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Plot Summary:
On the eve of his bachelor party, a man learns his fiancee wants to call off the wedding. The unmarried couple returns to New Jersey to sort out their relationship.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, sentimental, melancholic
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Wedding Bell Blues (1996)
Plot Summary:
Micki, Tanya and Jasmine have 24 hours to get divorced. There's just one problem...They're still single. When Jasmine, Tanya and Micki decide they'd rather be divorced than unmarried, they take off to Las Vegas in search of the perfect ex. In the tangled web that follows, Micki lassos a cowboy, Tanya acquires a rich businessman, and Jasmine finds true love in the arms of a regular guy. The result is an outrageous comedy of love, marriage and misadventure. As intelligent as it is absurd, Wedding Bell Blues pokes great fun at the twists and turns of modern love, with outstanding performances from a talented young cast, including Illeana Douglas, Paulina Porizkova and Julie Warner, it is without a doubt one of the year's most hilarious movies.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 493
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, independent film, humorous, realistic, semi serious, sexy
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Apartment 12 (2000)
Plot Summary:
In this goofy comedy, Mark Ruffalo (ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND) stars as Alex, a struggling painter going through a particularly bad patch. Dumped by his girlfriend and unable to get work, Alex finds his life taking a rare upswing when he moves into a new apartment and falls for his neighbor, Lori (Beth Ulrich). But when things start to go wrong between Alex and Lori, their close proximity to each another proves to have an enormous downside, leading to further amusing antics as Ruffalo proves his comedic chops.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 674
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, realistic, independent film, exciting
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Let It Snow (1999)
Plot Summary:
Our two young lovers meet on a series of snowy days in high school. Years later they reconnect in Manhattan, but life is more complicated. Sarah sleeps with her beeper. James goes to "open-mike therapy". As Sarah plans her wedding to someone else, James prays for snow and a second chance at first love.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 640
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film, sentimental, sincere, clever, touching, offbeat, humorous, realistic, contemplative, talky
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True Love (1989)
Plot Summary:
Donna and Michael are getting married. But first, they have to plan the reception, get the tux, buy the rings, and cope with their own uncertainty about the decision. Michael fears commitment. Donna has her doubts about Michael's immaturity. Both are getting cold feet.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 807
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: funny, independent film, touching, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, biting, suspense
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Buying the Cow (2002)
Plot Summary:
A commitment-averse man frantically hits the dating scene after his girlfriend starts pressuring him to pop the question.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: feel good, sexy, humorous, semi serious, realistic, talky, sex comedy, independent film, hot
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Since You've Been Gone (1998)
Plot Summary:
The story of a 10th anniversary High School reunion, told through the eyes of a doctor who was humiliated on graduation day by being badly beaten up by a fellow graduate.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, crying
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Sol Goode (2003)
Plot Summary:
Sol Goode, a charismatic L.A. twenty-something, has always relied on charm, good looks, and fast talk to glide through life. But his luck may have run out; faced with eviction from his hipster apartment, totaling his car, and the threat of having to find a real job, Sol realizes that maybe the life he's been leading is no longer making him happy.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, feel good, semi serious, sex comedy, freeze frame
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Little City (1997)
Plot Summary:
Best friends Adam and Kevin have a lot in common. Probably too much! In fact, Kevin is carrying on a torrid affair with Adam's girlfriend, Nina, on the side! And if this triangle wasn't crowded enough, the arrival of a seductive newcomer in town, Rebecca, promptly adds a whole new set of twists to an already tangled mix! Here's a hilarious look at how modern relationships have never been so complicated ... or so much fun!.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: clever, feel good, humorous, realistic, witty, talky, semi serious, independent film
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Conception (2011)
Plot Summary:
Conception is a clever, romantic comedy that proves it takes more than sex to make a baby. From a couple fighting the odds of fertility to young teenagers losing their virginity, the film follows nine very different couples on the night they conceive, showing that sex can sometimes be more neurotic than erotic. The hilarious ensemble cast includes Emmy-winner Julie Bowen and Sarah Hyland (“Modern Family”), Connie Britton (“Friday Night Lights”), David Arquette (Never Been Kissed), Jason Mantzoukas (“The League”), and Alan Tudyk (Dodgeball).
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: semi serious, touching, humorous, realistic, sexual, independent film, clever, sexy
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Dog Park (1998)
Plot Summary:
Sex comedy takes a look at contemporary dating mores and hypothesizes that the new dating location may be the dog walk in the park. A mild-mannered man loses his present girl friend to another man. His attraction to a kid's TV show hostess goes nowhere because of her obsession with her dog, Peanut. He then gets hooked up with an overly exuberant blonde who overwhelms him. He even lost his collie, Mogley, when his girl friend moved out. In a funny sub-plot, the collie is going to a doggie psychiatrist who determines the dog is being traumatized by his mistress' sexual antics. Jeri and Jeff are best friends whose constant smooching simply makes the leads life less comfortable.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: independent film, sentimental, clever, feel good, humorous, realistic, talky, semi serious, crying, sex comedy
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Some Girl (1998)
Plot Summary:
Four unstable twenty-something women search for long-term relationships in 1990s Los Angeles.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 983
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, humorous, talky, semi serious, independent film, clever, realistic
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This Is Not a Film (2003)
Plot Summary:
New Yorker Michael Connor attempts to find the woman who left him by making a film about her, hoping that someone (maybe you?) will recognize his ex and convince her to get back together with him. To help the viewer understand who he is and why his girlfriend left, Michael opts to re-enact his failed relationship for the camera. He hires an actress to portray his ex-girlfriend, and during the process of filming she quickly and mercilessly points out all of his mistakes, blunders and inadequacies as a boyfriend. "This Is Not a Film" is a romantic comedy about making mistakes and recognizing them in the most painful way possible--by making them over and over again.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 305
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: sentimental, realistic, talky, semi serious, humorous, witty, independent film, offbeat
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The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them (1992)
Plot Summary:
Jewish Jack-the-lad David seriously fancies smart, rich Anglo-Saxon Carrie as soon as he first offends her in a Boston bar. They run into each other again and though she still says she finds him appalling he works on it and they are soon together. His even more reprehensible best mate and her blousy best friend watch bemused as the two fall deeply in love and then apparently as fatally out again.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 806
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: romantic comedy, independent film, clever, touching, offbeat, feel good, humorous, realistic, witty, talky
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50 Ways to Leave Your Lover (2004)
Plot Summary:
s after an earthquake convince Owen, a writer of hack "as told to" autobiographies, to leave L.A. He burns his bridges telling people what he really thinks, quits his current client (a randy astronaut), and heads for the airport. Waiting for his flight to New York, he sees Val, a friend of his latest ex; they chat, and Owen postpones leaving just to make sure she's not for him.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: semi serious, sentimental, feel good, humorous, clever, realistic
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All Over the Guy (2001)
Plot Summary:
A contemporary romantic comedy exploring the unlikely pairing of two 20-somethings thrown together by their respective best friends in hopes of igniting their own romance.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: sentimental, feel good, romantic, clever, witty, entertaining, touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Kiss the Bride (2007)
Plot Summary:
In high school, Matt and Ryan were best friends. More than friends, actually. But in the ensuing ten years, they've lost contact. So when Matt receives an invitation to Ryan's wedding he's surprised - especially that Ryan is marrying a woman!.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, realistic, feel good, humorous, semi serious, independent film, queer cinema
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Ira & Abby (2006)
Plot Summary:
A neurotic, young psychology student, with low self-esteem, has a chance encounter with a free-spirited, extremely gregarious woman who works at the Paris Health Club in New York City, and who suggests that they immediately get married to see how it will work out. Both of the student's parents are analysts, and they provide the happy couple with a gift certificate for a year of marriage counseling as a wedding present.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, humorous, witty, smart, offbeat, realistic, talky, not serious, independent film
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April's Shower (2003)
Plot Summary:
April's Shower begins with a group of people gathered for a wedding shower for April. At first, it seems to be a normal gathering for such an occasion but, as time goes on, secrets and stories begin to be revealed. Alex is a chef and a maid of honor at April's wedding. She ultimately reveals her true feelings which ends up taking an effect on everybody at the shower.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 718
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: sentimental, feel good, humorous, captivating, light, entertaining, touching, realistic, talky, semi serious
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Nearlyweds (2013)
Plot Summary:
Revolves around three friends who have dream weddings only to find out that the pastor who married them failed to complete the key paperwork required to make them official.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: sentimental, humorous, realistic, semi serious, cute
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People in Swimsuits Aren't (Necessarily) Shallow (2001)
Plot Summary:
A week on St-Martin with vacationing Parisians. Camille surprises her lover Philippe, who's with his wife and children. Lonely Laurette, a secretary, hopes to meet a man. Aziz brings his enthusiastic brother Rafik because his boss had two tickets he couldn't use. Lovers Pauline and the pregnant, cranky Anita find their vacation complicated by an ex-lover of Pauline's. The playboy Jimmy is the hotel M.C., and Carla, free-spirited and sensual, coaches Laurette in the ways of seduction. She is hot and cold to these wiles, alternately attracting and putting off Aziz, hoping Jimmy will try to seduce her, and afraid he might. By week's end, with the help of Camille's diary, we'll know the outcomes.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 187
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, sexy, sexual
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Ceremony (2010)
Plot Summary:
Sam Davis convinces his former best friend to spend a weekend with him to rekindle their friendship at an elegant beachside estate owned by a famous documentary filmmaker. However, it soon becomes clear that Sam is secretly infatuated with his ex, Zoe, who is now the filmmaker’s fiancée, and that his true intention is to thwart their impending nuptials. As Sam’s plan begins to unravel, he is forced to realize how complicated love and friendship can be.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: sentimental, feel good, semi serious, humorous, realistic, romantic, sexy, artsy, indie film, witty
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Betsy's Wedding (1990)
Plot Summary:
Offbeat fashion student Betsy Hopper and her straight-laced investment-banker fiancé, Dylan Walsh, just want an intimate little wedding reception, but Betsy's father, Eddie, a Long Island construction contractor, feels so threatened by Jake's rich WASP parents that he blows the ceremony up into a bank-breaking showpiece, sending his wife, Lola, into a financial panic.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: humorous, talky, funny, melancholic, light, sentimental, feel good, semi serious, romantic, entertaining
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Never Again (2001)
Plot Summary:
A man and a woman who have pledged never to fall in love again meet in a gay bar.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 967
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, humorous, witty, semi serious, romantic, independent film, romantic comedy, realistic
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Dating Games People Play (2005)
Plot Summary:
Nick Jenkins finds himself back in the single scene as his relationship with his fiancee abruptly fall apart. With his roommate and best friend Jed Rollins, Nick jumps into the dating world. Mona, Jed, and Robin accompany him as they meander throught the quagmire of awkward situations they encounter on their dating escapades.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 210
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, captivating, sincere, independent film, realistic, semi serious, sexual, sexy
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Three Can Play That Game (2007)
Plot Summary:
Shanté Smith has moved to Atlanta where she's the Love Doctor, helping women get their men to the altar. Tiffany calls her after she catches her boyfriend, Byron, in a clinch with his boss, Carla, just after he wins a competition similar to "The Apprentice." Shanté initiates a five-step program for Tiffany while Byron seeks advice from his best friend, Gizzard. The five steps include her meeting his family and her offering and withholding sex; Byron and Gizzard respond with their own strategies. Then, Bryon consults Shanté: has the Love Doctor switched sides? And, what happens if Byron finds out that Tiffany's playing games? Can true love run without a play book?.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 886
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: sentimental, semi serious, humorous, realistic, witty, black comedy, clever
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Seeing Other People (2004)
Plot Summary:
Two months shy of their wedding, a couple decide to allow each other last flings until their wedding.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: sexy, touching, humorous, semi serious, funny, witty, sex comedy, clever, realistic, crying
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Going the Distance (2010)
Plot Summary:
Erin and Garrett are very much in love. When Erin moves to San Francisco to finish her journalism degree and Garrett stays behind in New York to work in the music industry, they gamely keep the romance alive with webcams and frequent-flyer miles. But just when it seems the lovers will soon be reunited, they each score a big break that could separate them for good.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 60000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: romantic, funny, sentimental, humorous, romantic comedy, light, sweet, feel good, realistic, semi serious
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Town & Country (2001)
Plot Summary:
Porter Stoddard is a well-known New York architect who is at a crossroads... a nexus where twists and turns lead to myriad missteps some with his wife Ellie, others with longtime friends Mona and her husband Griffin. Deciding which direction to take often leads to unexpected encounters with hilarious consequences.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: humorous, melancholic, light, semi serious, realistic, clever, witty, talky, sexual, parody
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When the Cat's Away (1996)
Plot Summary:
When Chloe (Garance Clavel), a young Parisian, decides to take a long-overdue vacation, she has to find someone to look after Gris-Gris, her beloved cat. Everyone, including her gay male roommate, refuses to help her, but she finally makes an arrangement with the elderly Madame Renée (Renée Le Calm), who often watches over other peoples' cats and dogs. However, when Chloe comes back, Madame Renée tells her that unfortunately the cat has been lost, and the unlucky owner goes on a search for her dear animal friend. While looking for the cat, she meets many colorful characters who populate the neighborhood.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: realistic, sentimental, clever, touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious, crying, light, philosophical
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Standing Still (2005)
Plot Summary:
A chain reaction of confrontations and romantic encounters occurs when college friends reunite for one's wedding.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, captivating, touching, romantic, exciting