get a hardworking farmer to sell her family’s land before Christmas
Duration: 106 min
IMDB Rating: 5.8/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: christmas, holiday, deception, farm, christmas season, male objectification, family values, fall in love, relationship vs career, coping, happy ending, male female relationship, manipulation, ambition, small town, unlikely couple, new year, winter, xmas, christmas romance, ranch, motorcycle, truck, cancer, wine
The Wrong Missy (2020)
Plot Summary:
A guy meets the woman of his dreams and invites her to his company's corporate retreat, but realizes he sent the invite to the wrong person
Duration: 90 min
IMDB Rating: 5.7/10
IMDB Votes: 44000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: blind date, love and romance, mistaken identity, fall in love, resort, odd couple, love, humour, male female relationship, comedy of errors, relationships, romantic relationship, couples, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, disorder, initially antagonists, sea, sex scene, stoner, falling from height, workplace, female on male rape, airplane, restaurant, computer
Wild Mountain Thyme (2020)
Plot Summary:
Headstrong farmer Rosemary Muldoon has her heart set on winning her neighbour Anthony Reilly's love. The problem is, Anthony seems to have inherited a family curse, and remains oblivious to his beautiful admirer. Stung by his father's plans to sell the family farm to his American nephew, Anthony is jolted into pursuing his dreams
Duration: 102 min
IMDB Rating: 5.7/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Ireland, UK
Plot tags: neighbor neighbor relationship, impossible love, unrequited love, true love, land, dull life, love and romance, conquering, crush, plan gone awry, love, farmer, farm, happy ending, curse, girl next door, belief, dog, dancing, horse, airplane, mountain, nature, loneliness, forest
The Kissing Booth 2 (2020)
Plot Summary:
Following the love adventures of Elle, Noah, and Lee
Duration: 134 min
IMDB Rating: 5.7/10
IMDB Votes: 36000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: teenage love, high school hunk, opposites attract, friendship between teens, love, love and romance, secret, brother brother relationship, male female friendship, teenager, long distance relationship, first love, high school, graduation, dancing, friendship, summer, competition, high school student, homecoming, thanksgiving dinner, feeling, adolescence, love story, teen romance
The Night Clerk (2020)
Plot Summary:
Hotel night clerk Bart Bromley is a highly intelligent young man on the Autism spectrum. When a woman is murdered during his shift, Bart becomes the prime suspect. As the police investigation closes in, Bart makes a personal connection with a beautiful guest named Andrea, but soon realises he must stop the real murderer before she becomes the next victim
Duration: 90 min
IMDB Rating: 5.6/10
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: hotel, hotel receptionist, secretly observing, crime investigation, asperger's syndrome, hidden camera, murder, surveillance camera, police detective, murder investigation, voyeur, femme fatale, socially awkward, murder suspect, hotel desk clerk, love, video surveillance, detective inspector, stalker, illness, autism, impostor, mind control, mental health, motel