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Plot Summary:
Based on the plot of an award-winning Crayon Shin-chan animated movie from 2002, a boy named Shinichi (Takei) does the time-traveling and meets a feared general named Ijiri Matabei (Kusanagi). Ijiri is in love with Princess Ren (Aragaki) who subsequently rejects an arranged marriage to Okura Itakatora (Osawa), a powerful daimyo of northern Kanto. Enraged by the rejection, Okura sends a large army to Ijiri's smaller state and it's up to Shinichi to change their destiny.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 299
Genere: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 127 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, disturbing
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Style (2018)
Plot Summary:
When a city-bred girl comes home to her village, she falls for the macho village boy and asks him out. As a passionate romance brews, the guy falls madly in love with her, but does she feel the same way? Or is it just a passionate summer fling?.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 153 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Lethal Weapons of Love and Passion (2006)
Plot Summary:
Lethal Weapons of Love and Passion is a Hong Kong television series based on Huang Yi's novel Fuyu Fanyun. It was first broadcast on TVB in January 2006.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 32
Genere: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, disturbing
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Time Trip App (2014)
Plot Summary:
In 1868, a battle between new government forces and shogunate forces are about to take place in Edo. Katsu Kaishu wants to avoid useless bloodshed and sends a peace envoy to Takamori Saigō, but Katsu Kaishu is unable to get a response from Takamori Saigō. One day, Katsu Kaishu meets high school teacher Mikako and her student Masaya who is captivated by the shogunate. Mikako and her student Masaya tells Katsu Kaishu that they are from the future. Katsu Kaishu takes care of Mikako and her student Masaya, while Mikako hopes to go back to the future where she came from.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 142
Genere: Action
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: captivating, disturbing
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The Crime of Father Amaro (2005)
Plot Summary:
O Crime do Padre Amaro ("The Crime of Father Amaro") is a novel by the 19th-century Portuguese writer José Maria de Eça de Queiroz. It was first published in 1875 to great controversy.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: Portugal
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: captivating, disturbing
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Indi (2007)
Plot Summary:
Arina is young, reach and independent woman. She's married to a wealthy businessman. But deep inside she's still looking for a true love.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 186
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Russia, Ukraine
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing, fairy tale, surprise ending
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Money or Love (2011)
Plot Summary:
A car thief driven by a love of cash finds his priorities shift when he falls for a college student but his conversion has dangerous consequences.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 245
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Slovakia, Czech Republic
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Hirugao (2017)
Plot Summary:
Set 3 years after the drama series. Kitano Yuichiro comes to give a lecture in the town where divorcee Sasamoto Sawa now lives quietly. The two meet again and their love story continue.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 366
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 125 min
Plot tags: captivating, romantic, romantic drama
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Oru Indian Pranayakadha (2013)
Plot Summary:
Oru Indian Pranayakatha is about the life of a young political leader and his association with a woman who comes unexpectedly into his life.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 150 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, political
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Tokyo Revengers (2021)
Plot Summary:
An unemployed man learns that his ex-girlfriend was murdered. He suddenly finds himself travelling through time to his middle school years and has chance to change the future and save the girl. He aims to rise to the top of the most brutal delinquent gang.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai (2021)
Plot Summary:
Set in the 19th century, "Moeyo Ken" follows the life of Toshizo Hijikata. He was the vice-commander of the Shinsengumi and fought against the Meiji Restoration.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 257
Genere: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 148 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, disturbing, period drama
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Mumon: The Land of Stealth (2017)
Plot Summary:
Raised suckling poison arrows among the sparring Iga ninja factions, Mumon (Satoshi Ohno, of idol group Arashi) is a carefree 16th-century mercenary. When the ninja council makes a power play to defeat the young Nobukatsu Oda struggling to step into his father’s warlord shoes as they expand rule across the country, Mumon jumps into the fray to satisfy his new bride Okuni’s (Satomi Ishihara of Shin Godzilla, Attack on Titan) demand that he make good on his promises of wealth. Yet Mumon soon finds what is worth fighting for beyond money or nation. A longtime JAPAN CUTS favorite known for his offbeat dramas, Yoshihiro Nakamura (Fish Story, Golden Slumber) takes on the jidaigeki epic with his signature sense of play featuring a jazzy soundtrack and fantastical ninja tricks. -JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, disturbing, psychedelic
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The Dry Blade (2012)
Plot Summary:
In 1873, Emperor Meiji abolished the rights of the samurai in favor of a modern, westernized military. With intentions to launch a bloody crusade against the government, warrior Endo Tadaoki (Henry Lee) gathers his remaining men to prepare for one last honorable battle against the emperor and regain the supremacy of the samurai. As fellow warrior Kido Masahide (Vint Carmona) refuses to join the war, he and his wife are brutally murdered at the hands of Endo's blade before being robbed of their family swords. When Kido's only son (Michael Nosé) is also pressured to join Endo's forces, he instead chooses a fatal confrontation with his parents' assailant. Suffering from a rare medical condition that renders his skin allergic to water, Ken embarks on his quest to find a sword and avenge his family's death.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 20
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: captivating
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Jaya Janaki Nayaka (2017)
Plot Summary:
Gagan is very much in love with Sweety aka Janaki, a sweet-natured girl, ever willing to lend a helping hand to those in need. But she ends up rejecting Gagan and later finds herself in a situation from which there seems no escape. Why did Sweety reject Gagan and what does he do when he finds her in a dangerous predicament.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 149 min
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, captivating, disturbing
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A Boy. A Girl. A Dream. (2018)
Plot Summary:
On the night of the 2016 Presidential election, Cass, an L.A. club promoter, takes a thrilling and emotional journey with Frida, a Midwestern visitor. She challenges him to revisit his broken dreams - while he pushes her to discover hers.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 563
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, political
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Porto (2016)
Plot Summary:
Jake and Mati are two outsiders in the northerly Portuguese city of Porto who once experienced a brief connection. A mystery remains about the moments they shared, and in searching through memories, they relive the depths of a night uninhibited by the consequences of time.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Portugal, France, Poland, USA
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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The Only One (2020)
Plot Summary:
On the brink of resigning herself to a life of independence and wanderlust, a young woman visits an old flame on his vineyard in France and takes one last shot at a committed relationship.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 315
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada, France
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, captivating, disturbing
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Ex (2010)
Plot Summary:
Zhou Yi is about to leave on holiday with her boyfriend Woody, until an argument makes Zhou Yi to dump him at the airport. Their breakup is being witnessed by her ex-boyfriend.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 479
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Tempting Fate (2019)
Plot Summary:
Gabby's picture perfect marriage to Elliott is jeopardized when she meets Matt, a handsome younger man who ignites a fire and desire within her. Based on the New York Times best-selling novel of the same name.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 827
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Snow In Sea Breeze (2015)
Plot Summary:
On a snowy night, little Seon-mi is diagnosed with hemopoietic dysplasia. Years pass and Seon-mi, who has now become an adult, has overcome her pain and is adjusting to the adult world. Having decided to use her talent to become a perfumer, she travels to many different places to collect various scents and spices to help people with their inner pains. She meets Sang-woo at an aquarium and is strongly drawn to his scent which reminds her of her father.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 119
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: romantic, psychological, captivating, disturbing
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I Remember (2020)
Plot Summary:
When an average and unexciting IT worker meets the new girl in the office, the beautiful Zhao Ximan, he finds a reason to change his life. But Ximan hides a secret, she suffers from Global Transient Amnesia, meaning she won't remember anything tomorrow. How can he win her over?.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 95
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, captivating, disturbing
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Kick 2 (2015)
Plot Summary:
A doctor living abroad returns to India to sell his property, where he falls in love with a woman who tries to get him to help the people in her village.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 170 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, semi serious
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Dear Comrade (2019)
Plot Summary:
A hot-blooded student union leader falls for a state-level cricketer but his anger management issues and violent streak threatens to derail their love story.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Action, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: India
Duration: 169 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Janani (2006)
Plot Summary:
Film about a young heir to a toy company who has gotten a young lady pregnant. But were they unknowingly related to one-another?.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 45
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, romantic drama
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Yaaradi Nee Mohini (2008)
Plot Summary:
Vasu falls in love with Keerthi, but when he expresses his feelings to her, she turns him down and says that her marriage has already been arranged. He later learns that she is set to marry his close friend Cheenu.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 174 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, romantic drama
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A Courtesan with Flowered Skin (2014)
Plot Summary:
Japan around 1860: popular courtesan Asagiri will be freed soon from her service, yet she cannot imagine any other existence. Until one day at a local festival, Asagiri meets the young artisan Hanjiro by chance – an encounter that changes her destiny. With a strong performance by leading actress Yumi ADACHI and exquisite camerawork and production design, A COURTESAN WITH FLOWERED SKIN succeeds in recalling the golden age of Japanese erotic film.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 173
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: disturbing, psychological, romantic, captivating, erotic, intense
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Classic Again (2020)
Plot Summary:
In a love triangle that miraculously mirrors her mother's romance years ago, a young woman let's her heart lead.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 218
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Thailand
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, captivating, disturbing
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The Third Way of Love (2015)
Plot Summary:
"The Third Way of Love" tells the sad love story of Lin Qi Zheng, who is from a rich family, and Zhou Yu who is a smart and beautiful lawyer.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 524
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, romantic drama
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The Last Paradiso (2021)
Plot Summary:
In 1950s Italy, a farmer's dream of improving workers’ living conditions collapses when he falls for a landowner's daughter. Based on true events.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, captivating, disturbing
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A Full Breath (2007)
Plot Summary:
A man travelling to his past finds himself trapped in love triangle with no way out.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 35
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Russia
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Worst Woman (2016)
Plot Summary:
Eun-hee is an actress who also plays in her real life. One day, she meets three different men and changes her own character each time she dates them, just like taking a role in the play. One is clever and polite, another is boyish and honest, and the last seems elegant and mature. Though each of her performances full of lies seems going smoothly, everything is about to be messed up at the end.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 146
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing