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Plot Summary:
A man becomes lured into a fictional game his ex-girlfriend has initiated. Sexually ensnared by her, and now realizing the fragility of the border between the real and the imagined, he begins to unravel. He convinces himself that if he can only write an ending to his life story, he can regain control of his life. But playing with fiction is not an innocent game….
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 163
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Sweden, UK, Romania, Czech Republic
Duration: 98 min
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To Kill This Love (1972)
Plot Summary:
The young couple love each other. The boy is in constant work which will fit him, and in the end becomes a petty thief who cannot pay his debts anymore and decides to steal from homes where he pays scheduled visits to lonely housewifes. The girl works a nurse but is too sensitive in extreme cases. Running parallel to their story is a metaphor involving a castaway on a junkyard, who tries every means possible to get rid of the dog which becomes attached to him. In the end he attaches sticks of dynamite to the dog, but he breaks loose and the explosion wipes them both.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 221
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Poland
Duration: 92 min
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Desnudos (2004)
Plot Summary:
A gentle artist contends with his cheating girlfriend, and an innocent girl longs to break free from an abusive relationship. When fate brings these two lovelorn people together, true love finally blossoms.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 176
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Mexico
Duration: 98 min
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Those Who Pay with Their Lives (1989)
Plot Summary:
An uncompromising journalist obsessed with the idea of absolute justice ends up committing suicide after reading his father's biography.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 106
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Romania
Duration: 102 min
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A Few Hours of Sunlight (1971)
Plot Summary:
Gilles Lantier, a young reporter on the AFP newspaper, is suffering from a nervous breakdown. Realising that neither his friend Jean nor his girlfriend Eloïse can help him, he decides to stay with his sister Odile, who lives near Limoges. At a party one evening he meets a wealthy bourgeois woman named Nathalie Sylvener. It is love at first sight, and on his return to Paris, Gilles tells Eloïse that he is now devotedly attached to another woman. Although Nathalie agrees to live with him in Paris, she rejects Gilles' offer of marriage. It is not long before the couple have settled into a routine and their passion begins to cool. Then Nathalie suddenly disappears from Gilles' life.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 162
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 110 min
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A Girl on the Shore (2021)
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In a seaside town where very little happens, middle school students Keisuke Isobe and Koume Satou live a rather dull life. But when Koume's crush breaks her heart, their situation becomes quite unordinary. She starts a "no-strings-attached" relationship with Keisuke, whom she had previously rejected, both finding solace in the other in order to fill the emotional voids in their lives. However, being "friends with benefits" becomes complicated when real feelings begin to develop, as the consequences of their relationship start to take their toll on those around them and themselves. A Girl on the Shore takes a harsh look at love, relationships, and the emotional price that will be paid as the result of a decision made between two teenagers.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 117
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: erotic
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Sweet William (1980)
Plot Summary:
William McClusky (Sam Waterston) is a dashing and eccentric Scotsman whose charms rapidly overwhelm the sweet and naive Ann Walton (Jenny Agutter), but she nearly as quickly begins to comprehend that her new beau is anything but a one-woman man. In addition to his two ex-wives, with whom he remains remarkably close, William exhibits a disturbing attraction for nearly any female who crosses his path -- Ann's friends among them.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 163
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Romance for Bugle (1967)
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IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 259
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 86 min
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Naughty (2023)
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Twenty-year-old Elya is a student and a future ecologist. One day, Matvey, the head of a construction company, comes to her university to talk about a development plan on the site of an old forest park. Elya does not hesitate to smash his project to smithereens. Matvey is intrigued by the girl's self-confidence and uses his usual methods of influence - he simply tries to "buy" her. But Elya doesn't need a sponsor. Then Matvey, surprised by her impregnability, offers Elya a bet: seven romantic days according to his rules. If after that the girl still decides to leave, he will refuse to build a skyscraper in the forest park. She agrees when Matvey really suspends the design work. Elya sees herself as something like the heroine of the film Pretty Woman, but Matvey turns out to be not at all the person she imagined.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 724
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Russia
Duration: 88 min
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Stille Nacht (1996)
Plot Summary:
Sensing their relationship is crumbling, Christian avoids celebrating Christmas with his girlfriend Julia and heads for Paris.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 297
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany, Switzerland
Duration: 83 min
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Return of the Storks (2007)
Plot Summary:
Slovakia's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2007.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 91
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Slovakia, Germany, Czech Republic
Duration: 96 min
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The Tears of Saint Peter (1995)
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Izabella Scorupco plays Carla, who is a con-artist somewhere in mediavel Sweden. Carla is disguised as a man and she is selling a "product" called Petri tårar (Tears of St. Peter). This product cures every sickness. In order to promote her product she promises to wake up from the dead all citizens of the town who have died within the last ten years. Both the bishop and the mayor are alarmed as they fear loss of influence over them and try to work against Carla. There are also many citizens who don't want to see their "loved ones" wake up from the dead. In order to make things more confusing, Carla and the son of the mayor, Mark, fall in love with each other.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 255
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland
Duration: 100 min
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Love, Sex & Pandemic (2022)
Plot Summary:
We follow the lives of three women and a young man who are sexually liberated and treat monogamy lightly. When the coronavirus pandemic begins, the protagonists are faced with the opportunity of setting their lives straight.
IMDB Rating: 2.7
IMDB Votes: 506
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Poland
Duration: 114 min
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Summer Night in Town (1990)
Plot Summary:
Unable to sleep in the sweltering heat, a young couple bares their bodies --- and their souls --- to each other over one life-changing night. They didn't know each other when the night began. It got hot, they stayed in. Now they know each other better than most.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 499
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: anthology
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My Girlfriend's Mother 2 (2018)
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Young Se-hee gets married to middle aged Min-goo, but she's not happy with his 'item' as he's old. While she goes on vacation with her husband, Min-goo's daughter Yoo-jin calls her boyfriend Ji-hoon to the house when her parents are not there and they have sex. Meanwhile, Se-hee comes back home early from the vacation because her husband has to work and runs into a completely naked Ji-hoon.
IMDB Rating: 8.6
IMDB Votes: 39
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration:
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Loveblind (2000)
Plot Summary:
A highly stylized morality play presented as an erotic drama.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 181
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: erotic, sexploitation film
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Day and Night (1997)
Plot Summary:
Ten years ago, distinguished French author Alexandre (Alain Delon) exchanged his stressful, hectic life in Paris for a more peaceful existence upon a Mexican hacienda with his wife Ariane (Marianne Denicourt). Lucien (Jean-Pierre Kalfon) also accompanies them. There, Alexandre meets the strange lady-oracle Sonia (Lauren Bacall). As the film opens, the melancholy Alexandre is visited by the sensuous actress Laure (Arielle Dombasle) and her producer Raoul Fillipi (Karl Zero) who is going to make a movie of one of Alexandre's best-loved books. Laure is determined to play the part of the heroine and is willing to resort to seduction to get it. At the same time, Ariane is involved in a passionate affair with French-Mexican seismologist Carlo (Xavier Beauvois). While all of these characters wrangle and tangle with their different agendas, the local residents prepare for a violent revolution. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi.
IMDB Rating: 1.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: France, Spain, Belgium, Canada, Mexico
Duration: 108 min
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Sixtynine (1969)
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Tuula's husband Jukka takes care of all domestic chores. Tuula seems to have no idea that her husband spends his evenings working as a major league ice hockey referee. She also finds out about his extra-marital affair with a female rally driver. In revenge, Tuula starts seeing her gynecologist Timo Paasi, a married man with six children.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 255
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Finland, Sweden
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, cult film
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A Horrible Woman (2017)
Plot Summary:
When Rasmus meets Marie, he is certain that she is the love of his life. However, it doesn't take long before it turns out she is a possessive and manipulative being, that cunningly dissects Rasmus to pieces.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Denmark
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: psychological, enigmatic, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Have a Wonderful Life (1992)
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Per is doing his military service when he finds out that his girlfriend back home in Stockholm is having an affair. He goes AWOL and tries to find a way back home. On the way he meets Hanna, the daughter of a travelling salesman who joins him on his journey.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 599
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Sweden
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags:
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With or Without You (1999)
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Rosie and Vincent know each other for ten years, and are married for five. She doesn't like her job, he isn't too pleased working with her dad. They're trying to have a baby. One morning Benoit, a Frenchman and former pen pal of Rosie, whom she never met, comes to visit. Did Rosie love him? Does she love him now?.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 882
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: sincere, realistic, semi serious, sexual, independent film, erotic, sexy
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Inga (1968)
Plot Summary:
Inga, a 17 year-old, is sent to live with a scheming aunt who wants her to become mistress of her rich neighbour. She falls for a common young man instead.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 359
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Sweden
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, erotic, sensual, psychotronic, sexploitation film
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Friday Night (2002)
Plot Summary:
Paris, 1995. Laure (Valérie Lemercier) is about to meet friends for dinner to celebrate her moving in with her boyfriend. But on her way out, she discovers that the entire city is stalled by a massive transit strike. When a handsome stranger (Vincent Lindon) offers her a ride, Laure takes a highly charged, impossibly erotic detour.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: sexual, serious, psychological, atmospheric, realistic, stylized, road movie, contemplative, erotic, sexy
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Brilliantlove (2010)
Plot Summary:
Manchester is a struggling photographer with charm to spare who falls for Noon, a sweet but spunky woman who works as a taxidermist. Noon is also drawn to Manchester, and together they enjoy a wildly enthusiastic sexual relationship that reflects their innocent but deeply passionate love for one another.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, erotic, sexy, captivating, sentimental, sex comedy, sincere, serious, realistic, sexual
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Climates (2006)
Plot Summary:
Man was made to be happy for simple reasons and unhappy for even simpler ones – just as he is born for simple reasons and dies for even simpler ones... Isa and Bahar are two lonely figures dragged through the ever-changing climate of their inner selves in pursuit of a happiness that no longer belongs to them.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey, France
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: psychological, serious, realistic, contemplative, erotic, philosophical, art house, cerebral, slow cinema, aesthetic
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Restless (2000)
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An old dog has a hard time learning new tricks in this drama set in Turku. Ari, a paramedic, is a chronic womanizer; he makes it a point of pride to never sleep with the same woman twice, and his nights are a long series of brazen one-night stands. But when Ari meets Tiina (Laura Malmivaara), something unexpected happens - he falls in love. For the first time, Ari finds himself pursuing a long-term relationship, and he makes a genuine effort to remain faithful to her. But old habits die hard; Tiina introduces Ari to her circle of friends and temptation arises as he encounters Hanna-Riikka, a theology student, and Ilona, who is soon to be married. Despite Ari's feelings for Tiina, he begins having affairs with both Hanna-Riikka and Ilona, leading to an unpleasant revelation on the day of Ilona's nuptials. ~ Mark Deming, Allrovi.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Finland
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: melancholic, sexual, touching, humorous, sexy, erotic, romantic, realistic, semi serious, feel good
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Purpose of Reunion (2015)
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Dongchul, who is managing a small bar, is always enthusiastic about his school reunions. One day, Yujin, who has never showed up to a reunion, shows up at his bar. Her baby face and vitality make her unlike other married women and all the men fall for her, especially Dongchul. They start a relationship but it abruptly flames out due to the sudden arrival of Dongchul’s wife. As they get to know each other's secrets, will their love be allowed to grow?.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 231
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: sexy, erotic, suspense, rough, captivating, realistic, talky, sensual
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The Wait (2021)
Plot Summary:
The idyllic and secluded Finnish archipelago. The pandemic soars across the world. Elli’s world trembles as her husband’s old friend arrives at the island.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 787
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Finland
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags:
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The Maid (2014)
Plot Summary:
An emotionally troubled teenager gets into a passionate relationship with the older French woman working in his father's house.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: touching, emotional, realistic, serious, sexy, romantic drama, independent film
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Consuming Passion (2008)
Plot Summary:
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the popular romance publishing phenomenon Mills & Boon, a colourful and camp drama which charts the witty and moving stories of three very different women affected by the brand's success: co-founder Charles Boon's wife Mary, daydreaming 1970s writer Janet and modern-day literature lecturer Kirstie.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 214
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Newness (2017)
Plot Summary:
In contemporary Los Angeles, two millennials navigating a social media–driven hookup culture begin a relationship that pushes both emotional and physical boundaries.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: sexy, romantic, social, art house, erotic, psychological, captivating, disturbing, inspirational, independent film