Best movies like Happily Ever After
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Plot Summary:
Happily Ever After is a trilogy. Each is a love story with a touch of magic, comedy and whimsy. Tying all the segments together is a seemingly fake fortune teller, who uses a science sphere she got at a novelty store as a crystal ball!.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 22
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration:
Plot tags: anthology
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Lovebirds (2008)
Plot Summary:
When Mario invites his Internet pen pal all the way from Spain to his home in the Philippines to meet his family, his mother and father assume “Alexis” is a girl. But when Alexis turns out to be a man, it completely changes the family dynamic. While Mario’s mother refuses to admit her son is gay, his father’s reaction is even more surprising.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 97
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags:
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Stray Cats (2005)
Plot Summary:
Two bestfriends, a gay man and a woman, are always unlucky in finding love.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 48
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: parody
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Wonderful Summer (2010)
Plot Summary:
Kitka was just a little girl when she lost her mother. Now, in her late teens, she makes her first life choices. Her grandfather, her father and even her late mother are determined to help the adolescent girl. However, suffering from the family trauma and in constant conflict with each other, they themselves seem to need help. They do not make it any easier for Kitka so the girl decides to take matters into her own hands. She embarks on a series of funny adventures, meets a number of strange characters and experiences first romantic entanglements. Eventually, everything ends wonderfully well, and the literal sense of the word wonder is not to be forgotten in this context.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 146
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Poland
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: independent film
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L-O-V-E. (2009)
Plot Summary:
Four love stories by four talented Taiwanese first-time directors – well-known lyrist, Vincent Fang Wenshan; TV host, Huang Zijiao; online novelist, Jiu BaDao; and commercial director, Chen Yixian.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 148
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: anthology
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Bridal Shower (2004)
Plot Summary:
Three advertising executives are doomed to perpetually look for the right man. Tates, Katie and Sonia are all are stuck in a rut with love, sex and marriage. Tates will do whatever it takes to just to have the man she wants even if he is tangled in a messy annulment case and even if it takes her to shed a lot of money to have him. Katie found her love story with a macho dancer but is scared to let her friends know because of his unconventional job. So she tries to give him a more decent look for her friends to see. She also finds bodily insecurities because of her chubby physique. Sonia is the two-timing chick that finds her self pregnant while being with two men. She is in-love with a painter but finds more security with a rich man. Despite her strong feelings for the former, she chooses to be with the latter in order to provide better for her and her child.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 56
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 132 min
Plot tags:
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Inside Out II (1992)
Plot Summary:
Playboy does to softcore sex films what HBO's Tales from the Crypt did for horror. Contains the stories: "Mis-apprehended"; "I've Got A Crush On You"; "The Freak"; "There's This Travelling Salesman, See"; "Double Vision"; "Busty Gusty and her Twin 50's"; "Some Guys Have All The Luck"; "The Hitchhiker"; and "The Right Number".
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 105
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: anthology, mockumentary
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Red Diaries (2001)
Plot Summary:
The first episode deals about the story of a mistress who is engaged in an extra-curricular activity with her lover's driver. The second story deals about an illicit relationship of a balik-bayan with a seminarian. The third and the most controversial is about the martyr wife of an abusive police officer who allowed his colleagues to molest his wife.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 34
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 156 min
Plot tags: anthology
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Mano Po 4: Ako Legal Wife (2005)
Plot Summary:
When Chona Chong (Zsa Zsa Padilla) learns that her wealthy husband Elton (Jay Manalo) is having an affair with two younger women (Cherry Pie Picache and Rufa Mae Quinto) -- and has even fathered a child with one of them -- her once-perfect life lies in ruins. Numbing the pain with Botox, liposuction and breast implants works well enough, at first. But then her only son (John Prats) drops another bomb: He thinks he might be gay.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 43
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: tagalog
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My Valentine Girls (2011)
Plot Summary:
The Valentine offering starts with a loveless bespectacled author pondering over possible themes for his trilogy of love stories. He gets a ribbing from his precocious little sister for wasting too much time writing on the computer.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 48
Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 147 min
Plot tags: funny, romantic, feel good, captivating, entertaining
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I Do (2010)
Plot Summary:
Mayumi is a girl with a happy disposition in life who dreams of meeting her "the one" someday. She has been dreaming of meeting her "the one" and having the perfect wedding ever since she was a little girl. When she meets Lance, a Chinese descendant, in a wedding, she immediately knows that he is "the one" she is waiting for, her faith and destiny. The two of them become lovers despite the unwillingness of their families to their relationship.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 61
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration:
Plot tags: tagalog
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Chaos (1984)
Plot Summary:
Five stories center around a werewolf, a feudal landlord, peasants, a ghost, and a mother and her sons.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 187 min
Plot tags: anthology, intellectual, neorealism, atmospheric, humorous, semi serious
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Sosy Problems (2012)
Plot Summary:
The problems of 4 rich beautiful girls.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 45
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: sincere, humorous, serious, captivating, realistic, documentary filmmaking
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The Youngsters (1984)
Plot Summary:
Experiencing the forbidden. Experiencing rejection. Hating your parents. Hating the world around you. Discovering what's hot. Discovering what's cool. Discovering your first true love. Discovering who you are. Growing up can be such a wild time. But not when you've got the best guys to hang out with. Five chaste young men immerse themselves in the superficialities and superfluity of adolescence over the course of their last year in high school. But as they make their gradual transition from boyhood to manhood, they realize it is their formidable bond that stands as the real deal.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 83
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, crying, tension, suspense
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Three Fables of Love (1962)
Plot Summary:
Four stories, based on four fables of Lafontaine, shows a woman trying to get her husband a wretch who wants to commit suicide, a jealous man who becomes associated with his rival, and a couple who was locked in an apartment.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 136
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France, Italy, Spain
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: anthology, fable
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Some Boys Do (2010)
Plot Summary:
Nothing is left to the imagination in this sexy gay tale about love and the meaning of life.
IMDB Rating: 1.6
IMDB Votes: 17
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags:
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My Paranormal Romance (2011)
Plot Summary:
A girl named Merry Pascual, a typical college girl, who wants to finish her academic studies in the toughest and most respected institutions in the country, Super Hard University. Her life turned when she transferred to a boarding house owned by Miss Edwina. Little did Merry know that Miss Edwina has the power to see spirits from another reality. Until Miss Edwina got caught in an accident, Merry was the successor of Miss Edwina of owning the third eye. Having a third eye wasn’t part of Merry’s plans in life. So she seeks for a paranormal expert who can remove the third eye from her. - jamesvahn007.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 13
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration:
Plot tags: black comedy, dark comedy
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Oh, My Girl! A Laugh Story... (2009)
Plot Summary:
Little Opao and Biboy grew up together in an orphanage in Taal, Batangas and promised themselves to be best friends forever. As they grow older they head into separate ways; to be adopted by their respective new parents. Opao is adopted by a spinster whose failed career in acting prompts her to mould Opao into a superstar with the nickname Darling. Meanwhile, Biboy is adopted by Crisp Pops.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 28
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration:
Plot tags:
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Desperadas (2007)
Plot Summary:
The story is about four beautiful half-sisters - Isabella, Courtney, Stephanie and Patricia - who have problems in their personal life. Isabella has issues with commitment, Stephanie is having problems with her husband Richard, Courtney's boyfriend Patrick becomes a Born again Christian and Patricia publishes her new sex book much to the dismay of her husband who's having trouble with their relationship as a couple.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 48
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags:
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I.T.A.L.Y. (I Trust and Love You) (2008)
Plot Summary:
Destiny. Is it beyond our control? Or do we make our own? These questions and other musings about the past and the future set the tone as we sail into the year's most anticipated film about love and life. Six people are brought together on a seven-day cruise that will change their lives forever.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 50
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags:
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You to Me Are Everything (2010)
Plot Summary:
Rafael - a rich guy whose luck suddenly turned upside down after losing everything. When he needed to get his life back on track, he met Isak - the instant rich girl from the province. Rafael becomes her business adviser and uses her to become rich again only to find out that she'll change him more than he expected.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 101
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags:
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Rainbow Boys: The Movie (2005)
Plot Summary:
Adapted from the American novel "Rainbow Boys" by Alex Sanchez, this Thai coming of age tale is chock full of cute young Asian boys! Nat the official school gayboy is in love with his best friend Tat. Tat is in love with school basketball hunk Ek, and Ek is supposedly in love with his girlfriend Da. Unfortunately Nat's love is unconsummated and Da finds herself without Ek as he struggles to come to terms with growing desires for men. Meanwhile, Ek and Tat form a bond that carefully steers towards a relationship despite the complications of homophobic school bullies and disgruntled uncomprehending parents.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 151
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Thailand, Singapore
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: independent film, queer cinema, flamboyance
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Our Skyy (2018)
Plot Summary:
A five-episode anthology that serves as a continuation of the stories of Pick and Rome (Secret Love: Puppy Honey), In and Sun (My Dear Loser), Tee and Mork ('Cause You're My Boy), Kao and Pete (Kiss Me Again), and Arthit and Kongpob (SOTUS).
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Thailand
Duration:
Plot tags: anthology
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Status: It's Complicated! (2013)
Plot Summary:
The movie is inspired by the 1979 classic sexy-comedy film Salawahan directed by Ishmael Bernal whom originally stars Rita Gomez, Mat Ranillo, Jay Ilagan, Rio Locsin, Sandy Andolong, and Bonching Miraflor.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 57
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, realistic, semi serious
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She's The One (2013)
Plot Summary:
A television hosts wakes up to her true desires when his best friend's video goes viral.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 239
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating, disturbing, tagalog
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When I Met U (2009)
Plot Summary:
A young woman and her pilot are stranded on a remote island after they crash land their plane. The two are contentious at first, but grow affectionate as they work together to survive. But when their rescue arrives, they are instantly brought back to the real world, where they're both in committed relationships.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 64
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 134 min
Plot tags: tagalog
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Catch Me... I'm in Love (2011)
Plot Summary:
Directed by Mae Czarina Cruz, Catch Me...I'm in Love is a light, rom-com film that centers on the lives of two young adults searching for that something that could complete their existence. For Roan Sanchez (Sarah Geronimo), it's finding that one, true love. For Eric Rodriguez (Gerald Anderson), it's learning how to appreciate his life and those of other people around him. The two would fall in love but conflict would arise to try to break their special bond. It was up to them to fight for their love despite the odds, or not.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 180
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, semi serious, realistic, inspirational, cute
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This Guy's In Love With U Mare! (2012)
Plot Summary:
A man tries to keep his partner from straying by romancing the object of the man's affections himself.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 206
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: humorous, psychological, light, sexy, feel good, contemplative, independent film, unusual plot structure, queer cinema
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Can't Help Falling in Love (2017)
Plot Summary:
Gab de la Cuesta is a high-strung career woman who got recently engaged to her longtime boyfriend. Her well-planned life suddenly becomes complicated when she discovers that she is actually married to a total stranger.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: tagalog, light, romantic, captivating, entertaining
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Unlike Father, Unlike Son (2015)
Plot Summary:
A macho dad learns to accept the real identity of his gay son before it gets too late.
IMDB Rating:
IMDB Votes:
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: light, psychological, feel good, unusual plot structure, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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X's & O's (2007)
Plot Summary:
Relationship issues arise between a researcher with a theory to explain away all his failed dating experiments, a player who wants out of the game, a deejay whose head spins with thoughts of God, a hoodrat with no street cred, a poet not-so-well-versed in the art of love, and a womanipulator of men.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 301
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, light, sexual, sexy