Best movies like Moments in a Stolen Dream
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Plot Summary:
A young man has an innate love for music that is being thwarted by a domineering father who wants him to become a biologist. Just as he is trying to come to grips with this contradiction, he meets a married woman visiting a friend of his and the two are attracted to each other. Unable to resist their feelings, they form a brief liaison that helps the woman face the inevitability of a divorce from her overbearing husband and equally helps the young man to look at himself in a different light.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 89
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 112 min
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Aguila (1980)
Plot Summary:
Daniel Aguila's son recounts memories of the Philippines as he searches for his father.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 68
Genere: Action, Drama, Romance, War
Country: Philippines
Duration: 210 min
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Marriage? (1980)
Plot Summary:
Laurice Guillen's debut film, about a young couple about to get married.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 19
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration:
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Secret (2007)
Plot Summary:
Ye Xiang Lun is a music student majoring in piano who just transferred to Tamkang, a school famous for its musically talented students, especially those who play piano. On his first day of school, he hears a mysterious melody being played, and following it meets Lu Xiao Yu, another piano major. When he asks her about the song she was playing, she tells him that it is a secret that cannot be told. The two form a friendship that quickly evolves into a romantic relationship. However unbeknownst to Xiang Lun, there is more to Xiao Yu than initially meets the eye.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Hong Kong, Taiwan
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: emotional, sentimental, sincere, serious, romantic, sweet, surreal, scenic, twist ending, heartfelt
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The Seventies (2002)
Plot Summary:
A middle-class Filipino family struggles to survive in the era of dictatorship.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 581
Genere: Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 128 min
Plot tags: political, tagalog
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The Breakup Playlist (2015)
Plot Summary:
A story about an aspiring professional singer and a rock singer who collaborates in a song. As they work on their song, they start to develop feelings for each other.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 339
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 117 min
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How Do I Love You? (1966)
Plot Summary:
Gigliola is a young and humble Neapolitan swimmer who will compete in a competition in Spain and finds herself falling for the fiance of her best friend. But when they come to visit her in Italy, she pretends to be rich, with the complicity of their parents.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 226
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Italy, Spain
Duration: 107 min
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Don't Give Up On Us (2006)
Plot Summary:
Abby thinks she has everything under control until her best friend Sabina walks out of her own bridal shower weeks before her marriage to Abby's younger brother Samuel. With a cassette tape left behind by Sabina as her only lead, Abby vows to find her best friend and bring her back in time for the wedding.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 92
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: tagalog
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The Promise (2007)
Plot Summary:
Daniel and Andrea grew up in the same home and have been closer than real brothers and sisters ever since. But her father's goodwill to take in Daniel and bring him up does not sit well with her real older brother, who retaliates one day and kicks Daniel out. But by this time, nothing can come between the deeply in love Andrea and Daniel anymore--until the rich family on whose hacienda they've been working all these years come back. Andrea catches the eye of the rich son, while the daughter fancies Daniel, too. This will set in motion a series of events that will test how deep the two's love goes.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 78
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: touching, sincere, romantic, serious, captivating
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I Am Here (2018)
Plot Summary:
Everyday, Nelia waits outside a store in Timog hoping for Delfin--a man that she lost 40 years ago--to comeback. Unwilling to forget the romance that she spent with him, she recalls their tale set amid the timeless beauty of Quezon City in 1970s. Will Nelia be able to move on? Will Delfin's love transcend through time? As Nelia and Delfin's story unfolds, 'Dito Lang Ako' becomes more than just a recollection of a past romance, it is an achingly compassionate story of heartfelt passion, tender moments and most of all, unselfish love.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 7
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 90 min
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A Country Christmas Harmony (2022)
Plot Summary:
Follows Luke and Chrissy, a former country music duo and ex-sweethearts who run into each other years later after Chrissy disappeared on Luke, but now they realize they can only survive the holidays with the other one's help.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 357
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
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Let's Embrace the Past Once Again (1983)
Plot Summary:
Rod leaves Helen for his career and she falls in love with another. Rod becomes successful and goes back to Helen who obviously still feels strongly for him. An illicit affair ensues.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 12
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration:
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The Heavens Indivisible (1985)
Plot Summary:
A wealthy man comes to terms with his adopted sister.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 35
Genere: Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 127 min
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One More Chance (2007)
Plot Summary:
Popoy and Basha had been together forever. Their love story began when they first met as students at university. They had been inseparable and did everything together—eating, studying and attending parties. However, Popoy's incessant planning and nagging took a toll on their relationship leading Basha to break-up with him.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 831
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: psychological, realistic, tagalog, sentimental, captivating, heartbreaking, romantic drama
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A Christmas Duet (2019)
Plot Summary:
Former couple and pop music duo Averie and Jesse unexpectedly reunite at her inn during the holidays. As they spend time together, they rediscover long-buried feelings and must decide if they are meant to live their lives solo or in harmony together.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 815
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: funny, light, romantic, feel good, humorous, entertaining
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I.T.A.L.Y. (I Trust and Love You) (2008)
Plot Summary:
Destiny. Is it beyond our control? Or do we make our own? These questions and other musings about the past and the future set the tone as we sail into the year's most anticipated film about love and life. Six people are brought together on a seven-day cruise that will change their lives forever.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 50
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 94 min
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Country at Heart (2020)
Plot Summary:
A struggling country singer meets a Nashville songwriter in need of inspiration. Teaming up to write a song, their work gets complicated but results in both a hit song...and true love.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: romantic, light, feel good, humorous, entertaining
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Honeysuckle Rose (1980)
Plot Summary:
Buck Bonham (Willie Nelson) is a country singer, with a good family, struggling to find national fame. He juggles his music career with his responsibilities to his wife and son. He has everything going his way until the daughter of his former guitarist joins his tour. The road leads to temptation, which leads to his downfall. The only question is will his family and friends stand by him?.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: road movie, southern gothic, sentimental, touching, realistic, semi serious, erotic, funny, light, feel good
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If I Knew What You Said (2009)
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IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 53
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: uplifting, sentimental, touching, emotional, realistic, semi serious, independent film
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Our Christmas Love Song (2019)
Plot Summary:
When country star Melody Jones is accused of plagiarizing her holiday single, she returns home to spend Christmas with her estranged family and old flame and learns what is important in life.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: funny, light, romantic, feel good, humorous, entertaining
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The Hottest State (2006)
Plot Summary:
A young actor from Texas tries to make it in New York while struggling in his relationship with a beautiful singer/songwriter.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: sentimental, realistic, touching, semi serious, contemplative, gloomy, adaptation directed by original author
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It's Christmas, Eve (2018)
Plot Summary:
Interim school superintendent Eve Morgan finds herself in a tough spot when she is assigned to shut down a school's failing music program and must come to terms with her musical past.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: sincere, feel good, captivating, touching
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Star Without Sparkle (1985)
Plot Summary:
Dorina Pineda is a Sampaguita vendor idolizing the most famous singing sensation in the country, Lavinia Arguilles. Lavina with her ego getting big, drives away her fans and even her boyfriend Nico Escobar. He later discovers Dorina as a wonderful singer and eventually falls in love with her. A simple die-hard fan at first, Dorina rose to the ranks and become the biggest singing star in the country, even becoming more famous than her idol Lavinia.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 78
Genere: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 126 min
Plot tags: tagalog
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I've Fallen for You (2007)
Plot Summary:
A boy and a girl who have wildly divergent personalities yet share the name, Alex Reyes, decide to team up for a cycling contest. But while female Alex is focused on winning the prize money, male Alex is more concerned with his parents breaking up. Through their intense training sessions, the two become closer than friends and eventually help each other confront their biggest problems.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 56
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: sincere, romantic, captivating, disturbing
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The High Note (2020)
Plot Summary:
Set in the dazzling world of the LA music scene comes the story of Grace Davis, a superstar whose talent, and ego, have reached unbelievable heights. Maggie is Grace’s overworked personal assistant who’s stuck running errands, but still aspires to her childhood dream of becoming a music producer. When Grace’s manager presents her with a choice that could alter the course of her career, Maggie and Grace come up with a plan that could change their lives forever.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: UK, USA, China
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: light, sweet, touching, sentimental
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High Strung (2016)
Plot Summary:
When a hip hop violinist busking in the New York subway encounters a classical dancer on scholarship at the Manhattan Conservatory of the Arts, sparks fly. With the help of a hip hop dance crew they must find a common ground while preparing for a competition that could change their lives forever.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA, Romania
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: romantic, light, sweet, entertaining, happy
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Stateside (2004)
Plot Summary:
The film follows a rebellious teenager on leave from the Marines who falls in love with a female musician. The relationship is threatened when she develops a mental illness.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, captivating, romantic, romantic drama, freeze frame
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A Slipping-Down Life (1999)
Plot Summary:
A young woman becomes obsessed with a small-time North Carolina rock singer.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, sincere, captivating, romantic, romantic drama, independent film, sentimental, offbeat, humorous
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Permanent Record (1988)
Plot Summary:
David Sinclair seems to have everything going for him: he's smart, musically talented, and very successful. To top off his senior year in high school, his band is trying to get a recording session. Therefore, David's suicide leaves everyone, especially his best friend and band-mate, Chris, with a lot of questions.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: cult classic, touching, emotional, realistic, retro, sincere, serious, gloomy, crying, sentimental
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The Competition (1980)
Plot Summary:
The movie centers on a piano competition whose winner is assured of success. It is Paul's last chance to compete, but newcomer Heidi may be a better pianist. Can romance be far away? Will she take a dive despite the pressure to win from her teacher, Greta, or will she condemn Paul to obscurity?.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Romance, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags: romantic, sentimental, uplifting, touching, serious, realistic, light, inspirational, sexy, feel good
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Begin Again (2013)
Plot Summary:
A long lost music producer finds a singer-songwriter right about the moment he has given up all hope on life.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 165000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: touching, romantic, inspirational, independent film, sentimental, sincere, feel good, lyrical, sweet, dramatic