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Plot Summary:
The fictional story of an ex-football star, Johnny Dunn, who moves far from the spotlight after a family tragedy to a small, desert town he owns called Jake's Corner. This dramatic comedy is a cross between Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) and "Northern Exposure" (1990). Set in the real town of Jake's Corner, Arizona, it is a rest stop for travelers making their way through the Arizona desert, but for the people who live there, it's a rest stop for life. Johnny and the eclectic ensemble that live and work in the town occupy trailers behind the Corner Store and Jake's Corner Bar. Through the years, this cast of misfits has become closer than most families - they are kin. The dynamic of the town is changed forever when Johnny's young nephew comes to live with him.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 240
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: sentimental, semi serious, sincere, psychological, captivating, touching, humorous, realistic, independent film
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Plot Summary:
This is the story of a girl, her dog, and a man who needs to regain his self-reliance. Curtis Peterson, a strong, vital man in his late twenties, and his wife Marie want to start a family. Tragedy strikes when Curtis is paralyzed in a construction accident. Meanwhile, another family welcomes an addition to its household. Teenager Steve Barnett adopts an 8 week old puppy to train as part of a church project. The Barnett family is to house-train Banner for a year. Then the dog would be returned to the Kansas Specialty Dog Service, where it will be trained to assist the disabled and visually impaired. Steve's sister, 8 year old Emily, ends up taking care of Banner, and falls in love with the dog. Her happiness is offset by the tragic circumstances affecting Curtis and Marie. When Marie takes a job as a waitress to support the family, Curtis is left to sit at home alone, wallowing in self pity.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 117
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating, disturbing
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Plot Summary:
Matt, a self-absorbed young attorney, goes to visit his grandfather - an eccentric recluse who lives in the backwoods without gas, electricity, or phone - to convince him not to give away his estate as he plans to do. But in the end, it is Matt who is convinced to make some life changes. Jason London and Ed Asner star. When a woman needs someone to look after her aging father (Ed Asner), her irresponsible son isn't her first choice. Matt (Jason London) can't get his career, love life, or wallet in order, so how can he be expected to check in on his grandfather? But desperation leads Matt to visit his grandfather at his home in the middle of nowhere. For Matt, this barebones life takes some adjustment, but then he meets a single mother who helps him learn about the simple life.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 375
Genere: Family, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious, sentimental, feel good
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Plot Summary:
Uninspired and newly single painter Sara is down on her luck and wants nothing more than to get away from her problems. When she decides to take a trip to visit her mom, she becomes involved in the efforts to save a local church which is in danger of closing down.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 476
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, realistic, semi serious, feel good, humorous
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Plot Summary:
A silent film about Louis Armstrong as a young boy and how he acquired his first cornet.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 224
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, realistic, psychological, captivating, sentimental, offbeat, humorous, stylized, semi serious, independent film
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 94
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
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A Dog Named Christmas (2009)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, sentimental, sincere, captivating, christmas special, humorous, semi serious, realistic, entertaining
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: christian film, thought provoking, sincere, serious, realistic, contemplative, biblical, uplifting
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Plot Summary:
12-year-old boy and his older brother have just lost their dad. At their summer cottage, the younger boy befriends a black doctor who has to deal with local prejudice and racism.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 466
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: independent film, sincere, atmospheric, touching, serious, realistic
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Not Waving But Drowning is a chronological look at growing up, formed from two different stories. The two sets of friends represent the American dilemma between what you have known and what you hope to know; the tear between longing for the past and the desire to explore.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 431
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: realistic, psychological, atmospheric, touching, captivating, sincere, serious, gloomy, independent film
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: touching, sentimental, sincere, uplifting, inspirational, humorous, realistic, semi serious, independent film, religious drama
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 441
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, realistic, serious, inspirational
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 162
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: sentimental, serious, realistic, touching, sincere, captivating
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 930
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: serious, sincere, touching, captivating, saga
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The Way Home (2010)
Plot Summary:
An inspirational true story about how a rural community rallied around a distraught family to search for their missing two year-old boy and through doing so changed the lives of many of those involved.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 816
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: sincere, touching, christian film, uplifting, emotional, serious, realistic
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Plot Summary:
Lem Siddons is part of a traveling band who has a dream of becoming a lawyer. Deciding to settle down, he finds a job as a stockboy in the general store of a small town. Trying to fit in, he volunteers to become scoutmaster of the newly formed Troop 1. Becoming more and more involved with the scout troop, he finds his plans to become a lawyer being put on the back burner, until he realizes that his life has been fulfilled helping the youth of the small town.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min
Plot tags: retro, touching, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 259
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, realistic, sincere, captivating
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IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 581
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, feel good, humorous, independent film, realistic, semi serious
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IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 91
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 796
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: sentimental, atmospheric, uplifting, touching, feel good, realistic, semi serious, southern gothic
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IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 659
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating, light, feel good, touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, realistic, talky, cult classic, feel good, humorous, semi serious, inspirational, road movie
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 854
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 685
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 748
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
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A successful businessman attempting to resurrect his life buys and boards a dilapidated sailboat.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
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Country: USA
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 943
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 367
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, sentimental, touching, realistic
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IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 850
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Country: USA
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 942
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 125 min
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