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Plot Summary:
Jan Froman is a young man with great plans for the future. He gets a job as an assistant janitor at a bank, but with inherited money he starts to buy and sell real estate which eventually increases in value. He falls in love with Margareta, whose father is a naval officer. Margareta is slighted by her fiance and follows Froman on a sailing trip in the archipelago. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 360
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Sweden
Duration: 108 min
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The Rooster (1981)
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In 1944, Cederqvist comes to a small cloth factory to see how the all-women employees can work more efficiently. At the beginning he is greeted with suspicion and his efforts at courting the young ladies are futile. But as soon as he buys himself a car it becomes much easier, especially since he has the power to relocate people to an easier line of work. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Sweden
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, not serious
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Dear John (1964)
Plot Summary:
Divorced skipper John meets Anita, a single mother, at a port and spends the weekend with her.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 386
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Sweden
Duration: 111 min
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Still Out of My League (2021)
Plot Summary:
After breaking up with her dreamboat, Marta finds love with an artist. But life throws a few twists into the mix for the ailing woman and her friends.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 975
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 114 min
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Watashi wo ski ni tsuretette (1987)
Plot Summary:
Fumio Yano is an unassuming young businessman in the ski wear line. His own skiing ability is close to professional level, and he assists a former world champion, Tayama, on the sales team. Fumio meets and falls in love with Yu, a young secretary, but initially finds it hard to express his true feelings for her. A St Valentine's Day fashion show provides an unexpected backdrop for crisis resolution, and a mad scramble ensues to beat the clock and make it to a neighboring ski resort in time for the press and photographers. A pack of chocolate is a symbol of true love.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 84
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 98 min
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Dagmar's Hot Pants, Inc. (1971)
Plot Summary:
Known to her clients as Dagmar, she's a classy Swedish call girl in Copenhagen. After two years, she's ready quit, and we follow her on what she hopes is her last day in the trade. She wakes at 9 AM, gets her first call and a marriage proposal, checks in with her doctor, pays final visits to various clients, arranges to lease her flat, passes on her black book to a colleague, tries to beg off on an impromptu session with Japanese businessmen, has a quick conversation with her brother, and makes a couple of charitable contributions. All the while, her eyes on the clock, there's the threat of her pimp finding out about her plans. If she pulls it off, what awaits?.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 383
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Denmark, Sweden, USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: erotic, sex comedy, independent film
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Mrs. Hanka's Diary (1963)
Plot Summary:
The young and beautiful wife of a prominent diplomat complains of boredom. To change her monotonous life, she has an affair, through which she gets entangled in intrigues and espionage affairs. (telemagazyn.pl).
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 40
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Poland
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: detective
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Professor Albeit (1998)
Plot Summary:
High school teacher falls in love with his "best" female student.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 561
Genere: Romance, Comedy
Country: Hungary
Duration: 85 min
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Barking at the Stars (1998)
Plot Summary:
Comedy about teachers and students at a high school in a small provincial town. Mihailo tries to win the heart of a girl his brother is also chasing.
IMDB Rating: 8.6
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: teen comedy
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You Do You (2023)
Plot Summary:
Merve chose the bohemian life, but it didn't choose her back. Faced with eviction, she starts a new job and stumbles into a spicy setup with her boss.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 99 min
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Adam in Sweden (1966)
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Rikard Adamsson, a young man dreaming of becoming a writer, lives a wild and dissolute bohemian life. A ferocious fighter with a heart of gold and a great taste for women. In the military service he gets in trouble, runs away, returns and is sentenced to prison. Inside he finishes his first novel. However, no publisher is interested.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 28
Genere: Comedy
Country: Sweden
Duration: 79 min
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Raspberry Boat Refugee (2014)
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Mikko Virtanen feels like a Swedish soul trapped in a Finnish body. Full of disgust for everything Finnish, he sees Sweden as heaven. Upon meeting a suicidal Swedish psychologist Mikael Anderson, he seizes an opportunity for an identity switch. Raspberry Boat Refugee is a comedy about cultural differences in the Nordic countries, their nationalism and, not least, prejudices about our neighbours. It also proves how futile it is to try to escape oneself.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Finland, Sweden
Duration: 94 min
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...As the Naked Wind from the Sea (1968)
Plot Summary:
Once, to every young man comes a summer like this.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 161
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Sweden, West Germany
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: sex comedy
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At Cafe 6 (2016)
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After her car breaks down on a rainy night, Miss Liang enters a nearby coffee shop called Cafe 6. The owner of the shop finds out that Miss Liang has just gotten into a fight with her boyfriend who is currently overseas, so to kill time, he shares a story of his time back in 1996. During that year, Guan Min-lu and his good friend Xiao Bo-zhi always hang out together. Min-lu is secretly in love with Li Xin-rui while Bo-zhi is attracted to Xin-rui's best friend, Cai Xin-yi. The four young teenagers share a good relationship with each other and spend their days happily every day. But as their graduation day draws near, they wonder if they can still stay committed with each other after going their separate ways.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 849
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: heartbreaking, disturbing, psychological, humorous, suspense, suspenseful
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Moriah's Lighthouse (2022)
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Moriah is a woodworking artisan living in a French, seaside town, who dreams of restoring the local lighthouse. When Ben, an American architect, comes to town, it seems as though her dreams will never become reality after she learns he’s there to give the lighthouse a makeover… but for another buyer.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 903
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA, Canada, France
Duration: 84 min
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L'Art (délicat) de la séduction (2001)
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The film follows Etienne, a 40-year-old car designer, who takes time off from work to study sexual mastery from a Zen master and several prostitutes, in the hopes of having the sexual skill to impress Laure. Laure, a blonde who was introduced to him by his friend Jacques, told Etienne on January 1 that she will not have sex with him until May 27 that year at precisely 9 PM.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 428
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 95 min
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You to Me Are Everything (2010)
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Rafael - a rich guy whose luck suddenly turned upside down after losing everything. When he needed to get his life back on track, he met Isak - the instant rich girl from the province. Rafael becomes her business adviser and uses her to become rich again only to find out that she'll change him more than he expected.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 101
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 113 min
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40 Carats (1973)
Plot Summary:
A forty year old woman who was vacationing in Greece meets a twenty-two year old, who was also on vacation. They spend the night together and she leaves him while he was sleeping. She then returns to New York and she is stunned to learn that her daughter's boyfriend is him. He then pursues her, and she is uncertain of what to do.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 871
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, sex comedy
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An Ideal Husband (1999)
Plot Summary:
Rising politician Robert Chiltern once sold secret information and is now being blackmailed by Laura Evely. She has proof and it will damage his career and marriage severely. Chiltern calls in the help of his friend Arthur Goring.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 178
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: satirical, independent film, period drama
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Fanfan (1993)
Plot Summary:
After seeing the initial passion and romance fade into a series of routine and boring relationships, Alexandre (Vincent Perez) concludes that romance ends when sex enters into a relationship. Determined to prevent this from happening with his latest love-interest—a sexy young woman named Fanfan (Sophie Marceau)—he decides that platonic love is the solution. Despite the wonderful, romantic, and inventive ways Alexandre finds for them to spend time together, Fanfan is left disappointed by his refusal to make love to her. Their exciting relationship becomes jeopardized by Alexandre's unwillingness to change his new approach to love.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: erotic, romantic comedy, sexy, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, sexual
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Love in Taipei (2023)
Plot Summary:
A young American woman is sent by her parents to a cultural immersion program in Taipei where she begins a new journey of self-discovery and romance.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 623
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
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100 Days with Mr. Arrogant (2004)
Plot Summary:
After being dumped by her boyfriend just before their 100 day anniversary, Ha-Young, meets a college guy named Hyung-Joon when she accidentally kicks a can that hits him in the face and causes him to scratch his Lexus. He demands she pay him $3000 on the spot. She escapes from him, leaving her wallet behind.Hyung-Joon stalks her, demanding money to pay for his car. Since she is a poor high school student Hyung-Joon writes up a "Enslavement Agreement" for Ha-Young in order to pay for the damage to his car. Ha-Young is thrown into a nightmarish slave life for 100 days, cleaning his house, running his errands, doing his homework and cleaning his car.By accident she finds out that the damage to Hyung-Joon's car only costs $10! She then takes her revenge. However, before she knows it Hyung-Joon shows up at her house as her new tutor! He once again takes advantage of her, but soon Ha-Young finds herself falling head over heels for Hyung-Joon.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, realistic, romantic, sad, romantic comedy, cute, offbeat, sexual, sexy
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Docking the Boat (1965)
Plot Summary:
A group of party goers have trouble getting their boat ashore on a small island. The inhabitants of the island try to help, often with the help of an old sailor, and the results are absurd and hilarious.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Sweden
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: funny, dark, dark comedy, humorous, realistic, not serious
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For Richer or Poorer (1997)
Plot Summary:
Brad Sexton and his wife, Caroline, are wealthy New Yorkers with both marital and financial problems. The latter issue becomes a pressing matter when they discover that their accountant has embezzled millions and pinned the blame on them. Forced to go on the lam, Brad and Caroline end up in an Amish area of Pennsylvania and decide to pose as members of the religious group to evade the IRS. As the two adapt to the simple Amish lifestyle, they begin to reconnect.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, semi serious, detective, funny, light, romantic, sweet, suspense, entertaining
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Love for All Seasons (2003)
Plot Summary:
May is a martial artist and Chinese medicine practitioner who resides in a temple in Omei mountain. Under the threat of her lovelorn master, Misery, she decides to seek the help of infamous womanizer, Tiger Hung, who she had helped earlier, in order to experience heartbreak and master the "Heartbroken Sword" technique to defeat her.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 496
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, feel good, captivating, realistic
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The Note II: Taking a Chance on Love (2009)
Plot Summary:
Columnist Peyton MacGruder befriends a reader who sent her a note that inspires Peyton to reconsider the choices she's made and her reluctance to accept her boyfriend's marriage proposal.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 443
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: sentimental, uplifting, emotional, realistic, touching, serious
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Cupid (2012)
Plot Summary:
With Valentine’s Day approaching, Eve Lovett, a workaholic TV talk show host with a string of failed relationships, is worried she will never find true love. But when a mysterious stranger named Vernon Gart shows up on the set claiming to work for Cupid, Inc., Eve has no idea her love life is about to get an arrow right through the heart.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 403
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, humorous, light, captivating, realistic, semi serious, independent film, sexual, sexy
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Worth Winning (1989)
Plot Summary:
Taylor is a man who has no problems with women. So confident is he that he accepts a challenge from his friends: he has to secure proposals of marriage from three women of their choice.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: light, melancholic, talky, feel good, semi serious, humorous, witty, romantic comedy, realistic, sex comedy
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The Kissing Booth 3 (2021)
Plot Summary:
It’s the summer before Elle heads to college, and she has a secret decision to make. Elle has been accepted into Harvard, where boyfriend Noah is matriculating, and also Berkeley, where her BFF Lee is headed and has to decide if she should stay or not.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: realistic, tear jerker, thought provoking, sweet, emotional, semi serious, teen, atmospheric, sad, intense
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Shirin in Love (2014)
Plot Summary:
Despite being engaged to a successful Iranian plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills, Shirin finds herself falling for a mysterious young man who lives in a lighthouse in northern California.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 904
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, light, sentimental, realistic, independent film
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Love, Rosie (2014)
Plot Summary:
Since the moment they met at age 5, Rosie and Alex have been best friends, facing the highs and lows of growing up side by side. A fleeting shared moment, one missed opportunity, and the decisions that follow send their lives in completely different directions. As each navigates the complexities of life, love, and everything in between, they always find their way back to each other - but is it just friendship, or something more? Based on Cecelia Ahern's bestselling novel, LOVE, ROSIE is a heart-warming, modern comedy-of-errors posing the ultimate question: do we really only get one shot at true love?.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 152000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Germany, UK
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: touching, sweet, sentimental, cute, teen, emotional, tear jerker, light, feel good, romantic comedy