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Plot Summary:
A teenage girl makes a startling discovery about her connection to the Seawalkers, legendary beings who are half-human, half-sea creature.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 643
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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The Right Distance (2007)
Plot Summary:
The arrival of an attractive young teacher in a small town in the Po valley disturbs the drowsy life of the place, leading eventually to a murder.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Conrad & Michelle: If Words Could Kill (2018)
Plot Summary:
Two suicidal teenagers, Conrad and Michelle, turn to each other for support, communicating via text messages. But when Conrad expresses his desire to end his life, instead of trying to stop him as she had previously, Michelle encourages Conrad to take his life, even providing him suggestions on how to do it.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 416
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: psychological, rough, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, complex
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A Sort of Homecoming (2015)
Plot Summary:
A Sort of Homecoming tells the story of Amy, a New York news producer who thought she left her high school experiences long in the past. She unexpectedly returns to Louisiana at the request of her high school debate coach. Their strained reunion brings back memories of her tumultuous senior year of high school.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 289
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Raging Rose (2015)
Plot Summary:
Jozef travels from Poland to France to work and to find his son Roman, who he abandoned 15 years earlier. Jozef works for a Polish immigrant family that has successfully settled in France. Rose, the family’s teenaged daughter, volunteers to help him find his son. Roman happens to go to the same school as Rose, and she finds him attractive. After an unexpectedly wonderful experience with Roman, she falls desperately in love with him.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 143
Genere: Drama
Country: France, Poland
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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That Special Summer (2007)
Plot Summary:
The year is 1984. It's summer, and the rebellious 12-year-old girl Kid wants to stay in Gothenburg, but her mother has other plans. Kid discovers that summer vacation in Finland isn't as bad as first feared. In a few hot weeks she discovers her dawning sexuality, and experience her first crush.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 585
Genere: Drama
Country: Sweden, Finland
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, independent film
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Anishoara (2016)
Plot Summary:
Anishoara is a 15 years old girl from a small village in Moldova. Her village is situated in a picturesque valley between rolling hills. Life seems calm but archaic alone with her old grandfather Petru and her little brother Andrei. In summer she and her friends make a trip to the melon harvest, where she feels for the first time the overwhelming sensation of first love. In autumn comes an old, strange German tourist to the village, who interferes with her life for a brief moment. In winter Anishoara travels for the first time in her life to the sea, with Dragosh, the young man she fell in love with. In spring she is longing for Dragosh, but he returns with a surprise. It is the last year of Anishoara’s childhood in this valley, before she takes off into her new adult life.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 104
Genere: Drama
Country: Germany, Moldova
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating, disturbing
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My Heart Leaps Up (2016)
Plot Summary:
While working on clipart with her schoolmates, 17-year-old Beijing high school student Liu Weiwei develops a crush on her art teacher.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 53
Genere: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: romantic, captivating, entertaining
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Hala (2019)
Plot Summary:
Meet 17-year-old Hala, who struggles to balance being a suburban teenager with her traditional Muslim upbringing. As she comes into her own, Hala finds herself grappling with a secret that threatens to unravel her family.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, inspirational
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The Good Son (2001)
Plot Summary:
Bonjour tristesse: Teenager Luc lives with his mother Liliane and his little brother Paul in Paris, has to cope with the fact that his mother is a prostitute and practically raise his brother alone. Luc is disillusioned. One day, little Paul wants to phone his grandmother in Nord-pas-de-Calais, one thing leads to another and suddenly the whole family finds themselves in a holiday in northern France. For Liliane it means a reunion with her mother, for Luc and Paul the reunion with their grandmother. And then someday on the beach Luc gets to know Manu(el) who teaches him lessons in love, life, fun, teenagerhood and friendship.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 59
Genere: Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Another Child (2019)
Plot Summary:
17-year-old Joo-ri discovers her father is having an affair with the mother of her hard-headed classmate Yoon-ah.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 435
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Boys Briefs 5 (2008)
Plot Summary:
The successful short film compilation series continues with six outstanding films focused on school and college-age youth.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 177
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: psychological, disturbing, independent film
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When Love Kills: The Falicia Blakely Story (2017)
Plot Summary:
"Hit A Lick," tells the tragic story of Falicia Blakely, a teen mom who grows up in the fast-lane. When she becomes an exotic dancer, she attracts the attention of local pimp and predator, Dino. His empty promises of a life together turns Falicia into a pawn in his dangerous games; and she's forced to prove her love for him at the expense of innocent lives.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 362
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Anthem of a Teenage Prophet (2018)
Plot Summary:
A small town-teen predicts his friend’s death with startling accuracy and is labelled the “Prophet of Death.” One thing he didn’t see coming? Falling in love - with his best friend’s girl.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 578
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: Canada
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Ito (2021)
Plot Summary:
A shy country girl chooses a part-time job at a maid cafe where she serves customers while dressed up as a maid.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 533
Genere: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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32A (2007)
Plot Summary:
This story is set in the "in-between" time of a girl's life, when she is no longer a child and not yet a woman. We open with our heroine, Maeve, putting on her new snow white bra, and stepping out into the world as a young woman. She has an obsession with breasts and bras and can't help but stare at other girls and women, even the head nun doesn't escape her gaze. Otherwise, her world revolves around her three friends, Ruth, Claire and Orla, who are more experienced in the ways of the world. They wear bras already (except Claire the feminist) and they've all had boyfriends. The new bra is a start but they really hope Maeve can find a fella, even offering kissing lessons to prepare her. What no one expects, least of all Maeve, is that she should snare the local sixteen-year old heartthrob. Maeve is so smitten with him that she lets her friends down when they need her the most.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 392
Genere: Drama
Country: Ireland, Germany
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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The Arrangement (2013)
Plot Summary:
A Colombian woman moves to Miami to marry an ambitious politician, in an attempt to leave her troubled past behind.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 482
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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100% Coco (2017)
Plot Summary:
13 year old Coco loves fashion and has her own unique style. She dreams of becoming a famous fashion icon. But on her first day of school she is made fun of and everyone calls her 'Coco the Clown'. Devastated, she decides to leave her vintage dresses, panther boots and striped socks at home and to dress herself more unnoticeable. Her anonymously kept fashion vlog as Style Tiger is a huge hit however. Is there still a chance that she will become a style icon? And does Bruno, that quirky boy she knows from school and secretly likes, finally notice her? Slowly Coco learns that she just has to be 100% herself!.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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The Mystery of Her (2022)
Plot Summary:
After a near fatal car accident, a popular high school student loses her memory and gets a second chance at a more meaningful life.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 611
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Here Are the Young Men (2020)
Plot Summary:
Dublin teenagers Matthew, nihilistic Rez, and the deranged Kearney, leave school to a social vacuum of drinking and drugs, falling into shocking acts of transgression.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: Ireland, USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Dreams I Never Had (2017)
Plot Summary:
A teenage girl is held captive in the home of a wealthy family. She is befriended by the family's young gardener, himself an illegal from Mexico. Their friendship carries both of them through their hopeless, sequestered lives and ultimately inspires them to break free.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 139
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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A Stray Goat (2017)
Plot Summary:
High school student Min-sik moves to a rural village with his family. There he meets Ye-joo, a classmate who became a social outcast after her father was accused of murder.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 148
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, captivating, disturbing
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Virgin 2: Not a Porn Movie (2009)
Plot Summary:
A friendship of two young girls, Tina and Nadya, who have fallen into dark professions. Friendships often come at a heavy price and end in tragic death, just when they want to change the course of their lives.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 77
Genere: Drama
Country: Indonesia
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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A Gentle Breeze in the Village (2007)
Plot Summary:
Based on a popular manga, the film is a tender coming-of-age love story set deep in Japan's countryside. When eighth grade cool guy Hiromi transfers from Tokyo to a small elementary/middle school with only six kids enrolled, wholesome and honest Soyo becomes enthralled with his sophisticated world.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating, disturbing, romantic
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The Pornographer: A Love Story (2004)
Plot Summary:
The relationship between a director and an actress takes a turn when the lines between art and life are crossed.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 188
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, independent film
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A Pharisee (2014)
Plot Summary:
Seung-gi has been living under a strict father, blaming himself everytime when a natural but uncontrollable desire surges from inside of him. However, because he can't spurt that desire in reality, every night Seung-gi shares passionate love with a mystery woman in his dreams. He meets Eun-ji ("Viki") a senior from school and gets provoked by her as well as Soo-jeong who he's had a crush on forever.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 27
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, sexy, erotic
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The Lady Improper (2019)
Plot Summary:
A woman with a seemingly ideal life, Siu Man is abandoned by her husband partly due to her fear of intimacy. After several life crises, she decides to reboot her life by taking over her father’s restaurant. Siu Man eventually finds herself attracted to her new chef, a free spirit who treats cooking as serious philosophy. Tired of the shackles she placed on herself, Siu Man embarks on a journey of self-discovery and sexual liberation.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 296
Genere: Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating, disturbing
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All Foreigners Keep Their Curtains Closed (2020)
Plot Summary:
Mariana (15) is annoyingly in love with the school's badboy, Ali2, but he is occupied with the only blonde in Romsås.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 371
Genere: Drama
Country: Norway
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Double Mommy (2016)
Plot Summary:
After taking a break for the summer before their senior year, Ryan and Jess rekindle their relationship, and find out that Jess is pregnant with twins. When Ryan's mother demands a paternity test, they find out that Ryan is only the father of one baby... The other father is Ryan's best friend Bryce, who Ryan discovers date raped Jess at a party over the summer. With college recruiters and an overbearing father looming over Bryce's head, he will stop at nothing to make sure that he clears his name--even if it means getting rid of Jess and her babies! Morgan Obenreder, Mark Grossman, Megan Gallagher, Griffin Freeman, David Starzyk star. (2017).
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 694
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: unusual plot structure, touching, psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Autumn Fall (2015)
Plot Summary:
Oslo in beautiful autumn. Ingvild is a stage manager at the National Theatre, and trying to make a life change, with her artistic ambitions. Not liking actors, she still manages to get into two very different affairs.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 159
Genere: Drama
Country: Norway
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, captivating, disturbing
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Life without Sara Amat (2019)
Plot Summary:
Pep, a 13-year-old boy, is in love with a girl from his grandparents village, Sara Amat. One summer night Sara disappears without a trace. After a few hours, Pep finds her hiding in his room. Although Pep knows that the entire town is looking for her, he agrees to her stay. Consequently, the boy will be forced to live a double life: he must lie to everyone while satisfying the Sara's demands.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 198
Genere: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense