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Plot Summary:
Rich Hungarian-born orphan Katya Davidov commissions Jordan Kirkland to research her past starting from a photograph, showing her as a child next to an elusive Fabergé music box. Luckily experienced Yankee-Hungarian treasure hunter and womanizer Nick Rostov gently forces his help upon her, although Jordan stubbornly risks dealing with his dodgy competitor Gudrun Kuper and her ruthless employer, count Borodin.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 289
Genere: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Germany, Canada, Hungary, USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: sentimental, atmospheric, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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At the Midnight Hour (1995)
Plot Summary:
Wealthy widower Richard Keaton engages young widow Elizabeth 'Liz' Guinness as the 4th consecutive nanny for his pre-teen, equally science-devoted son Andrew, with instructions to disturb neither. She learns of mother Alycia's fatal fall, an official suicide but was probably murder. Dad keeps Andy at a distance, so he draws towards Liz. Real danger starts when Richard's brother, novelist Blain, arrives with his friend Jillian, to sell the ancestral estate against Richard's will.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 421
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: Germany, Canada
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: sentimental, atmospheric, serious, emotional, realistic
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Recipe for Revenge (1998)
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One fateful dinner party ends in a complicated murder case where Carly Hunter forced to work against both the police and the media. Police Jack Brannigan commissioned to protect her when threats begin to pile up and a fiery unexpected love affair begins.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 373
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, sexual, suspense, sexy
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Summer Heat (2008)
Plot Summary:
Photographer Bob loses his girlfriend. A year later he meets Kathleen. Is she in love? Or does she use him for her dark dealings with the mafia?.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, sexy, serious, realistic, exciting, captivating, melancholic, sexual, nature documentary
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What You Don't See (2009)
Plot Summary:
Two strangers have a strong impact on a young man who's spending some time with his family in this drama from Germany. Seventeen-year-old Anton has been struggling to make sense of his life since his father committed suicide when Anton was attending boarding school. Anton's mother, Luiza, wants to mend her strained relationship with her son and introduce him to her boyfriend, Paul, so she arranges for them to take a vacation together.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 364
Genere: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Germany, Austria
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, atmospheric, serious, twisted, realistic
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A Change of Place (1994)
Plot Summary:
Kim Jameson is a university professor while Kate Jameson - also known as Dominique, Kim’s twin sister - is a troubled model working in Paris. Kate is a drunk, in desperate need of rehabilitation. Kim checks her twin sister into a rehab center, agreeing to fill in for Dominique during her absence, but by doing so takes on more than she bargained for.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 569
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, Hungary, USA, Germany
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: touching, offbeat, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Northern Lights (2009)
Plot Summary:
Hoping to leave behind troubled days in the Baltimore city police department, Nate Burns (Eddie Cibrian) journeys to Alaska, where he takes up a quiet life as a small-town sheriff and begins a romance with spirited bush pilot Meg Galligan (LeAnn Rimes). But when Meg's father turns up dead, Burns finds himself thrust into the limelight of a dangerous murder investigation.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, tense, atmospheric, mind bending, realistic, gloomy
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The Dawning (1988)
Plot Summary:
A young woman in her late teens is caught up in the political unrest of Southern Ireland in the 1920s in this drama that features an excellent cast. Nancy (Rebecca Pidgeon) befriends the pistol packing stranger she dubs Cassius (Anthony Hopkins) while he hides in a beach hut. He talks the naive Nancy into delivering a message to Dublin. There she meets Joe Mulhare (Mark O'Regan) and befriends the recipient of the message. Only when she witnesses the shooting deaths of 12 British officers does she realize the content of the lethal message. After the shootings, Nancy rushes to try and warn Cassius about the military police who are closing in on him. Trevor Howard is the old army officer and grandfather in his last screen role, with Jean Simmons as Aunt Mary. Watch for Hugh Grant as Harry, the stuffed shirt on whom Nancy has a huge crush.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 405
Genere: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: serious, captivating, emotional, realistic, sincere, factual, thought provoking, touching, independent film
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This Sweet Sickness (1977)
Plot Summary:
French filmmaker Claude Miller's This Sweet Sickness is based on a suspense novel by Patricia Highsmith, of Strangers on a Train fame. In the original, the murder-protagonist was a psychotic, pure and simple (if such words are appropriate here!) In Miller's version, the "hero," David, is a pathetic creature, motivated by humiliation and sexual inadequacy; thus the emphasis is not on his heinous crimes but on his warped personality. The director's noirish decision to stage much of the action in the dark, or the rain, or both, is a function of David's deep depression. As in his other films, Miller uses water as an omen of evil; you've seldom seen a more foreboding swimming pool than the one in This Sweet Sickness. The film was originally released as Dites-lui que je l'aime.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 639
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, atmospheric, noir, serious, realistic, suspenseful, gloomy
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Treacherous Beauties (1994)
Plot Summary:
A female photographer hears that her brother has been shot dead at a horse rearing farm. She decides to go there herself and uncovers a murky conspiracy.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 488
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Canada, Germany, USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: mind bending, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Fourth Story (1991)
Plot Summary:
Valerie's husband Darryl leaves for work as usual, but never returns. She hires private eye Shepard to find him. Soon he discovers that David had a second identity and obviously doesn't want to be found. But since Shepard is strongly attracted to the pretty Valerie, he investigates further and gets involved more than professionally.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 542
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: detective, thrilling, serious, realistic, suspenseful, stylized, surprise ending
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Driftwood (1997)
Plot Summary:
When Sarah walks alone along the desolate beach one day she find an unconscious man, who has been brought to land by the waves. When he awakens he doesn't remember anything. He has no name and no past. His dependence lies on Sarah. A role that makes her forget her loneliness and she decides to therefore lie about their situation... She says that they are situated on an island, where no one can reach them. From now, his life lies in her hands.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 592
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Ireland
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: independent film, psychological, atmospheric, serious, realistic
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Sinbad (1971)
Plot Summary:
Based on the stories of Hungarian writer Gyula Krúdy, this iconic film is a lush and sensuous depiction of the life, loves and memories of serial seducer Szindbád.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Hungary
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, touching, serious, emotional, realistic, contemplative, gloomy, sexual, sexy
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Diamond Girl (1998)
Plot Summary:
Denny Montana never looks at Claire. She has been working for him for four years and fallen in love at a distance. When Denny's brother Regan returns to oversee the sale of the family vineyard, Claire and Reganen makes pact. To make Denny jealous and lure him away from his girlfriend's bad influence. But what Claire and Regan did not take into account was how difficult it can be to control their own emotions.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 866
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Africa, Canada
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: touching, emotional, realistic, serious, sex comedy
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Prague Duet (1998)
Plot Summary:
Dr. Lauren is staying in Prague for a conference and falls in love with Czech writer Jiri Kolmar.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 393
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Czech Republic, Germany
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: independent film, psychological, sincere, serious, realistic, disturbing, sexual, sexy
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Yvonne's Perfume (1994)
Plot Summary:
It is the summer of 1958 in wealthy Lake Geneva, where an enigmatic young Frenchman begins an affair with a beautiful starlet under the watchful eye of her flamboyant elderly mentor. But in a season full of secrets, is truth the most elusive passion of all?.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: sexy, romantic drama, sentimental, atmospheric, serious, emotional, realistic, sexual
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For a Handful of Kisses (2014)
Plot Summary:
A girl. A boy. A love story. But also about dreams, fears, life, true love, friendship and how we deal with it. And a secret between them.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Spain
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: serious, sentimental, emotional, realistic
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Wuthering Heights (1985)
Plot Summary:
Rivette's unique take on Bronte's famous novel "Wuthering Heights".
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 395
Genere: Drama, Romance, Mystery
Country: France
Duration: 130 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, serious, realistic, gloomy
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Gentlemen (2014)
Plot Summary:
Beaten up, bruised, and scared, a young writer hides in a Stockholm apartment, writing the story of its disappeared inhabitants: the flamboyant and charismatic Morgan brothers.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 965
Genere: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Norway
Duration: 141 min
Plot tags: serious, captivating, tense, realistic
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The Other Side of Midnight (1977)
Plot Summary:
When French beauty Noelle Page falls in love with American pilot Larry Douglas, she believes he'll marry her. Instead, he returns to the U.S and marries the sweet but naive Catherine. Even though Noelle has found a new lover, an affluent Greek named Constantin, and has started a great career as an actress, she vows revenge on her onetime lover. But once her plan is in motion, she and Larry fall in love and plot Catherine's death.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 165 min
Plot tags: erotic, sexy, touching, surprise ending, atmospheric, serious, captivating, realistic, sexual, twist ending
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The Last Sign (2005)
Plot Summary:
A woman who is tormented by the ghost of her abusive, alcoholic husband. She must come to terms with the past if she is to find peace and love.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, France, Canada
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, serious, suspenseful, suspense, psychological, realistic
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Winter Sleepers (1997)
Plot Summary:
Young blonde translator Rebecca lives with her boyfriend ski instructor Marco in a mountain villa owned by her friend, nurse Laura. Rene, local cinema projectionist, steals Marco's car and gets into a car crash with local Theo, whose daughter, after being in coma for a time, dies. Rene suffers from partial short term memory loss and starts a relationship with Laura. Meanwhile Marco is looking for the man who stole his car and Theo - for the man who killed his daughter.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 122 min
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Safe Harbour (2007)
Plot Summary:
Melissa Gilbert stars in this film adaptation of Danielle Steel's bestselling novel, in which a young girl named Pip and her mother meet an artist on the beach in Safe Harbour, where they have retreated in order to recover from the devastating loss of Pip's father and brother.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 520
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic
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Blood and Sand (1989)
Plot Summary:
Remake of the tale of an acclaimed matador who finds himself involved with a beautiful woman, jeopardizing both his marriage and career.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: erotic, sentimental, atmospheric, serious, realistic, sexual, sexy, hot
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The Polish Bride (1998)
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Drama on the dawning love between a Polish woman and a farmer. Anna is forced to work in a brothel, but manages to escape. She's found, exhausted and scared, by Henk (the farmer) who offers her a place to stay, but her past chases her.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, sentimental, touching, suspenseful, disturbing, psychological
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David and Lisa (1998)
Plot Summary:
It was adapted as a stage play in 1967, and was remade as a television movie in 1998 starring Lukas Haas, Sidney Poitier and Brittany Murphy.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 691
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, serious, emotional, realistic, gloomy
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A Bird of the Air (2011)
Plot Summary:
A man in search of his past, and a woman who lives in the moment, are brought together when they pursue the origins of a stray parrot in this comedic and romantic drama.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: sentimental, atmospheric, touching, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, romantic, romantic comedy, offbeat
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Dancing at the Harvest Moon (2002)
Plot Summary:
A betrayed wife, whose husband leaves her after 25 years, returns to the lake where she first fell in love and begins an affair with the son of her first love.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 401
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, serious, realistic, gloomy
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Swann (1996)
Plot Summary:
Rose Hindmarsh finds herself at the centre of a controversy when she meets author Sarah Maloney as she investigates the life of Mary Swann, an obscure poet who was brutally murdered in a small town in rural Ontario.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 162
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, UK
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: independent film, sentimental, atmospheric, touching, offbeat, serious, captivating, emotional, realistic, gloomy
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Spy(ies) (2009)
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Vincent is a bright young man but has introverted personality. He is working as a baggage handler at an airport and refuses to follow a career path accordingly to his education. With his colleague, Gerard, Vincent used to steal objects from the luggage in the hold before shipment. As he opens a diplomatic baggage, Gerard provokes an explosion and dies.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: France, UK
Duration: 99 min
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Minotaur (1997)
Plot Summary:
Alex Abramov is Mossad secret agent looking after some bad guys. He falls in love with young music student Thea, but can not reveal himself and sends her gifts secretly. Thea first thinks that it must be another student, G.R., who sends gifts, and bad guys, knowing about Alex's feelings towards Thea, attack G.R. by mistake.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 208
Genere: Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, Israel
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: independent film, serious, realistic, suspenseful