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Plot Summary:
A coming of age drama set in Texas, about a suburban teen boy, estranged from his family, who enlists the help of his dysfunctional friends to become a professional motorcycle racer.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 23
Genere: Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, light, captivating
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Love Finds You in Sugarcreek (2014)
Plot Summary:
Will a mysterious stranger's past wreak havoc on a quiet Amish community after they've opened their doors -- and hearts -- to him and his son?.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Family, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, sincere, enigmatic, captivating, psychological, tense, suspenseful
Similar in 86%
Magic Rock (2001)
Plot Summary:
When a beloved Summer Camp Director dies, the popular boys' haven will be closed by the heartless Attorney who inherits it unless a dedicated young Camp Counselor can change his mind over one last summer, with the comic help of his oddball Campers. MAGIC ROCK is the uplifting tale of the loyal camaraderie, life-defining choices, camp hi-jinks and summer magic that can make campfire memories last a lifetime.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 80
Genere: Drama, Family, Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Running for Grace (2018)
Plot Summary:
An orphan boy of mixed race finds family with the newly arrived white village doctor in Hawaii. The boy can run like the wind, and begins bringing Doc's medicine to coffee pickers throughout the mountainous region. On an errand, the medicine runner meets the daughter of the plantation owner and a forbidden, young love blossoms like the white "Kona Snow" of the surrounding coffee trees.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating, sentimental, touching, romantic, dramatic, romantic drama
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Oliver's Ghost (2011)
Plot Summary:
Eleven-year-old Oliver has a unique ability to see "full-bodied apparitions," otherwise known as ghosts. When his family moves from the bustling city to an older home in the suburbs, only Oliver is able to see the spirit of Clive Rutledge (Martin Mull), the previous owner. Clive causes every manner of destruction to force Oliver and his family to leave. But perhaps Oliver's special talent, along with the help of a kind neighbor (Rhea Perlman), will show Clive how to release his earthly regrets so he can leave the house and the family in peace.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 332
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating, semi serious, light
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The Professor and His Beloved Equation (2006)
Plot Summary:
This is the story between single mother housekeeper and mathematics professor,who has a brain damage.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 865
Genere: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, captivating, entertaining, psychological, philosophical, beautiful
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Puppy Swap: Love Unleashed (2019)
Plot Summary:
An engaged couple adopts two puppies but when they decide to split up, the puppies hatch a plan to bring the two back together.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 156
Genere: Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, captivating, entertaining
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The Wishing Tree (2012)
Plot Summary:
Professor Evan Farnsworth is a widower who works tirelessly at a prestigious boarding school in Maine, dedicating all his time to helping his students believe in themselves. Accepting a job to teach the students left behind during Christmas vacation, including talented scholarship student Juliet, nerdy outcast Albert and privileged bad boy Drew, Farnsworth quickly faces a challenge when Drew gets into trouble. Upset his wealthy parents ditched him for a Paris skiing vacation, he takes his anger out on the neighboring town’s ancient Wishing Tree, a bare tree decorated with handwritten notes containing the townspeople’s greatest holiday wishes. A much loved tradition, it doubles as a fundraiser for needy families, depending on donations from eager wish-makers. Drew's troublemaking eventually threatens Farnsworth's job, but with the help of the town and the special Wishing Tree, Farnsworth discovers that anything is possible.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 738
Genere: Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: light, sincere, feel good, humorous, captivating
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Thomas and Friends: Up Up & Away! (2012)
Plot Summary:
Thomas and Percy have a special Special as they try and try again to bring balloons to Mr. Bubbles' Big Balloon Show. At the Children's Steam Fair, Emily learns there are great rewards - and laughs - in helping others, Kevin tries his hook at Hide and Peep, and Thomas has a wonky whistle! Up, up and away for exciting adventures with Thomas & Friends!.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 14
Genere: Family
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 49 min
Plot tags: funny, light, captivating, entertaining
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In Your Dreams! (2016)
Plot Summary:
Only a few girls practice the art of parkour – running and somersaulting over rooftops, free-climbing up rusted scaffolding and leaping from one wall to the next. Laura takes it all in her stride. Though as she wildly races through the streets of Prague, her thoughts are running wild too. She has a crush on Luky, but he doesn‘t show much interest in her. Laura‘s parents live apart, and her mother is desperately looking for someone new. Jealousy, misunderstandings with her best friend – Laura‘s life is full of confusion. Sometimes, when she can‘t take it anymore, fantasy worlds evolve. When hope and fear push through the cracks of reality, it gets harder to keep her life in balance.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 66
Genere: Family, Romance
Country: Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Slovakia
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: sincere, romantic, serious, captivating
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The Paper Brigade (1996)
Plot Summary:
A 14 year old boy named Gunther moves to a small town with his parents and little brother. He meets up with a group of overly charitable paper boys who want him to sub for their friend while he's out of town. Gunther agrees so he can get enough money for concert tickets to take his blonde and beautiful crush too, all the while dealing with Chad, her wannabe boyfriend and his bully friends. All in all, Gunther learns to respect himself and other people and to have fun during it all.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: feel good, realistic, touching, tense, rough, epic, independent film, semi serious, nostalgic
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Marshall's Miracle (2015)
Plot Summary:
A 13-year-old boy becomes the target of bullies at his new school and is feeling hopeless, until he finds Marshall being caged up by a dog-hoarder in deplorable conditions. Finn knows he must rescue Marshall, but he has been abused by the other dogs and needs to see the vet right away. The bond of friendship is immediate.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 264
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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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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Your Love Never Fails (2011)
Plot Summary:
Your Love Never Fails is the story of Laura (Elisa Donovan), a working mother who just wants to spend more time with her daughter Kelsey, 9. Unfortunately, her demanding boss Paul (Fred Willard) has other ideas. When Kelsey’s father, Dylan (Brad Rowe) files for joint custody, Laura is forced to take Kelsey to Texas, where she confronts the lifestyle, church and father (Tom Skerritt) that she left behind. With the help of the local church Pastor, Frank (John Schneider), Laura and Dylan will find their way back to the commitment they made to each other and to Kelsey.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 891
Genere: Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, captivating, feel good, entertaining, realistic, semi serious
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Karla & Jonas (2010)
Plot Summary:
Karla met Jonas during a summer vacation at the lake. After being unable to stop thinking about him and their kiss she phones him, making up a school assignment about children living in an orphanage, which is precisely where Jonas lives.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 259
Genere: Family
Country: Denmark
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: sentimental, feel good, light, sincere, captivating, touching, serious, realistic
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Angelina Ballerina: Love to Dance (2010)
Plot Summary:
Put on your dancing shoes and get ready to take center stage with Angelina Ballerina!.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 8
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 61 min
Plot tags: feel good, light, captivating, entertaining, humorous, semi serious
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Reading, Writing & Romance (2013)
Plot Summary:
Struggling actor Wayne Wenders has to look for other options to pay his increasingly late rent and ends up interviewing for a gig teaching Shakespeare at the local high school. Wayne is soon surprising himself with his love of the job—and for fellow English teacher Amy. He must ultimately decide if his dreams of stardom are really worth sacrificing everything for.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 791
Genere: Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: light, feel good, sweet, captivating, emotional
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Pizza My Heart (2005)
Plot Summary:
Another modern spin-off of Romeo & Juliet, this time about two families who each run rivaling pizza restaurants in New Jersey.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: feel good, sentimental, semi serious, humorous, light, romantic, captivating, realistic, entertaining
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Mike Says Goodbye! (2012)
Plot Summary:
After bouncing back from leukemia, 10-year-old Mike is ready to leave the hospital, but his mother never arrives to take him home.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 358
Genere: Family
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, feel good, captivating, light, exciting, realistic, semi serious
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FRED: The Movie (2010)
Plot Summary:
Fred Figglehorn has a crush on Judy, the girl next door. Fred's stalker, Kevin, lives across the street and thwarts each attempt Fred makes to see her. When Fred finally succeeds in making it to Judy's, he finds out she has moved so he embarks on a journey to find her.
IMDB Rating: 2.0
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, light, captivating, freeze frame, realistic, independent film, mockumentary
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Party Talk (2015)
Plot Summary:
Four creative and sexually confused high school seniors are forced to deal with their sense of isolation while attending a booze-soaked party in New York City.
IMDB Rating: 8.9
IMDB Votes: 13
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, unusual plot structure, captivating, suspense, contemplative
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All I Want for Christmas (2007)
Plot Summary:
Tis the season for making dreams true. If everything goes according to plan for one young boy, he just may be sharing this Christmas with a new dad. Ever since her husband died, Sarah Armstrong has divided her time between working at a community center and caring for her nine-year-old son, Jesse. When Jesse wins the All I Want for Christmas contest sponsored by a toy company, his wish comes as no surprise to find a new dad. Just in time for the holidays, All I Want for Christmas is a surprise romantic treat for anyone who believes in the magic of love, friendship, and family.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, light, realistic, semi serious
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Christmas Joy (2018)
Plot Summary:
Joy Holbrook, is a corporate market researcher, gunning for a promotion within her firm. Just as her company's CEO is taking notice, Joy finds out her Aunt Ruby has broken her ankle and will be undergoing surgery. Despite the less than opportune timing, Joy makes her way back home to Crystal Falls, NC to be with her Aunt. Stars seem to be aligned as Joy sees her former crush, Ben Andrews, while at the hospital. At first, Joy is focused solely on helping her Aunt heal; even taking over her position as chair of the local Cookie Crawl competition. Eventually, she begins to let Ben in and remembers there's no place like home for the holidays. The pair work together on the Cookie Crawl to make the event a success.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, humorous, captivating, entertaining, emotional
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A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby (2019)
Plot Summary:
Christmas brings the ultimate gift to Aldovia: a royal baby. But first, Queen Amber must help her family and kingdom by finding a missing peace treaty.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: entertaining, feel good, humorous, captivating, saga
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Alto (2015)
Plot Summary:
Frankie is head strong and passionate about her rock band and her Italian-American heritage. She is engaged to a good Italian man, and everything in her life is in order until she discovers a murder victim in the trunk of her rental car. Heather, her sister, convinces Frankie to attend the funeral where they meet Nicolette, the daughter of the new Brooklyn mafia don. When Nicolette shows up at a gig, it triggers a cascade of events that take Frankie towards an unexpected romance.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 710
Genere: Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, sexy, unusual plot structure, humorous, captivating, queer cinema
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Mixtape (2021)
Plot Summary:
On the eve of Y2K, orphaned 12-year-old Beverly discovers a broken mixtape crafted by her teen parents. Raised by her grandmother - who struggles talking about her late daughter - Beverly sees the mixtape as a chance to finally learn more about her parents.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating, entertaining, disturbing, semi serious, emotional, dramatic, teen, inspirational
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Beneath the Harvest Sky (2013)
Plot Summary:
A teen drama set during the fall potato harvest in a small northern Maine town.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: captivating, realistic, psychological, tense, touching, serious, suspenseful, independent film
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Gretchen (2005)
Plot Summary:
Gretchen has bigger problems than abysmal fashion sense: She's 17, painfully awkward and stuck in the most unforgiving place on earth - high school. When her obsession with school bad boy Ricky gets out of hand, her mother sends her to an emotional treatment center to recover. She has to travel elsewhere, however, to truly begin to understand why she fixates on the wrong kind of guy.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 286
Genere: Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, captivating, entertaining, indie film, touching, realistic, semi serious, independent film
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Class Rank (2017)
Plot Summary:
Two high school misfits join forces in an attempt to overtake the local school board. Guided by their families, they enter the perilous word of politics and, in the process, learn a thing or two about love.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: light, humorous, feel good, entertaining, romantic, teen, contemplative
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Desert Bloom (1986)
Plot Summary:
The story involves Rose Chismore's youth. She flashes back and remembers her coming-of-age. Her recollections are sometimes less than sweet, particularly those of her troubled and alcoholic step-father. Her memories of Robin, her first-love, are much happier and she also recalls her colorful Aunt Starr -- who's visit is fun but also detrimental to her family's health. The setting of 1950s Las Vegas' bomb testing is increasingly significant to the development of the story.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, emotional, sincere, serious, realistic, light, thought provoking, enigmatic, feel good
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Sexy Assassins (2012)
Plot Summary:
A gorgeous hit woman pulls the trigger on passion when she falls for her handsome target. Can they put their mutual attraction aside long enough to find who put the hit out on him?.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 103
Genere: Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, disturbing