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Plot Summary:
Cleopatra, the last Egyptian queen and one of the most legendary women in history. A beautiful seductress who used her sex appeal in order to manipulate the most powerful men in the Roman Empire. This film reveals the truth behind the legend.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 150
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining
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Boundaries (2016)
Plot Summary:
Emily Price tries to balance family life and leading crunch negotiations between a Canadian politician and the president of a country whose natural resources are being exploited.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 277
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: sexy, touching, psychological, sentimental, suspenseful, political
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Loverboy (2003)
Plot Summary:
Scholiere Denise is ontevreden met haar leven en als ze de 19-jarige charmante Michael tegenkomt lijkt haar verlangen naar luxe en romantiek vervuld te worden. Maar Michael investeert in haar uit eigen belang.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 658
Genere: Drama
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: captivating
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Ma (2015)
Plot Summary:
In this modern-day vision of Mother Mary’s pilgrimage, a woman crosses the American Southwest playfully deconstructing the woman’s role in a world of roles.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 240
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: captivating, disturbing, independent film, minimal cast
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The Justice of Bunny King (2021)
Plot Summary:
Bunny King is a mother of two, a rough cut diamond with a sketchy past. While battling the system to reunite with her children, a confrontation leads her to take her niece Tonyah under her wing. With the world against her and Tonyah, Bunny’s battle has just begun.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 671
Genere: Drama
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Care (2018)
Plot Summary:
Jenny, a single mother raising two daughters after her husband leaves, is aided by her widowed mother, Mary. But Jenny struggles to stay afloat after Mary suffers a devastating stroke and develops dementia.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 414
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspenseful, thrilling
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Nanayo (2008)
Plot Summary:
A young woman leaves her job and lover in Japan to start a new life in Thailand.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 652
Genere: Drama
Country: Japan, Thailand
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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How Old Are You (2014)
Plot Summary:
36 year-old Nirupama Rajeev (played by Manju Warrier) is an UD clerk in Revenue Department. The role of her husband is played by Kunchaka Boban. There is nothing interesting about her life as she leads a life which is determined by her usual daily activities. The movie focusses on the society's obsession with the age and how individual's ability is overlooked by the fact how old he or she is.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: psychological, thought provoking, captivating
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Fifty Shades of Erotica (2015)
Plot Summary:
Before Fifty Shades of Grey and beyond the limits of desire, Nucleus Films draw back the veil on Fifty Shades of Erotica. Now, in the privacy of your own home and as a consenting adult, you can succumb to trailers from carnal classics like The Libertine, Story of O, Venus In Furs, Cruel Passion, Gwendoline, Education Anglaise, Dressage and many, many more as you enter the timeless world of fetishistic fantasy, deviant desires and pulsating pleasure! Submit yourself to the salacious sensations and cruel caresses of this mind-blowing collection of curated carnality, the rare and raunchy, re-mastered from the finest available materials. So, lie back, relax and prepare to enter the sensual world of Fifty Shades of Erotica.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 19
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: erotic, captivating
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The Story of Ong-nyeo (2014)
Plot Summary:
Ong-nye had a world of men wrapped around her finger, until, one day, a horrific injury leaves her handicapped, and she retreats to the mountains. But one man may break her loneliness.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 23
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: erotic, psychological, captivating, thrilling
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With the Wind (2018)
Plot Summary:
An isolated farm in a remote part of the Jura region: this is where Pauline and Alex are living in complete self-sufficient harmony with nature. Their life project is sealed by their love, their ideals and their work. The couple is now ready to take the step towards total independence, and start producing their own electricity. The arrival of Samuel, who comes to install a wind turbine, deeply troubles Pauline, upsetting their relationship and their values.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 496
Genere: Drama
Country: Switzerland, France
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, romantic drama
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National Theatre Live: The Madness of George III (2018)
Plot Summary:
It’s 1786 and King George III is the most powerful man in the world. But his behaviour is becoming increasingly erratic as he succumbs to fits of lunacy. With the King’s mind unravelling at a dramatic pace, ambitious politicians and the scheming Prince of Wales threaten to undermine the power of the Crown, and expose the fine line between a King and a man.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 318
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 210 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Queen Marie of Romania (2019)
Plot Summary:
Devastated by the First World War and plunged into political controversy, Romania's every hope accompanies its Queen on her mission to Paris, to lobby for its great unification's international recognition at the 1919 Peace Talks.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: Romania
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: captivating, disturbing, epic
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Glamour Girls (2022)
Plot Summary:
Their life as luxury escorts offered these women glamour, money and a chance to reinvent themselves…until a murder and a robbery ruined everything.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 208
Genere: Drama
Country: Nigeria
Duration: 125 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Balance, Not Symmetry (2019)
Plot Summary:
An American student living a privileged existence at Glasgow School of Art faces the unexpected death of her father. Consumed with her loss, she finds herself re-examining both her life and inner circle.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 146
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Cleopatra (2007)
Plot Summary:
The great battles are the backdrop for the unfolding of the Egyptian Queen's personal life. The strategy of Cleopatra is to seduce the Roman General Julius Caesar and Mark Antony to protect their civilization.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 270
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: captivating, serious, psychological, emotional, realistic, stylized, weird
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Fire in Her Bed (2009)
Plot Summary:
In this re-imagining of Nick Philips 1972 FIRE IN HER BED a sheltered young woman moves to the city to attend University. There she becomes fascinated with a much more sophisticated and openly sensual woman. Overwhelmed by her feelings, she embarks upon an emotional and sexual journey that ultimately frees her from her past.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 112
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, independent film
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Pleasure Factory (2007)
Plot Summary:
A series of intertwining tales involve "pleasure seekers and pleasure providers" during the course of one night in Geylang, Singapore's red-light district. There are three distinct stories, united only by the presence of characters from all the stories in a streetside eatery:.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 258
Genere: Drama
Country: Singapore, Netherlands, Hong Kong
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: erotic, psychological, captivating, disturbing
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An Affair - Two Sisters (2017)
Plot Summary:
Two beautiful sisters run a cabin in the mountains that is well-known to men as a place of affection. An unknown man near the cabin watches them closely.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 9
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: erotic, captivating, disturbing
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Pinochet's Last Stand (2006)
Plot Summary:
In 1998 former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet visits Britain for medical treatment. On being tipped off, Amnesty International seize the chance to bring to justice a man they insist is guilty of multiple human rights violations. The newly-elected Labour government is initially amenable, and soon Pinochet is under house arrest (albeit in a detached house in leafy suburbia) and awaiting extradition to Spain. However, Amnesty are up against the complexities of British law, the vacillations of Home Secretary Jack Straw, Pinochet's former ally Margaret Thatcher - and the Senator's own vast reserves of cunning.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 249
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: disturbing, atmospheric, thought provoking, captivating, realistic, sincere, bleak, serious, dark comedy
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The Story of O: Untold Pleasures (2002)
Plot Summary:
"O" is a talented photographer in her late twenties with a promising career ahead of her. She is torn, however, between the tasks financial realities are forcing upon her and between her own artistic aims. Encouraged by her boyfriend, Rene, "O" decides that she should pursue her artistic passion without reservation, setting aside financial realities until she has completed her very beautiful, avant-garde book of original photos. In hopes of enabling "O" to focus her energies on the book, Rene introduces her to a mysterious benefactor, the wealthy and powerful Sir Stephen. What starts out as a promising arrangement, turns out to be self-destructive for "O". She allows outside influences to corrupt her artistic vision, as she is drawn into a seductive world of deceit, power, and eroticism.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 316
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: erotic, sexy, captivating, disturbing, romantic, sexual
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Normal (2015)
Plot Summary:
A young woman's birthright hides a dark secret.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 47
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, sexy
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Birthday Sex (2012)
Plot Summary:
After a bad break up with Tyler, Mia tries to celebrate her birthday by inviting her friend Simon as her date. With best friends Kristen and Sara at her side, or so she thought, lies, distrust and sexual desires occur during a night full of drama and birthday sex.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 84
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: erotic, psychological, captivating, disturbing
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The Centurion (1961)
Plot Summary:
Protests break out in Corinth against Roman domination, injuring Caius Vinicius, a Roman centurion. He's rescued by Hebe -- daughter of the anti-Roman governor, Critolaus -- who's being unsuccessfully wooed by the governor's second-in-command, the villainous Diaeus. Smitten, Hebe sends the handsome Roman to recuperate at the home of Callicrates, a political moderate. Artemide, wife of Callicrates, also falls for Caius Vinicus but when he spurns her, she has him arrested and imprisoned. Hebe then agrees to marry Diaeus if he will spare the Roman's life but Caius Vinicius is soon freed by Callicrates and his allies, just as a Roman army arrives to battle Corinthian forces.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 147
Genere: Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags:
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The Mayor (2017)
Plot Summary:
For the first time in Korean history, the mayor of Seoul attempts a third term in office, with his entire campaign team ready to soil their hands.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 463
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 130 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, political, disturbing
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Coalition (2015)
Plot Summary:
Political drama about the rise of Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrats during the 2010 election. After the election failed to produce an outright winner, Clegg was catapulted into an unaccustomed position of influence and was the recipient of political courtship from both Labour's Gordon Brown and David Cameron of the Conservative Party.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 271
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags: serious, captivating, atmospheric, psychological, political, tense, sincere, thought provoking, clever, realistic
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Miss Sloane (2016)
Plot Summary:
An ambitious lobbyist faces off against the powerful gun lobby in an attempt to pass gun control legislation.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 81000
Genere: Drama
Country: UK, France, Canada, USA
Duration: 132 min
Plot tags: political, suspense, clever, tense, intellectual, factual, suspenseful, entertaining, thought provoking, feel good
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Antony and Cleopatra (1972)
Plot Summary:
Adaptation of Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra, a historical drama that attempts to bring an epic visual style to the Bard's original stage play. The story concerns Marc Antony's attempts to rule Rome while maintaining a relationship with the queen of Egypt (Hildegarde Neil), which began while Antony was still married. Now he is being forced to marry the sister of his Roman co-leader, and soon the conflict leads to war.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, History
Country: UK, Spain, Switzerland
Duration: 138 min
Plot tags: epic, serious, captivating, emotional, realistic, gloomy, independent film
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Promises (2021)
Plot Summary:
Clémence, the fearless mayor of a town near Paris, is completing the final term of her political career. With her faithful right-hand man Yazid, she has long fought for this town plagued by inequality, unemployment and slumlords. However, when Clémence is approached to become Minister, her ambition arises, questioning her devotion and commitment to her citizens. Will her political integrity and election promises survive her newly found ambition?.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 896
Genere: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: captivating, disturbing
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Domina (2021)
Plot Summary:
Domina follows Livia’s journey from a naïve young girl whose world crumbles in the wake of Julius Caesar’s assassination, to Rome’s most powerful and influential Empress, driven by a deep desire to avenge her father and secure power for her sons. Livia and her peers navigate their way through a brutal society by means of strategy, conspiracy, seduction and murder. This is a visceral and authentic family saga, grounded in historical accuracy and bringing to life the incredible true stories of the women who would create one of the most enduring and fascinating dynasties of all time.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Drama, History
Country: UK, Italy
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: historical drama, social documentary, period drama
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The Apocalypse (2002)
Plot Summary:
It is 90 AD, and the Roman Empire is being run by the Emperor Domitian, who has declared himself to be God and ruler over heaven and earth. The Christians, who do not recognize his divinity, are a thorn in his side and he is having them cruelly persecuted. The small village in Asia Minor to which the aged apostle John has withdrawn is also attacked by Roman soldiers.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: Italy, Germany, France, USA, Czech Republic, Netherlands, UK
Duration: 180 min
Plot tags: sincere, serious, christian film, epic, futuristic, biblical