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Plot Summary:
A successful, young writer's first pregnancy is overshadowed by her complicated relationship with reality.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 151
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Virgin Mom (2022)
Plot Summary:
It tells the story of a badminton athlete who suddenly becomes pregnant even though she has never had sex. Garasifilm21.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 28
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Indonesia
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Born and Missing (2017)
Plot Summary:
A week after she gives birth, Ashley dies in a car crash and her newborn goes missing. Her husband Brian fears that there is something more devious behind the accident.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 217
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Darling Nikki (2019)
Plot Summary:
Nikki is a carefree, fun-loving girl, juggling the men in her life, in her quest for the ultimate love. She soon falls into a fantasy world where she is no longer able to distinguish her real life with her "secret" one.
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 62 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, surreal
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1/1 (2018)
Plot Summary:
Lissa, a twenty-year-old girl trapped in rural Pennsylvania, grapples with sex, drugs, love and loss. When a possible pregnancy forces her to take a hard look at her life, both her and the structure of the film mature, illuminating a brighter path ahead.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Feather (2016)
Plot Summary:
Ferro and Cate, two kids trying to get to grips with an unplanned pregnancy, their families (rebellious Ferro’s hospitable, ‘normal’ family, and level-headed Cate’s unhinged, atypical one), exams at school, friends and a general lack of jobs.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 684
Genere: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Chronically Metropolitan (2016)
Plot Summary:
A cynical and clever coming of age film about first time novelist Fenton Dillane, who, unannounced returns to New York City to confront his family, his ex- girlfriend and a few lingering childhood fears.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, feel good
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A Country Called Home (2015)
Plot Summary:
Ellie is a 27-year old whose life is far from where she imagined it to be. Filled with annoying friends, a self-involved boyfriend, and a career that she can’t bring herself to pursue, Ellie feels detached from her life. When she learns that her estranged alcoholic father has died, her world is disrupted and she begins a journey that takes her to a small town in Texas. While dealing with the logistical arrangements of her father’s death Ellie has to confront what happens when the structures and safety nets we build for ourselves come undone.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating, disturbing
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The Last Will Be the Last (2015)
Plot Summary:
Luciana is a factory worker married to the love of her life. She is living the simple and quiet life she’s always desired: she works and she is deeply in love with her husband Stefano, even if he doesn’t always have a job and they both need to struggle to keep on going. They are happy and always on each other’s side, but shortly after she finds out she’s pregnant, she gets fired and her world starts falling apart. After having tried to have a baby for years, the joy of impending motherhood lasts only a few months. Begging for help but with no one ready to listen to her, completely desperate and shattered, Luciana decides to kidnap the managing director of her former company, asking for the justice she deserves.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 940
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, satirical, disturbing
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The Desert Bride (2017)
Plot Summary:
Teresa’s life is turned upside down when she is forced to accept a job far away. On her way, she loses her bag, causing her to cross paths with El Gringo, a traveling salesman.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 707
Genere: Drama
Country: Argentina, Chile
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing, road movie
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The Bachelor Next Door (2017)
Plot Summary:
A newly engaged couple becomes intrigued by the young stranger who moves in next door. He's handsome, friendly and very helpful, but he's no stranger.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 323
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, disturbing
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Ms. White Light (2019)
Plot Summary:
Lex Cordova is a young woman who counsels terminally ill clients that have trouble letting go. While proving uniquely talented in her ability to connect with the dying, Lex is at a total loss when it comes to dealing with everyone else. When Valerie, a sharp-tongued free spirit who simply has no time for her own mortality, refuses to play by Lex's rules, Lex is forced to question her own decisions, and must decide if the business of dying is truly worth it... even at the cost of living her life.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 344
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Maya Dardel (2017)
Plot Summary:
An internationally respected poet announces she is going to kill herself and needs an heir and executor. Young writers drive up the mountain to compete for the position and are challenged intellectually, emotionally, and erotically.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 448
Genere: Drama
Country: Poland, USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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The Eternal Feminine (2017)
Plot Summary:
Rosario Castellanos is an introverted university student who doesn't seem to belong to her time. In the early 1950s in Mexico City, she is fighting to have voice heard in a society run by men. She is about to become one of the biggest female writers in Mexican literature, but her tumultuous love story with Ricardo Guerra will manifest her fragility and contradictions. At the peak of her career and her marriage, she will ignite a discussion that will mark a turning point in her life.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 886
Genere: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, hispanic, art film, period drama
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A Mouthful of Air (2021)
Plot Summary:
Julie is a new mom and children's book author, who escapes into the bright Crayola-colored world of her creation in order to leave behind the darkness caused by her post-partum depression.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing, touching
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The Mothers of Chico Xavier (2011)
Plot Summary:
Three mothers see their reality become completely, they are: Ruth, whose teenage son, Raul, faces problems with drugs; Elisa, trying to make up for the absence of her husband giving full attention to the child, the little Theo, and Lara, teacher who faces the dilemma of an unplanned pregnancy. These three women, living in different times of their lives, seeking comfort next to Chico Xavier. And Karl reporter remains insisting on interviewing the medium, even without being prepared for it.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 522
Genere: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, mystical
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Souvenir (2019)
Plot Summary:
The enigmatic Isabel decides to rent her belly to give birth to the baby of Sara and Joaquin, a possessive couple obsessed with the idea of starting a family.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 522
Genere: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Tess (2016)
Plot Summary:
When sex worker Tess falls pregnant, she has to fight to keep her past from swallowing her whole.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 241
Genere: Drama
Country: South Africa
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, disturbing, erotic
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Ghost Writer (2015)
Plot Summary:
Two women are bound by their mutual passion for writing. Tono Risa is already a successful writer. Her books are all best sellers and have been made into movies, putting increasing pressure on Risa to keep churning out masterpieces. The professional pressures and her personal responsibilities begin to make Risa feel overwhelmed and dejected. Yuki is a young woman who moves to Tokyo with the dream of becoming a published writer someday. When she is about to give up on that dream, Yuki is offered a job to work as Risa’s assistant by her editor. The two women start off a little stilted but eventually form a friendship and a productive working relationship. As Yuki’s role gradually increases from being an assistant to a ghostwriter for Risa, will Risa feel threatened by Yuki’s ambition?.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 44
Genere: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min
Plot tags: captivating, disturbing
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My Loser Husband (2017)
Plot Summary:
Tsukasa Kobayashi has the appearance and educational background of an elite and earns a good salary, but he is actually incompetent at his job and makes mistakes frequently, earning the ire of his co-workers. Tsukasa was about to quit his job after much humiliation at work when he learns that his wife is pregnant.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 27
Genere: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Street's Virgin (2014)
Plot Summary:
Virgen de la Calle is a 2013 Spanish-language telenovela that was produced by RTI Producciones and Televisa for United States-based television network UniMás and Venezuela-based television network RCTV. It is a remake of Juana la virgen, a Venezuelan telenovela produced for RCTV. María Gabriela de Farías and Juan Pablo Llano will star as the protagonists.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 80
Genere: Drama
Country: Colombia, Venezuela
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Switched Before Birth (2021)
Plot Summary:
Switched Before Birth follows Olivia Crawford and her husband Brian, who after multiple miscarriages, numerous failed IVF trials and stretching themselves to the limit financially, finally receive the joyous news that she’s pregnant with twins. While going through her latest round of IVF, Oliva meets and becomes fast friends with Anna Ramirez, who is struggling to have a child after years of focusing on her successful restaurants. When Anna becomes pregnant as well, the ladies celebrate and begin to prepare for their babies. Olivia is also there for Anna when she suffers a devastating miscarriage and struggles to move forward while her marriage to restaurateur Gabe Ramirez crumbles. When Olivia and Brian finally welcome their twins Olivia’s life feels complete, but the happy couple’s world is turned upside down when they discover that not only are the babies not twins, but one of the babies is also biologically Anna and Gabe’s that was implanted into Olivia by mistake.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 244
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic
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One Hope Enough (2018)
Plot Summary:
Yilmaz, who is retired from military service, will soon realize that he was wrong when he chose the lighthouse on an unemployed island of Köycegiz as his shelter, but he thinks he has started a new and lonely life. Yilmaz, who does not have much expectation from life, is so impressed by the joy of life of Elif, whom he met in Köycegiz, that in a short time, with the isra of Elif, the two young people decide to marry. Over time, even though the miscarriages Elif gave up on her marriages shaken their marriage, their lives will be turned upside down when a newly born baby enters in a miraculous way at an unexpected time. While Elif sees the baby as a gift sent by God, Yilmaz knows that it is wrong. With the press of Elif's baby as bagrina son, the guilty conscience that will last for years has started.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 182
Genere: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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The Animal's Wife (2016)
Plot Summary:
Colombian director Víctor Gaviria melds stark realism with nail-biting thrills in this story about a teenage girl who is kidnapped and forced into marriage with a ferocious shantytown thug.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 444
Genere: Drama
Country: Colombia
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Cradle of Lies (2006)
Plot Summary:
Following a whirlwind romance, a woman begins to unravel the dark secrets of her husband's past when his obsession to produce a male heir turns deadly.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 346
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Waiting for the Miracle to Come (2018)
Plot Summary:
An aspiring trapeze artist discovers a cryptic letter, written once by her recently deceased father, that leads her to a gold mine in a remote California desert.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 216
Genere: Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: art house, psychological, captivating, disturbing, inspirational
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Putham Pudhu Kaalai (2020)
Plot Summary:
Putham Pudhu Kaalai brings together 5 of the most celebrated directors in Tamil cinema - Sudha Kongara, Gautham Menon, Suhasini Mani Ratman, Rajiv Menon, and Karthik Subbaraj to create Amazon Prime Video's first Indian anthology film.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 129 min
Plot tags: anthology, psychological, captivating, disturbing
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April, May and June (2019)
Plot Summary:
To inform each personally about her impending death, Mies summons her three daughters home. The three half-sisters April, May and June, each of whom has a different father, start to question their lives: "Where are we at in life? What do we still have in common? What will happen to our autistic brother Jan?".
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 936
Genere: Drama
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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We Only Know So Much (2018)
Plot Summary:
A married woman has an affair with a suicidal lover while caring for her husband's sick relatives.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 165
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Not by Bread Alone (2005)
Plot Summary:
During the post-WW2 reconstruction in Russia, bald-headed technocrat Drozhdov equates communism with the empowerment of the ordinary man over the arrogant "specialness" of genius. Dedicated scientist Lopatkin takes refuge in Moscow with the potty, brilliant old inventor Busko. Lopatkin works tirelessly on his invention, embarking on a roller-coaster of rejection and acceptance, his work vilified, plucked apart and plagiarized by colleagues, particularly by his nemesis Drozhdov. Drozhdov's wife Natasha, alienated from her cold, controlling husband, is increasingly drawn to Lopatkin, whom she knew when they both taught at the same school. Soon she runs away from her husband and happily keeps house for the two absent-minded ex-professors Lopatkin and Busko. Natasha is ready to give Lopatkin her own life, love and faith. Lopatkin is eager to sacrifice his life for the idea, doing the utmost for his motherland.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 146
Genere: Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Normal (2015)
Plot Summary:
A young woman's birthright hides a dark secret.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 47
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, sexy