Best movies like Close Friends
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Plot Summary:
Fifteen-year-old Sabrina has lived with her father since he split with her mother. As the film unfolds it gradually becomes clear that Sabrina is a victim of incest.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 123
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: erotic
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Lou Didn't Say No (1994)
Plot Summary:
"Inspired by the correspondence between Rainer Maria Rilke and his psychoanalyst paramour Lou Andreas-Salomé, Miévilleés sophisticated study of modern love charts the turbulent relationship between a filmmaker (Bunel) and a volatile actor (Blanc). Threaded throughout are intoxicating moments of music by Mahler and Arvo Pärt, dance, and a dialogue between two Greek statues." - BAM.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 50
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Switzerland
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: crying
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Holiday (1999)
Plot Summary:
During a family reunion in 2000, guests decide to read out laud their "where i see myself in 10 years" wish lists which they wrote down during their 1990 family reunion.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 67
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France, Belgium, Canada
Duration: 105 min
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A Husband, a Wife and a Lover (1996)
Plot Summary:
When her cheating husband has a debilitating stroke, a woman invites her lover to move in with them.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 283
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
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A Tale of Love (1986)
Plot Summary:
This drama about a young girl's struggle to overcome the dehumanization of poverty depicts the steady, corrosive effects of her life on her psyche. Bruna (Valeria Golino) has had to work since the age of 13 to help support her father and brothers. She gets up at 3 A.M. to catch the bus to go clean offices, and when she is home, she cleans and cooks for her siblings and father. In spite of this existence, she is spunky and optimistic. As she gets older, she falls in love with Sergio (Bals Roca-Rey), and he moves in with her and her family. But that relationship ends when she meets another young man, Mario (Livio Panieri). This new romance leads her away from her siblings and father and although there is no inkling of any trouble, the drudgery of her past existence catches up with her.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 116
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 109 min
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Paso Doble (1985)
Plot Summary:
Drama directed by Dan Pita.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 266
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Romania
Duration: 110 min
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My Best Friend's Wedding (2016)
Plot Summary:
Growing up together, Lin Ran is not only Gu Jia's best friend but whom taken as a backup boyfriend unconsciously, until one day Lin Ran announces his engagement with the naive and rich Meng Yi-Xuan, and Gu Jia determines to win him back.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 361
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: sentimental, light, feel good, humorous, sweet, remake of american film
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How Not to Disappear Completely (2015)
Plot Summary:
'How Not To Disappear Completely' follows a week in the life of a young photographer Tom as he returns to London after spending two years traveling in India. Tom is at a crossroads in his life. A stranger in the cold hard city, he struggles to reconnect with his friends whilst searching for his half sister. Along the way Tom is forced to face up to his past and soon realises that it may not be his life he's been running away from but himself.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 14
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, touching, melancholic
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Sentimental Romance (1976)
Plot Summary:
Near the close of the Russian Civil War, in 1923, a young man begins studying journalism at a worker newspaper and has a series of romantic adventures which cause him to mature swiftly. He rescues a beautiful girl from an abusive family situation, only to lose her to a smooth-talking sharpster the first time he has to leave town on assignment. Another much nicer and more principled girl is really in love with him, but he doesn't know it. This bittersweet coming-of-age story was based on a novel by Vera Panova.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 62
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 93 min
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Mary Marie (2011)
Plot Summary:
After the death of their mother, two sisters are forced to question and redefine their love for each other.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 114
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: lgbt cinema
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Off Shore (2011)
Plot Summary:
Andi has come to Fuerteventura to see his estranged father Chris, who left the family years ago to live on the island and hasn't been heard from since. The local surfer clique welcomes Andi with open arms and he quickly falls for surfing instructor Tina, forming at the same time a reluctant friendship with a mysterious surfer. But his relationship to his father, whom Andi has never met before, is strained. Soon old wounds start to rip open again and a long-kept family secret threatens to turn Andi's world upside down.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 208
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: touching, suspenseful
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Attention (1985)
Plot Summary:
This is a story of love and lust shaded with overtones of incest and lesbianism. Livia is a woman trying to regain the affections of her husband Alberto, whose journalism career takes him away for months at a time - on purpose. What she does not know is that he has an undeniable attraction for their daughter Monica. Livia's own sexual eccentricities lead her to hire young women to have sex with Alberto while she listens in hiding. When Monica wants to get into the act too, the real truth about her parentage is revealed.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 187
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: erotic
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Snowland (2005)
Plot Summary:
Based on the novel Hohaj by Elisabeth Rynell, it depicts the devastation felt by Elizabeth, a woman who had lost her husband in a car accident and wants to leave her three young children to join him in death by wandering out into the snowy deserts of Lapland. As she wanders through the snow, Elizabeth discovers the story of Aron and Ina, a couple who overcame dark secrets and over-controlling family members to be with each other.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 386
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 142 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, erotic, eros
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Dandy (2002)
Plot Summary:
Set in Paris during the 1960s, a group of stylish teenagers hang out at a club called the Drugstore. Shy Philippe wants to meet a girl but he doesn't know how to go about it. Experienced Nathalie invites him and his friend Marc to the birthday party of the also quite shy Charlotte. Philippe and Charlotte develop a strong interest in each other, but neither one seems to know what to do about it. Philippe also tries to pick up girls with his friend Pierre, while Nathalie finds herself attracted to Charlotte's father.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 267
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 93 min
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Over the Dark Water (1993)
Plot Summary:
Leningrad; 60th years; white nights. Walking on Neva Embankment, the charming provincial has met three friends: poet, artist and film director. And each of young people has suggested to marry him.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 96
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Russia
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: sentimental, sincere, touching, psychological, melancholic
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I Want You (2007)
Plot Summary:
A macho type man becomes entangled with an independent-minded girl.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: light, sweet, funny, feel good, humorous
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Tomato (1990)
Plot Summary:
Kwaku, a young African medical student, arrives in Italy where he is to meet his brother Job (nicknamed Pummarò.) This one is a tomato picker in the Naples region and works in extreme conditions to be able to pay his brother's studies. But to Kwaku's dismay, Job has disappeared. The young student then decides to do everything he can to trace missing Pummarò.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 46
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 102 min
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Royalteen: Princess Margrethe (2023)
Plot Summary:
In the wake of her prom scandal, Princess Margrethe longs for normalcy as she struggles to maintain her perfect facade while dealing with family drama.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 721
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Norway
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags:
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What's Up with Cinta? (2002)
Plot Summary:
A popular high school girl strains her relationship with her close-knit clique when she begins falling for a reclusive, lower-class schoolmate.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: romantic, captivating, teen, entertaining
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Love to Eternity (1972)
Plot Summary:
Liza slowly replaces Melampo, Giorgio's dog. While she accepts it, Giorgio forces her to wear collars and leashes.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 868
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: sexy, independent film, grotesque
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The Alcove (1985)
Plot Summary:
In 1936 Italy, Elio returns home from Africa with a present for his wife in the form of Zerbal (Laura Gemser), the daughter of a tribal king. Unbeknown to him, his neglected wife Alessandra (Lili Carati) has formed a relationship with Elio’s otherwise frigid secretary Velma (Annie Belle) who is less than pleased at Elio’s return.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 620
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: erotic, sexual, sensual, crying, sexy, sexploitation film
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Stay as You Are (1978)
Plot Summary:
A May-December romance. Roué Giulio Marengo, a Roman landscape architect unhappy in his marriage, meets Francesca, a young and beautiful Florentine, and then learns she might be his daughter. He resolves to keep his hands off but can't seem to stay away, and she's eager for a lover who's a father figure.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Italy, Spain
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: erotic, art house, naughty
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Take a Deep Breath (2004)
Plot Summary:
Saša, a Belgrade University law student, tells her parents that she and her boyfriend Stefan are moving to Canada. That same night Saša and Stefan suffer a car accident. Saša wakes up in hospital and meets Stefan's charming and clever sister Lana, a photographer living in Paris. Stefan remains in hospital to recover. Saša finds out that her mother Lila is having an affair. Her father, a well-known judge, desperately tries to keep the family together. Lana becomes Saša's closest friend - a person able to prove that life is sometimes a mere game. In the midst of historical and family chaos, Saša gets involved in a love relationship with her boyfriend's sister.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 365
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Serbia and Montenegro
Duration: 80 min
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My Friend's Older Sister (2016)
Plot Summary:
Joon-soo learns that his friend Hee-gyu's sister Hee-jin has no where to go after being scammed, so he suggests living with him. The two start living together. They are close like brother and sister but they can never be that. The two start getting funny and Joon-soo can't go to sleep at the thought of Hee-jin sleeping just a wall away from him. Mi-na, Joon-soo's girlfriend notices Joon-soo changing and seduces Joon-soo at his house where Hee-jin is. Is it the girlfriend or the sister?.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 96
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: erotic, romantic, captivating, disturbing
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Porcupine Lake (2017)
Plot Summary:
During a hot and hazy summertime in northern Ontario, 13-year-old Bea wants a best friend more than anything else, but when she meets boisterous Kate, she gets more than she imagined. A story of bravery, small-town summer love, and the secret world of girls.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 645
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, touching, captivating, contemplative, unusual plot structure, queer cinema
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The Last Mistress (2007)
Plot Summary:
Secrets, rumors and betrayals surround the upcoming marriage between a young dissolute man and virtuous woman of the French aristocracy.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: erotic, serious, stylized, realistic, sensual, sexy, disturbing, erotic drama, sexual, crying
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Love Is Not Perfect (2012)
Plot Summary:
Elena is a beautiful, 35-year-old accomplished woman who has an unhealthy obsession with perfection. Elena's well-ordered life is thrown into chaos, however, when she meets Adriana, an 18-year-old seductive young woman who offers passion and excitement, and Hector, an older man who offers Elena stability and security. Elena quickly realizes though that Adriana is too immature and too young for her, so she tries to end their romance, but for Adriana the rejection is just another game to play.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 437
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: sexy, psychological, light, touching, lgbt cinema, contemplative, erotic, unusual plot structure
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Love in Between (2010)
Plot Summary:
Formerly known as "Two Women" or "Freezing Rain". A man who wants all love, a wife who approaches her husband's other woman, and a woman who wants to keep her love. A classy melodrama of these three people and their risky encounter.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 291
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, suspense, suspenseful, erotic, romantic, sexy, touching, stylized, sexual
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A Sister's Kiss (2007)
Plot Summary:
The story takes place in St. Petersburg, Russia. Two Russian schoolgirls suffer crash in natural love. Once they've met each other and fall in love. But once they've found that they are sisters.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 187
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Russia
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, captivating, realistic, disturbing, erotic, independent film
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The Portrait of a Lady (1996)
Plot Summary:
Ms. Isabel Archer isn't afraid to challenge societal norms. Impressed by her free spirit, her kindhearted cousin writes her into his fatally ill father's will. Suddenly rich and independent, Isabelle ventures into the world, along the way befriending a cynical intellectual and romancing an art enthusiast. However, the advantage of her affluence is called into question when she realizes the extent to which her money colors her relationships.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 144 min
Plot tags: psychological, intellectual, period piece, costume drama, talky, atmospheric, serious, romantic, stylized, historical drama
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Summer Lover (2008)
Plot Summary:
On honeymoon on the island of Lesbos, a woman falls for the daughter of a Russian archaeologist.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Ukraine
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: erotic, realistic, melancholic, suspenseful, sexy, sexual, serious