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Plot Summary:
ARRANGED centers on the friendship between an Orthodox Jewish woman and a Muslim woman who meet as first-year teachers at a public school in Brooklyn. Over the course of the year they learn they share much in common - not least of which is that they are both going through the process of arranged marriages.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: serious, melancholic, realistic, touching, captivating, thinking, sincere, suspenseful, sweet, multicultural
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Stuck Between Stations (2011)
Plot Summary:
A decade after they graduated from high school and went their separate ways, Casper (Sam Rosen), a soldier haunted by the horrors of war, and Rebecca (Zoe Lister Jones), a whip-smart graduate student with a shaky future, reunite by chance and get to know each other over the course of an accidental tour of the little-known underbelly of Minneapolis. The evening's odyssey includes a bar fight, a house party, a punk-rock circus, a spontaneous burglary, a home Casper did not know he had, and a cast of strange characters, unexpected allies and disappointing friends.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: sentimental, serious, realistic, melancholic, romantic, sexy, sweet, romantic comedy, indie film, independent film
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Old Love (2007)
Plot Summary:
Though approaching his eighties, Max Kohn shows no signs of slowing down. He pursues his love life - both real and imagined - with youthful vigor, thereby risking his relationship to Reisel, the woman he loves but neglects. LOVE COMES LATELY is a film about real and imagined longings, the never ending dream of love and the power of fiction.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 342
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany, Austria, USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: psychological, serious, realistic
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Breaking Upwards (2009)
Plot Summary:
'Breaking Upwards' explores a young, real-life New York couple who, four years in and battling codependency, decide to intricately strategize their own break up. Based on an actual experiment devised by director/actor Daryl Wein and actress Zoe Lister-Jones, the film loosely interprets a year in their lives exploring alternatives to monogamy, and the madness that ensues. An uncensored look at young love, lust, and the pangs of codependency, 'Breaking Upwards' follows its characters as they navigate each others' emotions across the city they love. It begs the question: is it ever possible to grow apart together?.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: mumblecore, romantic, sincere, touching, semi serious, humorous, realistic, captivating, romantic comedy, gloomy
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Wadjda (2012)
Plot Summary:
Wadjda is a 10-year-old girl living in a suburb of Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. Although she lives in a conservative world, Wadjda is fun loving, entrepreneurial and always pushing the boundaries of what she can get away with. After a fight with her friend Abdullah, a neighborhood boy she shouldn't be playing with, Wadjda sees a beautiful green bicycle for sale. She wants the bicycle desperately so that she can beat Abdullah in a race. But Wadjda's mother won't allow it, fearing repercussions from a society that sees bicycles as dangerous to a girl's virtue. So Wadjda decides to try and raise the money herself.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Saudi Arabia, Netherlands, Germany, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: talky, stylized, touching, sincere, serious, realistic, inspirational, social, educational, islamic
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Finding Me (2009)
Plot Summary:
Faybien Allan has it all going on; he's young, stylish, and knows the importance of being seen with hip friends at NYC's trendiest spots. But beneath the sparkle of his nightlife and his stunning good-looks, is a man buckling under his father's homophobia. Filled with self-loathing and desperate for direction, he meanders through life until meeting Lonnie, a confident activist with a flirtatious smile. However, despite their obvious chemistry and fireworks in bed, Faybien's insecurities have him looking for the door. Can a budding romance and a few good friends keep him from making the biggest mistake of his life?.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 112
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: humorous, contemplative, psychological, captivating, independent film, realistic, semi serious, sexual, sexy, queer cinema
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The Brothers McMullen (1995)
Plot Summary:
Deals with the lives of the three Irish Catholic McMullen brothers from Long Island, New York, over three months, as they grapple with basic ideas and values — love, sex, marriage, religion and family — in the 1990s. Directed, written, produced by and starring Edward Burns.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: independent film, touching, realistic, witty, talky, art house, sincere, humorous, contemplative, semi serious
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Amanda (2009)
Plot Summary:
A successful businessman meets the woman of his dreams, Amanda, only to discover she harbors a shocking little secret about her past.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 285
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, captivating, light, independent film, sentimental, touching, offbeat, realistic, witty
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To Find a Man (1972)
Plot Summary:
A boarding-school girl (Pamela Sue Martin) comes home pregnant and asks the boy (Darren O'Connor) next door for help getting an abortion.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 162
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film, psychological, sincere, touching, humorous, serious, emotional, realistic, gloomy
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Violet Tendencies (2010)
Plot Summary:
A woman tries to distance herself from her gay friends in an effort to land a straight boyfriend.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 633
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, captivating, light, clever, realistic, not serious, independent film, queer cinema
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David & Layla (2005)
Plot Summary:
Inspired by a true story, sparks fly when a Jew and a Muslim fall in love in New York. David (David Moscow), TV host of "Sex & Happiness", becomes smitten with the voluptuous Layla (Shiva Rose) - a mysterious, sensual dancer who turns out to be a refugee. David's reckless pursuit of Layla sets off an unveiling of the similarities and contrasts of their ancient cultures. His lust grows into love as he discovers in stunning Layla a sensitive, intelligent war survivor with a rich culture that echoes his own. But their families are dead set against their unlikely romance. Faced with deportation, Layla must choose.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 889
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, sincere, touching, witty, semi serious, independent film, slapstick comedy, neo screwball comedy
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An American Reunion (2003)
Plot Summary:
The reality of life slams into the proverbial wall when a group of necessitous best friends and ex-lovers are reunited at a milestone reunion, igniting an already passionate and combustible past.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, captivating, sincere, serious, realistic, independent film
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Life Partners (2014)
Plot Summary:
A 29-year-old lawyer and her lesbian best friend experience a dramatic shift in their longtime bond after one enters a serious relationship.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, talky, melancholic, sweet, touching, sincere, semi serious, independent film, captivating
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The Myth of the American Sleepover (2010)
Plot Summary:
Four young people navigate the suburban wonderland of metro-Detroit looking for love and adventure on the last weekend of summer.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: sentimental, uplifting, realistic, touching, serious, talky, independent film, sexy, mumblecore, indie film
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Mary and Rhoda (2000)
Plot Summary:
The old friends from "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," Mary and Rhoda, are reunited, only to discover that Mary has a daughter named Rose and Rhoda's daughter is named Meredith.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 445
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: sitcom, sentimental, touching, humorous, talky, sincere, realistic, semi serious, clever
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Man in the Chair (2007)
Plot Summary:
The story of an aspiring young filmmaker's encounter with a grumpy fount of movie lore.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, serious, realistic, sincere, cult classic, masterpiece
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Worst Friends (2014)
Plot Summary:
WORST FRIENDS is the story of two childhood friends who are forced to re-think their friendship as adults. When Jake (Richard Tanne) is injured in a car accident, the only person willing to take care of him is his childhood friend Sam (Noah Barrow). With the aid of a tough-as-nails physical therapist (Cody Horn), Sam helps Jake recuperate, but when Sam's high school crush (Kristen Connolly) enters the picture, old habits and bitter rivalries resurface, threatening to tear their friendship apart.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 244
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, emotional, captivating, touching, independent film
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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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Seasons Of Love (2014)
Plot Summary:
Set in the picturesque backdrop of New York, "Seasons of Love" is a romantic, soulful holiday drama about two people who struggle to find love against the odds, while reconciling with the past and learning the true value of family.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 153
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: uplifting, humorous, semi serious, sincere, romantic, captivating, touching, realistic, independent film
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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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30 Years to Life (2001)
Plot Summary:
First of all, the title does not refer to someone sentenced to jail. It is a movie about 6 lifetime friends who are all hitting the big `3-0' together during the same year. Each one looks inside themselves to see where has my life gone and what am I going to do with my future. Actually, what I saw was a black Seinfeld comedy. Tracy Morgan, who is one of the main characters, is a struggling comedian just like Jerry Seinfeld. He gives his opinion of what women want in a man in one of his comedy routines. Melissa De Sousa is looking for a man before time runs out. She is just like Elaine in Seinfeld. I don't remember the big problem with turning thirty, however, all the characters in this movie can show you what they are, such as not having fame, riches, a husband, a thin body, and staying young. Their life stories are probably repeated many times around the world.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 292
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: sincere, touching, humorous, witty, psychological, romantic, captivating, clever, offbeat, realistic
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Changing Hearts (2002)
Plot Summary:
Based on Daniel Wright's award-winning play "Colored Eggs", is a drama/comedy about life, loss and love among an eccentric group of characters whose lives intersect under less than ideal circumstances.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 500
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: sentimental, semi serious, sincere, touching, realistic, romantic, independent film, emotional, gloomy
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The Lords of Flatbush (1974)
Plot Summary:
Directed by Martin Davidson and Stephen Verona, The Lords of Flatbush is a low budget film starring Perry King, Henry Winkler and Sylvester Stallone (who also wrote additional dialog). Set in the late 1950s, the coming-of-age story follows four Brooklyn teenagers known as The Lords of Flatbush. The Lords chase girls, steal cars, play pool and hang out at a local malt shop. The film focuses on Chico (King) attempting to win over Jane (Susan Blakely), a girl who wants little to do with him, and Stanley (Stallone), who impregnates his girlfriend Frannie, who wants him to marry her.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: realistic, stylized, sentimental, intense, touching, serious, hood, period piece, cult classic, road movie
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Tanner Hall (2009)
Plot Summary:
Tanner Hall is a vivid peek into the private world of an all-girls boarding school. In a cozy, but run down New England, the knot of adolescent complexity is unraveled through the coming of age stories of four teen-age girls.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: serious, atmospheric, realistic, independent film, captivating, deep, teen, gloomy
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Angie (1994)
Plot Summary:
Angie lives in the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn, N.Y. and dreams of a better life than everyone she knows. When she finds that she is pregnant by her boyfriend Vinnie, she decides that she will have the baby, but not Vinnie as a husband. This turns the entire neighborhood upside down and starts her on a journey of self discovery. This journey includes her family, a new lover and her life. Even her best friend Tina has trouble understanding Angie. Written by Tony Fontana.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: intense, sentimental, touching, entertaining, anamorphic, humorous, realistic, semi serious, light, inspirational
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Waiting to Exhale (1995)
Plot Summary:
Cheated on, mistreated and stepped on, the women are holding their breath, waiting for the elusive "good man" to break a string of less-than-stellar lovers. Friends and confidants Vannah, Bernie, Glo and Robin talk it all out, determined to find a better way to breathe.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags: touching, sexy, sweet, melancholic, sentimental, sincere, humorous, romantic, hood, clever
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The Wish List (2010)
Plot Summary:
Sarah Fisher, an overly organized, by-the-numbers kind of woman, makes a "wish list" of all the qualities and traits her future husband should have. After finding the perfect man, she falls for a guy who meets none of her criteria and discovers that life and love don't always work out according to the master plan.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, light, sincere, captivating, entertaining, cute, teen, touching
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Funny Ha Ha (2002)
Plot Summary:
Unsure of what to do next, 23-year-old Marnie tries her best to navigate life after college in this romantic comedy. Still partying like there's no tomorrow, Marnie drags herself out of bed for her miserable temp job and can't decide whether she's wasting her time going after best buddy Alex, who doesn't seem to be interested.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: mumblecore, clever, touching, humorous, sentimental, art house, cult classic, sincere, realistic, witty
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Mystic Pizza (1988)
Plot Summary:
Three teenage girls come of age while working at a pizza parlor in Mystic Connecticut.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 32000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: light, sentimental, sweet, melancholic, feel good, touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious, teen
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Ten Inch Hero (2007)
Plot Summary:
Four friends search for love and happiness while working at a California sandwich shop.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: feel good, touching, sentimental, witty, realistic, humorous, funny, intense, sweet, teen sex comedy
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How to Make an American Quilt (1995)
Plot Summary:
Soon-to-be-wed graduate student Finn Dodd develops cold feet when she suspects her fiancé is cheating on her. In order to clear her head, Finn visits her grandmother, Hy, and great aunt, Glady Joe Cleary, in Grasse, Calif. There, Finn learns that Hy and Glady Joe are members of a group of passionate quilters, and over the course of her visit she is regaled with tales of love and life by women who have collected rich experiences and much wisdom.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, light, emotional, sweet, melancholic, talky, sincere, humorous, semi serious