Best movies like My Mom's Letter from Heaven
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Plot Summary:
A single father has a fractious relationship with his rebellious teenage daughter. When a lost letter written to the daughter from her dying mother is miraculously found, everything starts to turn around.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 141
Genere: Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: captivating
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House of Stories (2013)
Plot Summary:
Kadhaveedu' is a dedication to Malayalam being accorded the Shresthabhaasha (Malayalam has been declared a Classical language in 2013) status and presents, as a single entity, three different stories penned by the doyens of Malayalam literature - Vaikkom Muhammed Basheer, M T Vasudevan Nair and Madhavikutty. The film is an anthology with adaptations of stories written by renowned Malayalam fiction writers Basheer, M. T. Vasudevan Nair and Madhavikutty (Kamala Surayya).. The stories have been tweaked to fit in a modern setting and the script has been conceived by the director himself.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 26
Genere: Family
Country: India
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, thrilling, anthology
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Miss India America (2015)
Plot Summary:
Lily is a winner, but when her boyfriend leaves her for a vapid beauty pageant queen, she gets the notion that winning the Miss India America title would bring him back. Since Lily is perfect in everything else she does, it should be a cinch...or so she thinks. The pageant world isn't just pretty smiles and high heels, and her main competition, Sonia, gives her a run for her money.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 657
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Sisters of the Groom (2017)
Plot Summary:
When Sarah needs to impress a corporate bigwig in order to help her sister's catering business, she finds herself agreeing to be his son’s pretend date to a family wedding.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 928
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: funny, light, romantic, captivating, entertaining
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Army Dog (2016)
Plot Summary:
A brave Army dog returns to the U.S., where he helps his heroic handler bond with his resentful daughter on a camping trip despite danger lurking around every corner.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 212
Genere: Action, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating, disturbing
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The Cookie Mobster (2014)
Plot Summary:
A young mob member goes into the Witness Protection Program and settles into a quiet suburban village, where he falls for a local woman and gets involved with cookie-making fund-raising for her daughter's scout troop while dodging his former associates who have tracked him down.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 332
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, entertaining
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The Love You Save (2011)
Plot Summary:
Alexis is a successful single mother who has it all - except happiness. When a down and out stranger enters her family's world, a secret is revealed that will change all of their lives.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 32
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, captivating, entertaining, christian film
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Undercover Angel (2017)
Plot Summary:
Looking for a fresh start, Robin, a recently divorced mother moves to a small town with her daughter, Sophie where she has purchased a fixer-upper. Needing help with the renovations on her new home, she hires a handyman, Henry her meddling guardian angel, who helps her with so much more.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 369
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, captivating, disturbing
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Gumus (2005)
Plot Summary:
After the apparent death of his girlfriend, Mehmet Sadoglu is encouraged by his parents to marry Gümüs, a simple girl.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating
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JL Family Ranch: The Wedding Gift (2020)
Plot Summary:
When Henry proposes it looks like Rebecca will get her fairytale ending until her daughter invites a visitor from her past to the ranch that will change the Petersons and Landsburgs forever.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 426
Genere: Family, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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I Do, They Don't (2005)
Plot Summary:
A Vegas wedding spells trouble back at home, as Carrie (Bissett) and Jim (Estes) each break the news to their kids. Can the newlyweds -- and their new household -- survive?.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 521
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical
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My Brother (2004)
Plot Summary:
The story of two brothers, growing up in 1970s Korea, who each take two completely different paths. One goes to school to become a doctor, the other becomes a gangster. Their story is told through flashbacks after one of them is murdered.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 660
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: South Korea
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: romantic, captivating, entertaining
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The Gem of Life (2008)
Plot Summary:
The Gem of Life was a TVB grand production drama, that broadcast between October 2008 and February 2009. The series was specifically filmed to celebrate TVB's 41st Anniversary. The series was filmed in many locations apart from Hong Kong, including Tibet, Taiwan and France.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 40
Genere: Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration:
Plot tags: captivating
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Q Series: Love of Sandstorm (2016)
Plot Summary:
Three grown siblings must rethink their idea of family when they learn their parents are getting divorced and have their eyes on new partners.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 338
Genere: Family
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, captivating, entertaining
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Twisted (2018)
Plot Summary:
Kara and Tyler are close to marriage when Tyler’s dangerous ex-girlfriend returns from rehab, and is adamant on winning him back, pulling Kara into a twisted game of cat and mouse.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 629
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Yakiniku Dragon (2018)
Plot Summary:
Set in the 1970's in the Kansai region of Japan.. Yong-Gil is Korean, but he moved to Japan and settled down. He runs a small restaurant named Yakiniku Dragon. He is married and has three daughters: oldest daughter Jung-Hwa, middle daughter Yi-Hwa and youngest daughter Mi-Hwa. Oldest daughter Jung-Hwa is dating Tetsuo, but they break up. Middle daughter Yi-Hwa loves Tetsuo and marries him, but Tetsuo still loves her older sister and they divorce. Youngest daughter Mi-Hwa wants to become a singer, but she is in love with a married man.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 138
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: Japan
Duration: 126 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, semi serious, sad
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My Daddy is in Heaven (2017)
Plot Summary:
Becca, Adam and their 5-year-old daughter Acie are a perfect family until a tragic accident during a 4th of July celebration kills their father. Struggling with grief, Becky decides she needs to leave the family farm and all its memories. She leaves Acie with her grandfather Ben and visits with her friend from school, June. With all the best intent, June offers Becky plenty of distraction from her family life. Fueled by her anger at G*d and loss of faith, Becky starts drinking and making other self-destructive choices. Then, after Becky is arrested, Ben threatens to keep Acie until Becky is back on track. A chance encounter in a bus station with a traveler gives Becky what she needs to restore her faith and reunite with her family.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 230
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating, entertaining, christian film
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A Champion Heart (2018)
Plot Summary:
A troubled girl finds faith, hope, and healing through a relationship with a wounded horse.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 445
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: funny, light, captivating, entertaining, christian film
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A Loving Husband (2016)
Plot Summary:
Schoolteacher Yohei is married to Miyoko. For the first time in 25 years they begin to live by themselves when their son marries and moves out. Then Yohei discovers that all’s not well in his marriage.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 277
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: Japan
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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An Organized Killer (2021)
Plot Summary:
Grace's life begins to unravel when a woman with sinister intentions moves into her guest house.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 243
Genere: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating
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Date My Dad (2017)
Plot Summary:
Since the loss of his beloved Isabella three years ago, Ricky Cooper's only agenda has been to be the best dad he can be. But little does Ricky realize that his girls have an agenda of their own: get dad a girlfriend.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 367
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: romantic, funny, light, feel good, captivating, entertaining, sitcom
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A Horse Tale (2015)
Plot Summary:
Uptight city accountant Michael Thompson is hired to help a family save their stable before the bank shuts them down. Michael reluctantly agrees, but as he searches for ways to save a family's legacy, he finds something he never expected.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 309
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating, entertaining, disturbing
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Rüya (2017)
Plot Summary:
Cemal San is sitting in the director's chair while the young girl (Hazal Filiz Küçükköse) who is experiencing financial difficulties and the rich man (Ceyhun Mengiroglu) love story is told the screenplay of the series is the Kaktus Yazi Grubu. Elif, who wants to be an artist, meets with the textile custodian, Bulut, and falls in love. However, there are many obstacles in front of this love, especially Elif's family.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 237
Genere: Family, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Rosita (2015)
Plot Summary:
Johannes lives together with his father, the middle-aged widower Ulrik in a small fishing town in the northern part of Denmark. They live a quiet routine life, each minding their separate jobs in the fishing industry. Ulrik misses the love and tenderness of a woman and arranges for the young, beautiful, Filipino Rosita to come to Denmark - just as many other men in the town have done before him. Johannes is reluctantly drawn into this as Ulrik's translator. However, over the following weeks Johannes and Rosita are getting more and more attracted to each other which forces Johannes to take responsibility for his dreams and his future.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 641
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Denmark
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, romantic drama
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Feliz NaviDAD (2020)
Plot Summary:
David Morales, an Arizona high school principal and single dad, has lost the holiday spirit after also losing his wife a few years ago during the Christmas season. Now, David will do anything to avoid Christmas so he moonlights as a delivery driver during the holidays. But this year David’s 14-year-old daughter, Noel, and his live-in sister, Marissa, are determined to bring the yuletide spirit back to the family and, with a little luck, also help David find love again via online dating. So when Sophie, a witty musician and customer on David’s delivery route, swipes right on him, something magical happens between them.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 784
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: romantic, light, sincere, feel good, captivating, entertaining
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A Pharisee (2014)
Plot Summary:
Seung-gi has been living under a strict father, blaming himself everytime when a natural but uncontrollable desire surges from inside of him. However, because he can't spurt that desire in reality, every night Seung-gi shares passionate love with a mystery woman in his dreams. He meets Eun-ji ("Viki") a senior from school and gets provoked by her as well as Soo-jeong who he's had a crush on forever.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 27
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, sexy, erotic
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Yaaradi Nee Mohini (2008)
Plot Summary:
Vasu falls in love with Keerthi, but when he expresses his feelings to her, she turns him down and says that her marriage has already been arranged. He later learns that she is set to marry his close friend Cheenu.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 174 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, romantic drama
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Classic Again (2020)
Plot Summary:
In a love triangle that miraculously mirrors her mother's romance years ago, a young woman let's her heart lead.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 218
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Thailand
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, captivating, disturbing
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Husband Factor: Resurrection (2016)
Plot Summary:
Having weathered marriage pressures from family and friends in the first movie of the series, Efsun is now with the man of her dreams, Sinan. But the complications facing her love life don't get any less. As if her own chaotic family wasn't enough, she now has to contend with Sinan's - his grandmother, Cavide, in particular - and things quickly spin out of control. Will she make it through hell and high water to fulfill her dream of a peaceful life with Sinan? Does she really want the wedding everyone else has decided on for her?.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: sincere, humorous, captivating, entertaining, romantic
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Bin Roye (2015)
Plot Summary:
An ambitious girl seeks out her destiny and true love , when tables start to take a turn she meets a man who gives her a completely new perspective to life and love.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Pakistan
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, captivating, disturbing
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A Romance Wedding (2021)
Plot Summary:
Zoe Davis is a successful and highly driven wedding planner in the big city. When her father asks her for help at the family café shop, she happily drives back to her cozy hometown of Romance, Oregon. Little does she know her mom has already hired Will to help, an aspiring chef and coincidentally…Zoe’s childhood sweetheart! Tensions rise between Zoe and Will, but so does the chemistry. Will they settle their differences and find lost love along the way?.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 306
Genere: Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, captivating, entertaining, disturbing