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Plot Summary:
An on-the-lam punk rocker and a young woman obsessed with his band go on an unexpected and epic journey together through the decaying suburbs of the American Midwest.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Viena and the Fantomes (2020)
Plot Summary:
A roadie travels across North America with a punk band in the 1980s.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 837
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: captivating, disturbing, road movie
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Modern Life Is Rubbish (2017)
Plot Summary:
Brought together by their shared love of music, ten years on Liam and Natalie are at breaking point. In their case opposites attract but don't necessarily work long-term. Making the difficult decision to separate, they must split their prized music library. But the soundtrack that defined their relationship keeps pulling them back together.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Music, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: romantic, light, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Rich Boy, Rich Girl (2018)
Plot Summary:
Andy is a front desk clerk with a little ambition until he finds his muse. Hayley is a beautiful shampoo girl chasing big dreams in NYC. When their worlds collide in a hapless run-in, the starstruck lovers assume false identities and follow the script of life from the same self-improvement book which lead to potentially bigger problems than they could have ever dreamed.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 344
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, humorous, captivating
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I'll Find You (2019)
Plot Summary:
Inspired by stories of Polish musicians from the 1930s and 40s. Two young lovers, Robert, a Catholic opera singer, and Rachel, a Jewish violin virtuoso, dream of one day performing together at legendary Carnegie Hall. When they're torn apart by the German invasion of Poland, Robert vows to find Rachel, no matter what the war may bring. His search leads him on a life-threatening journey through the heart of Nazi Germany, to a reckoning that Rachel may be lost to him forever.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, captivating, disturbing, romantic drama
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Songbird (2018)
Plot Summary:
Joanne, lead singer of the once-popular 1990s Britpop band the Filthy Dukes, mistakenly enrolled in university after a drunken night out with her friend Sara. Determined to give the young students a run for their money as a party animal, she finds they aren’t interested in rock ’n’ roll. However, love and new beginnings might be on the cards for rocker Joanne.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 659
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Uncle Peckerhead (2020)
Plot Summary:
When a punk band scores their first tour, life on the road proves tough when they are joined by a man-eating demon as a roadie.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: suspense, horror comedy, humorous, captivating, queer horror, bleak, disturbing, funny, perverse, weird
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Somebody's Life (2014)
Plot Summary:
A decade after the disappearance of his best friend and musical partner, Guille receives the offer from a label to finally release an album that never saw the light of day. His friend Pablo tries to help him overcome loss and grief, and release the album.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 56
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Argentina
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating
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The Sky Is Everywhere (2022)
Plot Summary:
Lennie is a teen musical prodigy grieving the death of her sister when she finds herself caught between a new guy at school and her sister's devastated boyfriend. Through her vivid imagination and conflicted heart, Lennie navigates first love and first loss.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: sincere, psychological, captivating, disturbing, teen, romantic
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SuckSeed (2011)
Plot Summary:
Ped (Jirayu La-ongmanee) was a shy boy who had never listened to music until introduced to the world of Pop and Rock by would-be childhood crush Ern (Nattasha Nualjam). Ern soon left for Bangkok, however, and it is six years later in their final school year when she is re-introduced to Ped and his brash best friend Koong (Pachara Chirathivat). Koong convinces Ped, along with schoolmate Ex (Thawat Pornrattanaprasert), to form a band, partly to be cool and attract girls, partly as an attempt by Koong to try and one-up his popular twin brother Kay. Their musical talents aren't great, but that doesn't stop them from trying. However, when Ern decides to lend them her outstanding guitar skills, Ped and Koong's shared attraction to her puts a strain on the band's survival, as well as their friendship.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Music, Romance
Country: Thailand
Duration: 130 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, semi serious, romantic, touching, romantic comedy
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Heartsong (2022)
Plot Summary:
While serenading a wedding that quickly implodes, a nomadic musician falls for the bride, who runs afoul of her family. Now he has to save her life.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: entertaining, light, sincere, romantic, feel good, captivating
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When It Comes Around (2018)
Plot Summary:
Dex is known around his office as one of the most successful players in the dating game. He gets a run for his money from the latest office recruit, Jerry Williams. After a wild ride of manipulation and crafty games, Jerry turns the tables. Dex definitely finds out that the true player, is Jerry.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 107
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: captivating, disturbing
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Tonic Dominant (2000)
Plot Summary:
Three days in the life of a young clarinetist (Fernando Alves Pinto), who is in love with a violinist (Vera Zimmerman), but can't get her attention. In the first day he feels alone and frail; in the second day what was supposed to be pleasant becomes a nightmare; in the third day he finally achieves fulfillment through music and helps a pianist (Vera Holtz) who is rehearsing for a concert. These three days correspond to a three movement sonata - the director (Lina Chamie) is a musician, so she imprinted a musical structure to her movie, with few dialogs and poetic images. It's a movie for music lovers. Written by CeciliaWolf.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 91
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating, disturbing
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Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II (2010)
Plot Summary:
Nodame and Chiaki mutually decide that it would be for the best if they parted ways for a while so Nodame can practice for an upcoming competition. However, when things don’t go her way, she gets impatient and depressed. While Nodame is away, Chiaki’s former pianist Rui Son returns to take her place. To make matters worse, Rui and Chiaki are set to play the song Nodame dreams of playing with Chiaki herself: Ravel’s “Concerto in G Minor”.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 972
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Japan
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags: romantic, captivating, satirical, disturbing, semi serious, shoujo
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Resisting Roots (2022)
Plot Summary:
Genevieve Harper makes the most out of raising her two siblings after their parents' tragic accident. At just 24, Viv has devoted herself to providing her family with the best life possible, sacrificing her own dreams along the way. When Trent Fox, a known player on and off the baseball field, shows up at Viv’s job, the Lotus House Yoga Center to recuperate, the attraction between the two of them is instant. But Viv does not have time to devote to a man, let alone a man who will only break her heart. Can love grow between a woman who’s rooted in her life and a man who resists any notion of setting roots down?.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 343
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, captivating, disturbing
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Welcome to the Christmas Family Reunion (2021)
Plot Summary:
Event planner Amy helps rising singer Tiffanie Christmas plan her holiday family reunion. Along the way Amy must navigate some challenging family dynamics, especially among Tiffanie's aunts as well as her own growing feelings for Tiffanie's cousin, Calvin. Will she be able to pull off an amazing Christmas family reunion?.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 300
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, captivating, entertaining, disturbing, romantic comedy
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How to Grow Up Despite Your Parents (2016)
Plot Summary:
More and more parents take competitive behavior towards the teachers of their children: deny votes and programs, vaneggiano of likes, dislikes, and conspiracies. So, instead of helping in the training of their children, they become insurmountable obstacles to their growth. Presumptuously they think: "We know better than anyone else our children and we know what they are worth and how and what you have to teach.".
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 309
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Music, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: sincere, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Scenes from the Goldmine (1987)
Plot Summary:
A girl trying to make it in the 1980's New Wave rock and roll scene in L.A.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 153
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: independent film, touching, serious, captivating, emotional, realistic
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Hysteria: The Def Leppard Story (2001)
Plot Summary:
A dramatization of the early years of the hard rock band, Def Leppard, the group faces both success and personal tragedies such as drummer, Rick Allen losing his arm in a car accident and guitarist Steve Clark's alcohol addiction.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: captivating, disturbing
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Purple Hearts (2022)
Plot Summary:
An aspiring musician agrees to a marriage of convenience with a soon-to-deploy Marine, but a tragedy soon turns their fake relationship all too real.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 48000
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: romantic, disturbing, captivating, entertaining, thought provoking, touching, emotional, romantic comedy, romantic drama
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Single in South Beach (2015)
Plot Summary:
Amy, an attractive woman, confuses love with money and becomes a victim of the materialistic lifestyle of South Beach. Her relationship with Nick, a down-to-earth, young architect is great, but Amy has dreams that he can't fulfill and afford. In her search for glamour and a dancing career, Amy meets Sam, an older, married man. Even though Sam provides her with the luxurious lifestyle, she begins to feel a void for love and attention. Unwilling to let go of Sam's financial support, Amy becomes involved in another relationship with Robert, who grows suspicious. Amy soon discovers that life in South Beach, not everything is as good as it looks.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 107
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: psychological, humorous, captivating, disturbing, independent film
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Singles (1992)
Plot Summary:
Romantic comedy about six of Seattle's young people, most of whom live in the same apartment building and whose lives revolve around the city's ever-expanding music scene. The interrelated stories about each character's progress through the singles scene are intriguing and often very funny, and the soundtrack is a grunge fanatic's dream, with the likes of Soundgarden, Pearl Jam and Mudhoney.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 32000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: feel good, sweet, touching, humorous, realistic, romantic comedy, talky, funny, cult classic, clever
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Be Somebody (2016)
Plot Summary:
Pop superstar Jordan Jaye has a big dream - he just wants to live like a regular teenager. When he's chased down by some excited female fans, he finds a perfect hideout and a reluctant new friend from a small town, high-school art student, Emily Lowe. Despite being from different worlds, they soon discover they have way more in common than they ever imagined. Over the course of several days, the two embark on an unexpected journey of friendship, first love and self-discovery -- proving that maybe opposites really do attract.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: romantic, light, sweet, captivating, sincere, humorous
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Sparks and Embers (2015)
Plot Summary:
Tom and Eloise meet in inauspicious circumstances, trapped in a stuck lift after Eloise has Tom fired. Nevertheless, sparks fly. 5 years later, they have broken up and Eloise is going back to France. Tom has 45 minutes to win her back.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 370
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: romantic, sincere, humorous, captivating, disturbing, romantic comedy
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He is Beautiful (2011)
Plot Summary:
Ikemen desu ne is a 2011 Japanese television series. It is the Japanese remake of the Korean television drama You're Beautiful. The story revolved around a fictional boy band named A.N.JELL. A young girl who is nun-in-training has to pose as her twin brother and take his place in the band, leading to a complicated relationship between the group’s members.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 99
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: captivating, satirical, disturbing, semi serious
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Rock & Love: You Can't Tame a Rockstar (2017)
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IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 48
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: sincere, romantic, humorous, captivating, disturbing, romantic comedy
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Under the Amalfi Sun (2022)
Plot Summary:
A year after their romance began in Riccione, Vincenzo and Camilla reunite for a vacation on the picturesque Amalfi Coast and put their love to the test.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: romantic, captivating, entertaining, disturbing, semi serious
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A Perfect Fit (2021)
Plot Summary:
Sparks fly when a fashion blogger in Bali meets a gifted shoemaker, leading her to question her commitment to her fiancé.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 687
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: sincere, humorous, captivating
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Siva Manasula Sakthi (2009)
Plot Summary:
Siva and Sakthi lie about their respective jobs when they meet. Once the truth comes out, they decide to take revenge but start developing feelings for each other instead.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 138 min
Plot tags: romantic, sincere, captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing, feel good
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Polyamory for Dummies (2021)
Plot Summary:
Satur and Tina are married, and Berta enters their life as a ‘unicorn.’ In the end, however, Satur is pushed out and Tina and Berta have an affair. Manu is a loser who tries to embark on a relationship with Amanda, who at the same time is involved with Alex, Claudia and Marta and Esteban, with whom they are all co-raising two children. Everyone seem to be living many different lives but all of them will have a lot to learn from each other.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 467
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Spain, France
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: romantic, humorous, captivating, satirical, disturbing
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Sachien (2005)
Plot Summary:
A happy-go-lucky college student falls in love with a beautiful young woman at first sight, but decides to use a unique approach to get close to her, as she has many admirers in the college. How will their relationship evolve?.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 145 min
Plot tags: psychological, humorous, captivating, disturbing, romantic