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Plot Summary:
The film follows a 30-year-old man named Gabriel, a French war reporter who was taken to hostage in Syria and then heads to India after months in captivity.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 671
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Germany
Duration: 107 min
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Everybody Loves Jeanne (2022)
Plot Summary:
Everybody has always loved Jeanne. These days, she hates herself. Up to her ears in debt, she has to go to Lisbon and sell her mother’s apartment, who passed away one year ago. At the airport, she runs into Jean, a whimsical and somewhat intrusive former high school classmate.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France, Portugal
Duration: 95 min
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Red Island (2023)
Plot Summary:
Madagascar, at the turn of the 1960s and 1970s. On an air base of the French army, the soldiers live the last carefree years of colonialism. Influenced by his readings of Fantômette, Thomas, a child who is not yet 10 years old, gradually forges a look at the world around him.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 295
Genere: Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: biting
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A Few Hours of Sunlight (1971)
Plot Summary:
Gilles Lantier, a young reporter on the AFP newspaper, is suffering from a nervous breakdown. Realising that neither his friend Jean nor his girlfriend Eloïse can help him, he decides to stay with his sister Odile, who lives near Limoges. At a party one evening he meets a wealthy bourgeois woman named Nathalie Sylvener. It is love at first sight, and on his return to Paris, Gilles tells Eloïse that he is now devotedly attached to another woman. Although Nathalie agrees to live with him in Paris, she rejects Gilles' offer of marriage. It is not long before the couple have settled into a routine and their passion begins to cool. Then Nathalie suddenly disappears from Gilles' life.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 162
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 110 min
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The Passengers (1999)
Plot Summary:
The new Saint Denis-Bobigny streetcar picks up and drops off commuters in an all-too-brief transit of their lives. Among the regular riders is a woman who is both spectator and guide – she introduces, comments on, ponders and catalyzes the sometimes vain, sometimes serious preoccupations of her fellow travelers, who, for the moment, are rushing headlong toward their destiny. The commuters and their observer have double lives. Once they step off this streetcar, the real-life dramas begin. Each has his or her style of living or dying….
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 219
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 93 min
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Return to Montauk (2017)
Plot Summary:
During a book tour in the United States, Max meets and falls in love with a young woman. Many years later, Max returns to the United States, hoping to reunite with his young lover.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany, France, Ireland
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: sincere, romantic, captivating, touching
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Things to Come (2016)
Plot Summary:
Nathalie teaches philosophy at a high school in Paris. She is passionate about her job and particularly enjoys passing on the pleasure of thinking. Married with two children, she divides her time between her family, former students and her very possessive mother. One day, Nathalie’s husband announces he is leaving her for another woman. With freedom thrust upon her, Nathalie must reinvent her life.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Drama
Country: France, Germany
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: art house, psychological, sincere, unusual plot structure, captivating, contemplative, philosophical, independent film, novela, existential
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To the Night (2018)
Plot Summary:
Norman, who lost his parents in a fire as a child, is obsessed with light and haunted by its destructive powers.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 132
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Austria, USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: light, avant garde
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In My Life (1978)
Plot Summary:
A young man finds love and settles down, but when his young wife spirals into depression they both have decisions to make.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 154
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Denmark
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags:
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Stille Nacht (1996)
Plot Summary:
Sensing their relationship is crumbling, Christian avoids celebrating Christmas with his girlfriend Julia and heads for Paris.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 297
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany, Switzerland
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags:
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Euphoria (2006)
Plot Summary:
They saw each other only once. At a wedding with lots of alcohol. Their eyes met and that was it. They didn't understand rationally what happened to them but they felt that they cannot keep living and breathing without each other. Cosmic magnetism with irresistible intensity pulled them together. They no longer belonged to themselves, their families and friends and that's how a tragedy evolves.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Russia
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags:
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One Fine Morning (2022)
Plot Summary:
With a father suffering from neurodegenerative disease, a young woman lives with her eight-year-old daughter. While struggling to secure a decent nursing home, she runs into an unavailable friend with whom she embarks on an affair.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: France, UK, Germany
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags:
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Bergman Island (2021)
Plot Summary:
An English-German filmmaking couple retreat to Fårö for the summer to each write screenplays for their upcoming films in an act of pilgrimage to the place that inspired Ingmar Bergman. As the summer and their screenplays advance, the lines between reality and fiction start to blur against the backdrop of the Island's wild landscape.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France, Belgium, Germany, Sweden, Mexico, Brazil, UK
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: art house, psychological, captivating, disturbing, erotic, cult classic, metafiction
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Fidelio, Alice's Odyssey (2014)
Plot Summary:
Alice is a sailor. While her partner Félix waits for her on land, she sets off as second mechanic on the Fidelio, an old freighter. On board, she discovers not only that her predecessor has just died, but also that the skipper is none other than the first great love of her life. Alice finds a notebook in her cabin, apparently that of the former mechanic, and on reading its contents – accounts of mechanical problems, sexual conquests and lovelorn emotions – finds, oddly, that they mirror her own concerns. As they make stops at various ports, dealing with life aboard alongside an all-male crew and the swell and pitch of her romantic feelings, the young woman tries to stay on course.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 880
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: captivating, touching, realistic, emotional, psychological, erotic, serious
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The Christmas Edition (2020)
Plot Summary:
It’s Christmas time and Jackie, an up-and- coming journalist, finds that her life is at a crossroads until she finds an unexpected opportunity – to run a small-town newspaper in Alaska. Jackie decides to give it a try and relocates to the small picture-perfect small town. Using a series of Christmas articles, she’s able to quickly return the newspaper to profitability, and soon falls in love… both with her new home and the handsome son of the paper’s former owner. However, when her old boss announces plans to take over the paper for herself, Jackie will need a Christmas miracle to save it.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 698
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, touching, emotional, melancholic, talky
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The Perfect Christmas Present (2017)
Plot Summary:
Tom Jacobs is Mr Christmas! He's built an entire business around helping clients find the perfect gift. But what happens when he falls for one lucky recipient?.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: sincere, sweet, captivating, disturbing
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This Summer Feeling (2015)
Plot Summary:
Sasha, a French woman of thirty, dies suddenly in Berlin. Her Fiancé, Lawrence, and her sister Zoé, must come to terms as the consequences of this shock set in.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 689
Genere: Drama
Country: France, Germany
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: psychological, touching, unusual plot structure, sad, disturbing, contemplative
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Lost Illusions (2021)
Plot Summary:
Taking place between the years 1837 and 1843, Balzac’s classic novel focuses on the young poet Lucien de Rubempré, who leaves Angouleme for Paris in the pursuit of becoming an author.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 149 min
Plot tags: art house
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Ismael's Ghosts (2017)
Plot Summary:
The film tells the tale of a widowed film director who is in the middle of making a film about an atypical diplomat inspired by his brother. While he has started a new life with Sylvia, he still mourns the death of a former lover, Carlotta, who passed away 20 years earlier; then Carlotta returns from the dead, causing Sylvia to run away.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: erotic, exciting, enigmatic, captivating, suspenseful, disturbing, art house, sensual
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Fiore (2016)
Plot Summary:
Young and in prison for theft, Daphne falls in love with Josh, another inmate. Their love story exists through secret letters and fleeting conversations.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, sexy, touching, contemplative, unusual plot structure
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Love to Eternity (1972)
Plot Summary:
Liza slowly replaces Melampo, Giorgio's dog. While she accepts it, Giorgio forces her to wear collars and leashes.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 868
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: sexy, independent film, grotesque
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Ricordi? (2018)
Plot Summary:
A long love story, seen through the memories of one young couple. The journey through the years of two individuals, united, divided, happy, unhappy, deeply in love, or in love with others, in a single stream of emotions and shades of feeling. Over the course of the film, he learns that love can indeed last, while she learns to live with nostalgia.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, sexy, touching, emotional
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The Lovers on the Bridge (1991)
Plot Summary:
Set against Paris' oldest bridge, the Pont Neuf, while it was closed for repairs, this film is a love story between two young vagrants: Alex, a would be circus performer addicted to alcohol and sedatives and Michele, a painter driven to a life on the streets because of a failed relationship and an affliction which is slowly turning her blind.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 125 min
Plot tags: romantic, atmospheric, enigmatic, art house, touching, feel good, disturbing, stylized, offbeat, heartbreaking
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Boomerang (2015)
Plot Summary:
Antoine Rey looks for a special gift for his sister Melanie on her 40th birthday. He decides to surprise her with a trip to the French Island of Noirmoutier, where they spent many summers as children until their mother's death. On the drive back to Paris, Melanie is seriously injured in a car accident.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, touching, serious, realistic
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To the Extreme (2000)
Plot Summary:
Rich, bisexual Thomas makes his way through a swath of lovers of both sexes in Paris. His parents have died, and he doesn't have to work to earn a living, so his days are bacchanalia-filled affairs that run into each other in a hazy bliss. The only one capable of eking out genuine affection from him is his neighbor, Caroline. When she dies and leaves her son in his care, Thomas learns the joys of commitment and selflessness.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 381
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: psychological, emotional, touching, realistic, sentimental, serious, non-linear, sexual, sexy, queer cinema
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Futuro Beach (2014)
Plot Summary:
Donato fails in his attempt to save a drowning man, and meets one of the man's friends. He decides to start his life over, but pieces of his past keep coming after him.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Brazil, Germany
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: realistic, psychological, sentimental, captivating, lgbt cinema, meditative, sexual, touching, serious, gloomy
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His Brother (2003)
Plot Summary:
Thomas has been estranged from his brother Luc for several years, due in part to his difficulties in dealing with Luc's homosexuality. But when Thomas is diagnosed with a rare blood disease, which is difficult to treat and impossible to cure, he decides he wants to bring Luc back into his life. The brothers soon become inseparable, with Luc constantly at Thomas' side as he vainly struggles against the disease and confronts the indignity of treatment. As Thomas and Luc become closer, their new relationship begins to alienate their significant others, and Thomas' father cannot understand why his son doesn't fight against his illness with great vehemence.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: sincere, emotional, serious, realistic, romantic, captivating, contemplative, gloomy, crying, entertaining
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Julie Walking Home (2002)
Plot Summary:
Julie's son is dying of cancer and her marriage falling apart. She goes to Poland in search of a man who can heal using his hands. Julie finds not only a magical cure for her son, but also comes across a love so pure it begins to heal the aching in her heart.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany, Canada, Poland, USA
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: psychological, emotional, realistic, atmospheric, serious, contemplative, erotic, spiritual, crying, allegory
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Goodbye First Love (2011)
Plot Summary:
A 15-year-old discovers the joys and heartaches of first love with an older teen, but in the ensuing years, cannot seem to move past their breakup.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Germany
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: serious, sentimental, emotional, realistic, erotic, romantic, sexy, heartbreaking, independent film, sensitive
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Déjà Vu (1997)
Plot Summary:
L.A. shop owner Dana and Englishman Sean meet and fall in love at first sight, but Sean is married and Dana is to marry her business partner Alex.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 952
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: romantic, romantic drama, independent film, sentimental, serious, realistic, light, philosophical, sexy, thought provoking
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Carefree (2016)
Plot Summary:
What starts as a crazy one-night stand ends up in a relationship. But Dharam and Shyra fall out of love just as quickly. Where will life take them now?.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 130 min
Plot tags: non-linear, sexy, psychological, sincere, unusual plot structure, contemplative, one man show, neo screwball comedy