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Plot Summary:
Bookstore owner Emma believes in fairy tales. Although she has yet to be swept away by prince charming, she sees real knight in shining armor potential with a new suitor, Landon. As Emma balances time with Landon and saving her bookstore with once irritating business consultant, Eric, however, she weighs storybook romance against genuine commitment. While she sorts out her feelings toward Landon and Eric, as well as toward love and romance, Emma begins to realize that fairytale endings aren't always by the book.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, captivating, emotional, fairy tale, feel good, entertaining
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Love at First Glance (2017)
Plot Summary:
After journalist Mary Landers (Amy Smart) is assigned to write a Valentine's Day story about "The Meaning of Love," her long-time boyfriend breaks up with her, leaving Mary feeling that her life is boring and predictable.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: light, captivating, emotional, entertaining
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Love in Translation (2021)
Plot Summary:
Linguistics Ph.D. student Julie Walters can speak almost every language you can imagine. Things turn upside down for Julie when handsome Dan, the curator at the museum she dreams to work at, contacts her to get some French classes, and is all about doing it the fun way!.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 533
Genere: Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, captivating, entertaining
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Love is a Piece of Cake (2020)
Plot Summary:
Jessie Dale is a third generation baker who loves her cake shop more than anything in the world. When developers threaten to buy her building and force her out, she must do all she can to save her bakery, all while juggling a blossoming romance with her client's brother.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 833
Genere: Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, captivating, entertaining
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Sailing Into Love (2019)
Plot Summary:
A biology teacher’s crusade to save a nearby island from development leads to unexpected romance with the handsome and mysterious young sea captain who is new to the seaside town of Willow Bay.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: romantic, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, emotional, romantic drama
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Summer Love (2016)
Plot Summary:
Maya Sulliway is a struggling single mom who's studying to become an accountant. When her young daughter goes off to sleepaway camp, Maya accepts a summer internship at Kizzmit, a tech company known for developing a popular social app, in order to receive college credit.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, captivating, emotional, romantic drama, entertaining
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An Hour Behind (2017)
Plot Summary:
Trish's friends set her up on a blind-date, but when she forgets to adjust her clocks to compensate for Daylight Savings Time, she inadvertently stands her potential sweetheart up. Instead, she arrives at the venue and meets Parker, a sweet-natured but troubled paramedic who decides to play along with the oblivious Trish. The pair hit it off, but their promising romance is threatened when the case of mistaken identity is revealed.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, romantic, captivating, disturbing, romantic drama
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Juliet in Love (2000)
Plot Summary:
Francis Ng is Jordan, a low level triad who finds himself strangely attracted to divorced restaurant hostess Juliet (Sandra Ng), who’s had a mastectomy and has since retreated into a shell. Through coincidence, the two form a makeshift family with the child of a triad boss (Simon Yam) who’s after Jordan for some dough.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 380
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: romantic, captivating, entertaining
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The Girl Who Invented Kissing (2017)
Plot Summary:
A nameless, pill-popping drifter girl steps off a bus and into a New Jersey neighborhood bar owned by two middle-age brothers, Jimmy & Victor. She quickly befriends older brother, Victor––a good-natured lummox whose mind was affected by a childhood accident. The mysterious "Girl" soon upsets the delicate balance of the brother's lives while bringing both trouble and new life into their resigned world and town.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 760
Genere: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, captivating, entertaining
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Courageous Love (2017)
Plot Summary:
Courageous Love follows Alex Shelby as he encounters romance and intrigue while trying to save the family business that he recently inherited. While working undercover at the New York City branch office he falls in love with an employee named Michelle. Alex must make a difficult decision to save his company from impending collapse or to follow his heart.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 239
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, captivating, christian film, entertaining
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Prescription for Love (2019)
Plot Summary:
Claire’s life as a nurse in a busy hospital is complicated by a supervisor who is intent on making her miserable with tedious and extra tasks. Claire’s only relief is the patients she treats, and even that is not always a picnic. On a rare night off, she attends a dance performance and gets trapped in an elevator with a charming man. There is an instant connection between them, but as they are “rescued” from the elevator, they are pulled away from each other before they can exchange names and numbers.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, captivating, entertaining
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All of My Heart: Inn Love (2017)
Plot Summary:
Brian and Jenny are preparing for the grand opening of their bed and breakfast, Emily's Country Inn, when a big storm hits Buck County. Brian agrees to go back to Wall Street to boost their funds, while Jenny scrambles to keep the opening on track.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, sweet, captivating, entertaining, romantic drama
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Love on the Rise (2020)
Plot Summary:
Victoria Worthington is a talented cake decorator who watches life from the sidelines, as she delivers her fancy cakes to weddings, galas, and fabulous parties, while she goes home exhausted. While delivering one of her cakes, she mistaken a wealthy, sought-after bachelor, Jacob Adams III, for a waiter who is working at the wedding. Victoria gets her mystery man, who goes by the name of Jake, to help her deliver the cake. They seem to have a special connection and fate steps in when they later reconnect at a coffee shop. He ends up following her to a protest at Adams Development , who is planning on tearing down her beloved bakery, but she has no clue that Jake is one of the Adams in Adams Development. Victoria is falling in love, but will their love survive when she discovers that he is Jacob Adams III and will her business survive?.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 690
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: romantic, feel good, captivating, entertaining
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Loco Love (2017)
Plot Summary:
A young man and woman fall in love but are threatened to be torn apart by the tensions between their Latino and Caucasian communities in Arizona.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 255
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Mexico
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: romantic, captivating
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Love, Again (2015)
Plot Summary:
A couple on the brink of divorce decides to keep their marital woes a secret as they help their daughter plan her wedding. As the two work together on the happy occasion, they soon discover that their own marriage might just be worth saving.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 708
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, captivating, emotional, entertaining
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In the Key of Love (2019)
Plot Summary:
Photographer Maggie learns her ex-boyfriend/ex-singing partner is in the wedding she is working. Tensions run high until they sing together, remembering how good they were as a duo.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: romantic, light, captivating, entertaining
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Made for You with Love (2019)
Plot Summary:
The owner of a secondhand wedding dress business breathes new life into used dresses, making dreams come true for brides unable to afford pricey gowns. But when she meets the perfect guy, she's afraid to give her own heart a second chance at love.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 730
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, captivating, entertaining
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Love at the Shore (2017)
Plot Summary:
Single mom Jenna Thompson only five weeks to deliver her next teen novel to her publisher. So, this year's annual beach vacation with her kids will be a working vacation. Upon arrival, the family soon meets their new next-door neighbor, confident, devil-may-care surfer Lucas McKinnon.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, captivating, entertaining, emotional
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Love on Harbor Island (2020)
Plot Summary:
Interior designer Lily returns home to help her Aunt Maggie run her marina-side bed and breakfast when she meets Marcus, a handsome seaplane pilot whose work delivering rescue dogs helps Lily discover that home really is where the heart is.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: romantic, light, captivating, entertaining
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The Father's Love (2014)
Plot Summary:
Struggling to find fulfillment in relationships, Sarah discovers that forgiveness is the key to true love.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 291
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: romantic, captivating, christian film, independent film
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Love Unleashed (2019)
Plot Summary:
Hailey throws puppy parties and meets Ryan, whose daughter wants a dog and her dad to remarry. Though smitten with each other, Ryan and Hailey are at odds since he’s developing a mall where she wants a dog park. Still, they grow close, and Ryan even helps when Hailey’s neighbor tries to shut down her business. But soon Hailey fears she’s barking up the wrong romantic tree when Ryan grows distant. Refocusing her efforts on a dog sanctuary, Hailey is suddenly asked to throw a puppy party that might result in a forever home for her dogs and her heart.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, captivating, entertaining, emotional
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Designed with Love (2021)
Plot Summary:
Clothes designer Skye goes mobile with a “fashion truck” – but she can’t drive the truck and run the business alone. Help comes in the unlikely form of handsome entrepreneur Kevin. As they work together, Skye and Kevin find they have more in common than they thought… could it be love?.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 440
Genere: Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, captivating, entertaining
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A Midnight Kiss (2018)
Plot Summary:
With only one week to prepare, Lisa Patterson and her family of party planners are given the biggest job in their company’s history: a New Year’s Eve party for tech entrepreneur Megan Clark. But when her brother breaks his leg and her parents head off on a planned vacation, Lisa must reluctantly enlist the help of her brother’s visiting college buddy, David Campos, to help her pull off the event which just so happens to fall on her favorite day of the year. But what Lisa didn’t plan on was falling in love in the process.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 948
Genere: Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, captivating, entertaining, romantic comedy
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Finding You (2020)
Plot Summary:
Finley, a talented aspiring violinist, meets Beckett, a famous young movie star, on the way to her college semester abroad program in a small coastal village in Ireland. An unexpected romance emerges as the heartthrob Beckett leads the uptight Finley on an adventurous reawakening, and she emboldens him to take charge of his future, until the pressures of his stardom get in the way.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating, romantic, feel good, cute, christian film
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All of My Heart: The Wedding (2018)
Plot Summary:
Brian and Jenny are planning their wedding at the Inn where they fell in love. When a distant relative arrives and stakes their claim to the Inn, Brian and Jenny must find a way to save their beloved Inn or risk having to sell.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: romantic, light, captivating, entertaining
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Love in Bora Bora (2018)
Plot Summary:
Valentine is convinced she’s in love with Jérôme, her best friend and work partner. She decides to share her feelings with him while they’re away in Bora Bora on a business trip. But there’s a bad surprise in store: Jérôme’s new girlfriend, Céleste, has decided to tag along. Valentine will have to put up a real fight to win over the love of her life, under the amused gaze of Marc, their guide in the “lovers’ paradise.” But as the days roll by, Valentine realizes she was wrong about Jérôme, and discovers true love elsewhere….
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 101
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, feel good, captivating, entertaining
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Love Contractually (2017)
Plot Summary:
A strict female CEO of an insurance company has already given up on love and believes that only the love towards a child is true and eternal. Thus, she decides to have her own child so she "borrows" sperm from a delivery man whom she hired, but things start to get out of hand when the two starts to fall in love with each other.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 218
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, captivating, entertaining
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What Love Will Make You Do (2015)
Plot Summary:
Girl meets boy. Girl's daddy is in prison. Daddy's girl becomes a pawn for revenge.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 21
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, captivating, entertaining
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Mischievous Kiss the Movie Part 2: Campus (2017)
Plot Summary:
Based on a popular manga series of the same name, this Japanese romantic comedy sequel continues the story of Kotoko, a bubbly and cheerful girl and her crush, the handsome and aloof Naoki, as they enter the same university. Although they are in separate majors, Kotoko is determined to spend as much time with Naoki as possible and joins the tennis club with him, but all that awaits her is severe training and a love rival.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 93
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, captivating, entertaining, romantic comedy
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Pretend We're Kissing (2014)
Plot Summary:
All Benny wants to do is be more confident, stop thinking so much and fall in love. When he has a chance encounter with Jordan, a woman obsessed with the notion of fate and a magical kind of love, he may finally have the opportunity. That is, if he can get out of his own way and out of his head. Pretend We're Kissing is a film for all of those who don't think their love life resembles a romantic comedy.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 371
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: romantic, light, captivating, entertaining, romantic comedy
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Change of Heart (2016)
Plot Summary:
Diane McCarthy (Leah Pipes) is a reality television producer for her arrogant ex-boyfriend’s show highlighting travel destinations. While driving to her next assignment, Diane swerves off the road and gets stuck as a storm approaches. Nearby, she sees the Forest Cove bed and breakfast. Owner, Helen (Lindsay Wagner), offers Diane a complimentary room until her car is ready. Diane, desperate for shelter, accepts Helen’s offer and meets Helen’s handsome son Andy (Rick Malambri). Impressed by its charm, Diane changes plans for the next episode to instead focus on Forest Cove. Helen is excited and hopes the show will bring in much needed business. Andy, preparing to sell the struggling property, is against it. Despite his objections, Andy and Diane bond while preparing for the show. But it gets complicated when, Jared, Diane’s ex and host of the show, arrives and throws a wrench in things.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 644
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, captivating, entertaining