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Plot Summary:
Following the launch of her new novel, 35-year-old writer Kate Conklin is invited to speak at her alma mater by her mentor and former professor. After accepting the invitation, Kate finds herself deeply enmeshed in the lives of an eccentric group of college students.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: romantic, light, sincere, feel good, humorous, contemplative, funny
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The Bachelors (2017)
Plot Summary:
After the early death of his wife, a mourning father moves with his teenage son across the country for a private school teaching job. Their lives begin to transform due to two unique women, who help them embrace life and love again.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: light, touching, feel good, humorous, romantic, sad, romantic comedy, road movie, teen comedy
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Nate & Margaret (2012)
Plot Summary:
Nate, a 19 year old film student, and Margaret, a 52 year old spinster, are best friends in an odd, quirky, totally working kind of way... until Nate's audacious classmate Darla sets him up on a date with James. Nate's new life shakes apart his friendship with Margaret, just as she is trying to start a career as a stand-up comedian. Written by Anonymous (IMDB.com).
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 596
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: sincere, humorous, emotional, light, captivating, independent film, realistic, semi serious, queer cinema
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To the End of the World (2019)
Plot Summary:
A young boy is looking for his girlfriend in the city of Vladivostok.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 58
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Russia
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: light, feel good, romantic, humorous, captivating
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I Want You (2007)
Plot Summary:
A macho type man becomes entangled with an independent-minded girl.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: light, sweet, funny, feel good, humorous
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Grace (2018)
Plot Summary:
A famous writer begins suffering from a crippling case of writer's block. His agent sends him a strange, belligerent woman to be his new assistant, hoping the change will inspire him.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 520
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Love Is Love Is Love (2020)
Plot Summary:
Three stories that explore love, commitment, and loyalty between couples and friends. "Two for Dinner" where a married couple temporarily living in two different locations are more separated than they think. "Sailing Lesson" about a long-married couple who spend a day on a sailboat rekindling their romance… and unexpected events arise. "Late Lunch" where a young woman who recently lost her mother gathers together a group of her mother’s friends to share memories, with surprising revelations.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 388
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: funny, light, sincere, romantic, captivating, romantic drama, entertaining
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Ibiza (2018)
Plot Summary:
She could do the responsible thing. Or she could go to Ibiza with her best friends to chase down a hot DJ. Easy choice.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, entertaining, light, romantic, surprise ending, captivating, sentimental
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A Christmas Cruise (2017)
Plot Summary:
When her best friend invites her along for a holiday themed sail, an aspiring novelist, Pam, unexpectedly finds the love of her life on board. But what will happen when the ship returns to port for Christmas?.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 608
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: funny, light, romantic, feel good, humorous, entertaining, emotional
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The Right One (2021)
Plot Summary:
Sara, a novelist struggling with writer's block, needs inspiration — and finds it when she serendipitously meets Godfrey, a down-on-his-luck oddball who constantly changes personas and alter egos in order to cope with his past and avoid reality. Just as Godfrey begins to open up to Sara, he discovers that she’s been using him as inspiration for her next novel, and he vanishes from her life. Did Sara just lose the man of her dreams, or will she be able to find him and make things right?.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 628
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: funny, light, romantic, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Dean (2016)
Plot Summary:
A freelance illustrator in New York suffers a quarter-life crisis and leaves his home for the west coast.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: romantic, humorous, disturbing, semi autobiographical, independent film
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Meet Me in Montenegro (2014)
Plot Summary:
A comedy centered on a failed American writer who enters into an affair after a chance encounter with a European dancer.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 379
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Germany, Norway, UK, Montenegro
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: romantic, humorous, semi serious, romantic comedy, emotional, light, captivating, mumblecore, independent film, realistic
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Senior Moment (2021)
Plot Summary:
After drag racing his vintage convertible around Palm Springs, a retired NASA test pilot loses his license. Forced to take public transportation, he meets Caroline and learns to navigate love and life again.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, romantic
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All the Days Before Tomorrow (2007)
Plot Summary:
Wes is awakened in the middle of the night by an unexpected phone call. It’s Alison, the girl who could have been, who is flying home to Tokyo in the morning and wants to come by for a night of reminiscing before she goes.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 693
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: sincere, touching, humorous, talky, semi serious, offbeat, realistic, contemplative, non-linear, independent film
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Hannah Takes the Stairs (2007)
Plot Summary:
Hannah is a recent college graduate interning at a Chicago production company. She is crushing on two writers at work, Matt and Paul, who share an office and keep her entertained. Will a relationship with one of them disrupt the delicate balance of their friendship?.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: mumblecore, sentimental, touching, humorous, realistic, sincere, witty, semi serious, romantic, romantic comedy
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The Rewrite (2014)
Plot Summary:
An Oscar-winning writer in a slump leaves Hollywood to teach screenwriting at a college on the East Coast, where he falls for a single mom taking classes there.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, light, clever, sex comedy, cult classic, cute, happy
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13 Semesters (2009)
Plot Summary:
When Momo leaves his small home town to go to university, he is full of enthusiasm and confidence, but slowly the pressures of study and campus living begin to grind him down. Half way through his course he finds himself at a crossroads with both his relationship and studies.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, atmospheric, captivating, realistic, semi serious
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Love on the Slopes (2018)
Plot Summary:
NYC-based copy editor, Alex, is sent to Ridgeline Resort, an extreme sports outpost, to write a story for a travel writing competition. At first, she fails at everything – much to the chagrin of Cole, an extreme sports enthusiast who thinks this city girl should head back to New York. But when Alex offers to assist Cole with his local arts festival, he reluctantly obliges to be her guide as she faces her fears doing one extreme sport after the next.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: romantic, light, feel good, sincere, captivating, entertaining
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The Big Ask (2013)
Plot Summary:
The Big Ask is a dark comedy about three couples who head to the desert to help their friend heal after the death of his mother. They would do anything for him - except for the one thing he wants.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 679
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, psychological, captivating, realistic, independent film
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Plus One (2019)
Plot Summary:
Two single friends agree to be each others' respective plus one for each wedding they're invited to during a particularly busy nuptial period of their lives.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: romantic, light, romantic comedy, entertaining, captivating, colorful, feel good, humorous, colourful
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Masters of Love (2019)
Plot Summary:
An engaging, smart and wry take on the British rom-com, offering dark comic twists as it explores love and isolation in our technological age.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 295
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: funny, light, romantic, feel good, captivating, entertaining
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The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008)
Plot Summary:
Four young women continue the journey toward adulthood that began with "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants." Now three years later, these lifelong friends embark on separate paths for their first year of college and the summer beyond, but remain in touch by sharing their experiences with each other.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: romantic, feel good, teen, sentimental, touching, humorous, funny, light, captivating, entertaining
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The Jane Austen Book Club (2007)
Plot Summary:
Six Californians start a club to discuss the works of Jane Austen. As they delve into Austen's literature, the club members find themselves dealing with life experiences that parallel the themes of the books they are reading.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, romantic, sweet, light, entertaining, witty, touching, sentimental, semi serious
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My Best Friend's Wedding (1997)
Plot Summary:
When she receives word that her longtime platonic pal Michael O'Neal is getting married to debutante Kimberly Wallace, food critic Julianne Potter realizes her true feelings for Michael -- and sets out to sabotage the wedding.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 152000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: romantic, feel good, sentimental, sweet, funny, romantic comedy, sexy, light, cute, clever
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Liberal Arts (2012)
Plot Summary:
Newly single, 35, and uninspired by his job, Jesse Fisher worries that his best days are behind him. But no matter how much he buries his head in a book, life keeps pulling Jesse back. When his favorite college professor invites him to campus to speak at his retirement dinner, Jesse jumps at the chance. He is prepared for the nostalgia of the dining halls and dorm rooms, the parties and poetry seminars; what he doesn’t see coming is Zibby – a beautiful, precocious, classical-music-loving sophomore. Zibby awakens scary, exciting, long-dormant feelings of possibility and connection that Jesse thought he had buried forever.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 40000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, light, feel good, talky, sentimental, sincere, semi serious, independent film, heartbreaking
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Hello, My Name Is Doris (2015)
Plot Summary:
A self-help seminar inspires a sixty-something woman to romantically pursue her younger co-worker.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: romantic, funny, humorous, talky, light, depressing, entertaining, melancholic, captivating, independent film
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Larry Crowne (2011)
Plot Summary:
When he suddenly finds himself without his long-standing blue-collar job, Larry Crowne enrolls at his local college to start over. There, he becomes part of an eclectic community of students and develops a crush on his teacher.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 70000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, France
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: romantic, inspirational, feel good, sweet, entertaining, humorous, funny, light, sentimental, realistic
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Staten Island Summer (2015)
Plot Summary:
Pals Danny and Frank spend the summer after high school working as lifeguards while figuring out their future.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, light, romantic, semi serious, sex comedy, realistic, sexy, feel good, melancholic
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The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996)
Plot Summary:
Rose Morgan, who still lives with her mother, is a professor of Romantic Literature who desperately longs for passion in her life. Gregory Larkin, a mathematics professor, has been burned by passionate relationships and longs for a sexless union based on friendship and respect.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min
Plot tags: feel good, light, humorous, sweet, sentimental, touching, romantic, emotional, intense, inspirational
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When Harry Met Sally... (1989)
Plot Summary:
During their travels from Chicago to New York, Harry and Sally Will debate whether or not sex ruins a perfect relationship between a man and a woman. Eleven years later, and they're still no closer to finding the answer.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 236000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: feel good, romantic, sweet, sentimental, funny, sincere, romantic comedy, touching, light, cute
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Sydney White (2007)
Plot Summary:
A modern retelling of Snow White set against students in their freshman year of college in the greek system.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 51000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: feel good, teen, romantic, romantic comedy, cute, funny, humorous, modern fairy tale, fairy tale, light