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Plot Summary:
Nothing gets by Simone, even though she's blind. An adorable, incredibly precocious ten-year-old girl, Simone sets herself the task of coping with (and sometimes manipulating) the many offbeat charact... read more ers that surround her- including her broken-hearted father, an aging anarchist beekeeper, a beloved and asthmatic quasi-mother-in-law, a priest in the midst of a crisis of faith, and a biker with a wandering heart, for whom she has unconditional love. And then, of course, there's the village in which she lives, where everyone knows your business and makes it their own. No wonder Simone feels that she lives her life like a reel of film jumping in the sprockets of a projector. Life is strange and complicated enough, and then an aviator falls from the sky, threatening everything Simone loves the most.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 52
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 104 min
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The Vows (1973)
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The gritty lives of Portuguese villagers are shown in this action drama which shows the interaction between a married couple who have taken an unusual vow of celibacy and a gang of gypsies who are terrorizing their village. The film highlights many ancient religious traditions still current in these regions, as the villagers, devout Catholics, support the gypsy con-men by buying religious relics from them.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 68
Genere: Drama
Country: Portugal
Duration: 102 min
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San Diego Surf (1968)
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Viva and Taylor Mead are a married couple renting an extra beach-house to a group of surfers sent to them by a Mr. Morrissey of La Jolla Realty. Their daughter, Ingrid Superstar, is pregnant and on the hunt for a husband. Mr. Mead, who is gay, tries to pawn her off to one of the surfers. Meanwhile, Viva wants a divorce from her boy-crazy hubby, who wants a surfer of his own. Tom, a surfer, is inveigled by Mr. Mead to urinate on him. In a close-up, Mr. Mead receives Tom's offering ecstatically, after which he comments, "I'm a real surfer now.".
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 46
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
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Takiaispallo (1970)
Plot Summary:
Aaro Saarinen is a foreman in the paper mill. The new generation continually questions his authority in both at work and at home.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 73
Genere: Drama
Country: Finland
Duration: 79 min
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Mr. Singh Mrs. Mehta (2010)
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Mr. Singh / Mrs. Mehta is a 2010 Hindi-language film starring Prashant Narayanan and Aruna Shields. It's directed by Pravesh Bhardwaj. The film is produced by Manu Kumaran and was released on June 24, 2010. Mr Singh/Mrs Mehta is directorial debut of Pravesh Bhardwaj and features music of Grammy nominated artist Ustad Shujaat Hussain Khan.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 199
Genere: Drama
Country: India, UK
Duration: 118 min
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Forgotten Light (1996)
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Father Holy, a village priest, battles against the state and religious bureaucracies of 1980s Czechoslovakia in his fight to raise money for a new church roof. Permeated by his love for the villagers, his encounters are marked by his good humor. In his losing battle against Church and State, Holy is ordered to be transferred away from his parish and his allies. The Czech-American, Milena Jelinek, adapted this moving story from the the novel The Forgotten Light, by the 1930s Czech writer/poet and Catholic priest Jakub Deml. (1934).
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 296
Genere: Drama
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: weird
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Anne Trister (1986)
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After the death of her father, Anne - a brilliant but emotionally unstable painter/ sculptor - returns from Switzerland to her home town in Quebec. Setting up a studio, she becomes obsessed with her work, to the extent that she grows farther and farther from her Swiss lover.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 297
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: queer cinema
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The Dark Room (2000)
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In 14th-century France, Aliénor breaks with the codes governing girls’ behavior and does as she wishes. The King of France grants her the hand of her childhood love, but her new husband deserts her immediately after the ceremony. Undeterred, she sets out after him, traveling to Siena to bring him back.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 54
Genere: Drama
Country: France, Luxembourg, Canada, Italy
Duration: 107 min
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Happily Ever After (2016)
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When Heather and Sarah Ann were growing up they told each other every secret. But Heather left their small town on the last day of high school vowing never to return. Forced to come back when her father becomes ill, the young documentary filmmaker is pressured into filming Sarah Ann's wedding video. Heather is convinced that the edgy filmmaker and bubbly pink-wearing bride have nothing in common, but as the big day approaches she finds that no one is quite what they seem – especially the old friend she thought she knew better than anyone.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 256
Genere: Drama
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 112 min
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An aging slacker finds his comfortable status quo and family dynamic disrupted when his ex-wife and her current partner decide to move from Argentina to Paraguay and take his children with them.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 620
Genere: Drama
Country: Argentina
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: melancholic, sincere, romantic
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Spaces and Reservations (2014)
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Spaces and Reservations is an intimate and unsparingly realistic relationship drama that tells the story of a young couple being torn apart by malaise and infidelity, and the way the trauma of their breakup brings them back together. Jamie and Kacie have been dating for four years, and are separately beginning to feel the affects of malaise and disconnect. As they drift apart from one another and struggle to bridge the gaps growing between them, Jamie begins to develop feelings for another woman. After precariously flirting with infidelity, Jamie abandons this new pursuit and attempts to salvage his relationship with Kacie, only to discover that she too has fallen for someone else.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 39
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 140 min
Plot tags: captivating, mumblecore
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Délivrez-Moi (2006)
Plot Summary:
After spending a decade in prison, Annie returns to her hometown, and tries to reconnect with her now-adolescent daughter Sophie.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 169
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, serious, suspense, suspenseful
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Amir (2016)
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Amir, a young musician retired from the scene, must face a tough decision: To stay by Ely's side, his girlfriend, during an unwanted pregnancy or Jeanette, cute lead singer of a band that will restore not only his passion for music, also for love.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 21
Genere: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Adam and Zooey have been trying to have a baby for several months, only to end up pregnant after a rape. Unsure of the parentage of their child, they decide to have the baby anyway.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 109
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: psychological, suspense, disturbing, sexy, experimental
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The Young Lovers (1964)
Plot Summary:
A carefree college student has to face up to responsibility when his girlfriend announces she's pregnant.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 177
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min
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Playtime (1961)
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A young American girl at a French boarding school develops a crush on an egotistical sculptor living next door. One night, driving in a drunken stupor, he runs over and kills a man, and she witnesses it.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 58
Genere: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 87 min
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Lodge Money (2020)
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New couple Na-ni and Joon-seo left the stuffy Seoul to try and start a cafe in the countryside. Behind the couple's attempt to change, they had some unspeakable worries, so they were sexless people who used their own rooms because they were not sexually compatible. Regardless of her husband's efforts to establish a relationship, her wife Na-ni has long been on an extramarital affair with her sex partner Dal-ho, who has been embroiled in a hit-and-run accident that she never thought of enjoying sex outdoors and is asked for a large settlement.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 13
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: dramatic, emotional, intense, gloomy
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An Insignificant Harvey (2011)
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A janitor at a small town ski resort, who also happens to be a little person, has his life dramatically change when he finds a stray husky and falls for an exotic dancer.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 654
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: touching, sincere, realistic, semi serious, humorous, independent film
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Break (2018)
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Lucie, a young dancer suffers an accident. When she wakes up from a coma, she and her partner start training for a dance show. On the way, she starts looking for her estranged father, a path that might lead her to life-changing love.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: sincere, romantic, captivating, disturbing
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Midnight Bus (2017)
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Middle-aged Riichi Takamiya drives the midnight bus between Tokyo and snow-swept Niigata, where he lives. Just as the relationship with his younger girlfriend is about to bloom, his emotionally desperate ex-wife suddenly reappears.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 61
Genere: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 157 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, manga
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It has been two years since unsuccessful cartoonist Tsube started to live with Kuniko casually in a small apartment.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 266
Genere: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 87 min
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The Game of Love (2016)
Plot Summary:
The family of a basketball club's president conspires to force him to sell it.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 149
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining
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A Romanian immigrant (Daniel Lavoie) uses good food, good humor and good conversation to break down the walls around a reclusive woman's (Claire Bloom) heart.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 159
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 98 min
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This film depict events from the Life and ministry of Jesus Christ as recorded in the New Testament and the Book of Mormon. The story culminates with a portrayal of the Ressurected Savior's visit to the ancient Americas as seen through the eyes of a fictional family. Jesus' ministry to the members of His fold in both the Holy Land and the ancient Americas powerfully demonstrates that He is the Good Shepherd of all who hear His voice.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 885
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 67 min
Plot tags: christian film, 70mm film
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Sexual Heat (2007)
Plot Summary:
Andy and his new girlfriend Sasha go to Matt and Kim’s house for Matt’s birthday. When the guys begin to reminisce about all the one night stands they had in college, Sasha states that one night stand sex is the hottest on the “sexual heat” scale. Grace arrives and joins the conversation about which types of relationships have the best sex, with everyone sharing erotic tales about people they know to illustrate their points. As the debate heats up, it slowly becomes apparent that Grace and Andy used to date, which leads to lots of cattiness between Sasha and Grace, forcing Andy to make a decision.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 37
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating
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Innocence (2000)
Plot Summary:
After more than forty years apart, Andreas and Claire embark on an affair as reckless and intense as when they were young lovers. Widowed musician Andreas decides to get back in touch with his one great love, Claire, who is still married to her first husband, John. Andreas and Claire find that the connection they shared when they were young is still there and they soon become involved in a rekindled love affair.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: Australia, Belgium
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: romantic, sincere, touching, emotional, romantic drama, atmospheric, serious, realistic, contemplative, erotic
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Blindly in Love (2013)
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Kentaro is an unsocial 35-year-old who lives with his parents and has never dated a woman. When Kentaro’s parents set up an arranged marriage interview with a girl named Nahoko and her parents, he falls in love for the first time in his life. However, the pair soon run into unexpected obstacles. Nahoko is vision impaired and can’t seem to break free of her doting parents. Meanwhile, Kentaro has no idea how to deal with the surge of new emotions he’s feeling.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 213
Genere: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, captivating
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A Pharisee (2014)
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Seung-gi has been living under a strict father, blaming himself everytime when a natural but uncontrollable desire surges from inside of him. However, because he can't spurt that desire in reality, every night Seung-gi shares passionate love with a mystery woman in his dreams. He meets Eun-ji ("Viki") a senior from school and gets provoked by her as well as Soo-jeong who he's had a crush on forever.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 27
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, sexy, erotic
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Séraphin: Heart of Stone (2002)
Plot Summary:
Séraphin unfolds against the severe and achingly beautiful landscape of rural Quebec in 1889, where young lovers are torn from each other when a bankrupt shopkeeper forces his daughter into an arranged marriage to save his business. But true love cannot be denied.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: sentimental, serious, emotional, realistic, captivating, gloomy, entertaining
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Dog Days of Summer (2007)
Plot Summary:
A mysterious drifter lures two boys into uncovering the secrets of a sleepy southern town.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 462
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: independent film, touching, offbeat, serious, realistic, surprise ending, neo noir
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Marion Bridge (2002)
Plot Summary:
Three estranged sisters reunite to care for their dying mother and old conflicts and secrets return to the surface.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: sentimental, sincere, touching, serious, sad, emotional, realistic, gloomy, crying