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Plot Summary:
A car accident gives a spoiled, troubled young woman the ability to see ghosts, including one of a former classmate.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: sentimental, sincere, emotional, humorous, semi serious, scary, campy
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Lovesick (2011)
Plot Summary:
Ariel Lin is a girl who has love phobia caused by her HS ex-bfd who left her heart broken. She vows never to fall in love again but then she meets a handsome doctor in the hospital who seems to a perfect guy. Her new journey starts when she tries to show all women that the doctor is not that good as everyone thinks he is but fate is playing a trick on her. Because the more she does things to uncover the doctor, the more she discovers that he may be the right guy who can cure her phobia of love.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 195
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Taiwan, China
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, touching, captivating, light, realistic, semi serious, manga, crying, anime
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Fat Choi Spirit (2002)
Plot Summary:
Follows the adventures of a compulsive Mahjong player named Andy and his aging mother, estranged brother, loyal ex-girlfriend, and a local gang.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: light, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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The Shopaholics (2006)
Plot Summary:
Compulsive disorders plague Hong Kong: Fong Fong Fong, a foundling who's now a nurse, is a shopaholic who seeks psychiatric help from Kan Yan (Choosey) Lee, who's frozen by an inability to choose. Into the mix come Kung Fu (Richie) Ho, a wealthy man who is stingy but also will buy anything someone else wants, and Ding Dong Ding, Lee's binge-eating bargain-shopping ex-girlfriend who reappears in hopes Lee will now choose her. Both men propose to both women who say yes to both. Family and friends are inept at helping to sort it out, and even if the four get the wedding vows straight, will anyone be cured? Does Hong Kong need more than a Prozac?.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 460
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, captivating, feel good, entertaining, realistic, semi serious
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Yesterday Once More (2004)
Plot Summary:
Mr. and Mrs. To are wealthy, creative jewel thieves who divorce for no apparent reason after a successful diamond heist. A year later, she's engaged to the son of a rich woman who begrudgingly lets her son give his fiancée a family heirloom after she signs a pre-nup.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 977
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Wu yen (2001)
Plot Summary:
Lost in the woods, the Emperor Qi (Anita Mui) stumbles across local chief Wu Yen (Sammi Cheng), his predestined bride, only to accidentally free a promiscuous fox fairy (Cecilia Cheung) who promptly falls in love with both of them, changing between man and woman to clumsily woo each, setting the scene for a constantly shifting triangle with the emperor torn between both the fox fairy and Wu Yen and the fox fairy after whichever one will agree to marry her/him first.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 715
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, captivating, fairy tale
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Good Times, Bed Times (2003)
Plot Summary:
This is the story of Carrie (Sammi Cheng), who plays a tabloid reporter who is doing a story on pin up police officer Paul Ko (Louis Koo). The word around is that he is impotent and Carrie is looking for the truth. Of course, from there you are looking to see if they will hook up. Also here are Raymond (Lau Ching Wan) as Carrie's ex, a judge and a very young looking Charlene Choi, who plays Tabbie, who wants to live with Raymond. In a small but fun interlude, the always great Sandra Ng plays Bobo.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 325
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, captivating
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Love for All Seasons (2003)
Plot Summary:
May is a martial artist and Chinese medicine practitioner who resides in a temple in Omei mountain. Under the threat of her lovelorn master, Misery, she decides to seek the help of infamous womanizer, Tiger Hung, who she had helped earlier, in order to experience heartbreak and master the "Heartbroken Sword" technique to defeat her.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 496
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, feel good, captivating, realistic
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A Valentine Carol (2007)
Plot Summary:
Ally Sims is a cynical, superficial, radio talk show hostess in Seattle who doesn't know the meaning of love despite the fact that she gives love advice over the airwaves, and has a loyal fiancée, named Matt, who is tolerant of her busy lifestyle. Two days before her wedding, Ally is visited by the ghost of Jackie Marley who shows Ally her past life boyfriends of the past, present, and future if she continues to live this stressful and shallow life.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 360
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, light, romantic, touching, offbeat, ridiculous
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2002 (2001)
Plot Summary:
In Hong Kong, the special force of the police known as 2002 is composed of the twenty-two year-old cop Chiu and his ghost partner and they fight against supernatural phenomena under the guidance of the mystic Paper Chan. When his partner reincarnates, the rookie policeman Fung applies for the position; but Paper Chan explains Chiu that the team is to be formed by a man and a spirit, and Chiu has a death star on his hand that dooms his friends to die. Meanwhile, Chiu falls in love for Nurse Danielle, but he avoids her to protect her life against the fate of the death star. When the fiend Water Ghost possesses Fung seeking revenge against Chiu, he has to battle against the evil spirit trying to protect also his friend.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 720
Genere: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, captivating, suspense, dark
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Christmas Cupid (2010)
Plot Summary:
Sloan is beautiful, stylish, and on the fast track to success at her public relations firm. After her client Caitlin ends up in a coma and becomes her own personal ghost of Christmas past, present, and future; she finds out first hand that her unethical ways needs to change and reuniting with a past jilted lover may be the answer.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: feel good, sentimental, humorous, semi serious, teen, emotional, romantic comedy, christmas comedy, modern day adaptation
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My Lucky Star (2003)
Plot Summary:
Yip is attractive but for some strange reason, no man has ever been interested in her. Yip meets Lai, a famous feng shui expert and she thinks that Lai can change her luck. But Duen, also a famous feng shui expert continually cast all kinds of spells on Yip. A fierce battle of feng shui and horoscope techniques ensues. Will Lai and Yip live happily afterwards?.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 527
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, captivating, light, offbeat, realistic, stylized, semi serious
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My Future Boyfriend (2011)
Plot Summary:
P-A-X-497/341, aka “Pax” , a curious young man from the well-ordered but loveless future, travels to present day New Orleans in search of romance novelist Elizabeth Barrett – whose book he has come upon during an archeological dig in the year 3127. Hoping Elizabeth can explain the concept of love to him, which is now nonexistent in his time, Pax embarks on an adventure filled with new discoveries. Elizabeth introduces Pax to life in the year 2011, filled with love, music and of course, destiny. When Pax doesn’t return to the future by the given deadline, Bob, his fellow scientist, travels back in time to find him. Meanwhile, as Elizabeth helps Pax learn about love, she ends up confiding in her colleague, played by Valerie Harper, about her own upcoming “surprise” engagement.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious, romantic, romantic comedy
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Written By (2009)
Plot Summary:
A lawyer who is killed in a car accident finds himself resurrected as a character in his daughter's novel.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 409
Genere: Drama, Fantasy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, sincere, captivating, offbeat
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Over My Dead Body (1995)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 404
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: offbeat, humorous, semi serious, spoof, slapstick comedy, parody
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The Heavenly Kid (1985)
Plot Summary:
When Bobby dies in a car accident he is not allowed to enter heaven but has to stay in one of the lower levels until he has worked enough as an guardian angel in order to deserve paradise. One of his jobs is Lenny, a gifted boy, who loves his schoolmate Sharon who is the most beautiful girl of the class. But she does not even notice him so that he is about to commit suicide. Bobby prevents this and dresses Lenny up making him a playboy and tough guy so that he gets what he wants although Bobby knows that this is not the best. Thinking that his job is done, Bobby realizes that Lenny's mother is his former girlfriend who has married another guy. Although not being allowed he makes himself visible to her.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, feel good, independent film, humorous, semi serious, inspirational, nostalgic
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Truly Madly Deeply (1990)
Plot Summary:
Nina is totally heartbroken at the death of her boyfriend Jamie, but is even more unprepared for his return as a ghost. At first it's almost as good as it used to be - hey, even the rats that infested her house have disappeared. But Jamie starts bringing ghostly friends home and behaving more and more oddly.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Music, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: romantic, sentimental, touching, offbeat, humorous, witty, thought provoking, spiritual, sad, romantic comedy
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Kiss Me Goodbye (1982)
Plot Summary:
Not until three years after the death of her husband Jolly, Kay dares to move back into their former home, persuaded by her new fiancée Rupert. But soon her worst expectations come true, when not only her old memories haunt her, but also Jolly's ghost, who doesn't approve of her new mate. Invisible to anyone but Kay, he tries to prevent the wedding. Written by Tom Zoerner.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: sad, sex comedy, touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious
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Me and Marilyn (2009)
Plot Summary:
A divorced man that works in a circus, along with some companions of the circus, decides to revive Marilyn Monroe through a seance. Wishing it with all his heart, he is the only one who can see Marilyn.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Italy
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Hello Brother (1999)
Plot Summary:
Hero (Salman Khan) loves Rani (Rani Mukerji), but she doesn't. Hero, meanwhile, is a loyal worker at A-Z, a courier company helm ed by baddie Khanna (Shakti Kapoor). The man actually distributes drugs around the city, the Tough cop Inspector Vishal (Arbaaz Khan) arrives in the city and starts trailing Hero whom he suspects to be involved in the racket. But the poor unsuspecting Hero is innocent. So when he stumbles upon the truth, Khanna has him bumped off. At the same time, he manages to shoot Vishal in the heart. A heart transplant takes place and Hero's heart is given to Vishal. Hero's spirit comes back to avenge his death, but only Vishal can see him. Since Hero's heart beats for Rani, it is only natural for Vishal to fall in love with Rani. And fortunately, she too falls in love with him.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 139 min
Plot tags: sentimental, feel good, humorous, suspenseful, semi serious
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Magic Kitchen (2004)
Plot Summary:
Yau (Sammi Cheng) is a successful chef and owner of a restaurant which is located in a flat called Magical Kitchen which is more like a home rather than like a restaurant. In a tale told by Yau's mother, that she would be haunted by a family curse overshadowing three generations, which destines her (Yau) to fail in every relationship. On a tour of the Iron Chef TV show in Japan, Yau is at the crossroads between her love life and career.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 544
Genere: Romance, Comedy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, light, feel good, entertaining, clever, realistic, talky, semi serious, sexual
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Love on a Diet (2001)
Plot Summary:
Sammi Cheng plays Mimi Mo, a young exchange student to Japan who met and fell in love with a budding pianist, Kurokawa, played by Rikiya Kurokawa. Kurokawa eventually leaves to study music in the USA and returns to Japan as a famous musician. Meanwhile, Mimi has dealt with her depression by eating and weights over 300lbs and Kurokawa doesn't recognize her. Mimi eventually meets Fatty (Andy Lau) who helps her lose the weight so she can fulfill her promise of meeting Kurokawa made 10 years earlier. But then they fall in love.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Hong Kong, Japan
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious, sad
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Many Kisses Later (2009)
Plot Summary:
Ex is a 2009 film directed and co-written by Fausto Brizzi and interpreted by a rich and large cast of characters. The film, produced by Italian International Film, in co-production with the French company and Mes Films in collaboration with RAI Cinema. It was released February 6, 2009 in Italian cinema and has been recognized as "national cultural interest" by the Directorate General for Cinema of the Ministry of Heritage and Culture.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: humorous, emotional, light, captivating, sentimental, touching, feel good, realistic, semi serious
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Prelude to a Kiss (1992)
Plot Summary:
A couple fall in love despite the girl's pessimistic outlook. As they struggle to come to terms with their relationship, something supernatural happens that tests it.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: sweet, emotional, sentimental, feel good, romantic, romantic comedy, fairy tale, humorous, semi serious, light
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Love in the Buff (2012)
Plot Summary:
When old flames reunite, will it be second time's the charm or a case of once bitten twice shy? Jimmy and Cherie, two ex-lovers from Hong Kong, cross paths in Beijing and can't seem to forget each other, despite being involved with someone else. Torn between fidelity towards their new partners or following their hearts, they explore the struggles, doubts and fears that exist among modern young couples.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: feel good, touching, humorous, light, captivating, realistic, semi serious
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Changing Hearts (2002)
Plot Summary:
Based on Daniel Wright's award-winning play "Colored Eggs", is a drama/comedy about life, loss and love among an eccentric group of characters whose lives intersect under less than ideal circumstances.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 500
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: sentimental, semi serious, sincere, touching, realistic, romantic, independent film, emotional, gloomy
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Lost in Time (2003)
Plot Summary:
Sui Wai lost her fiance Ah Man in a car accident. With the obligations of life sitting heavy on her shoulders, she lives on only to find herself confiding in her beloved through a phone call. Dai Fai. a mini-bus driver who witnessed Ah Man's death, is always there offering her attentive encouragement and support, yet he himself also lives in the shadow of his last relationship. When Siu Wai strives to face the future without the man she loves, Dai Fai finds himself steadily falling in love with her.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: touching, sentimental, sincere, serious, emotional, realistic, contemplative, gloomy
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Over Her Dead Body (2008)
Plot Summary:
After his fiancée, Kate, dies in an accident on their wedding day, veterinarian Henry grows depressed. To help him move on, his sister has him visit psychic Ashley and gives her Kate's diary. Ashley uses the journal's details to convincingly deliver the fake message that Kate wants Henry to move on. However, Kate's ghost is watching over Ashley and Henry. Furious when they fall for each other, she vows to sabotage their relationship.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: romantic comedy, romantic, light, melancholic, funny, feel good, humorous, semi serious, cute, teen
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Heart and Souls (1993)
Plot Summary:
A businessman is reunited with the four lost souls who were his guardian angels during childhood, all with a particular purpose to joining the afterlife.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: feel good, touching, sentimental, humorous, light, sweet, semi serious, inspirational, romantic, entertaining
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Chances Are (1989)
Plot Summary:
Louie Jeffries is happily married to Corinne. On their first anniversary, Louie is killed crossing the road. Louie is reincarnated as Alex Finch, and twenty years later, fate brings Alex and Louie's daughter, Miranda, together. It's not until Alex is invited to Louie's home that he begins to remember his former life, wife and best friend. Of course, there's also the problem that he's attracted to Louie's/his own daughter.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, romantic, funny, light, sweet, melancholic, feel good, semi serious, humorous
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Pursuit of Happiness (2001)
Plot Summary:
An advertising executive fails to realize that the woman of his dreams is his best friend since first grade, now married to his cheating co-worker.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 466
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: sentimental, realistic, touching, romantic, emotional, suspense, melancholic, talky, humorous, semi serious