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Plot Summary:
Threatened by his debtors, rocked by a broken heart and driven by greed, a charming gambler arrives at a middle-of-nowhere tavern in search of a case of gold. Instead, he attracts the attentions of the grumpy tavern owner's unhappy wife, whose affection complicates his plan and perpetuates his spell of misfortune.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 273
Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Greece
Duration: 92 min
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All My Tomorrows (2014)
Plot Summary:
This romantic comedy, shot in a road-movie style, tells the story of businessman Petr Kraus and his personal transformation. After returning from China, where he supervised the production of clothing for his customers, Petr finds out that the manufacturer had ruined the whole order and so he gets into trouble with the contractor who wants some astronomical compensation for the damage. Peter knows that he should solve the problem quickly, but instead he decides to go on a trip seeking his personal happiness and an escape from responsibility. Fortunately, his close friends, Tereza and Pavel are there to help.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 116
Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Czech Republic, Slovakia
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: road movie, romantic, talky, intense, freeze frame
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Straight Story (2006)
Plot Summary:
This film is about an upside down world, where being homosexual is considered "normal" and heterosexual is considered "not normal".
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Greece
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, light, sincere, offbeat, not serious, campy
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Scapegoat (2011)
Plot Summary:
Almanya’daki şöhretli, zengin, fakat mutsuz hayatını arkasında bırakıp sade ve normal bir hayata kavuşma arzusundaki Şahin K., Bodrum’da yaşamaya karar verir. Kötü şöhreti yüzünden kaybettiği oğlu Caner’e kavuşmak için çabalarken kasabanın sıkıntılarını da çözecek bir halk kahramanı haline gelir. Peşini bırakmayan şöhreti onu farklı maceralara sürükleyecektir.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Biography, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 83 min
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Female Company (1999)
Plot Summary:
A woman's company, with women of high society of a small greek town is doing everything to have sex with the first male they can find.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 864
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Greece
Duration: 104 min
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Nuts (2016)
Plot Summary:
Jenny was made for love and Lana for gambling. In this old-fashioned country, Lebanon, women have no say. Defying everyone and everything they will fight for their freedom whatever the cost.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 127
Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: Lebanon
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags:
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Nailcruncher (1988)
Plot Summary:
Adapation of the fanciful comic novel by Albert Cohen.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 163
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags:
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Risotto (2000)
Plot Summary:
Two mothers/wives devise a solution to the downsides of marriage.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 422
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Greece
Duration: 95 min
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Chevalier (2015)
Plot Summary:
In the middle of the Aegean Sea, six men on a fishing trip on a luxury yacht decide to play a game. During this game, things will be compared. Things will be measured. Songs will be butchered, and blood will be tested. Friends will become rivals and rivals will become hungry. But at the end of the journey, when the game is over, the man who wins will be the best man. And he will wear on his smallest finger the victory ring: the Chevalier.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Greece, Germany
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: cult classic, weird
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I Love Greece (2022)
Plot Summary:
Jean and Marina go to Athens for their summer vacation. There they are reunited with Marina's family, while preparing to spend a romantic getaway, Marina's family decides to accompany them. But nothing will go according to the plan.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 123
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 90 min
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The Red Lanterns (1963)
Plot Summary:
The story of 6 or 7 prostitutes, at Pireas harbor.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Greece
Duration: 132 min
Plot tags: neo noir
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All Fired Up (1982)
Plot Summary:
Victor Valance a quitté Paris depuis plusieurs années, laissant derrière lui sa mère et ses trois filles, pour réaliser de sombres opérations de casinos aux Bahamas et au Canada. Sa fille ainée, Pauline, est polytechnicienne, attachée au ministre des finances, et s'occupe de toute la petite famille.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 868
Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags:
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Supercock (1975)
Plot Summary:
An American cowboy in the Philippines gets mixed up in cockfighting.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 75
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Brain Smasher... A Love Story (1993)
Plot Summary:
A professional model, Sam Crain, is asked by her sister to smuggle a package from Europe to Portland Oregon, where she discovers that her sister is battling Chinese Shaolin Monks (not ninjas!). Fleeing the monks, Sam unwittingly involves Ed "Brainsmasher" Molloy, a nightclub bouncer.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: independent film, humorous, not serious, fast
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No Rest for the Brave (2003)
Plot Summary:
A strange man is involved in a village massacre and drug dealing.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 372
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France, Austria
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: experimental, humorous, surreal, psychological, atmospheric, mind bending, offbeat, serious, realistic, stylized
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Idlers of the Fertile Valley (1978)
Plot Summary:
In this black comedy, the men in a lovely mansion slowly give in to a kind of terminal sloth after they are freed from the need to actually work. The father takes to his bed after his hernia acts up and never leaves it. Of his three sons, only one wants to do much about leaving, and he does in fact cross the front threshold of the house with his lover, who is also the maid. However, before he has gotten very far, he is very tired, and goes to sleep where he stands. One of the sons outdoes them all by sleeping literally all the time. He is not in a coma -- he is just very, very lazy and tired. Some critics have viewed this film as a sharply delineated social satire.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 854
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Greece
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: allegory, black comedy, cult film
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Attenberg (2010)
Plot Summary:
Marina, 23, is growing up with her architect father in a prototype factory town by the sea. Finding the human species strange and repellent, she keeps her distance. Instead she chooses to observe it through the songs of Suicide, the mammal documentaries of Sir David Attenborough, and the sexual-education lessons she receives from her only friend, Bella. A stranger comes to town and challenges her to a foosball duel, on her own table. Her father meanwhile ritualistically prepares for his exit from the 20th century, which he considers to be "overrated." Caught between the two men and her collaborator, Bella, Marina investigates the wondrous mystery of the human fauna.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Greece
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, serious, captivating, realistic, erotic, art house, surreal, underground film, grim, sensual
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Monday (2020)
Plot Summary:
A spark on a Friday can lead to a sizzling weekend fling, but what happens when you get to the inevitable Monday?.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA, Greece
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: sexy, ambiguous ending
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Prem Deewane (1992)
Plot Summary:
Radha (Pooja Bhatt) and Manohar (Vivek Mushran) love each other and want to get married, but Radha's dad (Ashok Saraf) does not approve of their marriage as Manohar comes from a poor family. He instructs Radha not to leave the house, but Radha finds a way to escape and goes to Manohar's house. Anticipating more obstacles, they run away, guided by Radha's uncle Natwarlal(Prem Chopra). Natwarlal convinces them that they must kidnap a wealthy person and demand a big ransom and take the money to appease Radha's dad. It is then they start to realize that their uncle has some other devious plans for them.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 266
Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 160 min
Plot tags:
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The Man from Macau (2014)
Plot Summary:
The world renowned “Invincible Hand” Ken could identify not only mahjong tiles, but also cards with his fingers which had made him a legend. Upon his retirement as the Chief Security Consultant in Las Vegas, Ken returned to his hometown Macau, where he met his old friend Benz, and Benz’s son Cool and nephew Karl. Both Cool and Karl wanted to follow Ken. Ken claimed that if Cool could successfully cheat him once or win over him, he would then accept Cool as his protégé. Cool’s step brother Lionel, an undercover agent, had disguised his identity in an international gambling mafia which had planned to form an alliance with mafias in illegal gambling from all over the world to control the result of soccer matches. Lionel had recorded the entire conference, with the criminal evidence kept in an imitated eye. The eye was coincidentally given to Rainbow, Ken’s only daughter, which put her in danger. The retired Ken was forced to use his “Magic Hand” once again to uncover the evil plan….
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, captivating, anime, exciting
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Gopi Kishan (1994)
Plot Summary:
Film starring Sunil Shetty, Karisma Kapoor and Shilpa Shirodkar.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 972
Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 161 min
Plot tags:
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God of Gamblers (1989)
Plot Summary:
Chow Yun-Fat plays Ko Chun, an extremely talented and well known gambler. On the eve of a big confrontation with a famous Singaporean gambler, Ko walks into a trap set by Knife, an avid but a so-so gambler (Andy Lau), meant for an Indian servant. Struck on the head, Ko suffers from amnesia and regresses to a child-like state. Knife takes care of Ko and begins to exploit Ko's gambling talents.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 126 min
Plot tags: realistic, exciting, semi serious, scenic, crime drama, cult classic, humorous, stylized, black comedy, freeze frame
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The Last Casino (2004)
Plot Summary:
A University teacher finds three bright students and decides to teach them how to count cards to make lots of money. As they learn how to play the casinos, things get tricky when the debt owing teacher informs them that their front man wants restitution for loses in about a weeks time. The three students decide to hit all the major casinos in Ontario and Quebec until discovered.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, serious, realistic, tense, captivating, exciting
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Bounty Hunters (2016)
Plot Summary:
Lee Shan and Ayo are ex-Interpol agents who are now bounty hunters, chasing fugitives for cash rewards. When the two of them are framed for a hotel-bombing, they join hands with a legendary bounty hunter named Cat, along with her teammates, to find the real bomber.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Romance
Country: China, South Korea, Hong Kong
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: exciting, light
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Chasers (1994)
Plot Summary:
Military men Rock Reilly and Eddie Devane are tasked with taking a prisoner, blonde bombshell Toni Johnson, on what becomes an unforgettable road trip. Toni, an enlistee who's in trouble for deserting her unit, soon proves that she's craftier than most inmates.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: sexy, intense, light, humorous, semi serious, realistic, romantic, independent film, erotic, feel good
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The Girl on the Bridge (1999)
Plot Summary:
It's night on a Paris bridge. A girl leans over Seine River with tears in her eyes and a violent yearning to drown her sorrows. Out of nowhere someone takes an interest in her. He is Gabor, a knife thrower who needs a human target for his show. The girl, Adele, has never been lucky and nowhere else to go. So she follows him. They travel along the northern bank of the Mediterranean to perform.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: black and white, psychological, touching, humorous, sentimental, stylized, heartbreaking, serious, anthology, postmodern
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Style (2008)
Plot Summary:
Jeetendra Kumar Makwana is employed full-time at a Call Center and works part-time teaching English. He is recruited by an attractive young woman, Pooja, to teach her Hinglish-speaking boss, Bhaiyaji, English. Jeetendra agrees to do so, falls in love with Pooja, and joins forces with her to steal a bag containing 25 Crore Rupees in cash. He will soon find out that Bhaiyaji is a hoodlum and extortionist known to the Police as Lakhan Singh.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: serious, captivating, suspenseful, exciting, bleak, realistic, fast
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Lost in Love (2005)
Plot Summary:
A modern day treasure hunt for a mystical relic that turns into a love story for all time.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 397
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: UK, Greece
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, light, realistic, semi serious
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My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 (2023)
Plot Summary:
The Portokalos family travels to Greece for a family reunion.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags:
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Inferno (1999)
Plot Summary:
Eddie Lomax (Jean-Claude Van Damme) is a drifter who has been in a suicidal funk since the death of his close friend Johnny (Danny Trejo). Riding his motorcycle into a small desert town where Johnny once lived, Lomax is confronted by a gang of toughs, who beat him and steal his bike. However, Lomax is not a man to take an injustice lying down, and soon he begins exacting a violent revenge on the men who stole his motorcycle, with local handyman Jubal Early (Pat Morita) lending a hand and several area ladies offering aid and comfort.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, France
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: realistic, suspenseful, serious, exciting, tense, captivating, suspense, cult classic, independent film, rough
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The Librarian: Quest for the Spear (2004)
Plot Summary:
When a magical artifact is lifted from his library, a meek librarian sets out to ensure its safe return.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: humorous, exciting, entertaining, light, semi serious, inspirational, romantic, feel good, mythical, fast