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Plot Summary:
In a nursing home for disabled near Toulon, René is unanimously hated by all. With fifty years and suffering from myopathy, has an irascible, rebellious character. But not resist provocations candor and uprightness of Julie, a special educator rookie. He confesses he wants to make love to a woman before her degenerative disease definitely catch it. Then Julie goes after one of the prostitutes who work in caravans along the N7.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 536
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, touching, humorous, semi serious, sexy, offbeat, realistic, sexual
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Step by Step (2016)
Plot Summary:
After a serious sport accident in a swimming pool, Ben, now an incomplete quadriplegic, arrives in a rehabilitation center. He meets with other handicapped persons (tetraplegics, paraplegics, traumatized crania), all victims of accidents, as well as a handicapped since his early childhood. They go through impotence, despair and resignation, with their daily struggle to learn how to move a finger or to hold a fork. Some of them slowly find a little mobility while others receive the verdict of the handicap for life. Despite everything, hope and friendship help them endure their difficulties.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: psychological, touching, thought provoking, unusual plot structure, humorous
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Two Thousand and None (2000)
Plot Summary:
A paleontologist is diagnosed with a fatal brain disease and, rather than falling into a depression, explodes into life.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 261
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: psychological, touching, humorous, semi serious, sad, independent film, offbeat, realistic, gloomy
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The Smile (1994)
Plot Summary:
An old psychiatrist finds out that he is likely to suffer a second and probably fatal heart attack in the near future. As a consequence he becomes determined to seduce Odile, a young woman he first encounters in a railway compartment.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 643
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: sexy, humorous, realistic, contemplative, semi serious, sexual
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Queen of Montreuil (2012)
Plot Summary:
It's early summer and Agathe is back in France, at home in Montreuil. She has to get over her husband's death and return to her work as a film director. The unexpected arrival at her house of a couple of Icelanders, a sea lion and a neighbour that she has always desired yet never vanquished will give Agathe the strength to get her life back on track.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 360
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: psychological, touching, humorous, semi serious, offbeat, realistic, witty
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Detector (2000)
Plot Summary:
Daniel Jul is a 28 year old psychiatrist, still living with his mom. He and his friend Ronny have one thing in common, they like searching for metallic objects in the ground. One day they find a jewel with the name "Janne" imprinted. This is the beginning of something big for Daniel. His life will never be the same. He's about to discover a lot of hidden secrets, about himself and others.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Norway
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, semi serious, cult classic, realistic, cult film
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Men, Women: A User's Manual (1996)
Plot Summary:
Benoit Blanc loves living, he loves women, he loves daring. He is a famous businessman who suffers from stomach-ache. Fabiolini, a would-be actor, is a policeman and he too suffers from the same sickness. The two man face suffering in opposite ways: Benoit Blanc is optimistic while Fabiolini, always unsure of himself, is persuaded he is seriously ill. The two men meet by chance while doing a gastroscopy and become friends. After having known their real different conditions, they will change and will understand better their lives. Around them, other people, women and men, will see their lives changed, by chance, by love or solely by the life stream.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 744
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, sexy, touching, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, hot
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The Ranch (2004)
Plot Summary:
A comedy drama about a few days in the lives of a group of "working girls" in Reno, NV. "The Ranch" is a legally operated brothel that operates under the careful watch of state health inspectors (who insist on weekly medical check-ups) and the semi-benevolent leadership of Mary, the manager. While the women on staff don't have to dodge the law like their comrades elsewhere, that doesn't mean they don't have their problems.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 670
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, sexy, realistic, semi serious, humorous, sexual
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Scorchers (1991)
Plot Summary:
Bayou La Teche, Louisiana sizzles as the Cajun town celebrates the wedding of Splendid and Dolan. The trouble comes on the wedding night when Splendid is determined to maintain her innocence. On the other side of town Splendids' cousin has her own problems. Her man has been sleeping with Thais, the town hooker. She heads to the Tiger Cafe with gun in hand to get back her man.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 664
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: independent film, erotic, sexy, clever, humorous, realistic, talky, semi serious, sexual
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Memories of My Melancholy Whores (2011)
Plot Summary:
Chronicles the romantic enchantment of a 90 year old reporter with a girl 70 years younger than himself.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Mexico, Spain, Denmark, USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, semi serious, erotic, sensual, offbeat, realistic, sexual, sexy
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Girl$ (2010)
Plot Summary:
Four young women are tempted by the money that can be earned in prostitution. They have to learn in their own way that nothing comes without a price.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 383
Genere: Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: sexy, realistic, semi serious, psychological, atmospheric, captivating, erotic, touching, humorous, sexual
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So Happy Together (2009)
Plot Summary:
Famille : Groupe de personnes réunies par des liens de parenté et un fort sentiment de solidarité morale et matérielle. Quand Alain a épousé Nathalie, il ne savait pas qu'il épouserait aussi sa famille. Ce samedi, comme toutes les semaines, ils sont invités à dîner chez son beau-frère, Jean-Pierre à Créteil. C'est vrai, Alain en a marre de ces dîners familiaux, mais il ne sait pas encore ce qui l'attend véritablement ce soir-là... Ni les jours qui suivent.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, realistic, cynical, witty
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Tenderness (2013)
Plot Summary:
This is the first film by Hänsel based entirely on her own script and gives a wise and loving significance to the concept of personal and anecdotal. With beautiful leading roles by Canto as mother and Gourmet as her ex. Together, they drive to a ski resort to fetch their son, a ski instructor with a broken leg.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 375
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Belgium, France, Germany
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, road movie, captivating, realistic, semi serious
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The Easy Way Out (2014)
Plot Summary:
Patrick, a travel agent in his early 30s, lives with Arthur, an immigration lawyer; but for a long time, Patrick has been sleeping on an air mattress on the floor of their bedroom. His younger brother, Tony, plans to marry his high school sweetheart but is having an affair that is far more satisfying than his relationship with his fiancee. Their older brother, Ryan, is divorced, living at home and working at his parents’ hopelessly unprofitable men’s clothing store. And McCauley soon makes achingly clear that the parents’ marriage is far from happy.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 326
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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The Film to Come (2013)
Plot Summary:
At fifty Louis Gravet, a serious actor, would like to become a comedian. His brother Peter, a film director, has the idea of hiring him for the lead role of a comedy. Family circumstances, their wives, their children, niece, lead him to make another film, new and unexpected.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 40
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: sincere, humorous, realistic, talky, semi serious, offbeat
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Good Luck (1996)
Plot Summary:
Bernard "Bern" Lemly (Gregory Hines) is fed up with being in a wheelchair and wants more out of life. Meanwhile, former football player Tony "Ole" Olezniak (Vincent D'Onofrio) is stewing after recently losing his sight. The men soon realize they can put their frustrated energy to good use by competing in a whitewater rafting race on Oregon's Rouge River. In the process, they discover their disabilities don't have to destroy their dreams.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 549
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: independent film, touching, feel good, humorous, captivating, realistic, semi serious
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Tomorrow's Another Day (2000)
Plot Summary:
Such an inconsequential event - the unfortunate purchase of a package of cling film - reveals the character and behavior of a small group of individuals caught up in the chaos of today's society. Though it creates arguments and inner questioning, this event - and its various consequences - also creates bonds.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 535
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, realistic, clever, offbeat
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One Stays, the Other Leaves (2005)
Plot Summary:
A story about two couples, longtime friends in which both husbands engage in long-term affairs and, as the title says, ultimately one remains with his wife and one makes a new life with another woman.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 649
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, witty, semi serious, realistic, sexual, sexy
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Wonderful Times (1991)
Plot Summary:
Michel Berthier, cadre supérieur d'une entreprise de matelasserie, vient d'être licencié. Comme il n'ose pas avouer la vérité à Juliette, sa compagne, il s'endette pour maintenir le niveau de la famille qu'il couvre de cadeaux. Mais il ne peut bientôt plus mentir et il décide alors de quitter la maison. Après avoir perdu son argent, sa voiture et ses chaussures, il rencontre Toubib, Mimosa et Crayon, trois «Sans Domicile Fixe» qui font leur toilette dans les lavabos de la gare de l'Est. Ils le prennent sous leur aile et l'entraînent à aller cambrioler son ancienne entreprise afin de se munir de duvets et de lits.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: semi serious, touching, humorous, realistic, sexy, cult film
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Beeswax (2009)
Plot Summary:
A marvelous new film from Andrew Bujalski, one of the brightest stars in indie film, Beeswax revolves around the personal and professional entanglements of twin sisters Jeannie and Lauren – played by extraordinary newcomers Tilly and Maggie Hatcher – living in Austin, Texas. Jeannie co-owns a vintage clothing store with Amanda, a semi-estranged friend who she fears is trying to end their partnership. Lauren leads a looser, less tethered existence and is considering getting out of the country altogether. When Jeannie receives an email from Amanda threatening a lawsuit, she calls her law student ex-boyfriend Merrill for help. Eager for distraction from his own problems, he begins helping the sisters with theirs. Imbued with an innate charm, Beeswax is a story about families, friends, lovers and those awkward moments that bring all of them together.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 875
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: mumblecore, humorous, semi serious, captivating, psychological, sentimental, sincere, touching, realistic, witty
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A World Without Women (2011)
Plot Summary:
A little sea resort on the Picardie coast, the last week of august. When handing over the keys to a rented apartment, Sylvain makes the acquaintance of two beautiful women. This is a fabulous occasion for him to escape his routine, single life in which women are a rarity, even if only for a few days. Quickly Sylvain's new friends can't do without him. Unfortunately, things get complicated when feelings and flirty Gilles, the local lady's man, get mixed up in it all.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 847
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 56 min
Plot tags: sincere, touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious, comedy drama
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Face the Music (1993)
Plot Summary:
Divorced couple Charlie and Lisa Hunter once a song writing team decide to spend a weekend in the French countryside to inspire them to write one last song together. But there is one person who isn't too crazy about the idea... Charlie's fiance!.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 419
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, France
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: independent film, touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Our Precious Children (2003)
Plot Summary:
30 ans, l'âge des responsabilités... Martin s'apprête à partir en vacances avec sa femme Ariane et sa fille Cerise, 4 mois... C'est alors qu'il croise Constance, son ex, son amour de jeunesse, elle-même flanquée de deux marmots. C'est décidé : on passera quelques jours ensemble, au soleil, dans la maison familiale. Comme au bon vieux temps.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 434
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: humorous, touching, realistic, semi serious, sexy, sexual
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Granny's Funeral (2012)
Plot Summary:
A provincial chemist in the throes of a mid-life crisis must choose between burying his dearly departed grandmother and cremating her in this quirky comedy of manners starring Valerie Lemercier, Denis Podalydes, and Isabelle Candelier.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 938
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: touching, realistic, witty, semi serious, independent film, humorous
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The Chops (2003)
Plot Summary:
A father arrives at his son's house one evening. They begin talking about women, love, relationships and things turn awkward fast.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 473
Genere: Drama, Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: sexy, humorous, semi serious, realistic, witty, sex comedy, clever, offbeat, cynical, biting
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Homeland (2013)
Plot Summary:
Farid, a young 26-year-old Frenchman, must travel to Algeria to save his father's house. While discovering this country in which he had never before set foot, he succumbs to the charms of a host of astonishing characters whose humour and simplicity affect him deeply. Amongst these is his cousin, a bright and lively young man who has the dream of one day going to France.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 680
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, Morocco, Belgium
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious, road movie
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On Air (2012)
Plot Summary:
A well known radio talk show host lives as a recluse during the day, until she found her real mother.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 865
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, realistic, captivating, psychological, light, semi serious
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All Together (2011)
Plot Summary:
Five old friends decide to move in together as an alternate to living in a retirement home; joining them is an ethnology student whose thesis is on the aging population.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, Germany
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, semi serious, sentimental, realistic
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Gooische Vrouwen (2011)
Plot Summary:
Gooische Vrouwen (Vipers Nest) is based on a very popular Dutch TV series and can be described as a Dutch variation of Sex and the City and Desperate Housewives. The film tells the story of four girlfriends who live in the bourgeois area ‘t Gooi, where life always seems to run smoothly, but dark clouds are gathering on the horizon. A flight seems the only way out….
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: touching, semi serious, sexy, humorous, realistic, witty, offbeat, biting, sexual, suspense
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The Marchers (2013)
Plot Summary:
In 1983, in France experiencing intolerance and racial violence , three young teens and the priest Minguettes launching a largely peaceful march for equality and against racism, over 1,000 km between Marseille and Paris . Despite the difficulties and resistance encountered, their movement will bring about a real boost of hope in the way of Gandhi and Martin Luther King. They unite with their arrival more than 100 000 people from all walks of life and give France its new face.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 404
Genere: Comedy, Drama, History
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, thought provoking, biting, suspense
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Smart Ass (2014)
Plot Summary:
Kelly, Dan and Louis are students at a prestigious business school, destined to become tomorrow's elite. The industrious trio are determined to start putting their education into practise from the off in an attempt to make as much money as they can from their fellow students. Working on the theory that relationships between the sexes can be regulated by market principles, they begin to inflate the popularity of certain individuals artificially, by hiring beautiful and sexy off-campus women as their dates for exclusive and riotous college parties. However their perfect business model soon spirals out of control as their moneymaking scheme takes off in a big way across campus.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, sexy, semi serious, touching, art house, realistic, erotic, fake documentary