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Plot Summary:
Through their individual trials and turbulence, three strangers are drawn together under one roof.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 54
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: psychological, light, unusual plot structure, humorous, suspenseful, contemplative
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According to her (2016)
Plot Summary:
Love, motherhood and a musical career strike dissonant chords in this dark tale of a young Russian woman who tries to keep her balance among wealthy French expats in New York.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 86
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, France
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, suspense, suspenseful, tense, touching, unusual plot structure, contemplative
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Hunky Dory (2016)
Plot Summary:
A glam rock dilettante's life takes a dramatic turn when his ex unexpectedly drops their 11-year-old son off for the week.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 89
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: lgbt cinema, tense, psychological, unusual plot structure, humorous, captivating, contemplative, gay cinema, queer cinema
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La Migra (2015)
Plot Summary:
La Migra is a 'Romeo and Juliet' story set in the border crossing town of Imperial Beach, California - US Border Patrol Agent Diego Chavez (Michael Copon) works closely with his Uncle Manny Chavez (Marco Rodríguez) the Port Director for the San Ysidro Port of Entry, and the two have a close relationship, both professionally and personally. Currently dating San Diego Police Detective Tracy Jensen (Nikki SooHoo) ... Diego unexpectedly falls hard for Natalie Martinez (Antoinette Kalaj), his childhood sweetheart who lived next door to him. Natalie has now grownup into a beautiful woman who makes a great living as a model. However, as the CBP and Border Patrol join forces with ICE and DEA to investigate a new cartel that's popped up, Diego becomes uneasily aware that Natalie might be much more than she says.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 32
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: psychological, light, unusual plot structure, captivating, contemplative, hispanic
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Unexpected Journey (2017)
Plot Summary:
Lasse is an old racist who has lives in an apartment block filled with a selection of refugees and immigrants. Kamal is a 16-year old boy who's fed up in his life in Finland, and dreams of moving to Nairobi to live with his father. Only problem is that he doesn't have the money to buy the ticket.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 320
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Finland
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: road movie, humorous, psychological, light, feel good, unusual plot structure, contemplative
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Musical Chairs (2015)
Plot Summary:
Perrine, a single, slightly awkward musician, loves birthday parties. One day she accidentally causes a man to fall into a skip at the waste disposal centre. When she learns that he´s in a coma, the young woman tries everything to awaken himand starts to meddle in his life.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 361
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: touching, psychological, light, unusual plot structure, captivating, suspenseful, contemplative, tragic
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Jason and Shirley (2015)
Plot Summary:
Based on a true story, Jason and Shirley recreates the 1966 power struggle between Jewish, Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Shirley Clarke and her subject, Jason Holiday, a fierce black gay queen over a 12-hour marathon filming session which gave rise to Clarke's iconic documentary Portrait of Jason.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 58
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: psychological, light, sincere, sexy, humorous, contemplative, cinema verite
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Mario on Tour (2017)
Plot Summary:
Mario has all it takes to succeed in the music business but he didn't make it. Now he earns a living out of singing cover songs by the popular Argentine singer "Sandro" in bachelorhood parties, weddings or birthdays celebrations, feeling sad and lonely in the intimacy. The chance of a music tour arises, and Mario achieves to have his son Lucas accompany him. The success he has always dreamed of, will then arrive when he least expects it.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 24
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Argentina
Duration:
Plot tags: road movie, psychological, light, feel good, unusual plot structure, captivating, contemplative, independent film
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Looking: The Movie (2016)
Plot Summary:
Patrick returns to San Francisco for the first time in almost a year to celebrate a momentous event with his old friends. In the process, he must face the unresolved relationships he left behind and make difficult choices about what’s important to him.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: psychological, light, feel good, unusual plot structure, humorous, contemplative, lgbt cinema, queer cinema
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That's Not Us (2015)
Plot Summary:
Three twenty-something couples, one gay, one lesbian, and one straight, travel to a beach house to enjoy the last days of summer, but what should be a fun and carefree weekend becomes an exploration of what it takes to sustain a healthy relationship.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 628
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: psychological, sexy, touching, unusual plot structure, humorous, contemplative, romantic, lgbt cinema, romantic comedy, independent film
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The Clapper (2017)
Plot Summary:
15 minutes of fame destroys the life of a man who works as a clapper in television.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, humorous, captivating, disturbing, romantic, romantic comedy
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This Thing with Sarah (2013)
Plot Summary:
A free-spirited surf instructor volunteers herself as a strictly sexual - or so she thinks - rebound for a heartbroken, down and out writer.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 417
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, realistic, captivating, psychological, romantic, romantic comedy, indie film, sentimental, offbeat
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Party Boat (2017)
Plot Summary:
Party Boat focuses on Max, who is throwing a 25th birthday party for his best friend Kiley. When Max finds out Kiley's boyfriend Greg plans to propose, he embarks on an adventure to win Kiley's heart and throw his greatest party ever.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 231
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, feel good, unusual plot structure, entertaining, contemplative
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Inkognitiv (2012)
Plot Summary:
Drama based of the classic book with the same name. Marcus and Trand explore their youth together.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 49
Genere: Comedy
Country: Norway
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: captivating, psychological, light, sexy, unusual plot structure, humorous, contemplative
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Mooirivier (2015)
Plot Summary:
Another first for South Africa's fast growing film industry - A multiple story line ensemble romantic comedy capturing the essence of what love looks like in all it's different shapes and sizes. Mooirivier is a film about relationships, about how we can't live without them, about how love always wins, even if it doesn't look, or turn out, the way you thought it would.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 84
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Africa
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: psychological, sexy, touching, unusual plot structure, humorous, contemplative
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God Send Me a Man (2009)
Plot Summary:
A stage play about a young lady in her 20's who keeps dating the wrong men, her friends and family try to make her see what she's doing wrong but she learns on her own that that the man she really needed was right in front of her the whole time.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 108
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: semi serious, captivating, psychological, emotional, humorous, realistic, christian film
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Posthumous (2014)
Plot Summary:
After false reports of his demise put him and his work on the map, an artist decides to continue the charade by posing as his own brother. Soon, a reporter enters his life and has a profound effect on him.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: sincere, humorous, light, captivating, feel good, grindhouse, neo screwball comedy
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Breakfast with Curtis (2012)
Plot Summary:
Syd is an eccentric bookseller with delusions of grandeur fueled by red wine. He caused a rift 5 years ago between his bohemian housemates and the family next door, but now tries to recruit his 14-year-old neighbor as a collaborator.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 257
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, psychological, touching, suspenseful, offbeat, independent film
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One Too Many Mornings (2010)
Plot Summary:
Fischer can't remember the last time he woke up without a hangover. He lives in a church: a real one. Where people baptize, marry, pray and die. It's an ideal situation for a young guy with no aspirations: if he locks up the church, he can sleep in the back. Free of charge. 6:00am. Tuesday morning. Fischer's old friend from high school shows up unannounced. Even though they haven't seen each other in years, Peter just drove 10 hours straight because his girlfriend of five years just cheated on him. He's looking for a place to hide. To think. To drink. What better place than Fischer's church? After leaving 50 unanswered voice-mails, Rudy shows up four days later. That's Peter's girlfriend. She didn't cheat on him. She did something much worse.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 121
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, mumblecore, captivating, psychological, light, uplifting, clever, offbeat, realistic
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Confessions of a Womanizer (2014)
Plot Summary:
Ritchie is the epitome of everything wrong with modern man: a pompous, foul-mouthed idiot, driven only to get the latest girl of the week Something changes after his first real relationship that includes Ritchie's two favorite things: frequent condomless sex and freshly baked cookies. Through his "confessions," we learn his womanizing goes much deeper, fueled by a scar caused years ago. But leave it to his new best friend, a transgendered prostitute named Ginger, to help Ritchie work through these psychological issues.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 104
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, captivating, entertaining, teen, independent film, realistic, semi serious, sex comedy
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Chicken Girls: The Movie (2018)
Plot Summary:
With a new principal in town and the Spring Fling in jeopardy, Rhyme and the Chicken Girls must band together to save the dance.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 175
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 69 min
Plot tags: light, feel good, unusual plot structure, captivating, entertaining, contemplative
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Switched (2020)
Plot Summary:
Tired of being bullied, Cassandra Evans prays that her nemesis, Katie Sharp, the queen bee of social media, would know what it’s like to walk a day in her shoes. Her prayer is answered in an unexpected way when they get switched.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 815
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: humorous, psychological, light, feel good, unusual plot structure, contemplative, crying
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Newlyweds (2011)
Plot Summary:
A newlywed couple's honeymoon is upended by the arrivals of their respective sisters.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, light, sincere, realistic, witty, semi serious, independent film
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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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4 Wedding Planners (2011)
Plot Summary:
Romantic comedy taking a lighthearted look at a wedding planning business run by a Honolulu mom and three daughters from three different dads. Triple-divorcee Miriam is having her own lack of luck in love, her eldest daughter Lily heads home after rejecting her boyfriend's marriage proposal and her two half-sisters are running the business into the ground.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 359
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, captivating, sincere, feel good, sentimental, touching, realistic, semi serious, independent film
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Stuff (2015)
Plot Summary:
Trish and Deb Murdoch are in a rut. After 14 years together and raising two daughters, they find themselves in a mid life crisis where grief and attraction threaten their domestic nucleus.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 415
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, unusual plot structure, suspense, suspenseful, contemplative, independent film, queer cinema
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Runaway Horse (2007)
Plot Summary:
Helmut and Sabine Halm have always managed vacations of lazy privacy at their favorite retreat on Germany′s Lake Constance. So when the energetic, handsome Klaus Buch turns up with his beautiful girlfriend Helene, Helmut is quite ready to dismiss this dimly familiar acquaintance. But Klaus is overjoyed to recognize his old schoolmate Helmut, eager to recall every incident of their shared time, and to display every detail of this successful lifestyle as a fit sportsman and author. The precious days of privacy give way to an unwanted and awkward intimacy, as the Buchs and the Halms hike, dine and sail together. Their joint activities aggravate myriad psychological tensions among the four characters, which are all the more intensely ironic for their peaceful veneer and which must eventually erupt.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 461
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: psychological, humorous, captivating, light, sexy, realistic, semi serious
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Duane Hopwood (2005)
Plot Summary:
A down-on-his-luck divorced father struggles to get his life and family back together before it's too late.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: emotional, humorous, realistic, captivating, psychological, clever, touching, gloomy, semi serious, independent film
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Butterfly Kisses (2017)
Plot Summary:
We follow Jake and his two best friends, Kyle and Jarred through a world distorted by sex and porn. The leader is Kyle – he talks about girls non-stop, Jarred can’t stop cheating on his girlfriend and then there’s Jake, a quiet and shy teenager whose friends are determined to help him lose his virginity to Zara, the pretty girl on the 19th floor of their estate. All three are trying to find their way in a complex world. They all have their demons, but Jake’s secret is one that he must keep to himself.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 880
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: sexy, psychological, light, unusual plot structure, humorous, contemplative
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Cupid's Arrow (2010)
Plot Summary:
An innocent college couple unknowingly become involved in their Professor's illicit research into the manipulation of love and his recreation of the elusive "Cupid's Arrow".
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 298
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, captivating, light, independent film
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Walkaway (2010)
Plot Summary:
Walkaway, a light-comedy drama, mocks the clutches of social obligations on young Indian professionals settled in New York City.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 813
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, independent film