Best movies like A Map of the Heart
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Plot Summary:
Katrin and Jürgen spend their holidays in Corsica. Katrin is in her mid-thirties, working as a tracer at Jürgen's company who suddenly remembers he's married -- but not with Kathrin. So they decide to end their vacation earlier than they had planned. Virtually a second before they start to drive back to the airport, Katrin takes her belongings out of Jürgens car again and lets him go. Now being alone for the remaining days of her vacation, Katrin finds herself more and more bewildered by the things that happened to her.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 361
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining
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The Weather Inside (2015)
Plot Summary:
A luxury hotel in a conflict zone. Development aid worker Dorothea begins an affair with a young drifter, Alec, but what starts as sweet distraction brings her dangerously close to losing control.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 108
Genere: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Together Alone (2014)
Plot Summary:
Questions arise about love, sexuality, and the breakdown of relationships and traditional roles surface as tension builds and weaves a love triangle into an erotic knot.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 16
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining
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Ayalum Njanum Thammil (2012)
Plot Summary:
Ayalum Njanum Thammil is a story of a committed senior doctor and an irresponsible junior doctor and through their relationship, a picture of the medical profession is drawn vividly. Prathap Pothan portrays the doctor who, by his absolute devotion to his profession, lives a lonely life and Prithviraj appears as the junior doctor.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 160 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, inspirational
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Lovers (2020)
Plot Summary:
Set in Paris the story follows Lisa, who, while on vacation with her husband, rekindles a passionate affair with her ex-boyfriend. But that may lead to a murder.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 925
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: romantic, captivating, entertaining
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To Kill a Beaver (2012)
Plot Summary:
A man returns home after a long time. The house is in a bad shape, ruined with graffiti on walls, but it doesn't stop him from staying in. The man has an aim that requires complex preparations. The house has however already a new inhabitants that start to influence the man's performance and to mingle with silhouettes from the character's recent past, spent at the Central Asia border. Are the war prolonged tension and the man's shattered emotionality possible to overcome, so that he may really re-locate in a peaceful surroundings of his home-village?.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 236
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Poland
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing, hot
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High School Lover (2017)
Plot Summary:
17-year-old Kelly falls in love with Christian, an older man, her father tries to intervene before the crush turns into a dangerous obsession.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 762
Genere: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: romantic, captivating, entertaining
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The Friend (2008)
Plot Summary:
In reality Emil and Larissa would never have been a couple she is an idolized singer, he is a shy outsider. Ironically, Emil is just getting to know Larissa when she dies unexpectedly. He pretends to have been her boyfriend and finally gets the recognition he has always yearned for, with the added bonus of a surrogate family in the form of Larissas. Things would be just great if Emil didnt fall in love - with Larissas sister Nora. The more he gets to know her, the harder it becomes for him to pretend.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 148
Genere: Drama
Country: Switzerland
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: romantic, captivating, entertaining
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Private Property (2022)
Plot Summary:
Kathryn, a struggling actress and unfulfilled housewife, becomes involved with her new gardener, Ben. As he gives her the attention and sensitivity she craves, they start to fall for each other. But Ben is not what he seems.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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My Heart Leaps Up (2016)
Plot Summary:
While working on clipart with her schoolmates, 17-year-old Beijing high school student Liu Weiwei develops a crush on her art teacher.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 53
Genere: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: romantic, captivating, entertaining
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24 Hours in the Life of a Woman (2002)
Plot Summary:
Set in 1913, 1936 and 2001. When he returns to the casino and seaside resort of his early teens, Louis, a 78 year old man encounters Olivia, a 19 year old young woman madly in love with a violent cad. Louis tells the story of his own mother having a passionate, driven fling with his Italian tennis instructor in 1936, and of Marie Collins Brown, the slightly older widowed woman who helped him through his confusion and pain by recounting the story of her passionate 24 hour fling with a hopeless young Polish gambler in 1913.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 428
Genere: Drama
Country: France, Germany, UK
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: captivating
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Love Me Do (2015)
Plot Summary:
Love Me Do is a twisted love story which follows the relationship between a female investment banker and an out-of-work actor. As the couple learn to bridge their differences and fall in love, a romantic bond develops, which drives them to commit a terrible crime.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 99
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: romantic, captivating, ambiguous ending, independent film, minimal cast, entertaining
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Friends of Friends (2002)
Plot Summary:
Dominik Graf relocates the story of the same name by Henry James from the 19th century to the year 2001.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 280
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, captivating, entertaining
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Two Friends (2002)
Plot Summary:
Two Sicilian friends, Nunzio and Pino, share the same apartment in Turin. Nunzio works in a factory but is laid off because of his illness. Pino, on the other hand, is a mysterious man and he is always traveling because of his work. Nunzio would very much like to know what his friend is doing for a living but Pino will not tell him. Nunzio spends his free time the best he can in his friend's absences. He ends up falling in love with Maria, a commercial employee, whereas his health condition deteriorates.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 175
Genere: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, captivating, entertaining
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Getaway of Love (2015)
Plot Summary:
The destiny of Giuliana is radically changed when two robbers suddenly break into the supermarket where she works and take her hostage.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 240
Genere: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: romantic, captivating, entertaining
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Banat (The Journey) (2015)
Plot Summary:
Bari, a city caught in the relentless economic crisis. Ivo is an agronomist, but the lack of opportunities pushes him to accept a job in the fertile region of Banat in Romania. Clara has just ended a relationship and is about to lose her job at the Bari harbor. Ivo and Clara meet by chance and seem to immediately understand each other. They spend only one night together before Ivo's departure, but that is enough to create a bond and wanting to meet again. When Clara visits him in Romania, they fall in love. But is exile their only way to happiness?.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 209
Genere: Drama
Country: Italy, Romania, Bulgaria
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, road movie
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Mother's Red Dress (2011)
Plot Summary:
Laura Ullman, a single mother, kills her abusive ex-boyfriend and turns the gun on her son when he threatens to call the police. Paul leaves home to start a better life and falls for Ashley, a young woman looking for direction in her life, unaware of his past troubles.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 82
Genere: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: romantic, captivating, suspense, independent film, entertaining
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The Unlikely Girl (2012)
Plot Summary:
Jamie, a young American exchange student in rural France, finds herself in the middle of a love triangle as she and the host family's wayward daughter fall for the same boy. As dangerous lies and dark family secrets surface, Jamie becomes the unsuspecting victim of a game of sexual intrigue.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 233
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: captivating, independent film
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8:28 AM (2010)
Plot Summary:
A married woman runs a successful gallery and falls for a man she met accidentally.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 136
Genere: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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The Space Between The Lines (2019)
Plot Summary:
Emmi would like to cancel her subscription to "Like" magazine via e-mail. But due to a typo, her messages land in Leo Leike’s inbox. When Emmi repeatedly sends mails to the wrong address, Leo decides to inform her of her mistake. This marks the beginning of an extraordinary e-mail exchange, which can only be held between two strangers. Treading the fine line between complete strangeness and noncommittal intimacy, the two are soon sharing their innermost secrets and longings – until they need to face the unavoidable question: Will their feelings, sent and received virtually, survive the test of a real-life encounter? And what will happen if they do?.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags: realistic, romantic, atmospheric, emotional, captivating, feel good
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The Life I Want (2004)
Plot Summary:
A relationship develops between seasoned actor Stefano and his young, ambitious co-star Laura when they are cast as the two leads in a film. Stefano must deal with his growing jealousy when Laura's career begins to take off.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 398
Genere: Romance, Drama
Country: Italy, Germany
Duration: 125 min
Plot tags: romantic, captivating
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The Father's Love (2014)
Plot Summary:
Struggling to find fulfillment in relationships, Sarah discovers that forgiveness is the key to true love.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 291
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: romantic, captivating, christian film, independent film
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Her Infidelity (2015)
Plot Summary:
After a one-night stand with her son's attractive teacher, a troubled wife finds herself stalked by the dangerously obsessed man.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 604
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense
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The Invention of the Curried Sausage (2008)
Plot Summary:
World War II is grinding to a close, and middle-aged Lena Bruecker (Barbara Sukowa) is caught in the fallout of Germany's crushing defeat. Her husband is missing in action on the Eastern Front, her children are all grown and out of touch with her, and each day she has to hand out meager rations to the hungry at an Food Distribution Agency office with her co-worker Holzinger (Wolfgang Boeck). Lena spends her evenings waiting out Allied air attacks and sometimes going to the movies, and one night she happens to meet Hermann Bremer (Alexander Khuon), a German sailor. Hermann is on a short leave and is wary about returning to a dangerous assignment that seems increasingly futile. Lena and Hermann fall in love, and she offers to let him hide in her flat, but Lena's landlord Lammers (Branko Samarovski) is rabidly loyal to the Third Reich and will certainly turn Hermann in to the authorities if he discovers the deserter.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 181
Genere: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: captivating, disturbing
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Heart (2001)
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IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 137
Genere: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining
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A E I O U: A Quick Alphabet of Love (2022)
Plot Summary:
Anna is 60 and her acting heyday is now behind her. She lives on her own but has a friend and confidant in her downstairs neighbour Michel, who is also single. Reluctantly, Anna accepts a job as a language coach for 17-year-old Adrian who has a speech impediment and is something of a misfit. She recognises him as the boy who recently snatched her handbag in the street.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 355
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Germany
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, captivating, disturbing
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Summertime (2001)
Plot Summary:
In the gloomy 80s, Sang-ho is wanted by the authorities for his participation in the student movement. Parting with his colleagues, Sang-ho happens to end up in a town on the outskirts, a town he has no connection to. The place where he is in hiding is the second floor of a worn down wooden house. Spending his time idly in the room, one day, Sang-ho discovers a hole looking into the room downstairs by chance. Casually looking through the hole, Sang-ho exhales. At first, Sang-ho tries to avoid looking, out of guilt. However, before he knows it, he is drawn to the hole. Every gesture she makes is very captivating and seductive. He watches her body, feels her, and takes her into his heart.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 353
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: erotic, sexy, captivating
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Life and Death on the Shore (2017)
Plot Summary:
Set in 1945 at the end of World War II. Saku arrives on Kakeromajima as the head of navy special forces. He is admired by the children on the island and he is interested in learning the island song as well as drinking with his men. Toe is an elementary school teacher on Kakeromajima and she has feelings for Saku.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 56
Genere: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 155 min
Plot tags: captivating
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My Brother's Girlfriend (2017)
Plot Summary:
Reiko is a sister who is studying with his successful lawyer brother Sato as a role model. She joins Saburo who is a motivator of the same subject, and she introduces Saburo’s sister, Maya, to her brother to turn her brother’s heart, who does not recognize her boyfriend. Sato is taken away by beautiful Maya. Reiko, who is relieved to see the two of them and dreams of a happy future, suddenly appeared to her ex-girlfriend, Kanbe, and began to blame her for having lost her girlfriend to Sato.
IMDB Rating: 2.4
IMDB Votes: 5
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 65 min
Plot tags: romantic, captivating, entertaining
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Sweet September (2015)
Plot Summary:
Rebecca and Bruno meet in a bar, in a not particularly happy moment of their life, and they start dating. They consider themselves just friends and talk to each other about everything. But if Rebecca stops being so worried about what the bourgeoisie might think and say, and if Bruno realizes he can't live without Rebecca, they will both understand reality.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 90
Genere: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating
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Sweet Sex and Love (2003)
Plot Summary:
They meet and they make love. They live together and they make love. Dong-Ki has one night stand with Shin-Ah, a woman who has hardly any faith in true love but indulge herself in sex. Shacking up and making love with each other day in and day out, these two young persons, however, find themselves argue about tiny little things and soon they grow tired of each other. Separation, nevertheless, makes Dong-Ki realize that he has already found the love of his life and a marriage proposal is his next step. Shin-Ah, on the other hand, has no intention to settle down.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 631
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: sexy, serious, erotic, sincere, realistic, captivating, sexual