Best movies like My Suicidal Sweetheart
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Plot Summary:
A suicidal comedy about two young lovers who get married and escape from a mental institution in search of new ways to die...and the white light.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 349
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: light, touching, captivating, melancholic, crying
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After Class (2019)
Plot Summary:
A dysfunctional family attempts to work together to support their grandmother during her final days of life.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 850
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Home Care (2015)
Plot Summary:
Dedicated home care nurse Vlasta attends her whimsical patients in Czech wine country and lives for her husband Lada and her daughter, but one day things change and Vlasta is forced to reach outside of her comfort zone. Drama and gentle humor intertwine as Vlasta realizes, for the first time in her life, that she might need some care, too.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 492
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Czech Republic, Slovakia
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: sincere, touching, humorous, captivating, disturbing, talky, crying
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Everyone's Life (2017)
Plot Summary:
Before being judges, attorneys, or jury members, they are first of all men and women at a crossroads in their lives, with their dreams and their secrets, their hopes and their limitations, all beneath the same sun, each with their own dark side. In a lovely provincial town, during a jazz festival, life will juggle with their destinies.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 390
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: sentimental, light, captivating, touching, melancholic, exciting, queer cinema
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Private Life (2018)
Plot Summary:
Richard and Rachel, a couple in the throes of infertility, try to maintain their marriage as they descend deeper and deeper into the insular world of assisted reproduction and domestic adoption.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating, realistic, disturbing, clever, serious, mumblecore, cult classic, indie film
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The Right Way (2004)
Plot Summary:
Amy and David are two underachievers from suburbia. Amy has had a rough life raised by her neglectful drug addicted single mother. David has been raised in a more conventional family, but his lack of motivation has driven his father crazy. When Amy meets David it seems they both find what they are looking for. But when Amy gets pregnant, both Amy and David go through a personal and surreal crisis in making choices. Which leads them to decide if they should do it the right way or the wrong way?.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags: touching, realistic, surreal, controversial, independent film, humorous, semi serious, sex comedy, black comedy
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Shrink (2009)
Plot Summary:
Unable to cope with a recent personal tragedy, LA's top celebrity shrink turns into a pothead with no concern for his appearance and a creeping sense of his inability to help his patients.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: realistic, psychological, depressing, emotional, sentimental, serious, sincere, touching, dark comedy, philosophical
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Lonesome Jim (2005)
Plot Summary:
Failing to make it on his own, 27-year-old Jim moves back in with his parents and deals with crippling family obligations.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: touching, emotional, stylized, sincere, humorous, mumblecore, cult classic, aesthetic, offbeat, realistic
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Young Adult (2011)
Plot Summary:
A divorced writer from the Midwest returns to her hometown to reconnect with an old flame, who's now married with a family.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 87000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, realistic, talky, depressing, emotional, sincere, semi serious, melancholic, black comedy, cynical
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Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (2002)
Plot Summary:
The strange comedy film of two close brothers; one, Wilbur, who wants to kill himself, and the other, Harbour, who tries to prevent this. When their father dies leaving them his bookstore they meet a woman who makes their lives a bit better yet with a bit more trouble as well.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Denmark, UK, Sweden, France
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, humorous, black comedy, dark comedy, independent film, offbeat, clever, realistic, semi serious
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Junebug (2005)
Plot Summary:
On the way to meet with an independent artist in the South, newlywed art dealer Madeleine is convinced by her husband, George, that they should stop to meet his family in North Carolina. Madeleine's affluent lifestyle clashes with the family, but she befriends George's wide-eyed and pregnant sister-in-law, Ashley, who is nearing her due date. Through the family, Madeleine gains greater insight into George's character.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: humorous, independent film, emotional, sentimental, semi serious, realistic, comedy drama, romantic, depressing, romantic comedy
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Julien Donkey-Boy (1999)
Plot Summary:
A portrait of the effects of schizophrenia on family life is the central focus.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: disturbing, art house, experimental, surreal, controversial, psychological, talky, intellectual, depressing, independent film
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That's Life! (1986)
Plot Summary:
A wealthy architect struggles with a severe case of male menopause at the approach of his 60th birthday.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: sentimental, independent film, sincere, touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious, crying, erotic, road movie
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No Filter (2019)
Plot Summary:
Beatrice celebrates with her family the release of her book: she tells about the accident of her husband Frederic. He became blind and without filter - always so funny and seductive, he is totally unpredictable. But this book, hymn-to-life, will turn into a joyful fist because if Beatrice changed the names, each of his friends seeks to find his character. The book awakens secret jealousies, while the group of friends and family pitch.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: light, sincere, humorous, captivating
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Mothers of the Bride (2015)
Plot Summary:
Jenna is getting married, her mother is delighted until Jenna announces she wants to find her birth mother.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 354
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: light, captivating, entertaining
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Together Together (2021)
Plot Summary:
When young loner Anna is hired as the surrogate for Matt, a single man in his 40s, the two strangers come to realize this unexpected relationship will quickly challenge their perceptions of connection, boundaries and the particulars of love.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, sad, fun
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House of D (2004)
Plot Summary:
In the present, artist Tom Warshaw recalls his traumatic coming of age. As a 13-year-old growing up in New York City in 1973, Tom hangs out with Pappass, a mentally disabled man. With Tom's mother battling depression after the death of her husband, the young boy is left to his own devices. When Tom develops a crush on schoolmate Melissa, Pappass feels abandoned and begins behaving erratically.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: sentimental, light, emotional, intense, spiritual, period piece, cult classic, feel good, humorous, realistic
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Roommates (1995)
Plot Summary:
An elderly, yet young-at-heart man, moves in with his grandson, and both their lives turn upside-down.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, sentimental, inspirational, romantic, sexy, clever
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Ingrid Goes West (2017)
Plot Summary:
Ingrid becomes obsessed with a social network star named Taylor Sloane who seemingly has a perfect life. But when Ingrid decides to drop everything and move west to be Taylor's friend, her behaviour turns unsettling and dangerous.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 47000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: thought provoking, dark comedy, funny, humorous, light, captivating, black comedy, exciting, philosophical, atmospheric
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13 Reasons Why (2017)
Plot Summary:
After a teenage girl's perplexing suicide, a classmate receives a series of tapes that unravel the mystery of her tragic choice.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 311000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: emotional, psychological, thought provoking, serious, suspenseful, dramatic, realistic, teen, tragic ending, exciting
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Mumford (1999)
Plot Summary:
In the small town of Mumford, a psychologist of the same name moves in and quickly becomes very popular, despite a questionable past.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, psychological, melancholic, compassionate, light, touching, semi serious, clever
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Birds of America (2008)
Plot Summary:
A regular guy struggles with a repressive home and professional life, as well as making amends for the trouble his free-spirited brother and sister cause about town.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: touching, semi serious, humorous, realistic, funny, family saga, offbeat, crying, black comedy, dark comedy
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Crimes of the Heart (1986)
Plot Summary:
Three sisters with quite different personalities and lives reunite when the youngest of them, Babe, has just shot her husband. The oldest sister, Lenny, takes care of their grandfather and is turning into an old maid, while Meg, who tries to make it in Hollywood as a singer/actress, has had a wild life filled with many men. Their reunion causes much joy, but also many tensions.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: touching, talky, humorous, dark comedy, emotional, melancholic, black comedy, sentimental, realistic, semi serious
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Parenthood (1989)
Plot Summary:
The story of the Buckman family and friends, attempting to bring up their children. They suffer/enjoy all the events that occur: estranged relatives, the "black sheep" of the family, the eccentrics, the skeletons in the closet, and the rebellious teenagers.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 54000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, realistic, funny, emotional, light, talky, philosophical, sweet, romantic comedy
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Running with Scissors (2006)
Plot Summary:
Young Augusten Burroughs absorbs experiences that could make for a shocking memoir: the son of an alcoholic father and an unstable mother, he's handed off to his mother's therapist, Dr. Finch, and spends his adolescent years as a member of Finch's bizarre extended family.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: disturbing, stylized, intense, touching, realistic, talky, humorous, tragicomedy, psychological, cult classic
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The Savages (2007)
Plot Summary:
A sister and brother face the realities of familial responsibility as they begin to care for their ailing father.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 38000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: sentimental, realistic, independent film, emotional, compassionate, touching, depressing, melancholic, sincere, humorous
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Igby Goes Down (2002)
Plot Summary:
A young man's peculiar upbringing renders him unable to competently cope with the struggle of growing up.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 35000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, depressing, cynical, humorous, clever, realistic, witty, talky, suspense, black comedy
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Demolition (2015)
Plot Summary:
An emotionally desperate investment banker finds hope through a woman he meets in Chicago.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 108000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: melancholic, philosophical, psychological, touching, independent film, social, romantic drama, emotional, serious, entertaining
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My Suicide (2009)
Plot Summary:
A teen coming-of-age romantic dramedy about a media-obsessed geek and the most beautiful and twisted girl in school.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, independent film, depressing, teen, clever, offbeat
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A Man Called Otto (2022)
Plot Summary:
A cranky retired man strikes up an unlikely friendship with his boisterous new neighbors. A remake of the 2015 Swedish film.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 144000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Sweden, USA
Duration: 126 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, sincere, touching, feel good, entertaining, realistic, spiritual, comedy drama, independent film
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Terms of Endearment (1983)
Plot Summary:
Aurora and Emma are mother and daughter who march to different drummers. Beginning with Emma's marriage, Aurora shows how difficult and loving she can be. The movie covers several years of their lives as each finds different reasons to go on living and find joy. Aurora's interludes with Garrett Breedlove, retired astronaut and next door neighbor are quite striking.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 64000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min
Plot tags: tear jerker, touching, emotional, sad, heartbreaking, sentimental, compassionate, romantic, crying, realistic