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Plot Summary:
Through 56 independent scenes, Echo draws a portrait, both biting and tender, of modern day Iceland during the often turbulent but also exciting time of the Christmas holidays.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: Iceland, France, Switzerland, Denmark, Finland
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: art house
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Jeunesse perdue (1961)
Plot Summary:
Two Swedish girls fall in love with a Persian man in London. Beside this there is much dancing, much stripping and a lot of alcohol.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 47
Genere: Drama
Country: Sweden, UK
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags:
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Sollers Point (2017)
Plot Summary:
Keith, a small-time drug dealer is under house arrest at the home of his father in Baltimore. He re-enters a community scarred by unemployment, neglect and deeply entrenched segregation. There, he pushes back against his surrounding limitations as he tries to find a way out of his own internal prison.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 796
Genere: Drama
Country: USA, France
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: erotic
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Red Island (2023)
Plot Summary:
Madagascar, at the turn of the 1960s and 1970s. On an air base of the French army, the soldiers live the last carefree years of colonialism. Influenced by his readings of Fantômette, Thomas, a child who is not yet 10 years old, gradually forges a look at the world around him.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 295
Genere: Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: biting
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Skierri: Land of the Dwarf Birches (1982)
Plot Summary:
A film about herder Niila and Sami environment in the time of change and plight. First partly Saami language fiction film in Finland.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 40
Genere: Drama
Country: Finland, Sweden
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags:
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Still Life (2016)
Plot Summary:
There are victims that arrive by night. They intuit, unaware of the danger that awaits them. They may attempt to resist, but a young man leads them to their deaths before dawn. A dog is the only witness of this terrifying world that seems certain never to end.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 122
Genere: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: suspense, suspenseful
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Friends, Comrades (1990)
Plot Summary:
The boisterous good humor of Jurmala (Mikk Mikiver), the nickel-mine owner, is, if anything, only barely dented by the raging battles in Finland before, during and after World War Two. In fact, everywhere he goes, he meets prospective customers on all sides of the conflict with his all-inclusive greeting "Friends, Comrades." Indeed, the resource he is wrenching from the earth's bowels is necessary to all forms of industrial activity, and is especially necessary for military applications. Thus, he has no reason to fear that he will ever run out of customers. This doesn't prevent him from using every possible means to entice them. At home, his relationship with his wife is not so prosperous, and they resort to some extraordinary means to try and keep on an even keel.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 122
Genere: Drama
Country: Finland, Sweden
Duration: 132 min
Plot tags:
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The Family (2021)
Plot Summary:
Anna happily lives with her husband, their two boys, and Simon, 6 years-old, who was placed with her by the Social Care services when he was only 18 months. When Simon’s father decides that he is ready to take his son back with him, the family’s balance is at stake. Anna is torn apart: how could she possibly let go a of child who has always called her ‘Mom’?.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 377
Genere: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags:
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Three Wise Men (2008)
Plot Summary:
Three middle aged men, long time friends, get together in a normally closed Karaoke bar to drink their failed lives away. Secrets are revealed and sometimes discovered and they sing their miseries one by one during Karaoke sessions. The arrival of a lone woman to the bar will facilitate revealing of the final secret.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 549
Genere: Drama
Country: Finland
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags:
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A Man of Integrity (2017)
Plot Summary:
Reza (35), having distanced himself from urban life to work on a goldfish farm, leads a simple life along with his wife and only son in a remote village in northern Iran. Nearby, a private company with close links to the government and local authorities, has taken control of nearly every aspect of his regional life and continues to accrue more wealth and power.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: independent film
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R.M.N. (2022)
Plot Summary:
A few days before Christmas, having quit his job in Germany, Matthias returns to his Transylvanian village. He wishes to involve himself more in the education of his son, Rudi, left for too long in the care of his mother, Ana, and to rid him of the unresolved fears that have gripped him. He’s also eager to see his ex-lover Csilla and preoccupied about his old father, Otto. When a few new workers are hired at the small factory that Csilla manages, the peace of the community is disturbed, underlying fears grip the adults, and frustrations, conflicts and passions erupt through the thin sliver of apparent understanding and calm.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Drama
Country: Romania, France, Belgium, Sweden
Duration: 125 min
Plot tags: interesting
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Dog Nail Clipper (2004)
Plot Summary:
Bright young soldier Mertsi suffers a permanent brain injury in the Second World War. In the late 1940s he wanders around the Finnish countryside looking for simple work and relying on other people's help. A workmate, Ville, tells him about his clever Spitz dog back home and the problems with her overlong dew claws. Together with his helpful war buddy Eetvi, Mertsi joins a lumber camp in the middle of a freezing winter, tries hard but finds the work there too strenuous for his body and mind. While he still sees nightmares about the war, in the daytime he keeps dreaming and worrying about the dog.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: Finland
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: sincere, thought provoking, melancholic, touching
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The Christmas Wish (1998)
Plot Summary:
Returning to his home town after the death of the grandfather who raised him, slick and cynical Wall Street trader Will Martin (Neil Patrick Harris) feels decidedly out of place, and not at all in tune with the Christmas preparations being made by the local citizenry. But Will isn't really taking a sentimental journey at all: He's merely in town to modernize and streamline his family's real-estate company. While going through his grandfather's effects, Will and his grandmother (Debbie Reynolds) come across the old man's diary--which reveals a lengthy relationship with a woman named Lillian. Determined to locate this mystery mistress (if indeed that's who Lillian is), Will learns a few vital lessons about love, forgiveness, and recapturing the Yuletide spirit that has so long eluded him.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 771
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags:
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An Old Fashioned Christmas (2010)
Plot Summary:
The story of An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving continues. Isabella and Tilly pay a visit to Ireland, hoping Isabella's long-ago suitor, the Earl of Shannon, can assist Tilly in getting her writing published.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 468
Genere: Drama
Country: Ireland, USA, Canada
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: thought provoking, sincere, suspenseful, disturbing, period drama
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Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus (1991)
Plot Summary:
While newspaper writer Church struggles with the death of his wife, he receives a "special" assignment. He must answer a little girl's question about whether Santa Claus really exists.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 946
Genere: Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags:
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Godland (2022)
Plot Summary:
In the late 19th century, a young Danish priest travels to a remote part of Iceland to build a church and photograph its people. But the deeper he goes into the unforgiving landscape, the more he strays from his purpose, the mission and morality.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Drama
Country: Denmark, Iceland, France, Sweden
Duration: 143 min
Plot tags:
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Dear Santa (2011)
Plot Summary:
Crystal, a rich party girl, finds a little girl's letter to Santa asking for a new mother, and she vows to win over the father and daughter before the holidays.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: feel good, realistic, touching, serious, entertaining, romantic drama
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The Raven's Dance (1980)
Plot Summary:
With a keen sense of visual beauty, director Markku Lehmuskallio has created a thought-provoking, aesthetic film about a married couple and an old man living in a remote part of Finland. The young husband goes out hunting but only to support himself and his wife, not to kill off hordes of animals. He sets traps, and that gets him in trouble with the police who proceed to ticket him for using the devices. The forest cycles themselves are intimated when an old tree is shown falling to earth -- perhaps a reflection on the old man's passing years. In contrast to these few people living off the land and basically keeping the ecological balance intact, a highway construction crew is shown at work felling trees. Soon the antagonism grows between encroaching civilization and the quiet life of the young couple and elderly man.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 65
Genere: Drama
Country: Finland, Sweden
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags:
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A Story of Yonosuke (2012)
Plot Summary:
The year is 1987 and Japan is just reaching the peak of its economic success. Eighteen-year old Yonosuke Yokomichi arrives in Tokyo from Nagasaki. Ordinary in every way possible, he lives in a suburb far from the excitement of the big city and commutes to a university in the center of Tokyo.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 160 min
Plot tags: psychological, realistic, tense, captivating, independent film, crying
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The Hussy (1979)
Plot Summary:
Twenty-year old misfit François earns his living by gathering boxes and bottles to resell to local shopkeepers. He lives with his grossly insensitive mother and stepfather. Mado is a gawky 11-year old, who is neglected by her family because of the oddness of the way she expresses her affection. For reasons which never become clear, François kidnaps Mado, and takes her to live with him in the attic of his parents' home. Instead of feeling fear, Mado enters into the spirit of the abduction, and they joust with one another, increasingly finding love and comfort in their relationship. When the police come upon them, however, they put an entirely different interpretation on their behavior. This drama is based on a true story.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 673
Genere: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: controversial, crying
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Sparrows (2015)
Plot Summary:
The story follows a 16-year-old Icelandic boy, Ari, who lives with his mother in Reykjavík, She has to leave the country for a new job, sending him back to the small town of his youth. There he finds his old friend, suddenly a young woman with a tricky romantic relationship; and his father has become a victim of the financial crisis.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: Iceland, Denmark, Croatia
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: captivating, sincere, suspenseful, melancholic
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Angel Face (2018)
Plot Summary:
A single mother abandons her 8-year-old daughter after meeting someone in a nightclub.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: psychological, thought provoking, touching, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Mrs. Worthington's Party (2007)
Plot Summary:
Father Jonathan Keene - a cold, impatient Catholic priest arrives in a tiny fishing village the week before Christmas to do what he does best: shut down a dying parish.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 647
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, serious, realistic, contemplative, independent film
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The Christmas Wife (1988)
Plot Summary:
The Christmas Wife is a made-for-cable television drama based on a story by Helen Norris. An aging and recent widower, not wanting to spend his first Christmas alone, responds to an ad in the newspaper which reads: "You are not alone. We make social arrangements of all kinds." When he visits the Social Arranger, he makes it very clear his only interest is in "social company" and is subsequently introduced to a woman who agrees to spend the holiday with him. The woman bids him to not ask any questions about her personal life, which harbors a secret that threatens their developing friendship, and could ultimately change both their lives.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 410
Genere: Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 73 min
Plot tags:
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Ben Is Back (2018)
Plot Summary:
19 year-old Ben Burns unexpectedly returns home to his family's suburban home on Christmas Eve morning. Ben's mother, Holly, is relieved and welcoming but wary of her son staying clean. Over a turbulent 24 hours, new truths are revealed, and a mother's undying love for her son is tested as she does everything in her power to keep him safe.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: tense, social, rough, suspense, suspenseful, inspirational, spiritual, serious, entertaining, non fiction
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The Gathering (1977)
Plot Summary:
When Adam Thornton learns that he only has a little time left, he decides that he wants to make peace with his family. Only problem is that most of his family are not exactly fond of him because he walked out on his wife and of his stubborn nature and he hasn't spoken to his youngest son after having an argument with him which he was in the wrong but only realize after his son left and has not been heard from since. But he goes to her to help him find him. But when his doctor says that it won't be good for him to travel, she suggests that they invite them all for Christmas. While most of them come, Adam's attempt at reconciliation won't be easy.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 790
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, serious, emotional, realistic, vintage
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Rams (2015)
Plot Summary:
In a secluded valley in Iceland, Gummi and Kiddi live side by side, tending to their sheep. Their ancestral sheep-stock is considered one of the country’s best and the two brothers are repeatedly awarded for their prized rams who carry an ancient lineage. Although they share the land and a way of life, Gummi and Kiddi have not spoken to each other in four decades. When a lethal disease suddenly infects Kiddi’s sheep, the entire valley comes under threat. The authorities decide to cull all the animals in the area to contain the outbreak. But Gummi and Kiddi don’t give up so easily – and each brother tries to stave off the disaster in his own fashion: Kiddi by using his rifle and Gummi by using his wits.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Drama
Country: Iceland, Denmark, Norway, Poland
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: melancholic, atmospheric, bleak, emotional, depressing, independent film, comedy drama, social, crying, light
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The Four Times (2010)
Plot Summary:
An old shepherd lives his last days in a quiet medieval village perched high on the hills of Calabria, at the southernmost tip of Italy. He herds goats under skies that most villagers have deserted long ago. He is sick, and believes to find his medicine in the dust he collects on the church floor, which he drinks in his water every day.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama
Country: Italy, Germany, Switzerland
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: sincere, serious, surreal, emotional, realistic, contemplative, existential, philosophical, spiritual, art house
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Morvern Callar (2002)
Plot Summary:
Morvern Callar wakes on Christmas morning to discover that her troubled boyfriend has committed suicide, leaving behind the unpublished manuscript to his first novel and a sum of money intended to pay for his burial. Instead, Morvern attempts to use both to reinvent her life.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Drama
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: disturbing, talky, psychological, touching, serious, contemplative, sincere, atmospheric, erotic, intellectual
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Volcano (2011)
Plot Summary:
Hannes is an old man who has grown apart from his children. Recently retired when his wife gets ill he tries to reconcile with them and to atone for his cold demeanor in the past.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: Iceland, Denmark
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: realistic, atmospheric, emotional, psychological, captivating, uplifting, touching, serious
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The Hunt (2012)
Plot Summary:
A teacher lives a lonely life, all the while struggling over his son’s custody. His life slowly gets better as he finds love and receives good news from his son, but his new luck is about to be brutally shattered by an innocent little lie.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 355000
Genere: Drama
Country: Denmark, Sweden
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: bleak, thought provoking, psychological, depressing, sad, disturbing, controversial, emotional, intense, captivating