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Plot Summary:
A single young mom forms an unlikely friendship with author Peyton, after a desperate situation forces her to abandon her child on Peyton's doorstep.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 364
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: sincere, romantic, captivating, light, entertaining
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Change My Life (2001)
Plot Summary:
Nina is an unemployed actress who has just taken a lethal overdose of tranquilizers. Stumbling though the streets of Paris in a deathly haze, Nina collapses into unconsciousness. Fortunately for Nina, lonely Algerian Sami happened to jog by at just the right time. But as soon as Sami previously appeared, he vanishes back into the blackness of night, leaving the recovered Nina with no one to thank for saving her life. Determined to let her guardian angel know just how thankful she truly is, Nina discovers that Sami was once a promising long-distance runner whose dreams of Olympic stardom had been dashed, and who now scrapes by as a transvestite prostitute. Realizing that they've both hit rock bottom, Nina and Sami make a pledge to support one another to the point where they can both get clean and pursue their dreams before it's too late.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 164
Genere: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: psychological, suspense, sincere, captivating
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The Bridge Part 2 (2016)
Plot Summary:
The second-half of the movie picks up in the present day, seven years later, with Ryan returning home from being on the road touring as a professional singer and Molly working at her father's corporation.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Feather (2016)
Plot Summary:
Ferro and Cate, two kids trying to get to grips with an unplanned pregnancy, their families (rebellious Ferro’s hospitable, ‘normal’ family, and level-headed Cate’s unhinged, atypical one), exams at school, friends and a general lack of jobs.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 684
Genere: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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The Sweet and the Bitter (2007)
Plot Summary:
Saro, a young Sicilian thug, that from jobs assigned by his godfather, won the favor of leaders of Cosa Nostra, becoming a "man of honor".
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 447
Genere: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 98 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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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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My Brilliant Life (2014)
Plot Summary:
A couple of teenagers have a son who suffers from progeria, a rare genetic disorder which makes one age exponentially faster than normal. 16 years later, the child has the body of an 80 year old in the final days of his life writing a book about his parents' love story.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 963
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating, tear jerker, tearjerker
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An Open Heart (2012)
Plot Summary:
Mila and Javier, both renowned surgeons and both passionate about their work, have been madly in love for the past 10 years. They have always taken great care to preserve their extraordinary love for each other and refuse to succumb to the routine of everyday living. But Mila’s unexpected pregnancy, combined with increasing pressure from work at the hospital, drives Javier to drink more heavily and he ends up being suspended. Faced with his demons, Javier drifts further and further away from Mila. Yet, when their relationship is under serious threat, Javier is ready to do whatever it takes to win Mila back.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 740
Genere: Drama
Country: France, Argentina
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: realistic, serious, emotional, captivating, gloomy, entertaining
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April Bride (2009)
Plot Summary:
On April 5, 2007, a couple married in a church. At first glance, it was a typical wedding. The bride, however, was suffering from late-stage breast cancer and had been given only a month to live. A young woman is diagnosed with breast cancer but keeps the information from her boyfriend. When he finds out, he decides to plan a wedding even though she only has one month to live. Based on the true story of Chie Nagashima, a women afflicted with breast cancer and her husband Taro Akasu.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 240
Genere: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 129 min
Plot tags: romantic, sincere, captivating
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To Love Somebody (2014)
Plot Summary:
Over the span of several weeks, two couples, who have been close friends for years, face several life-altering traumas out of their control. Mike and Meryl are recovering from their son's death and their inability to communicate. Joanna and Tim are trying to conceive their first child, after several failed attempts. In the course of the film the couples contrast one another, quickly developing an intimate study of human nature.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 859
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: romantic, captivating, erotic, entertaining
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The Secret Life of Happy People (2006)
Plot Summary:
Élevé par des parents parfaits dans une banlieue proprette, frère cadet d'une fille à qui tout réussit et flanqué d'un ami tombeur, le pauvre Thomas se sent bien ordinaire. Alors qu'il tente désespérément de terminer ses études en architecture avec succès, le jeune homme rencontrera Audrey, une belle ténébreuse qui lui donnera des ailes. Évidemment, le bonheur n'est jamais simple et la vie peut être parfois cruelle.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 293
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: captivating
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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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The Space Between (2016)
Plot Summary:
Marco is a 35 year-old ex-chef who has given up his career and any sense of hope to return to Udine in Northern Italy to nurse his ailing father. Even when offered a job at a restaurant in Melbourne, he declines using his father as the excuse. When tragedy strikes, the only glimmer of joy arrives in the form of Olivia, a spirited Australian chasing her dream of working in design while on a family mission in Udine. Against the stunning vineyards, rugged mountains and blue Adriatic of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, these two very different people find themselves at a crossroads that will change their lives forever.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 188
Genere: Drama
Country: Italy, Australia
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating
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Sex Life of Plants (2015)
Plot Summary:
After a head injury makes a dimwit stranger out Barbara's beloved Guille, she ceases to feel desire for him. Nearing 35, and longing for motherhood, she settles with a new partner, while the memory of lost love harrows her.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 145
Genere: Drama
Country: Chile
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating
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One Moment More (2004)
Plot Summary:
Jerry is a wide-awake tourist guide in Cebu who knows all the angles, and who has supported his divorced mother and younger brother and sister since their musician father deserted the family for a younger woman. Jerry guides tour buses, taking the mostly Japanese tourists boating, golfing and to strip shows. Jerry also acts as a pimp, and even prostitutes himself. As the breadwinner he makes sacrifices for his family but wields control over his siblings and mother in return.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 59
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 153 min
Plot tags: sincere, romantic, captivating
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Switched Before Birth (2021)
Plot Summary:
Switched Before Birth follows Olivia Crawford and her husband Brian, who after multiple miscarriages, numerous failed IVF trials and stretching themselves to the limit financially, finally receive the joyous news that she’s pregnant with twins. While going through her latest round of IVF, Oliva meets and becomes fast friends with Anna Ramirez, who is struggling to have a child after years of focusing on her successful restaurants. When Anna becomes pregnant as well, the ladies celebrate and begin to prepare for their babies. Olivia is also there for Anna when she suffers a devastating miscarriage and struggles to move forward while her marriage to restaurateur Gabe Ramirez crumbles. When Olivia and Brian finally welcome their twins Olivia’s life feels complete, but the happy couple’s world is turned upside down when they discover that not only are the babies not twins, but one of the babies is also biologically Anna and Gabe’s that was implanted into Olivia by mistake.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 244
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic
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A Quiet Little Marriage (2008)
Plot Summary:
A Quiet Little Marriage is the love story of Dax and Olive, who manage to find harmony even as they juggle family, romance and intimacy, but that all changes the night she asks him for a baby. Writer/director Mo Perkins’ intense and profound, raw feature debut is laced with sly humor, exquisitely rendered characters, and a pitch-perfect emotional honesty.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 361
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, emotional, realistic, captivating, sincere, serious, talky, independent film
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After Words (2015)
Plot Summary:
A librarian facing a mid-life crisis travels to Costa Rica.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 914
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, romantic, captivating, disturbing
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Love Me (2013)
Plot Summary:
Twenty-year-old Maria is a troubled and lonely girl who falls in love with the grounded and patient Adam. He is the first boyfriend to treat her nicely, but Maria struggles with her past and the relationship with her dad, who left her when she was very young. When her dad reappears it makes Maria vulnerable to the fear of being rejected once again.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 37
Genere: Drama
Country: Norway
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: romantic, captivating, entertaining
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My Friend's Mom (2016)
Plot Summary:
After her mother dies, Young-jae visits her older sister's house, who took care of herself like her, and reunites with her sister, Soon-ae. She is incredibly greedy and charming. With the provocation of Soon-ae, the two develop into a secret relationship. One day when she was having a hot night with her mature lead, her daughter got stuck between the two ... A young and sexy daughter, a seasoned and mature mother, and a man wandering between mother and daughter. An unprecedented triangular romance between the three begins.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 21
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: romantic, captivating
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Dreamy Eyes (2019)
Plot Summary:
Mắt Biếc (Dreamy Eyes) tells the story of the one-sided love of Ngan for Ha Lan — his childhood friend.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Vietnam
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: romantic, sincere, captivating, disturbing
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La Belle (2000)
Plot Summary:
On one gloomy rainy night, a writer encounters an unexpected visit paid by a woman of his past. Seeking solitude from her ex-lover, she finds solace in this gentleman and from that day on, they cherish every inch of each other's body and indulge in ecstasy until her forbidden past is gradually revealed.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 432
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: erotic, sincere, captivating, sexy
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Blindly in Love (2013)
Plot Summary:
Kentaro is an unsocial 35-year-old who lives with his parents and has never dated a woman. When Kentaro’s parents set up an arranged marriage interview with a girl named Nahoko and her parents, he falls in love for the first time in his life. However, the pair soon run into unexpected obstacles. Nahoko is vision impaired and can’t seem to break free of her doting parents. Meanwhile, Kentaro has no idea how to deal with the surge of new emotions he’s feeling.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 213
Genere: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, 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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Double Mommy (2016)
Plot Summary:
After taking a break for the summer before their senior year, Ryan and Jess rekindle their relationship, and find out that Jess is pregnant with twins. When Ryan's mother demands a paternity test, they find out that Ryan is only the father of one baby... The other father is Ryan's best friend Bryce, who Ryan discovers date raped Jess at a party over the summer. With college recruiters and an overbearing father looming over Bryce's head, he will stop at nothing to make sure that he clears his name--even if it means getting rid of Jess and her babies! Morgan Obenreder, Mark Grossman, Megan Gallagher, Griffin Freeman, David Starzyk star. (2017).
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 694
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: unusual plot structure, touching, psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Out of Love (2016)
Plot Summary:
Out of Love encapsulates the sweltering and devastating dynamics of love in the turbulent relationship between Varya and Nikolai, where genuine love and hope contend with destruction and despair.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 263
Genere: Drama
Country: Netherlands, France
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: captivating, sexy, entertaining
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8 Times Up (2009)
Plot Summary:
Elsa makes a living from little jobs, struggling to gain custody of his son. Mathieu, who lives next door, also keeps getting job interviews only to polish his art of failure. Their situation is increasingly precarious, but both are trying to bounce back in a world that seems not to fit them.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 344
Genere: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, touching, captivating, disturbing
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Jane (2016)
Plot Summary:
Sohyun, a runaway, is left alone after her close friend Jungho disappears. By accident, she gets to know a transgender woman named Jane. She joins Jane and her close-knit community of runaways, who are as comforting and loving as a real family. Sohyun feels happy and at peace. But her happiness does not last long. There is something wrong with Jane’s health.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 103
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing