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Plot Summary:
ENGLISH VINGLISH is the story of a woman who does not know English and is made to feel insecure by her family and society at large. Circumstances make her determined to overcome this insecurity, master the language, and teach the world a lesson on the way to becoming a self assured and confident woman.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 39000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: India
Duration: 134 min
Plot tags: feel good, touching, humorous, semi serious, motivational, parody, funny, inspirational, comedy drama, captivating
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The Baby-Sitters Club (1995)
Plot Summary:
It's the story about seven very different best friends, and one summer that will bring them together like never before.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: light, feel good, humorous, semi serious, sad, touching, realistic, sexy, unusual plot structure, sweet
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A Christmas Wedding Tail (2011)
Plot Summary:
Jennie Garth of "90210" stars as Susan, an unemployed Los Angeles museum curator and widowed single mom temporarily living in a small California town with her three sensitive sons. Jake (Brad Rowe of "General Hospital") is a single dad of two tomboys who owns a local winery. When Susan's dog Rusty (voiced by Jay Mohr of "Ghost Whisperer") falls for Jake's poodle Cheri (voiced by Nikki Cox of "Las Vegas"), these canine matchmakers help their owners fall in love too. Now with a Christmas Day wedding to plan -- and major complications threatening to unravel it all -- can two mismatched broods find a way to make one happy family? Tom Arnold and Catherine Hicks ("Seventh Heaven") co-star in this heartwarming holiday film from the producer/director of The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation and Your Love Never Fails.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 717
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, light, touching, realistic, semi serious
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Heyy Babyy (2007)
Plot Summary:
Three handsome Sydney bachelors Aroush, Tanmay and Al – are having the time of their lives in Sydney. They flirt around, and have numerous conquests to their credit. They suddenly find their dating and mating rituals destroyed when a dimpled little roommate lands up on their doorstep. When it comes to babies, they’re total zeroes and this bundle of joy is anything but joyous.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 144 min
Plot tags: feel good, semi serious, humorous, realistic, funny
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Puppy Love (2012)
Plot Summary:
When single mom Megan Nolan moves to a new town, she feels guilty for uprooting her ten-year-old daughter Caitlin. Seeing that the little girl's only friend is a neighbor's dog, Megan decides to adopt a shelter pet for Caitlin. She immediately regrets her decision when Caitlin gravitates to the biggest, sloppiest dog in the pound, Jake. Megan's beautiful new home is now in shambles and, as Megan considers returning Jake to the shelter, handsome ballplayer Ben shows up claiming Jake is his dog, the regrettable outcome of his roommate leaving a gate open. Megan and Ben butt heads. Ben wants to take his dog and leave, until he sees that Caitlin loves Jake as much as he ever could. Now it is clear: the pound puppy everyone loves deserves no less than joint custody.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: feel good, touching, light, captivating, humorous, sentimental, realistic, semi serious
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Mind the Gap (2007)
Plot Summary:
Two girls of different background, one a immigrant from Turkey and the other a girl that needs to get out of her fathers shadow both apply to the police academy were they become close friends.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: sentimental, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
Plot Summary:
A young Greek woman falls in love with a non-Greek and struggles to get her family to accept him while she comes to terms with her heritage and cultural identity.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 143000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: feel good, romantic, funny, entertaining, humorous, sweet, touching, romantic comedy, light, sentimental
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When Zachary Beaver Came to Town (2003)
Plot Summary:
Zachary Beaver, a sideshow attraction also known as the world's fattest boy, arrives in the sleepy town of Granger, Texas.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 850
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: feel good, sentimental, humorous, semi serious, touching
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Uncle Nino (2003)
Plot Summary:
A distant, slightly dysfunctional family is brought closer together when the father's long-estranged Uncle Nino comes from Italy to Chicago for a surprise visit.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 834
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, light, indie film, independent film, touching, realistic, semi serious
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Benji: Off the Leash! (2004)
Plot Summary:
Benji and his friends try to save his mother from a puppy mill.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 668
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious
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Angels Sing (2013)
Plot Summary:
As a child, Michael Walker wished every day could be Christmas. That is, until a tragic accident crushed his holiday spirit. Thirty years later, Michael still can't muster any joy for the holidays, despite encouragement from his playful wife and well-intentioned parents. But when his young son faces a tragedy, Michael needs to make amends with his past. A mysterious man named Nick gives Michael a gift and instills in him the courage to find the joy that he lost.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, semi serious, realistic
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Blizzard (2003)
Plot Summary:
A young girl's aunt tells her the tale of a young ice skater and an enchanted reindeer.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious
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Winky's Horse (2005)
Plot Summary:
There is only one thing Winky wants: a horse, a real horse to ride. But horses are expensive. Fortunately it is the season of Sinterklaas; Winky just asks Sinterklaas for a horse. Than everything will work out alright. Or will it?.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: Netherlands, Belgium
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: feel good, semi serious, touching, humorous, realistic
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Lloyd (2001)
Plot Summary:
A boy learns that confidence and self-esteem are the greatest gifts.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 759
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Bhoothnath (2008)
Plot Summary:
Banku, his mother, Anjali Sharma and father move in to their new house -- the Nath villa, unaware of the fact that the house is inhabited by a ghost. It is learnt the ghost is not too happy with his new housemates. But what the ghost is not prepared for is his unlikely friendship with Banku. Now Banku must uncover the reason why his ghostly friend is stuck and help him to attain salvation.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Horror
Country: India
Duration: 150 min
Plot tags: feel good, touching, humorous, semi serious, surprise ending
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We Are Family (2010)
Plot Summary:
Maya is the perfect mother. Her life revolves around her three childerens, Aleya ( Aachal Munjal ), Ankush ( Nominath Ginsberg ), and Anjali ( Diya Sonecha ). Who thinks nothing much then the world of her. Despite being divorced from her husband, Aman ( Arjun Rampal ). Maya has ensured that everything runs smoothly in her house, under her watch, and that they continue to remain a happy family unit. However, when Aman introduces his girlfriend, Shreya ( Kareena Kapoor ) a career oriented woman, who has a lot to learn about children's, to the family, the situation immediately takes an unexpected turn. When an incident changes their lives drastically, bringing the two women under the same roof, they find themselves putting to test an unusual situation; can two mothers make a home?.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: India, Australia, USA
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: semi serious, sentimental, uplifting, touching, humorous, realistic, entertaining
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Alice Upside Down (2007)
Plot Summary:
Still mourning the death of her mother a few years back, ALICE McKINLEY finds her life seriously disrupted when her father BEN buys a store and moves her and her older brother LESTER to a new town. In the painful throes of adolescence, Alice has a rough time adjusting to her new school, especially after she gets the stern MRS. PLOTKIN as her core teacher. Feeling shy and isolated, Alice frequently escapes into a vivid fantasy life that occasionally gets her into hot water. But with a little unexpected help from Mrs. Plotkin, Alice learns not to judge by appearances or jump to conclusions. More importantly, she confronts her father over his inability to accept their loss and move on into the future.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: France, USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, teen, silent, silent film
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3 Men and a Baby (1987)
Plot Summary:
Three bachelors find themselves forced to take care of a baby left by one of the guy's girlfriends.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 57000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: light, feel good, humorous, funny, touching, entertaining, romantic comedy, parody, retro, family comedy
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Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008)
Plot Summary:
The Great Depression hits home for nine year old Kit Kittredge when her dad loses his business and leaves to find work. Oscar nominee Abigail Breslin stars as Kit, leading a splendid cast in the first ever "American Girl" theatrical movie. In order to keep their home, Kit and her mother must take in boarders - paying house - guests who turn out to be full of fascinating stories. When mother's lockbox containing all their money is stolen, Kit's new hobo friend Will is the prime suspect. Kit refuses to believe that Will would steal, and her efforts to sniff out the real story get her and friends into big trouble. The police say the robbery was an inside job, committed by someone they know. So if it wasn't Will, then who did it.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: sentimental, melancholic, inspirational, stylized, feel good, touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious, crying
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Chillar Party (2011)
Plot Summary:
A gang of innocent but feisty kids who lead carefree lives in Chandan Nagar colony take own the big bad world of politics when one of their friend's life is endangered.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: India
Duration: 135 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, light, parody, sentimental, realistic, not serious, slapstick
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Motherhood (2009)
Plot Summary:
Motherhood is a comedy written and directed by Katherine Dieckmann, and stars Uma Thurman, Anthony Edwards and Minnie Driver. Shot on location in New York’s West Village, focuses on the dilemmas of motherhood, such as marriage, work, and self, shown in the trials and tribulations of one pivotal day.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, touching, semi serious, independent film, neurotic
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Stanley Ka Dabba (2011)
Plot Summary:
Stanley studies in the all-boys Holy Family High School in Andheri East, Mumbai. While his class-mates bring their own tiffin-boxes, Stanley does not do so on the pretext that his mother is away. His friends share their food with him, much to the chagrin of the Hindi Teacher: Babubhai Verma, who not only cajoles fellow-teachers, but also virtually forces the children to share their food with him. With extra classes being imposed on both students and teachers, and the recess-breaks being doubled, parents are also forced to pack more food in their children's lunch-boxes. The students continue to share their food with Stanley. Babubhai then warns Stanley that he must get a lunch box if he wants to attend school.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: India
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: realistic, sentimental, humorous, semi serious, inspirational, touching, feel good, cult classic
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Do Dooni Chaar (2010)
Plot Summary:
A middle-class father in India struggles through a series of unexpected events for upholding respect and smiles.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: sincere, humorous, semi serious, captivating, light, feel good, funny, offbeat, touching, realistic
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Change of Plans (2011)
Plot Summary:
Sally and Jason Danville's life are turned upside down when a tragic accident suddenly names them the caretakers of four young children.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 942
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 125 min
Plot tags: humorous, sincere, captivating, light, feel good, romantic, sentimental, touching, realistic, semi serious
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Let's Be Friends! (2002)
Plot Summary:
Raj has always had a unrequited childhood crush on a friend named Tina, but Tina's best friend Pooja has always had a crush on Raj. When Raj's family move to England to get involved in an internet business, Raj promises Tina that he will keep in touch with her and that their friendship will always be forever. However Tina disregards him and chooses not to respond to his first e-mail, in turn Pooja decides to keep in touch with him but signs under Tina's name. Fifteen years later, and their friendship has blossomed via e-mail, Raj believing that he's getting to know Tina when it's really Pooja. His family decides to go back on a holiday to India for 2 weeks, when Tina discovers the truth about Pooja's e-mails, they decide together that Tina will play along with the charade. When Raj arrives in India, he is struck by Tina's beauty but equally as struck to Pooja's personality. Who will he choose?.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 149 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious, romantic, realistic
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Like Stars on Earth (2007)
Plot Summary:
Ishaan Awasthi is an eight-year-old whose world is filled with wonders that no one else seems to appreciate. Colours, fish, dogs, and kites don't seem important to the adults, who are much more interested in things like homework, marks, and neatness. Ishaan cannot seem to get anything right in class; he is then sent to boarding school, where his life changes forever.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 203000
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: India
Duration: 162 min
Plot tags: motivational, touching, inspirational, captivating, emotional, educational, sad, realistic, feel good, entertaining
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PK (2014)
Plot Summary:
This experimental satire is a comedy of ideas about an alien in the city, who asks questions that no one has asked before. They are innocent, child-like questions, but they bring about catastrophic answers. People who are set in their ways for generations, are forced to reappraise their world when they see it from PK's innocent eyes. In the process PK makes loyal friends and powerful foes, mends broken lives and angers the establishment. PK's childlike curiosity transforms into a spiritual odyssey for him and millions of others. This offbeat, experimental drama is an ambitious and uniquely original exploration of complex philosophies. It is also a simple and humane tale of love, laughter and letting-go. Finally, it is a moving saga about a friendship between strangers from worlds apart.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 198000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: India
Duration: 153 min
Plot tags: funny, sentimental, touching, inspirational, humorous, emotional, entertaining, satirical, sad, thought provoking
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Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003)
Plot Summary:
A gangster sets out to fulfill his father's dream of becoming a doctor.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 87000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 156 min
Plot tags: sentimental, humorous, semi serious, funny, inspirational, entertaining, motivational, light, touching, feel good
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Queen (2013)
Plot Summary:
Rani, a 24-year-old homely girl, decides to go on her honeymoon alone when her fiancé calls off the wedding. Traveling around Europe, she finds joy, makes friends, and gains new-found independence.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 68000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 146 min
Plot tags: touching, entertaining, sweet, melancholic, humorous, inspirational, realistic, funny, light, feel good
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When We Met (2007)
Plot Summary:
Depressed after the passing of his father, Dharamraj; as well as his gorgeous girlfriend ditching him, Mumbai-based businessman Aditya Kashyap takes a BEST bus, goes to Chatrapati Shivaji Train Terminus, and boards a train. This is where he meets Geet Kaur Dhillon, who is returning home to Bhatinda, and who pays for his ticket. At Bar Nagar, he decides to leave, but she follows him, missing her train. They manage to get a ride to Ratlam, miss the train again, but eventually make it to Bhatinda. Once there, he gets to meet her family; her pretty sister, Roop; as well as her to-be betrothed, Manjeet Singh Mann. Before the engagement could be finalized, she manages to convince her family that she wants to marry Aditya, and they welcome him with open arms. Before he could take stock of these new developments, she elopes with him - not to get married - but to re-locate to Manali - where her true love, Anshuman, is waiting, and who she hopes to get married to.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 57000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 138 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, humorous, semi serious, inspirational, sentimental, funny, touching, entertaining, melancholic
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3 Idiots (2009)
Plot Summary:
In the tradition of “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” comes this refreshing comedy about a rebellious prankster with a crafty mind and a heart of gold. Rascal. Joker. Dreamer. Genius... You've never met a college student quite like "Rancho." From the moment he arrives at India's most prestigious university, Rancho's outlandish schemes turn the campus upside down—along with the lives of his two newfound best friends. Together, they make life miserable for "Virus," the school’s uptight and heartless dean. But when Rancho catches the eye of the dean's sexy daughter, Virus sets his sights on flunking out the "3 idiots" once and for all.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 423000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 170 min
Plot tags: inspirational, entertaining, touching, funny, educational, feel good, semi serious, light, hilarious, motivational