Best movies like Another Woman's Life
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Plot Summary:
When the fun loving Marie sets her eyes on brooding comic book artist Paul, it sets off the kind of romantic sparks that quickly culminate in the bedroom. But the next morning brings its share of surprises as Marie crawls out of bed to discover her life flash-forwarded fifteen years down the road: Not only has she been married to Paul all this time, but she’s now the mother of a little boy the head of a powerful multinational investment firm and the proprietor of a fabulous apartment overlooking the Eiffel Tower. Quickly Marie discovers that all her achievements have not brought happiness.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: France, Luxembourg, Belgium
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: sentimental, semi serious, touching, humorous, realistic, romantic, captivating, entertaining, romantic drama
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The Happy Housewife (2010)
Plot Summary:
Lea is an immaculate 30-something wife whose husband’s job in real estate allows her an enviably glossy lifestyle. The word ‘emancipation’ simply isn't in her vocabulary and as long as the money rolls in, all is rosy. So, when Harry Jr. arrives, she is a little traumatized at having to swap canapés for nappies.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: sentimental, humorous, captivating, semi serious, psychological, realistic
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Nine Chronicles for a Screaming Heart (2012)
Plot Summary:
In a mosaic of human relationships and day-to-day situations, men and women of different ages feel a pressing need to reinvent themselves. As they cross each other's paths, they all are at a turning point in their lives.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 55
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: touching, realistic, semi serious, captivating, romantic, humorous, contemplative, talky, independent film, entertaining
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Life is a Miracle (2004)
Plot Summary:
Set during the Bosnian war in the early 1990s, Luka is a mild-mannered railway clerk whose life is turned upside down, not just by the outbreak of the war, but when his wife runs off with a local musician. Then Luka's son is conscripted and eventually captured in the fighting. To recover his son, Luka is commanded to guard a pretty young Muslim nurse who will be used in a hostage swapping operation.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Comedy, Romance, Music, Drama, War
Country: Serbia, France, Italy
Duration: 155 min
Plot tags: uplifting, witty, semi serious, humorous, social, psychological, romantic, captivating, inspirational, islamic
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The Story of My Life (2004)
Plot Summary:
Raphael is a ghostwriter who takes a job writing for famous footy player Kevin. To his delight and his girlfriend, Murials horror, Kevins current girlfriend is an old (easily rekindled) flame of Raphaels. A freak accident leaves a close friend dead and Raphael is forced to reconsider his priorities.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, sentimental, funny, captivating, entertaining, light, romantic, feel good, realistic
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Just a Father (2008)
Plot Summary:
No overview.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 470
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: uplifting, touching, emotional, psychological, sincere, funny, light, romantic, feel good, humorous
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An Italian Romance (2004)
Plot Summary:
Giovanni, a married man with a child, meets on a train Maria, a former lover.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 360
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, emotional, realistic, captivating, historical drama, sentimental
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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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The Art of Love (2011)
Plot Summary:
The Art of Love is composed of several chapters, which follows several Parisian couples.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: sentimental, realistic, witty, humorous, romantic, satirical, talky, semi serious, sexual, sexy
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The Singles Ward (2002)
Plot Summary:
When Jonathan Jordan gets divorced he's thrust back into the world of being a single Mormon - a world who's ultimate goal is eternal marriage. Struggling to fit in, Jonathan decides to stop going to church only to be pursued by the members of the local singles ward who want to reactivate him. Nothing works until Jonathan falls for Cammie Giles, the ward activities director. Suddenly, going to church becomes much more appealing, But is he going for the right reasons?.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, semi serious, romantic, captivating, entertaining, independent film, realistic, sexual, sexy
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Hey Good Looking! (2006)
Plot Summary:
No overview found.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 838
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: France, UK, Luxembourg, Belgium
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious, sexual, sexy
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The Best Day of My Life (2004)
Plot Summary:
Not too excited Arthur asks marriage Lola. What should have been a quiet ceremony evolves in something bigger, expensive and overwhelming as family is involved. The organization of the best day of their lives threatens to destroy them.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 286
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious, entertaining, funny, light, romantic, feel good, captivating
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The Housekeeper (2002)
Plot Summary:
After his wife leaves him for another man, Jacques hires a housekeeper, Laura, to keep his Paris apartment in order. As he starts increasing her hours and spending more time with her on her days off, Jacques is torn between the pleasure of Laura's company, and the headache that such an intrusion brings to his new domain of singlehood.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: sentimental, harsh, semi serious, touching, realistic, talky, sensitive, humorous, sexual, road movie
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The Bad Mother's Handbook (2007)
Plot Summary:
Karen Cooper wants to domineer her family and believes she's its pillar. In fact she does everything wrong. Thus she messes up all their lives and futures, rather then help her loved-ones.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 71 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, emotional, semi serious, funny, light, feel good, captivating, entertaining, realistic
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Darling Companion (2012)
Plot Summary:
The story of a woman who loves her dog more than her husband. And then her husband loses the dog.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, realistic, feel good, semi serious, romantic, romantic comedy, humorous, independent film, detective
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Husband Factor: Resurrection (2016)
Plot Summary:
Having weathered marriage pressures from family and friends in the first movie of the series, Efsun is now with the man of her dreams, Sinan. But the complications facing her love life don't get any less. As if her own chaotic family wasn't enough, she now has to contend with Sinan's - his grandmother, Cavide, in particular - and things quickly spin out of control. Will she make it through hell and high water to fulfill her dream of a peaceful life with Sinan? Does she really want the wedding everyone else has decided on for her?.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: sincere, humorous, captivating, entertaining, romantic
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Another Life (2013)
Plot Summary:
The South of France. Internationally famous pianist Aurore collapses one night during a performance, over-exhausted from too many concerts. Tired of music, she believes she no longer has anything to offer her public. Then she meets Jean, an electrician who installs residential security systems. Despite their differences, they immediately fall in love and plan a new life together. Jean intends to leave his long-time partner, Dolorès, but she will stop at nothing to keep him.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 309
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: emotional, romantic, captivating, light, humorous, touching, serious, realistic
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Don't Fall In Love With Me (2012)
Plot Summary:
Three interconnected stories explore the complicated relationships of young, attractive Argentinian adults searching for true love.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 127
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Argentina
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: realistic, semi serious, disturbing
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Bed & Breakfast: Love is a Happy Accident (2010)
Plot Summary:
Bed and Breakfast is a romantic comedy about a saleswoman from a large department store in Rio who discovers she has inherited property in the wine country of California. She could never expect what she would find in "Webster", a small country town.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: sentimental, feel good, touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious, sincere, captivating
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Lion's Heart (2013)
Plot Summary:
Ivana Cornejo is just getting used to being single again after her divorce three years ago. After an exasperating call from her ex-husband, she throws her cell phone away. Fortunately, the man who finds it calls her to return it, and to her amusement they have an instant rapport. The man on the other end of the phone is León Godoy, a renowned architect with a charming voice and a charismatic personality. They schedule a date so that he can return the cell phone. When León arrives, Ivana is surprised: he is everything she had imagined, except for one unexpected and startling detail... he’s only 4'5" tall.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Argentina, Brazil
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, captivating, light, sincere, romantic, entertaining, romantic comedy, sentimental, realistic
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The Story of Us (1999)
Plot Summary:
Ben and Katie Jordan are a married couple who go through hard times in fifteen years of marriage.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: realistic, sentimental, romantic, sweet, emotional, semi serious, touching, humorous, inspirational, weeping
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Sparks and Embers (2015)
Plot Summary:
Tom and Eloise meet in inauspicious circumstances, trapped in a stuck lift after Eloise has Tom fired. Nevertheless, sparks fly. 5 years later, they have broken up and Eloise is going back to France. Tom has 45 minutes to win her back.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 370
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: romantic, sincere, humorous, captivating, disturbing, romantic comedy
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Mr Perfect (2011)
Plot Summary:
Vicky breaks his engagement with Priya, his childhood friend, after he learns that she is making many compromises for his sake. However, time makes him realise the need for compromises in life.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 144 min
Plot tags: romantic, captivating, semi serious
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Under the Amalfi Sun (2022)
Plot Summary:
A year after their romance began in Riccione, Vincenzo and Camilla reunite for a vacation on the picturesque Amalfi Coast and put their love to the test.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: romantic, captivating, entertaining, disturbing, semi serious
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Lust for Love (2014)
Plot Summary:
Winning your childhood sweetheart can create more problems than it solves.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: romantic, humorous, semi serious, touching, funny, light, captivating, entertaining, romantic comedy, realistic
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Relationship Status: It's Complicated (2014)
Plot Summary:
Thirty-year-old Ben is about to marry Juliette. His quiet, ordered life will fall to pieces when he meets up again with the person he secretly wants to see the most: Vanessa, the high school bombshell who never so much as looked in his direction. She's back in Paris, and the only person she now knows is him….
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 957
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: feel good, sentimental, humorous, semi serious, light, romantic, captivating, entertaining, realistic
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Vaseegara (2003)
Plot Summary:
Bhupathi's father sends him to live under the guidance of his best friend, Viswanath, and find a job. He gets close to the family and falls in love with Viswanath's daughter, who is already engaged.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 176 min
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, captivating, disturbing, semi serious
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Father of the Bride (2022)
Plot Summary:
A father coming to grips with his daughter’s upcoming wedding through the prism of multiple relationships within a big, sprawling Cuban-American family.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: romantic, captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing, semi serious
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Hello, Goodbye and Everything in Between (2022)
Plot Summary:
Clare and Aidan, who after making a pact that they would break up before college, find themselves retracing the steps of their relationship on their last evening as a couple. The epic date leads them to familiar landmarks, unexpected places, and causes them to question whether high school love is meant to last.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: romantic, psychological, captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing, semi serious
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Divorce French Style (2014)
Plot Summary:
Ariane, a young French violinist, accepts the marriage proposal of Christen, an irresistible conductor. Only problem: she's a little bit ... married! Separated for two years with Nino, an Italian teacher with a strong character, she manages to convince him to follow her to Paris to divorce in 8 days flat. But their trip in the city of love looks much more eventful than expected.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 635
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, realistic, not serious
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Dan in Real Life (2007)
Plot Summary:
Advice columnist, Dan Burns is an expert on relationships, but somehow struggles to succeed as a brother, a son and a single parent to three precocious daughters. Things get even more complicated when Dan finds out that the woman he falls in love with is actually his brother's new girlfriend.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 106000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: romantic, touching, humorous, feel good, funny, sweet, entertaining, semi serious, light, emotional