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Plot Summary:
An ensemble of interconnected twentysomethings struggle with the complications of life, work, and love as they cross paths in the city throughout one day.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 34
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 73 min
Plot tags: mumblecore, independent film
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The Silence of Rak (1997)
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IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 22
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, France
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags:
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10.000 Km (2014)
Plot Summary:
Two people in love, two apartments - one in Barcelona and another on in Los Angeles - and the images of their past, present and future. Can love survive 10,000km?.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Spain
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: captivating, minimal cast, light, humorous, emotional, sentimental, heartbreaking, social, crying, independent film
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Away and Back (2015)
Plot Summary:
Jack Peterson, a widowed father of three young children, encounters Ginny Newsom, a wildlife biologist, whose mission is tracking trumpeter swans, a family of which settle in a pond on the Peterson farm. Could that be romance in the air?.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: sentimental, sincere, touching, sweet
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I Love You Too (2009)
Plot Summary:
Have you ever been tempted to fall in love with your best friend? Well meet Whitney. When she is down on her luck with guys she turns to the one person who understands her, Dawson. His advice wasn't doing nothing but taking her heart. For Whitney finding love is hard but for Charles and Vanessa keeping love is the hardest. Charles and Vanessa is the image of a couple with deep love and wealth. All the time apart from each other leads Charles to devilish temptation. After spending a lot of time with his sexy business partner, Mrs. Denis, and his breathtaking secretary he gives into temptation. His life gets turn upside down when he decides to engage in a sexual encounter with one of the two. Charles quickly sees everything he worked so hard for is about to vanish in the blink of an eye. Will he get himself out of this disarray? This group of Miami's elite will go through all the modern day trial and tribulation. As they are facing obstacles, each of them must use every tactic possible.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 11
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: independent film, hispanic, student film, post modern
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Love and Distrust (2010)
Plot Summary:
This collection of five short films artfully portrays desire's ability to both empower and destroy those who encounter it. In "The Summer House," sultry teen Jane (Talulah Riley) is courted by a former beau, Richard (Robert Pattinson), during the chaotic summer of 1969. Other tales revolve around a waitress (Amy Adams) desperate to rescue her young daughter, and a techie (James Franco) who uses gadgets to keep emotions at bay.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: anthology, romantic, melancholic, realistic, intense
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Why Not! (1977)
Plot Summary:
A threesome becomes a foursome in this sensitive drama. The tale begins with the relationship between a recently divorced man and woman (from different marriages) and the bisexual they get involved with. At first all three are happy in their new arrangement, but then the divorced fellow suddenly leaves and those remaining in the relationship become quite tense. Fortunately the fellow returns with another, more conventional fellow. Eventually the three persuade him to join them.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 301
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: sex comedy
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The Nature of Love (2023)
Plot Summary:
Sophia is a philosophy professor in Montreal and has lived as a couple with Xavier for 10 years. Sylvain is a carpenter in the Laurentians and must renovate their country house. When Sophia meets Sylvain for the first time, it’s love at first sight. Opposites attract, but can it last?.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 735
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, France
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags:
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Your Black Hair and My Hand (1996)
Plot Summary:
This Hong Kong drama parallels the stories of two young couples, splicing them with dream sequences and a framing story set at a coffee bar where friends have gathered to talk.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 12
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags:
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Doing Therapy (2006)
Plot Summary:
"Doing Therapy" is a lighthearted romantic comedy set in modern-day Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Humorous, silly, and even suspenseful at times, it is a heartwarming tale with the sincerity and simplicity of a black-and-white 1950s melodrama.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 9
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: independent film, cult film
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Tuesday Club (2022)
Plot Summary:
A sudden change forces Karin to re-evaluate her life. With the help of friends, food and passion she refuses to accept that life has an expiration date and takes the second chance she is given.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 604
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Sweden
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags:
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I Do, Maybe? (2016)
Plot Summary:
Brad and Monica are excited about their upcoming wedding, but every time they turn around something happens. If it's not the baby mama drama with Cindy, the in-laws and their opinions and feuds, the step child, the friends who can't mind their own business and think they are giving you the right advice or the unforeseen accidents, they probably wouldn't doubt their decision to marry. Can their love be strong enough to pull them through the dilemmas? When all the smoke clears and the truth is out, will there be a "happily" ever after?.
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Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: independent film
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Some Boys Do (2010)
Plot Summary:
Nothing is left to the imagination in this sexy gay tale about love and the meaning of life.
IMDB Rating: 1.6
IMDB Votes: 17
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags:
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Choose Love (2023)
Plot Summary:
The steady boyfriend. The one who got away. The charming rock star. Who will Cami choose? In this interactive rom-com, her love life is in your hands.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags: romantic comedy, interactive
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Sweetie Desai weds NRI (2017)
Plot Summary:
Sweetiee Weds NRI is a Bollywood comedy movie, directed by Hasnain Hyderabadawala and Written by Creative Director Tariq Mohammad. The movie stars Himansh Kohli, Zoya Afroz, Darshan Jariwalla and Kiran Joneja in lead roles.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 275
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: sentimental, humorous, captivating, suspenseful
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Wilby Wonderful (2004)
Plot Summary:
A day-in-the-life dark comedy concerning a group of islanders, their respective secrets, and one man's plan to kill himself quietly.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: touching, realistic, witty, light, feel good, serious, biting, crying, black comedy, dark comedy
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The Warm, Warm Bed (1968)
Plot Summary:
A bored couple cheat on each other a whole bunch.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 15
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 63 min
Plot tags: erotic, black and white, independent film
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Pelli Choopulu (2016)
Plot Summary:
Fed up with his carefree attitude, Prasanth's father fixes his marriage to make him responsible. However, meeting an ambitious girl changes his life for the better.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 125 min
Plot tags: inspirational, romantic, feel good, independent film
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10 Promises to My Dog (2008)
Plot Summary:
One day a puppy comes to the house of Akari, who has just turned twelve, and was trying hard to act strong after her mother suddenly fell ill. She immediately falls in love with the puppy and names it "Socks" after the paws which looked like they had white socks on. Akari was together with Socks day and night. However, as Akari grows up, her feelings and interest moves away from Socks. Year by year, their distance grows, which also leads to her physical distance as she moves to a far off city, and must leave Socks behind to a childhood friend.One day Akari remembers the 10 promises that she had made with Socks and her deceased mother.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 699
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: sad, tear jerker, crying, tearjerker
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I Will... I Will... For Now (1976)
Plot Summary:
Elliot Gould stars as Les Bingham, who takes umbrage that his ex-wife Katie (Diane Keaton) has a new love in life. What Les doesn't realize is that her new paramour is lawyer Lou Springer (Paul Sorvino). When Katie's sister Sally (Candy Clark) arrives and tells the two about her new, hip '70s marriage contract, Les and Katie decide to try to get together again under a more liberal marriage contract, like Katie's sister. But, unfortunately for the couple, the contract is planted with the seeds of self-destruction, having been drafted by Lou.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 268
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Rare Beasts (2019)
Plot Summary:
Mandy is a mother, a writer, a nihilist. Mandy is a modern woman in a crisis. Raising a son in the midst of a female revolution, mining the pain of her parents' separation and professionally writing about a love that no longer exists, she falls upon a troubled man, Pete, who’s searching for a sense of worth, belonging and ‘restored’ Male identity.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, satirical, dark comedy
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Nights and Weekends (2008)
Plot Summary:
A man and woman must face the tension that builds between them during a long-distance relationship.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: mumblecore, realistic, emotional, psychological, sentimental, romantic drama, light hearted, independent film, sincere, offbeat
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Cyrus (2010)
Plot Summary:
With John's social life at a standstill and his ex-wife about to get remarried, a down on his luck divorcée finally meets the woman of his dreams, only to discover she has another man in her life - her son. Before long, the two are locked in a battle of wits for the woman they both love-and it appears only one man can be left standing when it's over.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 36000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: mumblecore, dark comedy, emotional, stylized, tragicomedy, semi serious, romantic, feel good, sexy, thought provoking
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The Puffy Chair (2005)
Plot Summary:
Josh's life is pretty much in the toilet. He's a failed NYC indie rocker, and a failing booking agent. But he finds the potential of a small victory in a really bad idea. He decides to purchase a 1985 Lazy Boy on eBay, just like the one his dad had when Josh was a kid. He'll drive cross-country for the chair, staying with Emily at his brother's house on the way, and deliver it to his father as a surprise birthday gift. But when Rhett ends up coming along for the ride, it's three people and a giant purple puffy chair in a too-small van... and one of them has to go before the trip's end.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: mumblecore, road movie, melancholic, stylized, humorous, independent film, realistic, talky, indie film, funny
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L.G.B.T. Love Stories (2016)
Plot Summary:
An anthology feature film that will honestly explore the ups and downs and intricacies of love and romance within the L.G.B.T. community, a drama that will make you laugh, and a comedy that will bring tears to your eyes. It's a film that will prove no matter what community you belong to; life and love are always confusing.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 64
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country:
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: anthology, psychological, sexy, sincere, thought provoking, unusual plot structure, humorous, contemplative, independent film
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Chillicothe (1999)
Plot Summary:
A narrative about six friends in college.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 243
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: clever, offbeat, humorous, realistic, witty, contemplative, talky, semi serious, independent film
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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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Luke and Brie Are on a First Date (2008)
Plot Summary:
It is the first date of Luke and Brie. They will spend the night together at bars, parties and streets of Los Angeles. The risk of a first encounter, and the relentless pursuit of naturalness, will make their relationship dance between flirting and misunderstandings.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 111
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: mumblecore, humorous, semi serious, light, captivating, touching, realistic, independent film
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Raja Rani (2013)
Plot Summary:
John (Arya) and Regina (Nayanthara) are forced into wedlock against their wishes. Both undergo a rough patch initially in their marriage as they are not able to get over their past romances. Prior to their marriage, Regina was in love with Surya (Jai), while John romanced Keerthana (Nazriya). What leads to the Arya-Nayanthara wedding? How they forget their romantic past and finally come together forms the rest of the story.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 160 min
Plot tags: sincere, humorous, light, captivating, romantic
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One Fine Day (1996)
Plot Summary:
Melanie Parker, an architect and mother of Sammy, and Jack Taylor, a newspaper columnist and father of Maggie, are both divorced. They meet one morning when overwhelmed Jack is left unexpectedly with Maggie and forgets that Melanie was to take her to school. As a result, both children miss their school field trip and are stuck with the parents. The two adults project their negative stereotypes of ex-spouses on each other, but end up needing to rely on each other to watch the children as each must save his job. Humor is added by Sammy's propensity for lodging objects in his nose and Maggie's tendency to wander.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 48000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: light, feel good, entertaining, romantic, romantic comedy, touching, humorous, sweet, witty, uplifting
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Frances Ha (2012)
Plot Summary:
An aspiring dancer moves to New York City and becomes caught up in a whirlwind of flighty fair-weather friends, diminishing fortunes and career setbacks.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 92000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Brazil
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: mumblecore, black and white, realistic, poignant, independent film, melancholic, sweet, witty, touching, humorous