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Plot Summary:
A manager hires Ray, off the books, to paint all the power towers in a 15-mile stretch of high-tension wires outside Sheffield. Ray's crew of men are friends, especially Ray with Steve, a young Romeo. Into the mix comes Gerry, an Australian with a spirit of adventure and mountain climbing skills. She wants a job, and against the others' advice, who don't want a woman on the job, Ray hires her. Then she and Ray fall in love. He asks her to marry him, gives her a ring. Steve's jealous; Ray's ex-wife complains that he spends on Gerry, not his own kids, and she predicts that Gerry won't stay around. Plus, there's pressure to finish the job fast. Economics, romance, and wanderlust spark the end.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 969
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: melancholic, intense, sincere, emotional, social, bleak, humorous, realistic, semi serious, erotic
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Women Talking Dirty (1999)
Plot Summary:
A lively, outspoken single mother develops an unlikely friendship with a shy cartoonist.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 815
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: sentimental, clever, touching, humorous, realistic, contemplative, talky, semi serious, independent film
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E=mc2 (1996)
Plot Summary:
A physicist struggling to prove one of Einstein's theories still finds time to dabble in an extra-curricular relationship with one of his lab assistants. Meanwhile at home his under-sexed wife struggles under the assumption that he is hard at work with his experiments. All of which explodes when she discovers otherwise. Written by John Sacksteder.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 147
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: independent film, humorous, realistic, semi serious, sexual, sexy
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Flip a Coin (2004)
Plot Summary:
CASPER and PHILIP two friends in their mid twenties, share a flat and spend most of their time chasing after girls. They chat girls up together, then flip a coin about who gets to pursue her. PHILIP always wins, but CASPER is the lucky one with the ladies. Then MARIE turns up. She is French, beautiful and leads the guys on, playing their game. Through a fun series of events the quirky romance triangle turns into a scheme, to rob the house where MARIE does Au-Pair work Written by T. Papperskorgen.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 52
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, entertaining, light, independent film, realistic, semi serious
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Steptoe and Son (1972)
Plot Summary:
Albert Steptoe and his son Harold are junk dealers, complete with horse and cart to tour the neighbourhood. They also live amicably together at the junk yard. But Harold, who likes the bright lights in the West End of London, meets a stripper, marries her and takes her home. Albert, of course, is furious and tries every trick he knows to drive the new bride from his household.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, humorous, realistic, semi serious, sitcom, independent film
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A Previous Engagement (2008)
Plot Summary:
When Julia Reynolds talks her husband into a family vacation in Malta she has a secret agenda: a date made twenty-five years earlier with her first love.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 346
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada, Malta, UK
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: sincere, touching, realistic, humorous, witty, semi serious
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Little Book of Love (1997)
Plot Summary:
Luiza is an architect who just got out of a ruined relationship. Gabriel is a biologist and he has finished a long-term marriage with divorce. When they both meet, chances that they can do well together are not that big. But they will try to, even if their friends Barata (a convict bachelor totally skeptical when it comes to love) and Marta (a mathematic analyst who wishes that human relations were just as exact as numbers are). Written by Pedro Aguiar.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 599
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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The Favor (1994)
Plot Summary:
Kathy is married to Peter. Now she can't help but wonder how things could have been if she got together with her old boyfriend, Tom. Being married prevents from doing that so she asks her friend, Emily to go to him and see if she can sleep with him then tell Kathy how it was. When Emily tells Kathy that things were awesome, their friendship suffers, at the same so does Kathy's marriage. Things get even more complicated when Emily learns she's pregnant, and she's not certain if it's Tom's or her boyfriend, Elliot.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: sexy, light, humorous, entertaining, independent film, offbeat, realistic, talky, semi serious, sex comedy
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August (1996)
Plot Summary:
Set in 1890s North Wales over a long, hot August weekend, the Victorian calm of a household is suddenly upset with the arrival of a London couple who impose their city ways and thoughts on the more rurally based family. An adaptation of Anton Chekhov's play, "Uncle Vanya.".
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 859
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: light, melancholic, realistic, humorous, semi serious, touching, sincere, independent film, clever, gloomy
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Blow Dry (2001)
Plot Summary:
The annual British Hairdressing Championship comes to Keighley, a town where Phil and son Brian run a barbershop and Phil's ex-wife Shelly and her lover Sandra run a beauty salon.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, UK, Germany
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: witty, touching, feel good, humorous, offbeat, realistic, semi serious, crying, independent film, slapstick comedy
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My Friends, My Love (2008)
Plot Summary:
Two divorced fathers Mathias and Antoine, decide to raise their children together in London. Their lives consist of Sophie the pretty florist secretly in love with Antoine, Yvonne who runs the 'bistrot français' and has a very maternal outlook on life and Mac Enzie, the boss of Antoine's agency who is completley in love with Yvonne despite the big age difference.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 699
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, touching, realistic
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Piccadilly Jim (2004)
Plot Summary:
Set in the 1930s, an American with a scandalous reputation on both sides of the Atlantic must do an about-face in order to win back the woman of his dreams.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: romantic, captivating, tragicomedy, social, ironic, offbeat, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious
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A Touch of Class (1973)
Plot Summary:
Steve, a happily married American man living in London meets Vicki, an English divorcée and run off to Marbella for a rollicking week of sex. They then return to London to set up a cozy menage, despite the fact that he loves his wife and children, and now realize that he and Vicki have also fallen in love.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: clever, witty, sentimental, humorous, realistic, semi serious, independent film, erotic, light, romantic
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A Business Affair (1994)
Plot Summary:
This is the story of the lovely Kate Swallow and the loves of her life. At the start she is with Alec Bolton, a noted author, who discourages her when she wants to write a novel. Later she is swept off her feet by Alecs publisher, Vanni Corso, and leaves Alec for Vanni. She writes another novel and Vanni tells her he doesn't think the book will sell. Both of their actions are an indication of their vanity and fear of losing her.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 488
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: UK, France, Germany, Spain, USA, Romania
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: humorous, sentimental, thought provoking, captivating, entertaining, realistic, witty, semi serious, independent film
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The Very Thought of You (1998)
Plot Summary:
Laurence recounts to his neighbour how his life long friendship with Frank and Daniel has been overturned in just three days by their each independently meeting, and falling for, Martha, who has no idea of their connection. Slowly the tale unfolds, the narrative moving backwards and forwards gradually filling in the gaps until we see the whole picture.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: sexy, romantic, sweet, sentimental, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, clever, witty
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So Woman! (2009)
Plot Summary:
Clemence is a brilliant young lawyer who has just settled herself in a comfortable chair. She does not want to be involved in love.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 98
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Swinging with the Finkels (2011)
Plot Summary:
A suburban couple decide to spice up their lives by swinging with another couple.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, realistic, witty, sex comedy, clever, offbeat, sexual, sexy
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Letter to Brezhnev (1985)
Plot Summary:
The factories, pubs, clubs, hotels and streets of 1980s Liverpool form the backdrop for this tale of love, friendship, sex and a letter to the Soviet leader, Leonid Brezhnev. Two Liverpool lasses, Teresa and Elaine meet two Russian sailors, Sergei and Peter and hook up for a night of fun and frolics. Teresa is looking for sex and a smile, Elaine wants love, romance and the dream of a life far away from the grime of the Liverpool docklands. A classic British romantic comedy filled with new wave tunes, 80s fashion, a little politics and a lot of heart.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: retro, comedy drama, sentimental, touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious, independent film, eighties
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Many Kisses Later (2009)
Plot Summary:
Ex is a 2009 film directed and co-written by Fausto Brizzi and interpreted by a rich and large cast of characters. The film, produced by Italian International Film, in co-production with the French company and Mes Films in collaboration with RAI Cinema. It was released February 6, 2009 in Italian cinema and has been recognized as "national cultural interest" by the Directorate General for Cinema of the Ministry of Heritage and Culture.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: humorous, emotional, light, captivating, sentimental, touching, feel good, realistic, semi serious
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So This Is Romance? (1997)
Plot Summary:
Mike is a composer who dreams of creating symphonies but instead, dashes off jingles for TV commercials -- all the while pining over ex-girlfriend Helen. But Mike's life takes several unexpected turns when he meets Sara. After the two depart for an idyllic vacation together, Mike locates his mother (Susannah York), who, 35 years previous, had left his father. Writer-director Kevin W. Smith's feature-film directorial debut.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 189
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, sexual, sexy
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Lighthouse Hill (2004)
Plot Summary:
After his best friend dies, Charlie hits the road and stumbles into Lighthouse Hill, a village where residents seem to know a lot more about him than they should.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 137
Genere: Comedy, Adventure, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: sincere, humorous, light, captivating, feel good, realistic, contemplative, semi serious
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Mona (2008)
Plot Summary:
Two 35 year old men going backwards in life meet a vibrant 23 year woman, bounding unselfconsciously forward.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 139
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, captivating, emotional, independent film, touching, realistic
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Mr. Wonderful (1993)
Plot Summary:
Electrician Gus gets the chance to fulfill a childhood dream by buying an old bowling-alley with some of his friends.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: humorous, touching, feel good, realistic, semi serious, independent film, sentimental, light, romantic, surprise ending
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Brassed Off (1996)
Plot Summary:
A small Yorkshire mining town is threatened with being shut down and the only hope is for the men to enter their Grimley Colliery Brass Band into a national competition. They believe they have no hope until Gloria appears carrying her Flugelhorn. At first mocked for being a woman, she soon becomes the only chance for the band to win.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, emotional, sexy, social, hilarious, mind blowing, indie film, sincere, uplifting
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Two Family House (2000)
Plot Summary:
Buddy Visalo (Michael Rispoli) is a factory worker, a frustrated crooner who once had a shot at the big time. Buddy's dreams of greatness have been reduced to an endless series of failed moneymaking schemes. His latest is buying a two-family house for him and his wife, Estelle (Katherine Narducci) and converting the ground floor into a neighborhood bar where he can perform. The wrench in the works is that he also inherits the upstairs tenants, Mary,a pregnant Irish girl fresh off the boat (Kelly Macdonald) and her abusive, alcoholic husband, Jim (Kevin Conway). As Buddy's gang of Italians tries to handle the situation, the girl goes into labor, and a baby is born, forcing them all to confront the limits of their tolerance and compassion.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: touching, sincere, feel good, humorous, semi serious, realistic, independent film, scary, fairy tale, sentimental
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Amar Akbar & Tony (2015)
Plot Summary:
Amar, Akbar & Tony follows the lives and loves of three childhood friends through twists and turns as the characters face sudden and unforeseen changes to their idealistic and trouble-free young lives. With hilarious and sometimes tragic consequences, the brotherly bond shared by the trio is forced to come to terms with some unexpected challenges. Interracial marriage, near fatal accidents and stints in prison will test old friendships and family values. A coming of age comedy drama showing the absurdities of life can also be the most amusing.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 299
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, humorous, semi serious, realistic, witty
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The Best Man (2005)
Plot Summary:
When writer's block derails the literary dreams of Olly Pickering, he has to move in with his friend Murray after losing all his money. Things start to look up when Olly's college pal James asks him to be the best man at his wedding. Prior to the nuptials, Olly is drawn to a woman whom he thinks is the bride's sister -- only she turns out to be the bride, Sarah. Can Murray, who dislikes James, help get Sarah and Olly together?.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: UK, Hungary, Germany, USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: humorous, touching, feel good, semi serious, romantic, philosophical, anamorphic, clever, realistic, vintage
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Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008)
Plot Summary:
Guinevere Pettigrew, a middle-aged London governess, finds herself unfairly dismissed from her job. An attempt to gain new employment catapults her into the glamorous world and dizzying social whirl of an American actress and singer, Delysia Lafosse.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: touching, light, romantic, humorous, emotional, period piece, semi serious, sweet, witty, sexy
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My Son the Fanatic (1997)
Plot Summary:
Pakistani taxi-driver Parvez and prostitute Bettina find themselves trapped in the middle when Islamic fundamentalists decide to clean up their local town.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, France
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: talky, multicultural, independent film, touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious, light, thought provoking, enigmatic
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What Rats Won't Do (1998)
Plot Summary:
Soon to be married lawyer Kate Beckenham has landed the case of a lifetime. Her courtroom opponent turns out to be the charming Jack Sullivan, who has never lost a single case.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 794
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: sweet, romantic comedy, touching, feel good, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, independent film
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Team Spirit (2000)
Plot Summary:
The story centers around a group of friends (and girlfriends) who have been playing football together for over 10 years, and who are now getting everything ready for their 500th match.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Belgium
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: sentimental, sincere, humorous, semi serious, realistic