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Plot Summary:
Nicaragua, today. Eleven-year-old María lives with her mother Lilibeth on the edge of an immense rubbish dump. Their future depends on selling a litter of purebred puppies to a local gang member. When the deal falls through, Lilibeth has to move to the outskirts of the city and leave María to work at a recycling factory. The days go by with no sign of her mother's return. María feels abandoned, confused and angry. One night she meets Tadeo, a kind and romantic boy determined to help her find her mother.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 163
Genere: Drama
Country: Nicaragua, Mexico, Netherlands, Germany, France, Norway
Duration: 87 min
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20,000 Species of Bees (2023)
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Lucía is a six-year-old girl, who sometimes struggles as the world tries to catch up with the fact that she has a penis. As the summer holidays pass, she explores her femininity alongside the women of her family who at the same time reflect on their own femininity.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 128 min
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Die Anruferin (2007)
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A lonely woman's prank phone call leads to an unexpected friendship with a grieving widow.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 162
Genere: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 84 min
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Close Enough (2016)
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After moving away and being out of touch for two years since high school graduation, three girls who were once best friends, reunite over a weekend to discover what made them drift apart and just how much they've changed since they last saw each other.
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Genere: Drama
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 62 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Between Two Women (1986)
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When shy school teacher Val and Harry, the son of an aged opera singer, get married, Val quickly discovers that Harry's mother, Barbara, is not very happy with their union. In fact, Barbara tries to separate the couple. But, when Barbara suffers a debilitating stroke, Val's compassion and empathy mend the rift between two women, giving Barbara the will to survive. But will Barbara learn to love her daughter-in-law?.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 246
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: queer cinema
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A young woman learns of her adoption and eventually quits her law firm job and goes on a journey to find her birth mother.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 421
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: independent film
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The Human Voice (1966)
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A monologue of a woman talking on the phone with her longterm lover who is about to marry another girl.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 345
Genere: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 50 min
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Dancing Quietly (2016)
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After many dark years of depression Luca seeks to gain her high school diploma. Her little dog Mata helps her to find motivation and keep a positive attitude towards life.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 401
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 69 min
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Beau fixe (1992)
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A group of 4 girls decide to revise for their exams together, in the summer vacation. They move from Paris to the countryside, where Valerie's grandmother has a vacant house. The film is all about their inter-personal relationships, and how living together effects each of them. Then Valerie's male cousin arrives one day, and we see how they deal with the young man, and vice versa.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 163
Genere: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 92 min
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San Diego Surf (1968)
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Viva and Taylor Mead are a married couple renting an extra beach-house to a group of surfers sent to them by a Mr. Morrissey of La Jolla Realty. Their daughter, Ingrid Superstar, is pregnant and on the hunt for a husband. Mr. Mead, who is gay, tries to pawn her off to one of the surfers. Meanwhile, Viva wants a divorce from her boy-crazy hubby, who wants a surfer of his own. Tom, a surfer, is inveigled by Mr. Mead to urinate on him. In a close-up, Mr. Mead receives Tom's offering ecstatically, after which he comments, "I'm a real surfer now.".
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 46
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
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Noise (2022)
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Julia is a mother, or rather, one of many mothers, sisters, daughters, colleagues, who have had their lives torn apart by the widespread violence in a country waging a war against its women. Julia is searching for Ger, her daughter. And in her search, she will weave through the stories and struggles of the different women she will meet.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: Argentina, Mexico
Duration: 105 min
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Genere: Drama
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Duration: 67 min
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North Star (2023)
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Three sisters return to their home for the third wedding of their twice-widowed mother. But the mother and daughters are forced to revisit the past and confront the future, with help from a colorful group of unexpected wedding guests.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 78
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min
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The Intestine (2016)
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The Intestine is the story of Maya, an unhappy young womn, fed up with her monotonous job, filthy apartment, and the responsibilities of caring for her drug-addicted mother. One night she comes across Philip, a man of wealth, and the next morning wakes up alone in his large suburban home. With Philip nowhere in sight, Maya attempts to gain possession of the house.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 27
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 71 min
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Daughter of Mine (2018)
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A daughter torn between two mothers, one who raised her with love and her biological mother, who instinctively claims her back.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: Italy, Germany, Switzerland
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: psychological, touching, sentimental, sincere, captivating
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Palm Trees and Power Lines (2022)
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A disconnected teenage girl enters a relationship with a man twice her age. She sees him as the solution to all her problems, but his intentions are not what they seem.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: independent film, interesting, beautiful
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A directionless teenager (Aesha Waks) becomes involved with a headstrong runaway (Summer Phoenix) and her drug-dealing brother (Sam Rockwell).
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 137
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film
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A Death of Innocence (1971)
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A mother travels to New York to see her daughter who is awaiting trial for murder. The mother is totally convinced of her daughter's innocence and does all she can to help her. As the trial progresses however, the mother begins to have doubts.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 91
Genere: Drama
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The Reject (2007)
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A man whose life is on the verge of collapse looks for new inspiration in this drama from Serbian filmmaker Milos Radivojevic. On was once a reporter, but now makes his living working as a public relations man for a banking firm. On is in his forties and has started to sink into a mid-life depression. On's wife has left him and while he tries to keep in touch with her and his daughter, he feels they're drifting away from him. On often finds himself retreating into a world of daydreams, which becomes all the more common after he loses his job. On struggles to drown in ennui with alcohol, gambling and meaningless sex, but matters only get worse as he learns that his elderly mother's health is failing, and he can no longer keep up with the bills for her medical care. When On discovers some forgotten savings, he sets out on a vacation in hopes of recapturing his muse, with his beautiful and loyal secretary in tow. Film received its American premiere at the 2008 Palm Springs Film Festival.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 123
Genere: Drama
Country: Serbia
Duration: 97 min
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I Am a Soldier (2015)
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A social drama about a woman who is obligated to return to her parents’ home and agrees to work for her uncle in a doghouse.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 371
Genere: Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: independent film
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IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 199
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 103 min
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John From (2015)
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IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 537
Genere: Drama
Country: Portugal, France
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: surreal, psychological, light, unusual plot structure, captivating, contemplative
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The Prize (2011)
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IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 429
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Two middle-aged women with nothing in common meet by accident and develop a close friendship while continuing to deal with their own lives.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 315
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Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 100 min
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A portrait of the myth of maternity around the story of Pepa and her daughter, who are evicted from their home and forced to wander for a place to live with no support network.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 256
Genere: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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A young woman leaves the city to return to her hometown in the countryside. Seeking to escape the hustle and bustle of the city, she becomes self-sufficient in a bid to reconnect with nature.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
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Country: South Korea
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A Girl Like Grace (2015)
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Raised by a single mother, a bullied 17 year-old girl seeks guidance from her best friend and the girl's older sister.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 679
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
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Radical (2023)
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In a Mexican border town plagued by neglect, corruption, and violence, a frustrated teacher tries a radical new method to break through his students’ apathy and unlock their curiosity, their potential… and maybe even their genius. Based on a true story.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: Mexico
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Looking for Her (2015)
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Elisa, on a verge of divorce, leaves Paris with her son Noe to settle in her hometown of Dunkerque to find the biological mother who gave her up for adoption 30 years before.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 118
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Country: France
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: suspense, touching, suspenseful
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April, May and June (2019)
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To inform each personally about her impending death, Mies summons her three daughters home. The three half-sisters April, May and June, each of whom has a different father, start to question their lives: "Where are we at in life? What do we still have in common? What will happen to our autistic brother Jan?".
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 936
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A wannabe actress follows her dreams and moves to Paris.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 444
Genere: Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 107 min
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