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Plot Summary:
The film is a psychological drama developing on the highlands of the Carpathian Mountains. Two helpless old men, brothers, desperately trying to keep up competition with each other in order to prolong their lives. Even though their bodies are decaying and both are sick the one still wants to outlive the other ... But one day a woman enters their remote dwelling.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 294
Genere: Drama
Country: Ukraine
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: light, captivating, entertaining
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Brothers (2008)
Plot Summary:
Two brothers separated at birth find themselves years later in Israel. Dan, who chose a life of work, lives with his family in a kibbutz in the south. Aaron, his brother, doctor in philosophy and law and the Torah, arrives from the USA to defend the rights of the students of the Torah.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 47
Genere: Drama
Country: Switzerland, Israel
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining
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Mother's Milk (2011)
Plot Summary:
An English family is forced to come to terms with the imminent loss of their beloved holiday house in Provence.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 41
Genere: Drama
Country: UK, France
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: light, captivating
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My Brother's Keeper (2014)
Plot Summary:
Two very different brothers: Gregor (32) and Pietschi (30). Whereas one is reliable and committed, the other is spontaneous and aimless. Gregor is married and is a good doctor; Pietschi in contrast is something of a ladies’ man and a hedonist. According to tradition, the two see each other at least once a year for a weekend of sailing. But this year Pietschi drops out without leaving a message, and simply disappears. Gregor’s life goes on, but he is confused and searches everywhere for a sign of his brother’s whereabouts. The more Gregor realises how little he knows about his brother, the more he becomes fascinated by these things he doesn't know. And the longer Pietschi remains missing, the more obsessed Gregor becomes with his brother’s fading echo, even going so far as to try and slip into his brother’s life. But what happens when one of them suddenly disappears from the mirror image? Can the other continue to be the person they are. Or rather, were?.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 58
Genere: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining
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Chocolate City: Vegas Strip (2017)
Plot Summary:
The Chocolate City dancers come together to save their club from foreclosure. They decide to enter a national stripper competition, traveling all the way to Las Vegas to try their luck.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 333
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: captivating, disturbing
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Dublin Oldschool (2018)
Plot Summary:
Join Jason on a chemically enhanced trip through the streets of Dublin as he stumbles from one misguided adventure to another. Somewhere between the DJs, decks, drug busts and hilltop raves, he stumbles across a familiar face from the past, his brother Daniel. Daniel is an educated homeless heroin addict living on the streets of Dublin. The brothers haven’t seen or spoken to each other in years but over a lost weekend they reconnect and reminisce over tunes, trips, their history and their city. Two brothers living on the edge but perhaps they have more in common than they think.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 731
Genere: Drama
Country: Ireland
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: psychological, thought provoking, captivating, disturbing
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Brothers (2011)
Plot Summary:
The script of this film was very loose and most of the dialog was improvised by the cast.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 186
Genere: Drama
Country: Finland
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating, suspense, contemplative
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Dozakh in Search of Heaven (2015)
Plot Summary:
In a small town near Varanasi, a clash happens between the offering of the routine morning prayers of the Muslim cleric and his neighboring Hindu priest. The Hindu priest tortures Muslim cleric, but the cleric is more bothered about his twelve year old son 'Janu' who is a good friend of his rival- the Hindu Priest and pays regular visit to the temple. He has scolded and punished Janu several times and elucidated him that he may be cursed to hell if he continues this. The cleric loses his temper when he comes to know that his son has participated in the annual Hindu mythological play Ramleela and played the role of the Hindu God- Hanuman. He gets upset, punishes his son and explains him the difference between the two religions. But Janu absconds from his home. His father seeks him everywhere. He realizes that he is first a father to his son before being a cleric. But will anxious father be able to find him ever?.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 78
Genere: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: sincere, touching, serious, captivating
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Winter Brothers (2017)
Plot Summary:
A brother odyssey set in a workers' environment during a cold winter. We follow two brothers - their routines, habits and rituals - and a violent feud that erupts between them and another family.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: Denmark, Iceland
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining
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Father Is a Dog (2010)
Plot Summary:
A mentally-handicapped young man, a sex-obsessed tortured artist, and their responsible but somewhat prideful brother are all grief-stricken in the wake of their mother's death. The three brothers live with their father, a withdrawn and abusive parent who offers no consolation to his mournful sons. The dysfunctional family's dynamic is further complicated when the father strikes up an eccentric sexual affair with a Chinese man who is nearly the same age as his own sons.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 51
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, bleak
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Life Kills Me (2002)
Plot Summary:
Paul (Sami Bouajila of The Adventures of Felix and The Siege) is a smart, well-educated Frenchman of Arab ancestry. He's a smooth talker, but he can't seem to get a job worthy of his skills. He ends up living in a single room, struggling to get by while going on many fruitless job interviews, during which he impresses his potential employers by turning his pizza delivery job into a tall tale about revamping the whole pizza chain. But at some point, they always seem to "see through him." He retreats into the boxing ring. His brother, Daniel (Jalil Lespert of Human Resources) also has trouble finding his place in the world. He spends all his time bodybuilding and takes dangerous drugs to enhance his physique. He dreams of being the next Schwarzenegger, but is forced to settle for a demeaning job at a sex club.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 200
Genere: Drama
Country: France, Germany
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating
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Rimini (2022)
Plot Summary:
Richie Bravo, once upon a time a successful pop star, chases after his faded fame in wintry Rimini. Trapped between permanent intoxication and concerts for busloads of tourists, his world starts to collapse when his adult daughter breaks into his life.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany, France, Austria
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, comedy drama, black comedy, dark comedy
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Brother (2019)
Plot Summary:
Because he wanted to protect his little brother, Teddy, a young man without a history, is accused of the murder of his father and sent to a closed educational center, waiting for his trial for parricide. He then plunges into a brutal universe of which he does not know the rules.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspense
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Diane (2018)
Plot Summary:
Diane is a devoted friend and caretaker, particularly to her drug-addicted son. But as those around her begin to drift away in the last quarter of her life, she is left to reckon with past choices and long-dormant memories.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: rough, thought provoking, captivating, melancholic, existential, cult classic
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Last Summer (2018)
Plot Summary:
During a long hot summer in the 1970s, four boys roam free through a neglected rural paradise, until a tragedy strikes that sets them against the adult world and changes their lives forever.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 357
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: sincere, touching, serious, captivating, realistic
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Father and Sons (2018)
Plot Summary:
Joseph and his two sons, Joachim and Ivan, form a close-knit family but fail to see that each one is losing control of his life. Joachim is supposed to be studying psychiatry but spends most of his time daydreaming about his ex-girlfriend, Ivan cannot fit in at school despite being very smart, and Joseph has secretly quit his job as a doctor and is trying to become a writer. While there is plenty of affection at home, all three are also, clumsily, searching for love.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 498
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: light, captivating, entertaining
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Ms. White Light (2019)
Plot Summary:
Lex Cordova is a young woman who counsels terminally ill clients that have trouble letting go. While proving uniquely talented in her ability to connect with the dying, Lex is at a total loss when it comes to dealing with everyone else. When Valerie, a sharp-tongued free spirit who simply has no time for her own mortality, refuses to play by Lex's rules, Lex is forced to question her own decisions, and must decide if the business of dying is truly worth it... even at the cost of living her life.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 344
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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In My Father's Garden (2016)
Plot Summary:
The story of a loving man and father who falls under the influence of an extremely orthodox Protestant sect. He sacrifices everything and everyone to this faith, including his business and the respect of his younger son. However, he never loses the love of his wife.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 664
Genere: Drama
Country: Netherlands, Belgium
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: thought provoking, captivating, entertaining
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Maya Dardel (2017)
Plot Summary:
An internationally respected poet announces she is going to kill herself and needs an heir and executor. Young writers drive up the mountain to compete for the position and are challenged intellectually, emotionally, and erotically.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 448
Genere: Drama
Country: Poland, USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Saint Anthony: The Miracle Worker of Padua (2002)
Plot Summary:
Depiction of the life of St. Anthony, beginning with his initial calling to the priesthood as a young Portugese nobleman, and following him as he becomes a Franciscan monk and preaches across Africa and Europe.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 204
Genere: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: psychological, thought provoking, captivating, disturbing
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All My Loving (2019)
Plot Summary:
Three siblings have all reached a point of their life, at which they realize the need to quickly change some things before they step into the second half of their lifetime. In the midst of chaos, insufficiency and loss they are searching for the path that just might lead them to happiness.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 387
Genere: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Tomorrow at Dawn (2009)
Plot Summary:
Mathieu, a piano virtuoso, goes home to help his brother Paul to take care of their sick mother. Paul is into reenacting old battles, dressing up and getting into character, even dueling if necessary. Mathieu gets involved in this world and play becomes real.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 548
Genere: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, psychological, captivating
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Paris Prestige (2016)
Plot Summary:
Nasser, a 30-something Parisian with a troubled past, returns to Paris after some jail time. Margot, his probation officer, urges him to work at LE PRESTIGE, his brother's bar located right next to the Moulin Rouge, in the heart of Pigalle - one of Paris’ most diverse and rawest neighborhoods. But deep wounds between the two brothers make this collaboration difficult from the start, and even more so when Nasser decides to get back in the game by throwing exclusive parties against his brother's will.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 438
Genere: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Blast Beat (2020)
Plot Summary:
After their family emigrates from Colombia during the summer of ‘99, a metalhead science prodigy and his deviant younger brother do their best to adapt to new lives in America.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 307
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Drucker in the Dug-Out (2011)
Plot Summary:
The movie is about Minami Kawashima, a high school girl who becomes the manager of her school's baseball team in place of her hospitalized friend, Yuki Miyata. She tries to lead the team to the National High School Baseball Championship by learning strategies from the business book Management: Tasks, Responsibilities, Practices by Peter Drucker, which she mistakenly bought.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 72
Genere: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: sincere, captivating, psychological, uplifting
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Toilet (2010)
Plot Summary:
A 30-something Gundam fan and engineer is forced to live with his recluse brother Maury and younger sister Lisa to take care of their Japanese grandmother after their mother's funeral.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 820
Genere: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Jesus of Nazareth (2019)
Plot Summary:
Jesus of Nazareth tells the story of Jesus Christ, centering in the public life and humanity of the Son of God from a contemporary and realistic point of view.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 47
Genere: Drama
Country: Mexico, USA, Spain, Brazil
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: christian film, psychological, thought provoking, captivating, disturbing
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Rams (2015)
Plot Summary:
In a secluded valley in Iceland, Gummi and Kiddi live side by side, tending to their sheep. Their ancestral sheep-stock is considered one of the country’s best and the two brothers are repeatedly awarded for their prized rams who carry an ancient lineage. Although they share the land and a way of life, Gummi and Kiddi have not spoken to each other in four decades. When a lethal disease suddenly infects Kiddi’s sheep, the entire valley comes under threat. The authorities decide to cull all the animals in the area to contain the outbreak. But Gummi and Kiddi don’t give up so easily – and each brother tries to stave off the disaster in his own fashion: Kiddi by using his rifle and Gummi by using his wits.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Drama
Country: Iceland, Denmark, Norway, Poland
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: melancholic, atmospheric, bleak, emotional, depressing, independent film, comedy drama, social, crying, light
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Confetti Harvest (2014)
Plot Summary:
Dorsvloer vol Confetti tells the story of young Katelijne, who grows up in a religious family in the countryside in Zeeland. Based on the novel by Franca Treur.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 605
Genere: Drama
Country: Netherlands, Belgium
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: realistic, emotional, psychological, captivating, sentimental, touching, serious
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Kids on the Slope (2018)
Plot Summary:
Two different students—a successful but aloof academic and a rebellious but kindhearted delinquent—form a friendship through their love of jazz music.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 797
Genere: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: emotional, light, captivating, realistic, anime
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Stretch (2011)
Plot Summary:
Christophe, a young horse racing jockey from Paris, is filled with hope and ambition. Yet after a race, he tests positive for illegal substances and is subsequently suspended from racing. He decides to move to Macau, in Asia. There his circumstances change very quickly: he wins one race after another, earning himself large amounts of money and success with women. But, his new life also brings him an ever-increasing sense of solitude. Macau has its own unspoken rules that Christophe thinks he can ignore. But events start to gain momentum as the net tightens around him. Motivated by love for an intriguing young Chinese woman, Christophe ends up gambling with his own destiny, but this time on the card tables.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 80
Genere: Drama
Country: France, Thailand, Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: realistic, serious, psychological, captivating, exciting, suspenseful, stylized