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Plot Summary:
The film follows the story of Marigold Lexton, an American actress who gets stranded in Mumbai and lands a minor role in a Bollywood musical. She meets Prem, the film's choreographer, and undergoes a personal transformation as she experiences Bollywood firsthand.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Music, Romance
Country: USA, India, UK, Canada
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious, realistic
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Marci X (2003)
Plot Summary:
A Jewish-American Princess is forced to take control of a hard-core hip-hop record label and tries to rein the one of the label's most controversial rappers.
IMDB Rating: 3.0
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, realistic, witty, spooky, satirical, controversial
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The 4th Tenor (2002)
Plot Summary:
A restaurant owner falls in love with an opera singer and, desperate to impress her, travels to Italy to learn how to sing.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 374
Genere: Comedy, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, not serious, independent film, romantic comedy
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Olive Juice (2001)
Plot Summary:
Comedy - Leighanne Littrell, James Berlau, Michael Hartson.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 171
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, independent film, offbeat
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The Marrying Man (1991)
Plot Summary:
Charley Pearl, wealthy heir and gadabout, is slated to marry Adele, the daughter of a Hollywood tycoon. But, during a wild bachelor party in Las Vegas, Charley strikes up a flirtation with nightclub crooner Vicki Anderson that soon leads to her bedroom. When the couple are discovered by Vicki's beau, infamous gangster Bugsy Siegel, he makes a surprising pronouncement -- they'd better marry, or Charley is a dead man.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: romantic, sentimental, light, humorous, erotic, entertaining, captivating, offbeat, feel good, realistic
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Coming & Going (2011)
Plot Summary:
Coming & Going is an irreverent romantic comedy that poses the question: How far would you go to capture the heart of the one you love? Lee (Rhys Darby) is a young, skilled OBGYN who lacks confidence when it comes to talking to women outside his successful medical practice. A minor injury temporarily lands him in a wheelchair and it is at that precise time that he meets his dream girl Alex (Sasha Alexander). Convinced she's only paid attention to him because he's in that chair, he stays in it to win her affections well after his injury has healed. Coming & Going is about love and the extreme things people do for it.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 745
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: humorous, touching, light, feel good, realistic, semi serious, independent film
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The Third Wheel (2002)
Plot Summary:
The clumsy and shy Stanley is a nice fellow, beloved by his colleagues in the office. He has a crush on the gorgeous new-hire Diana, but he has difficulties to get close to her. When Stanley finally invites Diana for a date, he hits the homeless Phil with his Taurus, and his planned night turns upside down.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, independent film
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The Shrink Is In (2001)
Plot Summary:
A young woman impersonates a shrink to win over her Prince Charming.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious, independent film, realistic
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Look for a Star (2009)
Plot Summary:
Wealthy construction mogul Sam Ching (Andy Lau) and cabaret dancer Milan Sit (Qi Shu) fall madly in love with one another despite the class differences that would keep many couples apart. However, what Sit doesn't know is that Ching is the man responsible for razing a building representing cherished memories from her childhood. Can they live happily ever after if this secret gets out?.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 780
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, captivating
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Just Write (1997)
Plot Summary:
A Hollywood tour bus driver poses as a screenwriter to romance an up-and-coming young actress.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: feel good, witty, humorous, semi serious, inspirational, art house, independent film, realistic
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Ed's Next Move (1996)
Plot Summary:
Ed lives in Wisconsin. He's just been dumped by his girlfriend, so he moves to New York City for a big change...but will he ever find love again? He loves his new job studying the genetics of different strains of rice. Then Ed meets Lee, a quirky singer. She's just what Ed thinks he's looking for, and she's available...or is she?.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 474
Genere: Romance, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: independent film, talky, sentimental, touching, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, inspirational, romantic
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Finding Mr. Right (2013)
Plot Summary:
Tang Wei plays Jiajia, a young woman in Beijing who lives a luxurious life provided by her wealthy boyfriend. When Jiajia got pregnant, she goes to the United States, hoping that the baby will be born an American citizen. While waiting for the baby’s arrival, Jiajia loses contact with her boyfriend and suddenly finds that she is unable to make end meets. At this point, she meets Frank, played by Wu Xiubo, who offers help and makes her think twice about who her Mr. Right really is.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, light, exciting, sincere, realistic, semi serious, romantic drama
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Love Among the Ruins (1975)
Plot Summary:
An aging actress is being sued for breach of promise. She hires as her lawyer a man who was an ex-lover and is still in love with her, although she doesn't know it. She realizes that the only way to win this case and protect her assets is to destroy her reputation.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: thrilling, touching, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious
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With This Ring (2015)
Plot Summary:
After attending their friend Elise's (Sudano) wedding to Nate (Bishop) on New Year's Eve, Trista (Hall), a career-driven talent agent, Viviane (Scott), a successful gossip columnist, and Amaya (Cooper), a struggling actress, make a pact to get married within the year to either a new love or a man waiting in the wings. But the close friends face their own set of challenges - Trista has not gotten over her commitment-phobic ex-boyfriend Damon (White), Viviane is secretly in love with Sean (George), the father of her son, and Amaya is desperate to break up her boyfriend Keith's (Sanders) unhappy marriage so they can live happily ever after. Each woman starts the year with high hopes and dreams of what will happen over the next 12 months... but will they all make it to the altar?.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: humorous, touching, sentimental, realistic, semi serious
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Cake (2005)
Plot Summary:
A travel writer improves her love life when she becomes an editor for her father's wedding magazine.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious, realistic
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On the Edge (2008)
Plot Summary:
A young game designer falls in love with an older woman and suddenly his whole life turns upside down.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 727
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: sentimental, feel good, touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Jatt & Juliet 2 (2013)
Plot Summary:
A sequel to the hit Punjabi romantic comedy.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada, India
Duration: 140 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, realistic, not serious, fun
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When Harry Tries to Marry (2011)
Plot Summary:
An Indian-American surprises his family when he announces his desire for an arranged marriage with an Indian woman, though his affection for a longtime American friend complicate his plan.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 678
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, captivating, light, sentimental, realistic, semi serious, independent film, intercultural, inter cultural
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Rockin' Meera (2006)
Plot Summary:
An upcoming hip-hop band from San Francisco makes the journey into the depths of modern Hindustan. They clash with a feisty Prince for the prized catch: Meera, a bold dusky beauty. The comic adventure unfolds in the jaws of a raging tiger, raining bullets and a deadly match of wits.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 46
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: exciting, feel good, humorous, realistic, stylized, semi serious, witty
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Americanizing Shelley (2007)
Plot Summary:
A wannabe Hollywood player sets out to Americanize an Indian girl from the Himalayas.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 664
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, touching, realistic
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Chal Mere Bhai (2000)
Plot Summary:
The wealthy Oberoi family consists of dad, Balraj, his mother, and two sons, namely Vicky and Prem. Vicky is in love with a beautiful young woman.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 136 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, realistic, crying, weeping
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For Better or For Worse (2014)
Plot Summary:
Wendy is finally settling in to single life after the death of her husband. She runs a successful wedding planning company with the help of her friend Roseanne. Wendy's business and values are challenged when Marco, a charming but irritating divorce attorney, opens shop right next door!.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, feel good, captivating, touching, realistic, semi serious
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Happy Ending (2014)
Plot Summary:
Yudi’s happy life is about to encounter a speed breaker-his BMW gets towed away and his dues have started piling up. He’s run out of money and luck! To make matters worse-his supposed ex-girlfriend isn’t really his ex.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 135 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, not serious, realistic, light
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Bed & Breakfast: Love is a Happy Accident (2010)
Plot Summary:
Bed and Breakfast is a romantic comedy about a saleswoman from a large department store in Rio who discovers she has inherited property in the wine country of California. She could never expect what she would find in "Webster", a small country town.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: sentimental, feel good, touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious, sincere, captivating
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Pipe Dream (2002)
Plot Summary:
A lonely plumber poses as a movie director to meet women, and the writer whose script he's stolen builds on his ruse to get her movie made.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, witty, clever, semi serious, independent film
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I Hate Valentine's Day (2009)
Plot Summary:
A love story set in Manhattan, where a florist who abides by a strict five-date-limit with any man finds herself wanting more with the new restaurateur in town.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: romantic, feel good, semi serious, humorous, realistic, sincere, sweet, touching, romantic comedy, exciting
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Will You Marry Me? (2004)
Plot Summary:
Sameer, fast at losing his temper is re-located to Goa where he falls in love with Rani. But Sameer's new roommate Sunny, has some plans of his own.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 163 min
Plot tags: feel good, semi serious, humorous, realistic, funny, powerful, slapstick, surprise ending, slapstick comedy
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Pyaar Impossible (2010)
Plot Summary:
romantic comedy in which a geek and the most sought-after college beauty are paired together by a twist of fate. And under all odds, an impossible love story begins.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 140 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, light, captivating, entertaining, touching, realistic, witty
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My Faraway Bride (2006)
Plot Summary:
The story of Alex, a copy-writer dreaming of being an adventure novelist someday, who meets and romances Indian beauty Reena, while she is vacationing in California. Torn by her blossoming feelings for Alex and her Indian family values and obligations, Reena returns home without saying goodbye. Alex, distraught by the turn of events, decides to follow her to Mumbai and win her back.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 659
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, India
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: sentimental, semi serious, feel good, humorous, realistic
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Main Aurr Mrs Khanna (2009)
Plot Summary:
Three people, each having different aspirations from life, are caught in a tangle of emotions and don’t know the way out. There’s a husband and wife with love eroding from their life. And there’s a single, happy-go-lucky dude who falls in love with the wife.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: humorous, emotional, realistic, semi serious
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Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008)
Plot Summary:
A lonely 40-ish man, likely to remain a bachelor, has a chance to find the love of his life when he falls for a vivacious young woman.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 52000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 167 min
Plot tags: emotional, feel good, romantic, sentimental, realistic, semi serious, humorous, inspirational, touching, entertaining