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Plot Summary:
Maria is a cleaning lady, who is reserved, shy and clumsy. When she is assigned to the School of Fine Arts, she meets Hubert, the school's whimsical guardian. There she discovers a fascinating place where freedom, creativity and daring reign.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 439
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 93 min
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Dancing On (2021)
Plot Summary:
After thirty years of marriage, Sandra finds out that her husband is having an affair with his best friend. She immediately leaves him and has no choice but to seek refuge in her childhood home, where her sister Danie still lives. The sisters couldn’t be more different. Danie, a stubborn single with a dog and the heart of a social justice warrior vs. Sandra, a bourgeois housewife with decades of a secure lifestyle on a posh vineyard behind her. Their cohabitation starts out rocky to say the least… But with the help of close buddies Roberto and Lucien, Danie coaxes Sandra into joining their local dance troupe, and reconnect with the greatest joy and talent of her youth. Through their shared passion for dance and the solidarity of the troupe’s other dancers, the sisters embark on a fresh life path. Because, really, it’s never too late... even to fall in love again.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 186
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 105 min
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Pink Cut: Love Me Hard, Love Me Deep (1983)
Plot Summary:
A light comedy which celebrates youth's freedoms, aspirations, and boundless energy. Mayumi and Mai are hair stylists who open a Barber shop called The Pink Cut. The place is an immediate success, due mostly to their super-short skirts. When the girls decide to stop wearing underpanties, business goes thru the roof. Eventually Main and Mayumi add special massages and cream rinses to their list of extras. The girls laugh all the way to the bank. Ah, the joys of entrepreneurship!.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 119
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 68 min
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Pretty Maid Café (2006)
Plot Summary:
Geeky Hideki can't seem to catch a break, so his friend brings him to a café to cheer him up. But Hideki finds more than good service at the café; he falls in love with his waitress, Misaki, who is dressed in a maid's uniform and caters to his every whim. He gets up the courage to ask her out ... to go fishing. Will his inexperience chase Misaki away? The third installment in the "Akihabara trilogy". Each of these stand alone films are set in the famed Akihabara shopping district in Tokyo which is a popular destination for hardcore fans of anime, manga, video games and model kits. This city-sized shopping area provides a colorful backdrop and plays an integral part in the storylines for each of the three movies.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 14
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 70 min
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Sunset Cove (1978)
Plot Summary:
At the end of the school year, a group of students head out to Sunset Cove and do everything they can to save their favourite beach.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 235
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, grindhouse, sexy, independent film, hot
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Flirt (2005)
Plot Summary:
This movie is about a group of young people struggling with what 'true love' means. Main character is a boy who doesn't want to commit himself to one woman.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 469
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: semi documentary
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Dancing Queen (1993)
Plot Summary:
Dancing Queen is a 1993 British romantic comedy film starring Rik Mayall and Helena Bonham Carter. It follows the misfortune of Neil (Mayall), a bridegroom trying to get back to his bride with the help of his newfound friend Pandora/Julie (Bonham Carter) the stripper. It was the third episode of the first series of the Granada Television series Rik Mayall Presents.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 667
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 51 min
Plot tags: cult classic
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Gentlemen's Relish (2001)
Plot Summary:
The career of the once successful classical portraitist, Kingdom Swann, has hit bad times. When a leading gallery rejects his work, he seems at the point of giving up. It is only the support of his housekeeper, Violet Askey, that keeps him going and it is she who encourages him to switch to photography. Soon Swann has developed a healthy (and respectable) business with portraits of naked women in classical and exotic settings. However, the nature of Swann's new work is open to misinterpretation and he finds himself at the centre of a scandal involving the misuse of his pictures by a SOHO pornographer, and the focus of a campaign by suffragettes against the expoitation of women. At the same time, he loses the support of the loyal Violet, who leaps to the wrong conclusion about Swann's relationship with one of his models. When Violet then becomes involved in the suffragette and amti-pornography movements, it seems all may be lost for Swann - both professionally...and personally.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 257
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, satirical, disturbing, period drama
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I Love Greece (2022)
Plot Summary:
Jean and Marina go to Athens for their summer vacation. There they are reunited with Marina's family, while preparing to spend a romantic getaway, Marina's family decides to accompany them. But nothing will go according to the plan.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 123
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 90 min
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Blunt Movie (2013)
Plot Summary:
Sketch comedy anthology. TV commercials, movie and politics are parodied. Stars Pat Morita.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 103
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: sketch comedy, ridiculous
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Der Philosoph (1989)
Plot Summary:
The obscure philosopher Georg Hermes almost withdrew from the world to concentrate on his studies, especially Heraclitus, having no relationship since his mother's death. When he wants a new suit for a lecture (actually very minor) about his new book, he meets the sisters Franziska, Breate and Marthe, who run a boutique, share a house and have a lover each. Those invite Georg to dinner, Franziska even on dates. Falling off a boat he gets naked with her, and they become lovers. The girls all take to Hermes and get him to move in, spoiled by all and offered polygamy.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 207
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: West Germany
Duration: 83 min
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Ladies (2017)
Plot Summary:
Lucie is in remission and her illness is almost a distant memory. Her family pushes her to live life to the fullest, and in doing so Lucie meets the charming and arrogant Clovis, who is immediately beguiled by her wit and humor. It is Dalila, however, an eccentric and delightful dance teacher, who inspires Lucie to rebuild her life and to grow into the woman she always wanted to be. For her mother, for her daughter, for Clovis.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 555
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 99 min
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Thirst Street (2017)
Plot Summary:
Gina, an American flight attendant, falls in with a Parisian bartender on a layover only to find herself tangled in a web of deception, delusion and unrequited amour fou.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 591
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France, USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: mumblecore, visually stunning, psychosexual thriller
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Waiting for Bojangles (2021)
Plot Summary:
In front of their little boy, Camille and Georges dance on their favorite song "Mr Bojangles". With them, there is only place for fun and fantasy. The one who shows the way is the mother, an unpredictable wisp. She leads them into a whirlwind of poetry so that the party continues again and again, no matter what happens. Mad love has never lived up to its name so well.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags:
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Velvet Hands (1979)
Plot Summary:
Engineer Quiller has become rich by selling his completely indestructible shop-window glass to jeweleries around the world. But this got him lots of enemies too: the insurance agencies, who've lost hundreds of customers, and the burglarers. When he temporarily looses his memory and voice in an accident, of all people, a family of thieves finds and cares for him - believing he's a pocket-picker. Things get complicated when he falls in love with his host Tilli.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 98 min
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(Girl)Friend (2018)
Plot Summary:
Vincent and Nefeli just moved in together. They're best friends and swore to never fall in love again. That is until Vincent meets Julie.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 836
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: light, entertaining, humorous, sentimental
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Two Friends (2015)
Plot Summary:
Mona, a prisoner on work release, meets Clément, a shy actor. Desperate to impress Mona, Clément recruits his extroverted friend, Abel, to help. When Mona becomes more interested in Abel, it sets off a conflict between the two friends. Meanwhile, Mona attempts to keep her past hidden.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, suspenseful, tense, erotic, art house, aesthetic, crying
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Spanish Fly (1998)
Plot Summary:
A woman journalist, Zoe, knows better than to go into a story with her mind already made up. But that's exactly what she does when she heads off to Spain to write about its men and their macho take (as she sees it) on relationships. As she tries to prove her thesis, she soon realizes that she doesn't know as much about the male sex as she thought. She also finds herself involved in relationships with the wrong men.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 225
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Spain, UK, France
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, erotic, sexy, humorous, realistic, semi serious, sexual
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Other People's Children (2022)
Plot Summary:
Rachel loves her life, her students, her friends, her ex, her guitar lessons. When she falls in love with Ali, she grows close to his 4-year-old daughter, Leila. She tucks her in, looks after her, and loves her like a mother... which she isn’t. Not yet. Rachel is 40. The desire for a family of her own is growing stronger, and the clock is ticking. Is it too late?.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags:
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Tempting Devils (2018)
Plot Summary:
A woman discovers curious erotic messages on a lost cell phone in the train. When she meets the owner of the phone, a liberated young woman, the two of them embark on an erotic journey.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 338
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: erotic, romantic, uplifting, touching, sweet, art house, erotic drama
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Lulu in the Nude (2013)
Plot Summary:
After a job interview gone wrong, Lulu sets sail leaving her husband and three children behind. But being an adventurer is easier said than done.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 866
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Ambitious (2006)
Plot Summary:
On the one hand you have Judith Zahn, an arrogant, snobbish, bitchy Parisian editor. On the other hand meet Julien Demarsay: an insecure, timid, young bookseller from the East of France who has just written his first autobiographic novel, with what it takes of navel-contemplating and soul-searching. What do they have in common? Nothing much, except that sex will unite them, ambition part them before true love is born between them at last.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 391
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Malibu Hot Summer (1981)
Plot Summary:
John Logan is a poor little rich boy. He learns to love from three nubile L.A. newcomers that will do anything to be introduced into the sizzling nightlife of the City of Angels. Portraying the Malibu beach life by day, and the L.A. club life by night, Sizzle Beach U.S.A. is a stunning insiders critique on the sex and drug lifestyle of the West Coast swinger scene in the early 80s.
IMDB Rating: 2.7
IMDB Votes: 850
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, humorous, realistic, semi serious, independent film
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Never on the First Night (2014)
Plot Summary:
Julie, a woman who is unlucky in love despite her bubbly demeanor. Her job at a bookstore takes an interesting twist when she discovers a book titled "Happiness Can Be Learned," and she sets out to fix her love life once and for all.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 827
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, feel good, captivating, realistic, not serious, biting, suspense
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A Little Sex (1982)
Plot Summary:
Michael and Katherine have enjoyed a long relationship together even before they tie the knot. But Michael does not hide the fact he's a womanizer and sex addict, cheating on Katherine during their pre-married relationship. Because Katherine is genuinely in love with him, she is willing to overlook this and believes that perhaps marriage will change things.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 600
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, humorous, realistic, semi serious, sexual, independent film, sexy
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A NY Thing (2009)
Plot Summary:
Masquerading as another man, Antoine flies to New York for a three-day stay and promptly falls in love with Alice, who's dating someone else. When that doesn't work out for him, Antoine turns to the city itself for inspiration.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 173
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: sentimental, humorous, realistic, semi serious, mumblecore, offbeat
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Western (1997)
Plot Summary:
Catalonian Paco is a traveling rep for a shoe manufacturer. When he stops to pick up Russian emigree hitchhiker Nino, Paco soon finds himself on the side of the road with everything stolen out from under him. Local gift shop owner Marinette gives the Spaniard a lift. Their mutual attraction manifests itself quickly, and Paco, who was fired over the stolen-car episode, hangs around. When he happens to spot Nino in the same town, he beats up the scrawny Russian, who lands in the hospital. Oddly enough, this marks the beginning of a beautiful friendship. Paco and Nino soon take the trip down the road together.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious, road movie, independent film
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God Is Great and I'm Not (2001)
Plot Summary:
Michèle, 20 years old, feels terrible after having broken up with her boy-friend. She meets Francois, who's a veterinarian and jewish. Michèle decides to convert into Judaism because she has to believe in something, if not in someone.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious, romantic, offbeat, realistic
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Going Steady (1979)
Plot Summary:
Going Steady aka Lemon Popsicle 2 is the sequel to the 1978 Israeli film Lemon Popsicle. The movie basically follows the daily lives of several teenagers as they are "coming of age" in what appears to be the late 50's (maybe early 60's).
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Israel, West Germany
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, sexy, grindhouse, sentimental, humorous, realistic, semi serious, sexual, teen sex comedy, crying
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Mektoub, My Love (2017)
Plot Summary:
Enchanted by the many female characters who surround him, Amin, a young screenwriter returning home for the holidays, pursues his philosophical quest while gathering inspiration for his screenplays. But when it comes to love, only destiny, only mektoub can decide.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 181 min
Plot tags: sexy, light, humorous, captivating, disturbing, controversial, stylized, art house, sexual, sensual
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When the Cat's Away (1996)
Plot Summary:
When Chloe (Garance Clavel), a young Parisian, decides to take a long-overdue vacation, she has to find someone to look after Gris-Gris, her beloved cat. Everyone, including her gay male roommate, refuses to help her, but she finally makes an arrangement with the elderly Madame Renée (Renée Le Calm), who often watches over other peoples' cats and dogs. However, when Chloe comes back, Madame Renée tells her that unfortunately the cat has been lost, and the unlucky owner goes on a search for her dear animal friend. While looking for the cat, she meets many colorful characters who populate the neighborhood.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: realistic, sentimental, clever, touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious, crying, light, philosophical