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Plot Summary:
Born in a small town in Japan, a young girl named Ai is sent to a cult commune by her religious maniac mother and lives there for seven long years. After the cult is exposed by the police, Ai starts a new stage of life, going to a normal school for the first time, but she can’t find her place to fit in there. Ai drops out from the school and society, spending her life living with a rock-bottom delinquent family full of gangsters and call girls. In a strange twist of fate she finds herself back in a new and normal life, living with a middle-class family, but her troubled life continues to follow her into more deep and seedy paths.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 360
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, Germany, Japan
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, horror comedy, weird
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Fighting Elegy (1966)
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High schooler Kiroku Nanbu yearns for the prim, Catholic Michiko, but her only desire is to reform Kiroku’s sinful tendencies. Hormones raging, Kiroku channels his unsatisfied lust into the only outlet available: savage, crazed violence.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, witty, black and white, cult film
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Marvelous and the Black Hole (2021)
Plot Summary:
A teenage delinquent befriends a surly magician who helps her navigate her inner demons and dysfunctional family with sleight of hand magic.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: light, captivating, entertaining
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A Week Alone (2008)
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Maria is a girl in her early teens whose family lives in an upscale gated suburb. Maria's parents are going out of town for a week, and rather than leave her with relatives or hire a babysitter, Maria is put in charge of looking after her little sister Sofia, with housekeeper Esther serving as a nominal adult authority figure, though for the most part she lets Maria and the others do what they please. With only their parents bedroom off-limits, Maria and Sofia have the run of the house, and soon they and their friends Facundo, Quique, Rodrigo and Timmy are spending their days exploring the place. As the kids begin creating their own rules to run counter to the ones their absent parents set down, Esther brings a young relative, Fernando, to play with them, and the privileged kids begin to get a notion of they ways of the outside world.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 482
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Argentina
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, disturbing, erotic, sexy, sexual
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My Dad Baryshnikov (2011)
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Moscow, 1986, the heat of Perestroika. Borya is an average clumsy teenager who is miraculously admitted to the legendary Bolshoi Ballet School. The boy is convinced that he will become a ballet dancer like his father, Mikhail Baryshnikov. But is this father real or imaginary?.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 312
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: funny, light, captivating, entertaining
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Yarukkya Knight (2015)
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Makoto Gousuke has just transferred to a new high school with the intention of being the toughest kid there. Little does he know that there‘s an entire group of toughs who already rule the school, and they‘re all girls! After being humiliated by their leader, the pretty Misaki Shizuka, he vows revenge and starts a lengthy battle between the sexes at the school.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 48
Genere: Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: ecchi, humorous, light, sexy, feel good, unusual plot structure, entertaining, manga
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This Is the Night (2021)
Plot Summary:
In the summer of 1982, as all of Staten Island anticipates the opening of a blockbuster boxing movie, an Italian-American family must confront its greatest challenges.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 840
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing, weird
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Uranya (2006)
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Summer 1969. Dictatorship. In a small country town, young Achileas breaks his leg by falling off the yard wall of the local cinema. He wanted to see Brigit Bardot naked... However, during his visit to the city to treat his broken leg, for the first time in his life he sees a television! The program informs about the launching of Apollo to the moon. The idea of the launching becomes Achileas' obsession and along with his friends they collect money, in order to purchase a TV set. However, soon, the dilemma becomes imperative. Will they buy a television or "visit" all together Uranya in order to be taught the secrets of love?.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Greece, Italy
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: light, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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A Happening of Monumental Proportions (2017)
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During the course of one day, a group of students at a school in Los Angeles find themselves caught up in a plot of sex, lies and dead bodies.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: captivating, satirical, disturbing, sex comedy, semi serious
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You, I Love (2018)
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Rin, Yuu, Koyomi and Keita are friends in high school who live in the same apartment building. Rin and Yuu like each other, but they don’t tell each other, until Kazuma shows up.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 249
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: sexy, psychological, sentimental, touching, unusual plot structure, captivating, contemplative, romantic
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Bakuman (2015)
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Moritaka Mashiro (Takeru Satoh) doesn't want to follow in the path of his uncle who worked as a manga artist, but ultimately died because of exhaustion. Moritaka Mashiro figures he will graduate from school and work at an office. Things change though when falls in love with a girl at school. The girl, who hopes to become a voice actress, tells Moritaka they can marry, but only after they both achieve their dreams. Moritaka then teams up with fellow classmate Akito Takagi (Ryunosuke Kamiki) to publish their first manga.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, stylized, anime, manga
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Buba (2022)
Plot Summary:
When a small-town con artist joins the local mafia with his manipulative brother, his obsession with balancing his karma gets hilariously brutal.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, entertaining, disturbing, semi serious, dark comedy
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The Girl's Speech (2015)
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Haruna Tsubame, an inconspicuous high school girl, is always sensitive to people’s moods and keeps the peace in school. One day, she gets pushed to become the president of the student council by the people around her. Tsubame's encounter with a man who is a genius speechwriter, leads to a revolution in school. She struggles to change a school full of irrationality and dissatisfaction with the power of words.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 57
Genere: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, entertaining, disturbing
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Pitching Tents (2017)
Plot Summary:
In a working-class town in 1984, a high school senior's future creates a tug-of-war between his no-nonsense father and his crackpot guidance counselor until an encounter with a goddess helps him uncover his true destiny.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 417
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, thrilling
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Asphalt Playground (2012)
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Mitraillette is 12 years old and lives in Rose City, a housing estate he would not leave for anything. His whole world comprises his family, especially his 16 year-old cousin Isma, who has taken a fancy to Narcisse, the local crime boss. His older brother Djibril is 22, a student at the Sorbonne who dreams of becoming a lawyer. As for Mitraillette, he has his eye on Océane, the most beautiful girl in his school.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 337
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: captivating, humorous, tense, light, bleak, realistic, suspenseful, semi serious
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Haruko Azumi Is Missing (2016)
Plot Summary:
Haruko Azumi is a 28-years-old woman. She is a single and works at an office. One day, she suddenly disappears on a typical street with retail stores lined up. After her disappearance, her missing person poster is spread across the city.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 327
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: light, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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The Kirishima Thing (2012)
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A story about the disappearance of Kirishima, a star athlete of the volleyball club, and how his disappearance affects every person in school.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, realistic, touching, semi serious, psychological, captivating, clever, humorous, stylized
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Couch Potatoes (2017)
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Giorgio and Tito, father and son. A successful journalist and a lazy teenager apparently impossible to understand. Giorgio's dream is to take Tito to the Nasca Hill in Liguria, but Tito prefers to spend his entire day with his group of friends, eating, talking about nothing and playing video games. Until one day when he suddenly informs his father that he would join him in this trip. After a series of accidents and misunderstandings, at the end, somehow father and son will find the way to communicate … or at least they will try.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 685
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, humorous, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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So Long Suburbia (2016)
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So Long Suburbia is a campy queer coming of age teen film. Can be watched here: https://vimeo.com/195164161 (Offical).
IMDB Rating: 9.1
IMDB Votes: 15
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 64 min
Plot tags: sexy, unusual plot structure, captivating, contemplative, indie film, queer cinema, campy
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A seemingly bright and mostly innocent 16-year-old named Mo attempts to navigate high school under the guidance of his best friend Zeke, an unmotivated-yet-charismatic college dropout. Although Zeke genuinely cares about Mo, things start to go awry as he teaches Mo nontraditional life lessons in drug dealing, partying, and dating. Meanwhile, Mo’s well-meaning dad tries to step in and take back the reins of his son’s upbringing.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: semi serious, bleak, humorous, disturbing, funny, independent film, weird
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Man in the Chair (2007)
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The story of an aspiring young filmmaker's encounter with a grumpy fount of movie lore.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, serious, realistic, sincere, cult classic, masterpiece
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Defying Gravity (2008)
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Cassandra, a mute runaway girl, takes refuge in the cemetery in which her mother is laid to rest. She is watched over by Jorge, the cemetery caretaker, an illegal alien who is committed to the restoration of a classic '60 cadillac hearse. Shore is a dynamic, handsome, and brilliant young man who also happens to be homeless. After almost hitting Cassandra in his dilapidated VW bus, he becomes fascinated by the gothic cemetery waif and attempts to befriend her. A sequence of events results in Cass getting lost. Jorge and Shore flee the cemetery in a stolen hearse to find Cassandra before her abusive step-father does. All paths lead to Yermo - the site of a roadside diner and a feisty but compassionate transvestite waitress named Lola.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 152
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious, offbeat, independent film, campy
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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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Youth & Consequences (2018)
Plot Summary:
At Central Rochester High, a teen girl struggles for power within the school system.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 461
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Hard Sell (2016)
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When Hardy Buchanan, a senior at an elite private school, needs to make some quick cash, he enlists the help of Bo, a beautiful runaway. Together, they devise an unconventional plan to profit off the wayward teens at Hardy's school. When the students learn that Bo has more to offer than meets the eye, the unlikely duo's new business takes a unique turn, tossing them headfirst into the lifestyles of the rich and dysfunctional.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 869
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: sincere, humorous, captivating, entertaining, sex comedy, teen sex comedy
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I Don't Have Many Friends (2014)
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Second year high school student Kodaka Hasegawa has transferred to his new school about a month ago, but he still hasn't made any friends. Kodaka Hasegawa was born from a Japanese father and a British mother. Because of his appearance, people think Kodaka Hasegawa is a troubled kid. One day, Kodaka Hasegawa sees classmate Yozora Mikazuki pleasantly talking to herself. Kodaka Hasegawa talks with her about how to make friends. To make friends, Yozora Mikazuki decides to form the Neighbor's Club and forces Kodaka to enroll in the club.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 146
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, captivating, entertaining, touching, offbeat, realistic, stylized, manga
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The Outcasts (2017)
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After falling victim to a humiliating prank by the high school Queen Bee, best friends and world-class geeks, Mindy and Jodi, decide to get their revenge by uniting the outcasts of the school against her and her circle of friends.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, light, feel good, captivating, independent film, touching, realistic
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Acne (2008)
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At the age of 13, Rafael Bregman has already lost his virginity, but has never kissed a girl. With his pimple-riddled face, his dysfunctional family, and a lowered self-esteem, getting this much anticipated first kiss proves trickier than expected. It's now time for Rafa to build up some self confidence and attract the attention of his class mate, Nicole.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 464
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Uruguay, Argentina, Spain, Mexico, USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, psychological, captivating, sex comedy, touching, realistic, sexual, sexy
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You're My Hero (2003)
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Thirteen-year-old Ramon is on the verge of many adolescent discoveries -- and the confusion that goes along with them. Shy and awkward, he's moved from town to town throughout his childhood and believes that life is about winning and losing. But he soon learns it's all about survival. Like Ramon, Spain is in transition (President Francisco Franco is about to die); it's a time of social upheaval marked by change, illusion and struggle.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 382
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 102 min
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By Dawn's Early Light (2001)
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When Mike Lewis leaves L.A. to stay with his grandfather in Colorado for the summer, he hates the old man's cowboy ways. When Mike demands to go home, the old man agrees and saddles up a couple of horses for a six week trip toward California, home, the Pacific and redemption.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 475
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: serious, emotional, realistic, captivating, independent film
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Gippi (2013)
Plot Summary:
Gippi is a coming-of-age story of an ordinary, overweight girl, who, through the course of the film, learns to love herself for exactly who she is. It is also a tale of an underdog, who picks herself up from nothing and finds herself at the top of her own little world.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 887
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, light, inspirational, sentimental, feel good, realistic, semi serious