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Plot Summary:
A small town teenager in the 1960s believes her dreams of becoming a famous singer will come true when her rock star idol gets stranded in town. But a leak in a nearby chemical plant that is believed to be causing mass mutations threatens to turn her dream into a nightmare.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 665
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Musical, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, weird
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Saving Paradise (2021)
Plot Summary:
A ruthless corporate raider is forced to return to his small town roots where he suddenly inherits his father's nearly bankrupt pencil factory, which is the heart and soul of the depressed community. With the foreclosure deadline looming, he must decide to either let it close, or join the community's fight to save it.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 357
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, realistic, disturbing
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Astronaut (2019)
Plot Summary:
A lonely widower battles his family, ill health and time to win a competition for a golden ticket to space.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Souvenir (2016)
Plot Summary:
Isabelle Huppert stars as a middle-aged factory worker whose long-ago brush with fame comes to the fore again when she begins a romance with a young aspiring boxer.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Belgium, Luxembourg, France
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, stylized
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Pop World (2005)
Plot Summary:
18-year old girl, called Slavka, born in a small northern town, comes to Moscow - to become a singer or a real pop-star. She got no cash, but just the business card of one of the most famous music producer, called Larisa. But Slavka appears to be quite pushy, and gets herself on board Larisa. And suddenly psycho shock happens - 48-year old Larisa recognizes herself and her own youth in a teen age Slavka, who has the same fighter's nature.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 251
Genere: Drama, Musical
Country: Russia
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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The Music in Me (2015)
Plot Summary:
A singer/songwriter leaves her dreams behind to help her family, until one special guy and a group of musically-challenged strangers help her find her voice again.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 207
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating, disturbing
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Zeta (2016)
Plot Summary:
Alex, a poor italian guy living on the streets of Rome finally realizes his dream of becoming a rap singer, known as Zeta. He will find himself in the world of hip-hop in a flash, having to struggle against the severity of the real world and his demons to discover what he really wants.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 342
Genere: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Asphalt Goddess (2020)
Plot Summary:
Max returns to her slum turned into the vocalist of a rock band. There, the memories await, the latest news and the truths that were silent for years: Sonia is a voice that speaks from the death.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 218
Genere: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 126 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Songbird (2018)
Plot Summary:
Joanne, lead singer of the once-popular 1990s Britpop band the Filthy Dukes, mistakenly enrolled in university after a drunken night out with her friend Sara. Determined to give the young students a run for their money as a party animal, she finds they aren’t interested in rock ’n’ roll. However, love and new beginnings might be on the cards for rocker Joanne.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 659
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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The Nights Belong to Monsters (2021)
Plot Summary:
Sol, a 17-year-old teenager, moves with her mother to the Gonzalo's home, the actual mother's boyfriend. In this town, where from the beginning Sol only finds hostility, she must face bullying from her schoolmates and Gonzalo's harassment. While wandering the streets trying to find a way out, Sol meet a mysterious and magical female dog with whom she establish a symbiotic relationship. It be this dog, the one that violently and surprisingly, always appear to defend Sol until the last consequences.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 57
Genere: Drama, Fantasy
Country: Argentina
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Five Fingers (2012)
Plot Summary:
Five Fingers is about young people overcoming their tragedy and fulfilling their dreams. There’s a boy, Ji Ho, who’s eager to be part of one family. Step-mother who saved a son from the fire, while leaving her birth son inside. This boy wants to become a son of a mother, who’s not his birth mother. He wants to become a brother to a younger brother, who’s not his true brother. Ji Ho’s life may look miserable. But he has an outstanding talent as a pianist. However, he has a rival to overcome. In Ha, who also has a professional skill. Although, he doesn’t get much attention. Stay tuned to see the battle between these two different pianists.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 163
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Last Film Show (2021)
Plot Summary:
A 9-year-old boy in a remote village in India begins a lifelong love affair with cinema when he bribes his way into a rundown movie palace and spends a Summer watching movies from the projection booth.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama
Country: India, France, USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, entertaining, disturbing, gujarati, semi autobiographical, extraordinary, nostalgic
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The Sky Is Everywhere (2022)
Plot Summary:
Lennie is a teen musical prodigy grieving the death of her sister when she finds herself caught between a new guy at school and her sister's devastated boyfriend. Through her vivid imagination and conflicted heart, Lennie navigates first love and first loss.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: sincere, psychological, captivating, disturbing, teen, romantic
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Hollywood Stargirl (2022)
Plot Summary:
When Stargirl's mother is hired as the costume designer on a movie, they relocate to L.A., where Stargirl quickly becomes involved with an eclectic assortment of characters.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing, teen comedy
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Born To Sing (2013)
Plot Summary:
A movie directed by comedian Lee Kyeong-kyu about the laughter and inspiration of competitiors in the process of getting prepared for the singing comtest that has become one of Korea's representing event.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 87
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Falling for Figaro (2020)
Plot Summary:
Millie is a brilliant young fund manager who decides to leave her unfulfilling job and long-term boyfriend behind to chase her lifelong dream of becoming an opera singer…in the Scottish Highlands! She begins intense vocal training lessons with renowned but fearsome singing teacher and former opera diva Meghan Geoffrey-Bishop. It is there she meets Max, another of Meghan’s students who is also training for the upcoming “Singer of Renown” contest. What begins as a brutal competition between Millie and Max slowly turns into something more….
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: UK, Australia, USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating, entertaining, disturbing, feel good
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Come From Away (2021)
Plot Summary:
7,000 passengers are stranded in the small town of Gander, Newfoundland after all flights into the US are grounded on September 11, 2001. Filmed live on stage at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theater in New York City.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, humorous, captivating, disturbing
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The Music of Silence (2017)
Plot Summary:
Born with a serious eye condition that eventually leads to his blindness, Bocelli nevertheless rises above the challenges, driven by great ambitions towards his passion. The silent pursuit of his daily mission continues.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Italy
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating, disturbing, inspirational
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The Power of Love (2020)
Plot Summary:
For Aline Dieu, nothing in the world matters more than music, family and love. Her powerful and emotional voice captivates everyone who hears it, including successful manager Guy-Claude Kamar, who resolves to do everything in his power to make her a star. As Aline climbs from local phenomenon to bestselling recording artist to international superstar, she embarks on the two great romances of her life: one with the decades-older Guy- Claude and the other with her adoring audiences.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: France, Canada, Belgium
Duration: 126 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating, disturbing
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Love Like the Falling Petals (2022)
Plot Summary:
Haruto Asakura falls in love with hairdresser Misaki Ariake and asks her out. Watching Misaki Ariake work hard to achieve what she wants, Haruto Asakura, who almost gave up his dream to become a photographer, begins to pursue his dream again, but Misaki Ariake is diagnosed with a disease that ages her 10x faster than normal.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 748
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 128 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, romantic, captivating, disturbing
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My Paparotti (2013)
Plot Summary:
This movie talks about the genius high school student Jang-ho who dreams of becoming the next Pavarotti although he is part of a gang and Sang-jin, currently a countryside art school music teacher but once a highlighted vocal singer.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 580
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: South Korea
Duration: 127 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Ito (2021)
Plot Summary:
A shy country girl chooses a part-time job at a maid cafe where she serves customers while dressed up as a maid.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 533
Genere: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Little Voice (2020)
Plot Summary:
A love letter to the diverse musicality of New York and an exploration the universal journey of finding your authentic voice in your early 20s — and the courage to use it.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sentimental, light, sincere, captivating, entertaining, exciting
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Tonic Dominant (2000)
Plot Summary:
Three days in the life of a young clarinetist (Fernando Alves Pinto), who is in love with a violinist (Vera Zimmerman), but can't get her attention. In the first day he feels alone and frail; in the second day what was supposed to be pleasant becomes a nightmare; in the third day he finally achieves fulfillment through music and helps a pianist (Vera Holtz) who is rehearsing for a concert. These three days correspond to a three movement sonata - the director (Lina Chamie) is a musician, so she imprinted a musical structure to her movie, with few dialogs and poetic images. It's a movie for music lovers. Written by CeciliaWolf.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 91
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating, disturbing
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Lost Love (2003)
Plot Summary:
Ettore, a young boy in Sicily in the 50's, is surrounded by women and is always surprised by what is happening around him. In Milan a few years later Ettore is once again the center of attention and the hip crowd.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 270
Genere: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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100% Coco (2017)
Plot Summary:
13 year old Coco loves fashion and has her own unique style. She dreams of becoming a famous fashion icon. But on her first day of school she is made fun of and everyone calls her 'Coco the Clown'. Devastated, she decides to leave her vintage dresses, panther boots and striped socks at home and to dress herself more unnoticeable. Her anonymously kept fashion vlog as Style Tiger is a huge hit however. Is there still a chance that she will become a style icon? And does Bruno, that quirky boy she knows from school and secretly likes, finally notice her? Slowly Coco learns that she just has to be 100% herself!.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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West Coast (2016)
Plot Summary:
Four inseparable teenagers in a small town in Brittany (France). As lifelong fans of the West Coast, they think are real gangstas. Together as a "gang", they are invincible, respected, fearless and nothing can reach them, certainly not the teasing and contempt of their fellow classmates. So when Fle-O, the leader of this merry gang, learns that he has to leave his town and his friends at the end of the year, his whole world falls apart leaving him vulnerable when the most popular kid in school decides to make fun of them in front of everyone. Humiliated, our protagonists decide to take their revenge through one last expedition together that will lead them further than they would have imagined. Through incongruous situations and successive meetings, they will grow and learn.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 792
Genere: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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My Father's Violin (2022)
Plot Summary:
Through their shared grief and connection to music, an orphaned girl bonds with her emotionally aloof, successful violinist uncle.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: sincere, psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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The In Between (2022)
Plot Summary:
After surviving a car accident that took the life of her boyfriend, a teenage girl believes he's attempting to reconnect with her from the after world.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: romantic, psychological, captivating, disturbing, teen, sincere
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Spring, Again (2019)
Plot Summary:
A mother who just lost her only hope, daughter, made a critical decision. On that day, she happened to live a life which the time goes back to one day before every day. During the time traveling, she gets the second chance for her life.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 85
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Along for the Ride (2022)
Plot Summary:
The summer before college, Auden meets the mysterious Eli, a fellow insomniac. While the seaside town of Colby sleeps, the two embark on nightly quests to help Auden experience the fun, carefree teen life she never knew she wanted.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: romantic, captivating, disturbing, psychological, romantic comedy, teen