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Plot Summary:
Released from prison after five years, con-artist Szu is sent packing by his young wife; he heads for the town of Lutyn where he runs a con and attracts the interest of Jurek, a young cab driver who imagines himself a great grifter. Szu ("Sharp") teaches Jurek a few tricks enabling the young man to win some money in Wroclaw, then Sharp departs with Jola, a prostitute who offers him a mark. How that plays out, Jurek's determination to win big, Sharp's cold calculations, and the wages of sin await.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: Poland
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags:
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To Kill This Love (1972)
Plot Summary:
The young couple love each other. The boy is in constant work which will fit him, and in the end becomes a petty thief who cannot pay his debts anymore and decides to steal from homes where he pays scheduled visits to lonely housewifes. The girl works a nurse but is too sensitive in extreme cases. Running parallel to their story is a metaphor involving a castaway on a junkyard, who tries every means possible to get rid of the dog which becomes attached to him. In the end he attaches sticks of dynamite to the dog, but he breaks loose and the explosion wipes them both.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 221
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Poland
Duration: 92 min
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Screen Test (1977)
Plot Summary:
Three-part film centered around a film being made by a group of young directors. In the first a working-class girl finishes school and has her first love affair, which ends badly. In the second a provincial boy with dreams of life in the theater has an affair with his boss' wife. They meet during the film's screen tests.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 125
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Poland
Duration: 99 min
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Black Field (2009)
Plot Summary:
1654, Ottoman Empire, Greece. A Turkish Warrior arrives heavily wounded at a remote Christian female monastery and is nursed by Anthi, a young nun under the oath of silence. They fall in love against all odds. But Anthi is tormented by a dark secret. The two lovers escape in the nearby forest, where Anthi's secret is revealed: She is, in fact, a boy.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 708
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Greece
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: baroque
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Tulipany (2004)
Plot Summary:
The story of male friendship, vitality and the joy of living, even after turning 60 years old. When one of the three friends is taken to hospital, the others are there for him.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 169
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Poland
Duration: 89 min
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Vendues (2004)
Plot Summary:
7 young women from Eastern Europe accept to become prostitutes for a year in exchange for a journey that will take them from Belgrade to Marseilles and provide them with a French passport. Irina, a worker from a Moscow suburb, brings along Enki, her young son, hidden among her luggage. She's ready to do anything to give him a brighter future.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 22
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 90 min
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Anatomy of Love (1972)
Plot Summary:
A young attractive widow has a one-night stand with a handsome architect. The couple soon starts a tumultuous relationship.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 142
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Poland
Duration: 92 min
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Aside (1999)
Plot Summary:
Rex and Rica are G.I. babies born to American fathers they never knew. Raised by a rich, gay adoptive father, Rex grew up feeling worthless and alone. Rica was brought up by an arrogant aunt who always makes her feel like she's a good for nothing bitch. One day, his foster father is killed, and Rex is accused of the crime. Rica, on the other hand, flees from her cruel aunt. Their paths cross as they both try to escape their predicaments. Crime and passion draw them to each other, and the thrill of it all drives them to yearn for more. But truth has its way of signifying itself: the day comes when they both learn that they have the same father.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 389
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 108 min
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Sztos (1997)
Plot Summary:
Two friends recall the PRL. After serving time in jail, they took up an illegal currency exchange. Cheated by partner - they decide to take revenge. Preparations take many months, but the action ends differently than it was planned.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: Poland
Duration: 86 min
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Stille Nacht (1996)
Plot Summary:
Sensing their relationship is crumbling, Christian avoids celebrating Christmas with his girlfriend Julia and heads for Paris.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 297
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany, Switzerland
Duration: 83 min
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An Amorous Woman of the Tang Dynasty (1984)
Plot Summary:
Eddie Fong makes his directorial debut with this acclaimed and pointedly feminist period erotic drama about an independent woman born in conservative times. Taoist priestess Yu Hsuan-chi (Pat Ha Man-chik) longs for the sort of earthy experience that a woman born to her lofty station is not expected -- or desired -- to have. While putting in an appearance with society's elite, she carries on a passionate affair with an itinerate swordsman named Tsui Po-hou (Alex Man). With both Hsuan-chi and Po-hou fighting against the tedium and hide-bound conventions of Chinese society, the two seem like a perfect match. Yet the ever restless Po-hou soon leaves her and continues on his travels. Hsuan-chi develops a reputation as an amoral libertine, partially because she is having sex with her maid Lu Chiao. After Po-hou returns and leaves her again, Hsuan-chi learns that Lu Chiao is pregnant but she refuses to divulge the name of the father. Hsuan-chi's reaction ultimately results in tragedy.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 251
Genere: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: erotic
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Love, Sex & Pandemic (2022)
Plot Summary:
We follow the lives of three women and a young man who are sexually liberated and treat monogamy lightly. When the coronavirus pandemic begins, the protagonists are faced with the opportunity of setting their lives straight.
IMDB Rating: 2.7
IMDB Votes: 506
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Poland
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags:
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Love, Money, Love (2000)
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David, a recently fired scrapyard worker and Marie, a prostitute, both about 20 years old, meet on New Year's Eve in Berlin and decide to run away together. As David's arm is plastered from an accident Marie continues to prostitute herself to finance their restless journey through the Ruhr area. Their love and their will to survive guide them though all problems.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 558
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany, Switzerland, France
Duration: 137 min
Plot tags: sexploitation film
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Euphoria (2006)
Plot Summary:
They saw each other only once. At a wedding with lots of alcohol. Their eyes met and that was it. They didn't understand rationally what happened to them but they felt that they cannot keep living and breathing without each other. Cosmic magnetism with irresistible intensity pulled them together. They no longer belonged to themselves, their families and friends and that's how a tragedy evolves.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Russia
Duration: 74 min
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Gypsy Eyes (1992)
Plot Summary:
A security officer tracks down the Gypsy girl who can identify an American diplomat's killer.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 259
Genere: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: Slovenia
Duration: 87 min
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Frozen City (2006)
Plot Summary:
Looking to outrun the horrors of his past, a tormented cabbie flees Helsinki for an apartment complex in the suburbs, only to discover that new neighbors bring new problems. What ensues is a raw, realistic tragedy with an unwaveringly humane core.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 767
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Finland
Duration: 92 min
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Sapoot (1996)
Plot Summary:
Film starring Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty and Karisma Kapoor.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 158 min
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Low Profile (1993)
Plot Summary:
A disillusioned police detective, used as a scapegoat by his corrupted superior, fights back by becoming a competent criminal.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 294
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: detective
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Lost Illusions (2021)
Plot Summary:
Taking place between the years 1837 and 1843, Balzac’s classic novel focuses on the young poet Lucien de Rubempré, who leaves Angouleme for Paris in the pursuit of becoming an author.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 149 min
Plot tags: art house
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The Stud (1978)
Plot Summary:
Fontaine Khaled is the wife of a wealthy but boring businessman. She spends his money on her nightclub, The Hobo, and partying. She hires a manager, Tony, to run her club, but it is understood that his job security is dependent on him satisfying her nymphomaniac demands.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: erotic, independent film, erotic drama, cult film
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Sound of the Sea (2001)
Plot Summary:
Son de Mar (English: "Sound of the Sea") is a 2001 Spanish drama / erotic film directed by Juan José Bigas Luna based on the novel of the same title by Manuel Vicent. It revolves around Ulises (Jordi Mollà), who comes to a fishing village to teach literature at a local high school. During his stay he falls in love with Martina (Leonor Watling), the daughter of his landlord. Sierra (Eduard Fernández), a rich businessman, also falls in love with her and fruitlessly tries to win her heart.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Spain
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, psychological, serious, realistic, erotic, art film, sensual, sexual, sexy
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Until September (1984)
Plot Summary:
American tour guide Mo Alexander misses her tour group, and then her flight out of Paris. Stuck in the city of romance, Mo runs into the very suave -- and very married -- Xavier, who attempts to seduce Mo while his family is out of town. His charms prove hard to resist, and Mo succumbs, though her conscience weighs heavy. Soon their bickering romance of convenience takes a serious turn, and, in spite of himself, Xavier finds he's falling in love.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 803
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: erotic, romantic, sex comedy, sentimental, serious, realistic, sexual, sexy
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The Blue Room (2002)
Plot Summary:
Toño (Juan Manuel Bernal) and his wife, Ana (Elena Anaya), decide to return to the town of Toño's parents after a long stay in Mexico City. But things get complicated little by little when Toño meets again with Andrea (Patricia Llaca), a friend of the time of the institute, because they unchain the desires that both had repressed when they were adolescents. Their passion brings them to places never explored while, in the town, the rumors are not made to wait.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 533
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Mexico
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: sexy, erotic, psychological, captivating, disturbing, hot
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By the Sea (2015)
Plot Summary:
Set in France during the mid-1970s, Vanessa, a former dancer, and her husband Roland, an American writer, travel the country together. They seem to be growing apart, but when they linger in one quiet, seaside town they begin to draw close to some of its more vibrant inhabitants, such as a local bar/café-keeper and a hotel owner.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Malta, USA
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: psychological, depressing, melancholic, scenic, artsy, erotic, sexy, thought provoking, cult classic, aesthetic
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Vendetta (1986)
Plot Summary:
A sexy stuntwoman gets herself thrown into prison to avenge the death of her sister.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 596
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, independent film, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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The Cooler (2003)
Plot Summary:
(William H. Macy) works at a Las Vegas casino, where he uses his innate ability to bring about misfortune in those around him to jinx gamblers into losing. His imposing boss, Shelly Kaplow (Alec Baldwin), is happy with the arrangement. But Bernie finds unexpected happiness when he begins dating attractive waitress Natalie Belisario (Maria Bello).
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 35000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: sexy, realistic, intense, neo noir, serious, offbeat, spiritual, controversial, comedy drama, independent film
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Lola and Billy the Kid (1999)
Plot Summary:
When young Turkish talent Kutlug Ataman wanted to make a film about transvestites, the first location he had in mind was Istanbul. As he developed the script, his thought was to place these marginal characters, who are subject to societal prejudices in an environment where there is already discrimination, would add dramatic effect. Supported by funding from German sources, Ataman set his story in Berlin, inside the community of "guest workers" where Turkish transvestites are shunned not only by Germans, but by their own kind as well. The result is a strong film with moments of tenderness, emotion and laughter juxtaposed with the harsh realities of life for those who dare to be different. 16 year old Murat (Baki Davrak) is a Turk who is curious about gay life and eventually submerges himself in the gay hustler and transvestite subculture.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany, Turkey
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, realistic, psychological, sexual, crying, sexy, queer cinema
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Sara (1997)
Plot Summary:
Forty-something Leon is an alcoholic, ex-special forces barely scraping by when he's hired by a mobster to protect his 16 year old daughter. Not only does Leon have to clean up his act, but also handle the romantic advances of his ward and the keen attention of his dangerous employers.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Poland
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, stylized, sincere, serious, realistic
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Indian Summer (1972)
Plot Summary:
In Italy, the gambler and professor of poetry Daniele Dominici arrives in the seaside town of Rimini and is hired to teach for four months in the local high school replacing another teacher. His relationship with his partner Monica is in crisis and he spends most of the time with his new acquaintances and gamblers Giorgio, Marcello and Gerardo. In classroom, he meets the gorgeous nineteen years old student Vanina Abati, who is Gerardo's girlfriend.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 132 min
Plot tags: psychological, sentimental, touching, serious, realistic, gloomy, poliziottesco
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28 Hotel Rooms (2012)
Plot Summary:
While traveling for work in a city far from their homes, a novelist and a corporate accountant find themselves in bed together. Although she’s married, and he’s seeing someone, their intense attraction turns a one-night stand into an unexpected relationship and a respite from the obligations of daily life. Through a series of moments – some profound, some silly, some intensely intimate – we see a portrait of an evolving relationship that could become the most significant one of their lives.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: sexy, realistic, serious, erotic, touching, captivating, sensual, romantic drama, sexual, minimal cast
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Where Am I Going? (1976)
Plot Summary:
Tullio Hermil is a chauvinist aristocrat who flaunts his mistress to his wife, but when he believes she has been unfaithful he becomes enamored of her again.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 129 min
Plot tags: erotic, romantic, spiritual, neorealism, thought provoking, serious, realistic, contemplative, stylized, gloomy