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Plot Summary:
A man and woman must face the tension that builds between them during a long-distance relationship.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: mumblecore, realistic, emotional, psychological, sentimental, romantic drama, light hearted, independent film, sincere, offbeat
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Radio Inside (1994)
Plot Summary:
As two brothers fall in love with the same woman they must come to grips with the accidental death of their father in this sensitive drama set in Miami.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 587
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: independent film, psychological, sentimental, touching, serious, realistic, contemplative, talky
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Bedrooms (2010)
Plot Summary:
Bedrooms tells a story about the walls that separate people, the heartbreak and infidelity that's often the result and the redemption that comes from tearing those walls down. The film is told in 4 stories by 3 filmmakers. Three of the stories deal with married couples of various ages confronting the turning points of their relationships. A fourth story is interwoven throughout, providing bookends and context in the form of a story about ten year old twins, who, tired of sharing their bedroom set out to build a wall between their beds to create their own spaces. In building the wall to separate, they come to fully appreciate all things that connect them. Bedrooms explores human relationships, their myriad complications and the daily choice we face to either make them work or to move on.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 292
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: emotional, sentimental, psychological, captivating, sincere, serious, realistic, independent film
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Falling Overnight (2011)
Plot Summary:
Falling Overnight tells the story of twenty-two year old Elliot Carson on the day before he has risky surgery to remove a brain tumor. Facing what could be his last night, Elliot’s path intersects with Chloe Webb, a young photographer who invites him to her art show. Elliot welcomes the distraction and as the night descends, Chloe takes him on an intimate and exhilarating journey through the city. But as morning approaches, and Chloe learns of Elliot’s condition, the magic of the evening unravels, and they must together face the uncertainty of Elliot’s future.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, sentimental, sincere, mumblecore, cute, realistic, independent film
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See Girl Run (2012)
Plot Summary:
What happens when a 30-something woman allows life's "what ifs" to overwhelm her appreciation for what life actually is. Disregarding her current obligations, she digs into her romantic past in hopes of invigorating her present.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: touching, realistic, psychological, sentimental, captivating, sincere, clever, semi serious, independent film
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Kissing on the Mouth (2005)
Plot Summary:
Ellen is sleeping with her ex-boyfriend while trying to ignore the fact that he's looking for more than just sex. Her roommate, Patrick, isn't helping matters with his secretive and jealous behavior.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 675
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: erotic, mumblecore, psychological, humorous, serious, explicit, independent film, sincere, touching, offbeat
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Max and Me (2020)
Plot Summary:
A coming of age story about an awkward teenage boy who falls in love with the girl next door, who he soon discovers passed away the year before from Cystic Fibrosis, and he's in love...with a ghost.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 202
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: psychological, sentimental, romantic, touching, emotional, melancholic, talky
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Always (1985)
Plot Summary:
A middle-aged couple, on the verge of proceeding with a divorce, find themselves questioning their decision to separate when fellow friends and neighbors, oblivious to their marital troubles, assemble at their house for a 4th of July Weekend party.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 337
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: independent film, sincere, clever, touching, humorous, realistic, talky, semi serious
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A Quiet Little Marriage (2008)
Plot Summary:
A Quiet Little Marriage is the love story of Dax and Olive, who manage to find harmony even as they juggle family, romance and intimacy, but that all changes the night she asks him for a baby. Writer/director Mo Perkins’ intense and profound, raw feature debut is laced with sly humor, exquisitely rendered characters, and a pitch-perfect emotional honesty.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 361
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, emotional, realistic, captivating, sincere, serious, talky, independent film
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John and Mary (1969)
Plot Summary:
John and Mary meet in a singles bar, sleep together, and spend the next day getting to know each other.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: psychological, sentimental, serious, realistic, talky, sincere, touching, romantic drama, independent film, clever
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Tangled 8 (2015)
Plot Summary:
People from diverse social backgrounds, races and ages manage grief through its different phases.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 15
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: realistic, serious, contemplative, talky, experimental, gloomy, independent film
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Sunday (1997)
Plot Summary:
This film concerns two mysterious characters who meet on a Sunday in Queens. Madeleine the most unsettling creature of that name since "Vertigo" is a middle-aged, moderately successful actress. Oliver/Matthew is either a homeless man or a famous film director or both. Madeleine hails him on the street as the latter, launching a bizarre chain of events that includes a conversation in a diner, a very unromantic sexual encounter, the arrival of Madeleine's odd husband and unsuspecting daughter, and a child's birthday party. The film also compassionately tracks the daily rounds of Oliver/Matthew's fellow denizens of the homeless shelter, some of whom will be recognizable to New York audiences.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 696
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: independent film, psychological, thought provoking, touching, serious, realistic, contemplative, gloomy
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Drinking Buddies (2013)
Plot Summary:
Weekend trips, office parties, late night conversations, drinking on the job, marriage pressure, biological clocks, holding eye contact a second too long… you know what makes the line between “friends” and “more than friends” really blurry? Beer.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 61000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: mumblecore, independent film, enigmatic, melancholic, sexy, humorous, semi serious, clever, realistic, talky
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The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him (2013)
Plot Summary:
Told from the male perspective, the story of a couple trying to reclaim the life and love they once knew and pick up the pieces of a past that may be too far gone.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: serious, psychological, sincere, touching, sweet, sad, sex comedy, teen, realistic, gloomy
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Alexander the Last (2009)
Plot Summary:
An ensemble drama about a married actress, her sister and their myriad sexual and creative temptations.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 902
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: mumblecore, sincere, touching, serious, realistic, heartfelt, contemplative, independent film, sexual, sexy
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Mercy (2009)
Plot Summary:
A young novelist tries to write about love, but realizes he will first need some real-life experience before taking on the subject.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: sentimental, realistic, sincere, psychological, captivating, romantic, touching, serious, gloomy
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Peter and Vandy (2009)
Plot Summary:
Flashbacks and flash-forwards illustrate the rise and fall of a love affair between two New Yorkers.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, serious, realistic, mind bending, offbeat, intellectual, dark, independent film, non-linear
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Hannah Takes the Stairs (2007)
Plot Summary:
Hannah is a recent college graduate interning at a Chicago production company. She is crushing on two writers at work, Matt and Paul, who share an office and keep her entertained. Will a relationship with one of them disrupt the delicate balance of their friendship?.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: mumblecore, sentimental, touching, humorous, realistic, sincere, witty, semi serious, romantic, romantic comedy
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Perfect Opposites (2004)
Plot Summary:
The story of two college graduates from the Midwest who move to Los Angeles, where their love is tested for the first time.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: sentimental, humorous, realistic, semi serious, romantic, romantic drama, independent film
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Not Easily Broken (2009)
Plot Summary:
A car accident and shifting affections test the bond between a married couple.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: uplifting, sentimental, emotional, realistic, serious, inspirational, romantic, independent film, romantic drama
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One Night (2007)
Plot Summary:
Fifteen New Yorkers go into a Friday night unaware of the fact that their lives are about to change.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 158
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: sentimental, atmospheric, touching, serious, realistic, independent film
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Gabi on the Roof in July (2010)
Plot Summary:
An ambitious painter on the verge of a big break confronts his moral decay when his idealist, hell-raising, younger sister comes to stay with him in New York City for the summer.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 457
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: mumblecore, humorous, emotional, contemplative, light, captivating, independent film, sincere, touching, realistic
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LOL (2006)
Plot Summary:
The relationships of three men are examined through their use of technology.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 910
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: mumblecore, sincere, humorous, talky, clever, touching, offbeat, realistic, witty, semi serious
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Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas (2005)
Plot Summary:
A woman discovers the truth about her former lover from the diary that his first wife wrote to their son, Nicholas.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: sentimental, realistic, touching, serious, emotional, erotic, tear jerker
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Nuts for Love (2000)
Plot Summary:
En 1975, unos meses antes del comienzo de la dictadura militar argentina, Alicia y Marcelo se conocen en un concierto de Sui Géneris. El amor surge inmediatamente entre ellos, pero el retorno del novio de Alicia provoca la separación. En 1982, en Madrid, sus caminos vuelven a cruzarse. Tras el encuentro, se dan cuenta de que, a pesar de que el amor sigue latente, sus destinos discurren por rumbos separados. Años después, en 1990, tras otro encuentro casual, Marcelo decide hacer frente a sus sentimientos por Alicia: ambos quieren hacer realidad su sueño postergado desde la adolescencia.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 466
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Argentina, Spain
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: touching, sincere, serious, emotional, sentimental, realistic, contemplative, talky, gloomy
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Musical Chairs (2011)
Plot Summary:
When his dancer partner, Mia, lands in the hospital after an accident, Armando persuades her to train for an upcoming wheelchair ballroom dancing contest.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 338
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: emotional, sentimental, realistic, captivating, sincere, romantic, romantic drama, serious, hispanic
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Autoerotic (2011)
Plot Summary:
Autoerotic follows four interconnected Chicago couples as they explore the boundaries of self-pleasure and sexual exploration. Through a unique blend of outrageous comedy and in-your-face sex, Autoerotic insightfully illuminates the private sexual lives of America’s urbanites.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 655
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: mumblecore, sexy, sexual, erotic, psychological, captivating, emotional, explicit, sincere, offbeat
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Frances Ha (2012)
Plot Summary:
An aspiring dancer moves to New York City and becomes caught up in a whirlwind of flighty fair-weather friends, diminishing fortunes and career setbacks.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 92000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Brazil
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: mumblecore, black and white, realistic, poignant, independent film, melancholic, sweet, witty, touching, humorous
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Like Crazy (2011)
Plot Summary:
A British college student falls for an American student, only to be separated from him when she's banned from the U.S. after overstaying her visa.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 63000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: sincere, romantic, heartbreaking, touching, emotional, independent film, sad, realistic, sensual, sentimental
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The Trouble with Men and Women (2005)
Plot Summary:
A bitter-sweet romantic tale set in London, depicting the sentimental education of a young man who is absurdly confused about women.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 130
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: sentimental, humorous, realistic, semi serious, offbeat, witty, talky
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Funny Ha Ha (2002)
Plot Summary:
Unsure of what to do next, 23-year-old Marnie tries her best to navigate life after college in this romantic comedy. Still partying like there's no tomorrow, Marnie drags herself out of bed for her miserable temp job and can't decide whether she's wasting her time going after best buddy Alex, who doesn't seem to be interested.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: mumblecore, clever, touching, humorous, sentimental, art house, cult classic, sincere, realistic, witty