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Plot Summary:
A high school baseball coach and a down-on-his-luck private investigator form a bond as they scour New York City for the coach's wife, who's run away with a second-rate rock star.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 960
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, realistic, melancholic, sentimental, disturbing
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Jackpot (2001)
Plot Summary:
Sunny Holiday, an aspiring singing star, abandons his wife and young baby to set off on a nine-month tour of bleak western towns. He takes off with his road manager in a pink Chrysler in search of their own version of the American Dream: a country loving audience.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 597
Genere: Drama, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, independent film, offbeat, contemplative, non-linear
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The Groomsmen (2006)
Plot Summary:
A groom (Ed Burns) and his four attendants wrestle with issues related to friendship and maturity a week before the big day.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: sentimental, humorous, realistic, sincere, clever, feel good, talky, semi serious, independent film
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Nice Guy Johnny (2010)
Plot Summary:
Johnny Rizzo, is about to trade his dream job in talk radio for some snooze-ville gig that'll pay enough to please his fiance. Enter Uncle Terry, a rascally womanizer set on turning a weekend in the Hamptons into an eye-opening fling for his nephew. Nice guy Johnny's not interested, of course, but then he meets the lovely Brooke, who challenges Johnny to make the toughest decision of is life.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: humorous, witty, semi serious, entertaining, romantic, romantic comedy, realistic, talky, independent film
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The Brothers McMullen (1995)
Plot Summary:
Deals with the lives of the three Irish Catholic McMullen brothers from Long Island, New York, over three months, as they grapple with basic ideas and values — love, sex, marriage, religion and family — in the 1990s. Directed, written, produced by and starring Edward Burns.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: independent film, touching, realistic, witty, talky, art house, sincere, humorous, contemplative, semi serious
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She's the One (1996)
Plot Summary:
Mickey, a free-spirited New York cabbie, and Francis, a materialistic Wall Street stockbroker, are extremely competitive and confused about women as a result of their father's influence. Though they disagree about everything, they have one thing in common: Mickey's ex-fiance Heather is Francis's secret love. Though both brothers have beautiful wives, Heather triggers their longtime sibling rivalry.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: talky, melancholic, humorous, sincere, semi serious, realistic, witty, emotional, funny, romantic
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Marie and Bruce (2004)
Plot Summary:
A day in the life of a couple trapped in a sadomasochistic relationship. When Marie decides to break up with Bruce, their conversation devolves into a torrent of foul-mouthed rippings and ferociously humorous musings on their marriage, love, hate and committment.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: cynical, humorous, realistic, semi serious, clever, biting, suspense
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Echo Park (1985)
Plot Summary:
In the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, everybody is somebody else. May, a single mother who delivers strip-O-grams, dreams of being an actress. She rents one of her rooms out to a pizza-man cum songwriter named Jonathan. Meanwhile, in the next apartment, August, an Austrian bodybuilder, fancies himself the next Arnold Schwarzenegger. As the pressures of everyday life in LA mount, Jonathan and August vie for May's love.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 718
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, Austria
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: independent film, clever, touching, offbeat, feel good, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious
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Last Day of Summer (2009)
Plot Summary:
This unpredictable story follows an agitated fast-food employee, Joe, who's reached his breaking point from being harassed and tormented by his boss.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 936
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: humorous, sentimental, sincere, realistic, contemplative, semi serious, independent film
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Helena from the Wedding (2010)
Plot Summary:
Newlyweds Alex and Alice host a New Year's Eve party for their closest friends at a remote cabin in the mountains. However, when an unexpected guest shows up, the group's facades begin to crumble.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 415
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: semi serious, sentimental, realistic, light, sincere, gloomy, independent film
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No Looking Back (1998)
Plot Summary:
Charlie returns to his old town where he meets his ex-girlfriend again and tries to get her back.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: emotional, disturbing, sentimental, sincere, touching, serious, realistic, gloomy, scary, light
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Slaves of New York (1989)
Plot Summary:
Meet the denizens of New York City: artists, prostitutes, saints, and seers. All are aspiring toward either fame or oblivion, and hoping for love and acceptance. Instead they find high rents, faithless partners, and dead-end careers.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags: ironic, sentimental, humorous, psychological, captivating, touching, offbeat, realistic, experimental, witty
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Queens Logic (1991)
Plot Summary:
When childhood friends Al, Dennis and Eliot get together for Ray's wedding, which may or may not happen, they end up on a roller-coaster ride through reality. During one tumultuous, crazy weekend, they face adulthood and each other with new found maturity and discover what Queens Logic is all about. This comedy takes a look at friendship, loyalty, and love.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: sentimental, clever, humorous, realistic, talky, semi serious, independent film, philosophical, sexy, thought provoking
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The Alumni Chapter (2011)
Plot Summary:
What happens when you graduate from college, only to find that jobs are practically nonexistent and your best friends aren't what they seem? Four old friends reunite after college graduation. The conversation quickly turns sour, and a series of flashbacks expose the bitter truth.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 40
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 71 min
Plot tags: humorous, contemplative, captivating, atmospheric, independent film, realistic, semi serious, dark comedy
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Five Aces (1999)
Plot Summary:
Chris Martin has a problem: his impending marriage. Like any other man about to enter into the holy vows of matrimony, Chris has begun to second guess himself. Is married life what he really wants? While his bride-to-be takes care of the wedding plans, Chris returns to the neighborhood of his youth to consider his married future and to spend one last week of bachelorhood with his four high school buddies: Ray, Ash, Todd and Sean. Together, the reunited "Five Aces" enjoy a funny bittersweet week reminiscing about a time when they had all the answers... only nothing turned out the way they planned. As the week's events unfold, the Five Aces begin to realize exactly what life and friends mean to each other.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 682
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: sentimental, humorous, realistic, contemplative, semi serious, sexual, sexy
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Cleopatra (2003)
Plot Summary:
A retired teacher and a soap star leave their routines and the men in their lives behind and embark on a weekend trip.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 622
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain, Argentina
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: touching, sentimental, humorous, semi serious, emotional, realistic
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The Lather Effect (2006)
Plot Summary:
On the eve of selling her mother's house, a thirty-something housewife wakes up to a hangover surrounded by her best friends from high school.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 712
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: humorous, talky, semi serious, realistic
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LOL (2006)
Plot Summary:
The relationships of three men are examined through their use of technology.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 910
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: mumblecore, sincere, humorous, talky, clever, touching, offbeat, realistic, witty, semi serious
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Hello Lonesome (2010)
Plot Summary:
Lonely since his wife left him and alienated from his daughter, a cantankerous voice-over artist strikes up an unlikely friendship with his regular deliveryman. Many suburbs away, an elderly widow loses her license to drive and turns to her wry younger neighbor for nostalgic cuddles and comfort. Meanwhile, a young urban sports fanatic meets a girl online and unexpectedly falls in love, though the trials the couple endure prove even more unexpected. Adam Reid's enchanting, compassionate debut weaves together the worlds of six lonely individuals as they negotiate the age-old process of giving and receiving love. It isn't easy, and it never happens the way they expect it, but for these isolated souls, there's an oddball magic in the way they make connections they never imagined.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 313
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: realistic, sentimental, humorous, semi serious, psychological, independent film, touching
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Bastards of Young (2013)
Plot Summary:
Welcome to adulthood! When two early-30s couples celebrate their last annual Halloween party in New York, they are confronted with sex, lies, and unspoken drama which tests their relationships and futures.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: touching, sincere, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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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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2 B Perfectly Honest (2004)
Plot Summary:
Business partners Frank and Josh go bankrupt after their dot-com start-up collapses before it goes online. Frank, a bachelor and broke, reluctantly moves back home to live with his parents while Josh, a hippie computer wiz who's married and has a son, is forced to consider the unthinkable - getting a real job.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 271
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: clever, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Mind the Gap (2004)
Plot Summary:
Five seemingly unrelated people decide to take huge risks in their personal lives in an effort to find happiness.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 997
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min
Plot tags: humorous, talky, semi serious, captivating, sincere, sentimental, clever, touching, offbeat, realistic
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Hangin' with the Homeboys (1991)
Plot Summary:
Two African-Americans and two Puerto-Ricans (though one pretends to be Italian) go out on the town on a Friday night. They will be forced to get to know each other, and even worst, learn to like each other as friends.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: hood, entertaining, black comedy, independent film, touching, feel good, humorous, realistic, talky, semi serious
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The Last International Playboy (2008)
Plot Summary:
When playboy and one-hit-wonder novelist Jack Frost (Jason Behr) learns that his childhood sweetheart is getting married, he tries to drown his sorrows by dramatically escalating his self-destructive drinking and womanizing. Frost's pals try to coax him back from the brink, but only a precocious youngster (India Ennenga) in his apartment building finds a way around his defenses. Monet Mazur co-stars in this drama from director Steve Clark.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 599
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, South Africa
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, sexy, sex comedy
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Purple Violets (2007)
Plot Summary:
Patti Petalson is a promising writer, but her marriage and conventional job keep her from her dream. She longs to return to her writing, especially after running into her first love Brian Callahan, a successful crime novelist. Kate is Patti's best friend since college; she's a tough-talking schoolteacher who plays therapist to all Patti's problems, while she's got a few of her own.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: sentimental, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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The Four Seasons (1981)
Plot Summary:
Three middle-aged wealthy couples take vacations together in Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. Along the way we are treated to mid-life, marital, parental and other crises.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, humorous, realistic, witty, talky, clever, semi serious, funny, light
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Full Grown Men (2006)
Plot Summary:
A man stuck in the reveries of his youth tracks down the boyhood friend he once tormented, only to find that simpler times were more complicated than he thought.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 392
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: road movie, sentimental, touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious, offbeat, whimsical
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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
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Motherhood (2009)
Plot Summary:
Motherhood is a comedy written and directed by Katherine Dieckmann, and stars Uma Thurman, Anthony Edwards and Minnie Driver. Shot on location in New York’s West Village, focuses on the dilemmas of motherhood, such as marriage, work, and self, shown in the trials and tribulations of one pivotal day.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, touching, semi serious, independent film, neurotic