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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 476
Genere: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 129 min
Plot tags: cult film
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Dharma Durai (1991)
Plot Summary:
Dharma Dorai.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 366
Genere: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 144 min
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Seduced (1985)
Plot Summary:
Cybill Shephard stars as Vicky, a woman married to a rich old man, who has one foot in the grave. Gregory Harrison plays Mike Riordon a district attorney, who is young, handsome and living at home with his Irish mom for the most. Vicky's husband Arthur gets Mike involved in a merger of two companies...or something like that even though he knows that Mike and Vicky were a couple and that she had dumped him. Whilst Mike and Vicky are attending a party, Arthur is alone at home when a burglar appears out of nowhere and shoots him point blank.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 124
Genere: Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
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Courthouse on Horseback (2006)
Plot Summary:
The film follows three characters on a tour of the remote Yunman province of China where they travel with a horse to deal with legal disputes in mountain villages. Government policy is forcing the retirement of "Auntie" Yang (Yang Yaning) and she will have to separate after years of professional partnership from Feng (Li Baotian). They are accompanied by her replacement, recent law school graduate Ah-Luo (Lu Yulai).
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 247
Genere: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 101 min
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June R (2005)
Plot Summary:
June R is a 2006 Tamil drama film directed by Revathy Varmha. The film stars Jyothika in the title role with Kushboo, Saritha and Biju Menon in supporting roles. The film's soundtrack are composed by Malayalam composer Sharreth, while Madhu Ambat was the cinematographer. The film opened in February 2006 and received good reviews from critics and good at the box office.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 214
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: India
Duration: 99 min
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Majhli Didi (1967)
Plot Summary:
Bipinchandra breaks family tradition by marrying a city girl, Hemangini, much to the chagrin of his sister-in-law, Kadambini, and her husband, Navinchandra. Things are delicate even after both women give birth to two children each. Then Hemangini testifies against Navinchandra in Court, leading to the division of the property. Things got worse by the arrival of Kadambini's orphaned school-going step-brother, Kishan, who is beaten and abused by not only by Kadambini and Navinchandra, but also by their overweight son. When Hemangini objects to Kishan's ill-treatment, Bipin takes the side of the rest of the family, and may probably force her to abandon Kishan to his fate or divorce her.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 112
Genere: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 136 min
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Mullum Malarum (1978)
Plot Summary:
Mullum malarum (1978) wriiten for screen and directed by Mahandran, based on the novel of the same by Umachandran which was published in Kalki in the year of 1966. The movie deals with the brother sister relationship between Kaali and valli, Kaali's ego with the divisional engineer Kumaran.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 932
Genere: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 143 min
Plot tags: cult film
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Neria (1991)
Plot Summary:
A classic African film that has struck a nerve that runs across the continent, with an original soundtrack and supporting performance by Zimbabwe's legendary World Music sensation, Oliver Mtukudzi.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 93
Genere: Drama
Country: Zimbabwe
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: suspense
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The Apple Tree of Paradise (1986)
Plot Summary:
Girls no more, four heroines emerge into womanhood with a more clear-eyed outlook on life.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 49
Genere: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 110 min
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When Every Day Was the Fourth of July (1978)
Plot Summary:
A little girl convinces her attorney father to defend a mute war veteran accused of murdering a store owner.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 136
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
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Stop Me Here (2015)
Plot Summary:
Samson Cazalet, Taxi driver in his thirties, picks up a client at the airport. The same evening, the daughter of the woman disappears and the overwhelming evidence points to Samson. How can he prove his innocence when he is the ideal suspect?.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 236
Genere: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 94 min
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16 Vayathinile (1977)
Plot Summary:
16 Vayathinile is a Tamil feature film directed by Bharathiraja.The film stars Kamal Haasan, Sridevi and Rajinikanth. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The film marked Bharathiraja's debut as a film maker/screenwriter and it met with a strong critical reception upon release.It was also Rajinikanth's first colour film. This is the first film which changed the melodrama of Tamil movies of shooting inside the studios and sets. This movie was completely shot in outdoor locations and marked a new era in Tamil Cinema.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 139 min
Plot tags: feel good, cult film
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The Letter (1982)
Plot Summary:
The wife of a Malaysian planter kills an employee of her husband one night, but her motive begins to appear not entirely truthful.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 79
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: eighties
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Nallavanuku Nallavan (1984)
Plot Summary:
Nallavanuku Nallavan is a Tamil film, directed by SP. Muthuraman. The film is a remake of the 1982 Superhit Kannada film Jeevana Chakra that starred Vishnuvardhan and Raadhika Sarathkumar in main roles.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 273
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 175 min
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Moondru Mugam (1982)
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IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 444
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 134 min
Plot tags: cult film
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Recommendation for Mercy (1975)
Plot Summary:
Inspired by true events, a 14 year-old boy is accused of raping and murdering a little girl.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 86
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Only God Can Judge Me (2005)
Plot Summary:
Film from Tody Walker.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 36
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Looking for Angelina (2005)
Plot Summary:
Looking for Angelina is based on one of the most important murder trials in Canada. Angelina Napolitano murdered her husband with an axe and was sentenced to be executed.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 74
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min
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Ika-11 Utos Mahalin Mo Asawa Mo (1994)
Plot Summary:
This film is about domestic violence.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 10
Genere: Drama
Country: Philippines
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Free, White and 21 (1963)
Plot Summary:
A motel owner in Texas is accused of raping a civil-rights worker from Sweden.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 73
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, independent film
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The Verdict (1974)
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IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 418
Genere: Drama
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 95 min
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Scent of Gardenias (1992)
Plot Summary:
Driver who was left by his wife, who wanted to try a career in the movies, has to deal with their son's revolt when the latter finds his mother, whom he thought dead, singing in a nightclub.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 161
Genere: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 118 min
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Plot Summary:
Anbulla Rajinikanth.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 197
Genere: Action, Drama, Family
Country: India
Duration: 138 min
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Avargal (1977)
Plot Summary:
A triangular love story, it revolves around Anu (Sujatha) who is caught between Bharani (Ravikumar), the man she fell in love with and Ramanathan (Rajinikanth), her former sadistic husband who is supposedly reformed and wants to rejoin her and Janardhan (Kamal Haasan)a silent lover lurking on the sidelines.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 180
Genere: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 167 min
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Bachelor (2021)
Plot Summary:
A carefree young man gets into a live-in relationship with his colleague, and gets her pregnant. What happens next?.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 174 min
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The Girl with a Bracelet (2019)
Plot Summary:
Lise (16 years old) is accused of murdering her best friend. As the trial starts, her parents stand right by her side. But once her secret life is revealed in court, the truth becomes indistinguishable.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: suspense, tense, captivating, disturbing, social
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I Was Lorena Bobbitt (2020)
Plot Summary:
Meet the once-battered woman who overcame years of abuse and a sensational televised trial to become an advocate for victims of domestic violence everywhere.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 338
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 97 min
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Deiva Thirumagal (2011)
Plot Summary:
A mentally retarded man fights for custody of his 7-year-old daughter, and in the process teaches his opponent lawyer the value of love and family.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 166 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, sad
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Prayer Never Fails (2016)
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PRAYER NEVER FAILS is a gripping legal drama about an up-and-coming small town high school basketball coach, well on his way to a championship caliber season, when he is fired after he prays with one of his players who is in great need. The movie is powerful, and at its essence, epitomizes Stepping Out On Faith, Facing Failure, Staying In Prayer, Following Your Calling, and Honoring the Will of God.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 289
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
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Court (2014)
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A sewerage worker's dead body is found inside a manhole in Mumbai. An ageing folk singer is tried in court on charges of abetment of suicide. He is accused of performing an inflammatory song which might have incited the worker to commit the act. As the trial unfolds, the personal lives of the lawyers and the judge involved in the case are observed outside the court.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: thought provoking, realistic, psychological, captivating, social, satirical, gujarati, sincere, clever, serious
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Witness for the Prosecution (1982)
Plot Summary:
Sir Wilfred Robarts, a famed barrister is released from the hospital, where he stayed for two months following his heart attack. Returning to the practise of his lawyer skills, he takes the case of Leonard Vole, an unemployed man who is accused of murdering an elderly lady friend of his, Mrs. Emily French. While Leonard Vole claims he's innocent, although all evidence points to him as the killer, his alibi witness, his cold German wife Christine, instead of entering the court as a witness for the defense, she becomes the witness for the prosecution and strongly claims her husband is guilty of the murder.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: tense, mind bending, clever, serious, realistic, suspenseful, witty, contemplative, talky