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Plot Summary:
Black comedy about a girl who runs away from her rural village to Istanbul to become and actress and an old drunkard street photographer.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: art house, black and white
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Losers' Club (2011)
Plot Summary:
Kaan and Mete, co-hosts of a mid 1990s radio show called Kaybedenler Kulübü (Losers' Club), struggle to deal with their daily lives after their show becomes an instant hit. Kaan meets Zeynep, the girl of his dreams, but their relationship comes under pressure as the show continues to stir controversy and attract fans from every segment of Istanbul society.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, touching, captivating, art house, aesthetic, contemplative
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Sussi (1988)
Plot Summary:
Sexy country girl Sussi comes to the big city of Santiago to find love and success 1980s-style.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 84
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Chile, France, West Germany
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags:
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Three Friends (1972)
Plot Summary:
Directed by Memduh Ün.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 522
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: crying
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Thou Gild'st the Even (2013)
Plot Summary:
In a small Anatolian town life goes on; Cemal is an assistant referee in football matches, Yasemin works in an egg factory, Defne is a street vendor who sells books, Doctor Irfan is occupied with his patients... In this town with two suns and three full moons in the sky, Cemal -who can see through the walls- has no expectation out of life and looks for a way out with Yasemin -who can move objects with her fingers- as he was trying to deal with the distress that fell on his. However, Defne, who can freeze time will muddle things up; Yasemin’s immortal boss’ actions will contradict the invisible elementary school teacher’s advices who is trying to eliminate the worries of Cemal. Thou Gild’st the Even is a black and white movie about the ordinary sorrows, worries and troubles of the townsmen with extraordinary abilities.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: art house, surreal, black and white
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The Chaos Class (1975)
Plot Summary:
Lazy, uneducated students mostly coming from money, share a very close band. They live together in the dormitory of this private highschool, where they daily plan their latest pranks on teachers or the other classes. When a new and obviously strict headmaster arrives, the students naturally try to overthrow him. A comic war of nitwits follows.
IMDB Rating: 9.2
IMDB Votes: 42000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: cult classic, cult film
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The Slap in the Face (1980)
Plot Summary:
A man falls in love with and marries a prostitute, then has to defend her against malicious townsfolk.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 267
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags:
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Moving Malcolm (2003)
Plot Summary:
Depressed after being dumped by his actress fiance', a man tries to win her back by agreeing to help her elderly British father move while she films a low-budget movie overseas.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 203
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: erotic, independent film
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Oh Olsun (1974)
Plot Summary:
The story line follows a wealthy family with three not so great sons whose father believes each to be exceptional. After realizing his first son is dull minded, his second a liar and his third a womanizer, the father punishes them by making them work at the base line of his factory. The spoiled boys are now stuck in a life they have never been before working for the first time. But when one sons falls madly in love with a poor girl things start to get chaotic. From useless brothers they transform into some thing more and open their father's eyes to something that is worth more then money and status.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags:
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Sınav (2006)
Plot Summary:
Five high school students plans to steal University Entrance Exam booklets.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: humorous, suspenseful, semi serious, educational, realistic
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Celal and Ceren (2013)
Plot Summary:
Celal, who dreams of achieving happiness as a ladies' man and charmer, soon gets into difficulties and suffers misfortune. Back when Celal was in a relationship, he was jealous of the life of a bachelor.
IMDB Rating: 3.1
IMDB Votes: 43000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: romantic
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Calendar (1993)
Plot Summary:
A photographer and his wife travel across Armenia photographing churches for a calendar project. Travelling with them is a local man acting as their driver and guide. As the project nears completion, the distance between husband and wife grows.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, Armenia, Germany
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags: spiritual, independent film, psychological, clever, touching, serious, realistic, contemplative, fake documentary
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Oh, Moon! (1988)
Plot Summary:
A young girl with a vivid imagination exasperates her grandparents when she begins communicating with the ghost of her mother.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: surreal, art house
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The Honest One (1984)
Plot Summary:
When an incorruptible government pay clerk, who isn't taken seriously by anyone including his family, get robbed while carrying huge amount of work money, he becomes popular because people believe he faked the robbery and kept the money.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags:
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Mr. Muhsin (1987)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Turkey
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, sad, art house, humorous, serious, captivating, realistic
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Butterflies (2018)
Plot Summary:
Three strangers with one thing in common — the same father — come to a Turkish village to bury him, and learn about him and each other.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: psychological, humorous, captivating, disturbing, art house
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Propaganda (1999)
Plot Summary:
Based on a true story set in 1948, customs officer Mehti is faced with the duty of formally setting up the border between Turkey and Syria, dividing his hometown. He is unaware of the pain that will eminently unfold, as families, languages, cultures and lovers are both ripped apart and clash head on in a village once united.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: political, clever, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, biting, suspense
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For Lovers Only (2011)
Plot Summary:
FOR LOVERS ONLY is a story of a MAN and a WOMAN in love. After seeing each other for the first time in years while on separate work assignments in Paris, the LOVERS flee together and travel by train, car and motorcycle, as their love affair takes them across France-from Normandy to St. Tropez. Throughout their trip, both characters experience long periods of carefree bliss and unrepentant joy punctuated by brief moments of guilt and confusion. The final outcome of the affair is left open to interpretation.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, realistic, black and white, captivating, light, humorous, sexy, offbeat, independent film, sentimental
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Money Trap (2019)
Plot Summary:
Asim Noyan swindles people with his lies and games. Asim Noyan and his gang, who no one else has been able to catch, get into a ruse again.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: light, feel good, captivating, entertaining, romantic
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Delibal (2015)
Plot Summary:
A love story following two young people battling with their emotions and dreams, the pressures of career, family and not knowing what the future holds. Füsun is a brilliant student, destined for a successful career but can't help from falling for Baris, a musician who struggles with a psychological disorder. As the two grow closer they start to adopt each other's traits, but becoming increasingly dependent on one another proves damaging for their relationship.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: romantic, neurotic, emotional, captivating, touching, romantic drama, crying
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Coming Soon (2014)
Plot Summary:
Pirated DVD seller Zafer who is formerly an extra in movies; swore to give up illegal works when his wife wanted to get divorce. To win his family back, he and his old-fashioned crew decided to make a movie called "Summit - The End Of Evil" which is a fantastic science fiction movie and couldn't be shot since 1977. A funny, entertaining and emotional journey awaits him who waded into this adventure with his unqualified crew.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 35000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 134 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, semi serious, realistic
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Boats Out of Watermelon Rinds (2004)
Plot Summary:
In his award-winning debut feature film, director Ahmet Ulucay portrays the innocence of childhood and the lure of the cinema for two teens in a small Turkish village. Working for a watermelon seller by day, Remet spends his evenings trying to rebuild a film projector with his friend Mehmet. Both have big dreams to be famous film directors one day.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, humorous, sentimental, sincere, semi serious, art house, islamic
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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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The Herd (1978)
Plot Summary:
Because of a local blood feud, a peasant family decides to sell its sheep - a most precious commodity - in far away Ankara. During their long train ride, bribes must be paid to petty officials, sheep are stolen or die in the packed, airless wagons, and the sick wife of one of the family's sons becomes deathly ill.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: political, art house
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Jin (2013)
Plot Summary:
A bitter conflict has raged between guerrillas and the army in Turkey's Kurdish regions for over 30 years. Large expanses have now become war zones. Countless young people have lost their lives to the conflict. This dangerous but incredibly beautiful mountainous country is home to 17-year-old Jîn. But she is no longer safe since she secretly stole away from a group of rebels with whom she was fighting. Now she wanders the picturesque landscape alone, caught between two fronts. All of a sudden, the sound of gunfire and explosions rend the air above the untouched natural scenery. Attack is threatened from all sides. Desperate to find peace, Jîn decides to escape to another part of the country – an impossible plan, since the military is omnipresent and there are road blocks everywhere. As a Kurd without identity papers she risks arrest at every turn. In addition, as a woman with no family to shield her, many men will see her as fair game. But her courage is unbroken.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: Turkey, Germany
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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One-Way to Tomorrow (2020)
Plot Summary:
Two strangers meet on a journey from Ankara to Izmir. Although having a rough start, their relationship takes a different path when they realize they have to confront themselves and would like to clean the slate as they get to know each other.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: road movie, sincere, romantic, humorous, captivating, independent film
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Lovelorn (2005)
Plot Summary:
A retired teacher who returns to Istanbul after years away, Nazim tries to reacquaint himself with his hometown, which has changed significantly. While waiting for his pension to begin, Nazim takes a temporary job as a taxi driver and frequently ends up in the seedier parts of the city. ….
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 142 min
Plot tags: semi serious, realistic, touching, captivating, contemplative, art house, islamic
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Love Likes Coincidences (2011)
Plot Summary:
Year 1977, a September morning in Ankara... Yilmaz tries to rush his pregnant wife Neriman to the hospital and he crashes into Omer's car. The causes Omer's pregnant wife Inci, who was in the back seat, to have a pre-term labor. The babies are born on the same day. They see each other for the first time... This accident is the threshold of the coincidences that bring Ozgur and Deniz together. They come across each other in Ankara several times during their childhood and youth. Each intersection has a butterfly effect, resulting in drastic changes in their lives. They sometimes cause disasters, sometimes miracles. However, they can never be together. Whatever it is that brings them together, manages to build a transparent wall between them. Until they come across each other again in Istanbul, 25 years later... --Anonymous (imdb).
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: romantic, inspirational, sentimental, emotional, dramatic, serious, realistic, contemplative, touching, heartbreaking
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Feyzo, the Polite One (1978)
Plot Summary:
A feudal village in Southeastern Turkey in 1970's. A poor peasant, Feyzo returns from military service dreaming about getting married to Gülo, the love of his life.
IMDB Rating: 8.7
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: political, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Vizontele (2001)
Plot Summary:
The story takes place in a small town (called Hakkari) in Turkey at the beginning of the 70's. The time has come to bring technology into that small town. The first Television (or called Visiontele by the citizens) arrives and the chaos begins.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 38000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, semi serious, realistic, feel good, political, poignant, profound
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Beauty Spot (2011)
Plot Summary:
Hollywood, 1927: As silent movie star George Valentin wonders if the arrival of talking pictures will cause him to fade into oblivion, he sparks with Peppy Miller, a young dancer set for a big break.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 247000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France, Belgium, USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: silent, black and white, romantic, touching, sentimental, feel good, emotional, sweet, period piece, stylized