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Plot Summary:
Lovelife is a 1997 romantic comedy film written and directed by Jon Harmon Feldman. The ensemble cast includes Matt Letscher, Sherilyn Fenn, Saffron Burrows, Carla Gugino, Bruce Davison, Jon Tenney and Peter Krause. Lovelife was nominated for a Feature Film Award at the 1997 Austin Film Festival, and won an Audience Award at the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival. The film was winner of the screenplay award at the L.A. Indie fest.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 481
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, independent film, sentimental, clever, touching, humorous, realistic, witty, talky, semi serious
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Couples split up after a comment at an LA dinner party sets up arguments about how truthful partners are in their relationships.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: realistic, humorous, witty, semi serious, independent film, talky, sexual, sex comedy, sexy
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IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: romantic, touching, humorous, semi serious, clever, realistic, talky, sexy, suspense, intense
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IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 983
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, humorous, talky, semi serious, independent film, clever, realistic
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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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A girl from Yazoo City, Mississippi pins all her hopes on winning the local beauty pageant.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, talky, sentimental, semi serious, touching, feel good, independent film, clever, entertaining
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IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 256
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
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IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 243
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Duration: 92 min
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IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
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IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 169
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, humorous, realistic, talky, semi serious, independent film
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IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
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IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 419
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, France
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: independent film, touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 236
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
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IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
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IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 319
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
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IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 915
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 22000
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Country: USA
Duration: 110 min
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IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 712
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Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 910
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IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 313
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IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 5000
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Country: USA
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Plot tags: touching, sincere, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 997
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Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
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Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
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Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
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IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 669
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Australia
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IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 697
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Country: USA, UK
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IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
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IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 286
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Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
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IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
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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