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Plot Summary:
Trent Butler, a listless 20 something, accidentally kills himself after a breakup. He negotiates with Death to get a 2 week extension to accomplish something with his life.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 17
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: dark
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Just Broke Up (2008)
Plot Summary:
Ilektra receives a message from her boyfriend saying that he wants to break up with her.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Greece
Duration:
Plot tags:
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Fuck My Wedding (2011)
Plot Summary:
Über-hot Chilean director Nicolás López is back with Fuck My Wedding, an engaging sequel to last year's Fuck My Life. This time, Javier's finally got his life back together. His career is going great, and he and Angela are still together as a happy couple. So happy, in fact, that Javier sees no reason to get married and mess up a good thing. But when Angela unexpectedly gets pregnant, he decides to do the honorable thing and propose. Temptation arrives in the form of his boss' precocious daughter, Lucia, who becomes Javier's new intern. She clearly wants more from him than just a little guidance, and soon the cracks in Javier's non-committal commitment begin to show. Once again, López shows how social networking has become woven into the ups and downs of modern relationships, while still using the romantic comedy to portray the Chilean 20-something generation as they wrestle with maturity.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 955
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Chile
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags:
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Dr. Ravi & Mr. Hyde (2007)
Plot Summary:
Like many men his age, Dr. Ravi finds himself halfway through his life having not yet achieved the greatness he anticipated. Sure, he could buy a sports car or find a hot, young babe to help him through his midlife crisis, but Dr. Ravi yearns for more. His search for divine fulfillment takes him from the halls of a hospital to what he believes is his true calling - directing and producing a true "timeless classic" motion picture. On his journey, he must cope with unscrupulous agents, reluctant colleagues, an unenthusiastic wife and even the Mafia. From the streets of Pittsburgh to the sun-swept shores of South Africa, Dr. Ravi's search takes him near and far eventually bringing him to the realization that it's not important what he does or how well he does it, as long as he just does something. Can a busy doctor moonlight as a filmmaker or is his comical adventure just a midlife crisis in the making?.
IMDB Rating: 8.6
IMDB Votes: 11
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags:
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Red Carpet (2014)
Plot Summary:
Dreaming of a box-office hit, an adult-movie director teams up with his crew of three misfits to lure a top actress into starring in his new film.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 244
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, feel good, contemplative, romantic, sex comedy, independent film, unusual plot structure
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Erotic Dream of the Red Chamber (1978)
Plot Summary:
An original piece of Asian erotica comparable to the Euro softcore classics, Story of O, Emanuelle, and The Fruit is Ripe. Based on a Cantonese opera, this lavish production from the Shaw Brothers tells the story of 15 year old Pao-Yu and his preoccupation with bedding beautiful women.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 62
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: erotic, spoof, parody
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Fantozzi in Heaven (1993)
Plot Summary:
One by one, with a sweet but inexorable rate, Ugo's colleagues, go to a better life. When Ugo is attending at one of the innumerable funerals, he and the priest remain involved in an accident. The doctor says that Ugo as only one week left to live.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: black comedy, slapstick comedy
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The Girl in the Picture (1985)
Plot Summary:
Alan and Mary are pretty miserable together and split up. As an very presentable Glaswegian photographer Alan soon has chances to find consolation elsewhere, but more and more thinks of Mary. She however seems a lot less keen to try again.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 209
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Unexpected, Unforeseen (1983)
Plot Summary:
A young and humble girl who works as a clerk suddenly inherits the huge and expensive art collection.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 62
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags:
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Love Happens (1999)
Plot Summary:
What do animals, allergies and a bet have in common? A commitment-phobic woman named Lisa Harris. Lisa may hold the record for most failed short-term relationships in modern history. It's not that she doesn't want to find her true love, it's just that she doesn't seem to know what true love means.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 212
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Fate (1990)
Plot Summary:
In 1980, 20-year-old novice director Stuart Paul exhibited far more chutzpah than talent with Falling in Love Again. Ten years later, an older, wiser Paul has picked up some talent, but it's still outweighed by sheer nerve. In Fate, Paul casts himself as the last of the truly nice guys (or so he regards himself). He has his future all planned, specifically an ideal marriage to the perfect woman. The next step is to find that woman. Cheryl Lynn co-stars, along with veterans Kaye Ballard and Susannah York.
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 66
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Standing on Fishes (1999)
Plot Summary:
A romantic comedy.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 170
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags:
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Full Moon Party (2002)
Plot Summary:
A bunch of graduates go out sailing to visit a secret Full Moon Party. Hans Nijboer also tries to get his brother Ties back home to work in the familie business. Ties has other plans, he wants to become a singer.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags:
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The 3 L'il Pigs 2 (2016)
Plot Summary:
Rémy is always between two planes, travels to Shanghai on business. During this trip, he takes the opportunity to cheat Dominique first with a woman, then with a man. Upon his return, his wife puts him out after showing him more than compromising photos of his Asian aspirations.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 410
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, feel good
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Don't Go Breaking My Heart (2021)
Plot Summary:
Miranda runs a boot camp for the recently broken hearted. She begins to form a connection with new client Ben who is also a reporter, investigating whether her boot camp is a fad or a phenomenon.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Midnight at the Magnolia (2020)
Plot Summary:
Longtime friends and local radio hosts Maggie and Jack fake it as a couple for their families and listeners in hopes of getting their show syndicated.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: romantic, feel good, humorous, not serious
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Haggard (2003)
Plot Summary:
Based on the true story about Ryan Dunn (played by himself) and his ex-girlfriend Glauren and how she cheated on him. After the break up Glauren is rumored to have been hooking up with heavy metal Hellboy. Ryan enlists the help of his friends Valo and Falcone to find out the truth.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: humorous, witty, cynical, semi serious, funny, surreal, sex comedy, independent film, offbeat, biting
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Watching the Detectives (2007)
Plot Summary:
Neil, a self proclaimed film geek and owner of Gumshoe video, has always been content to live vicariously through his favorite films noir. But when he meets Violet, a real-life femme fatale, his mundane world gets turned upside down and the line between reality and the movies quickly begins to blur. Will Neil step up and embrace a life full of adventure or retreat back to his comfortable couch?.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, touching, sincere, melancholic, romantic, cult classic, witty, independent film
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S.O.S.: Women to the Sea (2014)
Plot Summary:
Recently divorced Adriana tries to get revenge on the woman who took her husband away from her by going on a European cruze along with them.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 890
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: funny, light, romantic, humorous, scenic, romantic comedy
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Table for Three (2009)
Plot Summary:
A suddenly single guy invites what he thinks is a perfect couple to move into his apartment, only to discover they quickly insert themselves into all aspects of his life.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, romantic comedy
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Marry Me (2000)
Plot Summary:
Oriane and Hadrian's couple is going through a crisis. Determined to save their marriage, Oriane visits a Gypsy fortune teller who foresees a dark future. But Oriane won't hear of anything but a happy ending and the psychic is forced to read another future which, unfortunately, also happens to end bitterly. Will the third reading satisfy the young woman?.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 260
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: semi serious, humorous, captivating, controversial, realistic
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Hearts of Spring (2016)
Plot Summary:
A famous mommy blogger faces an empty nest as her daughter prepares to go away to college. When she turns to her blog for advice, she finds herself on the attack by a reader who has conflicting opinions. While she deals with him online, offline she finally meets a great single dad and sparks start to fly. What she doesn’t know is that the confrontational reader and the adorable single dad are, in fact, the same person.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: funny, light, romantic, captivating, entertaining
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Christmas by Chance (2020)
Plot Summary:
A wealthy and popular entrepreneur hires Chance Hazelton, owner of a struggling shop called Gifts by Chance, to help him organize a perfect proposal for his girlfriend.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 337
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, feel good, realistic, semi serious, romantic comedy, christmas comedy
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Full Frontal (2002)
Plot Summary:
A contemporary comedy set in Los Angeles, Full Frontal traces the complicated relationship among seven friends as they deal with the fragile connections that bind them together. Full Frontal takes place during a twenty-four hour period - a day in the life of missed connections.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: talky, entertaining, melancholic, non-linear, humorous, semi serious, witty, psychological, clever, offbeat
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That's My Baby! (1984)
Plot Summary:
This little heard of modest Canadian comedy drama revolves around a young hetero couple. The man wants to start a family but his partner is much more career focused.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 34
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: independent film, sentimental, touching, offbeat, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Dog Park (1998)
Plot Summary:
Sex comedy takes a look at contemporary dating mores and hypothesizes that the new dating location may be the dog walk in the park. A mild-mannered man loses his present girl friend to another man. His attraction to a kid's TV show hostess goes nowhere because of her obsession with her dog, Peanut. He then gets hooked up with an overly exuberant blonde who overwhelms him. He even lost his collie, Mogley, when his girl friend moved out. In a funny sub-plot, the collie is going to a doggie psychiatrist who determines the dog is being traumatized by his mistress' sexual antics. Jeri and Jeff are best friends whose constant smooching simply makes the leads life less comfortable.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: independent film, sentimental, clever, feel good, humorous, realistic, talky, semi serious, crying, sex comedy
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This Is Not a Film (2003)
Plot Summary:
New Yorker Michael Connor attempts to find the woman who left him by making a film about her, hoping that someone (maybe you?) will recognize his ex and convince her to get back together with him. To help the viewer understand who he is and why his girlfriend left, Michael opts to re-enact his failed relationship for the camera. He hires an actress to portray his ex-girlfriend, and during the process of filming she quickly and mercilessly points out all of his mistakes, blunders and inadequacies as a boyfriend. "This Is Not a Film" is a romantic comedy about making mistakes and recognizing them in the most painful way possible--by making them over and over again.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 305
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: sentimental, realistic, talky, semi serious, humorous, witty, independent film, offbeat
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Modern Romance (1981)
Plot Summary:
A film editor breaks up with his girlfriend, unsure if he is in love.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: humorous, melancholic, funny, disturbing, intense, realistic, semi serious, clever, witty, talky
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The Broken Hearts Gallery (2020)
Plot Summary:
Lucy is a young gallery assistant who collects mementos from her relationships. She discovers that she must let go of her past to move forward, and comes up with a lovely, artistic way to help herself and others who have suffered heartbreak.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, entertaining, sentimental, thought provoking, touching
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The Break-Up Artist (2009)
Plot Summary:
A woman who gets paid to break people up is forced to become a matchmaker when some new competition muscles her out of the break-up business. Now, in order to save her company (and keep her high-priced wardrobe) she'll have to rely on her old nemesis: love.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, romantic, romantic comedy, teen, romantic drama
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America's Sweethearts (2001)
Plot Summary:
In the midst of a nasty public breakup of married movie stars, a studio publicist scrambles to put a cap on the escalating situation as the couple's latest film has found it's only print kidnapped by the director.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 60000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, romantic, light, satirical, humorous, romantic comedy, clever, witty, realistic