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Plot Summary:
In the sixteenth century, Miguel de Cervantes, poet, playwright, and part-time actor, has been arrested, together with his manservant, by the Spanish Inquisition. They are accused of presenting an entertainment offensive to the Inquisition. Inside the huge dungeon into which they have been cast, the other prisoners gang up on Cervantes and his manservant, and begin a mock trial, with the intention of stealing or burning his possessions. Cervantes wishes to desperately save a manuscript he carries with him and stages, with costumes, makeup, and the participation of the other prisoners, an unusual defense--the story of Don Quixote.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 132 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, touching, humorous, semi serious, costume drama, religious drama, light, road movie, atmospheric, sexy
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A Matter of Time (1976)
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During a press conference, international star Nina remembers simpler times, flashing back to her days as a maid in a run-down Italian hotel. As a young woman, Nina befriends Contessa Sanziani, an elderly woman who entertains Nina with memories of her vibrant, wealthy life with Count Sanziani. Inspired by her tales of success, young Nina fantasizes about her own adventures and seeks to find the same excitement in her life.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 761
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: independent film, touching, serious, realistic, crying, freeze frame, campy
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Cyrano (2021)
Plot Summary:
A man ahead of his time, Cyrano de Bergerac dazzles whether with ferocious wordplay at a verbal joust or with brilliant swordplay in a duel. But, convinced that his appearance renders him unworthy of the love of a devoted friend, the luminous Roxanne, Cyrano has yet to declare his feelings for her—and Roxanne has fallen in love, at first sight, with Christian.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: UK, Canada, USA
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags: sincere, touching, serious, captivating, costume drama, inspirational, satirical, period drama
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Passion (1996)
Plot Summary:
Giorgio, a young soldier, is in love with the married Clara and becomes her lover. But they are separated when Giorgio is posted far away, where he meets the unhappy, unhealthy Fosca who develops a passionate love for Giorgio and tries to make him love her. Film of the Broadway production.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 331
Genere: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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The Fantasticks (2000)
Plot Summary:
Two rural teens sing and dance their way through a forbidden romance and a dangerous travelling carnival.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: lyrical, feel good, humorous, semi serious, anamorphic, realistic, fairy tale, light, romantic, road movie
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Marriage Italian Style (1964)
Plot Summary:
In Naples, in the Second World War, the wolf businessman Domenico Soriano meets the seventeen years old whore Filumena Marturano in a brothel during an allied bombing. Two years later, in the post-war, they meet each other by chance and begin a long affair. For twenty-two years, Filumena is his mistress and administrates his shops in Naples while Domenico is traveling. When Domenico decides to marry the young cashier of his bakery, Filumena lures him as if she were near to death and he marries her. Later he annuls their matrimony, and she tells him that she has three sons that she raised secretly, one of them is his legitimate son but she does not disclose his identity. The middle-age Domenico uses the most different subterfuges trying to find which teenager might be his son.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: sentimental, witty, sexy, touching, captivating, realistic, romantic, social, semi serious, crying
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Sweet Charity (1969)
Plot Summary:
Taxi dancer Charity continues to have Faith in the human race despite apparently endless disappointments at its hands, and Hope that she will finally meet the nice young man to romance her away from her sleazy life. Maybe, just maybe, handsome Oscar will be the one to do it.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 149 min
Plot tags: stylized, funny, freeze frame, touching, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, sentimental, light
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The Voyage (1974)
Plot Summary:
Adriana De Mauro loves Cesar Braggi, but Cesar, honoring his father's dying wish, allows his brother, Antonio, to marry Adriana. As fate wills, Antonio dies in an automobile accident. Adriana's mourning for Antonio ends when Cesar steps in to rekindle her lust of life. Soon, Adriana begins having dizzy spells. Cesar helps her to a specialist, and the diagnosis is not good. She has an incurable disease. For the rest of their time together, Cesar woos Adriana and eventually proposes to her on a gondola. Yet, for some reason or other, Signora De Mauro, Adriana's mother, is not pleased with the relationship and argues bitterly with Cesar.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 664
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, serious, emotional, realistic, gloomy
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On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970)
Plot Summary:
Under hypnosis while trying to quit smoking, the main character Daisy Gamble revisits past lives and different personalities.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min
Plot tags: stylized, touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious, neurotic, mystical, fairy tale, light, romantic
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The Legend of the Knight: Don Quixote (2015)
Plot Summary:
With his noble squire by his side, a retired country gentleman sets out on an adventure to right the wrongs of the world.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 465
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, disturbing, semi serious
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West Side Story (1961)
Plot Summary:
In the slums of the upper West Side of Manhattan, New York, a gang of Polish-American teenagers called the Jets compete with a rival gang of recently immigrated Puerto Ricans, the Sharks, to "own" the neighborhood streets. Tensions are high between the gangs but two kids, one from each rival gang, fall in love leading to tragedy.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 119000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 153 min
Plot tags: stylized, tear jerker, motivational, retro, depressing, spiritual, bad ending, suspense, hood, technicolor
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A Heavenly Vintage (2009)
Plot Summary:
A fantasy romance set in 19th century France. The film revolves around Sobran, a young peasant winemaker, and the three important figures in his life - his beautiful wife Celeste, baroness Aurora de Valday and an angel named Xas.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 971
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: New Zealand, France
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, captivating, semi serious, culinary, independent film, lgbt cinema, period drama, vintage
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Honour of the Knights (Quixotic) (2006)
Plot Summary:
Trusting in fate, Don Quixote and Sancho pursue their travels in search of adventure day and night. They ride through fields, talking about subjects as varied as spirituality, chivalry and daily life. A growing bond of friendship unites them.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 731
Genere: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: realistic, experimental, semi serious, contemplative, slow cinema, aesthetic, sexual, offbeat, sexy
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Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969)
Plot Summary:
Academy Award-honoree Peter O'Toole stars in this musical classic about a prim English schoolmaster who learns to show his compassion through the help of an outgoing showgirl. O'Toole, who received his fourth Oscar-nomination for this performance, is joined by '60s pop star Petula Clark and fellow Oscar-nominee Michael Redgrave.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 155 min
Plot tags: romantic, educational, sentimental, uplifting, serious, emotional, realistic, stylized
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The Frog Prince (1986)
Plot Summary:
Children's musical based on Grimm's fairy tale of The Frog-King. A young girl learns how to be a good friend and princess with the help of a "tall frog.".
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 812
Genere: Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Israel
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, mysterious, costume drama, independent film, humorous, stylized, semi serious
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Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
Plot Summary:
This lavishly produced and critically acclaimed screen adaptation of the international stage sensation tells the life-affirming story of Tevye (Topol), a poor milkman whose love, pride and faith help him face the oppression of turn-of-the-century Czarist Russia. Nominated for eight Academy Awards.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 47000
Genere: Drama, Family, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 181 min
Plot tags: period piece, freeze frame, sentimental, touching, humorous, emotional, thought provoking, epic, inspirational, depressing
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Nicholas Nickleby (2002)
Plot Summary:
The Charles Dickens story of Nicholas Nickleby, a young boy in search of a better life for his recently torn-apart family. A young compassionate man struggles to save his family and friends from the abusive exploitation of his coldheartedly grasping uncle.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 132 min
Plot tags: period piece, costume drama, emotional, touching, humorous, captivating, realistic, semi serious, clever, feel good
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Rent (2005)
Plot Summary:
This rock opera tells the story of one year in the life of a group of bohemians struggling in modern day East Village, New York, USA. The story centers around Mark and Roger, two roommates. While a former tragedy has made Roger numb to life, Mark tries to capture it through his attempts to make a film. In the year that follows, the group deals with love, loss, HIV/AIDS, and modern day life.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 55000
Genere: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min
Plot tags: emotional, sentimental, stylized, lyrical, captivating, semi serious, romantic, depressing, sex comedy, period piece
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Plot Summary:
A snobbish phonetics professor agrees to a wager that he can take a flower girl and make her presentable in high society.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 100000
Genere: Drama, Family, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 170 min
Plot tags: feel good, romantic, period piece, costume drama, light, humorous, captivating, sweet, clever, witty
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Don Quixote (2000)
Plot Summary:
The classic tale of a man's dream, his epic journey, and one true love.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Romance, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, humorous, captivating, tragicomedy, fairy tale, period piece, costume drama, serious, baroque, masterpiece
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Oh, My Love (2007)
Plot Summary:
Orphaned and homeless Ranbir Raj re-locates to a small town and orders a glass of milk in the RK Bar. He befriends a prostitute by the name of Gulabji, who invites him to spend the night with her, and when he refuses, she re-directs him to Lillian who rents out rooms. Ranbir meets with Lillian, who has been living alone for 37 years after her son, Vincent, left to join the army and did not return.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India, USA
Duration: 142 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, serious, realistic, stylized, visual, visually stunning, modern day adaptation
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Devdas (2002)
Plot Summary:
Devdas is sent away by his father so he can improve himself but upon his return his father still doesn’t welcome him back. Devdas and Paro are in love but Paro is a lower caste and is set to be married to an older widower. Devdas is devastated & leaves home. He becomes an alcoholic womanizer and falls in love with a courtesan. Paro tries to get Devdas away from drinking before he self destructs.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 46000
Genere: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 185 min
Plot tags: touching, emotional, weeping, sentimental, serious, captivating, romantic, rough, sincere, thought provoking
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Othello (1995)
Plot Summary:
The evil Iago pretends to be friend of Othello in order to manipulate him to serve his own end in the film version of this Shakespeare classic.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, melancholic, tense, costume drama, cynical, cult classic, serious, realistic, erotic, light
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Lancelot of the Lake (1974)
Plot Summary:
Having failed in their quest for the Holy Grail, the knights of the Round Table return to Camelot, their number reduced to a mere handful. Seeing a rift developing between Lancelot and Mordred, Arthur urges his knights to bury their differences and become friends. However, the king is unaware that Lancelot is having an affair with his queen, Guinevere. Lancelot is torn between his duty to his king and his love for the queen, whilst Mordred is determined to use his infidelity to destroy him.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: arthurian, spiritual, fairy tale, surreal, anthology, serious, realistic, gloomy, gothic, disturbing
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Moll Flanders (1996)
Plot Summary:
The daughter of a thief, young Moll is placed in the care of a nunnery after the execution of her mother. However, the actions of an abusive priest lead Moll to rebel as a teenager, escaping to the dangerous streets of London. Further misfortunes drive her to accept a job as a prostitute from the conniving Mrs. Allworthy. It is there that Moll first meets Hibble, who is working as Allworthy's servant but takes a special interest in the young woman's well-being. With his help, she retains hope for the future, ultimately falling in love with an unconventional artist who promises the possibility of romantic happiness.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Ireland
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags: costume drama, dramatic, picaresque, anamorphic, romantic drama, atmospheric, touching, serious, captivating, realistic
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Camelot (1967)
Plot Summary:
King Arthur establishes the ideals and laws of Camelot but is tragically forced to enforce these laws against his own wife.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 179 min
Plot tags: emotional, intense, lyrical, colorful, atmospheric, captivating, stylized, arthurian, fairy tale, costume drama
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The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
Plot Summary:
Deformed since birth, a bitter man known only as the Phantom lives in the sewers underneath the Paris Opera House. He falls in love with the obscure chorus singer Christine, and privately tutors her while terrorizing the rest of the opera house and demanding Christine be given lead roles. Things get worse when Christine meets back up with her childhood acquaintance Raoul and the two fall in love.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 129000
Genere: Drama, Musical, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 143 min
Plot tags: gothic, stylized, breathtaking, captivating, gothic horror, sentimental, serious, period piece, lyrical, romantic
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Les Misérables (2012)
Plot Summary:
An adaptation of the successful stage musical based on Victor Hugo's classic novel set in 19th-century France, in which a paroled prisoner named Jean Valjean seeks redemption.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 342000
Genere: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 158 min
Plot tags: inspirational, epic, emotional, period piece, suspense, historical drama, harsh, stylized, lyrical, heartbreaking
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Somewhere in Time (1980)
Plot Summary:
Young writer, Richard Collier is met on the opening night of his first play by an old lady who begs him to, "Come back to me." Mystified, he tries to find out about her, and learns that she is a famous stage actress from the early 1900s. Becoming more and more obsessed with her, he manages – by self-hypnosis – to travel back in time where he meets her. They fall in love, a matching that is not appreciated by her manager. Can their love outlast the immense problems caused by their 'time" difference, and can Richard remain in a time that is not his?.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 32000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: romantic, touching, sentimental, atmospheric, heartbreaking, period piece, sweet, light, emotional, stylized
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Moulin Rouge! (2001)
Plot Summary:
A celebration of love and creative inspiration takes place in the infamous, gaudy and glamorous Parisian nightclub, at the cusp of the 20th century. A young poet, who is plunged into the heady world of Moulin Rouge, begins a passionate affair with the club's most notorious and beautiful star.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 296000
Genere: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 127 min
Plot tags: sentimental, sexy, visually stunning, romantic, colorful, postmodern, period piece, visual, atmospheric, emotional
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Excalibur (1981)
Plot Summary:
A surreal adaptation of Sir Thomas Malory's "Le Morte d'Arthur", chronicling Arthur Pendragon's conception, his rise to the throne, the search by his Knights of the Round Table for the Holy Grail, and ultimately his death.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 66000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 140 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, epic, exciting, serious, stylized, scenic, dark fantasy, intense, cult classic, arthurian