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Plot Summary:
Stoic truck driver Jinpa picks up a silver dagger wearing hitchhiker in the desolate Kekexili plateau. The stranger suddenly reveals he’s going to kill the man who murdered his father.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 807
Genere: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: road movie, psychological, philosophical, thought provoking, serious
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Balloon (2019)
Plot Summary:
On the Tibetan grasslands, Darje and Drolkar live a serene and ordinary life with their three sons and the grandfather. A condom sparks a series of embarrassment and dilemma, breaking the harmony of the family. What matters more in the circle of life and death, soul or reality?.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 932
Genere: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags:
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A Secret Affair (2012)
Plot Summary:
Rafi (Anne Curtis) is happily committed to her lovely partner in life, Mark (Derek Ramsay). She's a bachelorette from a rich family, who belongs to the "Friday Club", the regular get-together of her college friends. Rafi is an attention-getter because of her in and out beauty and impressive credentials. But one day, a major life decision shifts everyone's impression of her. Sam (Andi Eigenmann), a rebellious, carefree and happy-go-lucky woman, who thinks that she can get away with her every dilemma. However, her perspectives turn 180 degrees when she meets the man who unexpectedly changes her life.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 333
Genere: Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: psychological, thought provoking, realistic, semi serious
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The Visit (1964)
Plot Summary:
Carla Zachanassian had a child by Serge Miller as a teenager. When Serge refused to marry her, she was driven out of town. By her own wit and cunning, she has returned as a multi-millionaire for a visit. The town lays out the red carpet expecting big things from Carla, only to learn that her sole purpose is to see Serge Miller killed.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA, Italy, France, West Germany
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: retro, psychological, tense, serious, realistic, biting, suspense
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Lee's Offering (2005)
Plot Summary:
Fresh out of school and looking forward to a new career, naive young Lee (Amy Bucknam) faces tough sledding when her estranged sister, Charlie (Sandy Kellerman), reenters Lee's life. Though they're polar opposites, they reconnect as Charlie works to clean up her act and break her drug habit. But tragedy strikes when she dies -- forcing Lee to enter a dangerous underground world to uncover the facts behind Charlie's death in this intriguing drama.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 23
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, psychological, suspense, realistic
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Sand (2000)
Plot Summary:
A young man tries running from his past by hiding from his two violent brothers, only to have them track and harass him and his friends.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 636
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, psychological, rough, suspense, independent film, realistic
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Palermo Shooting (2008)
Plot Summary:
After the wild lifestyle of a famous young German photographer almost gets him killed, he goes to Palermo, Sicily to take a break. Can the beautiful city and a beautiful local woman calm him down?.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama
Country: Germany, France, Italy
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, psychological, captivating, suspense, mystic, mesmerizing, sincere, offbeat, serious, surreal
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South of Pico (2007)
Plot Summary:
"South of Pico" is an emotionally charged drama in which four strangers witness an unimaginable tragedy and are catapulted into the defining moment of their lives. Set in present day Los Angeles, a chauffeur, a waitress, a doctor and a young boy each deal with life's daily challenges, only to find themselves at the scene of an accident the moment it happens.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 473
Genere: Drama
Country: USA, Austria
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, realistic, psychological, independent film, psychological thriller, psycho film
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Thumb Tripping (1972)
Plot Summary:
Gary and Shay are two happy-go-lucky flower children who hitchhike in the beautiful Big Sur-Monterey area of California.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 153
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: road movie, independent film
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Rabat (2011)
Plot Summary:
Three friends drive from Holland to Morocco to deliver a taxi to a family friend, but the trip turns out more complicated than expected.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: road movie, sentimental, sincere, serious, philosophical, realistic
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Melbourne (2014)
Plot Summary:
Amir and Sara are a young couple on their way to Melbourne to continue their studies. However, just a few hours before the departure of their flight, they are unintentionally involved in a tragic event.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: serious, captivating, realistic, psychological, emotional, sincere
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Ave (2011)
Plot Summary:
While hitchhiking from Sofia to Ruse, Kamen meets Avé, a 17-year-old runaway girl. With each ride they hitch, Avé invents new identities for them, and her compulsive lies get Kamen deeper and deeper into trouble. Reluctantly drawn into this adventure, Kamen begins to fall in love with the fleeting Avé.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: Bulgaria
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: road movie, captivating, serious, realistic, psychological, independent film, sincere, touching, offbeat
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Route 132 (2010)
Plot Summary:
Two old friends and small-time crooks embark on a crime spree, but take an unexpected detour that could lead them down the road to redemption.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 214
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: road movie, realistic, serious, captivating, psychological, sentimental, uplifting, offbeat
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Road Movie (1973)
Plot Summary:
Gil and Hank are two independent truckers who run into problems when they are forced to pay off traffic managers to get loads. They also have to pay off highway cops when their rigs are overweight and bank loans but consider themselves lucky just to be able to keep up the interest payments. Add to that a small, frizzy-wigged highway hooker named Janice, who tempts them with her lurid charms.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 177
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: road movie, crying, independent film
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Tomorrow at Dawn (2009)
Plot Summary:
Mathieu, a piano virtuoso, goes home to help his brother Paul to take care of their sick mother. Paul is into reenacting old battles, dressing up and getting into character, even dueling if necessary. Mathieu gets involved in this world and play becomes real.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 548
Genere: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, psychological, captivating
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Freeway (2011)
Plot Summary:
Alex, 25 years old, lives a life divided between his custom car that he pampers to the point of insanity, his friends, his girlfriend, whose baby girl he had under duress, and his job as a forklift operator. An exclusive passion, with its rituals and codes, with no real place for his girlfriend Rachel and their child. A rather comfortable and carefree life. But one night, on the highway, he has an accident. But his passion for speed will change everything.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 61
Genere: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, serious, realistic, gloomy
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The Music of Chance (1993)
Plot Summary:
Two men face the consequences of gambling after playing with men beyond their league.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: independent film, depressing, surreal, twisted, psychological, atmospheric, serious, realistic, suspenseful, road movie
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A Master Builder (2013)
Plot Summary:
A successful, ego-maniacal architect who has spent a lifetime bullying his wife, employees and mistresses wants to make peace as his life approaches its final act.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, psychological, captivating, philosophical, cerebral, touching, independent film, thought provoking
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Kings of the Road (1976)
Plot Summary:
Itinerant projection-equipment repairman Bruno Winter (Rüdiger Vogler) and depressed hitchhiker Robert Lander (Hanns Zischler)--a doctor who has just been through a break-up with his wife and a half-hearted suicide attempt--travel along the Western side of the East-German border in a repair truck, visiting worn-out movie theaters, learning to communicate across their differences. The film features stunning black-and-white cinematography from Robbie Muller and a pensive score from Improved Sound Limited.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Drama
Country: West Germany
Duration: 175 min
Plot tags: road movie, contemplative, black and white, spiritual, art house, postmodern, cult classic, poetic, psychological, atmospheric
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Cold Light (2004)
Plot Summary:
What could be better than knowing your future? And what could be worse? A love-filled childhood abruptly ends when catastrophe descends. A catastrophe that the child had foreseen yet failed to act upon.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 611
Genere: Drama
Country: Iceland, Norway, UK, Germany
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, atmospheric, serious, offbeat, realistic, contemplative, gloomy
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Eternity and a Day (1998)
Plot Summary:
Alexander, a famous writer, is very ill and has only a few days to live. He meets a little boy on the street, who is an illegal immigrant from Albania. Alexander then takes the boy home.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Drama
Country: France, Italy, Greece, Germany
Duration: 137 min
Plot tags: slow cinema, road movie, philosophical, art house, psychological, sincere, contemplative, sad, poetic, sentimental
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Phoenix 11·23 (2012)
Plot Summary:
In the fall of 2004, Eric Bertrand, a 14 years , created a website inspired by "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" to defend the Catalan language. One night, thirty civil guards of anti-terrorist squad Madrid, burst into his home and accused of terrorist computer. His crime: send a mail asking about supermarkets labeling in Catalan.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 313
Genere: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: thought provoking, serious, captivating, realistic
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3:13 (2014)
Plot Summary:
From living a normal life to surviving homelessness in the city of Miami, Peter is a victim of the turbulent U.S. recession during late 2000's. A drama based on true events.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 78
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: thought provoking, serious, realistic, bleak
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Blackbird (2012)
Plot Summary:
This is a film about a troubled teen, Sean Randall, who is falsely accused of planning a Columbine shooting scenario. It all begins when an unlikely bond forms between Sean (Connor Jessup) and a preppy teenage girl named Deanna Roy (Alexia Fast). Deanna's boyfriend is deeply threatened by Sean and Deanna's friendship, resulting in a violent confrontation. Seeking to protect himself, Sean issues a death threat online - and is swiftly arrested. When the police raid Sean's home, they find rifles, shotguns, knives and ammunition - all property of Sean's father Ricky (Michael Buie), an avid hunter. They also find a supposed "hit list" with twenty names of people who have tormented Sean. The authorities and the media proclaim another Columbine has been narrowly averted, and soon Sean faces a terrifying imprisonment in a youth detention facility. Sean's only hope is to overcome his dark image, and prove his innocence to Deanna and to his community.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, realistic, thought provoking, serious, captivating, disturbing, gloomy
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The Apostle (2014)
Plot Summary:
Akim, young Muslim will become imam sees his upset when he is touched by the love of Christ ... In a family chaos that opposes his brother identity Akim attempt to be accepted by his family.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 130
Genere: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: thought provoking, serious, emotional, realistic, psychological, captivating, disturbing, tense, contemplative
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Himalaya (1999)
Plot Summary:
As the denizens of a Tibetan village prepare for their arduous annual trek to exchange salt for grain, the community's allegiances are split between aging chieftain Tinle (Thilen Lhondup) and rebellious young Karma (Gurgon Kyap). Tinle tries to maintain his clout and preserve obedience to ancient customs when Karma challenges the old man's power.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Drama
Country: France, Switzerland, UK, Nepal
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: road movie, independent film, atmospheric, spiritual, dramatic, tense, sincere, epic, serious, captivating
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She's Lost Control (2014)
Plot Summary:
Ronah's life unravels when she starts working with a new client, Johnny.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, serious, tense, realistic, sexy, captivating, independent film, sexual
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Vibrator (2003)
Plot Summary:
Rei is a freelance writer embattled by personal demons. We first meet her in a convenience store where she is buying too much alcohol and not enough food. At the magazine rack she pauses to contemplate the happiness of the glamour girls on the glossies for which she writes. Only later do we realize that this is self-reflection. A chance encounter with truck driving Takatoshi, leads to a two day romp of sex, friendship and introspection. It's unclear if what happens to her is the product of her writer self imagining it all as a magazine serial (hence the inter-titles and voice of the narrator).
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 963
Genere: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: road movie, psychological, serious, realistic, offbeat, contemplative, crying
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Ship of Theseus (2012)
Plot Summary:
This first feature film from Indian playwright Anand Gandhi, tells three stories about persons forced to think about the ethics and moral issues raised by medical advances: a visually impaired Egyptian photographer, who after a cornea transplant has trouble adjusting to her newfound sense of sight; a devout Indian monk fighting against animal testing, who has to confront his beliefs when he is diagnosed with liver cirrhosis; and an Indian stockbroker, who after having a kidney transplant learns about the illegal trade in stolen organs and decides to help a poor victim of such theft - even though it means travelling all the way from India to Sweden. The film was first shown at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival, where it received great critical acclaim and was touted as "the hidden gem of the year". It was released in India in July 2013, and was awarded Best Feature Film of 2013 at the Indian National Film Awards in 2014.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Drama
Country: India, Netherlands
Duration: 140 min
Plot tags: realistic, psychological, thought provoking, serious, atmospheric, philosophical, spiritual, independent film, experimental, anthology
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Caught in the Web (2012)
Plot Summary:
The story of three women whose worlds collide - a social commentary about the 'sound bite' society we are becoming, where perception becomes reality and judgments based on limited facts quickly spread, without regard for the truth or the damage they could cause.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: realistic, serious, psychological, captivating, offbeat, biting, fast, suspense
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The Island (2006)
Plot Summary:
Somewhere in Northern Russia in a small Russian Orthodox monastery lives an unusual man whose bizarre conduct confuses his fellow monks, while others who visit the island believe that the man has the power to heal, exorcise demons and foretell the future.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: philosophical, psychological, cerebral, breathtaking, meditative, thought provoking, serious, dramatic, realistic, spiritual